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Evening star., 1916-08-10
AWARDS RUSSIA CREDIT
FOR AWAKENING JAPAN
Premier Okuma Denies Commodore
Perry Was Man Who
Achieved Feat.

Over his signature in the Kokumin
Shimbun. a Toxic newspaper. Of July 10.
Marquis Okuma, premier Of the Jap
anese government, declares 1t was not
tho United States. but Russia. that first
opened Japan to tho world. Commodore
Perry did not do it. but Nicholas Lexan-
of did, he says.
Passages from the article follow:
I'm turning to history one finds that
during the close of the eighteenth CEN
tury there were great revolutionary
disturbances throughout Europe with
France as the center. Russia was also
beset with both internal and external
problems. Alexander I repulsed Napo-
leon and attempted to restore good
government to Russia. With the In
tention Of developing the orient he sent
a mission to japan to open that coun-
try to foreign intercourse. One hun
dred years ago Russian emissary,
with the imperial message from the
czar, came to Nagasaki
Evening star., 1916-08-10
MONEY TAKEN FROM TABLE.
Harriet Steadman Loses $75IOthel
Thefts Reported.

Harriet Steadman, 3527 New Hamp-
shirt avenue. reported to the police the
theft Of SIS in cash. The money was
taken from a table in the front room
of the Steadman residence yesterday
morning.
The theft of a watch worth SO was
reported by Isaac Cornish, PIP L street.
He told the police that the timepiece
was taken from his house Monday
morning.
Johanna Roche, All r street south
west, told Of the loss Of q watch val
ued at $40. The theft was committed
at her home yesterday.
L. l. Hammer. 1855 Calvert street
last night reported the theft Of m
oveYcoat. Tho garment. he stated, was
taken from his apartment yesterday.
Evening star., 1916-08-10
Not an Inspired" Article.

can snvsy came y sspan ws wss
Evening star., 1916-08-10
steam-Electric Drive.

Both battleships and battle cruisers
will have the steam electric drive, first
applied to heavy ships when the navy
collier Jupiter was built, and Whlcn
has been provided for the battleship
New Mexico and the Tennessee and
California, yet to be laid down.
Navy designers have disposed of all
the large problems in preparing plans
for the thirty -five-knot battle cruisers,
which will have a displacement equal
to that of the battleships. The re-
naming work is only the enormous
amount of calculation of weights to
assure proper floating qualities.
Evening star., 1916-08-10

At the japanese embassy II was de-
clared that the article, even though
the premier was the author. was mot
inspired BY the government" It was
to conform to the governments new
treaty venture, embassy ofY1cials said
Japan Is as fond Of tho United States
as ever, IL was said in effect. His
toricai records show that Commodore
Perry signed q treaty opening Japan
to foreign intercourse March 81, 1884.
1t was not until August Z, 1854. that
Admiral Poutiatine concluded tho hrst
Russo-Japanese treaty.
Evening star., 1916-08-10
Awoke Japanese Empire.

Some historians state that the man
who broke the dream Of isolation that
Japan had slumbered in for 800 years
was Commodore NJ. c. Perry. But in
fact it was Nicholas Lezanoff. the Rus
sian envoy. who. in 1903, awakened the
Japanese empire from her long sleep.
Some state that Russia demanded in
tercourse with Japan with an object Of
aggression. That is a great mistake
and I firmly believe Alexander had no
such intentions.
Thus fifty years before the Ameri-
Evening star., 1916-08-10
CANDIDATES AT PICNIC.
DR.. J. I. France and D. J. Lewis, Op
ponents. Talk at Barnesville.

Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd. August 10.-Tak-
ing advantage Of opportunity to pro-
mote their candidates., DR.. Joseph L
France and David ]. Lewis, republican
Evening star., 1916-08-10

bond. $500: attorneys. Thompson 4
Laskey.
Estate Of John T. Taylor; will dated
July 20, 1914. filed.
Estate Of Maria 3. Shunle: petition
for appointment Of administrator filed;
attorneys. Rhodes & Cromelin and q.
Med. Kintz
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

1t is gratifying to note that, accord
ing to the report of the American Med
zeal Association on Fourth of July cas-
ualties, there was not one case of teta-
nus due to a Fourth of July accident
this year, nor a single case of a person
being blinded by gunpowder. 1t was, in
fact, the sanest Fourth in the history
of the country. The total number of
fatalities was only thirty, as contrasted
with the 46G deaths in 1903, the first
year in which complete figures for the
country were compiled by the assOcia-
ton: The progress of the safe and sane
movement has been remarkable, and the
hope may we'll be entertained that the
time is not far distant when Fourth of
July casualties will be entirely elimi-
mated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30
READING MATTER FOR SOLDIERS
Chaplain John M. Thomas Tells How It
Should Be Mailed.

EAGLE PASS, Texas, August 30
Chaplain John NJ Thomas has prepared
the following notice for use in Vermont
newspapers:
Because of my responsibilities as
president of Middlebury college | have
rendered my resignation as CHAPLAIN of
the First Vermont Infantry, which will
become effective September /. / wish
to ask that the kind friends who have
been sending me literature for the use
of the men direct such packages. until
appointment of my successor. to Mr.
Harry II. Brown, Y. NJ. C. A. Building
lst Vermont Infantry, Eagle Pass,
Texas. There will be need of fresh
magazines as long as the regiment is on
the border. A few good recent ones,
sent by mail so as to be fresh are al
ways acceptable. The frequent rains
and dust storms, from which our build
ing is not perfect protection, makes
the wear ON the magazines severe.
If any Vermont friends could spare
Columbia photograph records, they
would be welcome. The present roper
toire will soon be committed to
memory by most of the regiment.
Our building continues to be in con
slant active use and under the efficient
secretaries is the most popular place in
the camp. | wish again to express my
gratitude to those who made it posi-
bic and to those who have assisted me
III my work IN so many other ways.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30
TIL e Y IOLTN

The violin is a strong, healthy must
cal instrument which can be PLAYED by
anybody, and most generally is.
Owing to the ease and simplicity
with which music can be extracted from
a violin by resolute player, it has be-
come one Of the most popular means of
keeping other people in an alert and
wide awake state now in use. A violin
which has not been driven far enough
to enable all of its valves to seat proper
ly can be heard with great distinctness
by all of the neighbors. most of whom
are not musical enthusiasts and are un-
able to sleep n sound chunks without
breathing low, sobbing cuss word on
the evening air.
The violin is played with both hands
and the jaw bone. To become an expert
performer on this instrument one should
have a collapsible neck, which can be
turned in any direction, like an automo.
bile searchlight. This requires consider.
able practice, but it can be done. as i:
proven by the large number of violin
students with long, flexible necks. The
Jaw bone Is used to pin the violin tc
the left shoulderblade of the nlaver
while he reaches up with the left knee
cap and tries to get in tune with an M
right piano which has not been touched
by the impious hand of a tuner since
Protected by The Ado
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30
HANDSOME GIFTS FOR LADIES
For Guessing Right Will Receive Dish
es at State Fair.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Aug.
@o.-Ihere will be three opportunities
Tor the ladies at the Vermont state
ialr, to be held here Sept II, -. II
and 10 to win twenty-piece sets of fine
dishes. Tie lady who stands nearest
TO certain point on the Midway at
l.30 p. m, Wednesday, Sept. IL, will
receive the prize of dishes.
On Thursday, Sept. IA, the lady who
sits nearest to a certain point on the
grand stand where an admission of %
is charged at $50 p. M, win be given
given twentypiece set of handsome
dishes.
On Friday, Sept. -, the lady sitting
nearest certain point on the grand
stand where an admission of 80 cents
is charged at $50 p m, will be given
a sixty piece set of handsome dish
es.
The sets of prize dishes are given by
the MoXie company.
The showing of fancy sheep this year
is unusually fine. Many well known
flocks are represented. among them an
exhibit of Rambouillet sheep from the
Norris farm at Lime, y. II. This
flock of almost pure Won HomyeI
breeding and is noted for both mutton
and wool qualities. Many of these
ewes will shear p pounds of wool and
some of the rams 30 pounds.
Secretary Davis is negotiating for
big act of jumping horses, with
good prospects of being successful
This act is "thriller. - It will take
place on the track in front of the
grand stands between heats of racing
Preliminary arrangements for the
state fair are progressing finely, with
indications of this event being the
most successful since the state organ
lied this fair.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

