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New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
 TO ENGLISH KING
George of England Hears from Wood row of United States Alter
 War Declaration.

London, April 9.-The reply. of President Wilson to the message sent him by King George as given out here today, is as follows:
 ITO his Majesty George ", king and emperor: Your eloquent message comes to me at this critical moment of our national life as a proof of the community of sentiment among the peoples of the world, now striving to defend their ideals, to maintain the blessings of national independence and to uphold the rights of humanity In the name of the American people and government to which they look for guidance thank you for your in- spiring words.
 WOODROW WILSON" Washington, April g."
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
MORE WAR DECLARATIONS !?

Zimmerman i'm Conference With Rcp-
 rcscptatives of South American Isc-
 publics.
 London, April 9.-A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from The Hague says that Dr. Zimmerman the German foreign secretary con- ferred for an hour on Sunday with the ministers of Brazil, Argentina and Chile The despatch states that it is though in Berlin that conference was connected with q possible rupture of relations between Germany and the three South American republics.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
FrencI, Are Quiet

Paris. April 9-Between the Somme and the Aisne patrol encounters oc- cured during the night says today's var office announcement. Notwith- standing the bad weather there was active artillery fighting in several sec tors.
 Northwest of Rheims g German attack on our positions in front of Courcy was repulsed by our fire. South of this point two German de- tschments were repulsed after a live ly engagement with grenades. In the region of Maisons-de-Champa we made some progress in grenade fight ing. The remainder of the front was quiet. tat.2- ,,s-s
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
GUILTY OF ARSON.

Torrington, April 9.-Robert Doug las, 6S years old. pleaded guilty In the borough court today to the charge of arson and was bound over to the superior court under bonds of s1,- poo. He was arrested Saturday while the fremen were extinguishing small blaze at the home of his son with whom he resided.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
CONTRACT FOR UIAsERs.

Stamford, April s.-The contract for five submarine chasers at $12O, poo each has been awarded by the gov ernment to the ,Luders Marine Con- struction company it was announced by the concern here today. The boats are to be no feet long, 16 feet beam and have a speed of thirty knots.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
MAILS ORDERED CLOSED.
Uncle sam Puts Stop to Sending o
 Matter to Germany.

Postmaster w. F. Delaney Is in re- ceipt of orders from Washington, D. C., ordering the discontinuance of ac- cepting mail matter for Germany, the order becoming effective at once. Orders have also been issued whereby no employe of the office will be all lowed a vacation unless it is for sick ness or the usual allotment Of time for vacation period.
 Ex- Postmaster Knapp who was in charge of the local office from 1850 to 1858 was a visitor at the postoffice Saturday, as the guest of Postmaster. Delaney. S
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
BRAZIL CLEARING DECKS ss
 FOR DECLARATION OF WAR
Special Session of Con- gress Expected No News of Sinking of 
 Steamer Parana

Rio Janeiro, April 9.-It Is reported in political circles that President Btax intends to issue an urgent call for . special session of congress.
 A Noite says the minister of marine has received report from the seommander of the Alajoas, at Des- 4erro. that he had intercepted several mysterious wireless messages sent from an unknown station. The com
 mander also reported that he had noticed light signals flashing in the kne1ghborhood of the Desterro forts. contrary to the military regulations governing the forts.
 ks The news that the Parana was .qhelled after she had been torpedoed has increased the indignation here spVer thf Incident. In a special edition Spnblish after the cablegram from tho Parana's commander was received. Fl Noite says:
 . Tho German assassins are in canable of the simplest act of hu- :, m anity. It is impossible to maintain the slightest relations with such people. All reprisals by the Brazilian sgovernnent are justified"
 No News From Paraaa. ' Up to o'clock this evening the ]. foreign office was without ,informa- { Hon from the Paris legation in regard fo, the sinking of the Parana. The < German minister had a fifty minute epnference with President Braz and sEoreign Minister Lauro Muller. The Newspaper i A Noite says that the con- 1efence caused no change in the atti- etiide of the government
 ] .AE. . YD..s >H> IA S~s 1that Brasil array itself on the side of tho United states for the sdefenss of fhe rights of neutral peoples who are
 Smperamentally opposed to action Because they understand nothing of fheir destiny.
 rE 1t is understood aEernmert action only awaits the arr3J 4 c4 the ofiicial { reports from Paris and Cherbourg. Tn oflicial circles no doubt Is expresed that the government will act de- sclsiveiys in 1ddition to the steleGraIh by pr. Eauro Muller to the Brazilian le- $iUn nj Berlin on February 13, that A sssyre will consider 1t essential to the
 maintainence of friendly relations < that no Brazilian ship be attacked on the sea under any pretext, even that of. carrying c0ntraband of war, As tho belligerent nations have arbitrarily put everything into that category"
 Germany May Deny.
 Indicative that Germany may deny 1. that the Parana was the victim of a : Cerman submarine are statements ap- < bearing in the newspapers here and attributed to German diplomatic | officials that the Parana probably struck French or English mine as 1t is improbable that German sub
 marine would have been able to < operate so close to Havre. The Ger
 man minister Is quoted as asserting that the evidence is open to suspicion.
 Some of the newspapers express im-
 patience at the slowness Of the chan { celiory to take action.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
MAY BE SPIES

