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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-28

on February - In order TO avoid the
danger Of the submarine and mine
fields IN English waters. i, WAS decided
10y tn" English Admiralty TO have her
put into this port FOR the customary
search Of passengers and cargo.
In order to prevent the German OIL
cialS aboard from gaining kmowicdge
Of H." harnor GcfenScs. the steamer
was not permitted TO enter por; until
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-28

dark. Her anchorage vas chosen in u
p,rt of the barber where view Of the
city and the rest OF the harbor.
through which tho Dominion of Canada
forwards troops aud vast quantities
OF war supplies. Was cut on. All con-
miinication with shore was ri-idlr su-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-28
PERMANENT RESULTS
SECRET OF SUCCESS
II Is by What He AccOmpliSheS
That the Nan OF To-Day
is Measured.

Accomplishments of permanent re-
suits with his method and prescription
glasses in the correction Of impaired
vision places Charles Lincoln Smith
among the foremost men of his pro-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-28
SIGNAL. TO START GIVEN
WHEN CRASH COMES

The express arrived at Mount Union
station lively" minutes late, with brake
trouble. IT Was held thcr" while the
brake was repaired. II is declared. and
the signal 10 start had been given when
the freight crashed into the rear
sleeper
Cook, the freight eng incman. declared
that the block signal 4; "Mu" tower.
a mile and - half from Mount Union,
showed white. indicating "a clear track.
Wreckine crews and relief trains
with physicians, nurses and all hrst-ail
equipment We're rushed to tn. scene
within an hour
1t was The first time in tire; years
that a passenger has been killed in a
wreck on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Inflated passenger train. however.
was the same one that was wrecked at
Mexico, Pa. last August when il ran
into stock train, killing three en-
ployecg.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-28
TWENTY ARE KILLED
IN RAILROAD WRECK
Freight Train Runs Into Express al
Station AT Mount
Union, Pa.
PASSENGERS ARE IMPRISONED
Caught in Dcbris-Cars So Firmly
Welded Together by Impact That
Rescue Is Almost ImposSible-In-
veStigntiOn Is Begun.

lify AsSoriJt"h fr"SS.
ALTOONA. PA, February 81
Twenty or NOR" persons were killed
when the "astbound Mercantile Express
on the Pennsylvania Railroad was hit
shortly after midnight by "a fast pref
crcncc freight tram at the station at
The little mountain town Of Mount
Union. forty three miles east Of here.
in heavy fog. Several others wcr,,
injured. Thosc most seriously hurt
were taken 10 the Blair Momcrinl Hos
pttai at Huntingdon.
The express train had stopped To
discharge passengers AT Mount Union.
aud members OF tn. crew were testing
the air brakes. when the heavy freight
crashed int" tho passenger train from
tho rear.
Alongside TIA" express train at The
station was an accommodation train.
carrying workm.n from TIA. Mount
Union powder plant. aud this train had
barely moved away from Tho station
when the crash occurred There were
three slccpcrs attached To tn" Mcr-
camille Express. all II steel comstru.-
ton
As tho freight engine. backed by :,
heavy train. pl"wcd into III. pass"il ger
train. tho rnnr coach OF tho latter tcl"-
scoped the second passenger coach.
which was split aeunder by tn. terrific
Impact, TIL" freight engine was liter
ally wcld"diio tn passenger car.
None Of th" pa ss.ur"r coaches i.f,
the track. bat six Of TIL. freight cars.
coal laden. were hurled down g forty
foot embumkmen; Relief trains from
Altoona and Huntingdon, bearing
a. he. S.a,-,,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
DOCTRINAL SERMONS.
Series in Universalist Church to Be
Begun Next Sunday.

A series of sermons on the general
theme, Some Vital Themes Viewed in
the Light of Universalism, will be
preached by Rev. Delmar T. Trout in
the Universalist church, beginning
next Sunday morning at 1890. The
dates and topics are as follows.
January 2S-The Name Uniyersalst.
What Does 1t Mean9
February 4.-The Christ of the Uni.
versalist Faith.
February Ills There a Personal
God7
February ISIS There a Personal
Devil9
February 25.-The Satanic Versus
the Divine Estimate of Man.
March 4-The Biblical View of He'll.
March 1l.-What About the Lost
Soul.
March 1S.-Conditional Immortality
Versus Immortality for All.
March 25.-The objectionable Sin:
What Is It?
April 1.-The Universalist Idea of
Salvation.
April S.-The Historic and the Chris
tian Significance of Easter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
PLOT TO SMUGGLE RUBBER.
Members of Belgian Ships Crew Ar
rested at New York.

