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the summit over night. Still heavier, clothing is required if the party in- tends to spend the night at Camp Muir.
 The ascent from Paradise Valley is made by what is known the Gib- raltar route. This trail offers few problems like those confronting the climbers of the Jungfrau or the Mat terhorn, as there are no perpendicular cliffs to scale and no abysses to swing across on a rope, but it is a long up hill pull over volcanic talus and rough ice with dangerous crevasses at many points. If one goes by the popular route and is equal to the long un- broken climb he may start with his guide at daybreak and by hard climb ing reach Columbia Crest by eleven o'clock. The greater number of climb CTS, however. leave Paradise Valley in the evening and spend the night at Camp Muir, the ledge below Gibraltar Rock. This point is named in honor of John Muir, the famous mountain ger, who on his ascent of the peak in 1888 suggested it as camping | place because the presence of pumice i indicated that the spot was free from l the severe winds which sweep over the i mountain. It offers little convenience except that it is free from wind and forms place of rest. Tiresome And Difficult.
 The journey. even to this Camp Muir, is by no means easy for the ex- ertion of climbing in a high altitude takes ones wind and many people are
 "all in" when they reach this point
 If they decide to go no farther they
 must remain there until the guide and his party return from the summit and pick them up on the way down.
 Others go only as far as Mcclure Rock. named in honor of Professor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-27
Sixteen Cantonmentsfo for 6O0,0O0 Officers and Men ofthe New Army Must Be Ready By Sep tember 1st : Problems of Building Location.
{. 1911. by The Interhationai Syndicate.


 TKMER1CAN patriotism is being
 put to the test these days in
 every division of national life. No man is being spared, and unhappy and unworthy is he who does less than his best when he is called upon by His country in this most crit tca1 stage of it's existence.
 One of the very important divisions of war work now occupying the time and attention of great bodies of men ifi civil life. who are being called upon tc give their best efforts for the good of their fellowmen. is found in the construction of the sixteen canton ments which will house the 500. 900 American civilians selected from among the ten million young men who registered on June 5 for military service. as well as provide headquar- ters for the officers and extra men who will make 100000 more.
 Woe be unto the contractor who falls short of giving his best when it comes to building the sixteen new military cities. into each of which will pour forty thousand of the cream of Americas young manhood on the, first of next September.
 Best Temporary Homes Possible.
 Every parent of son between the ages of twerty-one and thirty-one, who registered for war service, de- sires to know what provision his country Is making for the lad who is giving up his home and his career to go into training as a soldier of the National Army. For their benefit be it known that the Govern ment is making every endeavor, to give the country's recruits who enter the training camps the best temporary house which can be constructed for them within the short period at their disposal
 No unstudied or haphazard con- tracts have been let. no great fortunes can possibly be made upon the build
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-27

HMERICAN patriotism is being
 put to the test these days in
 every division of national life. v - No man is being spared, and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-27
How the Summit of This Queen of the Cascade Range Is Reached Over Snow and Ice By the Ambitious Mountain Climber.
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Copyright. 1917. by The International
 Syndicate.

~O the mountain climber giant A peak of rock and snow and ice A offers a challenge, for while the W average person is satisfied and fascinated with its great beauty from afar. the seasoned climber longs to look down from its summit and to feel that he has conquered it's ice clad slopes.
 The sight of Mount Rainier, that queen of the Cascade range out in the State of Washington sends the moun- taineer into frenzy of delight It's great beauty stands out far above its sister peaks as 1t raises it's lofty head heavenward above the clouds into the regions of perpetual ice and snow. standing about 14.40S feet above the level of the sea--the nearest thing to the Alps to be found in the United States.
 Added to this it is perhaps the most difficult peak in this country to climb. Fourteeh glaciers cover it's side and for at least 5000 feet 1t Is covered with perpetual anows. Yet every sum- iner parties of intrepid mountaineers of both sexes scale its ice clad sides 10 the summit. Mountain climbing annually claims its victims in various parts of the world. but so far the, Mt Rainier climbers have been singular ly free from serious accidents except where people have ventured out alone. thing not now permitted
 In 1S97 Professor Edgar Mcclure, a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-27

@o the mountain climber giant i peak of rock and snow and ice N offers a challenge, for while the
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-30
GERMAN THREAT TO
FORCE SWISS LOAN
Will Cut OF Coal Supply Is Ultimatum
70 Republic Expects Friendship
with United States

BEfNE, uly 81 Germany is ate
tempting 10 cNtort big loan from
Switzerland by threat TO cut oil the
coal supply Of the republic President
Schulthr.-. speaking 70 the Bcrc news
papers, made the announcement that
Germany would deliver coal only upon
those terms and said he expected the
price of coal to 20 still higher.
Concerning the relations OF Switzerland
with the ntcd States the President
said there wa no reason 60 believe the
United States intended to make difficult
ties over tn" purchase in America OF the
most necessary foodstuil- for this coun-
try. as al Nmcrican provisions are be
ing handled in an arrangement with the
entente.
VI Schulthcss alluded to the tradi
tional fricud hip between the two repub
lies aud to the fact that the United
States Is hampered by a shortage il
ships Purchase of American corn ha'
been suspended for some time
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-30
DENoUNCEs CHICAGO MAYOR.
x-Judge Vincent Attacks Thompson at
Fort Sheridan Camp.

