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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
COMFORT BAGS SENT
TO COMPANY MEN
Soldiers Aid Society Ships SO to Eagle
Pass-OtheTs Will Go to Men Still
at State Camp.

The Soldiers Aid society boxed up
and sent to the American Express com
pany's Office yesterday afternoon Sc
comfort bags for the soldiers of Com
rany ! at Eagle Pass, Texas, and by
the end of the week the society will
have sent similar bags to the members
of the company now at the state camp
ground near Fort Ethan Allen.
These are very desirable articles,
containing just the things needed by
men away from home who have to act
the part of seamstresses in times of
necessity. They are made of khaki and
each contains black and white linen
thread, black and tan darning cotton,
two sizes of black and white buttons
two sizes of safety pins, darniag nee
dies, button needles. scissors, thimble
and package of adhesive plaster
Each bag is rolled up and tied with
| tape, making convenient and attrac
| tive package.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
TO TAKE TRAIL OF
GERMAN SUBMARINE
Small Craft TO Follow Deutschland Out
to Sea - Cruisers of Allies Wait
ing Near Coast.

NORFOLK, Va, July 2J.-All kinds
of small craft are being made ready
here and in Hampton Roads to take
the trail of the German submarine mer-
chairman Deutschland when she comes
down from Baltimore for her dash to
the sea.
Imaginations have been fired by the
presence Of allied cruisers off the Nir.
ginia capes awaiting the temperance
of the deutschland aud rumors are cur
rent that fotilla of armed German
submarines is on the way to attack
the British and French patrols when
their freight t-earrying sister starts out
Neither tha fact that no credence is
given the armed submarine story iii of
fetal circles nor the virtual certainty
that the Deutschland will 90 to sea un
dor cover Of darkness and bad weather
has served TO curb interest Unless the
underwater boat gives everybody tn,
slP sh" probably will bc followed by
big fotilla. 1t is understood tn,
navy and coast guard consider thai
neutrality does not require interference,
with such plans.
One British cruiser was in sight of
the cap"s today and several aliet
ships arc said to be about 20 miles out
Speculation over the DELAYED arriva
of tn" Bremen, the Deutschland 5 sis
ter ship, continues In German quar-
ters it is believed that the Bremen
must have sailed from Hchgoland late
than had been supposed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
ON CAMPING TRIP
WITH TOURING CAR
Trailer Behind Car Carries Outit-Par-
ents and Five Children from Vir-
ginia Here Today.

A happy family appeared in Brattleboro
tins noon in a large touring car with
trailer behind in which was packed ice,
a tent, table, beds and other essentials for
a camping trip. The party consisted of
husband and wife and five children, and
all the youngsters allowed that they We're
having the time of their lives.
Although declining their names for
publication the mother was willing to tell
a little of their trip. She said they came
from Virginia, but did not begin their
camping trip until reaching Providence,
Il. T., because of the poor roads in the
tSouth. They shipped their automobile and
trailer to Providence and started from
that city.
Last night they camped on the sum,
nit of the Mohawk trail, after having
been ON the road one week They are
headed for the White mountains with nc
especial objective point or time limit on
! their trip. The trailer had two wooden
wheels with hard rubber tires.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
REFUSED LICENSE,
WENT TO PUTNEY
Turner's Falls Youth Not Of Marriage
Age When He Applied at Brattle-
boro Town Clerk Office.

Under the Adams, Mass, news in the
Springfield Republican yesterday ap-
peared the following item:
1.-The marriage is announced of
Miss Helen Briggs, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Briggs of Cheshire
Harbor and Raymond Matthew of Tur-
ners Falls They were married in Put
ney, VT, June IL and spent their hon
'eymoon in Springfield. y
young man who gave his name as
Raymond Matthew and address as Tur.
ners Falls, Mass, appeared at the of
flee of Town Clerk Hopkins July 13
(not June ~, accompanied by young
woman. He applied to Miss Goldie
johnson, assistant town clerk, for a
marriage license. In the course of max
ing out the application he gave his age
as 10. Miss johnson told him that she
could not issue him a license without
the consent of his parents or guardian
as he was under age. He suggested
that she could fix it up for him
but when she declined he left the office
He inquired of Ticket Agent D. S
Carey at the railroad station for tht
next town In Vermont where there
was town clerk and Mr.. Carey sold
him two tickets for Putney.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
Twenty-Five Dead and Half
Dozen Dying from Acct
dent in Tunnel
WOULD-BE RESCUERS
ALSO STRICKEN DEAD
Scene of the Accident Under Lake Erie
Five Miles from Cleveland - Pocket
of Gas Ignited in Some Way Not Yet
Explained

