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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

Latest, reports from the western bat
French in winning back some of the
positions they lost in the nibbling Of
the Germans at their lines in Artois
and south of Somme.
comes the announcement that the Rus
sian offensive there is assuming con
siderable proportions but without strik-
ing results having been so far achiev-
ed. Otherwise comparative calm pre-
walls in the widespread war area.
In preparation for eventualities
around Saloniki the allies are strength
ening their positions and extending
their lines. The French have advanced
across the Vardar northwest of the
city and are camping on the right
bank of the river.
Apparently the Russians are prepar-
sive operations along the Bessarabian
front, where they have been menacing
the Austrian line in Bukowina. I'm,
portant troop movements in Bessarabia
are indicated by Bucharest advices.
a royal decree has been issued IN
Rome prohibiting the importation OF
German and Austrian goods, theil
transportation through Italy or THEN
exports from Italian ports. Italy
which Las never declared war on Ger
many, thus formally records the pro
hibition of commercial relations will
her.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
UNCONSCIOUS FROM
ACID POISONING
Lawrence Child in Putney for More
than Two Weeks Has Barely Held
On to Thread of Life.

One of the most remarkable cases in
this section is that of Barbara Law
renee, ;, daughter of Dr. and Mrs H
II. Lawrence of Putney. For a month
the child has been very i'll and for
two weeks has been unconscious and
much of the time not expected to live
from one hour to the next
AT first there was no fever, but soon
q high fever developed and other
symptoms indicated plainly a condi-
tion of acid poisoning that to degree
resembled closely the acidosis cases
that proved so quickly fatal in Bos-
ton recently.
Aside from the system s removal Of
the direct cause of the acid poisoning
there has been no material change for
the better, except for few minutes
at q time The fever, which is always
present IN a greater or lesser degree
appears. not to be symptomatic of any
specific or fundamental condition It's
range is many degrees and its fiuctua
tions. freakish
For over two weeks the attending
physician aud others who have beer
called in consultation have expected
death many times, but always tn,
child has fought back to a new griI
on the thread of life.
! Two experienced trained nurses ar,
in constant attendance and every ef
fort is being made to build up tn,
strength of the little patient will
milk, in which the acid has been neu
ltralized, and brandy, while the hear
/ is stimulated constantly. A careful
and complete record Of the case, witt
its many peculiarities, is being kept
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
Capt. Wallace Killed and
Three Members of His
Crew Were Injured
DRIFTED Is HOURS
IN AN OPEN DORY
Men Who Suffered Terribly Brought to
Portland, Me.-Disaster Took Place
as Result of the Back-Firing of Gas
oline Engine.

PORTLAND, Me, Feb. 12.-Capt
Loaf Wallace Of this city was killed
and three members of his crew on the
fishing sloop Nellie F. Wotten were
injured as the result of an explosion
of gasoline which sank the sloop off
the fishing banks four miles northeast
of Cape Elizabeth lightship Thursday
afternoon. The three men were pick
ed up by the schooner Bernie and Bes-
sic after drifting scantily clad il an
open dory for is hours and were
brought into port early today.
The explosion occurred when the en-
gine baekfred. The entire stern was
torn away.
Capt. Wallace, who was sitting on the
wheel box, disappeared and it was sup
posed he was killed by the explosion
His body was not recovered.
The three members of the crew en-
tered dory, which floated from the
deck as the sloop sank. This was
found to be damaged and the fisher
men changed to second dory which
had floated free from tbe craft. ii
this they drifted throughout the night
with the temperature below the freez
ING point and were carried about Is
miles to the eastward by a strong
wind before they were rescued.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
WERE UNWILLING TO
ADOPT SUGGESTION
Entente Allies Are Said to Be Opposed
to Chasing Armed Merchant
men as Warships.

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - Diplo-
matte representatives of the entente
allies have made oral representation to
Secretary Lansing regarding the Amer
lean memorandum to their governments
suggesting the disarming of merchant
ships and suggesting that armed mer-
chantmen entering American ports
might be regarded as warships. AL
though the state department declined
to disclose the nature of the repre-
sentations it is believed that the en-
tente governments were unwilling to
adopt the suggestion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
GERMAN STEAMER
MADE DASH FOR SEA
Attempt to Get Interned Ship Out of
Port Frustrated by Brazilian
Warships.

