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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07
Roulers is Being Pulverized
Today by Big English
Guns After Taking
PasschendaAle.
ITALY STILL RETREATS
Russian Faction Has Threatened to
Open tho Southern Gate and
Let the Germans
Through.

| [By William Philip Simms. United
! Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FLANDERS, Nov british artil-
| lery today was bombarding Roulers,
key to the German line Of communi.
cations to the coastal submarine
bases.
Capture of Passchendaele In yes
terday's great push brought the Brit
ish lines to within five miles of the
railway center.
From behind the lines, British
heavy guns Immediately began their
pulverizing of Roulers. The bonn
bardment was unceasing today.
Capture of Passchendaele and
the neighboring ridge leaves only a
small remaining. bit Of the high land
still in the enemy's hands. He was
clinging desperately to this today.
High American army officers saw
the British go over the top in the
victorious assault.
Gains are Consolidated.
LONDON, Nov. 7.--Consolidation of
Yesterdays gains was reported today
by Field Marshal Haig. He made no
mention of any German counter at
tacks The enemy was apparently
willing to let him have Passchen-
daele without sacrificing men in
counter blows.
The British commander in chief
also reported a successful raid carried
out by a Liverpool regiment near
Queant and taking of few German
Il, no
was intermittent hostile artillerying
Russian Threat to Surrender.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 7.-Flatly de-
claring that the Maximilists threat
en- to open the front to Germany"
Premier Kerensky today asked the
preliminary Russian parliament if it
would support the government in
suppression of their attempts to seize
civil and war powers.
Kerensky's open indication that
he proposes to use all governmental
powers in crushing the attempt of
the Bolsheviki and kindred malcon-
tents of the extreme radical ranks to
control in Russia. has been practi.
cally forced by the action of leaders
of the Petrograd soviet of workmen
and soldiers In canvassing soldiers
of the Petrograd garrison. Through
Leon Trotsky, a Bolshevil1i leader,
the garrison has been formally ap-
preached and urged not to obey any
of the governments orders unless
approved by the military committee
of the soviet.
IN his address to the preliminary
parliament Kerensky declared:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
IS ENC0URGED
Result in New York State,
Where Women Are Given
Ballot, Will Influence
Country.
WILL BECOME NATIONAL
Amendment Expected 70 90 Through
Congress at the Next sesslon
with Little op-
position.
WILL BECOME NATIONAL

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE nat1ona
suffrage amendment will be adopted
at the next session OF congress as
direct result of the franchise victory
in New York. Mrs. Raymond Brown
who organized the vote fight In this
state, declared today.
'If precedent is followed" Mrs
Brown declared to the United Press
"the New York delegation in con
gress will be in favor of suffrage
hereafter. That means forty-three
votes in the house and two in the
senate. I believe President Wilson is
steadily working toward national
suffrage amendment. We, by our vic.
tory in New York, have made is
easier for the president to support
this legislation.
There is no doubt but the amend
ment will go through at the next
session. A reputation of suffrage now
would be a reputation of the ideals
we are fighting for in this war. But
votes for women does not mean more
women office holders. We are inter
ested, not in putting women in Office,
but in putting good men in office.
do not anticipate that the number
OF women in congress will be in
creased unless some woman comes
forward who stands out as candi-
date above all the men in her dis
trict.
Women, however, will be found in
smaller public offices in increasing
numbers-as county treasurers, for
instance, as a result Of our victory.
And you must say one thing for
women-they are always honest in
office"
Mrs. Brown was asked whether
she believed the vote of women in
New York would make impossible
another Tammany victory.
'I wouldn't like to venture that"
she replied, "but women are. always
conservative in their voting"
Mrs. Brown said she believed
Mayor Mitchell was the conservative
in the New York mayoralty cam.
paign.
Suffragists are Happy.
NEW YORK, Nov. New York
had two million new voters today.
Woman suffrage is winner in the
state by a majority of more than
ninety thousand. Upstate districts
cut down the lead which was rolled
up principally in New York City.
New York has gone over the top
for the whole world in this suffrage
victory" declared DR.. Anna Howad
Shaw, one of the leaders in the
battle. She predicted the triumph
here would influence the British and
French governments to grant suf-
frage to won en-.
The suffrage majority in New York
City will be more than eighty thou
sand, according to present returns.
Women have been fighting for votes
in New York state for sixty-nine
years, ever since Susan B. Anthony
started the campaign in Albany.
Tammany districts in New York
City went strongly for suffrage.
me biggest "antf" vote was in Al
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07
Second Cut Within Week
Brings it Down to Eleven
Gents in Chicago.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Nov. THE Younger
Dairy company today did most un-
ethetical thing. It began selling milk
at II cents a quart, a reduction OF
one cent from prevailing prices. The
reduction was made despite the fact
that the company, in conjunction
with other dealers, reduced milk
from 13 to IL cents less than week
ago.
The Younger concern announced 1t
would sell at II cents as long as the
present wholesale price of 1922 a
hundred pounds prevails.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07
caIIed whoIesale Robberv

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Nov 7.-Describ-
ing coal confiscation by Ohio cities
as wholesale robbery" Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield today declared cit
has not only disarranged lake ship
ping, but caused unnecessary hard
ships In other states and other Ohio
towns"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07


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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07
Wastaue Of Vegetables.

