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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
BONES GRATED
BY DIR. ANDERSON
Operation in Memorial Hospital Today
on Harry Day of Vernon, Whose
Leg Was Broken by Bull.

Harry Day, 40, of Vernon, who was
terribly injured by bull Jan 12,
underwent a bone grating operation
in the Memorial hospital this morning,
performed by DR.. George R. Anderson.
Among injuries he received was a bad
fracture of the bones of his right leg,
and these have failed to unite The
operation was performed with the aid
of the bone grating machine invent
ed by DR.. Albee of New York, one of
which is owned by DR.. Anderson and
which was used here first a year ago.
piece of bone from the left leg was
removed and used in grating togeth-
er the ends of the bones of the right
leg. 1t is expected that this will
bring about a satisfactory union
The left side of Mr.. Days chest
which was badly torn, one rib being
broken and puncturing the lung, has
healed, and except for the failure OF
the bones of his leg to unite he has re
covered from injuries which, at first
! it was feared would prove fatal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
CHURCH WAS WELL FILLED.
Union Christian Endeavor Meeting Ad-
dressed by Boston Official

The First Baptist church was filled
last evening, when union Christian
Endeavor meeting was held, addressed
by A. j. Shartle of Boston, treasurer
and publication manager of the United
Society of Christian Endeavor. ID. w.
Felch, president of the First Baptist
Christian Endeavor society, presided
and visiting delegations were present
from Guilford, West Brattleboro and
this village, ranging in number from
90 to SO. Mr. Shartle gave an in
spring address, showing the world
wide scope of the Christian Endeavor
movement and emphasizing the work
of the temperance department under oed
Dan Polling. The society has $4,000
branch societies and 100000 mem
bers. A pleasing feature Of the meet
ing was duet, Ivory Palaces, by
Kenneth and Margaret Morse of the
junior society of the Baptist church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
WEST RIVER TRAIN
BLOCKED BY ICE
Delayed An Hour This Morning South
of Newfane-Lower West Dunn
merston Road Again Opened.

The ice on the tracks of the West
River branch of the Central Vermont
railroad was cleared away Saturday
afternoon sufficiently so that the even
ing train was able to make the trip
from Brattleboro to South London
derry.
This morning the train was an hour
late reaching Brattleboro because of
ice on the track mile south of New
fame. 1t was necessary to back the
train to Newfane and get section
hands there to clear away the ice.
Road Superintendent Warren L.
Walker said this noon that the lower
West Dummerston road. which was
blocked by ice and water Saturday,
would be opened for traffic this after
noon. The conditions there were by
no means as bad as they were year
age.
The cold weather and the cessation
of the rain put stop to the flow OF
water that was causing damage Last
night, while the mercury did not get
down below zero, the severe north
wind made the night one of the most
uncomfortable of the winter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
LINER SUNK,
l47 KILLED
Maloja, Sister Ship of the
Persia, Struck a Mine
OFF Dover
STEAMER COMING TO
RESCUE BLOWN UP
Most of the Victims Were Lascars-
Captain Said That Both Passengers
and Crew Behaved Splendidly-No
Americans on Board.

