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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
FIGHT WITH BURGLARS.
Men Who Broke into Easthampton
Store Dropped s1,2oO cf Booty.

EASTHAMPTON, Oct. 4. - Officer
James Campbell engaged in running
gunfght yesterday morning at lis
with four men who, according to later
discoveries, undoubtedly had just com
pletcd job Of burglary in NJ. +.
Taintor' S icwelry store on Union
street. Although the shots of the off
Ger failed to stop the thieves, his en-
counter with them led to the recovery
of about $1,000 worth of iewelrv,
which had been removed from the
store in a bag and carried to the rail
road tracks in the vicinity of Union
street. One of the shots fired by the
fleeing men entered the open bedroom
window Of Miss Nora NJ. Connery,
near the corner of Union street and
Chapman avenue, and entered the wall
only a few inches above her head.
The first intimation of trouble was
when the officer accosted stranger
ON the street. Instead of replying the
man ran, and on reaching the building
where the jewelry store is located was
Joined by the other three.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
Will Be Mustered Out That
Morning at Fort
Ethan Allen
SPECIAL TRAIN TO
BRING THEM HOME
Will Have at Least One Months Full
Pay Besides State Pay Voted and
Still Due = State May Not Be Repre-
sented at Rifle Shoot.
sented at Rifle Shoot.
Especial to The Reformer.) J
FORT ETHAN ALLEN. Get

Ohl ETHAN ALLEN, Get, 4.
Company l of Brattleboro, of the 1st
Vermont regiment, will be mustered out
of the federal service Saturday morning
and will return to Brattleboro Saturday
afternoon or evening in a special train.
The muster out rolls and pay roll have
been prepared for Oct. Z.
a banquet to Company was given
at Winooski last evening by business
men and was largely attended The
Company | men are all well and anxious
to get home.
The mastering out will begin Friday
morning and will be done in the follow
ing order:
Companies D Of st. Albans, f of
Mortified and Fl of Montpelier will be
mustered out Friday morning; company
A of Rutland, and NJ of Burlington
and G of Winooski, will be mustered
out Friday afternoon; B of St. Johns
bury, E of Bellows Falls, 1 of Brattle
boro, K of Springfield, L of Newport
and the machine gun troop, headquar-
ters and supply companies, will be mus
tered out Saturday morning.
Col. Ira l.. Reeves, commanding Of
ficer of the regiment, and his staff, prob
ably will leave Fort Ethan Allen on
Saturday afternoon.
The men will be paid in full here. All
of the men have at least one month s
full pay, besides state pay which was
voted to them, still due.
Col. Reeves says the Vermont regi-
ment will not be represented by rife
team this year at the rifle matches,
which will be shot this month at Jack
sonville, Fla, because of the failure of
the government to make any appropria-
tion for this purpose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
BRIDGE FALLS WITH
LOAD OF LUMBER
Horses Legs bangle Over Stream :
Three Drivers Managed to Extri-
cate Them-Nobody Hurt.

One of three teams owned by T. a.
Larrow, which were drawing lumber
yesterday afternoon past the John
Taft place in West Dummerston, broke
through the short bridge over a stream
near the Taft place Driver Edward
jackson went down with the load to
the bed of the brook about eight feet
below, but escaped with nothing more
serious than numerous bruises and a
few scratches. The load drew the
horses back until their hind legs
dangled over the brook, but by con-
certed effort the three drivers dragged
them out with nothing more serious
than slight cuts and bruises. The head
team passed over the bridge safely,
the accident happening when the sec
ond team was crossing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
ESCAPE FRANCHISE TAX.
Low Value Of Stock Gives B. e. M. and
New Haven Systems Immunity.

BOSTON, Oct. I.-Neither the New
York, New Haven s. Hartford railroad
nor the Boston q Maine railroad will
pay a state franehis, tax for the cur
rent year it was lcarled today. Be
cause of the abnormally low market
value of their stocks Taxation Com
missioner Trcfry said he had decided
to impose no tax Of this nature on the
companies. The New Haven paid $13.-
376 last year and -four years ago paid
$j7j,39s Will the Boston & Maine
franchise tax in its prosperous days of
six years ago was $l17,3js.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
JAMAICA.
George M Stocker Dies in Fitchburg

