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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-16
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WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 16.
Representative Randall of Cal
ifornia is drafting a bill giving
the president or secretary of war
power to take over all distilleries
and to regulate all saloons in time
of war.
He will introduce the measure
at the first sign of armed conflict
with Germany, he declared today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-16
u. S. Farm Loans

EDITOR THE TINES:
Will you please explain through
your paper the government farm
loan system, for the benefit of one
who might wish to buy farm,
borrowing money from that source
to pay for it, and oblige?
r, Nj, ID,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-16

In sending letters to
The Times for publication
you will confer favor II
you will observe these sug-
gestions:
Write on one side only of
the paper, and do not crowd
your message In too tightly.
Sign your name and give
your correct address; n you
do not wish them published,
say so, and your wishes will
be respected.
BE as brief as your SUBJ
iect will permit. A short
letter will be much more
widely read than a long one.
BE fair i'm your state
ments. Avoid malice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-16

Whatever the facts are re-
garding the condition to
which you refer, this, ! be-
lievc, is true: Drunken men
have virtually disappeared
from the streets of Tacoma.
How about it, readers, does
your observation tally with
mine
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-16

because of this mans dis
charge and because the pub
lie safety commissioner de-
elines to delegate his author
ity to Mr.. Stayton.
At least, /, and, / am sure,
thousands of other Taco
mans, will so believe until
such a time as Mr.. Stayton1
BRINGS IN A MTT9sEI
PROOF.-Editor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-16
In the
Editors Mail

tells me that a copy of the
law and other material on the
subject Is available there, II
you would care to consult II.
Editor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-16

PORTLAND, Feb. 16. - AS
guest of the citizens of Portland,
the men OF troop b had big time
Thursday night. A ball was given
for the Oregon troops and troop
B. Tacoma and Seattle officers
made short addresses thanking the
Portland people for their hospital
ity. The men were very much
pleased over the cordial way in
which they wer received in Port
land.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-16
PREPARE
TOGREET
TROOP B

Ralph s. Stacy, of the National
Bank OF Tacoma, has been ap-
pointed treasurer of the troop B
welcoming fund. All contribu-
lions to help make the celebration
a big one will be received by him.
After eight months of service
on the border. tine boys ought to
be given large celebration" said
II. ]. Dutton Friday.
The Women of Troop B are hop
ing to get the Elks temple for the
troop banquet. Nothing definite
has been arranged yet said Mrs.
Bulls Friday. IF we can raise
money to get an orchestra we will
hold a dance afterwards
The Troop B association start
ed the fund with $50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-16

To set forth the details OF
this law requires great deal
of space. The Times pre-
viously has done this quite
fully, and l do not believe 1
could spare the room to re-
peat il. The head of the ref
erence department, however,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-16

Should the time ever come
when the league have opened
houses of prostitution. when they
have bootlegging and gambling
Joints, running wide open 1t
might then be profitable to use
some of the good ink that is now
being wasted in "cuttle-fish
stunt" BY-STANDER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-16

Now, By-Stander, you
know Just as well rs ! do
that all these assertions re-
garding wideopen blind-pig-
cling. q deal with the sheriff,
and law violation generally,
are nero unsubstantiateG
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-16

Introducing the New Spring
Millinery; . w0ndorfuI value nv
$500. See my apuplrs TIA
traordinary ON f...3:::::.::::
man. t.f...... a.,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
AMERICAN ARMY
AV|ATORS KILLED
Privates in Training Corps
at Hampstead Plains Fell
1000 Feet
ACCIDENT WITNESSED
BY MANY PERSONS
Some Assert That the Gasoline Tank
of Airplane Exploded, While Others
Attribute the Mishap to Jamming of
the Steering Gear.

IEMPSTEAD. \. Y May = Ransom
Merritt of Roosevelt y Y. and Anthony
Ntileno of Roosevelt, \. v, both
priyates in the recently organized avia-
tjon training corps 1T MineoIa,
were killed today when their machine
fell from a height OF over 600 feet The
accident was witnessed by many persons
on the aviation field, who were observing
the flight OF the two student aeronauts.
Some eye witnesses asserted the gasoline
tank of the airplane exploded, while
others attributed the mi,hap to iammmp
OF the steering gear.
The student ayiators had never piloted
an anplauc before and they are said to
have made the flight without pcrmi,
sion Merritt was formerly Il Cornell
student
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
10000 RAILROAD
MEN TO HELP FRANCE
United States Is Relied Upon to Re
store Efficiency in Operation Which
Is Slowing Down.

