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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-13
TOBACCO UBER WAR,
REICHSTAG RULES
German Government Plan to
Tax Weed Voted Down.

London, May 12.-"The German gov
eminent has suffered defeat in the
Reichstsg, which has voted against the
tobacco tax" says an Exchange Tele-
graph Company dispatch from Amster-
dam.
"The tax was stoutly opposed by the
Socialists. The defeat wrecks DR.. Helf-
ferich's Secretary Of the Imperial
Treasury taxation scheme"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-13
Craft Put in Reserve
to Give Crews fOr
New Dreadnoughts.
OFFICERS ASSAIL
DANIELS ORDER
Reducing Number of Ships
in Commission Called
Inefficiency.
From Tns Tribune Bureaul

From Tfs Tribune Bureau
Washington, May 12.-To get officers
and men for the three new dread
noughts, Nevada, Oklahoma and Penn
sylvanta, Secretary Daniels ordered
to-day that six battleships be placed in
reserve with 40 per cent compliments.
Although several other reasons were
assigned for the order, Rear Admiral
Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, ad-
mitted that need Of men for the new
ships was the real one.
The addition of three ships to the
navy this spring, therefore, results in
reducing the number of bsttleships in
commission by three. When the Ari-
zons is commissioned next fall 1t will
probably be necessary to place other
vessels in reserve to get a complement
for her.
The six battleships put on the reserve
list are the Connecticut, Louisiana,
New Jersey, Virginia, Rhode Island
ana NeDThShd. All aic VI VI"
line, or pre-dreadnought type.
Would Require Militia.
Under the navy regulations vessels
in reserve are required to be in readi-
ness on two to four days notice. There
is, however, no way of placing the six
battleships again in commission with
out calling on the naval militia to make
up the full complement.
Admiral Benson said to-day that the
six battleships would be used for the
naval militia cruises this summer, 40
per cent of the crew being regular
navy men and 60 per cent militia. lie
added that they might be kept In re-
serve indefinitely as a rendezvous for
the militia in case OF war.
Some of the men gained by retiring
the six ships will be used to place a
division of six destroyers in full COM
mission. These have been operating
with reduced compliments.
To-day's orders bring the numper OF
battleships in reserve up TO fifteen, in
cluding one dreadnought. the North
Dakota. There are nineteen destroy
ers operating with reduced compile
ments and six in reserve.
Shortage win Continue.
Secretary Daniels has increased his
original recommendation to Congress
of an increase of $500 seamen to about
1880. The need for more men than
these already exists, and with the
completion OF two more dreadnoughts,
eight destroyers and about eighteen
submarines during the next year. the
situation now confronting the navy VIII
not be altered by the addition.
IL Congress passes the five-year
building programme, officers say it will
be necessary to provide annual IN
creases of from $4,000 TO 10000 men,
or else have a disproportionately large
reserve fleet, that would be useless IN
case OF war.
The navy has practically no reserve
of officers or men corresponding TO the
reserve OF ships. II is estimated that
in case of hostilities there would be
many volunteers among former blue
Jackets, but even this quasi-reserve is
falling off, because Of the increasing
number Of reenlistments. Eighty-hve
per cent OF the men whose terms ex-
pired during the last fiscal year re-
enlisted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-13
CARRANZA CALLS BACK
ALL MEXICAN TEACHERS
Visitors in United States Ordered
to Return Immediately.

Mexico City, May 12.-It is reported
here that General Carranzs has cabled
all the Mexican school teachers now
visiting in the United States to return
70 Mexico Immediately. Most OF the
teachers are said to be in New Eng
General Obregon, Minister Of War, !,
expected to arrive In Mexico City early
Sunday morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-13
KAISER WILL GUST
GERMAN FOOD CHIEF
Dissatisfaction with Supply
Question Forces Minister Out.