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 25.-Twen-
ty-two men are dead and half dozen
dying as the result of an explosion of
gas in the water works tunnel five
miles from the shore under lake Erie
late last night.
The dead include workmen who were
trapped in the tunnel when gas ex-
plodcd and members of two rescue par
ties who attempted to save the men
first trapped. OF the dead IL were in
the force trapped by the explosion
None of these escaped.
The first rescue party consisted OF
seven men. Four of them perished
The second rescue party comprised II
men. Six of these lost their lives The
first rescue party accomplished moth
ing. The second saved one of the first
relief expedition. No one has reached
any of the original IL caught in the
workings
! The cause of the explosion has not
! vet been ascertained. 1t is supposed
| that some workmen struck a pocket OF
gas with a pick or possibly that ga,
| had collected in the tunnel and becam,
/ Iignited by an electric spark. 1t became
known today that work in the tunne
had been suspended three days ago be
cause gas was found. The men sen
into the tunnel last night went to worl
believing the gas had been eliminated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
VILLISTAS BLAMED
FOR BORDER SHOTS
General Bell Insists That Guardsmen
Were Not to Blame and Did Not
Fire First

Ell PASO, Texas, July 25-Gen. Bell
commanding the FL Paso military district.
last night notified Gen Gonzales. com
mandant in Juarez, that his reports indi-
Gated that six outlaws, Villa sympathizers.
have been responsible for the recent cx-
changes of shots between the Massachu-
setts National Guardsmen in this vicinity
and Mexicans south of the frontier.
These outlaws, Gen Bells information
said, have rendezvous on The Island, ="
bit of Mexican territory, few miles be
low FL Paso, left ON the American side of
the river when the Rio Grande formed a
new channel He suggested that Gen.
Gonzales take steps to break up the band.
Both Gen. Bell and Gen Gonzales con
tnued their investigation of the exchange
of shots between outposts of the Ninth
Massachusetts infantry, and reports that
the Americans had crossed into Mexican
| territory During the day the two com
| manders exchanged views several times.
| through Consul Garcia, Mexican consul at
FL Paso, with view to eliminating the
sniping below Fl Paso.
| Gen. Gonzales and Mr. Garcia said he
rad protested to Gen. Bell against the
mlitiamen, who, they said, crossed into
Nexican territory and shot up, without
provocaton, a number of homes on the
Mexican side.
Gen. Bell said that Brig. Gen Leroy
xSweetzer, commanding the Massachusetts
troops, reported that the Mexieans fired
first
! MeXicans living opposite the scene of
the shooting reported to Gen. Gonzales
that not a shot was fired from the Mexi
can side before the Americans began an
lunpTovoked attack on civilians, including
women and children, In his protest Gen
! Gonzales affirmed that no Mexican soldiers
iare stationed in the neighborhood of the
island.
Only by the merest chance did Francisco
4 Villa escape capture when his column was
repulsed by de facto troops in it's attach
upon Parral two weeks ago, according tc
La private letter received here yesterda,
from an American in the town,
Villa personally directed the band that
attacked the city" the letter said II,
directed the operations from carriag,
about a mile behind the lines. In this car
rage were two women and man Whel
the bandits were pushed back by the gov
ernment troops they fed past the car
lrlage, stopping only to provide the chief
tain with a horse on which he made hi
escape.
The women fled into the brush ant
also escaped. A moment or so later tn
carriage was seized by Carranza soldier
and the man. who proved to be a Swis
Rnurse, was captured, In the carriage wer
Villas crutchcs and several rolls O
bandages. The nurse said Villas wound
necessltated an immediate operation an,
complete rest for some weeks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
TEXAS REPUDIATES
WILSON ON MEXICO
Result of the Democratic Primaries
Shows Defeat of Administration
Candidates.

