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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
BRATTLEBoRO MAN FINED.
Disturbed Peace at West Chesterfield
Dance-Taken to Keene.

As the result of attending dance
in West Chesterfield, N. H., last even
ing Louis NJ. Dunlevy of Brattleboro
paid a fine of So and costs of 1882
IN the municipal court in Keene, N. H..
tins morning. The charge for which the
fine was imposed was disturbing the
peace. A charge of assaulting an Of
ficer, Constable Harold E. Randall, was
continued.
Dunlevy was one of party of young
people from Brattleboro who attended
the dance. According to Constable
Randall he was smok king in the hall
and was requested to read the signs and
refrain. After some talk he was asked
to leave the building and did so. He
told the officer that he had left his rub
bers in the building and they went
back to get them, when it is claimed
by the officer that Dunlevy struck him
IN the face, knocking off the glasses the
officer wore. He was then placed
under arrest and at clock this morn
ing was taken to Keene.
The entertainment was a play, dance
and supper by the Grangers and was
largely attended.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
RUINED DoBRUDJA WELLS.
Americans Tell of Destruction of Oh
Plants at Constauza.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-According to
John Mexican of Washington, d. c..
and Joseph H. O'Brien of Mcdonald,
Pa, two Americans among the IL en-
ployes of the Standard Oil company
who arrived on the Hellig Olav from
Copenhagen, the Rumanian army had
destroyed the oil wells at the Black
Sea port of Constanza, in Dobrudia, in
retreat by plugging or blowing ups 1t
will take three months work, thew
said, before the wells can be repaired
to produce any oil at all, and three
years before the normal output of
100000 barrels day can be realized.
After the Europen war started the
wells only yielded 1900 barrels daily,
and after the Rumanians entered the
war the supply fell to 5000 barrels
daily, which was due, the engineers
said, to the shortage of labor.
The American employees left Constan-
"a just before the Teutonic forces en-
tered the city and it took them 16
days to reach Copenhagen, which is or.
dinarily four days journey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
Germans Hold TenaciOusly
to the Trenches Gained
from the French
TEUTONS HOLDING
GREAT CONFERENCE
Emperors of Germany and Austria and
Other High Officials and Generals
Meet on Kaiser's Birthday - Ru-
manians Report a Victory.

The Germans arc holding tenaciously to
the mile Of trenches they reported yester-
day having taken from the French In the
Nerdun region on the French front no
headway has been made in the attempt to
recapture the lost ground, Berlin declares.
The German statement announces that
after the failure of attacks last night new
assaults were launched by the French this
morning in sector of Hill No. 3O4, where
the German offensive scored in its initia-
tive. All attacks are declared to have
failed with heavy losses to the French.
Paris last night announced that yester-
days attacks in the vicinity OF Hill 30i
had resulted in the Germans being driven
from most Of the trenches they had pene-
trated Today the French war office men
tions only destructive fire which French
batteries have been pouring on the Ger
man line in this region In the region
southeast Of verdun also there has been
lively fighting The Germans made a sur.
prise attack at Esparges, but the French
fire broke up the drive, the Paris state
ment reports.
The French announced that five hostile
airplanes were brought down during yes
terday.
The Russians are pouring renforcements
into the Riga district where the Germans
have been pressing northward over the
frozen marsh land and apparently have
stemmed the German advance for the time
az least.
Todays Berlin statement does not record
any further progress by the Germans. 1t
indicates Russian counter attacks with
fresh forces on the German lines. These
efforts, however, according to Berlin,
failed TO accomplish the recapture Of any
ground BY the Russians
a Rumanian official report today, the
first received for a long period. announces
Rumanian victory in the Kasino valley
on the Moldavian frontier, where the Aus.
troGerman forces are declared to have
been driven after an ll-hour battle south
of the kasino
On Emperor Williams birthday today
an important conference is being held al
German great headquarters. II was an.
nounced that besides Emperor William,
Emperor Charles of Austria. the German
imperial chancellor and German and Aus.
TRAN foreign ministers, together with
Field Marshal Won Hindenbcrg and other
high military and naval officers, would
participate in the conference
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
RICH HAUL OF PEARLS.
Missouri Couple Garner $4,000 Worth
from Mussels.

