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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
.KAISER'S DECREE FOR
EQUAL FRANCHISE
Official Announcement Of Statement
Sent to President of the State
Ministry

BERLIN, July i, via London, July l3
Emperor William has directed the fol
lowing decree to the president of the
state ministry:
pom the report of my state ministry,
made to me in obedience to my decree of
April of the current year, ! herewith
decide to order supplement to the
same, that the draft of the bill dealing
with the alteration of the electoral board
for the house of deputies which is to be
submitted to the diet of the monarchy
for decision, is to be drawn up on the
basis Of equal franchise. The bill is to
be submitted in any case early enough so
that the next elections may take place
according to the new franchise. ! charge
you to make all necessary arrangements
for this purpose
Signed, William; countersigned, Beth
mann llolweg.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

At the Eastern Star field day in Hins-
dale, n H., Wednesday Bingham chapter
of Brattleboro extended an invitation to
hold the next annual field day in this
town The chapters attending were
from keene, Winchester, Northheld.
Brattleboro and Hinsdale.
News this forenoon from George l..
Dunbam, who underwent an operation
in Brookline, Mass, Wednesday for acute
appedicitis, it that the symptoms fa
vorabe and that Mr.. Dunham is not los
ing ground, although he is seriously i'll
Mr.. Durham is in the Brooks hospital,
opposite the Corey Hill hospital.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Plummer celebrat-
ed their fifth anniversary Wednesday
evening Thirty one of their friends
gathered to congratulate them They
were presented with a beautiful rocking
chair, cut glass bonbon dish and a
vase The chair was presented by Mr..
Halliday in a fitting speech which will
! be long remembered The early part of
the evening was enjoyed with victrola
music furnished by Mrs. Dascomb. Mr.
| Pmmmer came in about that time and
was greeted by his friends, as the gath
ering was a complete surprise to him.
The rest of the evening was enjoyed in
dancing Music was furnished by August
Gunsinger, piano, Clinton Davenport,
cornet, Mr.. Marion and Mr. Plummer
violins, and singing by quartet which
consisted of Mr.. Graves, lr., Mr.. An
der On, Mr. Marion and Mr. Halladay .
at ll.30 refreshments were served. Then
dancing was continued until the small
!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
START CAMPAIGN
FOR REGULAR ARMY
Vermont to Make an Effort to Raise Her
Full Quota = National Guard
180 Short.

ELLINGTON, July l3-A campaign
to stimulate enlistments in the United
States army will be begun at once, &c
cordlng to a decision reached this even
ing at meeting at the Hotel Vermont
tf Gov Graham and members of the Yer
mont Public Safety committee. Those
present stated their belief that Vermont,
in proportion to her population, has sent
as many men into the various branches
of national service as any state in the
union. The slowness of enlistments in
the regular army, however, has caused
unpleasant comment to be made which
will now be refuted.
Col. Fred b. Thomas. commanding the
lst Vermont infantry, National Guard,
said that the regiment was TODAY filled
to within $50 of its required war
strength. Several enlistments were re
celved last night and it is only a matter
of hours when the regiment will be
| filled
Definite steps will be taken immedi.
ately to start a statewide appeal fol
81 900 to cover the cost of the work of
the public safety committee, which can
not be done by state appropriation This
amount will be apportioned among the
various counties according to their grand
lists.
/ Che committees activities have beer
the ordination Of all war work, in
cluding increased food production, Rec
Cross work, recruiting campaigns ant
other ways of preparing for the future.
reports of the work accomplished b,
the different committees were receive'
this evening. Those of the food produc
tion and conservation committees wer
Especially encouraging.
J shortage of equipment for the Is
Vermont Infantry, especially as regard
ordnance, was reported by Col. Thomas
This equipment is to be furnished b
, the national government. There ar
sufficient supplies of clothing, blanket,
etc, in the securing of which the con
, mittee has co-operated with the adjt
, tant general.
Those present at the meeting were
! Gov. Graham, James Hartness G
Springfield, chairman; Fred A, Howlan
Of Montpelier, secretary; Charles |
, Lowe OF Montpelier. treasurer; cx-Go
John \. Mead of Rutland, ex-Gov \
lon NJ. Fletcher of Cavendish. Mason
c Stone of Montpelier, George o. Gridle
of Windsor, C. H. Darling of Burlingto
/ Frank f. Howe of Bennington and Joh
g i. Maun of st. Albans.
r Gov. Graham yesterday reviewed tt
II officers of the lst Vermont Volunte,
Militia, who are taking a two week
g course at an officers training camp
! | Norwich university, Mortified.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
PLANS TO SPEED UP
SHIP CONSTRUCTION
Double and Triple Labor Shifts Will Be
Employed - Contracts Will Be
Commandeercd.

