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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-02

y. CIIERNIN, former Morris Gass,
pays highest prices for rags, rubbers, pa
pers, iron and metals. Phone l43W.
lj5-233
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-02
WHY DO YOU IJT 1T OFF?

Some folks act as though they expect
"a 10 have Q chance 10 insure their life
after thcy have been dead long enough
10 matu an Endowment We serve to-
day. Gsth year. National Life ms, Co.,
Of Vt. tMutual. ALBERT c. LAIRD.
Special Agent, 8 Crosby Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-02
Special Notices

CASH PAID for wool. w. f. Rich.
ardson Co. 72-tf
PEACHES from Miller S farm, 1925.
at Scott s store, all this week. lS2 If
SIAMPOOlNG and Manicuring Miss
Mary A. Griffin, 1879 Main st. 229-tf
LOST Silk umbrella with mahog-
any handle, silver top with wv. Mrs.
Horton d. Walker. lS2-lS4
KALOMITE LAUNDRY MARVEL.
No dashboard, no rubbing. Sold by
Mrs. w. G.. Horton, go Canal St lott
SPIRELLA CORSETS, with unbreak
able and non-rustihle boning which will
not punch through; launder nicely. Sold
by Mrs. w. +. Mixer, l07 Western Ave.
Tel. 3Sj. l05.tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-02
SPECIAL NOTICES.

CHlROPODY aud Shampoo parlors.
Hair goods, made mp to order. Mrs. f.
J.. Bailey, IL Main ST. Phone 157-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-02
WAN ED

Approximately 1000 bush
els potatoes, 300 bushels
beans, 200 bushels onions,
100 barrels winter apples.
State of Vermont, Dewey t.
Hanley, Purchasing Agent.
Montpelier, Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-02

fKY THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS
IN THE DAILY RErORMEb
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-02

WANTED All work called Tor by oct.
l. e. J.. Howe. $50 Main St. l72.tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-02
To Rent.

TO Tenement, 50 Green st.
1S0-186
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
ALL AMERICANS |. IN PETR0GRAD ARE
 SAID ID BE SAFE

Washington, November 19.-Messages
 from Ambassador Francis at Petrograd
 and Consul General Summers at Moscow
 dated last Friday and Saturday and
 received today at the state department
 said all Americans in the two principal
 Russian cities were safe Conditions
 in both places were represented as
 quieter but still chaotic
 Ambassador Francis reported that he
 had obtained transportation from Pet
 rograd to Harbin over the trans-Sl-
 berian railroad for Americans who
 wished to depart from the capital. He
 had recommended that all unattached
 women and men accompanied by women
 and children leave Officials have es- timated that there were about 200 Amer jeans in Petrograd.
 No suggestion was made of moving the Americans from Moscow, although the fighting ip that city appeared to have been more general and sanguinar.' than that in Petrograd. During the fiercest of the struggle battling, many Americans were gathered in the Hotel Metropole.
 t~-"N Petrograd city duma had not recognized the Lenne- Trotzky faction, and that many of the government departments were closed, while others were operating under subordinate officials A few Bol- sneviki newspapers were appearing at l intervals with frequent changes of | names and banks were open part of the l time Dispatches from the state de- partment were beginning to reach MT Francis, the first one being dated No vember g, and containing the Amer | ican-Japanese agreement regarding l China.
 l Conditions in Moscow, Consul General l Summers dispatch under date of No vember II, said had somewhat improved after a week of fighting. The maximal' ! ists had taken over the government l Officials at the Russan embassy saic today that they had received no late news bu. that the mention in press dis patches of the name of Captain Pavloff
 a social democrat workmens' leader. as being at the head of troops opposing the Ro,shevilSi vas encouraging. as in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
Conditions at Camp
 Wheeler Are Not
 at AH Alarming
Senator Trammell and Governor Catts of Florida Are Assured That Everything Is Being Done to Protect Men From Iness-These Two
 Officials Inspect Camp