LONDON, Feb. 2S.-Of the total com
plement of HI passengers and crew on the
Peninsular and Oriental Line steamship
Maloja, which struck a mine and sank
within half an hour two miles off Dover
yesterday, only 269 are known to have
been saved. OF the total 119 passengers,
64 names of persons saved have been re-
ceived at the steamship company's offices
1t was stated that it is hoped that more
names of persons saved will still be re-
ceived
The bodies of three more Lascars of the
crew have been washed ashore, making
the total of bodies recovered Al
Many relatives are arriving at Dover to
endeavor to identify the bodies
The Maloja left Tilbury only Saturday
for Bombay with mails, 10 passengers Of
all classes aboard and crew numbering
about 200, most of them Lascars Other
passengers were to Join the ship at Mar
seiles. The steamer had just passed Ad-
miralty pier at Dover and was opposite
Shakspere cliff when an explosion shool,
her from end TO end. She listed imme-
diately to port. High seas were running
and the captain realizing that great damage
had been done 10 the afterpart of his YES
sci, tried to run her ashore, but the en-
gineroom was swamped, and the ship be
came unmanageable.
The plight OF the vessel was observed
and dozens Of craft went at full speed to
her rescue. One Of them, the British
tanker Empress of Fort William of 2,1S1
tons, struck another mine and sank near
by. Aboard the Maloja everything posi-
BILE was done TO get the passengers and
crew off. All the boats had already beer
swung out before she struck as a precau
tion against accident and all those aboarC
/ had sufficient time to put on lifebelts, in
struction in the use OF which had beer
1 given the previous evening.
| Boat after boat and number of rafts
were sent away but several persons leapec
into the water and were picked up by tn,
surrounding craft. 1t was at first though
that all had been saved. but later bodies
were washed ashore and their number wai
gradually added to during the day
| Owing to the fact that Dover is unde
strict military law, it was possible to oh
tain only meager details from those res
cued The captain said that both passen
gers and crew behaved splendidly.
The passengers were for the most par
British officials in the Indian service, tn
most prominent being Judge Odfield o
the Indian high court
Only one OF the crew of the Empress o
Fort William was drowned.
Up to midnight the bodies landed IRON
the Maloja included Is men, Il womel
and children, in addition to II Lascars
Among the dead is Mrs Mcleod, wife o
Gen. Mcleod.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
COMMITTEE TO MEET
THE ORPHEUS CLUB
Miss Stewart to Accompany Miss Cas-
tor-Company I Squad to Be Pres
ent-Nurses to Handle Programs.

Interest will be lent to the Kent
Orpheus club concert by the appear
ance of Miss Isetta Stewart Of the
Woman IS club, who will assist as ac-
companist for Miss Castor in her
songs.
Company l, V. n. G., will be repre-
sented by a squad of men including
Sergt. Boyd, who will assist in ticket
taking. The squad will be under COM
mand of First Sergt. Miner and men
in uniform viii be stationed on the
floor, the balcony and the gallery.
A number of nurses from the Me-
mortal hospital also viii assist in the
distribution of programs and Red
Cross leaflets.
The Orpheus club will be met upon
arrival By a reception committee of
representative business men, who will
welcome the club members as Brattle-
boro's guests, escort them TO the hall
and after the concert viii escort them
to the train in appreciation of the
service rendered by the club in their
long trip for Brattleboro' IS pleasure.
This committee viii be headed by
Maj. F. w. Childs, chairman, and by
the following vice Chairmen f. r.
Vaughan, representing Masonic or.
/ the Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows; 0. f. Benson, representing the
Vermont Wheel club; H. D. Walker
| representing the board of trade; Capt
f. W. Gibson, representing Company
| l, Y. \. G.
Other members of the several bodies
are a. p. Simonds, F. c. Adams, w
L. Hunt NJ. c. Houghton, C G
/ Staples, w. 7. Cain. G.. r. Dunbom q
R. Crosby, DR.. H. Y. Taylor and l.
| y. Taylor
II. +. Harris will have charge of the
ticket taking and will wear uniform
/ of the old Continental soldiers. Johr
/ Tucker and John Barden, also in con
tinental uniforms. viii be stationed
near the entrance. Secretary W. c
Taylor of the Orpheus club will be il
Brattleboro this afternoon making fna
arrangements for the coming of tn,
club.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
BrOOkfield Man Brings the
Matter Before State
Supreme Court
PETITION FOR WRIT
OF MANDAMUS HEARD
special Session in Montpelier This
Afternoon to Determine Whether
Delinquent Taxpayers May Vote on
Referendum Measures.
Especial to The Reformer. !
MONTPELIER Feb

