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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
One-Hundred and Twenty
five on Mexican Central
Train Slain by Bandits
USED DYNAMITE IN
CAUSING THE WRECK
Then Riddled the Coaches With Bullets
Even Women and Children Robbed
After Being Forced to Disrobe-Sur
vivors Reach Juarez.

FL PASD Texas. Nov !. With blood
stained floors, shattered windows and
coaches crowded with frightened Mexican
men. women and children who were shiv-
ering. half-naked in the bullet broken
seats, the Mexican Central passenger
train which was attacked BY Villa fol
lowers at Armanderiz station Sunday ar
rived at .luarcz. Mex, last night. One
hundred and twenty five soldiers and pas
>cngers were killed on the train.
The pcon passengers still We're so badly
frightened they could only tell discon
uccted stories of what occurred Sunday
morning on the desert - miles south of
Chihuahua city. The locomotive and two
ears ot the train were completely wrecked
hy the dynamite which had been placed
on the track The 80 train guards from
the federal garrison at Torrcon were
either killed during the attack or cNecut
ed soon after. Every one on the train wa
robbed and made To disrobc. even the
clothing ut the women and children hav-
ING been taken by the Villa follower, for
their camp followers.
The messenger for large American
company in Mexico i missing and III,
| Sl0O,0O0 worth of silver bullion which h,
was bringing to the border also i, miss
ing. The express messenger was killed
as were the train conductors and hpl
railroad employees. The engine crew losin-
/ their lives when the engine was blown
up,
| Villas men first fired volley after vol
! ley into the train. killing many guard
and passengers They then went through
i the coaches robbng passengers, KILN,
many of the men and ordering other
out side the train for execution. TIN
passengers were then ordered Ia d~rohe
and when two women refused they wer
shot aud seriously wounded. All wcr
+ left ON the desert over night withou
=, clothing.
There were no Americans OH the train
\ German boy who Wu- coming To IL
border was robbed OF everything Il
owned and reached .luarc2 barcfoote
wearing pair of ragged overall~ and
thigh Mexican hat One Mexican famil
from Michoacan. including Il hu>han,
wife and two small children. had To be
Iclothing in Chihuahua city The pa>ser
gers agreed that Julio Aco~ta and Marti
Lopez commanded the Villa follower
There were $50 IN the Villa command an
they left for the mountains after the rol
bmg of the train.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
WILSON WANTS mitchell.
Federal job Said to Await New York
Defeated Mayor.

NEW YORK. Nov. An important
war appointment from President Nil.oi
awaits Mayor Mitchell If he will accep
the post, it was freely nlmored las
might According to these stories. In,
President has had his eve on the New
York hight some time and had determine
TO make the offer ii fortune went againS
the mayor Before AIr Mitchell wa.
detected To the mayoralty. he served a.
collector oi the port oil New York, one
tot the choicest positions OF patronage al
the Presidents disposal
Speculation did not focus on the exact
position to be offered. but in view OF tn,
mayors interest IN military events. til,
position max have 10 do with the exten
SION ct training camp activities, This wa,
the view taken by those in touch viii
the New York situation. Mayor Mitch
lei was one ot the original Plattshur.
lrookioS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
ROME MEETING is
VERY IMPORTANT
Conference of Premiers to Embrace Big
Plans Aside from the Military
Situation.

WASHINGTON, Nov THE coming
meeting in Rome OF the premiers OF Eng
land, Italy and France is indicated by
official dispatches received here to be of
greater scope than only the consideration
Of military measures to meet the German
lrive into Italy
NJ Painleve, the French premier, was
accompanied to the Italian capital by
Franklin Bouilon the French minister OF
missions abroad. Gen Foch, French chief
Of staff, and Gen Robertson, British chief
II staff, We're awaiting the premiers in
Rome and III the meantime have been
,oncerting measures for the cooperation
If French and British troops, with the
italian armies. Cen SHUTS OF South
African fame, is also in attendance with
Lloyd George, the British premier.
An explanation Of the general purpose
IF the gathering of the statesmen and
soldiers is given in the cabegram, as
tollows:
1T is necessary that there should be q
large plan Of concerted action between
he governments themselves in addition
o technical military actions, hence the
all TO the premier. and political heads
| If the entente
The advisability OF creating an inter.
| lily war committee may possibly be dis
| 'ussed and attracts much attention here
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
WEST TOWNSHEND.

