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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17
Won MOLTKE SAYS
FOE HAS NO CHANCE
France and Great Britain Near End
of Resources, Russia Impotent,
He Contends.

BERLIN, via London, May l7.-Lieut.
Gen. Count Halmuth Won Moltke, former
chief of the German general staff, has Civ
en- an interview to the Berlin, representa-
tive OF a hungarian newspaper IN which
he says that the position of the Central
empires lustiiies the belief that the entente
allies Will not accomplish more in the flu
/ ture than they have in the past, and this,
/ in view of Count Won Moltke, IS nothing.
He says that France already has nearly
all her available reserves III the field and
has recruited her youngest men to great
er extent than have Germany and Austria
Hungary. Even if Great Britain adopts
universal service, he says, such a measure
will add only a few hundred thousands
to the forces she has raised already and
will have little effect on the war.
The Teutonic lines in Russia are so
strong that the Russians cannot break
through them. He does not consider it to
be conceived that the Italians can cut the
Austrian line.
REGARDING the position Of America on
the munition question in case of a break
between Germany and the United States
he said he was convinced that nothing
would hinder America from continuing am
, imlnition making for the entente allies.
"Ame,ica desires to do business h,
said. and her desire is comprehensive
Her chief aim is good business. Presiden
, Wilson has heretofore issued no prohbi
ton against the expectation of ammuni
ton and he will not do so in the future
The Americans declare that they are no
violating neutrality by munition export
e because they would also have gladly fun
nshed munitions to us. This IS, however
as it chances, unnecessary.
The American government factories d.
not furnish any ammunition to the en-
: tente, but that is immaterial, for the pr
/ vate factories simply furnish the more. /
is, therefore, not 10 be expected, whateve
the course of the war. that America vii
Il stop furnishing ammunition to the allies
II These American shipments, he said, ha
Il equalized the advantage which German
II had over the allies in the early part of tn
Il war in the making of ammunition. bu
IL Germany. he contended, can make all tn
III ammunition she requires.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17
c. w. H. HOYT MISSING.
st. Johnsbury Civil Engineer Last
Seen Five Miles from Home.

ST. JOHNSBURY. May IA diHgent
search since last Saturday has failed to
develop any cIew to the whereabouts Of
Charles w H Hoyt, civil engineer, who
disappeared from his home here at that
time.
Mr. Hoyt is employed by the Boston &
Maine railroad. He left home Saturday
afternoon, and on his failure to return his
wife, to whom he has been married only
a few months, became alarmed. His moth
eT, who made her home with them, mott
fed the police that she was afraid some
harm might have befalIen her son and a
search was at once instituted.
Trainmen claimed to have seen Hoyt
Saturday night between Passumpsic and
East Barnard, about five miles south OF
this place. According to them, he was
walking along the track carrying an over
coat. This fact was not thought strange
as his business often called for trips Of this
sort.
/ Hoyt is 80. No cause can be learned for
his disappearance,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17
NORTHFIELD. MASS.
Seminary Senior Glass Day.

Tuesday was celebrated as class day
at Mortified seminary. The 45 seniors,
chaperoned by their class teacher, Miss
Cummings, left early in the morning
in stages for Moore's pond, Warwick,
where the day was spent. Here they
had the use of boats, of cottage With
piazza, large living room and fireplace.
A bountiful feast had been packed by
the members of the junior class, as is
the custom, sufficient for dinner and
supper Miss Cora Quimby, president,
presided at the class day exercises,
which were as follows: Glass Grafton,
Miss Ruth Josslyn; class prophecy
Misses Anna Mckenzie, Janet Orr, Hell
en- Hankermeyer and Anna Torrey
class history. Miss Beatrice Sibley and
Miss Lettie BOhanon; class poem, Miss
Mary Boomer. The fun continued by
the casting of votes to ascertain
''who s who,' that is, the class beau
tv, class scholar, class wit, etc Al
this time also the girls who are en-
gagged announced the fact The return
to Mortified was made after supper by
moonlight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17