RIO JANEIRO, Feb. 12.-The Ger
man steamship Asuncion, interned at
Para, requested permission to approach
a wharf to take water aboard. Under
cover Of the fog she turned about and
headed toward the sea.
The Brazilian cruiser Republica and
the auxiliary cruiser Teffe fred blank
shots and as the Asuncion did not stop
they fired on her with projeetiles.
The German steamship then stopped
and returned to the harbor.
The captain later stated that he had
no intention of escaping. The local
authorities have opened an investlga-
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
SAYS DEAD GIRL
SWALLOWED POISON
University of Wisconsin Student Tells
Detectives About Miss Lam
bert's Death.

CHICAGO, Feb. 70 William H..
Orpet, a junior at the University of
Wisconsin, early today confessed to de-
tectives knowledge of the death by
poison of Marion Lambert, Is, stu
dent at the Lake Forest high school,
whose body was found in the woods on
Thursday.
According to the statement of Off
GERS Orpet said he met Miss Lambert
in the woods near the Sacred Heart
academy Wednesday morning by ap-
pointment. He said she pleaded with
him for two hours to renew his friend
ship with her. He said he declined and
according to the officers, he then left
her, and as he did so she swallowed
the poison which caused her death.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
PROBABLY WORK
OF FOREIGN AGENTS
Dynamite Used at Niagara Falls Plant
Manufacturing Munitions for
the Allies.

NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, Feb 12-
No arrests have been made in ecnnec-
tion with the attempt to blow up the
plant of the Castner Electrolytic Aka
Ii company here last night. The ex-
pIosion, which was in a new building
under construction, shattered many
windows and slightly damaged the wall.
No one was injured.
The police found several sticks of
dynamite concealed under one of the
concrete walls. The company, it was
said, had large contracts with the allies
for certain chemicals used in the war
zone. There is no labor trouble at the
plant and the police are working on
the theory that the explosion was the
work of foreign agents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
PAGE COMMITTED
FOR NON PAYMENT
Fined S35 in Springfield, Mass, for
Passing Bad Check-Couldn'
Pay and Went to Jail.

James A. Page of Boston, formerly
undertaker's assistant in Brattleboro,
was fined s35 in the police court in
Springfield, Mass, yesterday for pass
ing q bad check He was unable to
pay the fine and was committed TO Jail
for non-payment.
Page was arrested in Providence at
the request of the Springfield police
department on the charge of passing a
worthless check for SIS on Carl 5.
Meaeham of Springfield.
He previously had been under ar
rest in Keene, y. H., and elsewhere
charged with irregular financial trans
actions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
One Hundred Guests Made
Ill at Banquet of Not
able Churchmen
FIRST AID MEASURES
RELIEVED SUFFERERS
It Was at First Announced That Pto-
maine Poisoning Was Cause-Later
Poison Like That Used Was Found
in Room of Employe

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-BeGef that the
hundred guests made i'll at the ban
quet to Archbishop Mundelein at the
University club Thursday night were
victims of deliberate attempt to
poison was announced today by Man
ager Doherty of the club. According
to his statement a considerable amount
of active poison was placed by an en-
ploye of the club kitchen in the soup
served at the banquet
The man was described to the police
as fanatic whose mentality possibly
was disordered The name of the sus-
pected person was not divulged by
Manager Doherty, who said that analy-
sis of the soup had disclosed the pres
enee of mineral poison.
According to his statement the sus-
peeted man did not return to his room
after the banquet and search of his
apartment by the police disclosed a
carefully equipped laboratory and sew
eral vials of poison, one of which cor
responded TO the poison found by
analysis of the soup.
Archbishop Mundelein did not par
take of soup and thus escaped the i'll
ness that affected many of the pre-
lates and distinguished guests at his
table
| When the first of tie guests to be
stricken fell or rushed from the room
there was a general eommotion. Prompt
first aid measures were administered
by the physicians present, and some OF
those affected were able TO return t.
the banquet hall later.
The first statement in explanation
was to the effect that the victims suf
Il
were 500 persons at the banquet, bu
nnlv ahnnt loo warn rnadn Ill
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
Government Asks for Bids
on Eight Routes, Seven
of Them in Alaska
NEW BEDFORD TO
NANTUCKET ISLAND
Is the Only Route in This Part of the
Country-To Stimulate Aviation Be
cause of It's Relation to Military
Preparedness.

WASHINGTON, Feb. y. - Aerial
mail service to isolated points in Alas
Re- end Massachusetts, is contemplated
Ly the postotlice departments. Bids
were asked today for service ON eight
routes, seven of them III Alaska.
The Massachusetts route is from New
Bedford to Nantucket, So miles and re-
turn, partly by land and partly by
water Trips would be made on this
route Is times during the summer
months and six times in the winter.
An aeroplane would have to be able
% carry a weight limit Of 5000
pounds. The present cost of the ser
vice is $3.50 year.
The route will be established, the de
partment announced, as much to slim
ulatc development of aviation because
Of its relation to military preparedness
as to improve the mail service.
~ department believed that eff
foi ready begun to finance an
aorial patrol on the Atlantic coast in
dictates that ready capital will ba
found for mail service undertaking.
II the service is successful, it is ar
nounced n gradual expansion will fol
low to other routes where transporta-
tion is slow aud inadequate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
MARCHING ON DURAzzo.
Invading Army of the Austrians Esti-
mated at $4,000 Men.

PARIS, Feb. 12. - A despatch from
Rome says that the strength of the
Austrian force now marching on Duraz-
20 is estimated at 10000 men. The rest
of the invading army, the despatch
says, is engaged in guarding the eoun-
try behind the advancing troops.
The disarmament of Montenegro is
not yet completed and parts of the lit
tie kingdom have not been occupied as
a result of the vigorous resistance of
the followers of Gen. Martinovitch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
INFANTRY ADVANCE.
French Made a Gain After Violent
Artillery Bombardment.

BERLIN, Feb. II. via London-Af-
ter violent artillery bombardment on
the greater part of the Champagne
front the French infantry made an at
tack yesterday afternoon. The German
war office announces today that the
French penetrated the German posi-
tion near Massiges over a front Of
about 200 yards
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
BRATTLEBORO MAN
VICE PRESIDENT
Walter S. Pratt Chosen at the Annual
Meeting of New England Short
horn Breeders Association.

In the annual meeting of the New
England Shorthorn Breeders associa.
tion held in Greenfield, Mass, yester-
day George E. Taylor, jr., of Shelburne
was reelected president and Walter s.
Pratt of Brattleboro was chosen vice
president. Mr.. Pratt was one of the
speakers at the after-dinner exercises.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
RUNG KINGS CHAPEL BELL.
Used for the FIRST Time in Ten Years
on Lincoln Anniversary.

BOSTON, Feb u. - The bell In
Kings chapel east by Paul Revere.
and which has long been under repair.
was rung for the first time in 10 years
today in honor Of Lincoln S birthday.
While not a legal holiday in Mass1-
chusetts the day was generally observ-
ed here b. a number of patriotic so
rieties.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
FIRE IN MONTREAL.
Plant Making Shells Damaged to Ex
tent Of $50.

MONTREAL, Feb. u. - Fire today
caused damage estimated at $4,000 IN
the forge department of the Canada
Car and Foundry company, which is
engaged on a contract for shells for
the Russian government. Crossed elee-
tric wires are supposed to have been
responsible for the fire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
THE WEATHER.
Probably Snow Tonight and Sunday
Not SO Cold Tonight.

WASHINGTON, February 12.-The
weather forecast: Probably snow to-
night and Sunday. Not quite so cold
tonight. Fresh east winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
Centre Congregational Church
Sunday Services.

