davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
REPORTS AWAITED
FROM DRAFT BOARDS
Much Speculation as to the Probable
Percentage of Conscription
Reflections.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Reports of
the first selection boards to fill the
quotas for the Selective draft army are
eagerly awaited by officials because they
will give the first definite information
as to the probable percentage of rejec-
tions to be expected among the 10,000,-
900 registrants for physical reasons or
for dependents.
All available statistics indicate prob
able rejection Of one in every four for
physical disability In particular locali
ties this will vary greatly, but the aver
age for the whole country is expected
to be between 25 and 30 per cent. There
is no available data as to dependents,
however, or as to how many must be
excused under industrial exemptions.
1t appears probable that peculiar re-
suits will be brought out in some dis
tricts. If the reasoning of some officials
! is correct the lowest rejection and eX-
emption rates will be disclosed III we'll
to-do communities where men of com
/ Portable incomes make their homes. Sons
of such men, it is suggested, have had
| better food, better care and better sur
roundings than the factory hands of
nearby towns and they should be in bet
ter physical condition.
As a class such young men could hard
ly be regarded as indispensable officials
say, in their civil, business or industrial
capacities, and dependents probably
will not free as many of them from serv
ice as of most other classes
In factory towns, on the other hand
the rejection rate for physical disabil
ity probably will be high. Tho fact thai
the men are confined six days a weel
at their machines undoubtcdly viii hav,
affected their physical condition. Vir
tuallv every married man of those regis
tered in these places is the sole supper
of his wife and children and cannot b,
taken. Also if the industry in which the,
are engaged is vital to the carving ol
of the war industrial exemptions vii
run high.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
WHITE AND FLUFFY
INSECTS APPEAR
Thousands Killed by Hot Water at M.
C.. Houghton 's+Sweeton Will At
tempt Identification.

Bugologists are greatly interested in
breed of white insects that have appeared
in great numbers on vine that had been
growing for four years at one end of the
piazza on the home of Major c. Houghton
on Oak street. The insects are white
and about the size of kernel of rice
They ar fluffy, giving the impression of
miniature day-old chicks. They crawl
and hop and where they are in cluster
on vine or foliage give the appearance of
mold. Mr.. Houghton has had the vine
dug up and removed and thousands of
them were killed with hot water. This
morning some of them had transferred
their activities to large tree in the yard
County Agent A. w. Sweeton is to try
and identify the pest late today upon his
return to his office from a business trip.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
PASSED RIVERS -HARBOR BILL
Measure Put Through Senate Despite
Cry of Pork Rarrel.'

W NASHlNGT0N, july 27-Carrying an
appropriation OF ST 95loG0 the annual
rivers and horbors bill was passed by the
senate late yesterday, 81 to H.
Although many senator's had atfacke
the measure as pork barrel" legislation
II Kind incxcusahlc in var tEue the on
ly negatives votes on the final roll call
were cast by Senator'S Borah. Brady, Ken
yon, La Toilette, Smith OF Mrchgdn, and
Smoot, republican, ami Ashurst, Gore
King, pomcrene and Shairofh. dctaocyats
The measure, which passed the house
June p, now goes to conference. As
ia cd by the senate il authorizes the gov
ernmcnt to enter into the negotiations
for acquisition of the Cape Cod and the
Chesapeake and Delaware canals either
hy direct purchase or by condemnation
proceedings and provides for the establish
mcnt Of a federal waterways commission
consisting of seven members appointed by
| the president The Cape Cod canal and
waterways commission provisions were not
/ in the house bill
The bill was passed after four days O
debate, most Of the time being occupied
/ by opponents Of the measure Senator
Kenyon led the attack, but his motion t.
substitute a hinD Appropriation OF $4,000,
600 was rejected. 43 to II. Senator Kin!
branded the system of making waterway
appropriations as ubiquitous beyond eX
preston and Senator Borah pleaded 70
conservation Of financial resources for us
i, IN conducting this war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
Secretary of States Repre-
sentative Watches Traf-
fic Here
w. S. TEACHOUT
VISITS VIOLATORS
Sees Not Only Those Who Have OPP
Grated Cars Under Temporary Num-
bers but Also Those Who Have Com
mitted Infractions in Other Ways.

W. S. Teachout of Essex Junction, con
nected with the office of the secretary of
state, is in town today and is look
ing up some of the infrsctions of the
laws which have been appsr-
ent for so long
Mr.. TeachGut intimsted this morning
that after spending an evening on Main
street he did not gain the impression that
there was much of an attempt here to
control traffic or enforce the rules of the
road or the automobile laws.
He called on some of the men who
have been driving ears a long time under
temporary garage numbers and upon
some others who have been violators of
the law in other respects.
Several local men have been driving
their cars under temporary numbers with
the idea that after Aug. | they would
lapply for registration and get the benefit
of reduced registration cost which goes
into effect on that date, although the law
says they must apply on the first day
their cars are operated on the highway.
They were nonplussed on reading in The
Reformer yesterday Secretary of State
Bailey's statement that persons applying
for registration on and after Aug would
be required to file affidavits that they had
not operated their cars on the highways
lprior to that date.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
PUTNEY.
Professor Cherrie to Speak Here.

Prof. George X. Cherrie, famous nat
uralist and authority on South American
nature life, has consented to speak in
the Baptist church in Putney Tuesday
evening July 81. The lecture win be
gin at clock. Prof. Cherrie S sub
iect will be Ranch Industries and Ami
NAL Life of the Pantanales, the Pan
tanales being the vast alluvial plain in
the valley of the Paraguay river in
MaIto Grasso, Brazil This is one of
the most recent and most interesting
of Prof. Chcrrie s lectures. 1t is beau
tifully illustrated with colored photo
graphs. The services of Mr.. Jordan of
Brattleboro have been secured to as
sist Prof. Cherrie. Prof. Cherrie has
made numerous expeditions into the
heart of the South American wilds, a
country of which we know even less
than of darkest Africa. He has been
where no white man ever trod before.
With Col. Roosevelt he explored the
River of Doubt. Combined with all
this practical knowledge of his subject
is a magnetic personality and an ability
| to hold his audience intensely interest
ed until the last word is delivered
Prof Cherrie s fame is not merely local
but he is known and admired through
out North and South America.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
kEENE VISITED
BY $4,000 FIRE
International Fabric Co. and Keene
Garage Sustain Loss from Blaze
Early This Morning.
Especial to The Reformer.)

MEN T., y. IL, July -
Damage to the amount of about $4,000
was caused by an early morning fire to-
day III the keene garage, of Main street,
owned by Robertson & Bennett The loss
falls principally upon the International
Fabric Co. which occupies nearly all of
the third floor, which is the top floor
The fire alarm was given about 5.l5
o'clock and the department was on hand
promptly and had the fire out in Il short
time
The fire started i'll the quarters of the
international Fabric Co. which occupies
about 1000 square feet of floor space for
the manufacture of ladies' Undertaking
The firm was doing good business. The
building is of cement and is treproof, con
Isequently it was not damaged seriously.
1t is estimated that the Fabric Co :
loss will be IS 900 or more, on trimmings,
laces, yarns and machinery. The loss to
| the garage owners is placed at about
/ - 900, due to water and smoke princi-
lpally They occupied a small section Of
the top floor as a paint shop.
There were IL automobiles in the
building. all of which were removed with
out much damage. All the property was
well insured
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
RECEIVES LIST OF
DRAFT NUMBERS
Came BY Mail This Morning to Clerk
F. d. E. Stowe of Windham Coun-
ty Exemption Board.

Clerk f. D. +. Stowe of the exemption
board of the district composed of Wind
ham county received in the mail this
morning the master list from Washington
containing tho numbers of the army draft
II the order of liability to service. The
first job was to mark the names of all
he conferecs report. An agreement may
hen to strike from the list all numbers
above 2039, the total number of men
liable to service in this district As soon
as possible copies of the list pertaining
to this district will be made for publica
tion and for posting. As this district has
exceeded its quota there will be no need
for the local board to send out notifica-
tions for the first men on the list TO ap-
pear before the board for examination
as they will not be called until the second
draft call
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
STOCKWELL CASE
JUDGMENT $67.65
Mrs. Stockwel to Recover Value of
Cow and Interest Sued HuS-
bands Estate for 5000.