NEW YORK, Jan 26.-Five men. mem
hers Of the crew Of the Belgian steamship
Samland in service of the Belgian relief
commission, were arrested here yesterday
and 300 pounds Of MANUFACTURED rubber,
alleged to have been smuggled aboard the
ship, was seized by officers OF the United
States customs neutrality squad. The men
arrested and five others not vet in Gus
tody, are charged with conspiracy to de
fraud the United States through evasion of
customs regulations.
Although customs officials declined to
discuss the matter at this time, it was
learned that a plot to buy manufactured
rubber, such as gloves and dental appli-
ances, IN this country, presumably for
shipment to Germany, had been hatched
in Rotterdam. Ten men, members of the
engine room crew of the Samland, are
said to be involved These men. it is said.
We're furnished names of New York man
u'acturers from whom they could make
purchases, and the 10 put up S35 each for
the purpose. Customs officials, learning
Of the plan, allowed the purchases to be
made, and the goods to be smuggled
aboard the ship now at a Jersey city
dock Yesterday the ship was raidpd and
five of the men found there were placed
under arrest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
PURLOINED
CHATFIELD'S SPUDS
Admitted Charge and Was Sentenced to
House of Correction, but Sentence
Was Suspended.

John Simpson, who occupies tene-
ment in property owned by Charles
Miner on Church street, pleaded guilty
in the municipal court yesterday af-
ternoon to a charge of larceny pre-
ferred by State S Attorney o. B.
Hughes on complaint of George Chat
field. Chase & Chase appeared for the
respondent. He was ordered commit
ted to the house of correction for not
less than four months nor more than
six months and sentence was suspend
ed and he was placed on probation for
one year.
When Chatfeld missed some liquid
refreshments from room in his tene-
ment in the same building he made no
complaint, but when a paddock was
wrenched off door and some potatoes
which cost $3.50 a bushel were stolen
he complained. Simpson was arrested
yesterday morning and later admitted
the theft of the vegetables but denied
other charges, He has been employed
on the Barber building.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
INGRAM DAMAGE
CASE SETTLED
Sought $4,000 from Crocker for In
juries Alleged to Have Been
Caused by Automobile.

The case of Henry H. Ingram of West
Brattleboro against Alfred NJ. Croc ker
of Fitchburg, Mass, brought to recover
900 for personal injuries alleged to
have been received when team driven
by the plaintiff Oct. 10, 1916, was
struck on Western avenue by an auto
mobile owned and driven by Crocker,
has been settled out of court. The
amount of the settlement is not made
public.
In connection with the same acci-
dent Crocker was fined $50 and casts
for driving an automobile while intox-
icated. The civil suit was brought in
the county court, but on petition of
the defendant it was removed to the
United States district court and set
for trial at the February tern at Bur
iington. H. G. & F. E. Barber were
attorneys for Ingram and Eddy & Whit
ney represented Crocker.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
FINED FOR
OBSTRUCTING ROAD
Pays 50 for Blocking DR.. Greene and
D. E. McElhinny - Other Case
Against Him Mol Pressed.

By payment of fine of So through
his counsel, Chase & Chase, after
plea of guilty to obstructing highway
had been entered by counsel, the case
against John Manning of Springfield,
Mass, an automobile truck driver for
the Bay State Trucking company of
that city which had been on the munici-
pal court docket since last September
was mol pressed by States Attorney
0. B. Hughes.
Manning was arrested last September
after arriving in Brattleboro from
Springfield on the complaint of Dr.
Harry P. Greene and D. E. McElhinny,
who said that Manning had prevented
them from passing the big truck all
the way from Bernardston to Brattle-
boro. Manning was released on bail
arranged by his employers. On sub
sequent date set for the hearing of
the case Manning was unable to be
present because of an injured foot.
The maximum fine under the statute
is $40.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
PLEA FOR MORAL MOVIES,
Society for Prevention of Crime Ana
lyzes Picture Industry.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-The popularity
Of motion pictures, and the need, there
fore, that they be of high standard, is
dwelt upon by the Society for the Pre-
vention of Crime in its annual report for
1916. just published.
The movies exert a powerful influence
upon the community" says the report.
There is no child but is eager to attend
the 'nicklet' as often as the nickel can be
had. Adults are but older children, and
especially in the poorer neighborhoods they
yield to the attraction. 1t is all important
therefore, that this great influence shall
be good.
The active influence of improper pic
lures cannot be too quickly or firmly re-
sisted. Often lurid posters outside the
theatres are of worse character than the
films themselves Public confidence in the
purposes of the film producers would be
enhanced if they would voluntarily abate
this condition by refusing to furnish post
ers at all
The report pertaining to motion pictures
then says the society believes in some
form of censorship, for it is not safe to
leave the choice of pictures wholly to those
whose interests are commercial
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
IN HOTELS
AFTER WAR is OVER
Plans Already Under Way for Enormous
Influx Of Tourists and Business
in France