JOPLIN, Mo-, Jan. 27.-Three years
ago Mrs. Bertha Scott was married to
edward Bell, and the pair moved to the
husbands small farm on the upper
White River. There Mrs. Bell spent
much of her time fishing. One morning
she raked mussel from the stream and
found IN it a pearl the size of No. 4
shot. Then she waded in and soon had
bushel of mussels and garnered ten
more pearls.
When she told her husband he ad-
vlsed that they collect as many as DOS
sible before looking for a market. Thev
went pearl hunting together, but Mrs.
Bell had the better luck. Her husband
found only three or four rather poor
pearls, while she got forty-one, some of
them the size of pea and of beautiful
lustre.
"If you are offered $50 for the bunch
grab it, was her husband S advice.
80 Mrs. Bell took the pearls to New
port, Mo-, the nearest possible market.
The jeweller there said he could not
afford to buy them, but that the regular
New York buyer would be in the next
day.
Mrs. Bell called on the buyer at his
hotei. After testing and weighing them
the buyer said:
Twenty of them are but little bet
ter than slugs' and are worth to me
only S. each. The remainder weigh
about 760 grains. The bunch is worth
to me $11 ,900."
Mrs. Bell had sufficient self control
to escape fainting and to say calmly
she guessed he could have them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
RESIGNATION OF COL.
REEVES ACCEPTED
Mail Ballot for Choice of Successor Is
Ordered - Capt. Gibson of Co. I
Gets Official Notice.

Capt. E. w. Gibson of Company /
V. n. g., has received official notice
that the resignation of Col. Ira L.
Reeves of the First Infantry, Vermont
National Guard, has been accepted by
Gov. Horace f. Graham. A mail bal.
lot for the election of his successor has
been ordered.
Lieut.. Col. Fred Thomas has been
second in command of the regiment
and IS in direct line for promotion. The
ranking Major is Major Tinker of St
Johnsbury. 1t has been suggested that
it might be possible to have Major
Frank Thompkins of the regular army
now on duty at Norwich university
detailed by the war department to
command the regiment. He was in
command of the troopers first sent af
ter Villa and was in command of the
American troops in the Parral fight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27

DEMING, n. NJ, Jan 27-From
members of truck train No. 73, part
of which arrived here last night to
take a shipment of 2,400 gallons of gas
oline to Columbus, it was learned to-
day that the army pay station with a
large quantity of gold and silver had
been brought out of Mexico. 1t was
said that almost ali of the surplus
equipment of the punitive expedition
is across the line end that the .coneen-
tration at Colonia Dublan of troops
from the southern outposts had been
virtually completed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
MERCURY REACHES
IT'S LOWEST MARK
Ten Degrees Below Zero Shown by Mr.
Vaughan's Registering Instrument
Frost and Steam Make Rainbow.

About the time people began to
hope that the mercury had managed
to get above the zero mark to stay
a while it began slipping again last
night, and today Ferris R. Vaughan g
registering thermometer showed that
the temperature went down to 10 de-
grees below zero this morning. On
Main street early the mercury was
down to II below. A Canal street re-
liable instrument registered 13 below
and there were others that told sim
liar tales. The lowest point hereto
fore reached by Mr.. Vaughan g in
strument this winter was nine below
one morning last month.
The combination of frost in the air
and steam from locomotives near the
railroad station this morning presented
the unusual sight of rainbow that
appeared to have its beginning at the
railroad station and extended up into
the heavens towards the north as far
as the combination made it possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
UTAH CAVALRYMEN
FIGHTING MEXICANS
Many Shots Being Exchanged Across
Border Reinforcements Rush
ing to Scene.

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 27-Lying
among the rocks close to the international
line five miles south of Ruby. Arizona, 30
mebers Of Troop f, First Utah cavalry,
commanded by Lieut.. Arms, were keeping
up an incessant firing at Mexican soldiers
across the line today
The Mexicans were returning the shots
As near as known none of the American
troops has been wounded or killed Rein
forcements from Nogales are being rushed
To the scene. Soldiers and civilians re-
turning from the line report they saw sew
eral Mexican soldiers during the fighting.
\ telephone message from Aravvica saws
the Mexican soldiers engaging the Ameri-
cans are from the Carranza garrison at
Sasabe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
One Thousand Women and
Girls Killed, According
to Paris Report
NEWS KEPT SECRET
BY AUTHORITIES
No Railroad Tickets Issued to Dresden
Except for Urgent Reasons - Letter
Taken from German Soldier Dated
Dec. 80 Told the Story.

