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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
ZEPPELINS MAKE
THEIR OWN CLOUDS
Said to Discharge a Vapor That Con
ceals Them One or Two
Built Each Week.

BERLIN, Feb. 2l. - The Berlin pa
pers publish stories of the Zeppelin de-
velopment from Swiss source. accord
ing to which thousands of expert me-
chanics employed at the Friedrichshaf
en- works, turn out one or two airshins
every week. The trial flights over the
Lake Constance neighborhood never
cease, and the noise of the motors
which are tested day and night at the
great Masbach motor works, may plain.
ly be heard far into Switzerland.
The Zeppelin trial flights now are like
military manoeuvres. The shape of the
alrship has undergone a great change
since the first types appeared. 1t is
much longer and slenderer, two gon-
dolas hang very low, and no connecting
gangway is visible, but is probably
hidden within the vast body. The gon-
dolas are armor plated and carry at
least six machine guns and several larp
or pieces of artillery. The platform
formerly noticed on top of the balloon.
has disappeared.
The airships show metallic shine ex-
tending over one-fifth of the whole
body. Evidently the envelope or parts
of II are metalized by a newly discoy
cred process. The steering apparatus
is much simplifed and reduced in size.
while the motors are greatly enlarged.
Interesting descriptions of the war
like manoeuvres of the Zeppelins are
given, their ability in ascending. de-
scending, and turning having been as
tonishingly improved. Not even the
noise of the motors can drown the
sharp crack of the machine guns
rattling away thousands of feet hioh
over the lake.
Sometimes an airship suddenly dis
appears entirely in a cloud of vapor
emanating from its own body. If the
atmosphere is the least foggv the
alrship becomes absolutely invisible.
Therefore I it is not surprising that the
English fiiers have failed to discover
them. Only the brightest moonlight
may reveal an airship at night. while
sudden darts from its own powerful
search lights make concealment i'm
possible. There is much discussion
about the new aerial torpedoes which
are said to be destined to play an i'm
portant part in the next raids
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
TWO KILLED AFTER
JAIL BREAKING
Five Prisoners Escaped from New Mex
leo Jail in Auto and a Battle
Followed.

DEMING, \. NJ, Feb. 81. Dwight
stevens, sheriff OF Luna county, was
killed and Buck SEWER, a Demlng bus
mess man was wounded yesterday In
u battle near Rincon, y. NJ, with es-
capped prisoners from Demlng jail.
The prisoners made their escape af-
ter locking up the jailer and telephvn-
ing Tor an automobile, in which they
He'd. When the JaIier entered the run
around early yesterday morning TO
take breakfast to the prisoners he was
set upon by a trusty, VINO overpowered
him and took his keys. The trusty al
once liberated all the other prisoners.
locked the Jailer in one of the cells,
and then gong to the telephone called
up a garage and asked that a car be
sent at once to the Jail.
= 1t S the sheriff talking the pris
oner using the telephone said land
we want TO take Il sick man to FAY
wood Springs. Bring an extra tire and
so IN change
When the automobile reached the
jail the driver was invited inside. He
was seized and locked up. Five of ths
prisoners, after locking the Jail door,
got INTO the car. a man who was in
Jall as a vagrant and the only one ac-
"AtA tAAS u au-
tomobile took the wheel and first
drove to the armory of the Deming
militia company, which was looted OF
rifles and ammunition.
The prisoners then set out in the
machine in the direction of Rineon.
When the Jail delivery was discovered
Sheriff Stevens Immediately organized
posse and filling volunteer automo-
Dlles with the possemen set out in
pursuit of the prisoners, two of whom
are murderers and a third /. forger.
Overtaking the prisoners near Rineon.
battle took place between the
possemen and the prisoners.
Sheriff Stevens was killed and
Posseman Sewer was wounded in the
hight. One of the prisoners was also
killed and another was shot in the leo
b. the pOssemen. The other three
quitting the automobile, disappeared
in the cottonwood trees that grow verv
thick In that vicinity. Their hiding
place has been surrounded.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
Man Who Tried to Poison
800 Persons Called Up
Newspaper Twice
TO STAY IN NEW YORK
UNTIL THURSDAY
Makes Threat Against His Brother on
Account of an Interview Which the
Latter Gave - Police Expect TO Get
Fugitive