CHICAGO, July 50. = sWinfully
wicked and culpable. was the way ex
Judge William A. Vincent at a field day
at Fort Sheridan, Ill, today character
lied Mayor Thompson S attitude toward
the war, while more than 1000 members
of the First Illinois Field Artillery Wig
orously applauded
No less pronounced was their ap-
proval when Judge Vincent urged that
German American editors be thrust in
to first line trenches and then exhorted
the soldiers to kill Germans, kill them
individually, kill them by batteries and
battalions, by corps and divisions.
. regret that we cannot put some of
our German American editors on the fir
ing line in the first line trenches,' he
said, .'but far more willfully wicked
and culpable than they is the mayor of
a great city not 80 miles from here, and
| hope the time will soon come when the
| United States government will take due
cognizance of that gentleman. When
it does | am satisfied that the people
will say: Don t give him mercy, give
him justice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-30
More Than $500 Switchmen
Will Return to Work on
19 Railroads
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
OR LOSS OF RANK
Settlement Followed Series of Confer
ences During Night Murdock of
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Acted for Switchmen.

CHICAGO, July 30-The strike of
switclmen belonging to the brotherhood
of railroad trainmen, involving more than
, 800 men III the Chicago switchers dis
'triet which began Saturday at a. m,
was called oil shortly before o'clock
this morning after an all-night confer
encc between representatives of the
switchmcn's brotherhood and the 10 rail
roads involved The men will return to
work at once
The agreement provides that the
swtchmen are to return to work without
prejudice or loss of seniority The set
tlement followed series of conferences
during the night, the last OF which being
a meeting OF the conference committee
of managers Of the roads affected and a
committee Of seven grand officers repre-
senting the order OF railway conductors,
| brotherhood of locomotive engineers and
brotherhoods of locomotive firemen
and enginemcn, the latter representing
the brotherhoods of railway trainmen.
This lasted for two hours. after which
the vital questions at issue were disposed
of and the agreement was taken tc
James Murdock, vice president Of the
brotherhood OF railway trainmen, who
acted for the switchmen He assenteo
to the agreement and word was immedi
ately sent out for the men to return tt
work
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-30
CARRIAGES WRECKED
IN TWO ACCIDENTS
James Sullivan in Runaway on High
Street Hill-Robert Kent s Horse
Frightened by Bull

James Sullivan, an employe of the
Brooks House, hired a horse and car
riage at Larrow S livery stable yester-
day. He saws that when driving out in
the country he met with an accident
that resulted in broken shaft Last
evening when driving down High street
the temporary repairs to the shaft
failed to hold and the horse ran, the
rig piling up on the sidewalk in front
of Randall & Clapp S iewelry store. Sui
livan escaped with some bruises and
scratches and the horse was not badly
hurt. but the carriage was a wreck.
Robert Kent of Guilford was driving
down Canal street hill yesterday morn
ing when he overlook a carriage. behind
which was large bull in charge OF
three men. The bull had a bag ever
its head and had laid down in the road
Kent 5 horse left the highway promptly
and took to Dir. E. r. Lynch s lawn
The carriage was pretty thoroughly
smashed and Mr.. Kent was thrown out
and somewhat bruised. The horse was
caught near Betterley's garage with
out being injured
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-30

WASHINGTON, July 30.-President
Wilson today declared again his opposi-
tion to amendments to the food con
troll bill now i'll conference providing for
an administrative board of three instead
of one and for the creation of a &C lgres-
sional committee on expenditures in. the
conduct of the war.
The President 5 position was made
clear today to Senator Chamberlain,
one of the conferees on the bill. The
President considers the committee on
conduct of the war reflection on him
self and insists that there can be no
question of the greater value of an in
dividual food administrator over an ad-
ministration board of three.
Senator Chamberlain left the White
House, convinced that unless the con
ferees eliminate those provisions the bill
must go back to the senate and house
for further action.
The President, however, it was said
gave no intimation to Senator Chamber
lain that ne was SO strongly opposed to
the provision as to veto the bill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-30
NORM CHARGED
WITH POLYGAMY
Greenfield Barber Said to Have Two
Wives Living = Said to Have
Been Married in Brattleboro.