MONTPELIER, Feb. 2S.
Thomas W. Martin of Brookfield. in
Orange county, having been refused
the right to have his name on the
check list, has brought a petition for
a writ OF mandamus against G. r. Full
lam, A. ID. Reed, A. III. Bigelow and
others of the board of civil authority
of the town of Brookfeld 10 eom9eI
that board to insert his name on the
check list of the town so that he NAV
vote at the coming March meeting on
the question of the referendum T,er-
tanning to the primary election law as
provided in section 81 of No 4 Of the
acts OF 1915; also on the question OF
the referendum provided in section 1
of No. 172 of the acts of 1915 per
tanning to the prohibiting the sale Of
Intoxicating liquors as provided in
F., No III of the acts of 1915.
In order that the petition NAV be
heard and determined at once applica-
/ tion was made TO the justices of the
supreme court requesting that a spe-
eial term of that court be appointed
on an early day for such purpose. and
/ this application has been granted. A
special term of the supreme court was
appointed by the justices to be held
in Montpelier at ? o'clock this after
noon.
| In an opinion given by Attorney
General Herbert G.. Barber of Brattle-
boro to Secretary of State Guy w.
Bailey OF Essex Junction a man who
had not paid his taxes by Feb. 15 Is
not entitled TO vote on the two mat
ters referred 10, according TO the at
torney generals Interpretation Of the
law.
The decision of the supreme court
viii be in effect a decision as to
whether delinquent taxpayers have a
right to vote on these referendum
matters, and il is expected that the
decision viii be announced in time so
that delinquent taxpayers throughout
the state may know before time 70
vote just what their rights are in this
reseet. Hale X. Darling appears for
the petitioner and John y. Harvey for
the town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
Position Taken Over Dis
tance of 1000 Yards i'm
the Champagne
DOUAMONT FORT is
CLOSELY ENCIRCLED
French Reserves Exhausted Germans
Advanced Their Lines Near Bras and
Vacherauville and Report Success in
the Woerve District.

The capture of the Navarin farm in the
Champagne district was announced by the
war office French positions on both sides
over a distance of about 900 yards were
taken. II is said over LOCO men and nine
machine guns were captured.
In the Nerdun region fresh French re-
@uomnenoQ lIoI lp polsnpqX9 eI9M seAJes
The Germans advanced their lines further
near Bras and Nacherauvile and made
fresh gains in the Woerve.
1t is said that all French troops have
been driven from the Meuse peninsula.
The German offensive on the west
crn front is assuming even wider
scope. Not only is the impetuous
drive on Verdun being pressed vigor-
ously, although with less rapid prog
rcss by the crown prince s armies, but
the new movement in the Champagne
is on front much nearer Paris than
tho scene of the operations against
Nerdun, the former front being approx
imately lo0 miles from Paris, while
the Verdun fighting area is roughly
10 miles distant from the French cap
ital.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
PRATT EXHIBITS CATTLE.
Sends Shorthorns to Breeders Club
Show in gainesville, o.

Members of the New England
Shorthorn Breeders association have
sent about 90 head of cattle to the
auction held by the Dairy Shorthorn
Breeders Club of America at Paines-
vile, o., March >. Eleven head start
ed west from Greenfield Thursday,
seven of which were from Vermont
from the herds of w A. Simpson of
Lyndonyille and w. 5. Pratt of Brat
tleboro. Two head each, from the herds
of ID. T. Barnard and Geo. Z. TAYLOR &
Son, joined them at Greenfield. Other
New England herds represented are
those of Winslow Clark of Shoreham,
CVt.), and Flintstone farms of Dali
ton, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
In Odd Fellows Hall

Monday night at 7.30-Regular meet
ing Of Wautastiquet lodge
The third degree will be conferred on
list Of candidates tonight in a meeting OF
Wantastiquet lodge
Tuesday, Feb. %, T3O p. Rehearsal
of the Rcbekah degree
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
ADMIT THEY KILLED
A WEALTHY WIDOW
Men Who Acknowledge Their Guilt
Say They Were Hired by Vic
tins Son-in-Law.

PITTSBURG, Feb 2S.-William Nc
Clure and Joseph White pleaded guilty
this morning to the murder of Mrs. Caro-
line Viehmier, wealthy widow, whose
body was found in her home on Dec. u
last
Her son-in-law, Aaron Fell, who, Me
Clure and White declare, paid them $50 to
attack Mrs Niehmier in order that he
might secure possession of a note for ST.
600 she held against him, was placed on
trial CHARGED with completely.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
FIRE IN CONCORD, N. H.
Railroad Station Damaged to Amount
of Several Thousand Dollars.