WASHINGTON, july -. - Plans
were being worked out today for speed
ing up construction Of America S new
merchant marine. Maj. Gen. Goethals
las manager Of the emergency fleet cor
poration takes charge of construction
and Chairman Denman of the shipping
board is to operate the vessels after
completion and to requisition and con
troll tonnage now on the seas. Gen.
Goethals will Immediately commanders
contracts for most of the two million
tons Of shipping now building in Amer
ican yards sDouble and triple labor
shifts will be organized to rush com
Iplction Of the work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
PERSONAL.

William Fish and family will move to-
morrow from Brannon street to Chestnut
street.
Miss Betsey Crosby is spending few
days at Spofford lake as the guest of Miss
Eleanor Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fay are visiting
relatives in Providence, K. |. They will
return Monday
Peter Cakes is confined to his home on
Flat street on account of illness and is
under the care of a physician.
Miss Edith Esterbrook has come from
Boston to spend several weeks in towI
with her mother, Mrs O. d. Esterbrook
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hanks of Need
ham, Mass. are expected tomorrow to
visit Mr.. and Mrs L. H. Barber Mrs
Hanks, who will be remembered here a
Miss Anna VI. Allen, frequently visitet
in town with Mrs. Barber, who Is he
cousin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
NEW ATTACKS AT GALLIPOLI.
Admiralty Announces Airplane Sank
Tug at Chanak

LONDON, July Is. - An announce
mcnt issued by the British admiralty
SAYS that lin the course of attacks on
enemy positions on the Gallipoli PENN
sula a naval airplanc sank a tung lying
off Chanak.
The abandonment by the British and
French forces which failed to force the
Dardauelles of all their positions on the
Galllpoi peninsula was announced Jan
luary 9, 1917. Since then no allied troops
have been there British warships have
patrolled the waters nearby and British
naval airplanes frequently have raided
Turkish positions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR.
Fall Term Begins Sept. and Spring
Term Ends June 49,

Following is the calendar for the
coming year in the Incorporated school
district of Brattlcboro:
Fall Term.
Fall term begins, Tuesday, September +.
Fall term ends, Friday, December u.
Holidays: Tuesday afternoon and
both Wednesday and Thursday of Val
ley fair week (school in session Satur-
day of that week.; Columbus day, Fri
day, October u; the days of the Yer
mont State Teachers convention in
October; Thanksgiving day and the
Friday following.
Vacation. Saturday. December -, to
Tuesday, January l. inclusive.
Winter Term.
Winter term begins, Wednesday, Jan. ,
Winter term ends, Friday. March %
| Holiday: Washington S birthday
Friday, February %.
Vacation. Saturday, March 23, to Sun
day, April :, inclusive.
| Spring Term.
Spring term begins, Tuesday, April s.
Spring term ends, Grades, Fri, June IA.
( Ends, high school, "Wednesday, June IL
Holidays The day of the South East
ern Vermont Teachers conference am
Thursday, Nav 80, Memorial day.
A year of IS weeks: Fall term, |
weeks; winter term, , weeks; sprin
term, % weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
DANIELS PLANS TO
SAFEGUARD SAILORS
Investigation Ordered of Social Condi-
tions in Communities Where Men
Are Mobilized

WASHINGTON, July Is. -Invcstiga
tion of social conditions in every com
munitv where marines or blue ckets
are mobiHzed will be made under navy
department order today and Secretary
Daniels indicated that whore necessary
drastic measures similar to those en-
ployed recently at Newport will be put
into effect to insure freedom from vice.
Special agents already are reporting
upon various places at which men arr
stationed in large numbers. Informa
tion concerning Philadelphia is under
consideration and it is said that the
subject will be taken up with the mu
nicipal authorities shortly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
Robbery in Westminster Dis
covered at 6 O'clock
This Morning
ARTICLES TAKEN
FROM DAVIS STORE
Postal Money of Between S18 and $50
Gone = Work Thought to Be That of
Two Doors by Boring Holes.