company commanders and the machine
owners or drivers. Among those who
are qualified to pass on the value of
such mobilization and who have been
in hearty sympathy with it are Lieut..
]. C. Waterman, L. S. infantry, the
nspectOr-instructor of Vermont Ma
tional Guard, and Lieut.. Ralph M.
Parker, L. S. cavalry, professor of mil
itarv science and tactics and com
mandant, Norwich university.
The exhibition of mounted and dis
mounted drill to be given by the first
squadron of cavalry, Y. n. G., that
day for the visiting troops, will no
doubt be greatly appreciated by the
visitors. In addition to the usual close
| order drills, there will be rough riding
stunts, steeple chasing, sword and bay
onet contests, parades, guard mounting
| etc The last event will be a tent
| pitching contest in which q number
of the new army pvramidal tents will
| be erected These will be occupied al
night by the cadets of the university
while their rooms win be given over
to such members of the business men :
organizations who have loaned THEN
machines as may care to remain Ove1
night. Some Of the infantry OrganiZa
tons are planning to remain over I'm
til the following day. They will sleel
in their shelter tents, which viii b,
erected on the university upper parade
| Governor Gates has signifed his in
tention of being present. He will b.
met at the railroad station by a spe
cial escort.
Hot coffee will be provided for til
visiting troops by the first squadron
and Will be served on arrival of tn
troops at / p. III.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17
CAMBRTDGEPoRT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Z. d. Weaver were
with relatives here on sunday
Mr.. Barnhart of Bellows Falls is
very i'll at the home OF his sister, Mrs.
Z. i. TORY.
1t is expected that Mrs. Edith
Ralch Wright viii speak here next
sunday afternoon.
+. II. Blodgett Of Chariestown y.
H., and son, Stanley, were in, town
the first of the week.
Mrs. Wellman was taken i'll last
week and has gone to the home OF
her son IN Chester.
There was a fire in the woods south
of the village last Thursday. A force
of about so men were called out but
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17

F. W, Dome has a new Overland
runab0ut.
Principal c. R. Billie spent Sunday
in Amherst,
Mrs. d. f. Lyman spent the first of
the week in Springfield.
Mrs. Joseph Field and Mrs Thomas
Parker are visiting in New York city.
The East Northfeld reservoir is UNI
dergoing its spring cleaning this week.
w H. Caldwell of Springfield visit
ed Saturday and Sunday with relatives
here.
Miss Beth Britton and Everett Hol-
ton of Springfield visited in town
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs J. L. West of James
town, \. Y, have been guests of Mr..
and Mrs. W. w. Coe.
| Next Sunday evening in the Congre-
gational church a musical program will
be presented by the choir.
Miss Amy Hamilton spent the week
end III Hinsdale, n. H, with her sis
ter, Mrs. Burton Spencer.
Prof Charles R. Erdman, D. D., Of
| Princeton Theological seminary was
the preacher at Mt. Hermon Sunday
and at the seminary in the evening.
DIR. and Mrs. H. L. Findley and fam
lily have arrived at their summer cot
tage on Rustic Ridge. DR.. Findley vii
leave soon to resume his work il
Egypt.
At Dickinson library a loan of 10l
pictures, prepared by the Women 5 Ed
vocational association, is on exhibition
until June l. They are beautifully col
Ored plates with a printed account OF
each picture.
Twin sons were born to Mr.. ant
Mrs. James Paulson Krogh in Yves
Hartford, Conn, Friday, May II. Mrs
Krogh formerly was Miss Jean Green
ough, principal of the Northfeld higl
school.
Miss Dorothy Ayers and Miss Pris
ella Sweetzer attended the Christian
Endeavor convention in Greenfield
. Saturday. Mrs. A. G. Moody was ON
of the speakers to interest the dele
gates in foreign missions. Alfred Nasl
of Mortified also spoke on the eonven
ton to be held in Lynn in 1917.
Mothers Sunday was observed i
the Congregational church. Rev. Nj
Pattison spoke on God s Gift of Moth
erhOod. In the Sunday school of tn
Junior department a program wa
given to the many visiting mothers
Chandler Holton, Elizabeth Howar,
and Gordon Sweet recited and song
were rendered by Miss Atwood s an
Mrs. Robert s Sunday school classes.
white carnation was presented by Mrs
Roberts to each mother present i
memory of her mother, Mrs. James. |
the evening Fred H. Lawton, an officia
of the Anti-Saloon League of Massa
chusetts, spoke on Danish the Saloon
He gave foreeful address and man.
facts concerning the liquor business i
this state and of the amount sent t
foreign countries from this state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17