WASHINGTON. July 25.-Republican
members commented freely on the result
Of Democratic primaries held in Texas
Saturday, and interpret the outcome as
direct reputation by one of the leading
Democratic states of the administration $
Mexican policy.
The Texas returns Indicate Gov Colquit
leads the vote on the senatorial nomina-
tion, with Senator Culberson close sec
ond. These two defeated Representative
Henry, a strong administration supporter,
who ran well down at the bottom of the
ticket.
| Gov. Colquitt attracted considerable at
tention some months ago because of his
bitter criticisms of the Mexican policy and
for threatening to call out state troops to
defend the border unless federal troops
were sent for that purpose.
| Five Texas members of the house who
have strongly defended the administra-
, tons Mexican policy are reported to be
defeated for denomination. These are Rep
rcscntatives Burgess, who had served con
! tiuuousy since the jJth congress: Gala
way, who entered the 62d congress; Ste
phcns, who has served since the J5th;
Smith, who went in the house in the 5Sth
and Cyclone Davis, who has had onl,
one term.
While some of these men have been of
the reservation on some measures which
the administration desired, they have Civ
en- unanimous support to the Mexican pol
icy, and in the main have supported tn,
preparedness program.
Republicans also have found comfort il
the fact that Representative McLemore
member at large, who was the author o
the McLemore resolution for keeping
Americans off armed beligerent ships O
foreign nations, is reported to be renomi
mated, his fight against the administrator
on its foreign policy apparently havin
done him no harm throughout the Demo
| cratic stronghold.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
TOWN OF TOWNSHEND
OBTAINS INJUNCTION
Court Restraints Allison Cushing from
Interfering with Towns Occu-
pancy Of School House.

Another chapter in the suit of the town
of Townshend against Allison Cushing Of
that town for the possession of little
school house was written in county court
yesterday afternoon, when Judge w.
w Miles. presiding at the adjourned ses-
sion of the April term Of the Windham
county court, granted an injunction order
on application of the town
The injunction will issue tomorrow
probably and will restrain Mr. Gushing
from interfering with the town in the
occupancy or use of the property where
Mr., Gushing is at present sleeping and on
which he has placed locks.
MIR. Gushing bought the farm, Of which
the little plot of land on which the
school house stands was once a part sew
eral years ago 1t was provided in the
deed that the plot should be used for
ischool house purposes. MIR Gushing con
fsidered that after the town had failed tc
use the building for school purposes fol
two or three years it reverted to the farm
SO he took possession. The town officials
argue that they have kept insurance on
| the building and maintained it as schoo
! building even though it was not occupied
for that purpose each year
| Earlier in the term, when the suit was
| first brought, Attorney A. F. Schwenb
was given time to file an answer to the
complaint of the town This has not beer
filed vet Attorney + Z. Barber appear.
for the town
/ County court adjourned at II o'cloci
this morning without having appointed ;
commissioner to hear the Waterman Mar
tin suit. Judge Miles left this morning
for Royalton, having made arrangement
to later make the appointment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
CompanyIPrivate on Guard
Halts Reeves to Learn
His Identity
BOYS PLEASED TO
RECEIVE PAJAMAS
Typhoid Serum and Smallpox Vaccine
Administered-Sore Arms in Camp
Money Bought for 4ec.
Especial to The Reformer.)
EAGLE PASS. Texas. july .

