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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
DR.. l.. ID. Richie Today Puts
Matter in Hands of
L. S. Marshal
DEATH OF LITTLE
DAUGHTER SUNDAY
Money He Collected, and While on
Trip Wife and Edward Thayer Left
Town, He Says.

Stripping the house Of everything val
liable and taking practically every dol
lar which her husband possessed in the
world, Mrs. Julia Edna Ritchie, wife
Of l.. d. Ritchie, veterinary surgeon Of
33 Pine street. departed last Wedncs
day afternoon for parts unknown, leav-
ing behind their three children, accord
ing to a statement made to The Reform
cr today by e. b. Ritehie of II Church
place. brother Of the doctor, and later
confirmed by him. With her, says Mr..
Ritchic. went Edward Thaver, who had
been employed AT the Esgtey Organ
Co. and who boarded at DR. Ritchie )
home about six months. Thayer had
been requested to leave one week pre-
yiously and roomcd at the Hoadlev
apartments.
This situation was made all the hard
er for Dr.. Richie to bear when their
! daughter, Inez May. Is years old, died
/ last night shortly after Is o clock as the
result OF a series OF commissions which
! the girl suffered following the moth
/ er s disappearance. She had been sub
! iect to these attacks for some time, 50
much so in fact that il was necessary
/ to take her from the Canal street school,
which she attended. After Mrs. Ritch-
| ic 5 flight they became worse and Sun
day morning the girl went into 4 state
of coma from which She never rallied.
/ Last Wednesday DR. Ritche went to
I Wilmington to test some cattle and was
obliged to remain over night He had
previously collected many bills due him,
y1-A; Y,np.,- tualpIinp f,,. r.n+ h.,
turned over to his wife, trusting her TO
pay some outstanding bills with it. Aft
CT he had gone, SAYS the brother Thay
lcr and the woman sent the children
from the house and in their cleanup
turned furniture topsv-turvev and
mixed things up generally II is un-
derstood that they boarded a train from
Brattleboro shortly after o clock that
Iafternoon
Mrs. Ritchic was, before her mar
riage, Julia Edna Gaskan and her homo
was in Poughkccpsic, \. y. She is 33
years old. The family moved TO this
town from Wilmington two years ago
Besides the daughter who died last
night there are two boys. Stanley. Is
and Willie. 10.
Thayer is about IS wears old and is
said TO have carried himself with the
bearings of a perfect gentleman III ev
cry manner while at DR.. Ritchie $ home
All efforts TO locate the missing
. couple have been fruitless, not even :
trace of them since taking the train
having been found. Today DR.. Ritehl'
/ turned the matter over to the United
States marshal.
, Or. Ritehie would like TO have anyon,
hearing of his wife 5 whcrea bouts com
municate with him at once.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
GOAL is 1000 NEW
RED CROSS MEMBERS
Rev. j. Fredrik Virgin, in Charge of
Brattleboro Campaign, to Meet
Boy Scouts Tonight

With 1000 new members as their
goal, the Brattleboro Boy Scouts viii
begin hustling canvass tomorrow
morning as their part in the big ma
tiouwide Red Cross Christmas member
ship campaign. In other sections OF
Wiudham county the drive opened this
morning with complete organizations
for carrying on the work in every one
OF the % towns and Chairman Oscar
F. Benson said today: We are going
to exceed our quota
Scout Commissioner !. Fredrik Nir
gin, who has taken charge of the cam
paign in this town, has ordered every
member Of the four local troops to re
port at headquarters in the board of
trade rooms at $50 O clock tonight. Al
that time districts will be assigned and
applies distributed. This afternoon at
the close of school Brattlcboro viii be
flooded with posters, II being planned
to get them displayed in every store
window and rs MANY homes as pos
sible. In the first place the Scouts
viii make a systematic house toulouse
canvass for new members. Later in
the week a list viii be made up of ev.
cry person who is not at that time en-
rolled either as an old or new member
Of the Red Cross and Scouts will be
sent specifically to ascertain the rca
sons and sign them up il possible.
As an inspiration for the boys Cc
exert their best efforts in this worn
the member Of each Of the four troops
in town who secures the largest mum
| ber Of new members will be awarded {
solid gold Red Gross pin.
Miss Evelyn Dunham, Miss Mar
guerite White and Miss Harriet Mel
len have volunteered their assistane,
to the committee in compiling lists o,
these to be called upon, aud their sery
ices arc greatly appreciated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
MOUSE INTERFERES
WITH DECORUM
Appears i'll Centre Church Chapel Dur
ing Singing of Hynln-Calls Story
from Rev Mr.. Clapp.