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-In anticipa-
tion that after the war ends there will
be an enormous influx of tourists to
France to visit the invaded districts
and scenic points, besides those who 90
there as representatives of foreign in
dustrlal and commercial houses, plans
are being made to spend $1,000, 900 900
IN the construction and enlargement Of
hotels.
This is set forth today in the fourth
instalment Of the report of the Ameri-
can Industrial commission sent to
France by the American Manufacture
ers' Export association.
\ campaign of publicity has been
begun through various national bodies
supported by the French government
1t IS stated, TO acquaint the world with
the movement to inaugurate a first
class hotel system in France and to in
vlte capital to take part in it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
Strikes and LOckouts Not
Forbidden in Supplement
to AdamsOn Law
PRESIDENTS WISH
WAS NOT HEEDED
Heavy Fine for Striking Railroad EN-
ploye to Trespass on Company Prop
erty with View to Preventing the
Operation of Trains.

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 Railroad
strikes and lockouts are not forbidden by
the terms of bill to supplement the
Adamson law, which the senate inter
state commission virtually completed to-
day.
President Wilson had suggested that a
provision be included to prevent strikes or
lockouts pending an investigation of differ
ences. The new bill would make it a
criminal otfense, punishable by heavy
fines, for railroad employe who has quit
work to trespass on railroad property with
a view to preventing by violence, intimi-
dation or threat the operation of trains
Another important provision Of the bill
would authorize the President to take
over and operate such part of a railroad or
its equipment as is necessary to move
troops or munitions in war times. threat
ened war or insurrcction
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
First Important Attack on
Franco-Belgian Front in
Several Weeks
FRENCH FAILED
IN COUNTER ATTACK
Berlin Also Claims That in the Riga
Region Important Gains Have Been
Made Against the Russians and Are
Still Advancing.

In what appears to have been the most
important offensive movement undertaken
on the Franco-Belgian front in several
weeks, French trenches on front Of APP
pruximately a mile in the region Of Hill
No. 30i. northwest Of Nerdun, were
stormed by German troops yesterday, the
Berlin war office announced. \ counter
attack, delivered at night by the French,
failed TO drive out the Germans who, dur
ing the operation. captured about 500 pris
oncrs and 10 machine guns.
The Paris account of the German often.
eive reports il was launched along a rather
wide front. the attack being delivered at
four points on the extreme left of the
French line about Nerdun and Dead Mans
hill. a distance Of more than three and
one.half miles. The attacks were rcpuIsad,
the French statement declares, except that
the Germans penetrated advance trenches
near Hill No 3oi.
The German statement mentions the
fighting in the other sectors Of this attack
as enterprises on Dead Mans Hill and
northwest Of Avocourt,' which brought
the desired result"
The fighting in the Riga region, tine
northermost sector Of the Russian front,
continues to show advances for the Ger
mans, according TO Berlin, which reports
additional Russian positions gained on
both sides Of the river IA, southwest Of
Riga, bordering the great Tnul marsh
The fighting in this marshy region is made
possible at this season by the freezing Of
the swamps
Russian offensive early this month
was taken to be aimed at Mitau, the Ger
man base south Of Riga, but it failed Of
decisive results
The Germans now apparently have not
only regained such ground as they lost,
but are striking northward across the
swampy ground in the direction of Riga.
The Russians are Offering strong re-
sistancc and delivered counter attacks on
the east side Of the Aa river They failed,
according to Berlin, which reports the
capture Of 500 prisoners in the days fight.
ing.
Minor attacks by Russians in western
Modayia have failed, Berlin says. as did
also Serbian attack in the Moldavan
mountain region on the Macedonian front
Petrograd's report Of the fighting on the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
JURY DRAWN TODAY
IN LARCENY CASE
Action of State Against Harrison Town
shend of Putney to Be Heard Mon
day in Putney Town Hall.

