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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20

BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Supt. A. L. Trip of tn trolley line |
has announced that Beginning Sunday |
morning the ears scheduled to leave !
each end Of the line Sunday mornings
at 10 o'clock will leave on time. II
has been the custom for some time to
hold the ears on that trip until 1905,
but this will no longer be done.
prayer service for Simeon Adams
was held YESTERDAY afternoon at 1890
0 clock at the house in Marlboro, Rev
H. IT, Shaw officiating The bearers
were Gerald and Arthur Adams, George
Reed and Herbert Mather The bod
was taken today to Rindge. y. H.
where the funeral services will be held
tomorrow at - clock and where the
burial will take place.
Woman s club members and friends
are reminded that the meeting tomor-
row will be in the evening at 5 clocl,
in the Centre Congregational church
The spcak cr will bc McGrcgor Jenkins
Of the Atlantic Monthly. whose subjccf
will he, The Reading Public. 1t is ex.
pcctcd that the meeting will be cspe-
ciallv interesting, and the public is
welcome bv payment of a small guest
fee There viii hc singing by wom
an S quartet.
The Springfield Republican of today
said: Miss Esther Dali, the soprano
soloist Of South Congregational church
viii sing today at = concert given in
Boston at the Copley Plaza. She will
sing "A group Of new songs by the dis
tinguished American composer, Mrs. I'll.
i H. 4. Beach. This will be the frs
appearance Of these songs on Bos
ton program, and Miss Dale will be ac.
companied by the composer
The Vermont automobile number
plates for the rrcseAt year, which
were held up the first of the year, are
arriving in Brattlcboro. and automo-
bile owners arc supposed TO substitute
them at once for those under which
they have been running their cars
The new plates are the handsomest
thus far put out by this state, in thc
minds of many. Ths background is a
cream white, with narrow blue border
aud the numbers are blue, in raised
figures.
Fort Dummcr colony of Pilgrim
Fathers held sugar supper aId socia
last evening" with Mrs. W. r. Mixer
Western avenue, which was largely at
tended by members and a few invited
guests. In the evening Mrs. Cortes +
Farnum rendered a musical program
which was much uioyed. Among
those from out of town present wer,
Supreme Governor George F. Brad
street of Boston, Miss cara Reynolds
e Saxtons River, Mrs Bertha Parke
of Worcester ard Mrs. Burpce O
kepnc.
The !. b. G.. club and few invite,
guests were very pleasantly entertame,
last evening by one Of their mem
hcrs, Miss Moreno Richmond of 50 High
land street. it being the anniversary O
the club also the birthday anniversar
I OF Miss Richmond A fine course sunni"
j. was served at $50 by the hostess. TIL
room was decorated in yellow and whit
4 with a large bouquet of yellow tulips i
D. the center Of the table. Later in TIL
Il evening the club held a meeting at whic
they elected officers and transacted othe
s business, after which a sorial time wa
y enjoyed until a late hour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20

The world doesn t spend much Of its
time il watching man S good acts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20
ARMY AND NAVY LOYAL.
Beth Supporting the Government Re
Gently Established in Russia.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Ccm-
plet, cooperation Of both the Russian
army and navy with the new Russian
government was reported today by
AMI assador Francis TO the state de.
Tartment The question Ok recognition
Of the new government by the United
States i becoming Increasingly i'm
rortant. II is pos BILE that action
may be taken shortly and that even
II il is not congress may pass resolu-
tious felicitating the now government
after Il convrnos April To-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20
BOMB NEAR PLANT.
Little known About Internal Machine
Found i'll Plymouth, Mass.

PLYMOUTH, Mass, March 2o.-
state police reported that an unex-
rloded bomb was found late last night
outside the chapel OF the Plymouth
Cordagc Company. Walter l.. Wedger,
state chemist, said the bomb was made
a an i.cl pipe and carried a quantity
Cf dynamite with n Eliminating can
and fuse attached. There was no clue
% tn IDENTITY Of the pcr>oa who
placed it near the plant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, March 10, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, James Meara and Mabel
NJ (Eyre) Fuller, both Of New Haven,
Conn
In Wilmington, Feb 10, By Rev. F.
n. Bissell, Earl Rafus of Wilmington
ald Miss Marguerite l.. Johnson of
Searsburg.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20
DEATHS.