Police in Holhroolk, Mass, Take Two
 Suspicious Characters Into Custody
 Had Addresses of Munitions Plants
 Holbrook. Mass, April 9.-The po- lice today notified the federal authori- ties of the arrest hero yesterday of two men. on one of whom was found note containing the addresses of several intuition plants. The men. gave thetr names as Charles Oliver and Armand Tremblay and were caught, the police say. while trying t. break into-a lesther factory. They were taken to o44ncy today fer ra hear- Ing in the district court ..
 The police say that Oliver appeared to be . German and Tremblay spoke with foreign accent. The men re- fused to give any information about themselves.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
DIR. wINsLoW DEAD.

Boston, April 9.-Dr. William Hem " winslow, eye specialist and author of medical works and historic novels died at his home in the Roxbury dis .rict yesterday. He was born in Bel last. Me. in 1s40 and after his gradu- ation from the naval academy in 1861 served in the navy during the Civil uar. s
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
10 HOUR LAW.
Supreme Court Upholds Oregon Linni
 of Male Labor i'm Mills

Washington, April s.-The supreme court today upheld as constitutional the Oregon law limiting labor of men in mills. factories and manufacturing establishments to ten hours daily but permitting thirteen hours labor If paid time and half for overtime.
 It was the first general hours of labor state law ever before the su- preme court.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
STATES TO ACT.

Federal Authority to Prosecute Eloc-
 ton Frauds Is Restricted.
 Washington, April 9.-Federal au- thority to prosecute frauds in general state elections and United States sen atorial primaries was materially re- stricted by the supreme court today.
 Federal indictments for alleged cor ruption "conspiracies" in 1914 Rhode Island congressional elections and the 1916 senatorial primary in. West Vir- ginia were dismissed The court de- cided the states and not the federal authorities are authorized to act.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
FARMING DE,MoNsrRArToN.

New Haven, April 9.-Thc New Haven County Farm Bureau here an- nounced that the demonstration of ploughing and narrowing at Wal lingford arranged for Tuesday after noon as part of a speeding up plan in agriculture has been postponed until Saturday on account of the snow storm.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
CUBAN DEFENSE.

nlittee for Common Purpose.
 New York, April 9,-Cuba's active participation in the war with Ger many was. signalized at a special meeting of the Cuban cabinet today, at which a council of defense, headed by President Menocal was formed to cooperate with the council of na- tional defense at Washington 1t was announced by tho Republic of Cuba news bureau here.
 A naval commission, 1t was stated, is supervising repair work to the damaged machinery of the four Ger man ships seized in Havana harbor.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
WAGES FOR WOMEN.

Washington, April 9-Oregon's law fixing minimum wages for women, the first compulsory wage statute ever be- fore the supreme court was today, up held as constitutional by an equally divided court. Similar compulsory laws of Washington. Colorado. Wis consin, California, Utah, Minnesota. and Ohio were likewise sustained.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
ABENAKI ASHORE.

TWO Mastcd SchOOneG Goes AgrOund
 on Massachus its Coast.
 Plymouth, Mass, April 9.-The two- masted schooner Abenaki from New York for Bath with cargo ran ashore between White Horse Beach and Manomet Point in heavy snow storm today. Captain Leonard of Portland Maine and the crew of three escaped by Jumping into the shallow water and wading to shore. Coast guards said the vessel would prove a total wreck.
 tons. was built at Phillipsburg, Maine, tons, was built at Philipsburg, Maine, in 1894.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
Attack in Arras-Lens Sector
 Presaees Spring Drive
QUIET DOWN
Little Fighting on Somme and Aisne Aerial Fighting Starts Operations of British Who Are We'll Pleased With Results.