Mrs Il W. Holden has been ill.,
Food cards were signed by nearly every
family here.
Samuel Bishop ha, returned to his
work in Windsor
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rand of Newfane
were guests at John Bishops Sunday.
Mrs. g. H. Wheeler and Mrs Ernest
Wheeler were visitors in Brattleboro
Monday.
The Christian Endeayor society is re-
hearsing for an entertainment to be
given soon.
Mrs Celia Smith OF Troy. y H.. and
Mrs. Esther Smith OF Marlboro. y. II.
are visitors at G. ii, CIRCUITS,
Milo Boyd. Mrs Charles Boyd and
the Misses Alice and Myrtle Boyd Of
Wilmington were recent visitors at Wal
ter Deccll's.
The Christian Endeayor meeting sun
day evening was very interesting. TIL,
leaders were Miss Ethelyn Grout ant
Miss Vivian Deccll
Clifford Holbrook of Townshend l.
setting up two monuments in Round Hill
cemetery. one for Rev. William Smitl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
PROUD OF HER BOYS.
Bernardston Lads Made Remarkable
Record in Producing Crops

Bcnardston has several bows that
She feels she can boast a little Of in
the way they have been doing their
!" bit this season to*hclp out the food
supply. First there is - Big James
Perry, who left his college in Tope ka
Kansas, the first day of May and came
on here to raise Il bumper crop on his
father farm. Labor being high and
scarce he purchased q tractor and with
it did al Of his blowing, narrowing
etc, besides doing lot for his neigh
borS. Then he put in eight acres corn,
two acres beans. some potatoes, Vegc.
tables, etc. one field Of the corn was
considered by good Judges the best in
Franklin county He took the entire
care Of his crops alone and harvested
them with very little outside hell
and returned to his college October
| 9Th.
Another boy who has done his bit
| is lynn Wyatt lie has raised on his
fathers land by his own unaided eff
| forts 81 bushels corn. 81 bushels pota-
toes. six bushels of strawberries, three
bushels of beans, IL, tons cabbage, 80
o00 curumhcrS and lot Of garden
Vegetables, besides taking care of 4;
lot of hens and has worked out nearly
! half the time besides \ third boy j.
| Fred Miller. who left high school MAY
list. aud has done biz summer 5 work
for l.. b. Hale where he lives. Be
sides his regular work he raised. picked
land sold over Sloo worth of cucumbers
on one-half acre Of land furnished hin
Ibv Mr. Hale. He did most Of this worE
nights and mornings and odd time,
that didn / interfere with his regula
work. He also cares for Il large hotl
Of hens Of his own.
Three sturdy boys are Frank, Ellio
land Henry Root. sons OF W. II. Root
Jagged II, - and !. who left Srhoo
May Isl. and drafted into work on tire
fathers faptn. He being sick for tn
greater I,aft-af the summer these boy
carrieit M Iiie VOL, Iand raised larg
crop OF corn 81 acres, 900, bushels pc
tatoc>, 200 bushels oats and a lot q
vegetables. etc They have MIXED i
cows through the season. Since hay
I M time they have hired one man t
work. There are many others descr1
ing OF mention, but these show wha
the boys Of BcrnardSton are made al
- Greenfield Gazette
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
.LIkENS OUR ARMY
TO THE RUMANIANS
Newspaper ReassureS Public - Ineffi
cheney Proved by Failure in Mex
leo, Is Claim.