BOSTON. May Ten thousand rail
road workers will bc sent to France with
i'm a short time To release what men of
age are still employed on trains
there and Ia. make possible more efficient
operation Of the French transportation
system. which is beginning to slow down
Several large labor contractors have
received requests for help OF all kinds
suitable for railroad work \ large mum
her of the men will he picked from New
England, according To present plans, and
one consignment may start within few
day-.
The man power of France, as is well
known, ha, been steadily whitfield down,
and much trouble has been experienced
lately in finding men To work the farms.
To overcome this difficulty 10000 Chi
nc,e are being brought from Nladiyostok
via the Canadian Pacific lines, and four
trains have already gone through Maine.
Now railroad labor is equally in de
maud. for among the most important
duties of the military authorities is the
maintenance of adequate communica-
tion-. The draft oi 10000 railroad la
borer- from this country viii. il j. eN-
pcctcd, prove sufficient
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
POPE WANTS WORLD
TO PRAY FOR PEACE |
All Bishops Directed to Introduce In
vocation into the Litany of
the Holy Virgin.

ROME. May = Pope Benedict, in
letter to Cardinal Gasparri, the papal
secretary of state. refers to a letter
which he wrote in 1918, in which he said,
Prepare the minds Of every one for the
reception Of an invitation for peace,
which we propose to address to the bel
ligerents on the first anniversary OF the
utbreak of the war, and adds
we indicated then to the peoples Il
unique method OF composing their differ
ences with honor and on basis OF dur
able international peace We coniured
them then in the name Of God and hu
mamitv 10 abandon their projects Of mu-
tual destruction and come TO a lust and
equitable accord. but the voice which
called for the cessation OF the frightful
conflict remained without an echo. The
sombre tide of oyertiowing hatred be
tween the bclligerentS seems to rise still
higher and the war is cnveloping other
countries in frightful whirlWind. mul-
tiplving the ruins and massacres.
still. our confidence Is not weakened
and we hope that the day is no longer far
distant when all men, sons ot the same
Celestial Father, will begin again to con-
slider each other "a brothers The suffer
I ING OF the peoples has become almost in
! supportablc and is rendered more intense
BY The general desire for peace. May the
| Divine Redeemer with infinite goodness
/ OF heart that counsels gentleness, prevail
also in the mind, OF the governments,
that. conscious of their responsibility be
| fore God and humanity, they may resist
no longer the voice of the people inyok-
inc peace
The Pope ordan-, IN order that the
prayers of the unfortunate human fam,
| lily may rise more frequently and hum
blv To Jesus" that the Cardinal make
known To all the bishop, OF the world hi,
ardent desire that appeal be had to the
Virgin Mary and that from June | there
be definitely introduced into the litanA
Of the Holy Virgin the Invocation:
Regina pacie ora pro nobi~."
The letter ends with call that
l"Pious and devoted invocations rise from
tall corners of the earth from the hum
blest hut- to the most ~umptuou- pal
aces. To obtain for the upheaved worlc
the desired peace
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
ROBINS UNWIND
UNENDING STRING
One of Pair Flew Into Store, Evidently
to See Where Other End Was
Were Building Nest.

\ pair Of robins engaged in building a
nest in the rear of IL. +. Bonds building
on Main street wanted some string bad
ly and appropriated some from Moran
< Rohde's store. \ rear window was
shut and locked, but the end OF large
ball OF twine hung out. One Of the birds
got hold Of il and had the strength to
fly up over electric wires to the nest
which the pair were building, unwinding
the large ball This morning when the
window was opened one of the birds few
in, evidently looking for the other end
OF the string. There is enough on the
roll to 90 towards making several nests
if the birds are persistent enough.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
DUMBA ASSAILS WILSON.
Calls the President 'an Obstinate
Anglophile AutCcrat

