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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
Submarine DeutschlandWill
Go Out to Open Sea
Unguarded
NO ATTACK EXPECTED
WITHIN 3-MILE LIMIT
1t Is Believed That the German Under
sea Craft Will Slip Out to Sea on
the First Favorable Opportunity on
a Dark Night.

WASHINGTON, July l7-There will
be no patrol by American warships off the
Virginia coast to see that allied cruisers
awaiting the reappearance of the German
merchant submarine Deutschland stay out
side of the three-mile limit, Secretary Dan
iels said today The United States as
sumes that territorial limits would not be
violated by the allies men of war, he said
and has no fear that the underwater mer-
chairman will be attacked before she
reaches the high seas. So far as can be
learned the Washington government has
not been notified Of the Deutschland's
probable sailing date. 1t is believed she
will drop down from Baltimore to some
cove in the Chesapeake bay and from there
slip to sea on the first favorable dark
night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
STRIKE IN PORTLAND
HAS BEEN SETTLED
Street Car Men Return to Work, Con-
cessions Having Been Granted
by the Company.

PORTLAND, Me, July l7.-Street car
service in this city was resumed today
after being interrupted since Wednesday
last by strike of employees of the Cum
berland County Power 4 Light company
for the reinstatement of eight men dis
charged by the company and for recogn-
tion OF the union. The wage question was
not issue. committee of concilation,
at the close of a 30-hour conference, an
nounced that the company had conceded
all demands, that the men discharged
would be reinstated without prejudice and
that all employees would receive full pay
for the period of the strike
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
BLOWN FROM BED BY
POWDER EXPLOSION
Laurence Sherman of Brattleboro
Was Asleep at Time Of Fatality
in Du Pont Powder Works.

Mr. and Mrs. George f. Sherman have
received letter from their son. Laurence.
who is employed by the Du Pont Powder
Co, in Haskell, n J., where the fatal
powder explosion occurred last week.
He wrote that he had been working on
the night shift in one of the buildings of
the plant and was in bed and asleep when
the explosion took place. He said that he
was blown ont of bed by the force Of the
explosion. With the nine others who
We're asleep in the house he ran into the
street without observing any of the form
alities required by the rules Of costume
He was uninjured
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
SIX SHORT TROUT
COST REED S46.O5
Halifax Game Warden Found Conway
Man Frying Them for Dinner -.
Pleaded Guilty Here Today.

H. G. Reed of Conway, Mass, and a
party of friends made an automobile trip
to Halifax Sunday and did some trout
fishing When f. H Metcalf, deputy
fish and game warden, happened to en-
counter the party they were preparing to
enjoy trout dinner, having II trout in a
frying pan.
Mr. Metcalf found that some of them
were below legal size and Mr.. Reed fur
nished bonds for his appearance in the
municipal court here this morning. He
pleaded guilty to having six short trout
and paid a fine of $40 and costs of S605.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
RURAL CREDIT BILL.
President Applauded When He Affixed
His Signature Today.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-President
Wilson today signed the rural credit
bill passed recently by congress. A
group of senators, representatives, and
officers of farmers organizations APP
plauded warmly as Mr.. Wilson affixed
his signature just before signing the
measure, which creates a system of
land loan banks under direction of a
federal board the President made a
short address, pointing out the benefits
he believed both farmers and the in
vesting community would enjoy under
its operation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
CANOE CAPSIzED.
William Hall, Aged IA, at Fairlee
Drowned in Lake MoTey.

FAIRLEE, Vt, July William
Hall, the 14-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs w. B. Hall of the Indian pond
district, Orford n. H., was drowned
Saturday evening at Lake Morey.
Young Hall, together with Harry
Hosmer, started from the casino for
a canoe trip; but when they were
but a short distance from the land
ing the canoe capsized. Two men,
seeing the accident, went out in a
boat and rescued Hosmer; but when
the body of Hall was recovered all
attempts at resuscitation were un-
successful.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Body of Ferrisburg Farm Hand Dis
membered by Rutland Sleeper.