CHICAGO, Nov. With every one
in the country adjuring everyone else
to conserve food. federal and city au-
thorities today were still unable to fix
the responsibility for alleged wastage
of 500 carloads of potatoes, cabbages,
onions and other vegetables in the
Chicago railroad yards.
Police reported scores of carloads
of vegetables thrown into dump yards,
9 large percentage of which were de-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07
MILK PRICE REDUCED
ANOTHER CENT PER QUART

clared to be fit for food. Federal offs
cials, however, contended they had
been unable to find any evidence of
food destruction that would form
basis for criminal prosecution.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07


food destruction that would form
basis for criminal prosecution.
Six Cent Bread.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. six
cent bread has been ordered for
Minnesota by the public safety COM
mission a Minneapolis bakery has
been ordered to supply two pound
white loaf at five and a half cents
a pound at the bakery. The commsi-
sion will dispose of this at retail
price of six cents pound. Five
thousand pounds is the daily mini
mum to be purchased The Minne-
apolis experiment will be extended
to St. Paul, Duluth and other cities.
if successful The state loaf is ex-
pected to pull down other bread
prices. If retailers refuse to handle
the states six cent loaf, public bread
markets will be established to com.
pete with greedy bakers.
May Go Higher.
CHICAGO. Nov. IA return to
pre-war food prices is hopeless-food
may go even higher.
This was the statement today of
Charles Mccarthy, special assistant
to Food Administrator Hoover.
with the fact staring in the face
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07
May Go Higher.
Six Cent Bread.

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THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Thursday.
Local temp p. m. 62; 7 a. m.
81.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19

That the crisis resulting from the
sinking of three American ships hv
German submarines was the prime fac
tor IN clearing the situation and restor-
lng the country to normal conditions
III SO far as its transportation facilities
are concerned, was conceded bv all.
The railroad managers and the broth
erhood chiefs had been told of the Sc
riousness Of the international situation,
but the warning apparently had fallen
Oh deaf ears.
1t was evident that the strike, which
originally had been set for Saturday
evening at Z clock, but had been
postponed to permit Of further nego-
tiations, undoubtedly would become cf-
fcctive unless something more inter
vened than the mere suggestion that the
severance of diplomatic relations with
Germany might lead to open hostili-
ties.
The President s mediators again com
municated with the railroad managers,
however, with the result that they are
SAID TO have voted unanimously to
weld to the demand of the brother
hoods, in order that ''neither at home
nor abroad should there be fear or
hope that the efficient operations of the
railways of the country would be ham
pered or impaired.
The first intimation that the strike
had been averted came unexpectedly at
2.45, when a representative of the rail
road managers conference committee
called up The Associated Press and an
nounced "thc strike is off
Several hours elapsed before the set
tlement agreement was signed and the
brotherhood chiefs telcgraphed division
officers resembling the strike order. The
agreement was signed in Secretary
Lane S room at 5.l5 this morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19
PATRIOTISM Of RAILROAD MANAGERS
RESPONDED WHEN PUT TO FINAL TEST

Terms of the Settlement Mean Approximately s6OOOOOOO
increase in Expenses of the Roads-Papers Signed at
SIS This Morning = Division Officers of the Brother
hoods Organization Notified Strike Is Rescinded
NEW YORK, March 19. = The railroad strike has
been averted Yielding to the appeal of President Wilson
and facing the probability Of this countrys entrance into
the world the railroads early today granted the de-
mands of the four employees brotherhoods for basic
eight-hour day.
The telegraph wires this morning are carrying
throughout the United States messages from brotherhood
chiefs resembling the orders for the inauguration of the
great progressive strike at 7 o'clock tonight.
The decision is regarded complete surrender to
the brotherhoods brought about however after the par
osm OF the railroad managers had been put to the test
The Presidents medators, playing what they con-
sldered their last trump card not successful in their
mission until after than SO hours Of anxious confer
ences all of which pointed within short time before the
decision was announced to inevitable deadlock By the
terms OF the settlement the combined salary list of the rail-
roads will be increased approximately s6OOOOOOO year.
according to conservative estimates The number of work
men profting by this increase will be more than 100000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19
Three Vessels Sunk by Ger
man Submarines in Pre-
scribed Danger Zone
GAVE NO WARNING
TO VIGILANCIA
Fifteen Of the Crew Unaccounted for.
While Others Have Been Landed -
Capt. Borum and Eight Men from
City Of Memphis Not Found.

LONDON, Mar. 10 Capt Borum and
the eight men who formed the compile
ment OF his boat are among those miss
ing from the sunken American steamer
City OF Memphis. Four of the eight sail
ors are Americans. The boat was picked
up at 10 o'clock ON Sunday morning
empty and il is hoped that its occupants
were rescued, either by a patrol boat or
by vessel carrying no wireless. and
landed at some out of the way port.
Fifteen men from the American steamer
Nigliancia, sunk by German submarine.
are now listed as missing.
The sinking Of the American steam
ships City Of Memphis. Illinois. and Wig
ilancia was announced YESTERDAY.
The City OF Memphis, which left Car
diff Friday IN ballast for New York. was
sunk Saturday When she left port the
steamship had the Stars and Stripes
painted on both sides. She encountered
a submarine about 5 o'clock Saturday
evening. The German commander or
dered the captain Of the steamer 10
leave his ship within l. minutes.
The entire crew entered five boats. and
the submarine then fired torpedo,
which struck the vessel on the starboard
SIDE, tearing great hole through which
the sea poured. The steamer settled
down quickly and foundered within a
few minutes
In the night the boats became sepa-
rated, and at o'clock Sunday morning
three boat crews were picked up by a
patrol vessel and landed These boats
contained 33 meh, mostly Americans
All OF the officers were Americans The
officers believe that the other boats will
be rescued
The Nigllancia was torpedoed without
warning. The submarine did not appear.
The captain, first and second mates. first
second, and third engineers, and % men
OF the crew have been landed at the Scillv
Islands. The fourth engineer and IL men
are missing
he Illinois, from London for Port
Arthur, Texas, in ballast, was sunk AT s
o'clock yesterday morning. This shin
was an oil tanker.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19

The fact that some American ships are
on the other side of the ocean unarmed
Is factor IN the situation and as large
Warships are ineffective against sub.
marines the problem for the government
is 70 get small submarine chasers. Most
of the American fleet is needed at home
to guard against operations Of German
submarines IN American waters. There
seems to be no doubt that steps to sup
Ilcment the arming of American ships
would be taken and the only question
was whether the President would take
such steps on his own responsibility or
wait for congress TO grant specific an.
thority. No comment was madG NJ the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19
GERMAN LINE IS
IN FULL RETREAT
railing Back on Almost One
Fifth of the Entire
Western Front
FRENCH CAPTURE
IMPORTANT TOWNS
accomplish This at Small Loss to Them
selves, So Carefully Has Every De
tail Of the Advance Reen Thought Out
Ono 13-NIile Jump.

PARIS, March l9.-The German line
at last accounts was in full retreat over
section which represented almost one
fifth of the vast front from Switzerland
70 the sea. French troops advancing
with the precision of machine along a
4o-mile front have captured important
towns and many square miles of terri
tory, accomplishing this at small cost to
themselves, 50 carefully has every detail
OF the advance been thought out.
In the Lassigny region west of Rove
the Germans appear to have made only
a weak defense since the French troops
were able to push forward l3 miles at
one bound
1t IS regarded here as doubtful whether
the Germans will find ii feasible to offer
serious resistance before reaching the
basic line OF defense between Lille and
Soissons, two days march from where
they now are
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19
MUSICAL CLUB COMING.
University of Vermont Men to Be
Heard in Auditorium Friday.

Tickets arc in the hands Of members
of the Brattleboro Woman s club for
the concert to be given in the Audi
torium this week Friday evening bv
the University of Vermont musical
clubs. There are to be no reserved
seats and there is every reason to be-
lieve that there will be a very large
audience, as many music lovers rcmem-
ber the enjoyable concert given here
three years ago by similar organiza
tion of the university.
The concert program includes di-
vcrsity of entertainment. Besides selec
tions by the glee club there will be
readings by Mr.. Powers, music BY a
string quartet, Illuminated club swing
ing by Mr. Wright, tenor solo by
Mr.. SWEET, bass solo by Mr. Rovce
and some quartet selections.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19
NORTHFIELD, MASS.
Special Town Meeting March %.