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The police
today expressed confidence that the
passion for notoriety showed by Jean
Crones, the Chicago anarchist who at
tempted to poison 800 guests at a
banquet there 10 days ago, would re-
suit in his capture in the same man
ner as similar desire for pubIicltv
trapped Ignatius T. Lincoln, the Hun
garian spy.
Crones's latest exploit was to call up
q newspaper twice and announce that
he intended TO stay in New York un-
til Thursday. His announcement was
coupled with a threat against his
brother Paul, on account of an inter
view Paul had given to the papers.
Two letters signed jean Crones. y
which have been received by the po-
lie within the past "a hours. are de-
clared to be impostures, as neither the
writing nor the language are those of
the fugitive.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
Low Temperatures Accom-
panied by Stiff Northwest
Wind This Morning
GREENVILLE, MAINE,
GETS LOWEST MARK
But Northfeld, Vermont, Is on the Man
as Usual = Wind Sweeps Down from
Ontario, Where Reports Showed 30
Below Zero.

BOSTON, Feb. 21. = The coolest
weather of the winter prevailed
throughout the greater part of New
England early today with Greenville.
Me-, at 20 below zero, reporting the
lowest official temperature. The high
est was six above at Nantucket. Be-
cause of a stiff northwest wind that
swept down from Ontario, where re.
ports showed 80 below zero, the cold
was felt more intensely than the tenn
perature indicated.
Other minimum records in New
England were as follows: Mortified.
Vt, Il below; Burlington, Vt, IA be.
low; Eastport, Me-, II below; Portland.
Me-, below; Boston, zero; Hartford,
Conn, zero; Block Island, 5 above.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
HAS PLAN TO USE
TRAINING CAMPS
Representative Kahn Believes 100. 600
Civilians May Be Enrolled for Mil
itary Training.

w WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. = A scheme
for expanding the civilian training camp
movement into a definite organization
OF federal volunteers will be proposed
to the house military committee bv
Representative Kahn of California.
ranking Republican member.
Under the plan the organization
would be in a measure a substitute for
the administration S continental army
scheme, failure of which before the
congressional committees was one Of the
factors leading to the resignation of
Secretary Garrison.
Details have not been worked out, but
Representative Kahn said he had been
IN correspondence with those urgfrp riii-
rect aid by congress for the summer
camp movement, who had told him 400
oVO men could be enrolled if such aid
was granted. Mr.. Kahn believes sever
al regiments could be formed who would
obligate themselves for service in time
OF war In return for the intensive in.
struetion they receive at the camps.
Chairman Chamberlain of the senate
committee has prepared pronosaI +o
use these training camps in a general
plan Tor training reserve officers. II
would authorize the secretary of war to
direct that camps be held on govern
ment reservations or elsewhere. the
government meeting all expenses. ex-
cent? for clothing and other personal
equipment.
a system of winter courses in theo-
retleal matters would be provided and
men who passed successfully through
TINS training for period of years would
receive commissions as second Eeuten.
ants IN the reserve officers corps or
probationary commissions in the regular
army IN the same grade.
Today the house military committee
will begin formal drafting of the hin 70
federalize the national guard and. the
senate committee will resume coasidera-
tlon of the regular army increase bill.
Several items in the latter bin. mon
which agreement already has been
reached will be reported back bv tho
army experts asked to draft the Ian
guage of the sections, and a report from
the war department on Senator Cham.
berlaln s bill proposing universal mill
tary training also is expected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
FIRE DAMAGE IN
BROOKS HOUSE ANNEX
In French Dry Cleaning Establishment
Quick Work by Firemen Keeps
Loss to Within 500.

FIRE was discovered this noon in a
wooden partition at the rear of the
store on High street in the wooden an
mex OF the Brooks House occupied by
the French Dry Cleaning establish
ment. The alarm from box 33 on FL
not street, followed promptly tele-
phone call for the automobile eombina-
ton truck. The early discovery and
very quick work with axes and chem
reals prevented serious fire, for the
hre had reached the thin board parti-
tion that separates the rear room of
the dry cleaning company from room
stored with paints which is a part of
the store of Hertzberg Bros. The
damage is confined almost entirely TO
the building and is not in excess of
500.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
w. ID. LENIHAN WEDS
MISS JENNIE BUSHEE
Wen-Known Couple Married This Fore
noon in Roman Catholic Church
Will Live in Brattleboro.