George NJ. Stoeker, for many years
wcll-known resident of Fitchburg,
Mass, died at the Home for Aged
Couples in Roxbury, Mass, Sept. %,
in the 10Th year of his age. The funel
al was held at the home Sunday Mr..
Stocker was born in Jamaica. He went
to Fitchburg in 1880 and for a few
years conducted men IS clothing
store. He afterwards became travel
ing salesman for q Boston house deal
ing in mems hats with a territory
covering all the New England states.
He retained his residence in Fitch
burg until 1904, when he moved to
Somerville, Mass. He had been in
failing health for some time and un-
able to engage in any occupation. He
leaves son, George F. Stoeker. A
daughter, Miss Lillian III. Stecker, who
was for a number of years teacher of
stenography at the Fitehburg high
school, died several years ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04

plifcation, by high official, of the un-
written work. The meeting concluded
with remarks by the visiting grand Off
GERS.
The lodges in the district are Wantasti-
quet, No. 5. of BrattIeboro; Winhall Riv-
er, No. s, of Bondville; West River, No.
"A, of South Londonderry; Wardsboro,
No. 20, of Wardsboro; and Newfane, No.
y, of Newfane.
The local committee of arrangements
consisted of Past Grands A. L. Maynard,
Q. ID. Stowell and H. c. Shaw
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
HIS MONEY TAKEN.
American Citizen Deprived of $4,000
at Kirkwall.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Hans Lager
slof, an American citizen of Swedish
who arrived yesterday on
the Swedish American line steamship,
Stockholm, from Gothenberg and Kirk
wall, reported that on the outward
passage of the steamship he had been
held at Kirkwall by the British port
authorities and $4,000 in gold which
he carried was seized.
Lagcrslof said that the gold was
taken from him on the suspicion that
he was bringing it to Germany. Al
though finally permitted to return to
this country, Lagerslof declared that
his money had not been restored to
him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
BETHMANN-HOLLWEG
Circular, Making Many Charges, De-
mands Retirement of the Ger
man Chancellor.

BERLIN, Oct. The campaign against
chancellor Won Bcthmanu.Holweg is
daily assuming more tangible form
Onc Of the latest developments is a circu-
lar demanding the retirement of the chan
ccIlor' which has been sent by group of
ms opponents to such members OF the
reichstag as are considered open 10 their
argument. The Indictment covers almost
everything in the chanccllor's conduct of
affairs before and during the war. At
tacks are made in particular on his at
tempt to reach an agreement with Eng.
land
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
AN INCREASE TODAY.
Twenty Three New Gases of Infantile
Paralysis and Eight Deaths,

NEW YORK, Oct. Although the
epidemic of infantile paralysis is Of
ficially at an end as far as the federal
medical authorities are concerned, fed
eral inspection of interstate travel hav-
ing been discontinued, big increase
was reported today il the number of
new cases. For the "a hours ending
at 10 a. m. there We're %, as compared
with II yesterday. The deaths were
seven against eight yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
SUBMARINES SINK
MANY ENEMY SHIPS
Total Tonnage of 14,60O Destroyed by
the Germans Between September
20 and 20.

BERLIN, Oct. 4, by wireless to Say
ville.-Thirty-five vessels of countries at
war with Germany with a total tonnage
of 1900 were sunk by German submarines
in the North sea or the English channel
between Sep;. 20 and Sept %, the Over
seas News agency announces. This is in
addition TO IL British fishing steamers and
four Belgian lighters, whose sinking already
has been reported. Twenty-seven of the
- were fishing steamers. Thirty-onc pris-
oncrs were brought in by the submarines.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
In Odd Fellows Temple

Wednesday evening, Oct. 1, at 7.3O-
Rehearsal Of the Golden Rule degree.
Thursday evening, Oct. 5 at 7.30-
Regular meeting Of the Oasis Encamp-
mcnt. Golden Rule degree to be con
ferrcd ON a class of candidates
Monday. Get 0, the Helen May Abbott
company will give an entertainment in
banquet hall under the auspices of the I.
O. -. + Public invited. Admission, 2jc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
Little Known About Army
Which Has Crossed Dan
ube into Bulgaria
ENEMY DESTROYS
BRIDGES BEHIND THEM
Bulgarians Engaged in An Attempt TO
Frustrato Another Invasion Move
mcnt - Pressure Lcssoning oil Mace
donia Front.