The 6Tltish early this morning at tackled the German lines on q wide front from a point south of Arras to the south of Lens. thus opening what is believed here to be general spring offensive. The move has been looked forward eagerly for some days. The offensive of the British flying corps the latter part of last week, the attack on Zeebrugge Saturday night and the activity of the French in Belgium as shown in yesterdays communication from Paris, were considered a, prelude to important military operations.
 The British commander, Gen. Haig, says the German line has been pene- trated everywhere and that satisfac- tory progress has been made in the direction of Cambrai and St.. Quentin. The extension of attack northward to Lens doubtless was intended to give the British more elbow room for their operations from Arras to the point of juncture with the French around St. Quentin.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
Advance on Wide Front.


 London, April 9.-Brttish troops to- day penetrated the German lines all along a wide front from Arras to Lens, the war office announces.
 The statement says that in the direction of Cambrai the British have stormed the villages of Hermies and Boursies. and penetrated Havrincourt wood.
 In the direction of St. Quentin the British took Fresnoy le Petit and advanced their line southeast of Le Verguier. No estimate of the num- ber of Germans captured can yet be given, the statement says, but the number is considerable 4 Referring to the attack on the front between Arras and Lens, the statement says:
 r,h e ensLaw nntsa beryA :emt vbElkq
 we are making progress at all points st-.S s.s
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09

Philadelphia. April 9.-The collect or of the port of Philadelphia took physical possession of the Austrian steamer Franconia. war bound here since the war began.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09

Tampa, Fla. April 9.--The Austrian steamer Borneo tied up, here was taken in charge today by federal au- thorities. A cutter with officers left this afternoon for the six mile trip to the ship. Custom officers said they did not know whether she had been damaged.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09

New York. April s.The Austrian steamships Martha Washington and Himalaya self. detained in port here, were today seized by the customs sau- thorities.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
AUSTRIAN BOATS IN
 us. PORTS SEIZED
Following Break Authorities Proceet
 to rake Over Vessels at Many
Points.

New Orleans. April s.-Three Aus trian steamers, the Clara. Anna and Teresa were taken in charge by fed eral authorities this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09

Newport News, April 9.--The Aus trian steamer Budapest. tied up here since shortly after the outbreak of the war. was seized today by federal officials.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09
Famous in Railroad Strike.

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New Britain herald., 1917-04-09

The army appropriation bill carry ing about s27o,ooo, 900 which failed in the last congress. was taken up today by the senate. It provides for the existing army establishment until June 30, 1918 and, does not concern the bill to provide new army of a million men.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-09

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-10

WASHINGTON, April 10. - War be
tween the United states and Austria
Hungary seemed practically certain TO.
day, following the break in diplomatic
relations. President Wilsoa, however,
was believed 10 have no intention of
forcing it 10y asking congress TO declare
that state of war exists unless somr
future overt act is committed. The
seizure of number of Austrian ships
ia American ports may be interpreted
as an act of war by Austria
Intentions of Bulgaria and Turkey
were not known today. hut officials gen.
orally believed they also would break
relations eventually. \ statement Civ.
cn out by the state department disclosed
that 10 days ago Austria notified tn,
United states that a diplomatic break
would occur if the United States en-
tered war with Germany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-10
COMPANY ILOSES
SEVERAL MEMBERS
Physical Examination Removes Men
from All ompanies-Company I
Officers Pass Successfully.
Especial to The Reformer.)
-.nprr ETHAN AIIEN ApriI