winter with her daughter in Mont
pelier.
Mrs. II. r. Sweet and the younger
children, Lloyd. Wendell and Mary,
have come TO their farm IN town for
the SIMMER.
Mrs. Marena Ball Of acknowledgement
who is visiting Mr.. aud Mrs. Isugeae
Kingsley, has not been well and a
physician was called in to see her
Mrs. BAH is more comfortable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17

Albert Reed was in Chester Sunday.
Joseph Perry and family are NOV.
ing into the S. ~ Bemis 5 tenement.
w. A. Wyman visited his daughter,
Miss Ina Wymaa, in Brattleboro last
week.
Mrs. s. n. Bemis visited her dnugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry Smith, in Westminster
Sunday.
Miss Arnine Mitchell IS seriously
i'll. Mrs. Taft Of Saxtons River is car
ing for her.
Mrs. Nellie Reed Parker of Cam
bridgeport is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Reed
e. e. Mitchell went to Windsor
Tuesday to attend the United States
district court as juror.
Mrs. L. W. Robbins is expected
homie early in June. She spent the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17

to become q mOJneF-
The doctor said |
never would have a
child unless | was
on for
female troubles and
l had given up all
hopes when a friend
told me of Lydia E.
Pinkham's V ge-
table Compound. !
took it regularly for
cpV, aTYv,n- ord I ap1
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17

the case of the Pond road, so called,
were in town Monday to hold hear
ing for that purpose. In tae case in
question the parties wished to con
struct road from the residence of
Oscar Dean to connect with the main
highway from Brattleboro to Bellows
Falls. c. S. Chase of Brattleboro and
w A. Graham of Bellows Falls were
present, also many townspeople.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17
ATHENS.
Hearing on Pond Road.

Loren Pierce Of Windsor, Edgar
Butler of Jamaica and P. III. Rutter
of Townshend, commissioners appoint
ed to meet the interested parties. hear
evidence and examine the premises IN
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17
Special Town Meeting Called.

A special town meeting has been
called for Saturday Of this week at $50
0 clock. The adjourned town meeting
to consider the lighting question will
be held the same day at , o clock. At
the special meeting the question OF
purchasing the rights and property of
the Mortified Water company viii be
brought before the voters. Also at this
meeting action will be taken on pc
tition which is to be presented. rela-
tive to the establishment and mainten-
ance of a sufficient fire department
within the limits Of the fire district
recently laid out.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17
TIVE RENT CT ABILITY

is what you pay for good professional
service. Knowing How is insurable
property. Lawyers, Preachers, Actors,
Artists. Artisans, all should insure. Ma
tional Life lus. Co, of Vt Mutual
ALBERT G. LAIRD, Special Agent,
Abbott Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17
HINSDALE. N. H.

A baseball team picked from the local
talent went to Marlboro to play the team
of that town last Saturday and met de
feat by the score of 8 to 3.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17

In times of peace London contains
Is embassies and legations representa-
tive of foreign countries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17
DESPAIRlNG WOMAN
Now HAPPY Mother
Mrs. Stephens Did Not Need
The Surgical Operation.

Patoka, HI had been married
five years and my greatest desire was
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-17
XXTuV not give your lad
w Al i the same training?