EAGLE PASS, Texas, July 21.
Last night we received from the
Soldiers Aid society of Brattleboro
100 pairs of pajamas for the company.
The men are SO proud of the gift that
this morning a pajama parade is be-
ing held IN the company street. Please
see that the thanks of the company
are extended publicly through The Re
former for this gift. which is very
much appreciated. The heat here for
the last three days has been intense.
For each of the three days the mercu-
ry has reached the 100 mark and yes
terday the thermometer in Maj. Ash
ley S tent registered los.
Company | went on guard duty again
last night and as usual in the rain, lst
Lieut.. Walter K. Spaulding being off
Ger of the day. To show that the boys
when Oh guard are up to snuff, Col
Reeves came wandering along and
Private Harold +. Dean held him up
until he could identify him. He then
let him pass.
There were other heroes in the com
pany besides Dean. John A. Mae
Donald held up a man from Company
Z and Anthony Valgar was responsible
for holding up two members of Com
Francis A. Dunlevy is orderly for
Col Reeves and Francis NJ. Fitzgibbons
is orderly for Capt. and Adjt. Bar
ber
1st Lieut.. II. w. Taylor of Brattle-
boro, of the medical corps, admins
tered the other day the second treat
| ment of typhoid serum to the men who
| had not received it and 1j minutes
| later Capt Edmonds of the medical
| corps vaccinated about 80 men for
| smallpox. The vaccine is Just beginning
| to work and there are some sore arms.
| Things are certainly coming our way.
| Sunday, the 18th, the men were issued
| clothing consisting of cotton olive drab
| breeches and shirt and suits Of under
| wear. We were all glad to get them,
| for the woolen clothing we had been
wearing was just bit warm for this
| climate. Cots are being issued to the
companies and Company | will get
| theirs after they come off guard to-
night. 1t will seem good to sleep on
one after "a few weeks of camping on
| the ground or a board floor.
Last night we had very hard sand
| storm, the first hard one for week
This was followed by thunder shower
| which lasted about an hour.
i H. E. ROBBINS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
ALL THE BARNS BURNED.
Great Damage Caused by Lightning
House Also Damaged.

ESSEX CENTER, July 25. = All the
farm buildings, except the house, on the
large farm of Mrs. Frank F. Freeman
about a mile above here, were DESTROYED
by fire early Saturday afternoon. The
loss amounts to several thousand dollars.
partially covered by insurance. One of
the six barns, all connecting, was struck
by lightning, and the fire spread rapid
ly. Twenty-Five tons of hay were lost.
The fire department from Essex juno
tion and from Burlington sent aid, the
auto truck coming from the latter
|place. The efforts to save the house were
successful, although much damage was
done to it.
| The barns were old buildings and had
been connected by various occupants of
the place. The farm was run by Leon
Busker.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

PARIS, July %. On the south
bank of the river Somme yesterday
evening French troops captured a block
of houses south of Estrees and drove
the Germans out of the trenches north
of Vcrmandovillers, says the French of
ficial statement issued this afternoon.
Between the Disc and the Aisne sew
eral German patrols were dispersed.
On the left bank of the Meuse in the
Verdun region there was grenade fight
ing at Hill No. 304. On the right bank
of the Meuse a violent cannonading was
in progress at Fleury and LaLaufee.
A German attack on the French posi-
tions in Alsace is claimed to have
| failed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
BRITAIN'S FIGHTERS
GIVEN HIGH PRAISE
War Secretary Lloyd George Says In
fantry Is Greater Than in
All History.

LONDON, July 25.-Atter speech by
Winston Spencer Churchill yesterday crlt-
iclslng Premier Asqulth for not reviewing
the war situation, David Lloyd George,
secretary OF war, replied, saying that 1t
would be premature to survey military
situation and the prospects IN the middle
OF battle
The prospects are good, the war sec
retary sald. Our generals are more than
satisfied and proud OF the valor Of our men
they are leading. Great as the British IN
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
Three Islands to Be Bought
from Denmark at Cost
of $25,000,000
TREATY EXPECTED TO
BE RATIFIED SOON
Details Not Given Out But 1t Is Be
heved u. s. viii Come into Control
Point of View.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Official an
nouncement was made at the White House
today that negotiations have practically
been completed for the purchase of the
Danish West Indies 10y the 'nited States
from Denmark for S25,0o00ro. A treaty
closing the transaction probably will be
signed today and sent Immediately to the
senate.
While details Of the treaty were not
given out it is understood that the United
States would come into complete posses
sion of the islands Word has been re-.
ceived from Denmark that the treaty is
virtually certain of being ratified 10y the
Danish parliament. Chairman Stone OF
the senate foreign relations committee
saw President Wilson today, but said af
tcrwards he did not discuss the purchase
of the DANISH West Indies and knew
nothing of the question.
1t * understood the government hope,
the treaty will be ratified during the pres
ent session of congress.
The three islands OF the Danish West
Indies, St CroiN, St Thomas and st
John, lie due east of Porto Rico and theii
value to the United States is strategi,
from military point of view The acqui
stion Of the islands by the United State,
has been the subject of unsuccessful dipIo
matte negotiations since the Civil war
The three islands were discovered by Go
lumbus in 1888 Spanish, British, French
Dutch and Danish flags have hoated owe
one or all of the islands at various times
Naval officers regard the Danish West In
dies =, most valuable for any Europeal
government wishing to quarrel with Tia
United States and have urged il was cF
scntal to the highest degree to keep then
-sm falling into unfricndlv hands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
CLARENCE BARBER
FARM is SOLD
William A. Brooks of Brookline, Mass,
Buys It of Administrator, F. E.
Barber, for $4,000.