William D. Lenihan, proprietor of
the Lenihan barber shop in the UIlerv
building, and Miss Jennie Emily
Bushee, former proprietor of the old
Brattleboro House, later of the Prin-
cess apartments and recently EMPLOYED
as a stenographer in the Estev Organ
90. S office, were married this morning
at st. Miehael's Roman Catholic
church by Rev. James P. Rand. pastor.
They were attended by John ID. Leni-
han and Miss Mary G. Lenihan. broth
er and sister of the bridegroom. Mr..
and Mrs. Lenihan will make their home
IN Brattleboro, where both have wide
circles of friends.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

A rapid advance of the Russian
forces IN Turkish Armenia, following
the fall of Erzerum, is complicating the
task of the Turks in their efforts to re-
form their scattered forces. From Tiff
lis, the Russians headquarters in the
Caucasus, comes the report today that
two Turkish army corps which were on
their way to reinforce the garrison at
Erzerum, turned back when they learned
the fortress had fallen. Assuming the
accuracy of this report the Turks in
Eastern Armenia have lost the prospect
OF important help in extricating them
selves from what appears to be peril
ous position
Unofficial reports of the Russian
movement record an advance both to
the south and to the north, in the for
mer direction towards the Bagdad rail
day, and in the latter in an effort to
cut off the retreat of the Turkish forces
which have been operating along the
Black sea coast.
The Russian Duma, which was pro-
rogued on Sept. Is last, has been sum-
monsed to meet again tomorrow.
Berlin reports raid by German naval
aeroplanes which dropped numbers of
bombs on the British aviation camp at
furnes, near the North sea.
\ minor success for the British on the
German east African border is an
nounced in London.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
LOST HEAVILY IN
CARRYING MILK
Boston & Maine Deficiency in a Single
Year S121,429, According to Har-
ward Expert

BOSTON, Feb. 2l--Prof. William ].
Cunningham of Harvard, testifying as
an expert on transportation, stated to-
day at the interstate commerce com
mission s investigation of New Eng
land milk rates that in 1915 the Bos-
ton Maine railroad lost $l2l,429 in
carrying milk. A proposed rate in
crease of one cent quart on milk and
a larger increase on cream, the witness
said, would eliminate the Boston &
Maine deficit on milk transportation.
On cross examination Prof Cunning.
ham said he did not know that shippers
paid for loading milk i'll Massachusetts
and that the railroads paid this charge
in other states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
Centre Congregational Church
Special Church Meeting.

4 special meeting Of the Centre Con-
gregational Church will be held in the
chapel Friday, February %, 1916, at
80 o clock p. m, to act upon the
following articles:
Article /. To hear the report Of
the committee elected TO recommend
someone for the pastorate, and to take
action thereon
Article :. To transact any other
business that legally may come before
the meeting.
WALTER \. GILBERT, Clerk.
Brattleboro, Feb. 10, 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
sHERWIN CITY AUDITOR.
Former Brattleboro Boy Appointed by
Mayor of Keene, N. H.

At a special meeting Of Inc may or
and aldermen in Keene, n. H.. Friday
afternoon mt o clock the resignation
OF Auditor Clifford l.. Sturtevant was
received. Mr.. Sturtevant is understood
70 feel that he must give all his time
10 the Cheshire County Savings bank,
on account of the increasing business
mere. Mayor Cain appointed George
ii. Sherwin as auditor in place of Mr.
Sturtevant, and the appointment was
confirmed by the board. Mr.. Sherwin
is former Brattleboro boy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
THE DEAN IS DEAD.
Talmer of Boston Globe in Newspaper
Service 81 Years.