The physical examination of Com
pany | occupied good portion of the
day yesterday. In common with the
other companies examined, Company
will lose quite heavily The machine
gun company lost of its 53 men. Flat
feet and bad teeth seem to be the de-
ficiencics which get most of those who
are rejected. The examinations are
with view of eliminating all who can
not stand the hardships of field cam
paigning.
1t now seems probable that the com
pany will lose the following men: Cook
Edward Gonvcr, Scrgt. Edward Lindsey
Scrgt James Clunc, Privatcs Charles
Altar, Chester Lane, Paul Gottwald,
William Lee, Gray Goddard, Ralph
Newell, Lyman Streetcr, Guy Stock
well, Anthony Nalgar.
The company will sustain a consider
able loss in Cook GOnycr. He was cook
for the First Regiment band for sew
eral years and was the cook for the
company during the Mexican border
service. He gained the reputation of
being one of the best cooks of the regi-
mcnt. He has been great favoritc
with the members of the company. The
officers Of the company took their physl
cal test in the afternoon and all passed
successfully.
The Reformers received each day arc
very welcome. The boys all look ahead
to their coming and the supply is quick
Ily claimed Many speak of the great
value Of the papers to the men whel
/ they were on the border.
There are several vacancies in the
mons commissioned personnel which can
mot be filled until after the full muster
in is completed. Company X Of Spring
field came in Yesterday, making th'
whole number of companies of the reg
iment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-10
ROOSEVELT AT WHITE HOUSE.
Accompanied by His Daughter, Mrs.
Longworth, Called On President.

WASHINGTON. April 10. - Col.
Roosevelt called on President Wilson
at the White House today and was re-
ccivcd in the executive mansion. Col.
Roosevelt was accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
Col. Roosevelt laid his plans for rails
ing division of troops for foreign scry-
ice before the President and said after
ward that he had been received with the
utmost courtesy and consideration"
CO.. Roosevelt conferred with the
President half an hour and said the
President had listened carefully and had
not given a decision as to whether he
would consent to the Coloncl's plan
After his talk with the President Col
Roosevelt made il clear that his plan was
not designed to interfere in any way
with the administration plan for raising
an army on the principle Of lniversa
liability to service He declared that Ii,
was heart and soul in favor of rmiyersa
and obligatory military training anc
service.
Call it conscription if YOU like" sale
/ he. You cannot frighten me By
Iname
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-10
PUBLIC SAFETY BODY
READY FOR BUSINESS
Increase in Food Supply One Of Objects
to Be Aimed at By Workers at
Bellows Falls.

BELLOWS FALLS, April 10.-Fol-
lowing the organizing Of a committee
of public safety Friday evening anoth-
er meeting was held last night and the
organization was announced as follows:
Officers: President, T. Z. 0 O'Brien:
treasurer, George r. Wales; secretary,
l.. d. Rowand.
Executive committee; T. +. 0 'Brien,
f. G. Pierce, Warner \. Graham, Gen.
~ G. Williams, L. j. Royce, +. s. Leon
ard, F. II. Babbitt. 4. +. Tuttle.
Finance committee; j. 1. Walker,
James II. Williams, Oscar A. Cast W.
c. Jewett, F. L. Thompson, David J.
Lawlor, T. Z. O'Bricn, ]. i. Byrne, G.
C. Frost. c. {. Collins, II. W. Buzzell.
Agricultural committee: L. &. Thomp-
son of Saxtons River, d. NJ, Thayer
Frank Adams, j c. Denison, s. j.
Cray, c. s. Albec. Dr. ". D. Bowen OF
Saxtons River, Dr. +. J.. OSgood Of
Saxtons River. Will Wright Of Saxtons
River, James Barrett of North Wal
pole, ". J. Corbctt Of North Walpolc
Matt l.. Divoll Of Rockingham, Hugh
O Brien of Rockingham. John I. Pad
dock, NJ IT, Ray, George y. Hall Of
Westminster John 7. Holmes OF West
minister.
! Recruiting committee: I. II. Hadley
| A. H. Fuller, z. II. Fleming, \. |
Bolles, g. 7. Lowell, John Z, Lawrence
4 +. H. Mork, Ralph ". Knight
Aid for soldier s families: George
L. Wales. Rev. 4. G. Wilson, ". II
/ Lane Of North Walpole, Rev. ]. d
shannon, G. X. Hughes Of Saxtons River
The agricultural committee will hav
important work to do 1T will cove
the territory adjacent to Bellows Fall
in thorough manner and urge farmer
through meetings in school houses AM
halls to make an effort to make q larg
increase in their crops this year.
Statisticians have figured that TO
every dollar spent for food in New Eng
land - cents rolls away to the middl
west and beyond the Mississippi river
This is in times of peace and wit
conditions rapidly changing in time
Of war the local committee believe
in conservation of New England agr
{ cultural products. The local committe
viii engage experienced agriculture
speakers to address the meetings to b
| held this spring.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-10
THREATENING BLAZE
IN HINSDALE, n. III.
Firemen Called Out Early This Morn
inG-Poiish Store Building and
Stored Goods Damaged.
Especial to tn. Kecogmcr.1

