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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-15
PERSONAL.

F. W. Kuech returned last night from
Il business trip to Boston.
Miss Mary Macdonald is i'll in her
home on Cedar street with pleurisy
Harry Smith began work this week
for the Estey Organ company, making
cases.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Thompson went
to New York today to remain two
weeks.
Jacob Estey of Amherst college is at
his home on School street to spend the
weekend.
Mrs. Alice Risby will 60 to New
York Monday to visit Mrs Bunce two
weeks or more
Miss Lena Young, who is employed
in the Holstein-Friesian Register of
fee, is i'll with grip
Miss Evelyn Durham and Miss Mar
garet Root will go to Boston tomorrow
to spend a few days.
Miss Elizabeth Doyle of the firm Of
Doyle & Doyle is i'll in her home on
Clark street with grip.
c. f. Graffam returned last nigh
from Boston, where he went to attend
the Rexall convention.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoslev of Ath-
oil, Mass, are weekend guests in the
home of Z. w Phillips on Cherry
street.
Miss Elizabeth Robinson of the Hol
stein Friesian office will 90 today t.
her home in Chesterfield to remain owe,
Sunday.
Mrs. c. R. Tyrell of South Spencer
I AL L
ing a few weeks in the Holstein Erie
sian Office.
| Charles Harris, who is employed il
Greenfield, viii come today to spene
! Sunday in town with his mother, Mrs
Lizzie Harris.
H. c. Rice, Z. D. f. Stowe and f. B
Barrows went to Boston yesterday t
attend the annual show of the Bosto,
Poultry association.
George Messer will finish work to
night in f. E. Perry s clothing store
He will go tomorrow to Boston, wher
he expects to locate
Floyd S. Crafts of Wilmington wa
in town yesterday afternoon. TIL
sleighing between Brattleboro aud Wi
mington he said was excellent.
E. ]. Guthrie of New London, Conn
superintendent of the southern diyisio
Of the Central Vermont railroad. wa
here last night and this morning.
Mrs. F. G. Pettee and Miss Harrie
Angel went to- Rutland this Afternoon
Mrs. Pettee will spend two weeks thel
with relatives Miss Angel will retur
Monday.
!, Mrs. G. j. Eddy of Shushan, \. J
who visited Mrs. A. Y. d. Piper tv
: weeks, went this morning to Jamai'
to stay several weeks. During pa
Of the time that Mrs. Eddy was
:, Mrs Piper s the latter visited in Bra
$ don.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-15

In one year horse or COW will
eat nine times its own weight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-15
GUILFORD CENTER.

Miss Virginia Hill has been i'll
week with grip.
Mrs Mellen has been caring for
Mrs. Merton Clark.
Miss Amy Ogden was a guest at +.
f. Thayer s a few days last week.
Miss Mile Holden is i'll with pleur-
isy. Mrs Holden remains comfortable.
Don Franklin has been i'll several
days He had a trained nurse few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. M A. Thomas, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Thomas and child
have been i'll with grip.
Miss Blanche Miner viii 60 this
week to visit her sister, Mrs. Albert
Hall of Leominster, Mass
Mrs. Arthur Beals and children have
returned home from Bellows Falls
where they went to spend Christmas
Nearly every member in the family
of d. G.. Baker has been i'll with grill
and colds. Alfred Macy, who is EN-
ployed there, is not as well this week
DR.. Greene attends him.
Windham County Pomona Grang'
will meet with Broad Brook Grange IL
Guilford Center Friday, Jan. p. Off
GERS will be installed and a literar.
program will be carried out.
4 Miss Amy Ogden returned to New
ton Highlands Wednesday, after
two weeks visit with her brother
Arthur Ogden, and family. Her littl
niece, Eleanor Ogden, returned wit
her to remain a few weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-15

4Q4 1876 430-I27O
Masonic D.
Sporting Notes.

