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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
Train Bearing Body of At
torney Fits Met by
Delegation
COMING
TO ATTEND FUNERAL
Services to Be Held in Centre Congre-
gational Church Tomorrow at $50 -
Rev. Richard II. Clapp and Rev. Har-
~ 3. Miles to Officiate.

The arrangements for the funeral of
Attorney Clarke C. Fits were completed
this morning. There will be a private
prayer service at the residence at IL
o clock tomorrow and the church fu-
neral services will be held at 2.30
O clock in the Centre Congregational
church. Rev Richard H. Clapp, pastor,
will oficiate, assisted by Rev. Harry
R. Miles of New Haven, Conn.,, former
pastor of the Centre church. Frederic
c. Adams will sing and the bearers will
be Charles R. Crosby, Charles A. Har-
ris, George L. Dunham, William Fl. Proc
tor, Hermon E. Eddy and Harold E.
Whitney. The body viii be placed in
the mausoleum in Morningside GENE
terry.
The body was brought to Brattleboro
last evening on the train reaching here
at SIS clock and a delegation of so
representative business and professional
men of Brattleboro were at the station
as a mark of respect.
Attorneys from Boston, Concord,
\. H., and other places in Massachu-
setts, New Hampshire and Vermont,
with whom Mr. Fits had associations,
have signified their intention to be pres
ent at the funeral.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
FOUGHT UNDER SHERMAN.
Michael G. Miller of Ware Father of
Mrs. Frank Johnson.

Michael G. Miller, 70, of Ware, Mass,
veteran of the Civil war, died in the
Ware hospital yesterday afternoon. He
was born in Durbareh Baden, Germany
and came to Ware when a child. He
was member Of j. w. Lawthen post,
G. A. r.
He enlisted Feb. 9, 1865, as a private
in Company + of the 18th regiment of
Connecticut Volunteers. He fought in
the battle of Kingston under General
Sherman. He was injured by an explo-
sion of powder while unloading a rebel
ironclad. He was honorably discharged
at Kingston, n. c., July 20, 1865.
He leaves three sons, George of
Ware, Albert of Townshend, and Will
liam of Springfield, Mass; a daughter,
Mrs. Frank Johnson of Brattleboro, and
sister, Mrs. Lena Priestly of Pater.
son, n j. The funeral will be Saturday
morning at O'Clock at All Saints
| church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
ULTIMATE VICTORY
PREDICTED BY KING
No Mention from Throne of Wilson S
Speech and British Parliament
Ignores It.

LONDON, Dee. %. Parliament
was prorogucd this afternoon without
the members being given any further
information regarding President Viii
son s note or what action the govern
ment contemplated with respect to it.
Neither the note nor Germany peace
proposals were mentioned in the King S
speech in both houses.
The speech from the throne was one
of the briefest on record. 1t expressed
confidence in the ultimate victory of
the allies and a determination to prose-
cute the war ''until we have vindi-
Gated the rights so ruthlessly violated
by our enemies and established the Sc
curity of Europe on q sure founda-
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
TAKEN IN TOW AS
THEY LEAVE TRAIN
CHARLES Lefay and Mrs. Maybelle Pot
ter Said to Have Been Living in
East Dover Lumber Camp.