THE IlAGl T., Nov ! Since the re-
ceipt of the first report that American
troops are actually IN the trenches. the
Cologne Gazette Q, identity consider, it
imperative to rcassurc Germans a. to the
alleged futilty OF the American army
and its influence on the war.
The paper says that the training OF
The army is Inefficient a. shown in Mex
leo, and that after seven months no full
section OF the new ARMY j. at inc front
but al most one division. which has been
put on the quictcSt section OF the front
merely for training. These troops, il
says. must not run great risks, as they
are TOO valuable to America for training
other troops and are only sent to the
front for the purpose Of gaining Euro
pean experience.
The Gazette then refers to transport
difficulties, stating that at most America
viii have 100000 men ready by the spring
OF 1918, but no facilities for their trans
portation. and that most of the American
fleet ha, been promised for the use OF
he allies. a well rs the German ship
/ ping seized in American ports. Even if
! this is not the ease the paper asks
what influence on the world war would
| the arrival Of four to five hundred thou
sand American troops have"
! The Gazette continues: There i jus-
tiiication for the opinion that the Ameri.
can army will be perhaps equal to the
Roumanian army at the commencement
OF hostilitics America can certainly
fight in 1918. but has She really the in.
tcntion to transport troops to the fight
in Europe? If America is to use hen
troops for useless frontal attacks
months will be required to train new
men
Also ON other fronts Americas he'll
is not anticipated, either III the colonie,
Tor Mesopotamia, owing to transport diff
iicultieS Some have arrived at the con
iclusion that America will be neither in
iposition nor have the desire to Join in tn,
struggle in 1918. She l. i'll earnest abou
building a feet, training an army, ant
the acquisition of mercantile marine
and for this Wilson has used the worl,
war Her army must have Europcal
experience to be worth anything
The paper says that the morale inhu
fence on the allies IS, of course, to b
counted 1t also admits that in regar,
to American aircraft and aviatorS Their
is IA danger to be foreseen and that
large fleet of airplanes may be expecte,
next spring. But the more noise tn
Americans make the less they accom-
nliSh -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
LITTLE, STARVING CHILDREN
Pitiful Condition of Repatriates of Bel
GUM and France.

WASHINGTON, Nov. - The despef
tie condition OF the civilian population
If Belgium and northern France being
'epatriated. and the work Of the Red
ross is restoring them to normal health
ire graphically described in report to
Red Cross headquarters here From
Evain, the station where repatriates are
'eecivcd. these destitute people are re-
urning to their land al the rate Of 1000
/ week. GO per cent Of them children.
Their hard-hipe have been 30 acute that
If the adults who return 30 per cent die
he first month Of exhaustion.
There arrived last week. SAYS the re
port. "A tramload Of Belgian children, $50
# them. thin, sickly, alone. all between
he ages OF and II, children OF men who
efuScd TO work for the Germans and Of
mothers who let their children 30 rather
han let them starve They poured off
he train. little ones clinoing to the old
~ ones. girls all crying. boys trying to
,heer
They had come all the way alone
IN the platform We're the Red Cross
| workers to meet them, doctors and nurses
| With ambulancps for the little sick ones
| Waiting outside the station. The children
+ poured ont 81 the station, marched along
| he street. shouting Meat, meat, we arc
/ toing to have meatl At the Casino they
| we're given 4 square meal, the first II
/ many months Again and again, while
hey atr. they broke ont spontaneous
| nto songs IN French against the German
ongS which they had evidently Learned
secret Their little claw like hand'
we're significant OF their mdernourishec
bodies. hut the doctor said: We haze
hem in time 4 few weeks OF prope
eedine and they will pull up
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
Attractions of the Screen.

The Empire today presents Rupert
Julian i'll 4 Kentucky Cinderella. a
Bluebird production, and Ralph Herr
in Black Hand, comedy. Tomorrow
Monroe Salisbury will be featured in
The Desire of the Moth fve.act
western drama, and The Voice on the
Wire will be an attraction.
Today the Princess theatre presents
Peggy Hyland in the Vita2raph fea-
ture, Babette, also one of the 0. Henry
short stories i'll two acts. Tomorrow
Geraldine Farrar will he seen. in the
special Aircraft production, The Won
an God Forgot, a spectacle of extrava-
CANT splendor with special music by
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
WEST TOWNSHEND.
A Landmark Removed.

One OF the landmarks of the town Of
Townshend was taken down short time
ago by Eugene Sanderson of West
Townshend it being the old frame build
ing on his farm built by DR.. John Hazel
ton i'll 1884 on site about 10 rods
northwest of where it last stood on the
old road leading to Windham
In 1920 the doctor sold his farm TO
John Sanderson, who occupied the house
until 1913. Then he built new one
and moved the old house down to the
new one, which was rebuilt bv Amos
Hart of Jamaica. father of Lewis Hart.
The main structure was hewn hard
wood timber, while the inside partitions
were of pine boards from 20 to - inches
in width and one inch in thickness, with
scarcely any knots.
| At the time of rebuilding the root
was reshingled with heart spruce shingles
and not again shingled until 1898 What
patent roofing can beat that?
The old cradle that DR.. Hazelton mad,
for enfeebled patients is still in cxistenc,
at the residence on Hill Crest farm II
this house IA children were born.
! Mr.. Sanderson is now putting up
new structure on the site of the ole
building to add To the convenience of hi:
place, which is already one of the mos
modern farm houses of the town
4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
ADJUSTMENTS.
LILAC TIME A POWERFUL PLAY,
Two Performances Next Saturday, with
Adelaide French.