Both the American and National
league seasons will begin April u.
The deal was closed last night bv
which Lee Magee is to become a mem
Der of the Yankees
If Brickley remains at Trinity he
will secure as much exercise if not
as much fame, desirable and otherwise,
by playing on the scrub eleven and civ
ing the college eleven good practice
James f. Gaffney of the Boston
Braves, who retired as president yes
terdav and from his connection with
that team, says that the new owners
should realize 10 per cent on their in
vestment so long as they keep their
team III the first division.
1t is planned by Princeton graduates
to raise funds for an athletic field to
be built to the memory of "Johnny
Poe, recently killed in France while
! fighting for the allies. lie was the
greatest of the Poe heroes of Prince
ton, several brothers Of whom won ath
letie fame there.
There have been many star college
athletes, but not one who can compare
now with Oliphant of the West Poin
teams, He is star, and a bright one
at baseball, football, basketball an,
track. He is the best all-round athlett
now in college. He has not an equa
for widespread ability.
Wood, Cady, Thomas and, Of course
Speaker, are the only Red Sox player
AMONG the regulars who are unsigned
Speak er is due for cut in his stipend
due to the Feds going out of bushes!
which eliminates the necessity for tn
fancy prices paid a few stars to kee
them in line in the old leagues.
( Trinity college has been forced t
adopt eligibility rules that somewhel
4 near line up with those of other go
! leges. The rules adopted provid
among other things, that no studei
shall represent the college in athleti
4 who has been a member of q elassife
\ baseball league under the national cor
mission This will bar George Brickle
the former professional baseball playe
4 whose presence on the football tea
l last fall caused several colleges
drop Trinity from their schedule.
J other new rule provides that if st
I dent has played on another cole
I team before going to Trinity he mu
1 he q student at the Hartford cole
= wear before he is eligible to play
- varsity team.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-15

Switzerland spends more on relief
of poor than does any other country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-15

The announcement that NJ. +. Me
Loughlin and r. G. Bundy may enter the
sporting goods business has created
Juror in national lawn tennis circles.
Ii is presumed that they expect to con-
tinue to play in national and sectional
tournaments as in the past. Under the
rather lax methods of the q. ;. y. l..
T. A. in vogue in past years 1t is
quite possible their amateur status
would not be affected since the
East has a number Of prominent play
ers who have combined tennis play and
tennis business without losing caste.
The fact that the National associa.
ton subscribed to the recent findings
of the /. G. A. A. A. A. conference on
amateurism and will try to read more
stringent rules regarding it into the
constitution at the annual meeting mex
month puts an entirely different com
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-15
s1o,ooo,ooo FOR STEEL PLANTS.
Price of Coal Drops Following Rail
Shipment Embargo.

s PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan f5.-The
Jones s. Laughlin Steel company has
let contracts for the erection of q steel
nine plant at WoodIawn The new
plant is to cost about $3,000,000 1t
will be the only large independent com
petitor of the National Tube company
in this country.
The United States Steel Corporation
will build ten new bar mills at Ne
Donald Ohio, the initial expenditure &c
be $7,O00,0O0.
Owing to the embargo placed on
coal shipments by all railroads the
price of that commodity, which ha;
been rapidly advancing, took slight
drop today Coal selling last week a
the mines for 81 ton could be pur
chased for $3.50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-15