Amsterdam, May 12.-Emperor Will
lam and Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg have decided that Clemens
Delbrueck, German Minister of the In
terror and e-Chancellor, must re-
sign, says a Berlin dispatch to the
"Frankfurter Zeitung."
Minister Delbrueck has been reported
i'll during the past few days. but the
real trouble, the dispatch says. is dis
satisfaction with Germany's food sup
plies.
Count George Won Hertling, Bavarian
Prime Minister, is regarded as the
probable successor 10 Minister Del
brueck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-13
Wilson Seeks TO AD0id Intervention
TO CALL MORE MILITIA
AT NEXT BORDER RAID

Washington. May a.
The War Department i. max
ing plans to strengthen the
border line further. Border
militiamen and regulars will
continue to mobilize on the
l.800-mile line not pro-
tected by the expeditionay
forces.
If the Mexicans renew
raids on the American side,
additional state troop, will
be called out to patrol the
border.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-13
Navy Officers Denounce
Retiring of BattleSl1ipS

Oficers of the Atlantic feet on the
battleshps now at the navy yard yes
terday received the orders recognizing
the battleship divisions Of the fotllia
and retiring six of the active battleships
to the Atlantic reserve feet. Officers
Continued on page 5, column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-13
BOY-ED DECORATED
FOR SERVICE IN u. S."
Kaiser Said to Have Honored
Recalled Attache.

London, May ia Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam says that
Captain Karl Boyd. former German
Naval Attache at Washington. has been
decorated with the Order of the Red
Eagle, third class, with swords, by the
Emperor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-13
Note to London Now
Would Look Like
Trucking, Is Fear.
WILSON RESENTS
GERMAN DEMAND
Will Wait Until U-BoatS
Show Condition Is
Abandoned.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau J


Washington. May I2.-The Admin
istration will take no further action
against Great Britain's interference
with neutral commerce while Ger
many's implied threats stand, secre-
tary OF State Lansing announced TO-
day. The President resents Berlins
attempt TO place him In an embarrass-
ing position.
Germany's apparent threat to resume
illegal submarine operations unless
concessions were obtained also from
Great Britain has made it impossible
for the President to send another note
to London without appearing to trucklo
to Germany.
Mr.. Lansing authorized tho following
statement:
"In view of the apparent conditions
contained in the German note It Is
very difficult for this government 70
proceed against Great Britain until tho
conditions are removed
U-Boats Action to Decide.
Cermany's abandonment Of the threat
q, recommence illegal operations IL
WAS declared, could be known only
through observation Of the conduct OF
German submarines" President VIII
con will take no action against Great
Britain until he is satisfied by Ger
many's adherence to the new submarine
pledges that the German government
does not intend to avail itself OF the
"coi y IA liberty Of decision reserved
in es' recent note.
How long the President will consider
II necessary to wait for this evidence
is not stated. II is assumed that 1t Will
be weeks, if not months.
simultaneously with this announce
nent of policy toward Great Britain.
Secretary Lansing said that Mr.. Gerard
had been asked TO ascertain what pun
;shment was inflicted on the comman-
der Of the submarine that attacked the
Sussex. He has been instructed not 70
make an official inquiry, but to obtain
tho information informally. This
method leaves the Administration free
% abandon the question II 1t fnds the
cerman government unwilling to d.
vulge the facts.
Germany to Blame
The President is believed to be con-
vinced that any action directed against
creat Britain now would be construed
as an attempt to curry favor in Berlin
q suspicion that he is most anxious TO
avoid. His supporters say that Ter
MANY has only herself to blame for
the inevitable consequences OF the con-
ditions laid down in her last note.
In German quarters here there was
little surprise and scarcely any resent
nent at the announced policy OF the
Administration.
ave never expected anything would
he done to Great Britain" it was said.
"As il makes little difference to Ger
msnv how many moves President Will
son sends 10 London, to-day's an
pouncement really means nothing to
US"
Germans here say that only two
courses open TO this government would
affect the British blocksde-an EN-
barge on arms shipments, which would
quickly bring the Allies to terms or
actual war. For more than 9 year
Germany has realized that neither OF
these steps would be taken. and is
therefore resigned 70 what is regarded
as american unneutrality.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-13