1870 a. m-Rev. G. r. Lincoln of Hart
ford Conn, will preach.
.45 a. m.-Session of the Sunday
School.
$50 p. m.-JuniOT Endeavor meeting.
100 p. m.-Christian Endeavor meet
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12

In time lost and medical attention,
the wage earners of this country have
an annual sick bill of $6s0,0O0,0 ,000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12
Unitarian Church
Unitarian Literature Free

Leaflets describing the Unitarian belief
may be obtained on application to Mrs.
James M. Adams, { Cedar St
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-12

1870 a. m.-Eubject of sermon, Excess
sive Baggage.
] As a. m.-Bible school. Glasses for all
ages.
3.45 p. m.-.Iunior Christian Endeavor.
7.30p. m.-Subject Of sermon, The Tn
pardonablc Sin. Dugan s orches-
ira, chorus choir, Alexander
hymns. All seats free.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-15
Notice Of Improvement of Alley ID
Blocks 35 and SO, University
Addition .f..a

Notice is hereby given that the COM
mon council deems it expedient so to
do, and hereby declares its purpose and
intention to improve the alley in blocks
30 and SO, University addition to the
city of Salem, between the east line
of Twelfth street and the west line Of
the Race in block 35, at the expense Of
the abutting and adjacent property. by
bringing said portion of said alley to
the official grade, and paving the same
with q six-inen Portland cement con-
crete pavement in accordance with the
plans, specifications and estimates for
the improvement of said portion Of
said alley, adopted by the common
council on the 9th day of July, 1916,
now on file in the office Of the city
recorder, which, for more detailed
description thereof are hereby referred
to and made part of this notice; be-
ing that character or kind Of improve
ment known and designated in said
plans, specifications and estimates as
Cement Concrete Pavement.
The common council hereby declares
its purpose and intention to make the
said above described Improvement by
and through the street improvement de-
partment Of the City.
BY order of the common council.
-CHAS F. ELGIN City Recorder.
Dated this sth day of August. 1916.
L. Aug 10
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-15

thrown out of employment and serious
loss will be entailed in consequence
thereof. Situated, as we are, almost
solely dependent upon the Southern Pa
cific company to handle the products of
the state, particularly the western and
southern portions thereof, disaster, fail
ure and bankruptcy confront many of
our people unless some method is de-
vised whereby cars can be had for han
ding the produce of this state. The
season of the year has now arrived
when cars for the shipment of fruit
and grain will be added to the cars al
ready necessary for the shipment of for
estry and other products. The situation
already tense, will be made more strin-
gent as time goes on, and we would re.
speetfully urge upon your company that
you use every effort in your power to
relieve this distressing and ominous
situation.
Without in any way reflecting upon
your efforts or those of any other Of
fieial of your company, we are of the
opinion that the Southern Pacific com.
pany is derelict in its duty to the peo-
pie of Oregon unless it can and will
take care of the business offering to It,
which business, in the nature of things,
is solely tributary to your line and de.
pendent upon your efforts to get it to
market. Many promises have been made
to this commission and the shippers
along your line that they will be fully
taken care of, and the people of this
state have right to assume that in
dustries located ON your lines will not
be permitted to languish for want of
necessary facilities and equipment to
move the business offering"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-15
Sport
TENNIS TOURNAMEN!
WILL Be HELD HERE
Will Be Authorized Champion
ship Match---Here Sep
tember 6-7

The Third annual tournament of the
willamette Valley tennis association
will be held in this city three days be-
ginning Thursday, September I.
The tournament this year will be
held under the auspices of the United
States Lawn Tennis Association, Civ
ing it a recognized standing as a
tournament. The scores will all be
published in the U. S. Register of the
association. In other words, the tour.
nament this year will be an authorized
championship match.
According to George F. Rodgers, the
event will be attended by the best
players from Portland, Albany, Eugene,
Medford, Independence, Woodburn,
Silverton and Carlton and it is expect
ed that this Third annual tournament
will exceed in interest those of former
years.
The games win be played on the
grounds of the Salem club ON Chemek-
eta street. 1t is probable that the en-
tries will humber between 40 and so
and that at least 20 will be from
Salem.
Last year Portland carried away
most Of the prizes excepting in men 3
doubles in which Mr.. Rodgers and Mr..
Wickersham played. The tournament
committee this year is as follows:
DR.. II. II. Olinger, G. NJ. Cox, w. L.
MpDouual DR. Prince w Byrd lanes
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-15
RUSSIAN FORCES
CONTINUED from Page ~