A general railroad strike, even of
short duration, would be national ca
lamity. But think how different the sit
uation would have been had such a
strike taken place II to 10 years ago.
The motor ears and trucks, if pressed
into service today, could do wonder
full work in keeping the country sup
piled with food at least. Vermont has
car to each % persons. In a dire
emergency the ears running over the
public highways would be a great fac
tor In furnishing relief. In France the
gasoline driven vehicles probably saved
the day for the entente allies. In their
first drive the Germans cut off railroad
connections from Yerdun. A few wears
ago this condition would have left the
great fortress helpless. But there is
one good, broad highway leading from
Ferdun to Paris and over this the motor
vehicles have been able to keep the
troops at the front supplied with every
thing needful in the way of food and
munitions. ~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30
Declaration for Gates.
Barre Times, Aug. 29.)

Two weeks from today the voters of
Vermont will be called on to make Sc
lection of a candidate for United States
senator from the three men seeking the
honor, Senator Carroll S. Page, former
Gov. Allen NJ. Fletcher and Gov. Charles
w. Gates. 1t has long been the custom
of Vermont to keep its representatives
in congress as long as they wished to
remain, and it is doubtful if there would
have been any suggestion of change this
year if there had not existed a FEELING
that Senator Page was not measuring
up to the Vermont standard. Largely
because of this feeling there are the
three candidates who ask your vote in
the primaries. Of these. the Times be-
lleves Gov. Charles W. Gates would best
represent Vermont in the upper house
at Washington, that he more. nearly
measures up to the Vermont ideal, that
his mental attitude toward public af-
fairs IS nearer in accord with present
day tendencies of the great majority
OF Vermonters and that his public
career has been such as to lead one to
believe that he would be of value to
the state and to the nation if elected
to the senate. 1t is because of this be-
lief the times favors his election.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

among the Animals was terrific. OF
course, those Elephants who were car
rying Grown-Ups on their backs
couldn't go In the Race but there were
some of their Family ready to go in it.
And when Leader Giraffe said Three
every Animal was off for the Circus
grounds.
oh dear, oh dear walled the Cir
Gus Manager. I'm afraid all my AMI
mails are running away
"'Oh, no. said the Animal Keep
er, you mustn't worry. They've
been SO happy lately l know some
thing else is up. Maybe they think
they'll find some small Boys waiting
there with peanuts And the Circus
Manager felt little happier then.
"Of course, the CRATES won the
race, and when they finished Leader
Giraffe said: Now tomorrow for the
Roaring match!"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

the Chicago fire. This teaches us that
there are lot of things we should Miss
more than the jaw bone, if it We're sud
denly removed.
Music Is dragged out of violin bv a
bow, which is held tightly in the right
hand and drawn across the strings at a
high rate of speed, while the tongue
protrudes coyly from the mouth. Some
OF our best violin players have good
control OF the tongue and DO not use
1t to any extent, but the beginner whose
hingers will not track consecutively
presents picture of agony which is
shared by those who are not able to
ledge quietly toward the nearest exit.
Some very beautiful music can be
produced on the violin at s. per seat.
and we have thousands of people who
would rather listen to a good violinist
as he renders Annie Laurie" with
variations than watch a comic opera
tenor choke TO death on high A-flat.
For long time the violin was barred
from the church, as it was supposed to
| he possessed Of the devil, and that be
lief still retains q strong hold on the
especially when a new soft
Iplne violin has come into the neiahbor
hood and Is throttled night after night
| by some strong armed beginner who re-
quires only four hours of sleep.
ms Newspaper Service7
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