VERGENNES, July Il. - Charles
ployed as a farm hand by William
Larrow of Ferrisburg, was struck by
the south-bound sleeper Saturday
night and instantly killed. Gran had
been in this city during the evening
and was returning home by way of
the railroad track. The accident oc-
CURED on a sharp curve and as Gran
was very deaf it is supposed he did
not hear the approaching train.
The body was discovered about
three-quarters of a mile from the Yer
gennes station at , O'Clock yesterday
morning by William IL. Dugan and
Harman Buckman. who were on their
way from Nergennes to Ferrisburg to
visit Buckman s brother-in- law, Ed
ward Spear.
The young men stumbled over the
body in the darkness and the matches
they lighted disclosed grewsOme
sight The head was severed from the
body and the right arm was torn from
the socket and the other arm and both
legs broken.
They Immediately returned to Yer
gennes and notified the night operator
mt the railroad station who called Dr.
Frank Phelps, Rutland railroad sur
geon. Investigation disclosed that
the accident occurred in the town of
Ferrisburg and the seleetmen of that
town were notified. The body was re.
moved to undertaking rooms in the
latter town.
Gran, who was unmarried, is sur
vived by one brother, Ira Gran, of
of Iinro1u
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
RUSSIAN TROOPS
ARRIVE IN BREST
This Is the Sixth Contingent to Come
TO the Aid of the Entente Allies
in Franco.

PARIS, July IA contingent of Rus
sian troops discmbarked today at Brcst,
France. The troops will he sent to camp
from Brest and later to the front. This
~ the sixth contingent of Russian troops,
the arrival of which in France has been
reported Between April % and May 5
there arrived at NlarsciIles i've bodies Of
Russian soldiers after land and sea jour
ncy of about Il 800 miles from Moscow to
Port Dalny, Manchuria, and thence via
the Such canal. The number of the men
in the first five coutingents have not been
given officially, but il is believed to bc
about 2j.00O Official French communica-
tions show that Russian troops were in the
trenches in the Champagne district.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
Their Offensive Has Cost
Over 100000 Men, Ac-
cOrding to Berlin
ENGLAND UNABLE TO
GIVE FINANCIAL AID
Failure to Secure Loan from Ameri-
can Bankers Is Taken by Russian
Newspaper as a Direct Insult to the
Entente Allies.

BERLIN, by wireless, July T.-Accord-
ing 10 official reports from Petrograd,
eays the Over Seas News agency, in the
period between the beginning of the Rus
sian offensive aud July ] the number of
those killed reached li,9oo officers and
2is,0o0 men Included among the off
GERS were II generals and % regimcntal
commanders.
Advccs from Stockholm say that the
Russian finance minister. having failed to
obtain a loan from England and France,
undertook negotiations with bankers in
the United States, which also failed.
England declared that the cost OF the war
to herself has reached such a point that it
had become impossible to assist her allies.
The Russian newspaper, Rech, comment
ing ON this situation, most violently in
suits Americans for their "egotism, say
my that at last the mask ot sympathy for
the allies has been torn from their faces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17

Mrs. Cola G. Morse received this
morning letter from her son, Tay-
lor Morse, who is with the 74th New
York regiment. The regiment is sta
toned at Thar, Texas, 80 miles from
Brownsville and eight miles from the
Mexican border. The letter was dated
July II. Mr.. Morse enlisted from
Buffalo. He writes that the regiment,
which left July 3, was six days and
five nights Oh the way. He expects
to be in camp at Thar for some
time. 1t was supposed that the regi-
ment would be stationed at Browns
Vile Mr. Morse says the men need
soap, towels, handkerchiefs and smok-
ing materials.
Benjamin F. Bingham came from
New York Saturday and visited un-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
STRENGTHENS LINE.
Capture of Trench Gives Important Ad-
vantage to the British.

BRITISH FRONT in France, July H..
The British today captured German
trench in the ncighborhood of Pozieres
The capture of the trench strengthens
the new British line i'll this vicinity
The British also cleared out nests of
German machine gun operators who
had been holding out i'll cellars and
behind barricades in the ruins of
Ovillers and La Boisselle. Otherwise
the situation along the British front is
unchanged at this hour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
FIGHTING FOR LIFE.
Case of Sir Roger Easement Reaches
Court of Criminal Appeals.

LONDON, July IA new chapter
opened today in Sir Roger Case
megt's legal fight against being exc
cuted for high treason for his activ-
tiles in the Dublin revolt. Sir Roger s
caea reached the court of "1minal az
pculs. Alexander Sullivan of Dublin,
counsel for Sir Roger said the action
would involve two questions First,
whether the matter described in the
charge was in truth an ollense with
in the statute cited; second,
whether definition of the offcnse adj
hcr,ng to the kings enemies given
at the reading of the trial was an
accurate definition or defective as al
instruction 10 the jury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
PARENZO BOMBARDED.
italian Destroyers Made Attack on
Austrian Town July IL.