PARIS, Jan. 27.-The Dresden ar
senal has been blown up and 1000
women and young girls killed, accord
ing to a letter taken from German SOL
dier dated Dec. 30. The letter was
written from Dresden and the writer
said that all the windows within a
radius of II miles were broken by the
explosion. He added that authorities
were keeping the news secret and that
no railroad tickets were being issued
for Dresden except for urgent reasons
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
Highest Per-Capita Average
Made by Grade Z of
Canal Street
TOTAL COLLECTIONS
OVER SIXTEEN TONS
Amount Melted for Playground Fund
$186.74-Grade of Main Street Gets
Special Prize Voted in Consideration
of Good Work.

Approximately 16 tons, or to be exact
32,o76h pounds, of old papers and maga-
zines Is the grand total of the collections
made by the school children of the incor-
porated district the past month in The
Reformer contest for the benefit of the
playground fund. The collections of pa
pers amounted to 1852 pounds and of
magazines l4,56S pounds. No such aggre-
gate of old papers and magazines ever was
gotten together in Brattleboro before, and
the result shows what a little concerted
effort with one object in view can bring
about
The total amount paid for this waste
material by B. Chernin, junk dealer was
S24S.99. The division of this sum on the
basis announced at the beginning of the
contest gives sl86.74, or three-fourths. to
the playground fund. The balance, s62.25,
is divided between the grades making the
largest per-capita collections.
The grand prize of sl5 to the grade
standing at the top of the list on the per-
Canal street building, taught by Miss
Rawson. Her 81 pupils collected an aver
age of 1856 pounds In addition to this
prize the grade in each of the three build
lngs, Main street, Canal street and Oak
Gfove, was to receive a prize, making
four IN all, but grade 9, which stood sec
ond IN the Main street building, made such
a the showing that the pupils voted to
award that grade special prize, making
a total of FIVE awards. This makes the
awards to the four grades below the high
est little smaller than they otherwise
would have been, but all are satisfied and
the action of the children in voting the
special prize shows a fine spirit.
Exclusive of Miss Rawson's room the
winners were as follows: Grade 7, Main
street, Miss Hunter, l343 pounds average.
81; grade 3, Oak Grove, Miss Edith
Douglas, 57.6 pounds average. So; grade
5, Canal street, Miss Mexican, 5tl pounds
average, sl2; grade 9, Main street. Miss
Apphn, lO6.l pounds average, special
SLIPS.
Miss Applin's grade brought in the larg-
est aggregate weight of papers and maya
zines, the total being 5,3O6 pounds, but
there are so pupils in her grade, which
brought down the average below that of
Miss Rawson's room, where the total was
slightly less, 5,22s pounds.
The total collections for the past week
were as follows: Papers, 4,4S9 pounds. at
10 cents a hundred, S3l AS; magazines.
4,2o3 pounds, at 80 cents hundred.
sSs-36; total, s,752 pounds, 500 81. This
amount was exceeded only once during the
month. The children of the grades which
were leading last week made a special ef
tort this week to keep their averages up.
A table showing in detail the results of
the chlldren's work will be found on page
of this paper
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
DIVORCE LIBEL FILED.
Somerville Woman Married in Brat
tleboro Makes Charges.
Especial to The Reformer.)
BOSTON, Mass, Jan.

Mrs. Bessie {Murray) MvFarland Of
Somerville has filed in the office of the
clerk of the Suffolk county superior
court libel for divorce against Ar
thur II. Mcfarland of this city. She
says that they were married in Brat
tleboro, VT, Dee. 80, 1913, by Rev
George E. Tomkinson and that they
lived at 8 Haverhill street, Charles.
town, Mass. She alleges that on May
l, 1915, her husband was guilty of in.
fidelity. She asks for divorce and
custody of her infant, Bessie Louise
Mcfarland, born Jan. IA, 1916. A. E
Reimer of 43 Tremonst street is her
counsel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
TO RESUME LEAK INQUIRY.
Interest Now Centers in the Personnel
of the Witnesses.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Reeords of
stock brokers transactions during the
period covered by the investigation of
the Congressional leak committee pe-
gan to reach the representatives of the
commission here today. Interest in
the inquiry to be resumed Monday
turned today to the personnel OF the
witnesses. 1t is believed that some time
may elapse before any important wit
nesses are summoned, since several days
may be occupied in the examination of
brokers accounts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
Flames Swept Path Through
a Large Section of the
Retail District
PROGRESS STAYED
BY HEAVY FIRE WALLS
The Loss Is Estimated at S3,O0O,OOO to
S4,OOO,O00 - Four Firemen Badly In
jured and Dozen More Taken to the
HocnifaIc