IN Brattleboro, March 10, Mrs. Car
RE A. (Hasllins) Perry, 81, widow Of
T. Duane Perry.
IN Twisp, Wash, March 9, Mrs. En-
ma !. (Estey) Rice, &C, native of
Brattleboro, wife Of Capt. J. G. Rice.
IN Remington, March Is, Charles
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20

Teams c and G Of the Odd Fellows
bowling league will have match this
evening, and On Wednesda. evening
teams 4 and + will roll.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20

Some men imagine their weight Oh
one side Of the globe causes the other
side to tip up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20

1t IS easy to believe that YOU have
good taste. but it ism I 50 easy 20 con
vince others.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20
MISSING AMERICAN SAFE.
Capt. Borum and Seven Men of City Of
Memphis in Glasgow.

NEW YORK, March 20 No live.
we're lost in the sinking of the American
steamship City Of Memphis, in the Ger.
man submarine zone. The boat which
WAS missing, containing Captain Borum
and seven men, has reached Glasgow
safely, according TO q despatch received
here from the CAPTAIN today by the own
crs, the Ocean Steamship Go.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20

Advice is about the olly thing that
some people won I take.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20

Reuben Farnum. IS. native of Wards
boro.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
WASHINGTON SURPRISED
AT SPANISH REPORT

Washington, Feb. 27-Reports that
former Ambassador Gerard had been
advised in an informal way by a high
German official in Berlin not to sail
for the United States in the way he
had planned, caused much surprise
among state department officials, who
thought Mr.. Gerard would almost GER
tainly have forwarded information of
that sort If received.
The only instructions sent him were
in reply to his query as to what to do
in case of war, and advised that he
hold to his original plans unless 9TH
erwise ordered.
The full details of the ambassadors
plans including the vessel, the date
and the port, were communicated to.
Berlin through the Spanish ambassa-
don No safe conduct could be re-
quested because the two countries
were not at war; the ship is a neu-
tral vessel and the route does not
traverse the prohibited zone. Press
reports that Mr.. Gerard had advised
in Madrid not to sail on
the same vessel have not been con-
firmed officially here.
The Spanish transatlantic line now
is virtually the only means of travel
for American diplomats to and from
as travel on helligerent ves-
sells has been forbidden during the
war Hugh Gibson. first secretary of
the legation in London expects to
return to his post by the Alfonso XII
of that line, leaving New York Thurs
day. The long sea trip is expected to
occupy nearly a month.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
EXT RA SESSION
Of CONGRESS IS
THOUGHT CERTAIN
important Appropriations Are
Being Systematically Held
Up and 1t Is Not Believed
They Can Be Passed,

NV "oH"'"e JOURNAL SPECIAL leased ~'ssI
washington, Feb. 27-General leg
'sIatlon in the senate made practically
no progress today and the prospect
'nat some OF the big supply measures
VIII tall TO pass before March 4,
When the present congress dies by
limitation, was greater by twenty
four hours, For most Of tho six hours
ol tre session the senate talked about
the revenue bia on which it already
mas agreed to vote tomorrow night.
Inc only other important bill that
got even a glance from the senators
was the $536,OOO,O00 naval appr6pri-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
Afternoon Meeting.

At the afternoon session of the COM
mittee the report of Chairman w. II.
Gillenwater was received and a gen
eral post mortem over thee last cleo
ton was held
Everybody agreed that there was
nothing the matter with the ticket
that was presented to the voters. The
candidates, it was declared, were all
right and thoroughly deserving of the
confidence of the people. Most of the
candidates were present at the meet
ing. None of them were heard to
deny the correctness of these state
mnts.
Finally Charles A. Spiess told what
it was that had caused the downfall
of the party last November. 1t was
discord over the county ticket. Every
body seemed to think that an excel
lent alibi, and then a committee was
appointed to arrange for love feast
and smoker to be held before the ad-
journment of the legislature, and the
committee recessed to meet again at
s O'Clock in the hall of the house of
representatives.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
CAUSE Of WRECK
CAUSING TWENTY
DEATHS UNKNOWN