Judge Leighton p. Slack, who presided
at the September term of the Windham
county court last year, has just handed
down judgment in the appeal from
disallowance of claim against the es
tate of T. +. Stockwell of Vernon brought
by his wife, Mrs. Rosa Stockwell of
Ashuelot. The claim presented to the
commissioners and disallowed by them
totaled with interest for IL years about
50, 200. The late Attorney c. c. Fits,
who represented the estate, asked to pre-
sent further evidence, but died before he
had made progress i'll the matter. The
case was then taken up by his associate,
the late Hermon +. Eddy, who also died
before getting the matter before the
court, and Attorney Harold +. Whitney,
an associate of Mr. Fits and Mr.. Eddy,
then took up the matter and informed the
court that he did not care to present fur
ther evidence The judgment is for
$67 90, the value of COW, and interest
/ from 1902
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
TODAY'S WARSUMMARY

Despite all unfavorable news that con
tinues to come from the Russian war
theatre there are occasional signs of i'm
provement in the situation Last evening
Pctrograd newspapers, for instance,
found cause to report a somewhat better
ituation at the front, probably as the re-
suit of the drastic measures to restore
discipline which the government has au-
thorizcd in the establishment of field
court martial and the revival of the
death penalty Similar stringent death
measures in Petrograd also appear to
have ben effective in dealing with disor-
derly elements Meanwhile the entente
front elsewhere is giving evidence
of its solidity, not only III a military but
political way. The allied conference at
Paris, which was believed to have been
chiefly devoted to Balkan affairs, ad-
.journed its session with renewed deter
minaticn of united effort.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
MRS. GEORGE j. KINGSLEY.
West Brattleboro Young Woman Dies
of Heart Trouble.

Mrs. Josephine Adeline (Farr) Kings
ley, "a, wife of George Jillson Kings
ley of 323 Western avenue, proprietor
of tea route, died yesterday after
noon at 4.30 O'Clock of heart trouble.
following childbirth. The baby, a son,
died a few hours later
Mrs. Kingsley was born in West
Chesterfield, n. H. May 8, 1898, a
daughter of Orrin Duane and Eliza
beth (McClenning) Farr. She married
Mr.. Kingsley in Wilmington May q,
1916, and had since lived in West Brat
|tleboro.
Besides her husband she leaves her
parents in Brattleboro and two brothers,
Hazen and Duane Farr, both of Brat
tleboro.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
Iafternoon at O'Clock at the house,
Rev. Richard II. Clapp, pastor of the
Centre Congregational church, officiat-
| ing. f. H. Miller will sing. The
burial will take place in West Chester
field.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
Agreement May Be Reached
Tonight, According to
Some of COnferees
REPUBLICANS GIVE
UP PROPOSED FIGHT
Will Not Strive to Get a Joint Con-
gressional Committee on War Ex-
in Recess Awaiting Report.

WASHINGTON, July 27-Work on the
food control bill was continued today by
the conference committee while both sen
ate and house were in recess awaiting
be reached by tonight, according to some
OF the conferees. An ver-night develop
ment which gave hope Of having the bill
perfected and in President Wilson's hands
next week, was the action of house Re
publicans, meeting informally, in agree
ing to abandon the proposed fight for the
creation of Joint congressional commit
tee on war expenditures
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
-.sr -ra
NEW SCHEDULE AT
HOLSTEIN OFFICE
Employees Begin Daylight Saving Plan
Next Monday-Between 90 and
100 Will Be Affected

The local employees of the Holstein-
Friesian Association of America, begin
ming Monday will work under a new
schedule of hours through August. They
will begin work at o clock in the morn
ing and have the usual time at noon,
from - to 1.l5 O'Clock. Mondays and
Tuesdays they viii finish work at 4.45
o clock, Wednesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays at Ais o'clock and Saturdays at
IL o clock. Between 80 and 100, mostly
young women, will be affected by this
change in hours. They have been begin
ming work at 8 clock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
THOUSANDS CHEER
KEENE COMPANIES
Immense Crowd Sees Departure of Ma
tional Guardsmcn for Concord Camp
Ground This Morning.
Especial to The Reformerl

Nf.f.NE, n. IL. July -,
Companies 6 and II of the New Hamp-
shire National Guard left here by special
train at $40 o'clock for the state camp
ground at Concord, and a throng of 5000
persons packed the streets to see them
off Besides the persons on foot there
were hundreds of automobiles and teams
and such crowd the city has not known
before in years.
The companies comprise $50 men each.
Capt. Arthur p. O'Leary is in command
of Company and Capt. Walter IL Ellis
is i'll command of Company II. Headed
by the keene City band and a platoon
of police the two companies marched to
the railroad station at 6.2O, and the
cheering and waving of flags made dem
onstration that was thrilling and impress
sive
Lieut. J.. G. Barker, battalion adjutant
left with the troops. Mai .. +. Cain OF
the ID battalion, who is now at Fort Sill
oklahoma for instruction, will Join then
at Concord before leaving for the mo5ili
zation camp in the South.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
WAS NOT HELPED
BY NEW YORK POLICE
Cocchi Declares He Killed Miss Cruger
Because She Did Not Cease to
Call for Help.

BOLOGNA, Italy, July 27-An off
cial transcript of the interrogation of
Alfredo Cocchi in the Ruth Cruger muir
der case has been made public. Cocchi
swear. he was net helped by the New
York police. He declares he killed Miss
Cruger with stick because She did not
cease to call for help lie says he would
not have killed the girl had she promised
not to tell Of the attack. lie denies
charges of his association With police
men for unlawful purposes or that he
had an accomplice in the murder. lie
further denies American citizenship.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
Declaration of Allies in Paris
Conference Was Made
Unanimously.
TO FIGHT UNTIL
ATTAIN OBJECTIVE

More Closely United Than Ever for the
Defense of the Peoples Right, Par
ticularly in the Balkan Peninsula, Is
Report.
PARIS, July 27. The allies armies
Yes rday concluded their conference aft
cr announcing decision to continue the
war until the object for which they are
fighting is attained Their declaration,
which was made unanimously before sep
aruting, rcads The allied powers more
closely united than ever Tor the defense
of the peoples rights, particularly in the
Balkan peninsula, are resolved not to lay
down arms until they have attained the
end which in their eyes dominate all 9TH
cr,. to render impossible return OF the
criminal aggrcssions such a- that where
fore the central empires bear the rcspon-
-ihiitics"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
RUSSIAN CAVALRY GAINS.
But i'll tho Carpathians the Retreat
Eastward Continues

PETROGRAD, July 81 Russian caval-
~ threw back the pressing Austro-
German infantry on Wednesday IN the
region of Monasterzyska in eastern Ga
lioia, saws the official statement issued to-
day by the Russian war department.
The Ru sian announcement says the
Ruuauiaus have advanced toward the
upper reaches Of the Suchi2ta and are
consolidating their gains. The Ruman-
iau3 TOOK many prisoners and captured
six guns. Between the Dncistcr river and
the Carpathians, the statement says, the
Russian, continue 20 retire in an east
crly direction. Southeast Of Trcmbowla
in Galicia near the the Russian border
tho Russians retired short distance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

There viii be ball game tomorrow att
crnoon at Island park at 3 O'Clock be
tween the Red Men and the Millers Falls
team
Members Of the Eastern Star are in
vited to the home Of Mrs. Fremont Ham
ilton this evening to work for the Red
Cross
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
CHARLES PUTNAM DIES.
Young Man Thrown from Load of Hay
Never RECLAIMED Consciousness.

RUTLAND, July ~27.-Charles Put
nam of West Rutland died late Wednes
day night following the accident in
which he was injured by being thrown
from load of hay, never having recov-
erred consciousness Hemorrhage of the
brain was probably the cause of death.
Mr.. Putnam was 33 years old and had
been employed on the farm of Louis
Fredette on Boardman hill, where he
was killed, about seven months
Mrs. Mary Stone of Fitchburg, Mass,
the young man S mother, arrived in
West Rutland yesterday. A brother who
| lives III Canada is also expected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
INTERNED SOLDIERS
TO RETURN TO HOMES
British and German Delegates Reach
Decision Regarding Those Ill or
Wounded.