Hospitals.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 27.-Fire
which swept through a section of the
retail business district here today de-
stroyed the Frank & Seeder department
store, the grand opera house, the Hill
ton Clothing company and dozen or
more smaller buildings, with a loss
estimated at from $4,000, 900 to $4,000
600.
Four firemen were seriously hurt and
a dozen or more SO badly injured that
they were removed to hospitals.
1t appeared for time as though the
fire would sweep the entire square,
but heavy fire walls finally STAYED the
progress of the flames.
Firemen were seriously handicapped
by the severe cold, it having been nee
essary to carry hot water from neigh
boring restaurants to thaw the nv
drants. The fire drove scores of guests
from their rooms in the Newell hotel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
HOPE TO AVOID
AN EXTRA SESSION
If Congress Will Pass Few Important
Bills Leaders Do Not Expect to
BE Called Back.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Continued
failure of Democratic senators to agree
on legislative program led some ad-
ministration leaders today to believe
that the only measures which can be
passed before adjournment March 4
are railroad labor regulations, mineral
land leasing, revenue and appropriation
bills. They assert the opinion that the
President would not call special ses-
sion if these subjects were disposed
Of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
AMERICAN TROOPS
STARTED NORTH
Evacuation of Northern Mexico Begun
by Gen. Pershing-Pay Station
Across Border.

Ell PASO, Texas, Jan. 27.-Ameri.
can troops started north from the field
headquarters at Colonia Dublan at
dawn today, according to reports from
Columbus, n. NJ, brought there early
today by passengers arriving overland.
The troops which left were believed
to be the advance guard Of the puni
tive expedition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
THE WEATHER.
Increasing Cloudiness, Probably Fol
lowed by Snow. Warmer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The wealth
er forecast: Increasing cloudiness. prob
ably followed by snow late tonight or
Sunday. Warmer. Moderate variable
winds, becoming fresh, east and south
east.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27

JUAREz, Mexico, Jan. 27.-Ameri-
can troops were marching out of Colo
MIA Dublan toward the border at I
o o'clock this morning, according to a
message received at Cassas Grandes.
The message did not give the extent
of the troop movement, but it was pre-
dicted in Cassas Grandes that the en-
tire expeditionary force would be on
the road northward before night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S WILL FILED
$500 Annuity to Sister and Residuary
Estate to Widow and Son.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. - Admiral
Dewey's will, dated Dec, II, 1915 was filed
yesterday for probate. 1t bequeaths life
annuity of $500 to his sister, Mrs Mary P.
Greeley, and directs that suitable stone
be placed over his grave in Arlington Ma
tional cemetery.
The residuary estate, of which no esti-
mate is made, is left to the widow and his
son, George Dewey, jr., who are named
as executors without bond.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
'SCRAPING SNOW OFF
SECTIONS OF RIVER
Wilson Brothers Acting Under Orders
of Commissioners to Provide Place
for Skating.

Acting under instructions from Chair
man r. W. Gibson and John T. Kaine of
the village commissioners the Wilson
brothers, garage proprietors, are using
an automobile drawing a plow to scrape
the snow off sections of the river near
Island park for the benefit of skaters.
Later seraper viii be used. This aft
ernoon it was hoped to have a sufficient
space cleared so that skating might be
enjoyed tomorrow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
BURIED IN SNOW.
Conditions at Juneau, Alaska, Worse
Than Ever Before.