Charles Lefay, formerly of Hinsdale,
n. H., was arrested yesterday at the
railroad station by Officer Charles Wood
as he alighted from the afternoon train
on the West River branch. He was
charged with statutory offense. With
him at the time was Mrs. Maybelle Pot
ter, 20 years old, wife of Ernest Potter
of Hinsdale, and her nine -months-old
baby. No charge was preferred against
the woman last night, but she was de
tanned at the Mutual Aid association
rooms. 1t is understood that her hus-
band is willing to take her home with
him.
It is said that the woman came to
Brattleboro Nov. 16 with her baby and
had lived part of the time with the
stepfather and mother of Lefay. Lefay
and Mrs. Potter were returning from
East Dover, where, it is claimed, they
had been living some days in lumber
camp. 1t is supposed they returned be-
cause of the action of Potter in taking
preliminary steps to recover possession
of his child. The case had not been
brought before the municipal court at 3
clock this afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
Diplomats Would Like to See
Them Make Appeal to
Warning Nations
WASHINGTON MAY
BE CLEARING HOUSE
Hope to Have War Views Expressed in
Our Capital and Possibly Terms Con-
sidered for Benigerents - Note Not
Receiced in Berlin.
Receiced in Berlin.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 22.-With the
purposes of President Wilson S note to
the belligeTents clarified by official
statements OH the subject the attention
of the United States has turned to the
reception of the note in the foreign cap
itals Diplomats here are eagerly watch
ing for indications as to whether the
European neutrals will follow the lead
of the United States and make similar
appeals to the warning powers. There
is a growing feeling that the United
States hopes to become the clearing
house for views and possibly for terms
of the belligerents.
Several of the diplomats have ad-
vised their governments to that effect
in order to guide them in their replies.
Charge Grew reported to the state de-
partment today that the President s
note had been received at Berlin.
Last night Secretary of State Lansing
made the following statement in addi
tion to the one report to The Refor.
mer yesterday b. the Associated Press:
~ have learned from several quar-.
terS that a wrong impression was made
by the statement which l made this
| morning, and l wish to correct that i'm
presSIOn.
my intention was to suggest tn,
very direct and necessary interest
which this country as one of the neutra
nations has in the possible terms which
the beliigerents may have in mind, anj
l did not intend to intimate that The
government was considering any change
IN its policy of neutrality which it ha,
consistently pursued in the face of con
| stantlv increasing difficulties.
" regret that my words were opcI
to any other construction as 1 nov
realize that they were. / think that tn,
Whole tone and language of the note t.
| the belhgerents show without furthe
comment on my part. 1t is needless t,
say that | am unreservedly in supper
of that purpose and hope to see it ac
complished.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

While winter weather is causing mil
itarv operations on most of the fight
ing fronts to lack features of interest
considerable activity is developing IN
sectors far enough south to admit OF
energetic campaigning. On the Tigris
the British, after a long period Of
quietncss, have recently pushed forward
close to Kut-cl- Amara on the south and
are continuing to attack the Turkish
forces in that region, evidently in the
hope of resuming their long delayed
march toward Bagdad.
Now another field of activity is de
manding attention with today's an
nomcement from London that British
forces have captured FL Arish in Egypt
on the Mediterranean, 80 miles east OF
Sucz canal. Little has been heard from
the Egyptian operations for some time
but the British are known to have been
making somewhat elaborate prepara,
tions to protect the canal regions from
further intrusions such as that of last
summer
On the Franco-Belgian front the ar
tillery is the only arm of the service
that is displaying activity of moment
and even the bombardments such al
those reported in the Somme and Yer
dun regions are not of pronounced in
tcnsitv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
Sentiment Seems to Be More
Cheerful in Stock Market
Circles Today
GAIN IN THE SHARES
UNDER PRESSURE
Advances of Two to Eight Points -
Single Block of u. S. Steel Sold at
104, Against Yesterdays Closing
Price of 101.

NEW YORK, Dee. %. = Opening
prices ON the stock market today
showed Q sharp recovery from the
closing transactions of yesterday. Gains
of two to eight points were registered
by shares recently under greatest pres
s-ue.
Sentiment seems to be more cheer
full. The strain of yesterday apparent
" having been relieved by the over
night developments in the peace stu
alton. Features of the opening in,
cluded United States steel, which on q
single block of $4,000 shares, was al
l04 to 10+12, against yesterdays clos
ing price of 10l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
Government Will Make No
Statement in Regard to
1t at Present
GETS HONOR PLACE
IN MORNING PAPERS
Attributed to Success of Count Won
Bernstorff's Propaganda in This
Country - People and Press Thought
Premier's Speech Settled Peace Talk.

LONDON, Dec. 22.-The British gov
ernment will make no statement at
present in regard to President Wilson s
that can be dealt with only in com
munications with the other members
OF the entente.
Announcement to this effect was
made in the house of commons today
by Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of
the exehequer and government leader
in the house.
President Wilson s note is given the
honor of the biggest display in the
morning papers, relegating the war
news to n minor place. Headlines such
as President Wilson's Strange Peace
Essay President Wilson s Peace
Fceler,' " Amazing Note" indicate in
slight measure the astonishmcnt
caused by the communication. One
section of the press utterly rejected
any idea of the possibility of peace ne.
2otiations as the outcome of the recent
German note and fatty attributed the
President S action to the success OF
propaganda conducted by Count Won
Bernstorff in America.
The evening papers, which do not
print editorials, came out with big
headlines which expressed their views
The Evening News has a reprint of
the comment of the morning papers
with the ono word NO" in large
black type and after it "Our Answer
TO President Wilson.
Tho people. like the press, had about
arrived at the conclusion that Premier
Lloyd Georges speech had put an enc
to all peace talk unless the centra
powers were prepared to define thei
terms. That the President Of th,
United States or any other noutra
ruler would take any action was far
thest from their minds.
The Evening Standard, commenting
ON the President s note, says in part
4" lie speaks Of league to ensure peac,
and justice. such a league already cX
lists. 1t consists of Great Britain, Rus
sia, France, Italy and the smalle
powers. All have had an uphill fight
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
TO REPLY WITH ALLIES.
Russia Answer to Germany viii Be
Made as a Matter of Form.

Petrograd, Dee. p, via London. =
Since the text of the German peace pro-
posal transmitted by the American en-
bassy to the Russian foreign Office is
identical with the declaration already
received unofficially through the press
the Russian government, the associated
Press is informed, considers that the
offer of the central powers has already
been adequately answered. The official
reply in conjunction with the Russian
allies will be made purely as a matter
of form and will contain no new points.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
BOLTON JURY DIsAGREES.
Man Accused of Performing Illegal

ST. JOHNSBURY. Dec. %. After
30 hours deliberation 4 county court
jury reported yesterday that it was un-
able to agree in the ease of George w.
Bolton, charged with performing an IL
legal operation upon Miss Anna Gun.
derson of Bridgeport at West Burke on
June II, last. The jury was discharged
b. Judge F. NJ. Butler.
Following the illegal operation Miss
Gunderson went to Littleton, n. H.,
where she later was. given hospital
treatment. Drs. Page and Downing of
Littleton were among the principal wit
nesses for the state.
The ease may be tried again at the
June term.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, Dec. %, 3 to p. m.--Christ.
mas party for members of the cradle
roll, beginners and primary depart
ments of tn, Sunday school in the
chapel.
Friday, Dec. %, at 7.30 p. m. -
Prayer meeting, Centre Church House.
The service, Christmas Carols in Many
Lands, to have been held in the Centre
Congregational church Friday evening will
be postponed. Announcement as to the
date viii be made later
The chapel will be open Friday and Sun
day, when articles may be left for the
Arrighi box
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
DELIVERED TO BRAND.
American Ambassador Hands to Pre-
mier President Wilson'S Note.

PARIS, Dee. %. = William Graves
Sharp, the American ambassador to
France, delivered personally to Premier
BRAND between and s o'clock last
night Secretary of State Lansing's note
to the belligerent nations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
BRITISH CAPTURE Ell ARIsH.
Fortified Town in Egypt Had Been Held
by the Turks.

LONDON, Dee. %. - Ell Arish, 90
miles east of Sucz canal, was captured
yesterday by the British. FL Arish is a
fortified town Of Egypt on the Mediter-
ranean near the frontier of Palestine.
1t is town of less than 10000 popula-
tion and is in the territory which had
been held by Turks since the time of
their invasion of Egypt and unsuccess-
full attack on the Suez canal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
MILITIA ABSENTEES
MAY BE DROPPED
War Bulletin Makes Those Who Stay
Away from Drills Liable to Be
Treated as Deserters.

Sergeant Thor L. Anderson of the
machine gun company and Private
Joseph Emerson of Company K of
Springfield have been transferred to
Company I. Both young men are resi-
dents of Brattleboro.
A recent bulletin of the war depart
ment is to the effect that all men who
absent themselves from their military
duties, which includes regularly sehed-
uled drills, may be dropped as desert
ers and treated accordingly. 1t further
provides that no man over 80 years of
age shall be commissioned as second
leutenants.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
GERMANY READY TO
MAKE TERMS KNOWN
All That Is Wanted Is to Have the
Entente Allies Leave Door Open
for Negotiations.

LONDON, Dee 22.-Exchange Tele-
graph from The Hague says it is an
nounced semi-otiieially that should the
entente allies in their reply to the peace
of the central powers leave
the door open for negotiations Germany
will make known her chief peace terms
Immediately.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
TWENTY CLAIMS PAID.
Estey Organ Co. Benefit Association
Holds Annual Meeting.

The Estey Organ Company Benefit
association held its annual meeting at
clock this afternoon in shop No. 6
and reelected as the committee for the
coming year II. F. c. Toedt, Carl Hollen-
der and +. G. Dunklee. The 25th an
nual report of the association was as
follows: tatistical-Me Membership dur
ing the year, 800; number of accidents
since last report, %; number of acci-
dent claims paid, 20; number of death
benefits paid, /. Financial-Balance
from last year, $309.4s; received from
membership fees, $500; received from
Estey Organ Co. GO per cent), SCI;
total, $693.4s. Paid death benefit, $50;
paid 20 accident claims, $155; paid for
printing, s11.35; balance, s467.15; to-
tai, $693.4s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
FIVE PERISHED IN
A MASONIC HOME
Scores of Old Men, Women and Children
Suffered from Effects of Smoke
and Exposure.

WICHITA, Kans., Dec. 22.-At least
five persons are believed to have lost
their lives and several are suffering
from injuries as result of a fire which
destroyed the main building of the
Kansas Masonic home here early today.
In addition scores of old men and wom-
en- and children suffered from the eff
feets of smoke or from exposure in a
temperature of 8 above zero. The loss
was estimated at $250,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
ISLAND SALE APPROVED.
Upper Danish House Follows Lower
House in Ratifying Treaty.

COPENHAGEN, Dee %. Both
houses of the Danish parliament have
now approved the sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States. The
Landsthing, or upper house, voted IA
yorably upon the proposition yesterday,
40 to 10. The bill for ratification of the
treaty providing for the sale was adopt
ed By the Follething Wednesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
BEDFORD rs PRESIDENT.
Promoted to Presidency of Standard Oil
Co of New Jersey.

NEW YORK, Dee. pa. C. Bedford
was today elected president of the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey
to succeed the late John D. Archbold.
Mr.. Bedford has for some years been
vice president and treasurer of the com
pany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22

They now see the road fairly clear be-
fore them. The enemy has given a
shrill cry of distress. The next few
months ought to complete his discom-
future. If the President could realize
what these war-worn people feel he
would surely not suggest that they
should forego all their cherished hopes
and trust their existence once more to
rotten parchment bonds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
SUBMARINE SUNK.
Destroyers Get German Craft Which
Had DESTROYED Steamers

PARIS, Dee. %. - The German sub
marine U-45 has been sunk by destroy
crs, according to Nantes despatch. The
C-4J recently sank steamers off St.
Nazaire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
THE WEATHER.
Snow and Colder Tonight - Probably
Cloudy and Colder Saturday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. The
weather forecast: Snow and colder to-
night. Probably cloudy and colder
Saturday. Strong northeast to north
west winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
JOBS FOR PRISONERS.
Six Thousand Germans to Handle Coal
for French Government

PARIS, Dee. 22.-Fhe energetic new
men are beginning to make themselves
felt already. To increase the output of
French mines to remedy the coal famine
number Of miners are being called
from the army and 5000 German pris-
oners will be used to facilitate the i'm
portation of hard coal from England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
First Baptist Church

Tonight, 1.30 - White gift service
by the members OF the Bible school.
Welcome to ALL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
RESERVE BANK DIVIDEND.
Four Hundred Banks in Boston Will
Participate in the Profit.

BOSTON, Dee. %. = The federal
reserve bank of Boston today announced
an initial dividend at the rate of six
per cent payable January 3 The divi-
dend is participated in by 399 national
banks and one trust company in New
England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22

Bank deposits are the chips that fly
when expenses are cut down.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22

Some bread east upon the waters has
the string tied to it distinctly visible.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-18
Wind and Wafer
Rush Over Many.
Paris Of Europe.
North Sea Coast Of Germany
and Ports Of France and
Holland Devastated
IAssociassd rtsss } r.d.r., w,r.,.,.. !,


n PARIS, February ls-Reports from
the German coast Of the North Sea de.
clare that Hamburg HIS been suffering
Severely from the recent gales, which
had swept all over Northern Europe,
snd that hundreds of persons in the
Teutonie port, have been compelled to
fee A portion of the city is said to
have been flooded. sE.s.g.
The same storm has been devastat.
ing parts Of FraLce, and has damaged
Paris and several of the minor cities
Of the provinces Many shipwreeks
are reported, and several persons have
hen Killed here. u. ~ .
The wires are down J." many sections
Of Franes and fnll details of the storm
cannot BeShad at this time. Some of
the rivers are ont of their banks, and
many houses in Paris have been un-
rooted. r.I."
= In Holland the situation caused by
the recent storms is reported as serious.
Dykes are said to be breaking and
Amaterdam last nj ht announced that
the outlook 10 critical. 2 .s "r.... 90.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-18
GERMAN POLICY
. STIRS SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, February l7-Secre,
tary Of State Lansing said this after.
, noon that the United States will ac.
cept nothing short Of a full and com,
plete agreement with Germany on the
submarine controversy an agreement
which covers the points, for which the
United States hns contended In the
I,ast, and which gives assuranees, fol
the future. ~ ~ z.sats.
enc issue between the United state.
and Germany seems near q close and
another Is being raissL. ~ So ta
II is authoritatively stated that Secre
tary Of State Lansing has accepted the
draft of the Lusitania agreement, in
sofar as the latest note from Berlin re
lates specifically to- the Lusitania
However, Mr.. Lansing has asked Am
bassador Won Bernstorff for an assur
ance that Germany win not enforce
her announced policy of sinking armed
merchantmen without warning.
Both Germany and Austria have mott
fed the United States that after March
l they will sink merchant vessels car
rying guns precisely as they would at
tack hostile warsh. .ps, without notice
There is a technical question as tC
what constitutes defensive armament
particularly as relating tc carrying
guns, and this question is to lie de
termined later. -.
1t is authoritatiVely stated that Ger
many cannot accept the suggestion that
warning be given armed merchantmen
before they are torpedoed.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-18
TOXIC TRANSFERS
! MANY OFFICIALS
-
Acting uI-GeneraI Arita Will
Be Succeeded Here BY
Eokuro MOI oi

Toxic dispatches to the local Japanese
papers yesterday announce a number of
changes in the diplomatic and con.
sular service, affecting both the Ho
noluln and the Sap Francisco consulates.
H Arita, the present counsel and acting
eonsuligene,al for Japan here is to be
zspeesSaed Ay Raknf0h Moroi, who win
arrive in Honolulu on March 25. Mr..
Arita, who has made h.,sts of friends
amongst the residents Of the Territory,
is to be given post in the foreign
Office at Toxic. .... ~
The new consulsgeneral, who has been
secretary Of the department of CORE.
sPondence in the Japanese foreign Of
flee, will be succeeded in that post by
Mr., Matsunaga,1 who was, up to tho
declaration Of war, the third secretary
of the japanese embassy at Vienna.
Mr.. Moroi Is forty FIVE years old and an
experienced man in the diplomatic ser
vice. Hi. station in Honolulu will bring
TO him his first service in the United
States. He was the first secretary of
the embassy at Berlin up to the out
break of the war;,
Mnsanao Hanihara, who has been
chief of the Telegraph section of the
foreign Office, has been named as consul
general for San Francisco, his place in
the foreign Office tv be taken by the
present consul.general, M. Nagai, the
two officials changing places.
Mr.. Hanihara was with the embassy
to Washington After returning to
Japan he was sent to Mexico in the
battle cruiser Izumo, which stopped here
on its way to Mexico four years ago
At that time a reception was held
aboard the warship and Mr.. Hanihara
met many Honolulans then. He sue
ceeds at San Francisco Acting Consul
General Y. Numano, who passed
through Honolulu recently, bound to
japan.
G. InouyA, a noted English scholar in
Toxic, has been named as chief of the
translation bureau of tho foreign Of.
fee, -