to run so hard in the Summer and SO
he knew he wouldn't win. He hadn't
changed his Winter suit-for he said
it was too much trouble to be fussing
all the time.
When shall it be-? asked Mr.. Ele-
plant. I'D rather get up a Baseball
Game, but then Wen do as the Giraffe
family like this time Mr.. Elephant
was feeling very pleasant and he
wanted to be as nice as could be.
1.-The CRATES were very much
pleased that all the Animals were so
nice about being willing to race,
when they all knew that they wouldn't
be the winners.
We'll, they said, wen all go in
for the Games and Sports you AMI
mails like in turn
Fine scheme said the Monkey
who was always q little bit rude. TO
each suggest something he can win
wen, for my part | suggest we have
match to see who can Climb Pole
and Jump and Swing-alI in turn
the fastestH And Mr.. Monkey grinned
with delight-for he knew the
Giraffes could hardly do all that.
All the Animals grinned back at
Mr.. Monkey and then Mr.. Elephant
said again: When is the Race To
be?"
To-day said Leader Giraffe, .on
the way home from the Parade. Just
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30
GERMANY PREPARED.
Effort Will Be Made to Eliminate New
Enemy Quickly.

BERLIN, Aug. 30. - A great battle
may occur along the Rumanian frontier
within a few hours.
Rumania has been concentrating
large forces along the Transylvanian
border for several days.
The Teutonic forces took prompt
measures to guard against sudden
invasion and have massed sufficient men
to meet the Rumanian attack.
The patrol skirmishes reported in
the official war office statement may
mark the beginning of an important en-
gagement.
The Berlin newspapers commented
with great restraint upon Rumania 5
entrance into the war. The general
opinion of German critics is that Ru-
mania will play no important part in
military affairs, except that it will be
necessary to relocate the forces of the
central powers to some extent to meet
the new enemy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

"1t's no glory to run fast said
Mr.. Elephant the Big The was so
named because Of all the Elephants
he was the largest and tallesD.
"'You can't brighten people with
your voices like / can,' said Mr.. Lion.
Nor can you look so wild as I
cam said Mr.. Tiger.
Look her. said the leader of the
Giraffe family, IF you Animals do
any more talking Wen fight you with
our hoofs.'
1.-The Giraffes always fight that way
and they are quite hard fighters, too,
when they get started, though, for the
most part they have kind, gentle dis
positions.
"We'll be good roared the other
Animals, for it was hot weather and
they didn't want to fight at all.
"'Well how about a Race then
said Leader Giraffe.
Wen all Race whenever you say.
But If we Race continued Mr.. Lion.
one of these fine days Wen have a
match to see who can Roar the loud
est
Perfectly fair said Mr.. Tiger
VINO was looking forward to the Roar
Ing match, and also to the running
match, for he was a pretty fast Run
ner himself. But then he didn't care
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30
Member of the Associated Press.

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
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Park Drug Store, c. w. Cleaveland, ID
r. Cutler q Co. (Esteyville), Brooks
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

The Vermont Guernsey Breeders as
ISOLATION is showing commendablc enter
prise in arranging to have the finest eat
tie of their fayorite breed in the state
sent to the National dairy show in
Springfield, Mass, the coming fall. FL
bert G. Tenney Of Brattleboro, presi-
dent of the association, and Mark II.
Moody Of Waterbury, secretary, have
already begun to pick out the individu-
els that will form the exhibit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

The idea of the Rutland News that
George l.. Durham has reputation for
looking out exclusively for No. ! must
have been gathered from sources foreign
to Brattleboro. lie is looked upon here
as a public spirited citizen as well as a
successful business man, and there is
widespread belief that lie would make
a conscientious and influential member
of the next legislature.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30
FIRE AT EAST THETFORD.
Farm Buildings and Large Part of
Contents Destroyed.

EAST THETFORD, Aug. 30. - The
farm buildings owned and occupied by
Edgar Lufkin, together with stock,
crops and tools, were completely de-
stroyed by fire Sunday evening. The
loss will amount to about $4,000, and
insurance on the buildings and per
sonal property to the amount of 50 800
was carried in the Vermont Mutual Ia
surance company.
The cause of the fire is not known
and the opinion of many people is that
it was spontaneous combustion in some
rowen stored ii the barn about 10 days
ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30
lDDY,S EVENING
h4R1 LNLt q WARY |
60 T|yII 6 g.; ! I
GlRAFFES' RACE.

