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New-York tribune., 1917-12-08
News Digest
Foreign
Support Lacking in London Market

support Lacking in london Market.
LONDON, Dec. THE tone OF the
investment section OF the stock market
was good to-day, despite decreased
business, but speculative issues were
easy through lack of support. Rubber
stocks were affected by the lower price
of the commodity and Russian bonds
were weak, but Spanish and Scandi-
navian bonds were firm TO strong on
the exchange position. Brazilians i'm
proved on the trade outlook and better
exchange, and shipping stocks received
increased attention.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-08

Commercial Psper.-A small amount
OF business was done in commercial
paper yesterday at 5lt to 512 per cent.
Official rates of discount for each OF
the twelve Federal districts are as fol.
lows:
New-York tribune., 1917-12-08

Paris Bourse. -- PARIS, Dec. T.
Trading was quiet on the Bourse to-
day. Three per cent rentes. 80 francs
so centimes for cash. Exchange on
London. q francs 2Oiz ccntimes. Five
per cent loan, as francs.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-08

London Money Market. - LONDON,
Dec. Money, per cent; discount
rates for short bills, 4ss per cent;
three months bills, asa per cent; gold
premium at Lisbon, 100.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-08

Silver.-Bars in London, 4Sd, an ad-
vance Of I'D; New York, s57sc, up i2c;
Mexican dollars, 6Ghc, an increase
Of &c.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-08
Bank of GERMANY

Bank of GeTmany.-The statement of
the Imperial Bank Of Germany, issued
November 80, shows the following
changes, in marks:
New-York tribune., 1917-12-08
Days

Bank Clearings.-The days clearings
n New York and other cities:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
CHURCH BELLS CALL
ATTENTION TO LOAN
At 0 clock Each Evening Sound Mum
ber of Days Remaining for Sub
scribing for Liberty Bonds.

Church bells were struck four times
last evening at 9 o'clock, indicative that
there were four more days in which to
subscribe for the Liberty loan bonds.
They viii be struck three times tonight.
two tomorrow night and one Thursday
night. This is being done in response to
"A telegram Yesterday to Theo \. Vail,
president Of the American Telephone Co..
by Mrs. w. G. McAdoo of Washington
d. G., chairman of the woman's commit
tee on Liberty loans, which reads as fol-
lows:
The woman's committee on Liberty
loans desires to have the church bells
rung in every town and city in the United
States Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday evenings at o'clock. VIII
YOU please notify all the church and
civic authorities in your territory to have
this plan carried out. -Four strokes to-
night, three Tuesdey night, two Wednes-
day night and one Thursday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
AUSTIN NEWELL
AGAIN IN TOLLS
Said to Have Taken Another Ford Au.
tomobile Arrested in Bethel
and Returned to Keene. N. H.

Austin Newell of SaXtons River, who
was arrested in Vernon two weeks ago
in company with a male companion and
two girls and who soon afterwards stole
the Ford automobile of his father, Oscar
Newell, and abandoned it ON the road
from Keene to Marlboro, y H., was
again arrested Yesterday charged with
the larceny of another Ford automobile
On Friday night Newell is SAID to have
taken the Ford automobile owned by Mrs
Mary Edison of West Hill, near keene
out of a shed near the house, pushing it
out without starting it and then starting
down the road before Mrs Edison saw
him. She notified officers and yesterday
the young man was arrested in Bethel
He was taken back to keene by City
Marshal philbrick
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
GOMPERS FILES PLEA.
Wants Workmen Represented on Ex-
emption Boards.

WASHINGTON, June 12 A re
quest that labor men be appointed to
all exemption boards under the sclcc-
tive conscription law has been present
ed TO the provost marshal general s Of
fee by Samuel Gompers.
:" 1t can readily be seen, said Mr..
Gompers, that if there is not man on
each of these boards who has personal
knowledge of workers problems grow
ing out of their relation to industry
there will be an infinite opportunity for
injustice to be done to workers.
:" Firms in several localities have
asked for soldiers to prevent workers
irving through legitimate methods to Sc
cure higher wages i'll order that their
standards may not be lowered through
the constantly increasing cost of living
We know then that these unprincipled
heartless employers will not hesitate t.
make use of conscription machinery t
rid themselves Of undesirable work
men and thus give such employers ;
free hand to force uncomfortable condi
tions of work and pay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
CANADA LOSES IS, $40.
Years Casualties Include 12,064 Killed
in Action