AMSTERDAM, May -" The sntire |
fault fos America S entry into the war
lies with President Wilson, who is an
obstinate Anglophile autocrat filled
with doctrinary stubbomness, writes
Dr. Constantine Theodor Dunbar, for
mcr AuStro- Hungarian ambassador toI
the Unit 4 States, iii the Mag number
Of the Oesterriehiarhe Rundschau. 4
copy of which has been received here.
DR.. Dumba begins his article by
saving that before all else President
Wilson wanted to prevent a disturb
ancc Of the balance OF power i'll Eu-
rope ain favor OF the Central Powers.
/ President Wilson, he adds, was con
vinccd that the intensified submarine
warfare would carry the hunger block
ade to England and bring the entente
to its knees by the destruction Of ear
80 space.
The writer further credits the Pres
idcnt with the apprehension that the
central powers would create a virtually
,alf-surporting mid European bloc, cx
tending to Asia Minor and VI sopo
tamia which he says in President vii
son S eyes would be more DANCE e.ou'
and more powerful than Great Britain
Hence the United States joined IN the
!. war.
Or. Dumba asserts that the Unitet
2 States was particularly anxious to Sc
! cure Great Britain S support agains
l Japanese overlordship i'll the Pacific
! Furthermore, the entry of the Unite
States into the war was plausibl
: pretext for the creation Of biz army
] and finally by her action she has aac
! quircd seat at the peace conferanc
: table
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
SHOT IN HAND BY
REVOLVER BULLET
Coburn Cushing of Central Street Was
Visiting in NewIane - Taken TO
Memorial Hospital.

Cobmn Gushing Of Central street, son
OF Mr. and Mrs. Carl w. Cushing, was
shot in his right hand Saturday aft
crnoon in Newfane. The bullet was -
calihre, from a revolver in the hands
OF Charles Gunzingcr ot Brattleboro, a
schoolmatc, and was discharged while
the Gunzingcr lad was attempting TO
shoot a red squirrel. 1t struck the Cush-
ing boy in the little finger, splintering
the bone. Mr.. Gushing went after him
by automobile and brought him to the
Memorial hospital, whore the bullet was
cxtracted by DR. &. r. Anderson. The
bows went to Newfane Friday on their
bicycles, that day being a holiday, to
visit i'm the home Of the Cushing lad 5
aunt. After the accident the Gun
Finger boy threw his revolver into &
brook. convinced that that was the
safest place for it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
HEAVY FIRE LOSS.
Blaze i'll Hatfield Does Damage OF
More Than $4,000.

HATFIELD, Mass, May IA six
tenement block in Prospect street, con
tanning two stores, was burned to the
ground at 3 O'Clock yesterday morning,
The building was ablaze, when the fire
was discovered by inmates. They had
time to escape, but nothing was saved.
The loss on the block, owned by Jo-
Iseph Peszvneski, is estimated at $4,000.
insured. The loss on Frank Linksoki :
meat market and grocery store is es-
Itimated at 81 500 and there was 4 dry
goods store, tha proprietor having re
Gently moved in and il is understood
that his stock of goods, valued at
| 81 800, was not insured. The tenants
lose their furniture and the total loss
is estimated at from 100000 to ST.,
| 600
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS u

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
France, May +, via London from
staff correspondent Of The Associated
Press,-Thc British have pushed their
way we'll within the town Of Bullc-
court Hand to hanl fighting has de-
yeloped There.
Renewed fighting broke out about
BuIecomt today. The British, who had
been holding positions south and east OF
the village, where they had been violent
~ attacked during the past four days.
moved forward Just before dawn IN a
general attack upon the village Itself.
There has been patrol fighting in Bulle-
court before this, but today'e attack was
of an euyeloping nature. 1t met with
stubborn resistance. but steady progress
WAS beng made a. this despatch was
written and khaki clad troops have
passed well within the town, which lies
astridc the Hindenburgh line. the front
/ trench and two systems OF support
trenches all being within the village line
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
Death of Michael Dalton In
vestigated by States At
tOrney Daley
WAS EMPLOYED AT
DOOLITTLE'S CAMP
and Various Rumors Were Soon
Afoat - Had Trouble This Morning
with Mrs. William johnson.