From Figures of Past Fights Chances
Are That Both Men Win Go the
Full Ten Rounds When They Meet
in New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10. - The pro
posed bout between Willard and Frank
Moran is of unusual interest in that ii
brings to bear upon the heavyweight
title several angles which are unusual
IN ring contests wherein this title has
been involved. Under the laws of the
state of New York the boxers will meet
IN what Is termed a ten-round sparring
exhibition without decision and if both
men are on their feet at the expiration
of 30 minutes of boxing future ring
records will carry the bout as q no
decision contest
Consequently the only way in which
the heavyweight champion could pass
from Willard, the holder, to Moran
would be for the latter to knockout his
opponent or win on a foul so deliberate
that there could be no question as to
its intent. 1t can be seen, therefore.
that the chief interest in the contest
hinges on the probability of either Viii
lard or Moran knocking out his OPP
ponent and thus demonstrating decisive
supremacy.
Since the days when heavyweights
first donned gloves and fought under
Queensberry rules the ring records show
that knoekouts in bouts in which cham
pions have participated have averaged
well over 10 rounds Notwithstanding
that the list includes such powerful hit
tiers as Jeffries, Fitzsimmons, Sharkey,
Johnson and Sullivan. Going back to
the year 1899 when Corbett won from
Sullivan III p rounds the tables show
that seven heavyweight title holders
fought 8 battles in which the cham
pionship was at stake.
These contests included those in
which the battles terminated in 9
knockout or a referee s decision. Al
told, 242 rounds were fought and the
average rounds to a knockout was ap
proximately Is 1-2 In this list of rims
battles are included several in which
poor opponents were quickly dispose,
Of such as the Jeffries Munroe anC
Burns-Squires bout. When the list i,
pruned to those in which the title actu
ally passed. the average is still high
or. From the time Corbett disposed OF
Sullivan until Willard punched John
soE into the ex-championship class sew
en- title holders rose and fell and tn,
total number of rounds necessary il
the change of championships was IL
which gives an average of very close t,
II rounds per title battle.
From these figures it will be seer
that the chances of a knockout in tn
10-round bout between Willard an,
Moran are against such feat. TIL
records of the boxers themselves whe
taken in connection with the perform
ances of the prospective opponen
would appear to be against the saol
ING Of a knockout inside 10 round!
Moran has fought AZ bouts, winnin
10 or about - per cent by knockout'
and the average duration of bouts enc
ing in knockout was FIVE rounds.
Willard has engaged in 80 battles
Of which he won by the X. o. rout
giving him an average of about 90 pc
cent. The average of rounds to knocl
outs in the champion s case is ?
for these IS bouts. That either Wi
lard or Moran can fight up to theS
averages when faced by an oppone1
Of the calibre that he will be Gale
upon to meet in this contest is most III
likely.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-15
WILL MEET IN
lO-ROUND BOUT
Unusual Interest Centers in
Contest Between Willard
and Moran
KNOCKOUT OR FOUL
MIGHT DECIDE TITLE

From Figures of Past Fights Chances
Are That Both Men VIII Go the
Full Ten Rounds When They Meet
in New York.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-15
TRACY STAR BOWLER.
Rolled 1875 for Single and 500 for
Total-Team F Winner.

DR.. Tracy was in fine fettle ON the
Masonic alleys last evening and put
up high string single, 125, which is
likely to win the individual trophy
for the season, as it is above any mark
ever before made in matches in the
Masonic league. lie also captured
high total with an 800. Team F had
an easy victory over Team D. the to-
tails standing 1870 to 119S.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-15
Sporting NeWs

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-15

pIexion ON the affair Tennis would
receive severe blow in the loss Of Ne
loughlin and Bundy, but they will not
be without company if the national
body adopts and .enforees the proposed
rules.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-14
EPISCOPAL Church Gains.

In spite of dissenSions. the Episcopal
church last year made strides ahead in
numbers and in money gifts far be-
You'd any year in a generation. The
official figures for the year show an
increase in gifts to missions home and
foreign, of $712,1OO, the largest growth
ever made in one year For church
maintenance and all gifts Of all kinds
the church. for the first time, pass
ed the S2O,00O.00O mark by about ST.
OO0, 900. Episcopal church membership
gained 26.167, and now stands at 1,O5S,
S04. Sunday schools also show steady
growth change for the better brought
about five or six years ago. Teachers
and scholars now number nearly $780,
900. A curious feature in the Epis-
copal situation is that the number of
ministers does not increase. Instead,
there is an actual falling off this last
year. There is also a decrease in num-
bers studying for the ministry. Along
with this change there is marked
increase in the number Of laymen to
be licensed as LAY readers" There
are now more than two-thirds as many
laymen duly licensed to officiate as
there are ministers. Communicates in
the diocese Of New York have just
passed the 100000 mark.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-14