BOSTON, Feb. 81. Benjamin P.
Talmer of the Boston Globe, dean of
Boston newspaper writer's through 81
years of continuous service, died TODAY
after a week s illness. He was born in
Candia, N. H., in 1910 and had served
on the Rockland Gazette, the Boston
Evening Transcript, the Charlestown
Advertiser and the Boston Herald. He
started his newspaper work when Is
years old
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
NOTE TO AUSTRIA.
Explanation of Attack on the Tanker
Petrolite Asked.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. = EN-
bassador Penfield at Vienna cabled to-
day that he had presented the Ameri-
can note asking for an investigation
on and explanation of the attack on
the American tanker Petrolite, near
Alexandria several weeks ago, and had
been promised a prompt reply. 1t was
sand at the state department that the
reply would probably give basis for
further negotiations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
The Last Class Comprises
the Youngest English
Recruits Available
THEY ARE TO REPORT
BEFORE MARCH 81
Bachelors Who Have Attained the Age
OF 1S Years Must Fight for Their
Country = Completes Calling Out of
Single Men.

LONDON, Feb. PA royal procla.
nation has been posted calling to the
colors the recruits of class No. / under
the military service act. They are TO
report before March 81.
The class comprises the youngest of
the recruits available. They comprise
the bachelors who have attained the
age of Is on Aug. Is last.
1t is believed that the majority have
now attained 10 years of age and have
just become eligible for military ser
vice. The present summons completes
the calling out Of the single men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
TO PROTECT GREEKS.
Warship Ordered to Durazzo, on Which
BuIgarians Are Advancing.

PARIS, Feb. 21.-The Greek cruiser
Helle has arrived at the Albanian port
of Durazzo to protect the Greek resi-
dents of that city in case the Bulgari-
ans should succeed in entering the city.
says the Rome correspondent of a
Paris paper. The Helle was formerly
a Chinese warship and was purchased
by Greece in 1914
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
PROTEST FROM GERMANY.
Claim That Treaty Bars Giving Appam
Back to English Owners.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Represen-
tatlons We're made to the state depart
ment today by the German embassy
contendIng that the provisions of the
Prusslan- American treaty bar such an
admiralty proceeding as has been
brought against the captured British
liner Appam, now German prize in
Hampton Roads, with the object of
returning the ship TO her British own.
ers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
WANTS PROMPT REPLIES.
Secretary Lansing Takes British For
eign Office to Account.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. - Secretary
Lansing today asked the London for
eign office for prompt replies to the
American note protesting against the
seizures of mails and against the appli-
cation of the trading with the enemy
act against American firms and inter
ests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
In Odd Fellows Hall

Monday night at 7.3O-Regular meet.
ing of Wantastiquet lodge. The second
degree will be conferred.
Tuesday, Feb %, 7.30 p. m.-Regu-
lar meeting of Dennis Rebekah lodge.
A social will follow the meeting.
Members are asked to 90 dressed in
costume appropriate to the day, and to
carry small scissors
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
WANTS 42O MILLION POUNDS.
Notes of Credit for Immense Sum In
troduced by Asquith.

LONDON, Feb. 2l,-After the open
ing session of parliament Premier AS
qulth introduced in the House Of
commons the expected notes of credit
aggregating 420 million pounds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
FROM AMERICAN SHIP.
Thirty Eight Germans Reported Re
moved from Steamer China

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-American
consular representatives in China, par
tleularly at Shanghai, were today in
atructed to gather full information on
the removal of 80 Germans from the
American steamer China on the high
seas last week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Tuesday-Not Quite
So Cold Tonight.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. = The
weather forecast: Fair tonight and
Tuesday. Not quite SO cold tonight.
Warmer Tuesday. Moderate northwest
winds, becoming variable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
TURKS RETREATING.
Russians Have Occupied the Entire
Lake Van District.

LONDON, Feb. 81. - The Russians
have occupied the entire Lake Van dis
triet, the Turks retiring southwark and
even evacuating Bitlis, according to a
Petrograd despatch given out here by
the Wireless News company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
ATTACK REPULsED.
British Unable to Gain with Hand
Grenades Near Ypres.