States Attorney William L. Daley was
called this morning to investigate the
death of Michael Dalton, stationary en-
gineer at the lumber camp in the edge Of
Newfane, a mile and half from East
Dover, owned by Warren G. Doolittle Of
Brattleboro. Dalton died suddenly in the
kitchen of the boarding house. and va
.riety of rumors were soon afoat
Mr. Daley. Health officer /. d. Cor
don Of Wilfamsville, Deputy Sheriff
Chauncey |. Knapp Of Brattleboro and
Selectman Frank Willard Of Newfanc
examined the body and DR. Gordon pro
nounced death to 6e due to acute alco-
holism. Dalton had been drinking hcav-
| lily, and il was the opinion OF DR.. Cor
don that alcohol paralyzed the heart.
| Dalton, who at one time was engineer
at the Brattleboro Retreat and was Is
years old, went to Greenfield. Mass, Fri
| day and obtained d gallon of alcohol.
He came from Greenfield to BrattleborO
Saturday. and il is said he was intoxi-
Gated then lie went to Williamsville on
| the evening train. At Brookside YES
terday he spent several hours in the gut
ter and was seen in various places in that
locality, part OF the time without his
shoes on.
Last night he stayed at the house of
William johnson, short distance from
the lumber camp. toward Williamsville.
and this morning had trouble with Mrs
johnson. She says he tried to choke her
land that she ran out of the house and
toward the camp after her husband, who
works for Mr.. Doolittle. Dalton fol-
lowed and reached the boarding house.
Persons living at the boarding house
told the states attorney that Dalton
asked them TO have some alcohol, but
that they refused. They said that he
then drank a glass of alcohol and shortly
afterwards fell over on the floor. They
started TO put a pillow under his head
and saw that he was dead. Then they
notified the officials.
Dalton leaves two sisters in North
Walpole \ II. The body win be pre-
pared for burial today, and its disposi-
lion viii depend upon what information
Is received from the sisters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
CLEAN UP BACK
YARDS THIS WEEK
Civic League Asks Cooperation of Res
idents in Observing Cleanup Week
Scouts to Help.

The Civic league asks that residents of
Brattieboro observe this week as clean
up week and, by 50 observing, clean up
their back yards, tidy up their properties
generally, remove posters and signs from
trees and posts near their homes and aid
in general plan for making the town
better and cleaner. The committee OF
the league later in the week will do some
Investigating, and where it is found nee
essary will take hold of the cleaning up.
Boy Scouts will be enlisted to aid in
such work as must be done by Others
outside of property owners, and it is eX-
pected that the village will furnish such
teams as are necessary to carry away
rubbish.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
PHYSICIANS TO BE
EXAMINED TOMORROW
Representative of Army Medical Corps
VIII Meet % from Windham Coun-
ty at Brooks House.

The 23 physicians of Windham coun-
t. who signifed their desire to be
come members of the Reserve Officers
Medical corps, have been notified 10
he at the Brooks House tomorrow aft
1rnoon AT , clock, when 4 qualified
representative of the army medical
corps will examine them as to their
qualifications for commissions OF the
IS physicians in Windham county who
answered the circulars sent out by the
committee in charge Of rounding up
medical men for war service, p sic
nitied their willingness to take tha ex-
aminations FOR commissions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
DINAGAN FOUND
GUILTY OF ARSON
Jury Deliberated Five Hours - Appeal
Entered by Attorney Wolfe
Bail Of $4,000 Furnished.
Especial to The Reformer.
KEENE. y. H., Nav I

iNI>I1-N l.. ~ lis SIh
The jury i'll the John w Dnagan case
reported a verdict Of guilty in open court
at about $50 Saturday night. The court
room was filled with spectators as the
verdict was announced.
The case had been on trial the entire
week before Judge kivel and a Jury. The
state called "a witnesses and the re-
spondent called eight. The respondent,
although the owner of barber shop in
keene the past 36 wears, did not have a
single witness on the stand as to his
character, as was expected by many that
he would have The evidence in the case
was completed Friday night and Satur-
day came the arguments by attorneys
and the Judges charge The case reached
the jury about $50 and they deliberated
five hours.
Immediately after the verdict was an
nounced Judge Wolfe, attorney for the
respondent, appealed and the court al
lowed 80 days for filing exceptions. Mr.
Dinagan furnished $1,000 bail. the same
as was required before the verdict was
announced, and was released.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
SPECIAL POLICE
BADGES CALLED IN
Village Commissioners Organize, Re
electing E.. w. Gibson Chairman
No Police Appointments.