Captain Boy-Ed was appointed TO
the Washington Embassy in December.
1911. After various charges had been
made against him in connection with
passport frauds, equipment of German
commerce raiders from this country
and German intrigues in Mexico, Presi-
dent Wilson requested his recall.
Charges against Captain Boy-Ed
continued after his departure from
this country. Horst Won der Goltz told
the United States District Attorney
that Captain Boy-Ed had proposed an
invasion of Canada.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-13

Copenhagen. via London. May l2.-
According to the "Kiel Zeitung," Cap
tain Karl Boy-Ed was decorated "in
recognition Of his services in Americs." ="
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-13
WEATHER

.,r TO-DAY AND PROBABLY TO.
twoRRow: MODERATE NORTHWEST
TO NORTHEAST WINDS.
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Continued on page 2. column 8
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Continued on page 5. column 2
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rwu Reycrt % Page IL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-20
Greene and the Senatorship.


The friends of Congressman Frank
l.. Greene can not be insensible to the
handsome things now being said of
him as a possibility in connection with
the campaign for the United States
senate. Under certain circumstance
not likely to arise Greene might be
drafted by Vermont for this position.
As the situation stands at present
Vermont has more to gain from keep
ing the congressman from the first dis
trict where he is than from any other
particular one thing the Green Noun
tain state can do in the national CAPT
tai at this particular time.
This is another way Of saving that
Congressman Greene himself can rain
more prestige for Vermont and conse.
quently for himself where he is at this
particular time than he would secure
now even from an election to the
States senate. He realizes this fully
himself. In his own words he /,
jogging along i'll an cndcavor to
serve the people in the first district $,
nearly to their satisfaction that they
may be willing to have me keep on
doing it.
1t may he well to show more in de
tail why Greene and Vermont have
more to gain from his service in the
house than from his elevation to the
senate at this time. Greene went t.
Washington fully equipped by taste
and aptitude and experience to take
| a prominent part in consideration oil
| the military affairs of the nation. TIL,
! fact secured for him a prominent plac,
on the house committee on military
affairs, and with the return of the Re
publican party to power he will b,
near the Craftsmanship of that body
now more important than at any othe
| time since the Civil war not forget
ting our little brush with Spain owe,
/ Cuba.
! Preparedness is recognized as chici
issue in American affairs at this time
| Congressman Greene is well equippc,
to shine in that connection. Indeed h,
| has introduced a measure for the codi
/ tication of the military laws of tn,
nation extending over a long series o
/ years, bringing them up to date, re
wishing them and reducing them TO al
ineligible as we'll as a working ba
sis. Every military man is now won
dcring why this was not done Ion.
ago.
Greene has put Vermont at the from
in the house and he can help keep he
there. Thomas g. Reed became hi.
leader in the house. Underwood o
Georgia and of tariff tinkcring fam
was a bigger man in the house than h.
is today in the senate. If Greene con
tinues to keep Vermont in the lime
light in 4 helpful way in the house
his senatorial future will take care o
itself
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-20

Russia having secured for keeps a
handsome treaty with Japan which
makes Great Britain less necessary to
the laps now announces that she has
made terms with her allies by which
he is to have ultimate and complete
possession of both sides of the Oar
danelles. That ought to put some
more ginger into the splendid often
Sive the Russians are putting up as
they proceed to regain their lost hold
ings OF last year. More and more it
looks as if the result of this war
with Russia is bound to he like a
great giant waking out of a long
sleep. Russia with one paw over
where she can whisk at India and
the other planted square in the face
OF the Turks is getting where she
can say some very loud words when
peace is being made.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-20
GASOLINE AND WHISKEY.