BERLIN, Feb. 21.-Repulse of =
British hand grenade attack against
the new German positions on the User
canal north Of Hpres was announced to-
day by the German office.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21
First Baptist Church

Boy Scouts meeting at clock this
evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21

In 1914 there were 1896 automobile
fatalities in the United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-21

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-18
BASsETT REPLIES TO BRETT

Editor of The Leader: When
Il judge is off the bench to help play
the game of politics. a practice more
honored in the breach than in the OBJ
servance, the throwing off OF the err
mine is usually accompanied by the
throwing on OF the habit OF sane
thinking and temperate speech tha,
the bench is presumed to foster.
Judge Bretts defense of the exist
ing election law is neither convincing
nor creditable, and his vitrolc attack
on the proposed Socialist election law
and its supporters is so wildly extray-
agant and fantastic in sheer asser-
ton as to excite apprehension that
judicial delirium is becoming epidem-
ic. To his super heated Imagination
all who advocate the Socialist cleo
don law are Sowing the seeds OF An
archy," "Stabbing the Republic" and
doing the usual stunts that the heavy
Williams in the play perform to salts
a dem0niac love of evil. He called
TO his aid, classic allusion, and in
simile, makes the dying Caesar Of
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-18
WHOLE STATE To
/ OLD h O n { 6 I
WEIGHTS " { { K


Sacramento oct rs The state de-
parlmcnt, IS preparing to inaugurate
an Honest Weights and Measure
Week beginning Sunday October -.
Charles G Johnson. the state super
ntendent, has appealed to the clergy
throughout the state to make hon
est weights and measures the sun
iect Of their sermons on October y.
During the week all weights ana
measures officials will lecture in the
schools throughout the state on the
subject and will demonstrate their
commercial employment All mer-
chants associations, chambers Of
commerce and merchants in the state
will be enlisted in the campaign for
honest weights and measures.
The success Of honest and legiti
mate trade demands accuate weights
and measures and the honest employ
ment of correct weighing apparatus,
says superintendent Johnson
THE purchasing public, which Is
chiefly concerned should seriously
interest itself in honest weights ana
measures More commercial mis-
conduct in weights and measures Is
due to carelessness and ignorance
than to any other cause Honest
co operation; there should be no 9th
crs
'ro be honest for policy's sake is an
old and worn out adage Honesty IN
trade should be a principle. not
policy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-18

UgyEH~as
PARCEL POST COUNT
SHOWS BIG INCREASE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNEl
shows an increase of 95,799 As a
comparative statement Of the won
dcriul growth of the parcel post since
the beginning Of the same. the count
for 90 1914 shows only l0ll parcels
to have been mailed during like
period of time.
The figures as compiled Indicate
also, that there was a much larger
number OF parcels mailed at this of
flee than were received from other
offices for local delivery Postmaster
Olsmith is gratified at the showing
made, and attributes the large in
crease in the parcel post business al
this office, to the growing popularity
Of the parcel post as a means of trans
porting packages, and to the facilities
Of the local office for the efficient
handling of the business.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-18
SANG ON STAGE.
HOURS AF TER
HE SLEW BRIDE
\OI \G III SBA\D STARILfS
POLICE ~ ADMITTING \
MOST BRtTAL vi RIDER

Newark. oct Is Admitting that he
sang on the stage Of concert han
only a few hours after he had brutal
Is murdered his Young wife and writ
ten Justice No + on the mirror OF
her room Louis Schupp walked into
police headquarters Newark and
gave himself up
Schupp is twenty three year old.
His wife. who married him five
months ago. was OF the same age lie
was a singer in moving picture and
concert halls and the murdered WON
an had followed the same occupation.
but recently had not worked They
lived with Schupp's mother at lG Nj
agara street Newark
Yesterday morning Schupp's moth
err went out to work She says there
had been no trouble between her son
and his wife Neighbors saw Schupp
leave the house about q o'clock.
When his mother arrived home in
the evening she found her daughter
in law murdered in her bed Appar-
emily the young woman, after clean
ing up, had lain down
Then some one standing over her
crushed in her head with a baseball
bat and then plunged a carving knife
five times into her neck. The mur-
derer then wrote on the looking glass
with piece Of soap.
Justice No l.
The police at once set out to finc
Schupp, but without success until ht
walked into headquarters and said tC
Lieutenant Moran
Il am Louis Schupp who committed
that murder and for whom you are
looking.
The lieutenant replied "Wen. VIII,
did You murder you wife in that hor
rible Manner
I'm tell YOU that later" replied
Schupp.