Mystery still surrounds the numbers
and movements OF the Rumanian forces
which have crossed the Danube into Bul-
Raria near Rahovo in an evident effort To
outilank the Bulgarian left wing and com
pei the retreat of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen from the line south of the
Constanya Tchernayoda railway Berlin's
assertion that the pontoon bridge on which
the Rumanians crossed was DESTROYED is
supplemented by the Sofia statement
that the bridge was put out Of commission
at the Dobrudia side by Austrian mon
itOIa.
What disposition the Rumanians are
making to keep up the communication
with this force is not known Bucharest
has not alluded to the movement.
On their part the Bugarians apparently
are either engaged in frustrating another
kumanian movement to cross the Danube
or attempting an operation ON their own
account
Reports from Sofia indicate at least a
momentary lcsscning of the entente pres
sure on the Macedonian front.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
GAIN IN
LEMBERG CAMPAIGN
Force Their Way Across Zlota Lipa
River and Drive Enemy from tho
Heights.

LONDON, Oct. AFTER three days of
incessant and furious fighting the Russians
are reported to have won considerable
advantage in their new drive on Lemberg
Reuters Pctrograd correspondent says
the Russians, under cover of artillery fire,
forced their way across the Ilota Iipa
river south of Brazezany, driving the
Austro-German forces from the heights
The Russian artillery then advanced and
began a bombardmcnt of the camp and
suburbs of the town
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
TAKE FORTIFIED LINE.
French Report Another Important Gain
on the Somme Front.

PAklS, Oct. "A strongly fortified
me OF German defenccs between Nor
val and st. Pierre Vast wood on the
Somme front has been captured by the
French, the war office announces to-
day. Two hundred prisoners were
taken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04

A-u-t-o-c-r-a-c-y,' spelled Tommy,
reading alour. After a pause he pro-
nouneed it Autocrazy." And he won
dered why his father laughed Chicago
Herald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
THE WEATHER.
Generally Fair Tonight and Thursday
Moderate Shifting Winds.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-The wealth
er forecast: Generally fair tonight and
Thursday. Gentle to moderate shifting
winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04
Centre Congregational Church

Thursday, Oct. 5, at 30 p. m-Thc
women OF the parish are asked To meet in
the chapel 20 sew for the home missionary
box. 4 large attendance is requested.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-04

Prince of Pisen tickets go ON sale to
morrow morning at Box Offiee.-Adv.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been re-
ported to the health department in the
last twentyfour hours:
August Burgdorf. IS years, 2o09
Georgia avenue northwest
Frederick w Charlton, SO years. 3237
r street northwest.
Marva F. Ballinger, 81 years, Garfield
Hospital.
Imogene f. Sweeney. 90 years, s27
Hamilton street northwest.
Joseph De Witt Winter. 81 years, U.
S. Naval Hospital.
Ollie T. Moore. SO years. Emergency
Hospital.
Ada Stage, so years. 1876 F. street
northwest.
Mary I. Banks. "A years, 313 East
Capitol street.
Hanorah Fitzgerald. 46 years, 21 II
street northeast.
John S. Butler. So years, 1886 o street
northwest.
Virginia G. Robinson. % years, 33s U
street northwest.
James Vessels. SO years. tuberculosis
Carrie Wilson. 2s years. tuberculosis
Hospital.
Nicholas Terrell. 35 years. 1s0sh NJ
street northwest.
Wilbur Smith Brown, 3 years, Emer-
gency Hospital.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
NEW RECORD FOR DREW
Colored Runner Covers Ninety Yards
in Nine Seconds in
New York.

NEW YORK. April 2s.-Howard p.
Drew. the great negro runner of the
University of Southern California, es-
tabiIshed anew record last night at the
Smart Set A. c. games at the 18th
Regiment Armory. He defeated a small
but select field of sprinters in so-yard
dash in the unprecedented time of 8
seconds. This clipped one-f1fth OF a
second from the old mark. hung up by
Drew in this city last winter.
Drew went 10 the front after ten
yards had been run and retained the
lead TO the tape. where he was a yard
and half ahead Of Frank L. Stephen
son of the Trinity Club of Brooklyn
Roy +. Morse, the Bronx negro. who
holds the national championship title
for 220 yards. finished third, and Irving
p. Horne of the Boston Y. NJ. C. A. was
fourth.
John J. Elier. the veteran sprinter
and hurdler Of the Irish America n
Athletic Club, also established a new
mark. He won the 75-yard low hurdle
xscA in s a-5 seconds. The former mark
for this event was seconds. Howard
n Martin Of Harvard finished second
and A e. Engels. unattached. was
third.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
COMPANY { OF 1ST
REGIMENT, CADETS, WINS

The rife squad representing Com
pany +. ist Regiment. High School
Cadets Of the District, won the inter-
company field firing competition on the
rifle range at Winthrop. Md. yester-
day
The shoot was the elimination. after
a week of elimination trials. in which
nine of the eighteen high school COM
panies qualified. Each company was
REQUIRED 10 have squad of at least
eight boys, and two more companies
were defaulted because they did not
have the requisite number.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Births Reported.