There are few people who do not
admit in these days that the automo-
bile, properly employed and rightly
used, is not only more or less of a
blessing to mankind but also a factor
in modern civilization that caunot SAT-
~ be dispensed with. When the auto
mobile is misused, as it oftcntimes is,
it mot only becomes curse but a men
ace to civilization. The misuse is
brought about in greater degree,
probably, than through any other agen-
cy by the Intellectual effort on the part
of many people to mix gasoline and
whiskcy. For "a good many years there
has been an effort to mix quick tempers
and pistols in the South. 1t has been
quite as futile as the desire to mix
gasoline and whiskey in the North
A judge in the city Of Detroit, the
certcr of the automobile industry of
the world, recently voiced the scuti-
meut of most people when he sent a
| driver to the penitentiary for several
years for fatally iniurjng a pedestrian
by declaring, "This will be a lesson
to lot of other fools who think they
can safely mix gasoline and whiskev. -
Many people viii doubtless think this
/ judge went Il little out of his way to
make this announcement. but we ven
turc the opinion that he or his ances-
q
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-20

How the Bats Do Love the Niqht!
air practicing their different ways of
flying. And after they had all the
strength back into their wings. they
reached the garden of an old. deserted
house, where they stopped for the rest
of the night
There they told stories and chatted
and Chatted. For they had q great
deal to say after their long sleep, and
they ran races, and did tricks, and
frightened people they saw coming
along the road.
They would get so near that each
person would say:
"'Oh dear me. | must cover up my
head or that Bat will get caught in
my /hair.'
"The Bats thought that was great
Joke as they had no intentions of
hair when they could be Mt the Jollifi-
cation. But they did enjoy playing
FRANKS on the Grownups.
And soon, much too soon Daylight
came and the Bats hurried and sour
ried back to their homes in the caves.
"And as they were flying along they
were so sleepy they could hardly
keep awake at all. And many of them
almost fell to the ground with sleepi-
ness
But what do you suppose hap
pened? Such q wonderful ending to
their Notification. Didn't those
thoughtful little Brownies who had
known all about the Bats Notification
and feeling rather sorry for the Bats
because they don't have such very
good times-send some magic air
boats which picked up the sleepy Bats
as they flew along. Then they were
carried back to their cold, hard beds
in the crevices of the rOcks-which
they thought were SO comfortable!
"And as they crept into bed, there
were never SO many happy Bats and
pleased Bats as these were at having
had air boats bring them home from
their Notification :"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-20
Thinks a Principle Is Involved.
(St. Adams Mcsscurcr.l

(St. Adams Messenger.)
Carroll S. Page should succeed him
self in the United States senate We
can see no good reason why there
SHOULD he change at this time. Not
TO return Senator Page would be con
trary to the usage of years and in
violation of our traditions.
1t has been Vermont s good fortune
to be represented at Washington by
most capable men; and the practice of
returning them term after term has
strengthened their hands and re
bounded to our credit. This fact
coupled with the " Mountain Rule, = and
its faithful observance, has given
poise, strength, and balance to the
state.
Then, too, a principle is involved. It
is that principle of fitness, fairness
and a square deal that impels The Mes
sengcr in the conviction that Vermont
will return to the United States senate
Carroll 5. Page.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-20

From the fact that the submarine
merchantmen is taking back home
nothing more edible than nickel and
rubber, not even condensed milk for
German babies, we gather that the
starvation stories have been exagger-
ated. When Germany really feels the
pinch of hunger, she will be more con
csrned with feeding her women and
children than with providing metal
for shells and material for automobile
tirrS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-20
EVENING
kEAIR TALE s.
b. MARY GRAHAM BONNER
BATS HAVE A JoLLlFlcATIoN.

Nancy had had Bat fly into her
room the night before, but she said
she wasn't at all afraid of Bats.
"They are all so glad the Summer
has come" said Daddy. "For a long.
long time they have been staying in
the caves and hiding away in the tops
OF the corners and creviceS. But last
night they had their first real Jollifica-
ton.
"One of the Bats had said it was
nigh time to go out into the world
but another Bat had said it was still
too chilly. Then Il Bat said:
Well, what have we wings forT
And after that it was decided that
they should be off They had talked
great deal about their distant rela-
ttves, the Mice. Some of the Bats
had been thinking it would be so nice
to pay them a VISITOR they knew
they lived in dark cupboards and in
dark cellars-as it is only when it is
dark that a Bat can see.
But some of the other Bats had
NttiN' thiAI -hl'C NtIc WI apt 10 De
eaten by Cats-and that Cats were
not at all nice creatures to be eaten
by-and too, that Mice hadn't any
wings and they lived in places where
they couldn't use them if they had
them.
$50, as you see, after the Bats had
talked of doing various things, the
one who suggested Il good flying Party
was the one who decided on the Jollifi-
cation.
They waited until it began to grow
dark-and then some of the ones who
hadn't been sleeping very well got UP
and flew about a little while.
Then the others who had been
sound asleep woke up just as it be-
came very, very dark. Oh, how the
Bats do love the night! They love il
just as much as the Birds love the
Daytime and the Sun. For, though
Bats have wings, they are not at all
like Birds and they aren't in the least
friendly with any of them.
$50 off they started on the Jollifica-
ton. First they whizzed through the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-20
p o p UL A r NJ u SIC
.Copyright.)
Howard .IxRann