Altoona, Pa, Feb. 27.-Three sep
arate investigations were in progress
tonight in an effort to determine re-
sponsibility for the wrecking of the
Mercantile Express, with a toll of
twenty lives, at Mount Union early to-
day. Officials of the Pennsylvania
railroad were early at the scene and
later in the day representatives of
the interstate commerce commission
and the PENNSYLVANIA public service
arrived.
Up to late hour tonight the cause
of the accident had not been defi-
nitely established but the railroad
company is Inclined to place the
blame for the accident on the engi-
neer of the freight, A. r. Cook, of
Harrisburg. Mistake in signals, air.
brake trouble and fog are also held
by the COMPANY to be factors.
All of those killed weer occupants
1f the sleeping car Bellwood and in
GUIDED nine members of the family of
Chester A. Minds, a coal operator of
Ramey, Pa.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
Model Supply Train ON Way.

San Antonio, Tex. Feb 27.-March-
ing overland from McAllen, where it
has been stationed for the past sew
eral months, the New York supply
train, said to be the most complete
organization Of its kind in the army,
will arrive here tomorrow and go in
to camp at Camp Wilson. The outfit
ufciuucs fGd wasoIts ana oNts o5V
mules. The train will remain here
several days before returning to it's
home state, the date for departure
not having been fixed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
PATROLS WATCH BORDER
FOR MEXICAN BANDITS
tsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w,ael

Douglas, Ariz,, Feb. 27.-American
civil officers and military patrols
watched the border closely today to
apprehend two Mexican outlaws,
whose names were not disclosed.
charged with robbing the Moctezuma
Copper company store at Pilares eighl
ty miles south of here, February 20,
and killing three men at the Lolita
mine, twelve miles from Pilares on
the 22nd.
The murdered men were Capt. Je-
sus Gotta Leon, an officer in the de
facto army: Ysidro Bracamonte and
Jesus Soto, who they shot while sleep
ing,
Letters taken from Pilares were
found in the house and a posse took
the trail, which led north from the
boundary 4,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28

Washington, Feb. 27.-Congress fl
nally enacted the flood control bill
tonight when the house agreed to mi
nor senate amendments and sent the
measure to the president for his sig
nature. 1t carries $45, 900 600 for the
Mississippi river and $5,600,O00 for
tho Sacramento river to be spent on
a continuing program of flood pre-
Vention. Local interests are required
to provide sums equal to those fur
nished by the federal government.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
French Activities Are Confined
Mainly to Artillery Fire; Lit-
tie Elsewhere Except byI
Raiding Parties,
FOUR MERCHANTMEN
SUNK BY TORPEDOES
Death Of Americans on La
coma Brings War With
Germany Closer; ChanceI-
IOr Makes Defiant Speech,

tsr noRniHa JOURNAL SPECIAL LgAssp wts.r
IN the fighting on the fronts. ma
neuvers that are being carried out +,
| the British in the Ancre region still
hold the greatest attention. Here
both north and south of the stream
they have made fresh advances, can,
turing the village of Ligny, southwest
of Bapaume and occupying further
positions west and north of Puisilx
To the north around Lens and Ar
mentieres, German trenches have
Eeen raided by the British, according
to the London war office. and consd
cradle damage inflicted. on that
part of the line where the French arc
| opposing the Germans, the fighting
has been done mainly by the artillery
on both sides.
There is still little activity on any
of the other fronts, except artillery
ducls and attacks by raiding parties
Four Ships Summarized.
The reports of the last twenty
four hours show four vessels of an
aggregate tonnage og $3.50 as having
been sunk. The German admiralty
announces the sinking of the British
transport steamer Alb
The tension over Germanys subma-
rine warfare has found it's culmna-
tion in The torpedoing without warn
ing of the Laconia, on which two
American women met death A
ciear-cut violation of American rights
is the characterization placed upon
the disaster by official Washington,
and greater efforts are being put for
ward ~ President Wilson TO have
congress give him the authorization
he requested Monday to arm Ameri-
can ships and to use "other instru-
mentalities" to relieve the situation so
far as the freedom of the seas and
American rights are concerned.
Tense With Austria.
Not only with Germany is the sit
uation tense, but with her ally. Aus
tria- Hungary, as we'll. While no sew
erance of diplomatic relations has
been brought about as yet, the Amer.
lean ambassador at Vienna has made
arrangements for the withdrawal of
American representatives IN the dual
monarchy in case of a rupture, which
is considered inevitable.
In notable address to the reich
stag, the German chancellor. while re-
iterating that Germany was ready for
a lasting peace (which will grant us
reparations for all wrongs suffered.
and guarantee the existence and fu-
ture of strong Germany" declared
it was Germany's purpose to continue
her submarine warfare, which already
has passed expectations.
justifies U-boat War.
Referring to the break with the
United States as a result of the an
louncement of Germany's intensified
submarine campaign, and the deClar-
alton by the United States that Ger
many in formulating it had with
irawn from promises already made, |
he chancellor said that from the be-
Germany had openly and eX-
roSsly declared that these assurances
would be invalid under certain condi |
ions-meaning the continuation OF
tngland's starvation blockade
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
BRYAN'S PORTRAIT IN
STATE DEPARTMENT