The following births have been re
ported to the health department in thu
last twenty-four hours:
William A. and Lutti Tapp. girl.
William A. and Mae Pegran. boy.
Edwin P. and Hannah S. Parker, jr.
boy
Louis and Rosa ManneIe. boy.
John j. and Irene Mccarthy. girl.
John S. and Maude Meade. girl.
Jesse and Maurie Jones. girl.
William J. and Annie e. Garfield
girl.
Emmett and Carrie Beech. girl.
John H. and Mary NJ. Barger, girl.
Aaron and Rose II. Applebaum, boy.
Millard l.. and Elizabeth Pearson
girl.
John and Josephine Hardy. girl.
Thomas b. and Anna +. Griffin. boy.
John and Maud Green. boy.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Most Eminent Medical Authorities Endorse It
New Remedy for Kidney Bladder and

DR.. Eberle and DIR. Braithwaite as
well as DIR. Simon-all distinguished
authors-agree that whatever may be
the disease. the urin seldom fails in
furnishing us with clue to the prin-
, cfples upon which IL is to be treated,
and accurate knowledge concerning the
nature of disease can thus be obtained.
II backache. scalding urine or fire.
quent urination bother or distress you.
or If uric acid in the blood has caused
rheumatism, gout or sciatica or you
suspect kidney or bladder trouble just
write DR.. Pierce at the Surgical In
stitute, Buffalo, N. Y; send a sample
} of urine and describe symptoms. You
will receive free medical advice after
DR.. Pierce's chemist has examined the
(urine-this will be carefully done
without charge. and you will be under
no obligation. DIR. Pierce during many
years of experimentation has discov-
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Washington Boys Excel.

The elimination trials and the shoot
Yesterday were under the supervision
of LIEUT.. u. Steever. L. :. A., who
is on duty at the War Department TO
develop ride shooting at schools
throuehout the country. He said last
night that the Washington boys eN-
ceIled in rifle shooting all others with
whom he has come in contact so far.
For the first time the rifemen fired
over the sharpshooter course at Win
Evening star., 1916-04-30

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seven times more powerful than
Iithia in removing uric acid from the
system. If you are suffering from
backache or the pains of rheuma-
tism, go to your best store and ask
for a 5O-cent package of "Anuric,"
put up by DIR. Pierce. If he does not
keep it. you can obtain a large trial
package by sending 10 cents to DIR.
Pierce. or SO cents in stamps for full
treatment. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription for weak women and DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for
the blood have been favorably known
for the past forty years and more
They are standard remedies today
as, we'll as DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
let's for the liver and bowels. You
can have a large trial package Of any
one Of these remedies in tablet form
by writing DR.. Pierce and enclosing
1Oc.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
List of the Speakers.

Those who spoke included DIR. T. H.
TaliafeIro of the Maryland Agricultur-
al College. r. WinGfield Bullock, who
gave a toast Of welcome to the new
chapter at St. Johns College: Cadet H
l.. y. Stanford. who responded to Mr..
Bullock's greeting; Lieut.. Charles L.
Best. L. S. "; Lieut. Samuel l.. Hen
derson. l.. S n. Edward Albees, Mai
J. J. Myers, L. S. A, and Samuel w.
Williams.
letter Of regret from Joseph w.
Folk, former Governor of Missouri, was
read as well as from several congress-
men, members of Kappa Alpha, who
could not be present. Music was under
the direction of Arthur H. Deibert
Thomas II. Chapman of the George
Washington University Chapter gave
humorous reeitations.
Officers of the alumni chapter. under
whose auspices the dinner was given
are: Harry X. Van Alstyne, president;
Edward Albees. vice president; Leroy
s. Boyd, secretary, and H. L. Offutt
treasurer. The banquet committee was
composed of James Lee Bost. chairman;
William A. Gordon, jr.: Leroy s. Boyd
Samuel J. Nichols and H. L. Offutt Mr.
Bost acted as toastmaster.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
SALVATION ARMY GIRL WEDs.
Cadet Minnie Mosher Becomes Bride
of Edward C. Oxley.

The Salvation Army celebrated the
wedding of one of its members last
evening in the parlors at $50 Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Cadet Minnie Mosher,
who has been in the Salvation Army
since she was twelve years old became
the bride of Edward G. Oxley. Rev. c.
H. Mitchell performed the ceremony.
The bride did not wear the regula-
Evening star., 1916-04-30
BIG CROWD EXPECTED TODAY.
Exhibit of Bergman Cartoons at
Corcoran Gallery Nearing Close.

Today is the final Sunday of the ex-
hibition of cartoons by Clifford K.
Bergman at the Corcoran Gallery of
Art. and preparations are being made
by the officers of that institution for
the largest crowd since the exhibition
was first opened.
Qualification has been expressed over
the success of this new effort on their
part to give the residents OF Washing
ton chance to become familiar with
the various branches Of American art.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

Companies II tWesternl and & tMr-
kinley). defaulted by reason of having
fewer than a squad of eight tircrs Ia
compete
r., the winning company. were aS fol
lows: Capt. r. X. White. commanding,
First Lieut.. l.. n. Syme. Second tom.
J. F. Raymond. Sergts. l.. W. cali y *
pay. ;, Reichgut and l.. e. han'rll
Corps. |. a. Pekofsky and W. 4 Saw
age and PriVates T. W William. f.
Armstrong, f. II. King. $ A. Syme. :.
Houston, O. H Smith and $ Nj vernon
Evening star., 1916-04-30
KAPPA ALPHA CHAPTER
IS HOST At BANQUET
Function at Ebbitt House Attended
by Over Cne Hundred Mem
bers of Fraternity.

The ideals of the Kappa Alpha Fra
ternity. as expressed in the open motto
of the order "Dieu ct les danes or
For God and the ladies'-formed the
theme of addresses at the annual ban
quet of the Washington alumni chap
ter of the fraternity. held at the New
Ebbtt House last night. More than
100 kappas were present. including
alumni from this and nearby cities. and
members OF chapters located at the
George Washington University. Johns
hopkins University. Maryland Agricul
tural College and st. Johns College
Annapolis.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
SUIT FOR DIVORCE FILED,
Respondent Said to Be Niece of For.
mer Secretary Garrison.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, April 20.
Suit for divorce was filed here today
by John Curr, jr., against Geraldine
Garrison Curr. Mrs. Curr is said to be
a niece of former Secretary Of War
Lindley NJ. Garrison and daughter of
Judge Charles Grant Garrison of the
New Jersey supreme court.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
throp and were enthusiastic In their

throp and were enthusiastic In their
approval of IL. They fired from trenches
While the schoolboy shoot is over. IL
was explained last night that any or
the boys who desire TO may visit IT,"
range as individuals and receive rui
ther training. During the last we.i.
the boys were carried down the rive
10 the range nee OF charge. Eclt-
after. however, they viii he required
TO pay as individuals the - cent fare
The targets AT which the boys nc
were silhouette targets. and scInc ~
them disappeared and reapnca red "a:
UNEXPECTED times
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Canadian Flour Mill Burned.

MEDICINE. HAT. Alberta, April 2s.-
mysterious fire here today destroyed
the plant of the Lake of the Woods
Milling Company. Ltd. The mill, one
of three owned by the company. had
a capacity of ] 900 barrels of -four daily.
The loss is placed at 100000
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Boise. Idaho, Feels Earth Shock

BOISE, Idaho. April ga distinct
earthquake shock was felt here at SIS
O'Clock tonight. The wave proceeded
from east to west. No damage has
been reported.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Revisited Gold Diggings.

On the recent trip to California. dur
ing which he went through the canal,
he revisited his old gold diggings of
1soo-52 He thinks the climate there
wonderful and spent the entire winter.
but is inclined to settle and remain
here. owing to the wonderful opportu-
mites offered by the National Capital.
Mr.. Lockwood is in perfect health and
busies himself constantly with travel,
Sightseeing and philosophical re-
search. His physique is typical of the
"Forty-niner" Some few years ago he
found difficulty in holding pen for
writing. but this he Offset by promptly
learning the typewriter. He is sched-
uled TO lecture before the Unitarian
Club OF this city the evening of May
10 on Emerson and his Philosophy of
Life"
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Results of Competition.
Number


The results of the company compeii-
tion were as follows: