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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
1 LAURA JEAN LIBBYs DAILY TALKS ON
 HEART TOPICS Copyrighted Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

young men and girls in your town and church. School will help you from en- tire loneliness. People meet where hills and mountains don't, old saying is. Correspondence takes place when there is loneliness, sometimes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

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 To make the waist. first tuck the front by creastng slot perforations
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

turn under extension on slot perfora- tions, lap to small "o'' perforations. Sew sleeve in arnlho1e as notched.
 The side seams of gores and yol1es of the skirt are now closed as notched. Gather upper edges between double -TT'' perforations. Sew goTes to lower edges of yokes. notches. center-fronts center-backs and seams even, and if desired. insert 8 corded piping in seam. Stitch a bias 3-fnch band to position on gores as illustrated, upper edge along small so'' perforatioEs. Turn hem in right front gore and right front yoke on double '.oo" perforations; lap on left front yoke and left front gore. centers even Qafge "O'' perforations indicate center front): stitch to posi- ton leaving edges free above single large stO'' perforation in front gore for placket Sew to lower edge of waist over stay. center-fronts and backs even, side seam at large 70" perfora- tion in stay. Adjust belt. closing in front
 A soft gfrdle of black to match the bands which trim the frock is an ef- fective finish for the waist.
 Sizes s2. s4. ss. ss. 40. 42. A and 4s are prepared especially | EAs {
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

Purple velvet trimmed with quaint novelty buttons and patches of metal embroidery give this piquant frock. The full fIounce, with slit pockets, suggests a peasants apron, while the basque is certainly of Normandy lines. This makes a picturesque afternoon gown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
Effective Frock In Blue Crepe Meteor.

ard stitch as deep as desired. Turn the hem on double 'soo" perforations. the center-front being indicated by large ~Or perforations. Close under arm and shoulder seams as notched, gather at the lower edge and sew stay to lower edge Of waist. center backs even. small %" perforations at under arm seam: then bring the front edge to center front Gather the jabot be- tween double s-TT@ perforations, sew gathered edge along center front of left front and along neck edge match ing the single and double sFnall 'oo" perforations- Close the collar seam and sew to neck edge as notched
 Now, gather the sleeve between dou- ble "TTs' perforations and close seam as notched. leaving extensions free;
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

DressnlaIing articles prepared especially this newspaper very styles by The Pictorial lsevfeW.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

Farmer Want Ads. one Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

"Ah, they !~now not. heart Of man or woman who declare That love needs time to woo with
 care! His aItars wait not day nor name Only the touch of sacred hame-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

You may be sure those are very. nice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
RALLY OF BOYS
MONDAY EVENING
All Boys II or More Invited TO Armory
Boy Scout Movement to Be Dis
cussed and Games Played.

A rally Of the boys of Brattleboro
l. years old or more has been ar
ranged to be held in the Armorv next
Monday night at 7.30 clock, under
the auspices of the local council of
Boy Scouts of America. All four troops
of Boy Scouts now organized in Brat
tleboro are expected to be present, but
in addition to them every boy not now
a member of any troop is cordially in
vited to be on hand, if he is not under
II years old, because the rally is for
him iust as much as for the Scouts
About 10 minutes will be taken up in
talking to the boys in explanation of
the Boy Scout movement and of the
local council, Of which Rev. !. Fredril1
Virgin is commissioner. Then there will
be games in which all will take part.
Adults, both men and women, are in
vited to attend the meeting.
1t is probable that III the near future
there will be public exhibition Of
Boy Scout activities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
GoMPERs ATTACKS LAWYERS.
A. z. of L. Rejects Resolution Provid.
ing For Legal Department.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 25.-The An1eri-
can Federation Of Labor in convention
late yesterday voted down a resolu-
tion providing for the establishment of
a legal department with a lawyer at its
head TO serve as central bureau for
all legal matters affecting the interests
of labor.
When we have educated the law
yers to labor's way of thinking out the
applicability of the law they may be
OF some help to us, said President
Gompers in speech before the vote
was taken on the resolution to create
the department. "An entire new con
cept of the rights of man must be Civ
en- to the courts. Their idea now IS
to look back upon precedents-preced-
entS. The American lawyer has be-
come legalized mechanism to bow and
scrape before the courts and organized
labor s fight must be against them and
their preeedents and old concepts. y
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
BURGLARS PARTIAL
TO THINGS TO EAT
Took 25 Boxes of Sardines, Besides
Other Groceries, Candy and To-
bacco from Putney Store.

Persons who broke into the Putnev
Fruit Co. s store early yesterday morn
ing evidently were partial to sardines
They made no attempt to break into
the money drawer, but devoted them
selves while in the store to laying in a
comfortable stock of edibles and
smokes. About p boxes Of sardines.
some other groceries, little candy and
cigars and cigarettes were missed whan
the proprietor, B. w. Speno, opened
the store Friday morning.
Mr.. Speno said that he was in the
store as late as clock in the morn
ing and that the break was made after
that hour and before he returned TO the
store to open up for business yesterday.
He found a back window broken.
through which entrance had been
gained.
1t was learned that one unusually
tail man and two boys had been seen
about the Putney railroad station dur
ing the evening and when it was
learned that they had been seen in the
village after midnight suspicion rested
upon them.
Mr.. Speno reported the break at once
10 constable ii. o. Cobb of West hill
about 10 O'Clock and the constable i'm
mediately telephoned to Brattlehoro 10
Chief George Wilson and tried to get
IN touch with States Attorney O. b.
Hughes, who was out of town.
Policeman Charles Wood, who is on
duty days, was told of the break about
o clock yesterday afternoon and made
lDQUirV nj the railroad s+a+iou of a
Central Vermont train crew that had
come north from South Vernon a short
time before. They said that near the
South Vernon station they had noticed
a very large man and two boys who ap-
peared to be ragged and cold. The Of
ficer bclives these were the three who
were seen the night before in Putnev
and that they made their way through
Brattleboro before officers here had
knowledge Of the break.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25

my They are still making stubborn
resistance, the German statement saws.
but apparently they have no recourse
but ultimate surrender to escape ex-
tinction. The entente advance in Mac
edonia shows signs of hating.
Paris reports further progress for the
Italians west Of Monastir, but says
that generally the operations have been
slowed up by fog and rain. Berlin de-
elarcs the Italians were held in check
and that the efforts of the Serbians to
advance east Of Monastir were re
pulsed The official statement from
London, Paris and Berlin agree in re
porting quiet on the Franco Belgian
front
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
A WESTERLY WIND
ACROSS YALE BOWL
Crisp Weather in Which 10000 PEOPLE
Will See the Yale-Harvard
Classic Today.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. %. =
Clear skies, crisp atmosphere which
made furs and sheepskin coats accept
able and westerly wind with enough
energy in it TO influence the punting
side of the game were the weather CON
ditions today for the Yale Harvard
football classic in the great Yale bowl.
Almost 10000 persons considered them
selves fortunate in having been among
the 100000 who had applied for re-
seryat4Qna- -Mlthin- n-the-bemi- Until the
actual start of play the crowd was a
subject of interest that almost We'd
with the game. It grew from hotels.
where men OF social standing and
wealth spent the night in uncertain rest
on lounges, chairs and pool tables, from
sleeping ears on sidings, from auto
mobiles and trolley ears and railroad
trains.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
DEFRAUDING HOTELS.
Loss Estimated at $4,000 a Day by
Cambridge Man.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Hotels in the
United States are defrauded by guests
of approximately $4,000 a day or about
100000 a year, according TO William
". Davis of Cambridge, who spoke at
meeting yesterday of the National
congress of American hotel associa-
tions. To combat the evil, national
hotel fraud law was proposed. Estab-
lishment Of national vocational hotel
institute also was discussed. Further
details of both plans will be taken UP.
it was said, at meeting to be held
in Chicago soon. John Mes. Howie of
Buffalo presented paper urging estab-
lishment of chair of gastronomy ia
all state universities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
BELLOWS FALLS.
BOY SCOUT COUNCIL PLANNED.
Meeting Held and Support of Move
ment Planned.

Boy Scouts in Bellows Falls have
been inactive for several months, but
an effort has been started to again
arouse the enthusiasm of the organiza-
tion. meeting of boys interested
was held IN the Episcopal parish house
yesterday afternoon and was we'll at
tended. j. B. Bisbee, jr., who recently
came here from New York and who has
had much experience in boys work,
was III charge of the meeting. He out
lined plans for reorganizing local
council and was promised hearty sup
port on the part of those present. There
arc several first class Scouts in town
and they probably win be asked to
lend their support to the movement,
and it is expected several prominent
citizens who were connected with the
Scouts in previous years will cooperate.
There is a need for some sort of
work among boys in Bellows Falls.
Aside from the movies and the public
library there is no place for them to
spend their time out of school hours
or the shops, other than the streets. In
the summer they have very good
playground and since its opening it
has been fortunate in the instructors
who have been on duty there. In the
winter months, however, the play
ground offers no inducements and the
surplus energy of Young America is al
lowed to exhaust itself undiracted.
Boys of almost tender age and up
through their teens may be seen on the
streets almost every evening until long
after 10 o clock. Until a great amount
of publicity was given the subject bows
were frequenters of the public pool
rooms, which, until the new village by-
laws We're passed, were probably not
conducive to exemplary morals, to say
the least Now pool rooms here are
forced to 90 without window shades
and every table must be in a position
to be seen from the outside, and mi
nors do not frequent them
But the closing of these places to
them has driven the youths to the
| street. Many of them are boys who
have left school at an early age and
who work DAYS. A club room under
efficient management and in which a
clean moral atmosphere could be main
tanned would be welcomed by them, as
well as boys who are still in school
| 1t IS possible that committee of
| citizens will soon meet to discuss this
matter and the chamber of commerce
religious organizations and others will
| be called upon later and asked to in
vestigate and learn whether such a
club room can be supported in this vii.
lage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
ON FIRE
OFF BLOCK ISLAND
Powhatan of the Merchant & Miners
Line Sent Out Calls for Help
Early Today.

BOSTON, Nov. 25.-Fire in the for
ward hold of the steamer Powhatan Of
the Merchant & Miners line was out
and the vessel had anchored in Block
Island harbor, Capt. Chase reported,
before coast guard cutters sent to her
aid reached the scene. The extent of
the damage was not learned at the of
fees here, although it was stated the
Powhatan would continue her voyage
after an examination of her machinery.
A coast guard crew from the New
Shoreham station went aboard the Pow
hatan and reported that the fire had
been confined to part of the cargo.
No attempt was made to remove the
passengers, as it was believed they
were at no time in danger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25

BOSTON, Nov. 25.-The Merchant &
Miners line steamer Powhatan caught
fire off Block Island early today. In re
sponse to her wireless call for assist
ancc the coast guard cutters Acushnet
aud Gresham started for the scene The
steamer left Boston yesterday for
Baltimore by way of Newport News
and Norfolk. There were 16 passengers
on board the steamer Her crew mum
bers about 40.
The crew of the New Shoreham. r.
l., coast guard station went out TODAY
to the assistance of the Powhatan. The
steamer was less than mile from shore
off the old harbor breakwater. A wire
less saying that the fire was under con
troll was received during the forenoon
by Rear Admiral Austin NJ. Knight,
commander Of Newport naval station.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
Negligent Driving of Auto
mobile Alleged by
Mrs. Stone
RESULT OF SOUTH
DEERFIELD ACCIDENT
Mr. Mead Denies Charges of Reckless
Driving and Excessive Speed-ouick
~ Secured Bondsmen Action is
Brought in County Court.

As a result of the automobile aeei-
dent Oct. 81 below South Deerfeld
Mass, IN which Mrs. Kate Stone Of
Bfattleboro, wife Of Bert Stone, was
seriously injured, Barney f. Mead of
TINS town: manager of the Vermont Au-
TO Sales Co., was made defendant To-
day IN damage suit for $4,000. The
writ was served on Mr.. Mead bv Den
uty Sheriff Chauncev l. Knapp. In Iess
than ID minutes Mr. Mead had securad
oal IN the sum of $4,000, Arthur B.
Clapp and d. ?. Dewitt becoming
sureties for him.
Inc SUIT, which is county ceart ae.
ton, was brought in behalf of Mrs.
Stone through rhe Office of H. G. &c F.
Z. Barber. Mr.. Mead s ATTORNEYS are
Chase 4 Chasa
The declaration sets up that Mr..
Stone hired Mr.. Mead to go TO Spring
field, Mass, TO bring to Brattleboro the
plaintiff s daughter and that thereby
the plaintiff became a passenger. 1t
says that Mr.. Mead operated the auto
mobile In careless and reckless man
ner and that while running at the rate
OF 80 TO 40 miles an hour lost control
OF the ear and ran violently against the
north abutment of a stone underpass.
throwing the plaintiff from the rear
seat against the abutment.
1t states that Mrs. Stones left
cheek bone was broken, her scalp cut
and torn and other injuries inflicted,
also that Mrs. Stone has remained un,
conscious at intervals, that she never
will fully recover and always viii be
disfigured, and that she has been and
Will be incapacitated for performing
any work whatever.
Mr.. Mead denies that he was driving
the ear in reckless manner. He SAYS
the night was stormy and the roads
oily, that he was driving only at a
moderate speed and that the car did not
run into the abutment head-on nor give
1t a sideswipe. but that all four wheels
skldded in the slippery road and the
whole side of the car hit the abutment.
1t was at this same place that the
two Reed boys of Dummerston were
killed several years ago, and accidents
there are of frequent occurrence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
BANDIT FORCES
RENEW ATTACK
Villa Again Attempting to
Take Chihuahua from
Carranza Soldiers
LOST HEAVILY IN
THE FIRST BATTLES
Contest Is Now Going on Third Day
The Constitutionalist Forces Under
Gen. Trevino Remain Loyal, Says De-
spatch to Juarez.
spatch to Juarez.

JUAREZ, Mexico, Nov. %. - Fran
cisco Villa and his bandit forces re-
sumed rhe attack on chihuahua City,
Mexico, at daybreak today, according
TO dispatches from the chihuahua cap
itaI to Carranza officials here, marking
the opening of the third day s fighting
in Villa s efforts to wrest the capital
from Gen. Trevino' 5 constitutionalist
forces. The bandit army lost heavily
in the attacks made on Thursday and
Friday, Carranza leaders declared, add
ing that the government troops had re
manned Ioval.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
Squeezing Process of Teu-
tonic Military Machine
Proceeding Rapidly
Won MACKENSEN
CROSSES THE DANUBE
Is Only 20 Miles from Bucharest and
Won Falkenhayn Is on the Other Side
Of the Rumanian Forces - Germans
Capture Several Villages.

the process of squeezing Rumania
between the jaws of the Teutonic mil
itary machine is proceeding with ra-
ridity. Pushing eastward Gen. Won
Faikenhayn s troops have broken Ru-
mauian resistance in the lower Alt and
apparently have already turned this
supposedly strong line of defense
across western Rumania, to which the
Rumanians had rctreatcd. 4 crossing
OF tn Alt in this region is reported in
Berlin. Concurrcutlv Field Marshal
Won Mackenscn, operating the other
jaw Of the nut cracker. has forced a
passage Of the Danube near Zimnitza.
giving him a footing on Rumaniau soil
20 miles in the rear of the Danube end
of the Ait line. The landing at Zim-
nitza also placed Won Mackenscn but
20 miles northeast Of Bucharest.
On the northern end of the Alt line,
where the Tcutouic armies have been
pressing down from Rothcuthurm pass.
further inroads on the Rumanian de.
feuses have been effected, according to
Berlin, which records the capture of
several villages.
The Pctrogrdd statement admits a
Rumanian retreat here on the frontier
of Moldovia. The Germans report the
repulsa Of the Russo. Rumanian often
,ivc movement in the Gvergyo noun
tains. The Rumanian forces, which
were operating in the Orsoya region,
evidently have rctreated into the noun
tains, as Berlin reports n Rumaniau
battalion "cut of from tn, main ar
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT.
State Committees Expected to Make Up
S30O,OOO.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Apportion-
ment of the 100000 Democratic cam
paign deficit among the states has been
decided upon by Vance c. Mccormick.
chairman of the Democratic national
committee in order to speed up the
work of paving it off, he announced
yesterday. popular subscriptions are
all right and the Democrats expect to
raise the needed amount by this meth
od but it is slow and it takes ~ great
many subscriptions to make up the
money we need Mr.. Mccormick said.
" l have therefore decided to have each
state committee handle the amount ap-
portioned to their state.'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
BILLY SUNDAY SERVICES.
One of the Best Summaries We Have
Seen.

We notice the Boston Transcript is
making special report of Billy Sun
day Tabernacle Services in their Fri
day Weekly.
These instalments are most entertain
ingly written, and we feel that you
will find them so whether you are inter
ested in Mr.. Sundays work or not.
For fifty cents you can get the com
plete series (three months nnmbers)
or they will send sample copy for the
asking.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
GREEKS READY TO FIGHT.
viii Resist Allies Attempts to Get
Arms and Ammunition.

LONDON, Nov. 25.-Reuter 5 Athens
correspondent says it is stated in cir
cles close to the Greek court that am
attempt Of the entente allies to obtain
possession Of the Greek arms and am.
munition, as demanded by Vice Admiral
du Fournet, commander of the allied
squadron, win meet with resistance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25

Monday, Nov. 27, at p. m.-Wom-
an 3 mission study class with Miss En-
ma ]. Gregg, Northern avenue.
Tuesday, Nov. 2S, at 10 a. m.-An-
uual Thanksgiving food sale in the
chapel. Food of all kinds, canned fruit,
Jelly, candy and flowers will be fer sale.
Orders may be placed in advance with
Mrs. l.. +. Holden, Mrs. +. II. Crane or
Mrs. Eric Landry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
RAISE OBJECTIONS
TO HOME ARMY BILL
Speakers in the Reichstag Opposed to
Giving Military Authorities a
Free Hand.

BERLIN, via London, Nov. -. - A
hearing before the committee on civ
ilian work foreshadows that the govern
ment s home army bill" viii not
have entirely smooth sailing in the
reichstag. Speakers representing va
rious parties objected to giving the
military authorities a free hand in or
ganizing the home service and insisted
that the administrative details be
strictly defined by the reichstag or with
its cognizance and approval.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
POPULATION 10000, 900.
Estimates of Census Bureau and Treas
ury Departments

WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-Popula-
tion of continental United States on
January /, 1917, will be l02, S26,3O9,
and, with its OUTLYING possessions, ll3,-
800. .2S5. the census bureau estimates.
upon the increase as shown by the fed
cral censuses of 1900 and 1910. Treasu-
ry department statisticians, using a diff
ferent method of calculation, estimat-
ed the population of continental Unit
ed States as 103,002,00O on November
l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
ARMY-N GAME.
Immense Crowd at the Polo Grounds
i'll New York This Afternoon.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-One of the
largest crowds that ever attended an
athletic event in this city sought the
Polo grounds today to see Annapolis
ANA West Point stage their annual foot
ball contest. Anticipating crush more
than 450 patrolmen We're detailed at
the ground. President Wilson was un-
able to be present, but members of the
cabinet and other high government of
ficials were in attendance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
RAIDED ENGLISH COAST.
Six German Torpedo Boats Retreated
After Firing Few Shots.

LONDON, Nov. 25-A raid by six
German torpedo boat destroyers on the
English coast, which took place Thurs
day, was announced in an official state
ment today The raid was ineffective,
according to the statement, which de
clares that the six German destrovers
which participated in it steamed away
quickly after firing a dozen rounds, one
shell striking small vessel, but caus-
ing little damage and no injuries to the
crew
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
ZEPPELIN WRECKED.
Fen in Woods and Only Cne Survivor
of % Persons on Board.

LONDON, Nov. 25.-The wrecking
OF a super Zeppelin in storm Tuesday
is reported by travellers reaching Am
sterdam from Munich, says an Ex-
change Telegraph despatch from Am
sterdam. They report there was only
one survivor OF the crew of twenty
eight. The Zeppelin is said to have
been on its first voyage when it
was blown cat of its course and fell in
the woods near Mainz
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
NEW FOREIGN MINISTER.
III. Neratoff Replaces NJ. sturmer in the
Russian Cabinet.

LONDON, Nov. -. - The appoint
ment Of NJ Ncratofl, assistant Russian
minister for foreign affairs as foreign
minister, is reported by Reuter- S Pet
rograd correspondent. NJ Neratoff re
places Nj. Sturmcr, who held the foreign
portfolio as wen as the premiership.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
CORNELL WINNER.
But Capt. Overton of Yale Won the In
dividual Championship.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 25. =
Cornell won the intercollegiate cross
country run on New West Rock course
here today. John Overton, the Yale
captain, won the individual champion
ship, covering the course i'll 35 minutes
and three ffths seconds.