The usual chuuch decorum Was put aside
temporarily in the evening service of the
vcstry OF the Centre Congregational
church yesterday, when mouse which
showed no indications that he had sub
sisted OF the proverbial scanty living of
church nice in general darted down one
OF the aisles while the congregation was
singing hymn at the opening Of the
service Many OF the ladies present there
after gave 70 attention To the hymn, but
prepared for eyentualities, while the little
rodent looked about for a safe refuge
The mouse finally decided TO put back to
the place whence he came. bat one or
two side excursions which lie made III
doing 80 did not add to the dignity of the
| exercises
Rev Richard IL. Capp, the pastor, who
observed the commotion and its cause, and
at the close OF the singing suggested to
| the president OF the Woman's association
| that the tiny animal be communicated
| and he told story of Gen. Grant and
Gen Lee by way of suggestion that per
| haps the mouse was as much afraid OF
| the congregation as the latter was Of the
1 mouse.
The first appearance Of the mouse was
at the Christian Endeavor society meet
| ing. which preceded the evening service
| He jumped up the stairs to the platform
and peeked around the corner of the pul
| pit. while the young ladies with due sens
Of precaution. gathered their skirts anl
elevated their feet to the rounds of the
chairs in front
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
BITING COLD WAVE
HITS BRATTLEBORO
Mercury Drops to 16 Below Zero IN
This Village, but Temperature
Rises During Last Night.

Another biting cold wave hit Brat
tlcboro Saturday night as predicted,
wormed its way into houses and gcner-
ally put a damper on Hooverizing fuel.
II continued with little abatement
throughout Sunday and kept people
close to their tiresides Yesterday morn
ing the record kept by Ferris Ii.
Vaughan at his High street home
showed Is degrees below zero and III
West Brattleboro at Warren Walker 5
the mercury slipped down to 81 below
In other sections of the town the tenn
peraturc radiated between these fig
ures, according to location.
shoppers Saturday night found the
air penetrating and in the late evening
heavy frost could be plainly accn
hanging in the air, a spectacle vIslolc
only in the most extreme weather
There were few places i'll town where
thermometers showed higher than zero
all day yesterday. This morning, how
ever, it had moderated considerably
standard recorders indicated two above
zero, and il began 10 snow ligltly.
Because Of the severe cold railroad
traffic was badly hampered The train
which brings the Sunday papers, due
here at 9.20 o clock IN the morning
was two and a half hours late. It i
bad enough for locomotives to keep u
steam under ordinary conditions, bu
when the transportation companies ar,
trying SO desperately to conserve Goa
on account Of the limited supply tn,
| problem becomes more difficult.
/ This morning the trains came il
closer to schedule time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
Damage Suit for $4,000 Is
Brought Against B. S.
Balestier
SAYS WIFE LEFT
HIM JUNE 81, 1916
Charges that Defendant by Artful
Means and Wiles Corrupted Her
Mind Suit Returnable at Septem-
Der, 1918, Term Of Court.