Men whom Postmaster Fred III. Davis
of Westminster believes were profes-
slonal yeggmen broke into Mr.. Davis s
general store in that village last night
and then broke into the postoffice, which
is located in the store, and stole between
i$lS and $40. A few articles are missed
from the store, but the amount of mer-
chandise taken was not large
| Two men in an automobile were i'm the
village yesterday making house to house
calls, but Mr.. Davis doesn't know
whether they were connected with the
robbery. He thinks the job was too well
done to be the work of amateurs
When Mr.. Davis went to the store this
morning just before 6 clock he dis
covered that the lock on the front door
had ben removed by boring holes around
1T. He hurried to the rear of the store,
where the door opening into the post
office had been locked. That lock, too,
had been removed by boring holes
Iaround it,
A neighbor who had been up all night
with sick person saw two men walk
ing towards the railroad station between
y and o'clock this morning. Each car
rled a gflp. Both were smooth shaven.
One was tall and spare and wore rain
coat. The other was thickset. Later he
learned from two other people that the
men had been seen late in the afternoon
in town in an automobile.
At first Mr.. Davis believed they had
taken a train and telephoned Police
Chief George Wilson of Brattleboro.
who searched the morning southbound
local at the railroad station but did not
find men answering the descriptions Civ
en- him. The train crew had not seen
them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

TORONTO, Ont, July IS. High as
they are, market quotations for bar silver
are out Of line with many actual transac-
tions The reason is that purchases have
been necessary to cover certain specific
transactions, and buyers have found the
market cleaned up.
American bankers bought this week
from the Mining Corporation of Canada
here 1000 ounces of silver at SO 9 Ice
the highest prices silver has touched il
recent history and 5-l6e, higher thar
the sensational advance of May, 1916
Much of the silver now being exported i.
going direct through Pacific ports to the
Far East, where an extraordinary demanc
| for the metal exists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
TO SUPPLY BAPTIST
PULPIT SUNDAY
Rev. Clark T. Brownen of Newark,
N. j., Also Will Conduct Midweek
Meeting This Evening.

Rev. Clark T. Brownell of the South
Baptist church, Newark, \. j., viii CON
duet the PRAYER meeting in the First
Baptist church this evening. He also
will occupy the pulpit Sunday morning.
Rev. Mr. BrowneH is preacher of UNI
usual ability, who is very highly
esteemed in his home city and through
out the Baptist denomination.
The local church considers itself for
tunate in securing him as a supply for
the coming Sunday. N
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
Action Taken i'm Finland Has
Created a Serious Crisis
in PetrOgrad
MINISTER'S CALLED
BACK TO CAPITAL
President of the Council Of Workmen s
and Soldiers Delegates Has Gone to
Helsingfors in an Effort to Settle
Differences.

PETBOGBAD. July l3 The Finnish
diet On Thursday passed the second read
ug ct q hill virtually establishing Finnish
independence The introduction Of the
bIll has created serious crisis here and
the president at the Council ot Work.
mems and soldiers Delegates has gone to
llclsinglots in an effort to settle the di
tercuecs.
Train service on the Finnish railways
was resumed Thursday. Great indigua-
tlou prevails here AT the attitude OF the
Finnish diet An indication oi the SER
business, ut the situation wits a hate sitting
oG the retroglad cabinet and the dccis
non ut Premier lvod to summon back ia
the capital the ministers who are now
with the army.
The premier and other ministers belong
ing ~ the cabinet party refused Co allow
Finland to determine her relations with
Russia insisting shc must wait until the
meeting 1T the constituent assembly
'lclegrams from lIclsinglors declare that
after the PRONUNCIATION OF the law the diet
viii appoint It's own senate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
HOOVER ALLAYS FEARS.
Winter Food Plants Are Not to Be
Seized at Once.

WASHINGTON, July Herbert c.
Hoover. replying today to a letter of in
quiry from Senator Morris, wrote that
the federal government has no intention
of taking over Immediately the big in
dustries, such as packing plants and
large grain elevators, when the food con
troll bill is enacted
He added, however, that ''a national
emergency might arise in the next five
years, when it would be necessary"
He denied there is any purpose to elm
mate any class of commission merchants
provided they are prepared to accept
| regulation in the interest of the country
as whole
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
AMERICAN SHIPS SUNK.
All Members of Both Crews Reported
Rescued and Landed.