a nearing Is IN progress in Greenfield,
Mass, today in the case against James
a MORN, Greenfield barber, charged
with polygamy NORM has been en-
loyed IN Greenfield two months, and it
charged that he has two wives living.
Norm entered plea of not guilty last
week and the case was continued to to-
day, bail being fixed at $500
Last week young woman from Ad-
ans, Mass, claiming to be Morin's wife,
went to Greenfield on learning that
Norm was there, to bring an action for
non support. She claimed that she mar
iried NORM in 1914 Later the police re-
celved warrant from North Brookfield
for the arrest of NORM on larceny
charge. At that time they were in
formed that NORM was married in Brat
tleboro early this month"; so instead of
serving the warrant on him for larceny
they brought a more serious charge
against him.
On June - Town Clerk Carl S. Hop
kins issued a marriage license to Arthur
~. Moran and Ola May Bacon, both of
Greenfield, Mass, and on Sunday, July
|, the couple came here and Justice Hop
kins married them. Moran gave Mr.
! Hopkins a check for So to cover the IL
cense and marriage fees 1t was drawn
on the First National bank of Greenfield
Mr.. Hopkins deposited it in a local bank
and in a few days it came back with
| the word Bogus" written across the
| face. Mr.. Hopkins let the matter pass
but he kept the check, and it may come
FIN handy as piece of evidence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-30
NEGRO SOLDIERS
CLASH WITH POLICE
One Colored Trooper Shot in the Head
and Three White Patrolmen
Wounded i'll Waco.

WACO, Texas, July 80. Expedi
tions consisting of provost guards of
the 24th United States infantry and
members of the local police early today
were searching the environs of Waco for
a detachment of II armed Negroes,
members of the oath infantry, who late
last night, as the elimination of
night of trouble on the streets with
white citizens, clashed with a squad of
policemen and soldiers.
viii Jones, a negro trooper, was shot
in the head and three patrolmen, all
white, were slightly injured. The
trouble started shortly after Q o'clock
when the Negro troopers massed before
a Negro picture theater opposite the
city hall, refused to permit white citi-
zens to pass.
All the Negro soldiers of the 24th
United States infantry who took part
in last night s clashes with the local au
thorities have been accounted for. Six
were arrested not long after the dis
turbances took place. Fourteen Others
who escaped to the environs of the city
reported at camp this morning and were
placed under guard. Everything wa;
iquiet today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-30
MENACED BY FAMINE,
Vegetables Are Almost the Only Food
Available in Austria.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Reports from
Budapest which have been received by the
food administration indicate that the peo-
pie OF the provinces are not far removed
from famine conditions 1t is stated that
tho majority of the population actually
lives on vegetables. and that the vegetable
supply is limited Meat is within the reach
of the rich only. :
One reason for this condition is said to
be that as fgd, as possible the country pro-
vinccs have been drained to supply the
needs of the army in the field and the
large centers of population, where trouble
might be expected if the food supply was
too greatly reduced
Vendors, it is said, have been demanding
exorbtant prices for dry wood and with
cred leaves on the ground that they We're
vegetables. Green peas are selling at sl.4j
a kilogram, (2.2 pounds. Milk is absolutely
not to be had for cream and an unappetiz
| ing liquid which was once skinned mill,
costs 60 cents pint.
|, There Is no butter or cheese Cherries
at the time the report was made sold fol
| s6 cents a pound The principal stock O
food consisted of dried peas and driec
lplums Young chickens were selling fol
$3.50 and in the egg market only empt,
boxes were found. Potatoes were not - l.,
had.
Conditions as given by the food admIn
listration's informant were for June II
Soon after that date the authorities sough
to fix an arbitrary price for vegetables a
about half the figures the vendors wer
lasking. This resulted in strike, so tha
in the great market places no foodstuff
were to be had. Inquiry developed the fac
that the vendors were selling their food
to Vienna buyers, and the restriction ha'
to be withdrawn
Cabled press advices from Austria re
lceived in the course of the last few day
indicate that an even worse condition nos
lprevails. The reports say that lunch can
not be purchased in any restaurant 70
less than s. Three pounds of meat 70
s., olive oil at SO a quart, butter at s
a pound and chickens at $40 each are SOM
of the prices quoted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-30
GERMAN STEAMER SUNK.
British Submarine Damages and Cap
lures Batavia H.