OTTAWA, June l2.-Canadian cas-
ualties at the French front between
June 30, 1916, and June ), 1917, to-
failed 65,549, it was announced here to-
night. The number of recruits during
that period totaled 1850 The cas-
ualties from February |, 1917, to
April 30, 1917, were 1865, and enlist
ments during that period were 1854.
OF the 65,549 casualties during the
past year 12,064 were killed in action,
.3,S10 died of wounds, oil died of sick
ness, 1928 Were presumed to be dead,
COB are missing, 45,S25 were wounded,
and ] ,0l0 are prisoners of war.
OF the l7,545 casualties during Feb
ruary, March and April SOL were
killed i'll action, $40 died of wounds,
502 died of sickness, 426 are presumed
to be dead, l2,243 were wounded, 400
are missing and 81 are prisoners OF
war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
GRAIN HARvESTERS NEEDED.
Opportunity for About 5000 in Okla
homa Fields.

The division of information of the
bureau of Immigration, United States
department Of labor, has been advised
that about 5000 men will be needed
for the grain harvest in Oklahoma,
where the wages Will be not less than
50 day with board and lodging. Har
vest will begin this week. Before pro-
eeeding to the harvest fields those seek
ing employment there should communi
cate with w. G. Ashton, commissioner
of labor, Oklahoma City, Okla. 1t is
estimated that $4,000 men will be need
ed in Kansas with wages of So to Sc a
day with board and lodging, depending
upon the experience and class of work
at which engaged. For more definite
information regarding employment in
Kansas a letter should be written to the
state commissioner of labor at Topeka,
Kan. 1t will be necessary for all per
sons desiring harvest work to defray
their own expenses to and from the
place of employment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
RUSSIA ORDERS CARS.
500 Locomotives Included in Latest
Purchase.

WASHINGTON. June 12.-RaSsia has
placed a new order for railroad rolling
stock in this country, ii was learned to-
day. The purchase Is said to include
300 locomotives and 10000 cans This
is the third recent purchase made Of
the Sl000o0.0 600 loan.
Owing to the scarcity of bottoms the
railroad equipment instead Of starting
from New York and going through the
Panama Canal will be shipped overland
To the Pacific coast and sent from there
To Nladivostoll bv boat.
1t Is said that three empty trains to
one full train are making the westward
trip because the British government,
which formerly sent its ships around
the Horn and through the canal for sup
plies from the Pacific coast, now insists
on delivery at some Atlantic port SO
that time and tonnage may he con.
served.
This has taxed the facilities of the
railroads and is said to have been re
sponshle for n considerable part of tho
ear shortage for eastbound freight. II
also has increased the haul for the com
modities which formerly averaged 200
miles to an average of 1000 miles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
LIBERTY LOAN
TOTAL GROWING
Subscriptions Made Yester-
day in BrattlebOrO
Were $4,000
$4,000 MORE is
NEEDED BY FRIDAY
Would Bring Towns Quota Up to $780,,
900 Believed This Sum Will Be
Bennington and Burlington.

Approximately 100000 in Liberty
Loan subscriptions came into the Brattle-
boro banks yesterday, making the towns
total $4,000 up to this morning. AT
least 100000 more should be subscribed
before Friday in order to bring the towns
quota up to 100000, and il is believed
that more than this sum Will be forth
coming The returns this morning were
as follows: Peoples National bank,
SG5,oO0: Vermont National bank, 500,
900; Brattleboro Trust Co. 5000
In other Vermont towns, especially
those where bond selling has been con
Quoted on an organized basis, the returns
are distinctly encouraging. Bennington,
for example, announced yesterday that
its total subscription was 100000, or
S50000 III excess Of its allotment In
Burlington the subscription yesterday
stood at approximately S3o0,o00 with
the second largest bank in the city yet
TO report.
Announcement was made in Rutland
yesterday of a subscription OF $4,000 by
| cX-Gov. John 4. Mead.
Apart from the patriotic duty OF
every citizen to support the government
said ex-Gov. Mead, these bonds are i
| good investment, IL because they ART
safe, being backed by the United State,
government; q because they are al
most certain TO increase in value; (3l be
Icause they are practically per cen'
bonds. as | believe the next issue will pay
that interest or perhaps more; a. he
cause they are the best collateral in tho
world. \ person can borrow on them dol
lar for dollar. ut amy bank, any time.
Asked whether he recommended th,
bonds to his friends and employees, Coy
Mead said emphatically Yes"
1T il good thing for young people
or any other people, 70 buy something
such as il home OF a little business. ant
these bonds are fine things to buy an,
lpav for as they can.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
WILL EMPLOY WOMEN.
Commerce Department. to Give Prefer
ence to Them Over Men.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Wherev
er possible Secretary Redfield is Civ
ing preference to women in employment
in the department of commerce.
Announcement was made yesterday
that the secretary had issued regula-
tions to his divisions and bureau chiefs
that, in view of existing war eondi-
tions and the industrial and labor ne
cessities of the country, it would be
the policy of his department, during
the war and until further notice, in oc-
equations where eligible lists of wom-
en- exist, to prefer women as far as
possible. This would apply partie-
ularly to clerical positions, and to po-
sitions as stenographera, typewriters
and the like.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
SENATE COMMITTEE
WILL INVESTIGATE
Charges Made That Type Of Decorating
Fuse Used in Navy Shells
Is Inferior.

WASHINGTON. June l2.-Charges
that the type of detonating fuse used
in navy shells is inferior viii be rigidlv
investigated by the senate naval com
mittee. Secretary Daniels said today,
when that pody begins tomorrow the
inquiry resulting from the receipt of a
letter bv senator Frciinghuysen, which
the secretary charged yesterday showed
that confidential information in the ord
nance bureau was being disclosed by a
spy OF traitor The second phase OF
the inquiry will be to discover how the
highly confidential information CON
tanned in the letter became known to
to the writer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
Red Mems Hall

\ regular meeting of ST. Michael $
Court, No. 57l, g. O. f., viii be held
Tuesday evening at =. IN. Easter
Duty certificates must bc presented at
this meeting. y. \. Austin, Rec. See.
Wednesday June H., ) p. m.-Re-
hcmsal of Warriors degree.
An brothers interc t'd in baseball
tcmm are requested to meet in Red
Mcu's hall Wednesday, at p. m.
Thursday, June H.. Regular meeting
of pocahouta- Council
Friday, june -, s p. m.--Thc adop-
tioa and warriors degrees will be
worked
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
YOUNG WOMEN'S
CONFERENCE OPENS
About 600 Expected to Arrive in East
Northfield Today-Daily Schedule
for the Week.
Especial TO The Reformer.

EAST NORTHFlELD, Mass, June -.
The Young women 5 conference
opened last evening in the Auditorium
under the direction of the Mortified
league, of which Mrs w. r. Moody
is the president w. r. Moody pre-
sided and the speaker of the evening
was Rev. Harris e. Kirk of Baltimore
Many young women arrived yesterday
and about 600 will arrive today on a
special train from Boston. About 40
tents have been erected on the campus
for the use of the girls, but owing to
the heavy rain it is doubtful whether
they will be used.
The schedule for the week will be
las follows: 10 n. m., address by Rev.
Mr.. Kirk; 10.13 to Ills, Bible classes.
w. r. Moody will conduct one on the
subject Of Iuconspicuous Characters
Rev. +. W. Pattison will have The
Christian in War Time for his subject
Miss Grace Crosby will take The King
dom Of God as her subject, and Miss
Bertha Harlan, Becoming and Being q
Christian Miss Emily A. Warren vii
conduct mission study class. The
married class viii be conducted b,
Mrs Moody, Miss Margaret Slattery
and Miss Soulsby. The classes vii
meet in different halls. From ll.30 t.
l2.ao there viii ha platform meeting
daily with the subject for the cntir,
week, After Northiield. What?
The afternoons viii be devoted t,
recreation under the direction of Mis-
Alice Laughlin. Each evening at Ga
o'clock Il Round Top service with diff
fercnt speakers viii bc held. The even
ing service will he open to everyone
Saturday evening a meeting of tn
NorthGald league will be held in Sag
chapel.
Speakers during the conference vii
include Miss Margaret Peabody, pr. ]
g. Jowett, Melvin Trottcr, Miss Katl
leon Burke The conference will clos
next Monday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
Amount Which New Eng
land Should Raise This
Week is $156, 100000
THIS MEANS ABOUT
$39,175,000 A DAY
Signals Will Be Repeated Morning,
Noon and Night Until Friday = Com
mittee Straining Every Nerve to Pre-
vent Failure in This Section.

BOSTON. june 12.-New England
was Sl65, 100000 behind her Liberty
loan quota of 100000, 900 today and re-
newed efforts were made to make up
the big balance in the three and a half
days remaining. With less than halt
the allotment subscribed the Liberty
loan committee faced the task of secur
ing subscriptions at the rate of about
&39, 10000 a day.
Alarm bells aud whistles again this
morning sounded an appeal for subscrib
crs The signals will be repeated morn
ing, noon and night until Friday.
The Liberty Loan commission wa,
straining every nerve to prevent tn,
loan from being a failure in New Eng
land.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
ALTERATIONS BEGUN
IN OLD POSTOFFICE
Board Of Trade to Have Headquarters
There, Also Town Officers - Old
Equipment Goes Slowly.

Fred G. Brown, contractor, has taken
the contract to make over the quar-
ters III the town building formerly
used by the use Of town officers. The
work of tearing out the old partitions
was started this morning. Mr.. Brown
has agreed with the selectmen to do
the work as rapidly as possible, but no
definite time limit was set owing to the
probable difficulty in getting some of
tthe needed materials promptly.
The selectmen have tried hard to sell
the old postoffice equipment and man
aged to dispose of some of it, but thus
far they have found it impossible to
dispose Of the old outer partition which
contained the boxes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12

WASHINGTON, june l2.-The Aus
trian counter offensive has broken down
completely. according to official advices
received here from a member Of the
Italian cabinet The positions at Faite
and Jamiano, captured by the Italians
in their offensive, have been successful
" held against the extremely heavy
counter attacks Of the Austrians, the
dispatches report In the Carso alone
100000 troops and 1000 big guns were
used by the Austrians in their attacks
The Italians have adopted a new sys-
tenn Of machine gun warfare that was
used to great advantage in the recent
| lighting. The machine guns have been
detached from infantry regiments and
oreanized as independent commands
giving them mobility in mountainous
terrain heretofore impossible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
STARTS ON TOUR.
Italian Mission to Make Journey of 10
Days in This Country.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Thc Ital-
ian mission. its work completed, will
leave today for 10 days tour of the
country prior to its departure for Italy
The head Of the mission. the Prince 0!
t'dinc, will remain here because of his
illness which caused the postFonemeat
Of the trip last week. He planned t
Join the party at New York. The tou
& Cmplcted, the mission expects to RI
turn here to pay It's final respects tt
President Wilson aad other high COY
ernmant officials.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
DECREE CANNOT BE
ENFORCED IN PARIS
Considered Doubtful Whether Order
Shutting Off Gas Is Hours Will
Be Applied.

PARIS, June l2.-Thc decree order
ing the shutting of Of gas for II hours
daily has caused constenation in Paris
where many industries are dependent
OH gas for light and power. 1t is now
announced howevcr, that the measure
will not be applied to the capital and
suburbs and it j, considered doubtful
if it will be applied anywhere. The
newspapers point out so many eXcep
lions that viii have to be made that
the application of the decree appear.
impossible
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
JAMAICA.

The sewing at the Ladies Aid soeie-
ty will be on the convalescent garments
sent out by David Willard.
Miss Dorothy Bever of Cleveland,
Ohio, student at NorthGeld, came Tues
day for week s visit at IL. \. Me-
Lean s.
II. F. Willis was home during regis
tration week. He will return this week
to his work as guard at the West Dunn
merston dam. Mrs. Willis is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Harry Amsden.
County Road Commissioner Perry
was in town Friday, stalking out the
road from the village to Wales
Cheney s, which is to be widened ano
Strengthened. VIII Foskett is to have
charge of the work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
APPOINTED MEDICAL
INTERNE AT RETREAT
Shailer U. Lawton, Son of Supt. S. Z.
Iawton, Has Just Completed
Courses in New York City.

Smaller I. Lawton. who has just com
pletcd courses of instruction at the Col
lagc of Physicians aud Surgeons, New
York city, especially in the departments
of physiology, normal and pathological
histology, clinical pathology, baeteri-
ology. and bioehemistry, and who has
enjoyed excellent opportunities at the
Vanderbilt clinic. was on Jane ! ap-
pointed medical inferno 1T the Brattle
boro Retreat. lie is a son Of DIR. and
Mrs. Shailer f. Lawton. and his father
is superintendent OF the Retreat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
PETROLITE SUNK.
Two Boats with Members Of Crew of
American Tanker Missing.

WASHINGTON, June L. The
American steamer Petrolite has been
sunk by a German submarine. Consular
reports which brought news of the dis
aster today said one boat with IS men.
the third mate and the chief engineer,
has been landed, and two boats with an
unstated number of men were missing.
The time and place of the attacks were
not given in the dispatches.
The Petrolite, a tank steamer. first
figured in the news nearly two years
age, an attack upon her by an Austrian
submarine threatening diplomatic re
lations between the Vienna government
and the United States The ship was
shelled BY the submarine and mer
aboard her We're wounded. The sub
marine sent a crew aboard the yesse
and removed a large quantity Of sup
plies. She then was permitted to pro
ceed. The incident was the subject OF
a series Of notes between the United
States and the Austrian government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
NORTHCLIFFE HAS
NEW YORK OFFICES
Staff to Assist the British Commission
er Will Come to America in a
Few Days.

NEW YORK, June 12.--Lord North
clifTe, representative of the British
government on Il special mission to co
ordinate the various British war com
missions in this country, who arrived
in America yesterday, opened Offices in
New York today. His office staff viii
come to America within few days
Lord Northcliffe stated that he might
be here two or three days before 90
ing to Washington, where he might re-
main for week. .
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
Gov. Gen. Kissing Advocated
1t as Sole Possible Pol
icy for Germany
DETHRONEMENT OF
THE ROYAL HOUSE

Preparation for a New War to Fol
low the Present Struggle Called for
in Memorandum
COPENHAGEN. june l3. via London
Correspondence of The Associated
Press lhc memorandum oi the late
Governor General Kissing OF Belgium IN
which he advocated the annexation of the
little kingdom rs the sole possible policy
for Germany j, published in full i'll
Greater Germany. review ISSUED 10y
Deputy Backmcistcr OF the Pru~sian diet
National Liberal and aucNatioui>t
The uuashamcd nakednes- with which
the memorandum calls for the detTonr-
mcut ol the Belgian royal house, the eN-
piuitatim OF Belgian resources and prep
aratiou ior ~ new war 10 follow the pre-.
cnt struggle, shows that the document
was never intended for public view.
Won Bissiug recognizes that Germany
can have little hope of making friends oI
the lrlgim- after thi, war, warns
against illusions ot possible reconcitia
tron" aud calmly counts mp the value "a
booty from Belgium aud the advantage,
oi pocketing the country from military
naval aud economic standpoint. II,
point. ont that the offensive prosecution
uf the present war was possible only
through the invasion of Belgium ans
speaks rcgrctlully of the fact that thu
German right wing had to squeeze labo
riou~ly past the Dutch province OF Lin
burg
according to Won Bi,siug the ub.orp
tiou of Belgium must not he discussed n
amy peace conference Let only tn,
right oi conquest speak" are his words
he torc.ces the necessity ior eoutmtl
uucc OF his style Of dictatorship 10
many years aud says that reforms IN
truduccd must be- based ou mtiita
might
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
CARso VICTORY COMPLETE.
10000 Troops, with 1000 Guns Fail
to Recover Lost Positions.

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS,
June 12.-Gencral Boroevic, command
ing the Austrian army on the Carso
front. maSScd there 100000 rifles and
1000 cannon. but his countcrotfensive
has broken down completely. The re
cent Italian offensive, which attained
all its detectives, deprived him of for
midahle fortiicationS on the middle
Isonzo and the CarSo and his failure to
recover them will. it is believed here,
have a far-reaching effect in Austria
Hungary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
GERMAN U-BOAT DISABLED.
Had Been Hit in Engagement VIII
Be Interned in Spain.

CADIZ, Spain, June Il, via Paris,
June - The Spanish torpedo boat
No. 6, this morning discovered the
German submarine I52 disabled from
gunshots which had struck her engines.
The submarine was towed into CadiZ
and stripped of her wireless apparatus
so that the vessel could not communicate
with vessels of the central powers IN
termed i'll this port. Repairs to the Ger
man submarine viii take al least two
days, but it is believed the vessel will
be informed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
FOUR MEN WERE LOST.
Cne Canadian PeriaAed When Norwe-
gian Bark Was Tcrpcdoed.

CuRISTIANIA. Jun, -. via London.
The Norwegian bark Dcvefon, 1862
tons, has beel sunk. Four men were
lost, including one Canadian, and =
men have been landed. The captain and
another man were wounded.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-12
AMERICANS AT BoULOGNE.
One Hundred and Fifty Ambulance
Drivers and rs Nurses Arrive.

BOULOGNE, June l2-Another IN
stallment Of the vanguard Of the Amer
icaa army has arrived in France in the
form of 100 ambulance drivers and -
.uurs S. Preceded By a British military
band they marched through the streets
10 their quarters amid the enthusiastic
chcer. of Tho Nomination.