Yarmouth, Me-, Jan. 13.-(Specla).-
Justin f. Packard Of Augusta, accord
ing to an Identification card discovered
in his pockets, was found on the bank
of Cousens river late this afternoon
near the second of the marsh BRIDGES
through which his automobile had ev-
identity gone and from there into the
river, which was filed with broken rec.
The automobile struck on its hood ap-
parently and remained in the nine feet
or more of water with one rear wheel
showing. Just before the car made its
plunge into the river it went through
the northwest iron rail of the BRIDGE
which structure is on the trolley line
from Freeport to Yarmouth.
Mr.. Packard was found lying on the
river bank by Harry Storer and FREQ
Merrill two Yarmouth men who were
driving in a team to that town, and
as they were carrying Mr.. Packard to
the road the Portland-Yarmouth car
came along. He was placed on boaro
the car and taken to the Office OF DR..
George F. Bates of Yarmouth, where
he was placed under opiates and at
a late hour tonight he was asleep
But little is known Of the details Of
the accident, and the first that was
known was when Mr.. Packard was
found lying on the bank. He is be-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-14
AN OPTIMISTIC
PRINCE | AUDS
vAL0R OF TROOPS

Berlin, Jan. 13.-(By wireless to Say
ville).-The Lokal Anzeiger, according to
the Overseas News Agency. publishes an
interview with Prince Rupprecht, crown
prince of Bavaria. The prince is quoted
AS saying, regarding his troops:
Il wish to say and repeat that with
these troops all things can be attained.
Nothing is too much for them, nothing
too hard. Behind them are heavy days
and they are now in the midst of heavy
days. Our worst enemy is.not the foe.
but the weather and water. But they
must master this, as they have mastered
everything.
LAS for the British soldiers they are
no longer what they were. We see ev-
cry day that their push is diminishing.
Their lack of officers has caused a de-
crease in their fighting power. Time is
not merely an ally for our adversaries;
it is an ally also for u.s.
Regarding the attitude of the women
at home. the crown prince is quoted as
saying that the wives OF the soldiers at
the front are acting splendidly.
II have never heard from the boys
he said. that their wives cause their
heads or their hearts to become heavy.
The wives are glad to be able to show
that they are bearing on their shoulders
part of the burden which their sons and
husbands have to bear"
The crown prince sent greetings to
those at home, saying:
Tell them we are ali right and tell
them that our incompatible troops will
obtain everything necessary for Germa-
ny's prosperity
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-14

A large number Of the Benton Grang-
ers are planning to go to Clinton Sat
urday to attend the installation of the
officers Of Clinton Grange. A rehears-
al Of the Fourth degree team of the
Benton Grange was held Thursday.
The rehearsal is in anticipation OF the
Pomona Grange of East Kennebecs
which will be held with Benton, Jan. 25.
The Christmas Club will be enter
tanned Friday afternoon with Mrs.
John Pierce, Elm street.
The annual fair of the Lawrence
High school will be held Friday eve
ming at the Fairfield Opera house. It
will be an "Ecnerwal Pop Concert, .
and the proceeds will be for the bene-
fit of the Athletic Association. There
will be a number of booths from which
will be sold wares Of all kinds. From
8 until 10 o'clock a concert will be
held. From 10 to II o'clock dancing
will be on the program. There has been
an exceedingly large advance sale of
tickets.
Mrs. Guy Yarney of High street was
hostess Thursday afternoon to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-14
NAT. ASSOCIATION
OF DYERS-CLEANERS
IN SESSION HERE

Watervile, Me, jan 13.-tSpeciaD.
The annual meeting of the Maine
Branch of the National Association of
Dyers and Cleaners opened two
days. session at the Elmwood hotel
shortly after o'clock Thursday after
noon National President William H.
Brace of Buffalo and National Secre-
tary John l.. Corley of st. Louis were
present and explained at length in the
opening business session the legisla-
hopes to secure in Washington.
Resolutions were adopted in favor
of tariff on dye stuffs, the dyers and
cleaners being especially DESTROYS that
Congress will pass the bill, H. K. POI,
introduced BY Representative Hill of
New York on Dec. 6 last y resolution
was also passed, commenting the ac
ton of Congress in instituting and in
VestiSation of the advance of the
Price of caSolene. Another resolution
protested against Il proposed tax on
2GSo!ene and a petition embodying the
IDEAS OF the Maine branch will be for
WarGed to Congress through the prop
or channels.
National President Brace in talk
ing with the representative of the
kcnEebCc. journal said: There are
two things which we want especially.
we want an investigation OF the con-
st;.nt step hy step raise in the price
of 2aSclene and second we do not want
q lax on GaSolene itself. The tax, il
any, should be put on crude Oil, which
will place the burden where 1t be-
longs and not on the users of the re-
fined products of petroleum."
The delegates, about 80 in number,
were very enthusiastic and the bust
ness session Thursday was followed
by a banquet Thursday night with i'm
.promptu speeches.
Alfred l.. Pooler of Bangor was
elected president. The other officers
are as follows: Vice president, John
+. S,herdeno of Waterville: secretary
treasurer, F. l.. Watkins of Portland:
scrSoant-at-arms. Frank V. Stevens
"f Augusta; directors, Frank Nj.
Strout and a. s. Conant of Portland
Alfred Leblanc of Lewiston and
Charles O. Bolduc of Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-14
GREEK QUEEN IS
SU M M ONED TO
BROTHER, THE
GERMAN KAISER

London, Jan. 13.-(3.15 2. MA wire
less dispatch from Rome says that Queen
Sophia of Greece has been summoned to
the bedside of her brother, Emperor
William, whose illness is described as
serious. The Queen, the message says
is to depart at once for Berlin.
The Berliner Tageblatt, on the other
hand. according to a wireless dispatch
from Berlin, reiterates that the Emperor
is suffering from boil. which does not
prevent him from walking out.
1.-The return to Berlin of Prince Won
Buelow, the former herman chancellor,
from his sojourn in Switzerland was due
to a summons to attend a council over
which the crown prince will preside to
deal with measures to be adopted if the
Emperor's illness is prolonged or an op-
Grafton unsuccessful" says a dispatch
to the Star from Rome. Meanwhile, It
is absolutely impossible to obtain any
information, even through neutral diplo-
matte sources. regarding the Emperor's
condition." adds the dispatch. Even
the usual optimistic reports about his
health are now being withheld"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-14
Investment Of SAVINGS

Next year it will have been lust one
hundred years since the first savings
bank was founded in the United States.
1t is interesting to note that the
movement inaugurated to observe the
centennial by nation wide campaign
is for the promotion of thrift among
all classes, and that the movement
will have the hearty support Of promi-
nent bankers ana public men.
The promotion of thrift among all
classes does not apply to efforts of
savings banks alone. For years the
clerk. the farmer, the professional man,
the stenographer, the mechanic and
others have looked upon the savings
bank as the only institution offering a
safe place to keep" money. although
the interest return was rarely large.
Savings banks invest most of their
depositors' money in railroad and other
bonds which under the law are legal
investment for such funds If they
are a safe investment for bank, why
are they not Il safe investment for a
banks depositor, dealing direct with
the seller of the bonds. Furthermore,
why should not the depositor be buying
monthly an interest return of per
cent or better instead Of per cent.
to per cent?
On January the campaign for the
promotion of thrift will begin in 81
cities of the country, each with a pop
ulation of more than $4,000 and con-
tinue for a period of one year.
Systematic Investing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-14
GERMAN

Berlin. Jan. l3.-(By wireless to Say
ville).-The Austrian official communica-
ton received here today says:
"Austro- n hungarian attachments ad-
vancing on the Adriatic have expelled the
Montenegrins from Budna Ia fortified
port in southern Dalmatia) and occupied
Mount Maini Urh, north of the town.
"Detachments in the Lovcen district
yesterday evening We're lighting six kill
ometers (about ga mles) from Cettinje,
arrangements near Grahovo also were
favorable for the Austro-liungarians, who
advanced into the valley of the Austro-
hungarian frontier district south of Az
tovac CHerzovina) and surprised the enc
my, who was expelled from his height po-
sitions.
ION the East Galicia and Bessarabia
fronts there have been only isolated ar
tilery duels. The Hungarans,
contrary to the assertions of the Rus
slams. still occupy the same positions east
of the Stripa on the Bessarabia front
as during the Christmas offensive. the
only exception being the section of ore
battalion. which was taken back 2co
PAGES.
Italian artillery has shelled the towns
of Creto and Por, in Giudicaria. and
Mayo, east of Riva.
'Eenemy aviators threw bombs on Rom
cone without doing any damage. The
Austro- Hungarian artillery fred upon the
Italian camp and barracks south of Pom
tafei and set them on fire.
ION the coastal front there have been
artillery duels in the Tolmino and Doher.
do sections"