LONDON, July 3O-A British subma-
rine, while patrolling the North Sea on
Friday, oyerhauled and captured after
short chase the German steamship Bata-
via II, according to an official announce
mcnt made at the British admiralty last
evening. The German crew having aban-
doned the vessel owing to damage by
guniire, British prize crew was placed
on board. 1t was impossible, however, to
bring the Batavia into port and she was
sunk by opening her sea valves.
The Batavia ii was a vessel of ,3O2
tons gross and formerly belonged to the
Batavia line, being in the London and
Rotterdam service The vessel Mas
seized on June p, 9l6, by German war
ships and taken into Zeebrugge. Half of
the food cargo carried by the Batavia
was confscated by the Germans as con.
| traband
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-30
NOTED ENGINEER
BURIED HERE TODAY
James F. Cummings Was Brother in Law
of W. H. Yawkey, Formerly of
Guilford-Edison Associate.

The body Of James f. Cummings Of
New York, brother-in-law of W. H. Iaw-
key of New York, formerly of Guilford,
was brought here this afternoon on the
, O'Clock train The burial took place in
MNningside scmetery, where the committal
service was conducted by Rev. j Fredrik
Virgin rector of the St Michael's Epls
copal church
Mr Cummings was an electrical engi-
neer with an international reputation, who
lived at the Langham, l35 Central Park
West and died Thursday night at Nassau
Hotel, Long Beach Death was due to a
stroke of apoplexy received while surf
bathing.
Mr. Cummings was known far and wide
as one Of the Thomas A. Edsons young
men" lie was born at London, Ontario,
on May 6, 1869, being son of Alfred A.
Cummings, author of The Maple Leaf For
ever, Canada national anthem. His
mother belonged to the Robert Fulton
family He attended Toronto university,
and at the age of 20 went to Schenectady
n Y. He was associated with Mr. Edison
in the sos and was connected as install
laton engineer at the Edison plants in
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, St Paul and Mil
waukee. lie left the Edison company in
1893 and went with the General Electric
company.
Later Mr. Cummings developed a con
dut system Of his own and built plant,
at Detroit and Pittshurg. He was presi
dent Of the Cummings Conduit company
and invented the armorite interior con
duit He sold his interest in the company
IN 1897 and went to Europe, establishing
himself in business in London He directed
much of the electrical underground sys
! tenn work in London and other Englisf
cities and in 1904 laid the conduits for til,
great underground system OF Petrograd
Russia He directed also similar under
takings in Italy Mr. Cummings spent i
years in Europe and then returned t,
America He retired SIX years ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-30
Equipment Arrives Just as
Though Program Would
Be Given
STATES ATTORNEY
WOULD PROSECUTE
ton Undertakes to Give Entertain
ments - Director Piersop at Hearing
in St. Johnsbury Today.

The Chautauqua car has arrived 1t
reached Brattleboro this afternoon on
the northbound train due at 2.0S, com
ing from Haverhill, Mass, where enter
ailments were given last week.
Notice was sent to have a team I'M
load the car, and the Twin State Gas
& Electric Co. has been notified by the
Chautauqua company that it will be
ready for electric service tomorrow
noon, the day that the local entertain
ments were scheduled to begin.
From all indications the Chautauqua
intends to start its exhibition tomorrow,
just as though the state board of health
had not made any order forbidding the
show. If the Chautauqua officials pro-
| ceed to hold Chautauquas they will do
| so on their own responsibility, as the
| local guarantors have not changed their
latitude, which is that they are under
orders from the state board of health,
and they do not purpose to go against
those orders.
| Moreover the local health and legal
officials say the guarantors have no
4
IChautauqua, and State S Attorney W.
X. Daley stated today that if the Chau-
ltauqua people undertook to put on their
Entertainments he should start prosecu-
ttion, unless he received some informa-
Ition from St Jehnsbury to cause him to
lehange his course.
| A hearing is to be held in st. Johns
bury this afternoon in the United States
court on the question of making perma
nent an injunction restraining the state
board of health from enforcing its order
against Chautaugua entertainments in
this state. Mr.. Daley does not antici
lpate that the result of the hearing viii
be such that he will refrain from taking
action in ease the Chautauqua proceed:
with its program.
Managing Director Pierson of the
lSwarthmore Chautauqua association
planned to be at the hearing in st
Johnsbury today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-30
ACCEPTS CALL TO
BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Clark T. Brownen of Newark,
n. J., Sends Telegram Which Is
Read at Morning Service.

Rev. Clark I. Brownell. pastor of the
South Baptist church in Newark. \. -,
the past nine years, has accepted call
TO become pastor of the First Baptist
church of Brattleboro. to succeed Rev.
George L Tomkinson, resigned.
|. After the church meeting last Friday
night Clerk Fred s knight sent night
Telegram to Rev Mr. Brownell notifying
him of the action of the church in voting
Pto invite him to become its pastor, and
yesterday Mr.. Knight received reply by
Telegram, in which Rev Mr.. Brownell
stated that he would accept the call and
Pthat a letter was following
Mr. Knight read the telegram at the
morning service in the church yesterday.
No date has been decided upon as to when
lthe pastorate viii begin.