BERLIN, July II, by wireless.-The
town of Parenzo in Istria was bonn
barded by Italian destroyers on July
IL The only damage of note occurred
when the tower of public building was
struck, saws the Austro- Hungarian ad-
miralty report today. Ravenna, Italy,
has been raided by Austro Hungarian
naval aircraft, which returned safely.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
RRPULSED BY RUSSIANS.
Heavy Loss to Germans When Gear s
Soldiers Made Counter Attack.

PARIS, July II. - The Germans
made two attacks in Lorraine last night
The war Office report of today says
both assaults were repulsed The at
tacks were delivered at a point south
east of Nomeny. West of Felury the
French made some progress, taking
three machine guns. A raid on a trench
in the Champagne region occupied by
Russian troops was met successfully
by counter attack, causing heavy
loss to the Germans.
On the Verdun front the night was
comparatively calm except in the vi
cinity Of Hill No. 304, where rifle fir
ing was brisk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
FEWER DEATHS FROM
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
Only IA Children Died in Greater New
York in the "a Hours Ending at
10 a. m. Today.

NEW YORK, July IA further de-
crease in number of deaths and new cases
i'm the epidemic of infantile paralysis was
reported by the health department today.
During the n hours ending at 10 o'clock
this morning II children died of the dis
ease and there were 95 new cases in the
five boroughs of New York city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
KAISER AT THE FRONT.
Now in the Somme Sector, Amster-
dam Correspondent Reports.

LONDON. July Il. - An official
telegram from Berlin says that EN-
pcror William of Germany is now in
the Sommc battle sector, according to
Reuter- s correspondent at Amster-
dam. The Emperor has received re-
ports from the chief commander, Wis
tied hospitals, distributed iron
crosses aud made speeches, the .tele-
gram stated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
NO VISITORS ON BOARD.
Deutschland Expected to Leave Balti-
more During Present Week.

BALTIMORE, Nd, July II. - An
nouncement was made today that after
tomorrow no more visitors will be al
lowed on board the German merchant
submarine Deutschland. This was
taken as an indication that the under
water liner will leave Baltimore be
fore the middle of the week, but no
information could be obtained from
the official who made the announce
ment about the visitors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
GOLD FROM ENGLAND.
$50, 100000 Is Deposited to the Ac
count of j. P. Morgan & Co.

NEW YORK, July II. - Another
shipment of approximately $2O,0o0,o00
in gold and securities, bringing the to-
tai up to $1S8, 8,946,0OO since the move
ment began, was received here today
from London by way of Halifax and
deposited at the assay office to the
account of j. 2. Morgan & Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
ENORMOUS EXPENDITURES.
War Is Now Costing England 6,OOO
900 Pounds Daily.

LONDON, JUL II. - British cx-
peaditures have now reached a total
of 6o0O,00O pounds daily, according
to statement made by Reginald
McKcnna, chancellor of the ex-
chcquer, in the house of commons to-
dav
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Charles w. Doten Victim of Auto Ac-
cident in Clinton, Mass

CLINTON, Mass, July 17.-Chester
W. Dotea, proprietor of sporting
goods store at Worcester, was instant
l. killed here today when an auto
mobile driven by his brother left the
roadway and turned over.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17

til last night with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles F. Bingham, when
he left for New York. He will leave
tomorrow for Mexico with the ar
mored motorcycle battery of New
York, of which he is a member.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
RUSSIANS ADVANCING.
Took $4,000 Prisoners in Operations
Yesterday Petrograd Says.

PETROGRAD, July II. - The Rus
slams are continuing their successful adj
vance IN the region of the lower Lipa,
the war office announced today. The
number of prisoners taken by the Rus
slams yesterday i'll Volhynia was nearly
$4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
THE WEATHER.
Cloudy Tonight and Tuesday. Prob
ably Showers. Cooler

WASHINGTON, July II. = The
weather forecast: Cloudy tonight
and Tuesday. Probably showers COOL
er tonight. Moderate north winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17

BERLIN, via London, July Il. - A
withdrawal of German troops under
General Won Linsingen southwest of
Lubck to point behind the river Lipa
is officially announced by the war office
todaV
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
In Odd Fellows Temple

Monday night at 7.3O - Regular
meeting Of wantastiquet lodge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-06
ROOSEVELT PRAISES SCOUTS.
Tells ChiIdr~n lie Wants 10 See
DrtIl IN schools.