CONCORD, N. H., Feb. 2s.-Fire to-
day damaged the Boston & Maine rail
road station here to the amount of
several thousand dollars. Starting in
a brakeman s locker in the baggage
room the flames worked through par
titions and the mail sorting room and
several offices on the second story of
the station building, including the of
fee of President Benjamin A. Kimball
Of the Concord & Montreal railroad
were practically wrecked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
TWO MEN PERISHED.
Were Sleeping Over Store Burned in
East Millinocket

EAST MILLINoCKET, Me-, Feb.
2s.-Two men were burned 10 death
today while sleeping in a building
which is used as a provision store.
The fire, supposed to have been start
ed BY an overheated stove. caused a
loss estimated at $4,000. An investi-
CATION of the circumstances of the fire
was begun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28

PARIS, Feb. 2S.-Gcrman forces ycstel.-
day evening made several attempts - cap
tre the village of Douaumont. Their eg-
forts were broken by the resistance Of the
French troops, who withstood the moss
furious assault.
The situation at the fort OF Douaumont
is without change. This fort is closely en-
crcled
In the Woevre district the Germans yes
tcrday evening and last night assumed
greater activity.
The railroad station at Elk, after having
changed hands several times, finally re-
manned in the possession Of the French.
All the efforts OF the Germans against hill
No 2j5 near Elk were without result.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
BOMBS HIT FACTORIES.
Germans Claim zeppelins Caused Great
Damage in ENGLAND.

BERLIN, Feb. 2S,, b. wireless to
Sayville.-On the occasion Of the last
Zeppelin raid over England two gov
ernment factories and two ammuni-
tion factories at Birmingham and one
ammunition plant near Bradford were
destroyed by bombs, the Over Seas
News agency says.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28

Young Orpet's Case to Go Before
March Term of Grand Jury.

LAKE FOREST, Ill, Feb. %. = Will
III. Orpet, a university of Wisconsin
student, charged with the murder of
Marion Frances Lambert, Lake For
est high school student, waived prelimi-
nary examination before justice of
the peace today. The case win 90 be-
fore the March grand jury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
THOUSANDS RETURN
TO ANSONIA MILLS
Men Who Were Out Two Weeks on a
Strike Receive an Increase of Is
Per Cent in Wages.

ANSONIA, Conn. Feb. 2S.-The mills OF
the American Brass Company here, which
have been closed nearly two weeks by a
strike of more than 1000 unskilled labor
eTs. resumed operations today. All the
strikers returned TO work under the COM
promise agreement reached Saturday, by
which the men receive an increase IN
wages of about 15 per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28

''I am satisfied with your handwrit.
ing, said the manager 10 the appri-
cant for the position of secretary.
" But can you write shorthands"
..Oh. yes, sir; only il takes longer. -
-Ex.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK.
Struck Austrian Mine Off the Alba
nian Coast - Numerous Victims.

LONDON, Feb. 2s.-The sinking of
the hospital ship Mareehiaro near San
Giovanni, Di Medua, Albania, is re-
ported in a despatch from Rome to Ex-
change Telegraph company. The YES
sci is said to have struck an Austrian
mine. It is reported there were nu.
merous victims.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
RUSSIAN SHIP SUNK.
Fifteen on Board the Petshenga Re
ported Saved.

LONDON, Feb. IS. = The Russian
steamship Petshenga has been sunk.
Fifteen of those aboard were saved
The Petshenga was formerly the Ger
man steamship Erick Larsen, which
was captured by the Russians early in
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28

Manila S population is rapidly in
creasing.
Philadelphia has 1o3 banking insti-
tutions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-28
HOPE FOR LAMAR.

His Conviction to Be Reviewed by the
Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, Feb. rs. - The SUI
preme court today required the federal
court of appeals at New York to send
up for review on its merits David La
mar s conviction of having impersonat-
ed an official of the United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-22
The Banners BUY-AT- HOME Department

taking the shoes home she found they
did not fit, so she repacked them and
sent them back by express, and after
another two weeks wait another pair
of shoes came by freight with more
charges attached. To the lady's dis
may, these shoes were no nearer a fit
than the first pair. She then gave up
in despair and visited her local dealer,
crediting her Investment of $2.56 to
experience.
We should like to suggest to the con-
sumner that he be honest with himself;
buy at home; help support his own
town: make his OWE home more val
liable. Let Mr.. Mail Order Man sell
his good things in his own town, In
stead Of his fooling you, you fool him
by trading at home.
Let each community become a CO.
operative commonwealth to the extent
that its citizens shall work together to
build up and sustain that community,
working with neutrality-suspicious.
included-for the home, town, city.
county and state; let civic pride and
ambition be fostered; let the profess
sional "grouch" and disturber of the
public peace be frowned down; let the
incorlglble offender against the prin-
clples of square dealing be thrown to
the lions OF public condemnation.
And to the merchant we say-work;
don't ridicule.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-22
ARLlNG