The village commissioners organized
Saturday evening when Arthur T. Rob
erts, the new member, was sworn in and
+. W. Gibson was reelected chairman.
Frank Streeter was re-appointed chief
of the fire department and it was voted
to inspect the fire department equip
ment and apparatus today. No ap-
pointments Of police officers were made,
but it was voted to call in all badges
held by special officers. Chairman Glib
son said that the matter of appoint
mcnts to the police force would be
taken up in the near future.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
ST. LOUIS CHEERS
FRENCH VISITORS
Thousands Watched Parade on Ami
versary Of Lusitania
Disaster.

ST. LOUIS, May THE welcome
accorded former Premier Niviani,
Marshal Jotfrc and other members of
the French war mission At the coliseum
last night was outdone today when the
distinguished visitors took part in 4
parade that crossed the city. As thou
sands left their homes early today to
gain vantage points along the route it
was recalled that this was the second
anniversary of the sinking of the Lusi-
tania, the first great submarine often
sivc against the United States
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
RENTED TO GREAT BRITAIN.
Portugal Turns Over so of the German
Steamships Seized in Ports.

LISBON, April 20, Correspondent Of
the Associated Press.-SiNty Of the
76 German merchant steamers which
were III Portuguese ports when Portu-
gal entered the war and which We're
promptly seized by the government,
have been turned over to Great Brit
ain on rental basis. England has
rented the ships for $700o,ooo q
year, to be paid after the war
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
EARL OF ABERDEEN
AT NORTHFIELD
Former Governor General of Canada
Gives "reminiscences of his Friend
ship with D. L. Moody.
Especial to The Reformcr. )


EAST NORTHFIIlLD. Mass, MAY I.
The Earl of Aberdeen was a guest
from Saturday until this morning of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Moody He spoke
yesterday afternoon at 445 clock at
Russell Sage chapel, giving reminis-
cenees Of his friendship with the late
d. /. Moody. He spoke at Mount
Hermon at 7.&o o'clock last evening.
He visited with Lady Aberdeen ia
Northfeld about . years ago. being
the guests of Mr.. aad Mrs Dwight l.
Moody. He is Il former governor gen
cral OF Canada and twice has been
lord lieutenant of Ireland
At the afternoon service at the Rus
sell Sage chapel Rav. Charles 4
Brooks Of the American Baptist Home
Missionary society gave an address Of
Fidelity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
AT PIER EIGHTY.
Hearty Uncle Joe Cannon Receives
Congratulations Today.

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Represen-
tative Joseph G. Canonn Of Illinois,
former speaker Of the house, is 81
wears old today. Despite his years
Uncle joe apparently is as vigor
Gus and active as ever. He received
many congratulations today from
members of congress, government oili
cialS and others
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
Red Mems Hall

Triumph lodge, No. 1853. S. =. of A.,
will hold Nav festival Wednesday
evening. MAY 10. at ; o'clock Ad.
mission % cents or q package of equal
value. Packages to hc sold 20 the high
est bidder Usual light lunch will be-
served. There will hc games aud
umuscmcuts for those who wish TO take
part Officers are requested to he on
hand promptly at 7.3o. Everybody is
invited 90 DEE present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
MILK SUPPLY CAMPAIGN.
Meetings Being Held Today in Every
County in New England

BOSTON. May Mass meetings to
consider means Of preventing a dimin-
ution Of the milk supply during the
summer months were held III nearly
every county in New England today
under the auspices Of the New Eng
land Milk Producers association The
price Of grain was the central topic dis
cuSScd.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
FIGHTING
ABOUT BULLECOURT
British Made Attack at Dawn To-day
Advanced Well Within the I'M
portant Town.

LONDON. May After sharp
fighting the British pushed forward
west Of Bulltcourt and have taken a
number OF prisoners. according to an
oficial statement issued 10y the war Of
flee tudav.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07

To save locomotive enginemen in
wrecks, a Texan has invented appara-
tus that, when a lever is pulled. drops
them into heavy steel caissons, at the
same time shutting off steam and ap-
plying brakes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
NoRWEGIANS STILL LOSING.
Two More Of Their Steamships Sunk
hY German Submarines.

LONDON, May According to Il
Ccntral News despatch from Copen-
hagen the Norwegian foreign office has
announced the sinking by German sub
marines ef the steamships Capto and
Natune. The crews were rescued.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-07
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Tuesday Little
Change in Temperature.

WASHINGTON, May The wealth
cr forecast: Fair tonight aud Tuesday.
Little change in temperature. Gentle
shifting winds.
Sun sets at $50; light all vehicle
lamps at 30