Lilac Time. play of love and
pringtimc, will be the attraction at
he Auditorium, both afternoon and
vening this week Saturday. This IS
he play which Miss Jane Cowl and Miss
lane Murfn wrote in collaboration. and
he east includes Miss Adelaide French
md many of the original members. The
action has the present great conflict
Is its background, although i is in no
sense n war drama Of the lurid type. 1t
ellis instead a story Of love. loyalty
and fortitude as it has been so won
lerfully exhibited by the women Of
France
I'm the role II Jcannine, the Young
peasant heroine OF the play, Miss
French has achieved 4 success even
greater than her previous triumphS. In
deed some Of the more enthusiastic
rites ikened her big moment in
Lilac Time to her superb acting in
Madam \. Everyone who has a sol
Tier on his way to the front will want
o see this play. which deals with the
| life of officers in billets behind the
trenches, and tells the story Of little
| Jeanninc s love for Philip Blvth, an
| English captain, and one of a group
/ If soldiers quartcrcd ut her mother s
| farmhouse in Northern France.
There is a happy and satisfactory
anding, and plenty Of humor besides
| Most Of the local atmosphere was sup
piled to the authors first hand from let
ters received directly from the
trenches. Lilac Time is a powerful
play and affords Miss French the great
| opportunity Of her meteorieallv sue
essful carecr-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
Wrong Impression Corrected.

Through misinterpretation the
headlines III the article announcing the
coming of Lilac Time to the Auditori
um on Saturday of this week made il
appear that Jane Cowl was to appear
in person. This was an error. Lilac
Time is a play which Jane Cowl made
famous, but she is not in the company
which comes to Brattleboro. The lead
ing part will be taken by Miss AIDE
laide French, thoroughly competent
actress who appeared here two year,
ago in The Law of the Land
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
TO STOP COAL Selling.
Fuel Administration Incensed at Action
of Official in Ohio.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Wholesale
contiseation Of coal by Ohio mayors and
city officials was dcnoupced today BY the
fuel administration, which is consider
ng immediate action unless the practice
: discontinued. Most Of the coal" said
the fuel administrations statement to.
day. 'is stolen from supplies on their
way to the Northwest, where the fuel
administration is rushing coal before the
ice shuts down late traffic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
WANT INCREASE
IN MILEAGE RATES
Central Vermont and Rutland Railroads
Among Those Asking for 212
Cents Mile.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Increase in
mileage rates in New England from
II cents to > - cents a mile was
asked of the interstate commerce com
mission today by the Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine. Central Vermont and
Rutland railways.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07

FOR SALE Stock Of General Merchan.
disc of the late "k X system These
goods are an Al and will be sold at in
Nentory OF cost. which is about one-half
the present cost of the same merchandise.
! also offer for sale my store building.
two and onc-half stories; with cellar I'M
der whole. Said building is well located
near the center of the village, 30x5j, with
living apartments over store consisting
of nine rooms and bath, all hard wood
floors heat by furnace. Will give pur-
chaser OF goods lease of store. For par
liculars inquire IF or write II. y. Allen.
Wilmington, Vt 203 pa
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07

zette remarks, the people are convinced
that the war must be carried on With
their entire economic strength Presi
dent Wilson. ii asserts. intends TO carry
on the blockade stiIl more severely than
the British in an attempt to starve Ger
many, and intends to put full pressure on
the neutralS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07

WANIED-Girl or woman Tor general
homework. Mrs T. C. Crosby, ~ High
IT. 2OJ-ti
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07

