The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

ships. giving the warning as previous
ly pledged by Germany for unar1ned
ships. All on board escaped. The
United States treated the matter as
simply an extension of the naval war
zone and notified the allied powers on
Oct. 10 that this country would con
tinue to apply existing rules of war
fare to submarines.
British Trade Blacklist.
Involved with the great problems OF
neutral rights and illegal measures af-
fectlng them was the announcement by
Great Britain in July of the blacklist
of American firms which carried on
trade with Germany Trade with
firms so listed. by merchants of the al.
lied powers. was prohibited This call
ed forth protest by the United States
which elected the reply that the pro.
hibition is a local regulation and not
within the purview Of international
law.
NaEaries Of weather began in the
winter and continued up 10 autumn
On Jan. - the temperature was 66-6o
n record, In Now York The same day
there was blizzard on the Pacific
coast and in the Rocky mountains
Aug. If was the coolest for that day
known in the east in fortv-six years.
the thermometer touching sc. The lat
est real snoWstorm known in New Eng
land in fifty years came On Apri' IS.
In August the United States conclud-
ed a treaty with Denmark to purchase
the Danish West India islands for
S2j0Go.0oo The Panama canal was
reopencd To traffic in April after being
closed for several months by obstruc-
lions in the Gaillard cut In June the
epidemic among children known as in
fantile paralysis broke out in New
York city and spread to neighboring
districts. During August the death
roll exceeded 1000 and the epidemic
began 60 sulside
. Bigger Army and Navy.
During the wear congress appropri-
atcd nearly S7oo.000,0O0 for national
defense. ON July ] the army rcorgani,
/ cation act Of June went into effect
! II increased the strength of the regu
lar army and fedcralized the national
guard. placing it under the pay and
control Of the national government
The new law authorizes war strength
approXimating 100000 regulars and a
national guard maximum of 100000
The defense legislation authorizes ear
ly construction of four huge battle
ships and four big battle cruisers.
July foods in Virginia. North Caro-
lima and South Carolina caused a loss
Of life estimated at fifty and propert,
loss Of $lJ.0GoG09. In August cloud
burst and flood in West Virginia de
SJroEed si%ty-siX lives aud propert,
valued at &5.000000 An explosion o.
European war munitions in New Yorl
harbor caused damage amounting t.
G15.o00OO0.
Among the deaths of notable people
during the year were General Victori
ano Hucrta, j. +. Trowbrldge. Rober
Burns Wilson. Clara Louisa Kellogg
Rev. DR. Timothy Dwight. James ]
Hill. UCtty Green. James Whitcoml
Riley John +. st. John, Horace White
Seth Low, Frank Dempster Sherman
Charles TaZc Russell. John ID. Arch
bold and PCrcival Lowell
The nomination of Louis D. BRANDED
to the supreme court bench caused crit
iciSm. but he was confirmed June 2
Bartholdi's statue of Liberty Enlight
ening the World was first illumined b.
an electrical flood of light, which i
10 be permanent on the ID of Decem
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