WASHINGTON, july a. Official
dcspatchcs today announced the sink
ing hy submarines Of the American bar
kcntinc llldcgaard Of New Orleans on
July 40 and Of the American schooner,
Mary w Bowen of Fall River on July :.
All members Of both crews were res
cucd and landed. The IIilde9aard was
q vessel Of 595 tons and the schooner a
five master of 9O1 tons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
DIR. ADLER MUST DIE.
Austrian Government Refuses Pardon
TO Stuerckhs S Assassin.

LONDON, July H.. - An Amsterdam
dcspatch 10 the Exchange Telegraph
company saws that according to Social
ist papers of Austria the Austrian gov
crnmcut has refused to pardon DR..
Friedrich Adler. under sentence 81
death for the ASSASSINATION of Premier
Stuerckh at Vienna last October.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
LIST.
Tomorrow Reformer Will Contain
Names from Entire County.

The Reformer will print tomorrow
complete list of the Windham
county men who registered June 5,
together with the serial numbers to
be used in the selective draft. There
are 2,039 names in the list, including
600 Brattleboro residents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

SHANGHAI, July ia Ten Tsin tel
egram says the Republican attack ON Pc
king began at / 0 clock this morning and
that artillery machine guns and airplanes
are being used Five or SIX foreigners
who were watching the fighting from the
walls OF the city were wounded The lc-
cations are receiving foreigners for pro
lection and taking every precaution. 1t Is
reported that telegraphic communication
has been interrupted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
PLACE EMBARGO ON
EXPORT SHIPMENTS
Includes Commodities Named in Presi
dents Proclamation That Do Not
Have License Number.

barge effective Immediately against all
shipments intended for export of com
modities named in President Wilson s
recent export proclamation except when
bill of lading is presented with : fed
eral license number furnished or au-
thorized by the export council at Wash
ington was ordered today by the Ameri-
can Railway association S commission
on car service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

Word was received several days ago
that the German emperor has issued a
decree for franchise reforms, but hitherto
the text Of the order, which affects only
Prussia, has not been available. 1t
bears out advices received from Copen-
hagen last night to the effect that the
results of the German political crisis thus
far are comparatively small.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
Red Mems Hall

Quouekticut tribe Of Red Men will con
fer the Warriors degree Friday, July IL.
Saturday, July l1.-All ladies of Po-
cahon'as council are requested to meet
~ the hall ~ , o clock TO plan for an
entertainment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
WANT HoLLwEG RETAINED.
Austrians Believe His Continuance in
Office Is Important.

COPENHAGEN, July 12.-Thc Bcr-
lin Lokal Anzciger saws a communica
tiun from the Austro hungarian gov
crnmcnt has been received in Berlin de-
tlaring that Dr Won, Bethmann lloll-
wcg continuance in office rs chan
,cllor is ~ Importance and his retire
mcnt probably fatal mistake. The
Lokal Anzciger attributes the telegram
60 Count Ccrmiu, the Austro Hungarian
foreign minister.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
SILVER GOES TO 80 lac.
U. S. Bankers Pay 83 9-16 to Canadians
for 100000 Ounces.

New YORK, July 13-Continued heavy
demand for silver advanced the pric,
yesterday to 80 l-4c. an ounce, the highest
in % years Both foreign and domestic
demands are held responsible for the
rise, with the explanation yesterday that
government preparations to ship silver t,
France in large quantities to pay Ameri
can troops have rendered further to lif.
the market
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
Citizens of Arizona Deter
mined to Suppress Activi-
ties of |. w. w.
GERMAN SUBJECTS
ARE FOUND AT MIAMI
Be Army Officers Nearly 1900 of
Men Deported from Bisbce Are at
Hermanas N NJ

EL PASO Texas, July l3 Virtually
all of the ! la6 alleged members of the
Industrial Workers of the World and
their sympathizcr-, deported from Bisbec
Ariz., yesterday still were at Her
manas, New Mexico, early today, ac-
Southwestern railroad here
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
BRAZIL FLEET TO PATROL.
Will Not Need Assistance in Looking
Out for Entire Coast Line.