Frank E. Barber, administrator of
the estate of his brother, Clarence A.
Barber, has sold the farm opposite the
Country club, which was his brother s,
to William w. Brooks of Brookline
Mass. The farm contains 50 acres and
is one of the best in this section of
Vermont The legal stamps on the pa
pers show that the sale was for $1,000.
The farm is occupied by Hugh Dun.
klee, who expects to remain there for
the present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
SCOURGE IN FRENCH ARMY.
Up to April /, 10000 Soldiers with
Tuberculosis Discharged.

NEW YORK, July 25.-Tuberculosis
has caused the discharge of 10000
soldiers from the French army up to
April of this year, according to
figures brought here by William p.
Hollingworth, vice president of the
American War Relief clearing house
for France and her allies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
BLACKLIST MAKES TROUBLE.
Administration to See That Our Bust
ness Houses Are Protected.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Protection
of American business houses named in
commercial blacklist prepared by
Great Britain is looked for in vigorous
action by the United States. Early
steps may he taken, it was indicated
today, unless satisfactory explanations
come from London to reply to infor
NAL inquiries by American Ambassador
Page.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

BERLIN, July p. - Russian troops
succeeded in penetrating the German
first line on a small part of the front
defended by the troops under command
of General Won Linsingen, according to
the official statement issued today by
the German army headquarter S staff.
Au English and French combined at
tack made yesterday north of the river
Somme in France failed, the statement
adds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

BERLIN, by wireless, July 25. -
In view of the continued bad treatment
accorded German officers who were pris-
oners in France, says the Over Seas
News agency, the German government
has ordered in reprisal the establish
ment of prisoners camps for French of
ficcrs under the same conditions as
those in France.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

In letter to his sister, Mrs Nellie
Lynch, William Lee, one of the cooks
of Company |, writes that Company |
has had the least number of members
i'll of any company in the regiment and
none of those has been i'll more than
about a day at a time. He does not
expect much trouble for the Mexieans
across the border are about half starved
aud work for IS cents a day until dark.
He writes that one of the men of the
regiment recently said something that
was disrespectful and spent five days
under guard. Men under that punish
ment are obliged to do all of the dirty
work about camp. Only one from Com
pany | has been obliged TO undergo
that punishment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

BERLIN, by wireless, July 25. -
Teutonic troops on the southern Vol
hvnian front have made successful
stand against the Russian attacks in the
Berestechk sector close to the Galician
border, says an official statement is
sued by the Vienna war office under
date of July %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

PETROGRAD, July %. - Some Rus
sian detachments already have reached
positions about 10 miles from the Turk
ish fortified town of Erzingan in Ar
menia, says the Russian official state
ment given out here today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

LONDON, July %. - British troops
have captured the greater part of the
village of Pozieres, says the British of
fetal statement issued this afternoon
The Germans brought up reinforcements
of infantry and guns, but the counter
attacks everywhere were repulsed by
the British.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

Z When it comes to jealousy and crow
ing man is superior to rooster.
The average man is always ready to
stand up for the fair sex-everywhere
except in a street car.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

A man who is called nothing worsa
than a crank ought to be fairly well
satisfied.
Opposite extremes are the rate at
which a message is transmitted by elec-
tricity and the rate at which mes
senger delivers it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
ANOTHER BADDAY
WITH THE EPIDEMIC
Both Deaths and New Gases Increased
Today in Infantile Paralysis in
New York

NEW YORK, July 25.-Both deaths and
new cases increased today in the epidemic
of infantile paralysis. During the 24-hour
period ending at 10 a. IN. 80 children died
of the disease and $50 were stricken.