TO RENT
TO RENT Tenement. II West St.
201-2lS*
TO RENT-Modern fat. E. NJ. An
gier. 13-tf
TO RENT-Storage room. Mrs. Kit
Itredge lIaskins. 26-tf
TO RENT FNe.room tenement and
barn. Edgett & Co. 2l9-tf
TO RENT-Three tenements, $40 n
month Phone 739-W 193-tf
TO RENT Fivc.room tenement, rent
reasonable. Tel. CO. w. 2l2-2l4
TO RENTING Groom tenement on
Birge ST. Holden & Martin. 296-tf
TO RENT Slightly upper fiat, Oct 25,
reasonable. Tel. A. II. Harvey. 1914 If
TO LET-Large front office, steam
heat. Second floor Ullery building Stiff
/ TO RENT-Small basement tenement,
newly renovated. w. G. Doolittle 1S5-tf
TO RENT-Lowrr fyc-room tcne-
mcut. - Frost st. Mrs. +. \. Clark.
/ 2l4-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07

WANTED ~ Washngs aud WonngS
70 do AZ home. Tel. 344-M. 2l3.2lj
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
WANTED.

WANTED Two bcllbovs. Hotc
DrNeus, Greenfield, Mass. PIT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07

mcut - Frost St Mrs. f. \. Clark.
214-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07

TO RENT-Small basement tenement
newly renovated. w. G.. Doolittle. 1S5-tt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07

TO LET-Large front office, steam
heat. Second floor Ullery building. Stiff
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-30
SAM ", PROCTOR NEW SECRET ARY
STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
". L. Sangster Becomes the
Auditor of Commission
and Thomas B. Cashel Is
Appointed as Rate Clerk

Sam w. Proctor, chief clerk of the
house of representatives of the legisla :
ture, was yesterday appointed secretary
of the state corporation commission TO
succeed W. L. Sangster, who becomes
auditor of the commission, in charge
of investments. Thomas Is. Cashel was
made rate clerk of the coriission.
Mr.. Proctor secured this appointment
for two reasons: his competency and
the desire to give recognition to the
northern part of the state which has
generally been overlooked in the dis
tribution of p!ums
Mr. Proctor is a resident of Winslow,
Navajo county where for the last
twelve years he has been an engineer
in the service of the Santa Fe. He has
for some years been the head of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
in that jurisdiction.
He entered public life two years ago
as member of the house of represen-
tatives Of the second state legislature
from Navajo. He was one Of the most
active members of that body in sup
port Of the administration of Governor
Hunt.
He was suggested as candidate for
the corporation commission but he did
not present his name at the primaries
last summer.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-30

letter recently received from former
patient of St. Luke-s Home. Among
other things in the letter were these
words.
Although l left you nearly six years
ago, | have not had the semblance OF
a return of my old trouble. | sleeD Well
have a fine appetite and enjoy living,
though l lack ten pounds of weighing
what | did wnen | left you. | often
tell my friends of what a blessing in
disguise my visitation in 1910 has prov
en- to me, since it taught me not only
the Importance of taking care of my
self but also how to do it.
Governor Campbell followed Mr..
Heard. He made no address He just
talked to those present as he talks TO
his friends. He expressed thanks for
having been invited by the bishop to
take part in the exercises and ac-
knowledged with qualification the MAX
ing of many new friends thereby
Praises Christian Work
las you know said the governor.
valley nearly two years; in Arizona an
my life Today is the first time | have
had the pleasure of visiting your splen-
did place here, in fact only last night
did l really learn Of just what you are
doing here and I want to say that it is
splendid example of what can be ac-
compiished for the betterment of the
condition of suffering humanity. l
want to say further that from now on
|, too, am one of those soldiers who is
willing to help to bring true the ma
terial things of life.
4 want to say, further, that what
you are doing here is the most Chris
tianlike work that can be done. My
work has been the pioneering of this
country, just as you are pioneering in
the application of the climate, (the
most valuable asset of this section,) to
! the needs of the sick.
The word | particularly want to
bring to you today is that | want to
| help YOU in any way I can personally
or officially. | will gladly put my
shoulder TO the wheel and do what
can to help bring comfort to those who
come here seeking health. for | believe
that such work is Christianity persona
fled. If we can do these things | be-
lieve the reward will be all the greater
| Bishop Atwood before reading the
dedicatory words, gave a brief outline
of the growth of st. Luke's home. He
recited that ten years before, st. Luke's
come into existence with a simple ad
miuistration building. which served for
| offices, living room, library, dining hall
place of entertainment and religious
/ service, and with eleven secondhand
tent houses distributed about the
grounds. And then he spoke of the