RIO JANEIRO. July l3.-An agree
ment has been reached under which the
Brazilian fleet will assume the respon-
sibilitv for patroling the entire Brazilian
coast line. The Brazilian foreign minis
ter conferred with the marine minister
today in regard to putting this program
into immediate effect.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

TIEN TSIN, July l3.- Republican head
quarters reports that 5000 troops of Gen
Chang Hsun, the monarchist leader, SUR
rendered in the Temple of Heaven after
fight OF two hours Chang lIsun took
refuge in the Dutch legation. Fighting
continues in the Forbidden City with a
remnant Of Chang Hsun forces \ large
fire is raging there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
THE WEATHER.
Probably Showers Tonight and Saturday
Moderate Winds.

WASHINGTON, July l3.-The wealth
er forecast: Probably showers tonight
and Saturday. Moderate south and
west winds.
Sun sets at 7.27. Light all vehicle
lamps at S.l2.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

DOUGLAS, Ariz, July II. Two hun
drcd and fifty armed guards who escort
ed the Industrial Workers of the W orld
and their sympathizers from Blsbee yes
terday returned to Douglas this morn
ing on the regular westbound passenger
train on the FL Paso and Southwestern
railroad. They reported they had left
their charges at Hermanas, New Mexico
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13
$4,000 TO Be
TAKEN BY DRAFT
A Large Increase to Make
Up Shortage in Units AL
ready in the Service
VERMONTS NUMBER
WILL BE 1,O49 MEN
Quotas for Other States: Massachusetts,,
2O,586; New Hampshire, 1,204 Rhode
ticut, 1897

WASHINGTON, July l3-Formal am
nouncement was made by the war de-
partment today that 6S7 900 men will be
selected from those registered on June
) for the first national war army and to
fill up vacancies in the National Guard
and the regular army.
The quota of men which each of the
New England states will be required to
furnish is as follows: Massachusetts,
I2O,5S6; New Hampshire, l,204; Vermont
1919; Rhode Island, sol; Maine, ,s2l ;
Connecticut, 1921
The table from which the quotas
Were compiled shows that all enlist
mcnts in the National Guard and the
regular army up to June 80 have been
allowed as credits. The instructions to
governors from the secretary of war ac
companying the table directs governors
| of the various states to allot the state
quota as given among the exemption
| districts. Contrary to expectations
credit has been allowed for the tota
strength of the National Guard includ
ing all those men who were in the serv
ice prior to April / and who have beer
retained
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

\ perch in the hand isn't very elastic
but while he's in the river and the anna
tour fisherman is home. it can be stretched
to resemble a corking goodsized trout
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

Announcement was made in Washing
ton on June 80 that the Brazilian nav,
had begun to cooperate with the Amer
lean warships in South American waters
in hunting for German sea raiders.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

en- June - the Social Democratic con-
grcss Of Finland adopted a resolution de
mdnding the separating ot Finland from
Russia and the formation of an indepeu.
dent republic. Under the plan proposed
Eu.sm would not have the right TO Keep
troops on FINNISH territory IN time o'
pcace ut 70 possess any iortthcations
Economic relations between Finland and
RUSSIA would be regulated as between
foreign countries
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

Ell PASO, Texas, July l3. ~ FL Paso
and Southeastern general offices were
advised at noon from Hermanas that
most of the deported were still there
flooding the telegraph wires with ap
peals for assistance. troop of cav
airy is in control.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

Quite bunch of Pershings boys have
joined him Somewhere in France" and
are eager to fight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

Announcements previous to this have
stated that 625,0 900 would be drafted.
This is the number for the new national
army alone The additional $4,000 to be
taken are required to bring the regular
army and the National Guard up to full
war strength.
On the basis of 049 from the entire
state the number required from Wind
ham county would be approximately -,
the ratio of county TO state registration
being about one to II. OF the 2,039 regis
tered in this county slightly less than a
third are residents of Brattieboro so on a
percentage basis it might be assumed
that the number drafted from this town
on the first call would not exceed p
However, since the drawing will be made
by district, which in this case is the
entire county, there is the possibility
| that Brattlehoro will be required to fur
nish more than its proportionate number
| in the first draft although in the long
run the right average will be maintained
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-13

Formerly a bride knew how to keel
house. Now she is lucky if she knows hov
Ito keep cook.