HINSDALE, y. H., April 10.
The hrcmgn were called out at )
% clock this mouilg to fight thscat-
eniHg blaze in the Polish store build
ing on Church str ct in the rear of
the Stcbbins building. Owing to their
efficient work aad "a dc.uec of water
the flames were confined almost en-
tircly to the interior of the building,
which was considerably damaged at
the west end next to the bakeshop,
where the fire originated and where
The store is located.
The east end Of the building IS used
for storage purposes by II. ". Taylor
and f. j. Richards. and their stocks
were damaged by water.
The fire was discovered by partic,
returning from the \ OF V. dance
and their quick work in ringing il
tn alarm no doubt prevented con
tlagration, as the building is rather
closely surrounded by wooden struc
lures.
The property is owned by Mrs. W
:. Kimball and the loss is covered b,
insurance The stocks also were in
,urcd.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-10
Attempt to Form Second
Militia Company Meet
ing with Success
READY TO ENLIST
SHOULD CALL COME
ducts First Drill of Tentative Com
pany in Armory, Assisted by Former
Men Who Have Seen Service.

When eXLieut. Walter r. Spaulding
of Company l, V. y. G., left the Armory
last evening after conducting the first
drill Of the new tentative company for
Brattleboro he had the signatures of 30
young men who had promised to attend
drills and to hold themselves in read-
ness to answer call to enlist in the
federal service.
! There were 90 in line for the first
drill, several of those whose signatures
appear on the list not signing the papets
until after the drill, in which they did
not participate.
There was veteran material enough
there last night to handle squads in the
school of the soldier, but it was decid-
ed to drill the men the first evening i'll
a company formation, the veterans of
the company instructing individuals as
occasion demanded
Besides Mr.. Spaulding as instructors
last night were ex-Capt. W. T. Haigh,
ex-Sergt. Fred Dunklee, August vii
son, former member of the company,
Attorney a. Y. D. Piper, who saw serv-
ice III the Philippines, and one or two
others. The strict attention the men
paid to the instructors and the earnest
ness with which they tried to accom-
plish exactly what was asked of them
indicated the seriousness with which
they have entered the cause.
The following is the roster as COM
piled last evening after drill; Charles
Aher, W. Baker, Raymond d. Barrett,
Howard Bashaw, W. H. Brooks, William
Boyce, Frank +. Burton, Harold Chan
dler, Thomas Connors, R. j. Crosier,
Bernard Cavanaugh, Glenn Carr, A. f.
Conwell, ". F. Defiance, Frank A.
Dimes, Leslie Dimes, Timothy DNggan.
Emerson II. Dunklee, W. S. Duval, II.
B. Ellis, Oscar H. Erickson, Clyde ".
Falby, j. ]. Garrity, James Garrity
Clinton T. Graves, Elmer Gray, Oscar
/. Guiheen, L. J. Haus, Bernard H. Hans,
Merrill H. Hamilton, Daniel T. Hayes,
f Lawrence H. lard, Carl A. Johnson,
f Fred Y. johnson, R. K. Kirby, X. Laun-
! dry, Edgar L. Lawton, Henry G.. Law
ton, Thomas NJ. Lynch, Fred Langua,
. Edward A. Lyon, John c. McCarthv, a.
| d. McGce, Fayctte Miller, Edward
Moran, Justin !. Moran, William Moufs
+ ton, w i. Nichols, Edward O Council,
Albert Paqucttc, X. Paquettc, Rober,
Pearson, F. l.. Rattc, y. J. Rolin, Henry
Renaud, Guy NJ. Simonds, Y. 4. Space
Merrill A. Stark, Walter W. Simpson
f. r. Stockwell, r. Stockwell, W Z
Spaulding, John Q. Tucker Charles Ia
! dcrwood, B. d. Wccdcn, II. H. Went
| worth, Fremont Whitney, L. d. Weath
, crhead, Herbert A. Wood, Alvin d
! Wright.