Washington, November 19.-(Spe- cial)-Conditions at Camp Wheeler, near Macon, where more than 25,00o Ala bama, Georgia and Florida troops are quartered, while not alarming, do require attention, in the opinion of the war department. Senator Tram mell of Florida, who. together with Governor Catts of that state, inspect ed Camp Wheeler Thursday report ed to the quartermaster and surgeon general that in his opinion there was shortage of winter clothing, short age of medical supplies and lack of proper nursing.
 Reports regarding an epidemic of pneumonia are, in the opinion of the senator, exaggerated. but he stated to the correspondent of The Age Herald that it was his information that 1400 eases of measles initiated against the efficiency of the camp.
 Because of the situation. the sur geon general ordered Colonel Fisher for his department to make personal investigation and this officer at pres ent is on the scene. Furthermore, A additional nurses have been ordered tc Camp Wheeler.
 The quartermaster general declared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
PRESIDENT WILSON GIVEN FREE HAND
 ID AVERT STRIKE

Washington, November 19.-Presi- dent Wilson today was given Tree hand by the railroads in his effort to avert a strike for higher wages by engineers conductors, trainmen and brakemen, with whose representatives he will confer here Thursday.
 Formal announcement by the rail roads war board that the railroads were ready, should any crisis arise, to place their interests unreservedly Hi the hands of the President for such disposition as he may determine is necessary in the public interest was expected to clear away misunder- standings of the four brotherhoods over the attitude of the roads, which had caused the unions to refuse to ar bitrate the dispute.
 Possibility of stoppage in the steady flow of commerce, thereby par alyzing the nations war preparations, was believed by officials to have passed They expected that an agree ment to leave the wage question to an impartial tribunal would result from Thursdays conference and also suggestions for means to forestall any further agitation concerning wages and conditions of work during the war which at the same time would protect the workers in maintaining their stan dards of life in the midst of war prices are under consideration. England's ex- ample of allowing the Board of Trade to regulate wages at intervals of sev- eral months and at the same time ad- just rates to protect the railroads, is being given close study.
 Some form of continuing arbitra- ton, it is believed confidently, will result from the Presidents conference and succeeding negotiations. For their part the railroads have indicated that they may ask for some form of con : trol of wages and rates similar to that in effect to regulate coal wages and prices.
 Brotherhood officials have disclosed serious situation inNs sr discussions with Judge Willian l.. Chambers, chairman of the United States board of mediation and concilia..on who has been President Wilson's representa- tive in preliminary conferences with both sides. They said increased wages are necessary to maintain the operat- ing personnel of the roads against the inducements of higher wages paid III other industries which have govern- ment contracts. Recruiting of railroad regiments for service in France. en- listment in the army and the opera tion of the draft law also have aided in depicting the number of highly trained railroad men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
Judge Miller of Selma
 Talks on Blue Laws

Selma, November 19.--Judge B. M. Miller of the circuit court here today discussed the state Sunday laws in
 charging the grand jury. He declared the laws were not blue" but humane. He said Keeping open store'' of any
 kind for the sale of dry goods, gro- ceries gasoline or any other non inecessitous article was expressly for bidden. The selling of newspapers or the operating of restaurant or hotel he characterized as not violations of the law, a S the statute did not explicitly em- brace them. He earnestly called on the grand jury to indict all violations next Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
Testimony in Defense of
 Negro Soldiers to Begin

San Antonio, Tex, November 19.-Testi- mony for the defense in the case of 63 negroes of the Twenty-fourth infantry charged with murder, mutiny and riot. on trial by courtmartial at Fort Sam Hous- ton, as result of the negro uprising in Houston, August 23, will begin today
 Military authorities expect the court martial to end this wek. It's findings will be subject to review by Major General J. w. Ruckman, commander of the Southern department. Announcement of the verdict is unlikely until after this review. Courtmartial officials stated to- day the sentences approved by General Ruckman are final, this being time of war. He nay at his discretion, submit his decisions to President Wilson, it was said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
Drastic Rules To
 Regulate Aliens
 in Country Outlined

only on Germans suspected of having evh designs against the United States
 LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENT
 The registration probably will be made by local police in cities and towns, al- though department of justice officials to- day had not decided finally on whom this task should be imposed. The same au- thority probably will be designated to re- ceive periodical reports from alien cne- mics and to issue permits for travel.
 Germans without evil intent offi- cials believe, will comply willingly with
 the termsso of the new restrictions in the
 knowledge that similar restrictions are
 imposed on alien enemies by other var ring nations. Those who disobey, how ever. will place themselves open to sus-
 Iicion immediately and the govern lnent will exercise it's privilege of in terning for the war any who fail to voluntarily comply.
 A number of recent fires and explo- sions have been attributed to the work of alien enemies. Under the provision fer the 100-yard restricted zones agents may arrest any who are found un
 docks piers or warehouses
 One of the most important features of the Presidents proclamation, in the opinion of department of justice of ficials, is the forbidding of water travel to enemies. Much of the damage to docks and piers is known to have been done by German agents travelling in motor boats. In addition German wait CTS or stewards on ocean steamships. either in transatlantic or coastwise traffic. are suspected of having carried messages which eventually reached Germany.
 The closing of the District of Colum- bia to Germans was urged by govern l nent agents as one means of lessening the traffic in valuable war informa ! | ion which is believed to have it's
 most important center in the capital. | The few scores of unnaturalized Ger nans living in Washington will be \ forced to move out immediately. 1 German women are not subject to the regulations inasmuch as alien enemies were defined by the espionage
 act as natives. citizens. denizens or subjects of the hostile nation or gov
 ernmcrt being males of the age of 14 I year or upward"
 | John Lord OBrien. special assistant l tc the Attorney General for war work will have charge of the enforcement
 of tke new rules and will supervise the
 departments force of secret agents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
AMERICANS AND GERMANS CLASH AGAIN
# Is KnoWn That Enemy Suffered Casualties i7 LO- cal Battle -No Report of
 SiberPS Losses

With the American Army in France, November 19.-There has been another clash between the American and German patrols in No Mans Land. Full details are not known at this hour be- yond the fact one American soldier was killed.
 American patrols have been especially active the last two nights. One encountered German patrol close to the German lines The firing at this point was hot but brief There is believed to have been German casualties, but they cannot be determined Artillery firing continues more ac- Live
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
| LOYD GEORGE IS TN MILITANT MOOD
 AND DENIES NOTHING
British Premier Tells Com mons That Man Who Is Critical From Selfish
 Reasons Is a Traitor

London, November 19. Premier Lloyd George de- tended himself in the House of Commons this afternoon against the first serious at tack his administration has faced, and so far as the com mons is concerned his de- fense seemed highly suc- cessful; the prime minister's admirers call it a triumph.
 The attack was focused upon two points, the character of the war coun- cil, which the premier announced in Paris, and the condemnation of the allies past strategy, which he pro- nounced in his Paris speech.
 Ex-Premier Asquith was spokes- man for the opposition. His speech was not in the tone of an attack, but a sharp criticism of the new plan for allied control of the war and vindi- cation of his own government, for which he remarked that he himself and the present premier had each had his particular share of responsibility. It was keyed in a much milder strain thn hoct11a ,tk the newspapers and sections of the Liberal and conservative parties, which greeted the premier on his return home.
 The Welsh leaders reply was char acteristic fighting speech of the type which has made him famous. There was no thought of retraction for any.
 thing he had said or done. no hint of i an apologetic strain, which some ex- pected, for what had been called the Paris indiscretions. There were some | passages which would have made old school parliamentarians. steeped in l Gladstonian tradition of stately cour- 1 tesy. vince as when he said the att l tacks made him feel as if he were crossing the channel in storm on d small destroyer. But MT Lloyd George
 always brings something of the touch of the stump speaker into the com mons, and this gave him stronger appeal to the greater audience out
 side.
 l The entire cabinet sat beside him I on the front bench aLd packed. silent house of commoners. peers and others | fortunate enough to obtain gallery seats bent forward for every word.
 tContinued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20

that sufficient winter clothing should have been available by November 10 and he was surprised that proper equipment had not arrived. q told the surgeon general" said Senator Trammell, that conditions, in my optn- ion, were not alarming, but that in certain respects they required atten tion. I found the surgeon and the quartermaster general most respon- sive and their immediate action means that the situation is or soon will be well in hand.
 q am certain that at Wheeler there is no epidemic of pneumonia. Too oft en all illnesses are generally reported as pneumonia. However, I did hear that 1400 men were afflicted with measles, and measles, in cases of adults, Is a serious disease. I was impressed, too with an idea that half of the men were improperly protected from the cold of winter and that additional nurses could be advantageously em ployed."
 All defects the department agreed to remedy, and action in this regard Is already under way.
 In addition to Alabamians, former 1y national guardsmen, there are al Camp Wheeler half of Alabama's draft quota which originally was consigned to Camp Pike, Ark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
Summary of the News

GENER AL NEWS 1-Amerlcans and Germans clash again in No Mans Lnnd on French front. Austro-tsermanx are doing their best to break lines. All Americans in Petrograd arc satd to be safe. Daniel Willard to head war in- dustrics board. Drastic rules to regulate aliens are promulgated. :-New Jersey governor ir much pleased nt reception at Anniston S-O'Neal talks on services of Worth ingtQn.
 LOCAL NEWS 5-DnvlsOn coming Wednesday,. Presx should bc handled same as schools. says Miss Rankin. Poets mbulance meeting success Rcd Cross convention meets.
 FEATURES 4-EditOrial comment. 6-society and Dolly Dalrymple. S-Sports. 11-Aarkets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
Southern Pacific Wreck

El Paso. Tex, November 1s.-John K. Merrman, train conductor, and six dining car employees were injured when broken rail partly derailed Southern Pacific passenger train No 10 this morning one half mile east of Quebec station, near Valentine, Tex, accord- ing to report telegraphed by Mer- riman to the division superintendent 5 office here. No passengers were in jured The train was eastbound The conductor reported the dining car anu two sleepers left the rails and turned ovoTs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
Men in Army Subscribe
 to New War Insurance

Atlanta, November 19-Subscriptions for war insurance amounting to app proximately s5,oOo.oo0 have been made to date by officers of the Eighty-sec- ond division at Camp Gordon, it was announced today.
 An intensive campaign now is under way among the enlisted men, Lieut.. Mason Douglas, difision insurance of ficer. stated. All indications pointed to a willing response by the men to the opportunity presented to them by the government insurance plan, he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
R. r. HOWE WILL AID IN AIRCRAFT
 MANUF FACTUR|NG

Washington, November 19.-Appoint- ment of R. F. Howe of New York, a director of the International Har- vester company, as one of the civilian members of the aircraft board, which will be in charge of the development of the air service in this country, was announced today after a conference of the aircraft production board with President Wilson. Howard E. Coffin, chairman of the present production board, also will head the new board
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
NO NEWS OF ALLIED
 AID IS YET RECEIVED

NO NEWS OF ALLIED
 AID IS YET RECEIVED
 Nothing as yet has been heard of the arrival of British and French reinforce ments to aid the Italians in holding their line, but the flew days"N that 1t was announced last week would have to elapse before they could reach the front have now passed, and it is not improb- able that soon the front in the north will perceptibly stiffen and bring to an end the inroads of the enemy.
 Al; the enemy forces which last week crossed the River Piave near Benson have been swept clear of the western bank in brilliant attack by the ltal- ians Large numbers of them met death along the eastern bank or were drowned in their hurried attempt to ford the stream. Others were bayonetted or forced to surrender, and it was only a small portion of the original force
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
DANIEL WILLARD
 NAMED ID HEAD
 INDUSTRY BOARD

Washington, November 19.-Daniei Willard was appointed by President Wilson today as chairman of the war industrial board to succeed Frank A. Scott, who resigned recently on ac- count of i'll health MT. Willard, who is president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, has been chairman of the advisory committee of the council of national defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
Fire Discovered m Hold Of American
 Transport Serious

permitted to pass only when it was found that the ships crew could not combat the flames.
 The fire was discovered among quan- titv of foodstuffs stored in the hold, and it's cause has not been determined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
National Security League
 Has Elected Two Women

New York. November 19.-For the first time since it's organization, the National Security league elected two women to membership at a meeting of the execu- tive committee today. The women are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
More Than 200 Germans
 Rounded Up tn Hoboken

Hoboken. N. J., November 19.-More than 200 Germans were rounded up in
 the soft drink saloons on the water front here tonight by federal authorities and failing to produce Identification cards or citizenship papers. were trans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20

An Atlantic Port. November 20.-Fire broke out in the hold of a United States transport tied up at a pier here early this morning and it not yet under con trol A guard of soldiers was thrown about the pier and local firemen were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20

Washington, November 19.-Drastic reg keep the thousands of Germans in the United States under constant surveii- lance and curb the reasonable activities of a few will be promulgated in several days by Attorney General Gregory to make effective the proclamation issued today by President Wilson imposing re- strictions on free movement of aliens enemies
 By means of the new regulations the department of justice expects to be able to round up number of Germans who are believed to have directed the or ganized campaigns of sabotage and prop aganda to embarrass the United States in the war.
 Under the proclamation unnaturalized male Germans above the age of IA are re- ouired to register with the police or some other authority to be designated by the Attorney General. In addition they must report periodically to some officials if the Attorney General so orders. They may not travel in the United States without permit and may not approach within 100 yards of any wharf, pier dock. ware house. shed, elevator. storage house, railroad terminal or other establishment which the Attorney General may desig- nate. They are forbidden to travel on the ocean, Great Lakes or any river or waterway. either on public vessels or in their private boats. They may not enter or reside in the District of Columbia or the Panama canal zone and are not permitted to make aerial flights in bal looms or airplanes
 ALL GERMANS
 The new order applies to Germans liv- ing within the United States, the Philip pines, Porto Rico, Alaska and other pos sessions or territories but does not af- feet subjects of Austria, Turkey and Bull garia It is effective immediately, but the registration and licensing for travel ing will not be put into full effect fol a few days, In administering the new regulations the department of justice will abide by the governments established policy of annoying law-abidng German. as little as possible and the full pres sure of the restrictions will be- imposed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
Ausfro- Germans Are Doing Best
 70 Break Lines
Italians Are Holding Middle and Southern Posi- tons, But Great Pressure Now Being Brought to Bear in NOrtF-SO Far Enemy Has Been
 Unable to Secure An Appreciable Advance
By the Associated Press

While the Italians are holding the middle and lower reaches of the Piave successfully against the Teutonc allied in vaders and thrown back the greater portion of those who crossed the and gained the western bank the enemy trying with strong forces in the north to beat back the troops of General Diaz pierce line force retirement west ward from the river region Vidor the Adratc sea.
 In this endeavor points of CorneIe compelled evauate their strongly fortified
  northern edge of the venetan
 office but the admission attacking which mans of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-20
OFFENSIVES INDICATED
 ON FRENCH FRONT

No infantry actions of importance have taken place along the western front in Belgium and France, but indi- cations point to another attack by Field Marshal HaIg in Flanders and possibly by General Petains forces near Verdun, On both sectors extremely heavy bonn bardments are in progress that in Elan ders extending from tn eregion of Pas
 schendaele on past the French positions on the British left and up to the Bel gian coast
 While the Bolsheviki elements in Rus sia are threatening to make a peace on
 their own terms and thenceforth re-
 main neutral in the war, dispatches from Petrograd are to the effect that the German Emperor has made 1t known
 that he will negotiate for peace only
 with the successor to the imperial Rus
 sian government or with the Russian constituent assembly.