When / was a growing lad, and came
upon many words in my reading that
did not understand, my mother, in
stead OF giving me the definition when
l applied TO her. uniformly sent me to
the dictionary to learn it. and in this
way l gradually learned many things
besides the meaning of the individual
word in question among other things,
how to use dictionary. and the great
pleasure and advantage there might
be in the use of the dictionary.
Afterwards, when I went to the village
school, my chief diversion, after les
sons were learned and before they
were recited, was in turning over the
pages of the Unabridged of those
days. Now the most modern Una
bridged -theNEW INTERNATIONAL
gives me pleasure of the same sort.
So far as my knowledge extends, it is
at present the best of the one-volume
dictionaries, and quite sufficient for
all ordinary uses. Even those who
possess the splendid dictionaries in
several volumes will yet find it a great
convenience to have this, which is so
compact, so full. and so Trustworthy
as to leave, in most cases, little to be
desired. - Albert S. Cook, Ph.D.. LID,
Professor Of the English Language and
Literature, Yale Univ. April IS, 1911.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-03-30
Order to Show Cause on Application OF
Guardian for Order Of Sale Of
Real Estate,

In the County Court of the State of Oregon
for Hood River County.
In the Matter of the Guardianship of Roba
J. Klaus, Florence X. Klaus, Leila + Klaus
and Robina Klaus, Minors.
The above entitled matter came this day
regularly on for hearing before the undersign-
ed Judge OF the above entitled court upon the
petition OF Cora Belle Klaus as Guardian of the
person and estate of the above named minors
praying for an order for the sale of certain
real estate belonging to said minors Messrs
l.. A. d A. p. Reed appearing as attorneys for
said guardian; and IL appearing to the court
that the said petition is we'll taken and that
1t Is necessary that such real estate should be
sold:
1T IS HEREBY ORDERED that the next
OF kin of the said minors and all persons in
terested in the said estate appear before this
court on Friday, the l4th day of April, A. ID.
1916, at 10 o'clock A. M, at the court room of
this court In the Court House In the city of
Hood River. Hood River County, State of Or
egon, and then and there to show cause ifeny
they have, why an order should not be grant
ed for the sale OF the real property described
in the said petition, and which is situated in
the county of II ood River and State OF Oregon
and described as follows, towit:
An undivided one-fourth interest in and to
Lot Ele ven (ll) In Block Three (3) of Strana.
hans First Addition TO the city OF Hood River
oregon, according to the map or plat thereof
clerk Of and for said Hood River County;
AND 1T IS FURTHER ORDERED that
a copy OF this order shall be published for
three successive weeks prior TO the day OF said
hearing in the Hood River Glacier, a weekly
newspaper ofgeneral circulation, published IN
saideounty OF Hood River Oregon, and cir.
culating therein.
Dated March 18th, 1916.
EE. STANTON,
ml6-a6 County Judge
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-03-30
Sheritf'S Sale

Notice is hereby given, that by authority of
an execution and order of sale, issued out of
the Circuif Court OF the Slate of oregon for
Hood River County. dated the 18th day of
March, 1916, upon judgment and decree for
the foreclosure of a certain mortgage wherein
II. Glenn was plaintiff. and Josephine L. Glib
son and r. K. Gibson husband and wife, and
Dan Murphy, Edna Metzger, Isabella Metz
ger, Rose Metzger, guardian for Bonita Metz
ger, Conrad Metzger, and Delbert Metzger,
minors, Harley Dunn and the Connoway
Mercantile Company, a corporation, were de-
fendants, IN favor of plaintiff and against the
said defendant, Harley Dunn said Judgment
being for the sum of s253O 90, together with in.
trest thereon at the rate of ten per cent from
October %, 191l for taxes and irrigation as
sessments mentioned in decree of foreclosure
for SlV0.W attorneys ices, and for $3.50 COSTS
and disbursements, and accruing costs of and
will. on Monday, the 18th day of April,
1916, at the hour of two O'Clock r. Nj. at the
front door of the County Court House in Hood
River, Hood River County, oregon, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder for cash
in hand all the right, title and interest which
said defendants Josephine and X. f. Gibson
had on the 23rd day OF october, 1911, or which
said defendants or either OF them have since
acquired in and to the following described
real property situated in Hood River County
Oregon, towit:
Commencing at point on the North line of
Lot Five (5) in Section Three (3), Township
oneCD North of Range TenQO) East of the VIII
lamette Meridian at point 5.37 chains west
OF the Northeast corner OF said Lot Five (5);
thence running east 5.37 chains to the North
east corner of Lot Five in said section, town
ship and range; thence South Nine 80 degrees
West along the East line OF said Lot Five (5),
Twelve chains to point;thence West thirteen
chains TO point; thence in northeasterly
direction In the most direct and straight line
to the place of beginning, containing ten acres.
Said real property will be sold subject to con.
firmation and redemption as by law re.
quired.
Done and dated at Hood River, Hood River
County, Oregon, this 18th day of March, 1916.
ml6-al3 THOS. II. JOHNSON, sheriff.
Paul W. Childers, Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-03-30
Talk is Cheap
WESTERN OIL BEST
FOR SPEED MOTORS