You know" said Daddy, that the
Giraffes are very fast runners"
Il don't see how they can be, Dad
dy," said Nick.
why, of course" said Nancy, they
have long enough legs. They could win
any race, almost before the other Ami
mails had started"
Maybe that's So" said Nick, but
still their legs are so awfully long
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30
Wheat-F|Our

Although wheat has adj
vanced rapidly all over the
| United States, and will soon
be up to the export basis,
FLOU r has not yet ad-
vanced in proportion.
We suggest that the peo-
pie of Brattleboro and vicin-
ity secure their wants and
in selecting flour remember
that WHITE SATIN makes
more loaves per barrel, also
IS of the highest analysis,
therefore the most economi-
cal to purchase.
This brand is selected by
many of the most discrim-
mating bakers and state in
situations on account of it's
valuable properties.
Aug. %, 1916
{. Crosby 6 Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management
secure efficient service in the deliver
OF the paper each night, and 1t solicit
the cooperation OF subscribers to tina
end. Prompt reports should be given o
each failure to receive the paper on tn
morning following the omission in per
son, by telephone or postal card, tau
enabling the cause OF the error to b
promptly and accurately discovered an
the proper remedy Immediately applied
1t is only by this method that the pub
fisher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

Dublin, n. H., has voted 10000 to
be used in improving its highways. The
town is fortunate in having a summer
colony who are willing to pay literally
for public improvements.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

Wonderful are the mutations in the
whirligig of time. Here is the New
York Tribune, for years the most par
tisan Republican paper in New York
city, coming out with a straight punch
in declaring that it will not support
Gov. Whitman for another term.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

before we get
back to the Cir
Gus grounds I'll
say one, two,
three, and then
We'll race to the
big tent. All
come up and get
in line as | say
one and two-and
go 1t for all
Y u re W ort h
w h e n l S a y
three y
cat the end of
the Parade the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

L ii d l SllOulu
think 1T would be
hard"
"I h ey would
feel quite sad"
continued Daddy,
ii f a n Y o n e
{ h o II z h t they
couldn't run, so /
will surely have
to tell you this
Story now.
"NOt long ago
ago some CRATES
belonging to a
Circus said to
some of the Ele-
plants and other
Animals: Let's
have a Race in
the next Parade.
We can beat you
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1916.

Fourteen countries are now active
participants in the European war.
Gentle reader, how many of them can
YOU name from memory?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

over o per cent of the population
OF pennsylvania is occupied in some
gainful occupation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper.
so cents an inch for first insertion: 81
cents an inch for each subsequent inser
double rates.
Space rates on application
classified advertisements - Five cents
a line first insertion with 80 per cent
discount Tor each subsequent insertio
without change OF copy
Reading Notices-Ten cents per lin
first insertion with so per cent discoun
Tor each subsequent insertion witkou
change OF copy
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-30

Protected by The Adams Newspaper Service7
Alma record., 1916-09-21
W. c. T. u.

An acre of land contains 1850
square feet. Estimating, for conven-
fence, the land at $43. 56 per acre, you
will see that this brings the land to
just one mill per square foot. one cent
foi ten square feet Now pour down
that fiery dose and just imagine that
you are swallowing strawberry
patch. Call in five of your friends 10
help you gulp down the five hundred
foot garden. Get on prolonged spree
some day, and see how long it will
take you to swallow a pasture large
enough to feed a COW.
West Virginia, though struggling
along without any saloon revenue,
has recently paid its last cent Of state
Indebtedness Also doubtless hund-
reds of individual citizens have been
enabled TO perform "A similar feat.
The Illinois Second Regiment voted
unanimously to steer clear of intoxi-
cants, whether in camp or in actual
service.
The judge Of 18th judicial court Of
West Virginia says IL vote for pro
tibition because under rs year of te-
morizing license measures, the Amer
lean saloon has constantly grown
more lawless in its methods and more
destructive i'm its effects.