w. I. Jones left Sunday for Boston.
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel.
Arthur Gayson was in Bennington
Saturday afternoon.
H. D. LaBatt has been confined to
the house for the past few days with
lumbago.
Miss Leon Vault of Bennington
spent Sunday at her home on School
street.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. P. H
Thompson has been i'll with a cold the
past week,
Mrs. Button and son of Greenwich
have been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Irving Grout
Mrs. Leo Grout and daughter, Jean.
nette have returned from visit in
Boston and Brockton.
Mrs. Alfred Buck has returned home
from Salem, ~ Y, where she has been
called by the illness of her father.
Prof. G. A. Adams and son Charles
Of the Normal school at Castleton are
spending vacation with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Adams.
At the entertainment and card party
given by the Altar society of st. Co
lumbos church on Thursday evening
$40 was made above expenses.
There is to be special o. E. S
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-22

meeting Thursday evening with inita.
ton. 1t is expected the district depu-
ties and grand matron will be present.
Mrs. Mary Somers and daughter.
Margaret, have returned from Pitts.
field where they visited, Mrs. Somers
field where they visited Mrs. Somers'
other daughter, Mrs Charles Reed.
Since the article has been printed
relative to Edward Kenedy's illness
and death it was stated there were no
near relatives, but it has been found
that there is half sister, Mrs. Joseph
Russell, who lives in New York, and
also another half sister who resides
in New York. Some years ago Mrs.
Russell wrote to her brother and never
had reply so thought at that time
he was dead. There were also four
half brothers, but they have all died.
One own brother lived in California,
but Mrs. Russell has been unable TO
locate him for some years so thinks
perhaps he too has passed away.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-22

trouble TO order by mail from a stran-
ger had the local merchant or dealer
always improved his opportunities.
Everything that happens TO US leaves
some trace behind it; everything con
tributes impereeptibly 10 form us. Yet
often X IS dangerous 70 take strict
account OF that for either We grow
proud and negligent or downcast and
displrited, and both are equally in
iurious in their consequences. Always
the safe plan is to DO the task which
lies nearest us and which Will augur
for or best interests and those of
others.
If success can be attained by the re-
tail mail order houses. working under
disadvantages, why cannot the local
merchant, who has none of these dis
advantages, succeed? He can by imi-
tating their methods and practices. by
allowing mndisturbed inspection Of
goods and by polite and courteous
treatment OF all visitors to his store,
thus creating new customers and CON
tiuulUS " supply oIu cHtS.
In Il certain Indiana town young
man ordered a heating stove, price
SS.95. When the stove came he was
very much disappointed. The stove
was small, while the picture in the
catalogue made II appear large and or
nainental. Had this young man visit
ed his local dealer and inspected the
$685. stove he would not have bought
It, but would have selected one for
$40 or S14 and would have got the
right kind and one that would have
satisfied his needs.
A Minnesota farmer ordered five
rolls of barbed wire. After it came
and he had paid the freight he discoy-
cred that he could have bought the
same identical wire from his local
dealer and could have saved 81, also
much time and trouble.
Mail Order Fence In Woodshed.
Another man living in a village or
dered some wire fencing from a pic
ture in catalogue, and when it came
it was SO cheap looking that his pride
would not allow him TO disGgure his
grounds with such ii fence, so he stor-
ed it in his woodshed and bought what
he wanted from his local dealer.
y lady in little town in Missouri
sent to one of the large mail order
houses for a pair of shoes, inclosing
Sl.a7 with her order. After two weeks
the shoes came hy freight; charges
were - cepts which sne maid After
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-22

Do not forget your dog license be-
fore April 1st.
Freda Jones has finished her school
in South Derry and is at home.
Mrs. w. w. West and daughter, Alb
bic are spending few days in Ches'
te..
G. T. Foster of Leominister, Mass.
was in town a few days of last week
on business.
Mrs. Eliza Wyman is on the sick list
this week, Mr., Jones is also quite Ill
again at the home of his son, A. E
Jones.
Deacon and Mrs. M. B. Lyon, who
have been spending some time in
Barre, were in Manchester last week
They will visit in Wilmington before
returning to their home here.
Congregational Church
Rev. Stephen S. Wood, pastor
Morning service at II o'clock Ser
mon, "The Dying Thief
Sunday school at the close of the