tire slightly. 1t is now Believed that
these reinforcements have been with
drawn and are being hurried TO the de.
fense of Lemberg by roundabout
route south of the Carpathians.
The Russians are now drawing in up
on Lemberg on curving $50 mile front.
At the nearest point, southwest of Bro
dy, they are about As miles from the
Galician capital.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-15
WILL PLAY BASEBALL
FOR THOSE WHO PAY
Players Must Cut Out Talk
and Submit to Umpire's
Rulings
BY H. G. Hamilton.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
New York, Aug. 10. = The turning.
point in the conduct of baseball on the
playing field has come The game is
to be played from now on for the bene-
fit of the fans in the grandstand and
bleachers, not to satisfy some payer de-
string to work his temper off on an UNI
pire or an opposing player.
This was the statement of Governor
Tener, president of the National league,
in an interview today with the United
Press. His declaration follows the ac-
tion of National league magnates, who
in their meeting last week in New York,
agreed to prevent boisterous discussions
on the playing field.
Umpires in the National league here
after are to be treated with more re-
spect and their decisions are to be
final. Also, there will be no more. YER
bal attacks on visiting players by the
white clad players, nor will the home
guard have to listen to sallies from the
visitors bench.
"This is day of alibis," President
Tener said. "The baseball player is
much like the average mother. When a
boy is hard to control the mother blames
his companions; when a baseball player
looks bad on a play he doesn't like to
take all the blame, so he looks around
for some one to take it. And the UNI
pire usually is the handiest. Often he
says things he shouldn't and then he
is put out of the game and fined
Must Behave or Quit.
"We have certain laws which are
meant to control the actions of play.
ers and managers in the field and here
tofore we have been forced to do all
the disciplining. Hereafter the club
owners are going to take hand, with a
view to stopping all wrangling before
it starts.
"To this end, every club has agreed
to keep bad talk down. No player will
be allowed to yell from the bench at OPP
ponents, nor to make the same kind
of an attack on the field of play
Governor Tener is firm believer in
baseball for the fan. The fan pays for
the game, he declared, and should be
given what he pays for He believes the
fan gets weary wlen he sees and hears
wrangle on the field and he does not
believe the fan pays for a newspaper to
read statements regarding fracas in a
baseball game. Boxing exhibitions,
Boxing exhibitions, Goxernor Tener is
convinced, are provided in suitable
places and the National league is not in
competition with the gentlemen who are
promoting them.
These new rulings do not mean there
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-15
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
CONTINUED From Page One.)

ern Pacific to meet requirements is re.
ported by the Spaulding company, the
Northwest Fruit Products company, the
Salem-Fall City Lumber company.
II is stated at the office of the public
service commission that in Washington,
Idaho and other western states no such
conditions prevail as those in Oregon.
In its letter to General Manager Scott
at San Francisco the commission furth-
er says:
'The shippers of Oregon are facing
very serious problem, and unless more
ears can be had TO handle the products
of the state many industries must close
down, large numbers of people will be
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-15

Yesterdays big league hero was
Larry Cheney who pitched for Dodgers
and held the Braves to three hits and
won a better lead for the Brooklyn en-
try in the National league race.
The peerless Cy fumbled an over
throw yesterday and Chapman of Cleve
land scored the winning run over the
Tigers.
Washington helped cut the Red SoS
down to the size of seven other clubs
in the American league yesterday, win
ming with two runs in the eighth in
ming.
Grover Cleveland Alexander hung
up his twelfth shutout victory, taking
the Giants over the waite wash road
8 to 0. NThe Giants also threw in a
toss in the second game, sueeumbing
to Rixey.
"The Braves don t worry us, said
WILDER Robinson, replying 20 a remark
by Johnny Evers that the Braves did
not fear the Dodgers.
Jack Nabors and Nick Cullop oppos
ed each other as pitchers in New York
Pat Haley bounced drive off Nick 's
shins and Jack stopped one of Pat :
throws with his stomach. Nick gets
credit for winning ball game.