A jury was drawn this noon in the
municipal court to hear the case of
the state against Harrison Townshend.
charged with larceny of oats from the
barn of Fred Howard, The case is to
be heard Monday morning at 10 clock
at the town hall in Putney before
Judge Frank E. Barber of tre Brattle-
boro municipal court The following
jurymen were drawn: Frank o. Downs
d. r. Miller, +. H. Miller, W. W. Bur
nett, George W. Fisher and Merritt
Huntlev Of Dummcrston; A. p. Ranney.
v. G. Ober, Walter Z. Hitchcock, Dana
H. Jennisou and f. G Butterield of
Westminster and Harold Bugbee of Put
nev.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
MISTAKEN FOR U-BoAT.
New American Submarine Dives Like
. German.

NEWPORT, r. l., Jan. 26.-The re-
Gently launched American submarine
G-l, which mas been stationed in this
port, quietly slipped her moorings yes
terday and for the first time showed her
new lines to marine observers on the
west shore of Narragansett bay. The
new type Of submersible submerges on
an even keel, after the fashion of Ger.
man undersea vessels, and when the
G-l came ont of the mist that hung
heavily over the bay yesterday after
noon and then took the German dive,
shore watchers who had picked up the
craft at distance of four miles,
thought they had sighted the German
merchant submarine Deutschland, in
bound for New London. Later when
the G-l came to. the surface nearer
land the American flag was recognized.
he submarine carried deep-sea divers
and went through a series of maneuvers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
u. S. NEVER WILL BE
MILITARY NATION
Bishop Falows Makes This Prediction
in Argument for Universal Mil
itary Training

WASHINGTON. Jan 26 - Universal
military training in the United States will
not make for militarism. Bishop Samuel
Fallows Of Chicago, chaplain Of the famous
Iron Brigade Of the Civil war. told the
senate committee considering universal
training legislation
We never can be and never viii be a
military nation, said Bishop Fallows.
The test OF that came at the close Of
the Civil war when 100000 men were
mustered out, flushed with victory and
under the command OF man who became
President of the United States There
were predictions that Grant would become
a dictator. Instead of becoming dictator
he could not be nominated for a third
term and that great army melted ike
snowiiakes in stream,-in the stream of
American life"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
Notable Addresses at Bap-
tist Home Mission Society
Observance
OUT-OF-TOWN AND
LOCAL SPEAKERS
Mrs George Caleb Moor Of BROOKLYN
and Mrs. John Nuveen Of Chicago
Honored Guests - "reminiscences by
Mrs. Abby E. Fuller.

The 40th anniversary of the forma-
ton of the Woman s American Bap-
tlst Home Mission society was cele-
brated last evening with a banquet
which was served for them by the la.
dies Of the Eastern Star in Masonic
temple banquet hall. 1t was STYLED
The Ruby Anniversary and was an oc-
caslon OF very much enthusiasm and
delight.
In the afternoon a round-table was
held IN the Baptist chapel, with an at
tendance of between 40 and so ladies'.
especially for the consideration of vi
tai questions concerning the work Of
this society.
Mrs. George Caleb Moor of Brook
lyn and Mrs. John Nuveen Of Chi
cago were the honored guests and
speakers of the occasion throughout.
Mrs. Ford Of Chicago, the president of
the society, had expected to be present,
but illness prevented and Mrs. Moor
was very acceptable substitute.
Mrs. A. L. Maynard, the president
of the Woman s Missionary and Aid
society of the church, presided at the
banquet, which was sumptuous.
After the invocation by Rev. Richard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
PRISON SENTENCE
FOR CARELESS TENANT
Barkin, III Which Factory Is Persons
Lost Their Lives, Gets Long Term
in Sing Sing.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-Asserting
that a prison sentence should teach a
far-reaching lesson to factory owners
and tenants who fail to provide proper
exits Supreme Court Justice Kapper
today sent Samuel Barkin to Sing Sing
for two and a half to five and half
years.
Barkin is a partner in a shirt ma king
company housed III a Brooklyn build,
ing whore nine women and four men
operatives lost their lives in a fire in
November because the trap door in
their place of work on Barkin 5 floor
was locked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
MRS. BYRNE GROWS WEAKER.
Hunger Striker Has Not Tasted Food
In the Past Ninety Hours.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The "hun-
ger strike" which Mrs. Ethel Byrne
began at the Blackwell 5 Island peni-
Tertiary on Monday night, after enter
ing to serve a 30-day term on her con
viction as birth control propagandist
is gradually weakening, according to a
bulletin issued today by the prison
physicians. At noon today she had
tasted nearly 90 hours. Officials said
it rested with the prison medical board
as to whether Mrs. Byrne would be fed
forcibly if she persisted in refusing to
take nourishment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
DANIELS TO BUILD
PROJECTILE PLANT
Navy Department Has Abandoned Hope
of Getting Satisfactory Bids from
United States Firms.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. - Secretary
Daniels today began preparing to meet the
British governments refusal to permit
Hadhelds, Limited, to manufacture pro-
jectiles for the American navy by making
ready to equip a government plant to do
the work. Ordnance experts were put to
work on the plan.
Il expect work to begin on the plant in
the spring" said Secretary Daniels, and
the machinery will be advertised for
soon.'
The navy department virtually has aban-
doned hope of getting satisfactory bids
from American manufacturers The board
selecting site for the Sll ,0O0, 900 armor
plate plant probably will locate the pro-
jectile plant on the same site
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
SHELLED ENGLISH TOWN.
NO Casualties and Damage Slight as
Result of German Attack.

LONDON, Jan. 26.-.An unidentified
German vessel shelled the Suffolk
coast Of England last night. There
We're no casualties. The following of
neral announcement was given out to-
day: "A small unidentified German
vessel approached the Suffolk coast
last night and fred a number of shells
only a portion of which reached the
Iand. There were no casualties and
only insignificant damages. y
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26

the Russians in two operations yesterday,
in one of which the Germans were driven
back about a mile east Of the river Aa
The Russian forces We're obliged to fall
back after advancing, however, owing to
the development Of the German counter
offensives.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
BIG LOSS TO SHIPPING
Number of Vessels Sunk Far Exceeded
Those Constructed Last Year.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. - Loss 70
the world $ merchant shipping in 1916
through war causes exceeded the total
tonnage constructed, according to fig
ures compiled by the federal bureau Of
navigation. The number of vessels sunk
IS put at LAG, 2,0s2,6 $50 tonnage, and
those built at 2,506, or 1,s99.943 tons.
The net reduction was about 100000
tons, or one and one-half per cent of
the world 5 total.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
HIS DAILY STUNT.
Lieut.. Guynemer Brings Down Third
Airplane in Successive DAYS.

PARIS, Jan. 26.-For the third sue
cessive day Lieut.. Guynemer is men
toned in the communication from the
war office. Today's announcement
credits him with having brought down
an airplane on the Somme front. This
brings up to % the number of airplanes
destroyed by this pilot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
ENDORSE MIR. WILSON.
British Labor Conference Favors the
Enforcement of Peace.

MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 90
The labor conference in session here
unanimously adopted today resolution
urging that 'all the British represen-
tatlves at the peace conference should
work for the formation of an interna-
tional league to enforce the mainte-
nance Of peace on the plan advocated by
the President Of tho United States and
approved by the British foreign secre.
tarV
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Colder Tonight - Saturday
Continued Cold-Fresh Winds.

WASHINGTON, January 20. - The
weather forecast: Fair and colder to-
night. Saturday continued cold. Fresh
west and northwest winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
First Baptist Church

Tonight 7.3o-Praycr meeting Of the
church. Review of the books. Joshua.
Judges and Ruth. Chapter Of the study
Book
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, Jan 26, 80 p. m.-Midwcek
meeting Of the church. The Christian
Us Patriot. Luke l9:iI.42; Matthew,
23:2T.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
Red Mems Hall

Friday Jan, 26-The Chiefs degree will
be conferred on a class OF brothers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26

A living skeleton has a slim chance
of getting stout.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-26
In Odd Fellows Temple

Friday Rehearsal Of the initiatory de,
gree
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