Washington, Feb PA portrait of
William Jennings Bryan arrived at
the state department today to be hung
in the diplomatic reception room with
the portraits of other former secre-
taries of state. 1t Is three quarter
length and represents Mr.. Bryan as
holding a manuscript in his hand,
headed Department of State, Peace
Plan"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
EXCUSE GIVEN NOW
REGARDED AS PRETEXT
Officials at Washington Be-
Iieve 1t Is BerIio'S Purpose
to Hold Men as Hostages;
Causes Deep Anger,
> Q = Q o . . o Q . > Q . Q . {
AMERICAN PRISONERS
STILL lNEil .t,NSED {

Berlin. FEB u tby Wireless g
" to SayvilIc )---Thc release of the
+" American prisoners brought to {
Z" Germany on the steamer Var !
. rowdale. although ordered some G
time ago, says the overseas News .
{. agency, cannot be carried out for :
" the moment, as an infectious dis :
9 ease has been discovered at the 3.
/. place of their residence. 9
" AS the outbreak of the maiady 9
/. necessitates a quarantine meas 6
o ure affecting the number of per- .
g. sons about to leave Germany, 1.
=" the overseas agency states that .
{. the delay in the departure of the .
o Americans is in the interests of 9
&. neutral countries. The hope is (.
i. expressed that the quarantine q.
9 will he of short duration. The &"
Z" American citizens, 1t is an =
/" nounced are safe ana we'll. 10
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28

work between Colonel Twitchell and
Mr.. McTeer. Colonel Twitchell as
serted with an emphasis that indicated
that he really meant it that he would
not vote for his own wife if suffrage
were enforced and she were running
on the democratic ticket On the
other hand, Mr.. McTeer declared.
The great need of the republican
party is that it be rededicated to the
people. Whenever the republican
ticket doesn't suit me, l am going to
hucL ~
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28

Omaha, Neb.. Feb. 27.-One man
was killed another fatally injured
and several others less seriously hurt
when the concrete roof of two-story
building under construction collapsed
late today. w. Fl. Clark was killed
ard l.. f. Hofmeister is said to be ia
tally injured. Thirty workmen We're
in the building when the roof FL
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
lincoln BUYS Bert Lamb.

Lincoln, Neb.. Feb, 27.-Presi,'4rt
Holmes, of the Lincoln Baseball cir
announced the purchase of Be-
amb, third baseman. last year with
the Tulsa, Okla, team. and John But
Ter, a shortstop, formerly a Pacific
Coast Lacquer.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
Turks Are Badly Beaten.

London. Feb. 27.--Turkish troops
taken prisoner by the British at Kut-
el-Amara now number several thous-
and. Earl Curzon member of the war
council stated in tine house of lords
today, The retreating Turkish army
was being pursued and an artillery
and infantry action was taking pla &c
fifteen miles northeast of Kut, he
added.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
The Day in Congress
SENATE.

MNi al noon.
heading of naval ldil resumed.
lleuate continued o, revenue bill.
Passed miscellaneous bills.
UNIVERSAL training provision added
oE military committee to army appro-
priation hll
senator stone introduced bill agreed
on hN foreign relations committee to
provide for armed neutrality.
Senator LaFollette blocked formal
reference of armed neutrality bill to
committee.
Recessed at G:l5 p. m, to 10 Il. m.
WednCf
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
GERARD WARNED
AGAINST SAILING
FOR j. s. PORT
Ambassador Regards Tip Civ
en- Him in Berlin as in All
Seriousness, Says Dispatch
From Spain,

Corunna, Spain, Feb 27,--1t became
known today that on the day he left
Berlin, ex-Ambassador Gerard was
personally warned by a German
friend in high official position
against sailing from Spain fol
the Uniter States. 1t IS known
that Mr.. Gerard regards the warning
as having been given in all serious
ness.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
100000 EXPENDED
TO ELECT WILSON

New York, Feb. 27.-Approxmately
$2,5O0,O00 was expended in the cam
paign to re-elect President Wilson, it
was announced here today at head
quarters of the democratic national
committee.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28

without precedent in English his
tory. Premier Lloyd George himself,
said the chancellor had protested i'll
parliament against the cruelty by
which the British victimized thousands
OF innocent women and children of
the Beers Mr. Lloyd George stated
that the death rate among children
below ! 2 years of age was in those con.
centration camps Al 6 per cent; Jo-
Seph Chamberlain, then British colo
mai secretary, admitted that the
death rate among children in the
Orange Free state was temporarily a.
per cent, the chancellor recounted.
These conditions" he continued,
were the result of a systematic policy
of determination under which women
and children were insufficiently sup
piled with f0od--not perhaps, because
there was lack of food, but pur
posely. The British at that time killed
from 5000 to 1900 women and chill
dren out of 100000. thus making II
per cent of them victims of barbar-
Gus British warfare. But now Britain
desires to make victims of the women,
aged and ill., of nation
numbering 70,0O0,00O people in order
to force them into submission"
Sees Victory Ahead.
AS it is generally known said the
chancellor, we did not declare
blockade but merely established def
mite barred zones within which every
ship has to count on immediate IT.
tack. That isolated ships escape dan-
ger Is therefore self-evident But hat
does not change total success, This
success we shall be able to obtain part
ly by sinkings, partly by diseoura~ins :
neutral shipping, which already hua
happened in the widest sense
'sThanks to the iHcomre rahle
bravery of our submarines, we are
fully willing to await with fun conf
dence further developments, which
Will be on the increase"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
THE WEATHER
FORECASTS:
Denver, Feb. 81
For New Mexico.
Wednesday fair,
c o | d er southeast
portion; Thursday
fair.
LOCAL REPORT:
For tWenty-foui

hours ending at 6 p. m. yesterday:
Maximum temperature, So degrees;
81 range, 28; temperature
at p. m, so; southwest wind; clear.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
Germany's Alleged Cause.

When the YarrOwdale, q prize ship
took the American seamen into Ger
many two months ago, the German
government announced that they were
being held because they had taken
pay on armed entente merchantmen
encountered by the German raider.
one of the great difficulties in the
negotiations has been due to the un-
der-manning Of the Spanish embassy
in Berlin, which has taken over not
only American interests. but also
many of those beligerent interests
formerly represented by this country.
The United States has offered to pro-
vide extra help at the embassy and
hopes that in this way negotiations
with Germany may be speeded up.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
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Washington, Feb. 21.-ticrmany $
procrastination in complying with re-
peated demands for release of the
Yarrowdale prisoners is bringing the
controversy to stage uf extreme
gravity.
Accounted from the first perhaps
the most serious difficulty between
the two countries aside from the sub
marine issue itssr, tho Yarrowdalc
case has been a source of growing
concern aud indignation among Off
Gals, some of whom now are con-
yinced that Germany's intention is
nothing more nor less than to hold
the American seamen as hostages
pending a decision as to peace or war.
Such an act would be regarded here
as not only fragrant violation of in
ternational law and treaty rights, but
an open insult to the dignity and good
faith of the United States
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-28
Excuse Merely Prctext.

Although no official advices report
ing the detention Of the seamen had
reached the state department tonight
another inquiry regarding them was
sent through the Spanish ambassador
in Berlin. In most quarters the re-
ported cause for re-detentiOu was re-
garded only as a pretext
once before the United States was
advised that the prisoners had been
released. but It developed that the
German officials had decided to hold
them until it was learned what treat
ment German citizens and property
was receiving in this country. That,
too, was regarded here as Il pretext,
for full information had been sent to
Berlin showing that the United States
was giving every consideration to
AmeriCnn lntnrnStS hnrp-