Developments in the modern auto
mobile engine have resulted in a very
high speed motor" said G. W. PETER,
local representative of the Standard
Oil Company, when asked to explain
the attitude recently taken by motor
experts in favor of western oil.
"Many of the most recent models op.
crate at over 5000 r. P. NJ" said Mr..
PETER. What is needed now is an oil
that will burn up completely without
decomposing. and pass off on exhaust
thus leaving no carbon to interfere
with the smooth operation of high
speed motors.
"This explains why gas engine ex-
perts have recently begun to recon-
mend motor oil made from asphalt base
crude. Asphalt base crude belongs to
the naphthene series of petroleums.
which have the unique property of dis
:illing without decomposition, and so
leave behind no carbon deposit.
ss"It is interesting to see how this
works out in practise. Take the Hud-
son. This car has high speed motor.
over 5000 R. P. M. All but three of
the 1877 Hudson owners in one of the
larger coast cities are using oif made
from asphalt base crude and are get
ting better results than with any other
oil. That is only one instance of con.
ditions prevailing all over the coast.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-03-30
MONTANA MAN TALKS
ON RURAL CREDITS

A. ID. Stillman, of Helena, Mont,
father of the rural credit laws Of Mon
tana who stated that he is preparing
to make tour of the state of Oregon
in an effort to assist the farming class.
es to organize, delivered a lecture to
orchardists Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Stillman declared that his work in the
interest of farm loans in his state had
been primarily actuated by failure sew
eral years ago to secure financial aid in
developing a tract of land owned by
him.
When the first meetings of Montana
rural interests were called together,
he told local men, to consider the
drafting Of rural credits bill. each
man was suspicious of his neighbor
and bis neighbor's organization. Mon
tana. according to Mr.. Stillman. had
farmers belonging to the Farmers Un-
ion. the grange, the American Society
of Equity and the Society of Equity.
Because of past happenings. these diff
ferent organizations. he said, were at
loggerheads.
''It was rumored," he said, THAT |
was representative of the Amalga.
mated Copper Co.. and every one could
smell copper on my clothes. But when
we gathered we learned that all the
other men were pretty much as our
selves, suspicious dropped away. and
we set machinery in motion that Sc
cured our bill"
Mr.. Stillman declared that after
numerous obstacles the Montana farm
loan law was now successfully work
ing.
ALREADY the city of Portland has
furnished US with 500, 900 of capital. I"
he said, ito cost our ranchers on loans
a net 5 per cent. And this week when
| was in that city secured from finan-
cial institutions there another $50, 600.
Mr.. Stillman stated that the Mon
tana law was passed for the purpose of
aiding farmers with long time loans,
but that at harvest time it often be-
came necessary to secure short time
loans.
Last year." he said. I'VE were not
able to borrow money. however good
our personal word or security. The
banks had plenty of money, but some
body back yonder' had told them to
hold on to it, something was iabe to
happen. We couldn't get money to
harvest our crops.
I'VE have learned that farmers can
organize their own national banks, and
at the present time II of these institu-
tions are in course of organization in
Montana. Some of them will fail, no
doubt, but look to see in the end 20
successful banks where one fails"
MIR. Stillman's synopsis of the Mon
tana rural credit law showed that loan
could be secured only on land actually
producing an income. Local men con-
slider that such law would be of little
value for Oregon.
MIR. Stillman is making arrange
ments to appear before local oranges
in Nav.