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 27.-One of
the worst snowstorms ever experienced
in this part of Alaska is raging today.
Already the mountains near Juneau
have more snow on them than in many
years. Tive men lost their lives in a
slide yesterday and mine property was
damaged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
FoRCIBLE FEEDING.
Eggs and Milk Poured Down Throat of
Hunger Striker.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The prison
authorities rcsorted to forcible feeding
in the case of Mrs. Ethel Byrne after
she collapsed today while maintaining
her hunger strike in her cell on Black
well S island where she is serving 30
day term. According to physicians
Mrs. Byrne was too weak to resist
Eggs and milk constituted her first
diet since Monday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
WEATHER NEXT WEEK.
A Great Variety Provided in Predic-
ton of Government Bureau.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-Weather pre-
dictions for the North Atlantic states for
the week beginning Sunday are: Unset
tied and considerably warmer weather
with snow and rain Sunday and Monday,
followed by fair and much colder weather
until near the end of the week, when snow
is again probable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
WHEAT MARKET BREAKS
Sharpest Decline in May Options
Which Fell Seven Cents.

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Severe breaks
in the price of wheat resulted TODAY
from heavy selling, due largely to
peace rumors.
The sharpest decline was in the Nav
options, which fell in some cases more
than cents touching $1.74A. Re-
markable absence of export buying
contributed in a notable way to the
weakness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
FILES MARRIAGE INTENTION
Mrs. Edna Mae Houghton, Formerly of
Brattleboro, to Wed.
Especial to The Reformer.)
BOSTON. Mass. Jan.


Leand M. Dickey, 35, of 125 West
Newton street, locomotive engineer,
born in Bradford, Vt, son of Leander
". Dickey, has filed marriage inten-
tion in the city hall here, the pro-
spective bride being Mrs. Edna Mae
Houghton of the same address, a sales.
lady, who was born in New London.
Conn, daughter of Charles l. Finch.
Mrs. Houghton formerly lived in Brat
tleboro and Springfield, Vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
EXPORTS PROHIBITED.
Fresh Vegetables Alone Brought from
Germany to Switzerland.

BERNE, Switzerland, Jan. 27.-It is
announced that the German frontier
VIII continue closed to Swiss exports
until Jan. 30 Fresh vegetables alone
are allowed to pass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
TO LEAVE FEB. 2.
N. H. Infantry to Start from Border on
Homeward Journey.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 27.-The
First New Hampshire infantry will
leave the border for home on Feb. 2,
according to an announcement made
last night at the department headquar-
tors
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27

1t costs Paris nearly 100000 year
to care for the trees on its streets and
boulevards and in its parks, more than
1000 new ones being planted annually.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
TERRIBLE TRAIN WRECK.
Eighteen Killed and Many Injured on
the Bourges- Paris Express.

PARIS, Jan. 27.-Eighteen persons
have been killed and 80 injured through
collision between the Bourges Paris
express and a freight train at Chateau.
neuf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27

Nicotine is found in only one plant
besides tobacco, large shrub known
to botanists as Duboisa hopwoodii,
which is native to the interior of Aus
tralia
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
In Odd Fellows Temple

Monday night, at 7.3O-Regular meet
ling of Wantastiquet lodge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27

1880 a. m.-Sermon by Prof J. East
Harrison of Mt. Hermon.
11.45 a. m.-Bible school.
6.l5 p. m.-Intermediate Endeavor.
$50 p. m.-Sermon by Rev. Thomas
w. Owens of the Methods ST
church. Dugan S orchestra. Double
quartet. Chorus choir. Welcome to
all.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
Unitarian Church
Unitarian I.i+erature rrao

Unitarian Literature Free.
Leaflets describing the Unitarian belief
may be obtained on application to Mrs.
James NJ. Adams, Cedar st.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27


1890 a, m.-Subject, The First Beati.
tude.
ll45 n. m.-Sunday school.
100 p. m.-Junior Christian Endeavor
meeting in the chapel. Subject.
Fruits of the Christian Endeavor
Tree.
$40 p' m.-Senior Christian Endeav-
or meeting in the chapel (Chris.
tian Endeavor day. Subject
Fruits of the Christian Endeavor
Tree. Rev. %: IL. Leader. Miss
Bessie l.. Farnum.
7.3O p. m.--subjeet, The Seeming Tn.
reality of the Spiritual Life.
Tuesday, Jan. 80, 7.3O to o.3o-Tbc
Christian Endeavor society will enter.
tain all members of the parish at n
silver social in the chapel. A short
program Of music and readings will be
given.