An alienation Of affections suit in
which damages of $4,000 are claimed
was filed in the office Of County Clerk
+. u. r. Stowe this morning. 1t is the
guit of Major Walter O. Cooley Of
Brattleboro against Beatty $. Balestier
Of Dummerston, Kipling's brother-in-
law, and alleges that since june 2l,
1916, the plaintiff, 5 wife, Rose Putnam
Cooley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
". Putnam, has not lived with him be
cause the defendant "'by artful means
and wilee corrupted her mind
The suit is brought through the Of
flee Of Attorney Robert c. Bacon and
is rcturnable at the next September
term Of the Windham county court.
Mr. Balestier was arrested by Sheriff
Clifford H. Mann and was released on
bail signed by Edwin II. Miller OF
Dummorston. Major Cooley, the plain
tiff, is major in the lst Vermont Regi-
ment and is at Camp Greene, Char
lotte, y. G.
In the legal document it is stated
that the marriage Of Major and Mrs
Cooley took place Jan. ,. 1912, and
! that thev have ever since been husband
and wife. The document then conJin.
ues in these terms;
The defendant. we'll knowing the
| premises and contriving and wrong
fully, unlawfullv, wickedly and unjust
| lv intending to lure the plaintiff and
! deprive him Of the consOrt, comfort
| fellowship. society, aid and assistanc,
! of said Rose Putnam Cooley, wife oI
! the plaintiff as aforesaid, and to alien
/ ate and destroy her affection for tn,
! plaintiff, heretofore, TO wit, on the 2ISr
| day Of June, 1916, at Brattleboro il
said county and At divers other place,
and times between that date and tn,
| commencement of this action, wrong
| fully and unlawfullv visited, persuad
ed, advised and induced said Ros,
! Putnam Cooley and wicke1lv aud un
/ Justly and by artful means and vile
corrupted her mind, she then and thcr,
being the wife Of the said plaintiff
and thereby the affections of the SAT-
Rose Putnam Cooley for the plaintiff
/ were alienated and destroyed.
And the plaintiff further aver
that by reason thereof the said Ron
Putnam Cooley, without the leave, Il
cense or consent Of the plaintiff an,
against his will, did absent and sepa
rate herself from the plaintiff and hi
dwelling house and has 50 RENAME
separate and apart from the plaintiff
and from his dwelling house ever sine
aud by reason thereof the plaintiff ha
from thence hitherto wholly lost an
5acn deprived of the comfort, fellow
ship, society, aid and assistance of tn
said Rose Putnam Cooley, his said Wit,
III his domestic affairs, which the plail
tiff during all that time ought to hav
had and otherwise might and woul
have had
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
Privates Who Demonstrate
Their Ability Have Chance
to Win Commissions
TRAINING CENTER
FOR INSTRUCTION
Men Must First Demonstrate Efficiency
by Earning Appointments as Non
Commissioned oficers-Recommen
tion of Superiors Necessary.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Dec. 10, 10y The Associated
Press The orders just issued 10y Gen.
Pershing, providing for system Of pro-
motion from the ranks uudcr which any
private who demonstrates his ability may
wJn % commission makes all nou-com-
mis-inucd officers eligible ior the sraopl
which is being established as a large
training center tor the instruction OF
candidates ion commissions.
Privatcs who desire to become officers
must first demonstrate their efficiency by
earning appointments a- non-commis
stoned officers The uon.commis,ioned OF
iiecJs viii be sent to the training school
Ola recommendations OF supcriors.
When candidates have been found to be
proficient they will br assigned to vi
clucirs a- second licutcuants of replace
mrnt division, thence they vilI go to III
vacancies oecasioued by casualties ant
other causes iu combat divisions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
CROWD RUSHES TO
SECURE SUGAR
Consignment at CIoverdale Quickly TAX
en-Police Called on-State-
ment by D. P Dewitt.

Talk about run on a bank; il
WASH [ in it with the Jam of people
which lighted on the Cloverdalc Co. 5
store on Elliot street this morning in
a mad scramble to get sugar The
crowd became 80 great in fact taat ii
became necessary for George W
Brooks. manager of the store, to call
Day Policeman ". f.. TYLER to prevent
a disturbance.
II all came about in this way:
Late Saturday afternoon 800 pounds
OF sugar arrived, but Manager Brooks
did not place it ON sale because of the
usual rush experienced on that night
When the store opened at clock
this morning people began to gather
about il and BY $50 fully 50 were
waiting in line At : o clock the sugar
pound TO a customer, and at 9.2Q
Q clock it was all gone.
It has been 4 long time since Brat
tleboro has seen such a rush. People
were orderly enough, but were crowd
ing and talkative, and in order TO pre-
Vent over crowding the presence of the
police was deemed advisable
SO far as known this was the only
store III town TO receive any large con
sisnment Of sugar and how the news
of its arrival spread - rapidly re-
mains a mystery.
y. +. Dewitt OF the Dewitt Grocery
Go. said this morning he had not had
pound Of sugar IN his warehouse fol
more than week, although he is daily
expecting a consignment Of 200 bags
from the diverted Russian supply and
| % bags from Boston. Mr.. Dewitt saie
hc was continually hearing taht he haC
! been shipping sugar out Of town in tht
face Of local needs. The facts are, ht
said, that although he had large mum
/ Der of out-of-town customers who De
pended upon him for their sugar sup
Ily approximately three-quarters Of al
he had received since the shortage hal
been distributed among local dealers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
STREET CARS MAY
RUN OFF SCHEDULE
Service TO Be Curtailed Tomorrow if
Necessary to Save Power for
Twin State Power Customers.