OYSTER BAY. l.. l., May Col. Roosc-
welt, in "A speech at the Arbor Day eN-
erclscs of the Cove School to-day, said
that he hoped that not long hence there
would he in every school in the country
our duty to the country in time of peace
aud IN time of war
whats more he said. II hope that
well All hc trained. as YOU BOY Scouts
are being trained. to III ourselves to do
u duty in time Of peace and In time
Of war"
Thc schoo children clappcd hands
loudost when the Colonel said he had
mo use for bully or brawler. Sissy or
mollyroddlo" lie nut himself on record
as opposed to tin cans and refuse along
country roads, AS for picnickcrs at
Sycamore nm, he said ~ they behave
like pigs III treat them lik" pigs"
lie called attention to "A flag on the
wall. II was n flag presented to him
10y u United States sailor who had gone
around the world with the fleet when
I,ooscvelt was President. Ito said that
the men OF the army and navy were as
fine u set of fighting men as could he
found in the world
"Rut they are men incapable OF the
brutality aud wickcdncSs which We have
seen inflicted sometimes in the present
war" he said, "Thcy are not inferior
when given an equal chance hy those
above hem"
Col. Rooeevelt's daughter, Mrs. Rich
,sd sr Derby accompanied her father to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-06
MINE WAGE INCREASE
FALLS ON THE PUBLIC
Additional Burden of $4,000.
600 a Year Passed On to
Coal Users.

New York h~ouscholders vii pay more
for coal this winter than a. any time
sinr" the famine Of fourteen years ago
Tn" puhlic is to bear the additional cy.
p'nSe incident 10 the raising of the
wage "t IN" anthracite miners
Just what increase Is 10 he asked
MAY he SHOWN to-day by S,e retail coal
dealers and Is certain to come by next
TUESDAY. when the price schcdul, of
IN" Reading company viii he published
III Philadelphia,
IN the absence OF definite figures coal
dealers yesterday could only speculate
Under normal conditions, when there
was u reduction of nifty cents a ton on
May | which worked back at the ratc
of ten cents a month, coal would soil
for forty cents below the winter urire
In June. No such reduction was made
May ! tins year.
II was estimated that when tho
miners al Pottsvillo agreed To tho new
schedule II meant $40, 600. 600 or NOR,
wages IN the anthracite region annu-
ally when IN" consumer must nay.
This wage contract * for four wears
In addition I" this viii come something
like NN.uno, OOo for the Increased COS, of
production and the like.
This Slh.0nn onO must ho maid hv tho
consumers of about 10000. Ouu tons "a,
anthracite, of which 80 per cent. il steam
size coal, which CJuun stand much in.
crease in price Tho t9,OOU. OOO tous "a,
domestic coal must pay the lions $lttr,
az the added expense. Coal dealers N hc
were seen Yesterday said il is simplN Z,
matter Of figures and the public vii
have to grin and hear Il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-06
BIDDINGER IS FREED:
GIVES $4,000 BAIL
Another EytraditiOn Fight In
vOlving Governors Of Three
states Is Expected.

Guy I"dIiucer, formerly n d,tec.
tive Sergeant Of chicago. arrested ~
the Holland House late Thursday night
on a tclegrarhed request Of the Chicago
chief Of police az a fugitive from justice
under indictment. was released on $40
o"o htil yesterday afternoon pending
the hGht for c~Ntrddit.on papers.
According to Moses II Grossman ard
his other attorneys the effort 10 take
BiddinGcr back TO chicago before he
appears as a witness In West Nir-
giu'a acairs, \. Leo We'll. a P.ttsburg
lawyer. viii once again e. the rounds
~ the three Governors-ot Illinois. New
York and Nest Virginia.
Action against Biddirser. which had
reached the stage ~ an cNtraditiou war
rant. was dropped before because Gov.
Dunno ~ Illinois withdrew his request
FOR extraditiou ~ that time proceed
.ngs had been based Oh municipal court
warrants ISSUED in chicago charging
BiddiuGer with violations of the law
from SIX 70 eleven years ago. rms
time Indictments have been found on
seven charges. although they previously
numbered about ifty-on".
Bfldluccr was arra.gned i'm Jefferson
Market Court Yesterday and committed
until Monday to await extriditlon pro-
,erdmGs. Mr. Grossm,n Immediately
obtained a wit of haboas corpus from
|.Iisi.c. N~.lchantv OF the supreme Court
and later the writ was dismissed and
the bail set. which was promptly fir-
nishcd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-06
RICHMOND LOSES
IN GARBAGE FIGHT
Mayor NctOcS Cromwell Bill
Passed in Interest Of
staten Islanders.

Mayor Mitchell Yesterday vetoed The
Cromwell hu passed by tho Legislature
IN the interest Of The borough Of I;lc'-
mond. many residents there being of the
opinion that this measure il enacted into
law would effectually bar from staten
Island any such garbage disposal plant
a. Is now proposed to he erected on
Arthur Kill The hilltprovided that the
garbage OF no borough be disposed of IN
another borough without the consent Of
the local governing board.
The veto Of the bin followed q confer
euce AT the Mayors office which Vas at
tended 10y the Board Of Estimate. "a COM
mlttee ~ citizens from staten Island and
representatives OF Gaffuey. Gathagau n
Van Et,en. tn. contractors with whom
the city has engaged Cor the construction
Of u S",J00.00o garbage disposal plant
on Arthur HI,
The conference was for the purpose OF
considering alternatives TO the present
plan The staten Islanders rejected an
~soltiely a suggestion OF the contractors
mat tie plant he located on the Island
OF Meadows. which IL separated from
staten Island only by the dividing
branches of Fresh Kills. They sad its
location there would be no Improvement.
The discussion turning to the prouosi-
non to build up Ron.r Shotl. north OF
SANDY HOOK and i've miles off shore
from staten Island, developed the fact,
thai the rApens. Of this project was
prohibitivc. Fifty acres OF made land
would he necessary aud dwellings, for the
tam'ies Of nearly 400 workers. along
win a schoo and a church. would have
10 be built, there hcIuG no ferry from
the shoal Tn estimated cost Of the i'm.
proHcneni would he Si.50O. OOu. which
would mean that the contractors would
nave 10 pay au annual rental of about
s'',o"". They paid 500. COO for tho site
which they have acquired an Arthur KIN
Nothing came Of the discussion, there
t"te. and II is assumed the contractors
VIII now go ahead with the erection of
the plant on Staten Island.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-06
MARINE ENGINEERS TO
VOTE ON WAGE OFFER
Owners Of Small Boats Oppose
DcmandS-U. :. COncilia-
tors Optimistic.

No hual aereemen. was reached a. the
conference hold in the Barge Once yes
'terday 20 lind means Of settling the har-
hor t'oup as far as the marine engineers
are concerned Thomas l.. Delahunty.
business manager Of the Marine Eng-
ncers beneficial Association. and John
Moran, assistant business manager stll
held u for the union wage scale and
four days N a month.
The latter demand was ~gorously or
Boat owners Association al through
the session. which lasted from 10 ga in
the morning until i O'Clock in the eve
ming. several owners OF large tugs were
willing To a The proposed union rate
of Sloo To sl4j a month. but were uu-
willing 10 grant more than two DAYS
relief q month. Strong resistance to
adopting the engineers scale came from
the proprietors OF small ~towboa,s. who
coutcudcd that the pay should he re-
duc'd 20 a bore and stroke basis he
Caus" Of the Slightcr earning power of
their c~att.
on this basis the engineers would get
from $50 To- s9j a month Labor repre-
seutatives cnntonded that these wages
were lower than the range before the
strike.
When an adjournment was taken the
leaders Of the engineers said they would
present the propositions TO their men.
The uuiou delegates had little hope that
the engineers would act fa%vorably on tno
offers. II ! kccfc and 4 r. Heating
the commissioners ~ Cancellation OF the
Federal Department Of Labor. who aN
conducting the differences. expressed
the belief h a progress had been made
toward a settlement.
Warchous.men at the Eastern Wis
trict Terminal and on leased piers at
the Bush Terminal returned 10 work
Yesterday. their demands for increased
nay having been satisfied.