Popular music is a kind which can
he listened to and enjoyed without
using anything but the ears. 1t has
the advantage over all other varie-
ties of music because it has a plain,
rugged melody which towers above
the accompaniment like red silo
on Kansas farm.
The production of popular music
which can be played or sung ON sight
has become one of the greatest in
dustries Of this couatry. Vast
hordes of preoccupied composers are
engaged in turning out sentimental
ballads on two themes spoon and
moon - and the supply has become
SO abundant that for ten cents you
can purchase a masterpiece i'll walt
time, dealing with love which has
not had time to cool off
The introduction of the rag time
misdemcanor has given q tremendous
impetus to the demand for sheet
music with a title page showing a
self-possessed chorus girl in fetch
ing pose and pink peigaoir. Rag
time is ordinary music with St Nitus
dance attachment, and is one of the
)erhiest methods of expressing love
and affection that ever taxed tn,
vocal chords of the singer and tn,
nervous system Of the critical lis
teuer. No music can now be sale
Protected by The Ada
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-20
Rabbit a Real Executive.
Rutland News


The Greater Vermont association is
fortunate to retain as its president
Frederick II. Babbitt of Bellows Falls,
who has been energetic and indefatiga-
BILE during his term of office. The re-
election OF Mr.. Rabbit was but fitting
recognition of his splendid services. In
cidentally, the success of the last an
nual banquet, held at Montpelier, prob
ably the largest indoor feast ever
spread in the state, was largely due to
Mr.. Rabbits directing ability. The
staging Of that event was all the more
trying upon the patience and a draft
upon a fund of exhaustlcss ingenuity,
for the reason that the attendance was
two or three times larger than the as
ISOLATION had reason to expect a short
24 hours before.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-20
Member of the Associated Press.

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news Dealers
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to be really popular unless it is writ
ten in the hop, skip and jump style,
with breathing places eighty rods
apart.
Next to the early head lettuce,
popular music is the most perishable
commodity on earth Thousands of
perfectly good songs are writtel
every year and sent forth on their
glad mission c. o. D., only to pine
away in the department stores and
die a laIguishing death i'll somebody 5
furnace. The writer of popular
song is said to make a hit when he
composes something which is able to
stand on its feet at the end OF thirty
days.
The best form of popular music is
the old-fashioned kind which mother
fused to hum when she was stirring
up a batch of bread. Mother did not
know how to sing rag-time, but she
had a few good old songs which were
not written to make money and
which had more music III them THAI
a whole grand opera season. Mother
was q little behind the times, though
for she seldom sang about meeting
anybody in the park or holding
hands on the river bank. Yet hen
| kind of popular music will outlast
all the sticky drivel turned out by
all the rag-time factories this side OF
] Ilob0kcn.
rs Newspaper service1
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-20
SOUTH HALIFAX.

Mrs. Fred May, jr., and two children
went to Providence Saturday to visit.
Clinton Barry spent Saturday and
Sunday with Gene Harris in Lyonsville,
Mass
There will be preaching in the Uni
versalist church in West Halifax the
rest of July and August.
Mrs. William Riley and daughter and
Miss Riley of Holyoke, Mass, are board
ers at Mrs. Nellie Barry s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hacelhuhn a1d chill
dren of Springfield, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs.
Spear of Roxbury, Mass, and Dr. James