Ii the street railroad service * eur
tailed tomorrow patrons viii know that
il is done to conserve power in accord
anea with "a request to the Twin state
Gas u Electric Go. by the Connecticut
River Power Go.
Manager W. II. Richardson of the To-
cal branch OF the Twin State Co. stat
cd this forenoon that practically all of
the power used tomorrow by the com
pany would come from it's West DUN
merstou power station and that II
would bc made to 90 as far rs pos
s.iblr
The street cars will run early. to
take care Of persons going TO work
and children going 10 school, and they
If there is not power enough to accom-
nodate tn" power customers and run
the street railroad too the schedule fol
| the street railroad viii be reduced
rather than shut of the power custom
ers and throw employees out Of work.
Faith is the thing that enables mcl
/ TO eat hash.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
CHRISTMAS CLUB
MEMBERS GET CHECKS
Brattleboro Trust Co. Today Mails
l,1s9 Checks Aggregating S41 ,209
New Club Next Week

The Brattlcboro Trust Co. mailed
t.1s9 checks 70 the members Of its
Chritmus savings club, the checks az
grpgating $ll ,2o9.o3. The Trust Go.
viii start the 1918 club Wednesday,
Dee. g6, on the same basis as this
year = cluh.
Many Of the members OF this year :
club viii use their checks to pay for
Liberty bonds bought during the re-
cent drive. while others win place the
other WAYS The club is q permanent
feature of the bank and many look to
il as their only means of saving money
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
10 Odd Fellows Temple

Tonight at 20 Rehearsal OF the chief ;
degree.
Monday, Dee. Irregular meeting
of Wantastiquet lodge, No. 5. Nomina-
tion Of officers The third degree will
be conferred.
Following are dates for matches in
the bowling contests: Dee is, teams
B and G.; 10Th, & and q; 2lst, A and
+; 10Th, & and F.; Jan. ! c and G.
Friday, Dec. p, at S p m.--Chiefs de
gree viii be conferred on FIVE candidates
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
LAWYERS VOLUNTEER
TO AID REGISTRANTS
Every Member of Windham County
Bar Association Willing to Help
Fill Out Questionnaires

Every member of the Windham Coun-
~ Bar association has volunteered to
act as an associate member of the legal
advisory board in this district and will
give free advice to all registrants IN
filling out the questionnaires which are
now being sent out daily by the local
draft board. Registrants arc allowed
seven days in which to return the book
lets and as they contain lis questions
which must be answered, many of which
are complicated, legal advice becomes
almost necessary. Lawyers here have
followed the example Of those else
where throughout the country IN giving
their services III this matter
Today the second instalment of ques
tionnaires, numbering about 100, are
being mailed. 1t will be % days before
the entire 1000 are sent out III Wind.
| ham county.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
COAL FAMINE BROKEN.
Arrival of 10000 Tons Breaks the
Crisis in New York

NEW YORK, Dee. l7.-Ncw
York S coal famine VIII tie broken
in few days unless weather con-
ditions interfere, the fuel admins
tration and railroad officials de-
cIared today. Mr.. Schlev, fuel ad-
ministrator, stated the crisis already
had been passed with the arrival
here yesterday of 10000 tons. Be
fore night, Mr.. Schley said, he cx-
pected that another $4,000 tons
would be received by bargcs from
New Jersey. IN addition $4,000
tons were at tide water.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
ARTILLERY FIGHTING.
Little Infantry Action on the North
ern Italian Front Saturday.

ROME, Dee. 17.-Thcrc was little
infantry fighting on the front between
the Brenta and Piave Saturday and
one hostile attack was checked, the
official statement from the war office
today saws. There was much artillery
fighting on the northern front.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
TRY SOLDIERS LIFE.
u S. Food Administration Repre-
sentatives Eat from Mess Tins.

WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Dee Il, by The Asso-
ciatel Press.--Reprcsentativcs Of
tho United States food administra-
tioH now know just how the Ameri-
can soldiers in France live. Last
night the party OF six split up and
joined different units. Several units
were on practice marches and the
visitors had the experience Of stand
ing in the rain at the mess line and
eating from the mess tins without
shelter. They were billetcd for the
night with soldiers who were sleep
ing in lofts and in rooms of farm
houses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
Secretary Stiegler Sends
Members Letter Deny
ing RumOrs
BRATTLEBORO NOT
DEAD BY LONG SHOT
Every Possible Effort Put Forth to Sc
cure Metal Industry and Other Lines
for Machine Work

In view OF the unmerltcd criticism
which has been directed against the
board Of trade Secretary Herbert F.
StiegIer has prepared letter, copies
Of which were mailed 10 every member
SATURDAY night, in which he reviews
Just what efforts have been made by
the board to improve the industrial sit
uation here TIE letter follows in full:
Dec. =, 1917.
Board OF Trade Members:
So mueh rumor and misinformation
has been rampant about what the board
OF trade has not been doing regarding
, Tire industrial situation Of Rrattleboro
that the time has come to nail a few
lies
Please read this through to the end
and inform yourself as to actual con
| ditions. feel sure that once you know
| what efforts are being made YOU Will
| bc glad to help correct the wrong i'm
pressions that have been given BY per-
sons having no information whatever.
The article in the Springfield Sunday
Republican put into print some of the
stories that have been circulating
around town and the answer in Mon
| day ) Rcformer is sufficient thereto.
There are, however, others that de-
serve attention Take the story that
d shoe factory was kept out OF town
because as soon as local people heard
about It they leased the Carpenter or
pan factory TO keep il out. Nothing
could be farther from the truth The
Carpenter factory is open to any con
Germ that wants TO buy or lease it. \
telephone conversation with Mr. Grow
ell would have brought that out right
in the beginning.
There is Il letter on file at this Office
from the W H. McElwain Shoe COM
pany stating that they are not looking
for new factory locations, but will bear
as in mind This was IN answer to
q letter we wrote on the chance that
they might want a good location.
Furthermore, strenuous efforts have
been made to fill the factory. A man
ufacturer who has sweater knitting
mill in New York city has been inter
csted IN the proposition by the Seere-
tary, who wrote him many letters and
interviewed him twice in person OH
ing to the uncertainty of the wool mar
kct and general conditions, nothing
definite has yet been concluded.
4 Woodworking concern in Massaehu
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
Masonic Temple

Tuesday Dec 20, 80 p M Regular
meeting Of Bingham chapter. Two can
didates will receive the degree A chap
ter family supper will be served at els.
The women are asked to come in the
afternoon and knit for the Red ross.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17

When pride heads the procession
poverty brings up the rear.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
Red Mems Hall

Dance every Saturday in Red Mems hall
lsntl further notice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17

The right kind Of 4 doctor leaves
well enongh alone.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17

People who work hard have no time
for insomnia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17

Blunt language is often used in
making sharp rctorts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
THE WEATHER.
Partly Cloudy and Not Quite SO Geld
Probably Snow IN Vermont.

WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE
weather forecast: Partly cloudy and
not quite 80 cold tonight Probably
snow i'll Vermont Tuesday snow and
rising temperature. Moderate variable
winds, becoming south.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17

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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-18
Schools Haze Great Service to
Perform During War, Declare the
Superintendent; Pupils Must Be
Kept at Studies More Than Euer

Educators of North Dakota are
looking at the war situation with a
calmness and patriotic feeling which
insures the youth of the state wise
council and advice in these times of
international crisis. This is clearly
shown by expressions of the most
state when interviewed at the univer-
sity.
There is no doubt that educators
of the state are united behind the
president to a man. But they clearly
maintain that the place for young
men below the CONSUMPTION age is in
the school, and they are going to do
everything in their power to keep the
coming leaders of the country ION
the job" ven more so than ever
before.
Students Must Be Firm.
In speaking of the educational
questions involved in the present war.
Superintendent J.. H. Cotton of New
Rockford said:
Now, if ever, is h time when
the young men Of u country and
state should stay by the ship. Ev-
erywhere the spirit Of unrest is prev
alent. Students are leaving from all
parts to enter different branches of
the service Of the United States. Their
patriotism is worthy Of the highest
praise. but for the youth who are tC
remain. who are below the age OF
CONSUMPTION, there is, only one place
for them. in the schools.
"A momentous problem faces thi: