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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
WAR DEPARTMENTS
POLICY ATTACKED
Lodge Wants to Know Why National
Guard Is Sent South and Con-
scripts to Aver, Mass.

WASHINGTON, July 18 Attacks up
on the war departments policy III tram
ing national guarslsmen in southern
camps and of the method Of compiling the
draft estimates continued today III the
senate. Senator Lodge said the estimate
method was simply preposterous' and
created the opinion that the rolls had
been padded lie wanted to know why
IT was that the National Guard from New
England is to be sent to southern tram
ing camps while the army to be raised by
conscrpton is to be trained at i camp i'll
central Massachusetts.
Senator Townshend told Of protests by
the officials of Michigan against the
sending of their National Guard TO Waco
Texas and he thought there was some
thing behind it which should be ex-
planned. Senator Weeks endorsed the
protest of Senator Lodge and said he
knew the opinions Of Maj. Gen. Wood
and Surgeon Gen. Gorgas had not beer
asked by the department. Several south
crn senators We're clamoring for recogni
tion when the discussion was ended by !
lpont of order.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
GETTING SYSTEM
IN AMERICAN CAMP
One OF the Latest Developments Is q
Camp Postoffice Officers Paid
High Prices.

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
July l1-The latest develop
ment of the camp is a postofice which
will enable men to mail letters either
home or to any other point in the world
and to receive mail from families or
friends who do not know what the des
tination of their letters may be. The
system naturally will be enlarged to fit
needs. At present it consists in re
quiring of each soldier or officer that
he address his communications for the
American training camp and deposit
them in a special postotlce from where
they will be taken by pouch to Paris
and mailed III the ordinary nanner.
lSimiliarly return mail should be ad-
dressed to the American Training camp
Of the expeditionary forces, Paris
whence il will be forwarded to the
proper address.
Each succeeding day brings a better
degree of system out of the inevitable
confusion attending upon moving {
large body of troops. Officers oyho bill
lcted among the inhabitants are still
billeting at the moderate prices tha
prevail for the majority. Prices arr
/ kept low to prevent a repetition O
events early in the war, when alice
troops in French territory, accustomed
to city prices, all but spoiled TIL
French population by paying wha
seemed to them moderate, but wha
really were enormous prices.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
DAN HANNA HERE
ON COACHING TRIP
Son of Late U. S. Senator Hanna :
Fresh Horses Carried Ahead by Au-
tomobiIe Van-Came from Lenox.

The first coaching party that has ap-
peared i'll Brattleboro in years went
through here yesterday on its way
from Lenox, Mass, to Piainfield vt to
visit. Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hanna and
guests were using an English brake and
changed horses at Whites stable The
brake came into town with a three horse
hitch and left with four horses while one
of the footmen sounded his horn to at
tract attention The party was the first
to start from LenoX on a coaching tour
since 1902, That town formerly was the
rendezvous of New York coaching clubs
Dan Hanna is son of the late United
States Senator Mark Hanna
The party has controls Of fresh horses
stationed at various places along theit
route and fresh horses are transported il
an immense van which carries four
When the van attempted to pass under
the West River railroad bridge over The
highway at the Three Bridges late yes
terday afternoon it was found that the
bridge was too low. The horses were
unloaded and the van was driven into tht
Bradley meadow, approaching the high
way bridge from the other side Of til,
railroad, and in that way made the pas
sage OF the bridge. \ large load Of fur
niture on an automobile moving van ais,
got stuck about the same time and a par
OF the load had to be removed befor
/ further progress could be made
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
PATRIOT AMERICANS ABROAD.
Hundreds in England Clamor to Join
United States Army.

LONDON, July lS.--In accordance with
the military registration law Of the
nited States, Americans in the British
Isles registered by the scores and hun
dreds at the various eonsulates yesterday.
Many who are over age were turned
away
Those registered will receive later
cards similar to the ones issued III the
| nited States The American consul gen
eral, Robert F. Skinner, will send agent 5
to visit any who may have failed to reg
| lister
/ The American consulate general is
swamped with applications from Amer
leans in the British army who wish to
join the United States. Mr.. Skinner has
been unable to advise them whether
transfer will be permitted.
A large number of officers may be
transferred Many of them already have
been informed that they may join Ma
lGen. Pershing, and those who do so vii
assist in training American troops il
France
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
OFFICERS SEARCH
FOR FISH IN VAIN
Made Trip to Homo of John Conley il
Whitingham-Wil Wilmington Man is
Charged with Breach of Peace.

Game Warden f. H. Metcalf Deputy
Sheriff G l. Knapp and States Attorney
William Il, Daley went to Whitingham
yesterday and made search OF the prem
ises Of John Conley, who was suspected
of having fish and game taken illegally in
his possession. The search was unsuccess-
full
In the afternoon the states attorney
went to Wilmington, where he appeared
for the state in the matter OF a breach
of the peace complaint by Henry Flynn
against Charles Boyd Of that town. f.
H. Fitch justice Of the peace, presided
and Boyd pleaded guilty and was held un
til Monday afternoon at o'clock foT
sentence by Judge Addison Z. Cudworth
Of the Brattlcboro municipal court. He
was taken to Newfanc jail in default o.
$500 bail
It is charged that Boyd is nephew o
| Mrs Henry Flynn and that Boyd recently
| has spent much time at the house ant
| threatened Flynn if the owner of th'
/ property did not obey Boyd's orders.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
COLLISION TODAY AT
FLAT STREET CORNER
Howard Bashaw on Wheel Struck by
K e. Mosher's Car-Accident
Long Expected at That Point.

Howard Bashaw, an employe of the
Vermont Printing Co, while riding down
Main street on a bicycle this noon
collided with an automobile driven by
X L. Mosher coming out Flat street.
The mudguard OF the machine struck
Bashaw over the right eye, throwing
him to the street and inflicting a cash
several inches long. Mr.. Mosher carried
the young man home, where it was found
that he was not otherwise injured.
The accident occurred at a point where
| it has been expected for some time that
something of the kind would happen, the
storage building erected on the corner by
the Dakin Co. preventing clear view IL
either direction Mr.. Mosher and other:
have repeatedly requested the tow
authorities to require the building re
moved now that it is possible for The
contractors to store materials III th'
basement of the new Barber block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
AWARD OF PRIZES
WILL BE MADE
Board of Trade Makes Statement in
View of Health Board Order Pro-
hibiting Holding of Fairs.

Editor of The Reformer:
The order Of the state board of health
prohibiting the holding of the Valley fair
Will make necessary some changes in the
arrangements made by the board Of
trade, but the award Of prizes offered viii
be made just the same.
The cup offered to the Federation of
Wlndham County Creameries will be
awarded by the judges as previously ar
ranged and delivered to the winner as
soon as the engraving. is completed.
The gold, silver and bronze medals to
be awarded to the boys or girls under l6
years Of age for the best exhibition of
canned or dried fruits and vegetables will
be awarded just the same How the
Judging will be conducted has not yet
been determined, but arrangements will
he made whereby competent judges can
decide the winners.
We are anxious to see, and we want
Windham county to know, the result oi
al the hard work put into gardens this
summer and who has done the best work
Very truly yours,
| lBRATIIEBOR0 BOARD OF TRADE
Horton d. Walker Pres
| Brattleboro, July IS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
sPECULATORS STUEG.
Trying to Unload 51,ooo,ooo Pounds of
Poultry in Cold Storage.

CHICAGO, July 1S.-Speculators in
dressed poultry are in tight fix, accord
ng to statements made by South Water
treet dealers Stocks of more than u, )
100000 pounds of poultry are held in
cold storage houses of the country, and
attempt is being made to unload.
Most Of the supply was accumulated
last fall at high prices. 1t was expected
European countries would food this mar
ket with buying orders. These have not
come.
''If these gamblers get a jolt they
will long remember, it will be the best
thing that could happen for the consum-
ing public, said John J. Aman, lead
ing poultry dealer. "They are now con
|ducting publicity campaign, advising
the public to demand cheaper poultry,
and force retail butchers to sell frozen
cold storage poultry i'll the guise of fresh
killed iced poultry
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
CAMPBELL RESENTS
UNTIMELY THREATS
Governor Warns I. w w. Leader That
Further Bad Behavior by Him Will
Pc Punished.

GLOBE. Ariz. July Is Warning that
the !. W. w would take the law into it,
own hands if any attempt Is made to de-
port members of that organization from
the Globe Miami district was contained
in telegram from f. NJ Little. organizer
of the l. W. ", to Governor Campbell,
made public here today. In reply Gov
crnor Campbell said he felt sure no dc
Iartations should occur with federal
troops in the district and that he was
using his best efforts 70 protect rights
of all citizens. Concluding he said: i
resent yoIIr disl"yai and untimcly threats
in view Of my earnest efforts to bring law
and order and such forces as will main
tain the same and further like behavior
on your part win be punished to the full
extent Of my authority"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
.COssacks Used for First
Time in Petrograd Since
the Revolution
RIOTING YESTERDAY
ON NEVSkY PROSPECT
Extent of the Casualties Is Unknown
Council Indignantly Rejects All At
tempts to Influence the Attitude of
That Body.

PETROGRAD, July l8-Another man
Hesitation Of armed soldiers and sailors
and workingmen and women in which
shots were fired took place along the
Nevsky prospect yesterday The extent
Of the casualties is unknown Yesterday s
disturbances were repetition Of the day
before except that they occurred at ,
0 clock in the afternoon, whereas the
first outbreak occurred about midnight.
The manitestors were grouped along the
same parts Of the Nevsky prospect \
number of stray shots were heard fol
lowed by the firing Of rifles against up
per windows and roof tops at d seeming
ly imaginary foe
| For the first time since the revolution
Cossacks appeared and patrolled the
streets. Companies here and there car
ried machine guns strapped to their sad
dies, the men leading their horses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18

OF BRITISH CABINET
Sir Edward Carson Gives UP His I'm
portant Post as First Lord of the
Admiralty.

LONDON, July 1S.-Sweeping reor-
ganization of the British cabinet which
appr0ximatcS the sensational was an
nounccd last night as the result of the
recent criticism during the campaign for
more effective measures against German
submarines, better protection against
air raids and more vigorous measures i'll
the general prosecution Of the war. The
reorganization involves the highest
places in the cabinet, excepting the
premiership.
Sir Edward Carson gives up his post
as First Lord of the Admiralty and takes
position as 4 member Of the war cabi-
net without portfolio. Sir Eric Camp
| he'll Gcddcs, who has been director gen
cral Of the munitions supply, takes Sir
Edward 's place.
/ Winston Spencer Churchill is called to
! take the place of Dr. Christopher Addi-
son as minister Of munitions, and DR..
J Addison il named as minister without
portfolio in charge of reconstruction.
| Edwin Samuel Montagu, formerly a
member Of the cabinet, has been select
cd as secretary for India in place of j.
Austen Chamberlain.
The cabinet changes follow Mr..
Chamberlain S resignation from the In
dian post and the expressed wish of
Andrew Bonar Law to be relieved of his
duties as Il member Of the small war cab
met As chancellor of the eXcheqLer and
as leader of the house of commons, he
found his time heavily employed with
, out additional tasks.
For some days it had been rumorcd
that Sir Edward Carson would leave the
] admiralty. Sir Erie Gcddes, the new
first lord, is Il man with a remarkable
record lie is only y years Of age. tic
! was once a station agent on the Balti
/, more 4 Ohio railroad iii the United
!, States and he learned pioneer railroad
ing in America as mere boy. He iva:
born in Scotland. At the age of Il h,
. ran away from home and made his wa
. to America.
His first work was in an American
, lumber camp, from which he went to th'
Baltimore Ohio road. After thrct
years III the United States he came bacl
to England and thence went to India
After several years he came home an,
became most important figure in tn
railroad world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
HALIFAX.

Warren Wilson is working for Nervin
Fairbanks in haying.
Arthur L. Tinker is the owner of a
large span of greys bought in Whining
ton.
I. I. Taylor Of I.eominster, Mass, was
an over Sunday caller at Fletcher Dal-
rymple's.
Mrs Armon Ellingwood and daughter
Edith, Of Greenfield, Mass, are guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ~ Goodnough.
On account of cool, rainy weather city
boarders are not as plentiful as usual
4 number are expected III August.
Fillmore Dalrymple of Brattleboro an6
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Groesbeck o
Greenfield Mass, were recent callers al
Fletcher Dalrymple's.
| There was no service i'll Union churcl
| Sunday, on account of Rev. Tinker bein;
called to attend the funeral Of Mr.. Pont
III Green River The usual Afternoon
meeting will be held Sunday at 2.30
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
STATE OF SIEGE
HAS BEEN RAISED
ono Hundred and Eighty-fve Persons
scntenecd After Food Riots in
Dusseldorf

COPENHAGEN, July lS-Adviccs re-
cciycd from Dusseldorf say that the
state 81 sicgc there, the result ot food
iiots. has been raised after ls5 persons
received sentences averaging Is months
At a big labor meeting suspension OF the
sentences Of children and minors and
guarantees against reduction of the bread
tation wctc demanded Twelve thousand
Wufkmcn attended meeting At Beleielo
and adopted j resolution demanding peace
without anncxatuns or ludemmtles
fhcy asked tie reichstag 70 support only
government making un"qulvocal dccia
tAilnna nlnna theac llnnA-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
IMPROVEMENT BEGUN
IN FREIGHT YARD
Roadmastcr Takes Steps to Do Away
with Mire, but There Is Doubt as
to Permanency of Work.

After many unsuccessful efforts to
get the Central Vermont railroad to
take some steps to do away with the
mire in the freight yard near the north
bound passenger platform Roadmastcr
Fitzgerald started work there this
morning with a gang of men. They
spent the morning in cleaning of the
foot or two Of mud and filth
Later they will put on some sort Of
top dressing 1t is doubtful if this will
be effective more than a short time, as
F, it is not planned to put in any drains.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
$4,000 VERDICT AGAINST G. T.
Leonard Craig Wins Case in U. S. Court
at Newport.

NEWPORT. July 1s.-A verdict of
$4,000 for the plaintiff was returned by
jury in the case of Leonard Craig
against the Grand Trunk Railway COM
pany in the United States district court
here yesterday. The case was for dam
ages for the loss of an eye. 1t was
claimed by the plaintiff that piece of
steel, flying from a hammer while the
plaintiff WAS employed by the defen-
dant company at Island Pond year
ago, caused the loss of the eye. This was
the last case set for trial and court was
adjourned by Judge Harland b. Howe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
SUCCEEDS MISS DAVIS.
Thompson Fund Field Worker Is Miss
NJ L. Wakefield.

Miss NJ. l.. Wakefield of Newtonville,
Mass, field secretary of the Thompson
trust fund, will have headquarters in
Bellows Falls the coming year. Money
from this fund was used last year to
pay the expenses of school nurse for
Bellows Falls, Miss Elizabeth NJ. Pat
ten of Burlington, also for work among
school children at Springfield, St. Al
bans and Brattleboro. Miss Wakefield
is successor to Miss Anna l.. Davis of
Brattleboro, who left the work last
spring for similar work in New Jersey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
BRITISH HELP RUSSIANS.
Armored Motor Detachments Are Fight
ing on the Galician Front.

WASHINGTON, July IS. - British
armored motor detachments are taking
part in the Russian offensive in Galieia,
according to semi official information re-
ceived today from Petrograd by the
Russian embassy here. This is the first
mention of the presence of British
forces in Russia and says the armored
lcars are cooperating effectively with
Belgian .detachments sent there soon
after the war begun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18

President o. f. Benson of the Valley
Fair association, when told this morning
of the order of the state board of health,
said that it was a hard blow, but that
the officers of the association were glad
that the state board had relieved them
of the responsibility of deciding
whether to hold the fair or not. They
believe in ''safety frst' in the matter
of health, he said. While considerable
|expense has been incurred already for
poster advertising, the contracts for
various forms of entertainment all con
tain a clause protecting the association
from expense in the event of such an
order as the one issued last night.
+. B. Smith, chairman of the local
Chautauqua association, when informed
of the state board of health s order. stat
ed that while many would be disappoint-
led, the health board was in a position
Ito know the situation better than anyone
else and that its order should be ac
cepted as the wisest course and be COM
lplied with. A meeting of the Chautau-
qua COMMITTEES had been called for to-
night, and the meeting viii be held just
the same and the new conditions dis
cussed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
VESSEL TOTAL WRECK.
Magdalona Blumenthal, German Craft,
Tried TO Run Blockade.

NMttpEE, Holland, July lS.-The
German merchantmen Nagdalcpa Blu
mcnthal, which went ashore while at
tempting 20 ron the British blockade
ttom Rotterdam 20 Germany, is total
wreck The crew has hccn landed. The
Blum authal was one ot the IL German
merchantmen which put ont from Rot
tctdam, most Of which were either
stranded ~ sunk or were captured ty
British dcgtro sctS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
Heavy Contingent of Ger
man Reserves Stiffen the
Austrian's Defense
FRENCH MAKE GAINS
ALONG VERDUN FRONT
Garry Their Attack Beyond the Original
Line Crown Princes Troops Re
pulsed Last Night - Aerial Activity
OH British Front.

pulsed Last Night = Aerial Activity
OH British Front.
Gcn. kotniIuH's armies in eastern Ca
lcN have been held up for time by the
tmlyng of heavy contingcnts Of Ger
man reserves tD the front, stifcning up
the Austrian defense along the river
lonui1. The holding of this river line
~ vital to thc safety Of the Teutonc po-
ttlous, not only in this part of the from,
but notthward To- the Galician border
Meanwhile there IL nctivity along the
Franco Belgian front The French at
Ncidun have pst completed an important
operation ~ tile rcagnment OF their
front northwest of Ncldun. The French
ia TACT. carried their successful counter
attacks oven beyond the original line and
drove nearly tw0-thitds ot mile into the
German front from Avocourt wood to west
at Htll NJ. G6l The new ground is bc
iuv firmly held several counter thrusts
undertaken Us the Crown Princes troop
Last night being completely repuscd Or
the British front there Is pronounced 40
tvity aud there has been notlhl,
amount Of heavy wuk done hy the attil
lcly. particularly along the lines in Bel
gium
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
PETROGRAD, July lS.-The cot

PETROGRAD, July 1S.-The council
of the new body Of soldiers. workmen
and peasants Of all Russians, the extrem-
lists refrainng from participation. passed
a resolution today rejecting with indig-
nation all attempts to influence the at
titude Of that body The resolution pro-
tests against the ''deplorablc symptoms Of
decomposition which compromise the
the whole national authority and the fu-
ture constituent assembly and it demands
that an end be made once and for all to
| all acts which dishonor revolutionary
! Petrograd
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
SESSION THURSDAY.
Ecichatag Will Receive a Communica-
ton from tic Government

LONDON, July 1s.-A despatch to
tlc Exchange Telegraph company from
Berlin by way Of Amsterdam announces
that Chancellor Michaelis has asked the
president Of the rcehstag 70 summons
Thursday afternoon session for a
communication from the government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
MICHAELIS A STCP-GAP.
Simply Preparing the Way TO Some
thing in Form of Dictatorship.

AMSTERDAM July ls.-According
TO news brought bv arrivals from Bcr-
lin belief in Liberal circles is that Chan
ccllor Michaclis is mercly a stop gap
who will prepare the way for something
in the way of a dictatorship, with Gen.
iLudendorlI III supreme control
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18

In the fight to conserve food supplies,
Dallas, Tex, restaurant recently posted
signs that molasses and hot cakes must
come out "even' The signs say that
any molasses left on a customers plate
after the consumption of an order of
"wheats' will bring extra charge on his
check.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN.
Roland F. Morris of Philadelphia Chosen
for the Position.

WASHINGTON, July Is Roland r.
Morris Of Philadelphia has been chosen
for appointment as ambassador to Japan
to succeed the late Ambassador Guthrie
1t IS understood he i persona grata to
Japan and that the nomination will 90 to
the senate shortly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
THE WEATHER.

Probably Showers Tonight and Thurs
day Southwest Winds.
WASHINGTON, July lS.-Probably
showers tonight and Thursday. Mod
crate winds, most southwest.
Sun set ut 7.25. Light all vehicle
lamps at sos.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18

jackson Barnett, Creek Indian, Of
Henryctta. Okla, whose wealth is esti-
mated at sl.50ooo0, will have to keep the
$50 600 he wanted to donate to the Ameri-
can Red Cross mercy fund. The secretary
of the interior denied the request that he
be permitted to make the donation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18

PHILADELPHIA, July lS-Roland L
Morris, who has been selected for the va
|delphia lawyer and is about Il years Of
age. lie is a graduate OF Princeton uni
versity and of the law school Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
PEACE DECLARATION.
Switzerland Has Rumor5 About Speech
OF the German Chancellor.

BASIL, Switzerland, July Is A
Munich newspaper says that The dcclara-
ton at the upN German chancellor before
the reiChstag tomorrow will be Tor peace,
having The same general trend a. the
resolution prepared by the par,ic Of tile
left