LONDON, July - - The agreement
rctchql rs the British and German dele
gates ut their conference at The Hague
regarding the exchange and treatment OF
civil aud military prisoners has been
ratified hy both governments, according
g. Il statement made in the house of com
mnng The agreement provides that dt-
tctt repatriation shall bc resumed. that
the qualifications 81 medical grounds for
repatriation or mtCrnmcut IN neutral
countries DC made more i,ulCut, and that
the more seriously III and wounded no"
intcrncd in switzerland shah bc returned
tp their own countries 10 make room to1
others
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
LIGHTNING BOLT
KILLED SOLDIERS
Three Dead and a Dozen Injured in
Camp Maxwell, Near st. Louis,
Early Today.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 27.-Three
members Of the First regiment, Nilsson
ri National Guard, were killed and doz-
en- others were injured, some of them
seriously by bolt of lightning during
a storm which swept Camp Maxwell, ST.
Louis county nearly today. The soldiers
We're asleep in guard tent at the main
entrance to camp. Man other tents
about the camp were set afrc by light
ming, but the occupants escaped serious
Injury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
REVERSES HAVE HELPED.
Russian Failure Has Led to Demand for
Stronger Discipline

WASHINGTON, July 27.-'Thc Russian
reycrscs have enormously
strengthened the hands OF the govern
ment in Petrograd, according to des-
patch from Ambassador Francis today to
the state department They have shown
the impossibility of control OF the army
by soldiers committees, the ambassador
reports, and have led to universal de
mand for stronger discipline.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
IN CAMP AT CONCORD.
Troops of the New Hampshire National
Guard Being Modified.

CONCORD, n. H., July 27.-Men of the
New Hampshire National Guard began to
arrive in this city on special trains early
this morning and by night $500 men will
be encamped on the federal mobilization
grounds near here. The veteran compa-
mics from the Mexican border were
swelled by many recruits, not a few of
whom had not yet received uniforms
when they reached here today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
TO BE REARRESTED
If RELEASED TODAY
Net in Waiting for Three Anarchists
Who Are Seeking TO Be Admitted
TO Bail.

NEW YORK, July 81 Should Alex
andcr Bcrkman, Louis Cramcr and Nor
riS Becker anarchists, convicted of con
spiracy to violate the sclcctyc draft act
be admitted to bail here today, pending
the determination of their appeal allowed
by Justice Brandcis of the United States
supreme court, all three are expected to
be rcarre,ted on other charges. Bcrlman,
editor and publisher of Blast, is under in
dictmcnt in connection with the prepared
ness day explosion in San Francisco a
year ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
FIRST MAN ACCEPTED.
Washington Youth Passes Examina-
tions for National Army.

WASHINGTON, Judy Charlie
Chapman Gilbert, p, son Of 9 White
House police guard, is the first man in
the country TO be accepted for service
in the new national army, having passed
his physical test and valves all claims
for exemptions. He previously joined a
Canadian regiment and was aboard q
transport ready to sail when his par
ents intervened and had the state de
Ipartmcnt secure his release on the
ground that he was not Of age.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
NEWPORT BOY DROWNED.
15-Year-0ld Son of J. G. Smith Lost
Life Near Railroad Bridge.

NEWPORT, July 27-The l5-year-
old son of J G. Smith was drowned at
about ESQ p. m. last night while bath
ing near the railroad bridge. The boy
and two others went into the water i'm
mcdiatoy after eating and young
Smith suffered cramps.
The body was in the water only 20
minutes but life could not be restored.
The boy 5 father was notified immcdi-
ately, also his mother, who was in Bos-
ton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
U-BOAT DESTROYED.
Ran Aground on French Coast and Was
Set ON Fire by German Crew.

PARIS, July pa German submarine
was destroyed on Thursday on the
French coast west of Calais. The under
sea boat went ashore and the crew, un-
able to free her, opened the gasoline tank
and set fire to the vessel. The members
of the crew reached the shore, where they
were made prisoners,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27
THE WEATHER.
Generally Fair Tonight and Saturday
SLIGHTLY Cooler Tonight.

WASHINGTON, July p. The
weather forecast: Generally fair to-
night and Saturday. Slightly cooler
tonight. Moderate southwest to west
winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-27

Leon Marshall of Brattleboro, who has
been staying at Frank w Reeds at East
Putney, will return to his home this week
Mrs. E. e. Patterson, who is in the
Rockingham hospital, is making a good
recovery from her operation for appen-
dicitis.
Rev. and Mrs. r. B. Davis spent a
few days vacation last week with Mr..
Davis s mother and brother in Haver-
Hill, Mass.