special town meeting has been
called for Wednesday evening, March
2S at o clock to see whether the vot.
ers of the fire district, as laid out last
year, will accept chapter 245 of the
Special Acts and Resolves of 1916. If
the citizens vote favorably on this they
Will elect three men to constitute a
board of water commissioners. The
term of one will expire in one year. a
second In two years, ana the third will
serve three years, thus new member
can be elected each year. Chapter 245
was bill passed last year authorizing
the town of Mortified to have a fire
district. The fire district includes a
large part of East Northfield, North
field and the Farms.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19

reserve training service in Middle
bury college.
The present plan of military instruc-
tion as conducted by the war depart
ment in colleges would involve the de-
tail Of q commissioned officer of the
regular army as a military instructor
in the college. He would be regular
member of the faculty and would give
both theoretical and practical instruc-
tion as conducted by the war denart-
Arms, equipments and uniforms
would be furnished by the government
\ corps of 100 students would have TO
be maintained at all times
Encouragement has been received.
from the war department, stating that
the application will be considered as
soon as possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19
NEW MILITARY COMPANY
Organization Recently Established by
Middlebury Students.

MIDDLEBURY, March 10 The
movement which was started several
weeks ago by the students of Middle
bury college and which resulted in the
establishment of a local military com
pany, has been successfully brought to
the attention of the faculty. At spe-
,clal meeting held Friday Afternoon
that body voted unanimously to recon-
mend that the trustees of the college
apply to the war department of the
States government for the for,
nation of unit of the federal officers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19
GRAIN CO. SUES PULP co.
Wilmington and North Adams Parties
III Litigation over Grain

O. ". Welch of North Adams. Mass
James Barcelona Of Wilmington ana
Peter Bowie of Rutland, doing business
in Wilmington as the Northern and
Eastern Lumber & Pulp Co.. are defen.
daats in suit entered in the county
court and brought by Rufus L. Brown
and George II. Bedford Of North
Adams, Mass. and Perry Z. Whitney
of Wilmington, doing business a. the
Dcerfeld Valley Grain Co., TO recover
s466.25. The bill is for grain and sup
plies furnished the defendant company
between December 10, 1915. and
March %, 1916. The papers are from
the office of Attorney Ira Jay Dntton
of Wilmington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19
TREASURER OF PINE
GROVE SPRINGS DIES
William D. Shattuclx Was in Hospital
III Jamaica Plain, Mass.-Burial
in spofford Thursday.
Especial to The Rcformcr.)

~ lNN'"' w lltt lAcIufnCf.
kEENE, y. H., March 10.
William Dwight Shattuck, -. treas.
urer Of the Pine Grove Springs Hotel
Co, at Spotford, y H., died this morn
ing in the Emerson hospital at Jamaica
Rain, Mass. He recently underwent
an operation for appendicitis. but a
heart weakness caused his death
Mr.. Shattuck was born in Roxbnrv.
Mass. July 80, 1861, a son of William
!. and Sarah Humphrey Shattuck.
lie was employed by the Dodge shoe
Co. IN Newburyuort Mass, and for
- years was with the Parker-Stearns
Co., rubber manufacturers. in BROOKLYN.
He retired AT the age of 80 wears
from his work in Brooklyn and became
treasurer Of the Pine Grove Sprinos
Hotel Co. \ sister, Mrs. A. l.. Jacobs
of Wellesley, Mass. survives.
Mr. Shattuck was a Mason and a
member Of Hugh de Payn commandery
knights Tcmplar, of Keeuc, \. II
The funeral will be held Wednesday
IN the home of Harry L. Doteu. 13I
Glcnwav street, Dorchester. Mass and
the body will be brought to Kecn6 and
taken Thursday to Spofford, where .
service Will be held in the SpofTord
church. followed 10y burial in MIR. Shat,
tuck s lot
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19
PRESIDENT MAY CALL CONGRESS
IN SPECIAL SESS|ONIMMED|ATE!Y

Some Hold That He Has the Authority to Declare Forth
with That State of War Exists - Secretary Lansing
at the White House for Conference = Problem for
Government to Get Small Submarine Chasers
WASHINGTON March 19 = The United States to-
day faced the pressing question Of with Germany
the immediate issue of the ruthless destruction of three
unarmed American ships, Technically an armed neura
y still existed but unofcaly admitted that Ger
many has committed the overt act" which has precip
tated virtual step of war.
The next step is the despatch of warshps to clear the
transatlantic lanes of submarines
President Wilson considering carefully all courses
open to him. He might continue arming merchantmen as
at present until the special session of congress called for
April To- ne might summons congress to meet immediately
to authorize him to take aggressive action against the sub
marine menace or he might declare forthwith that state
of war exists
Some hold that he already has ample power for the
latter course but that this would be subject to the
OF congress- Many expressed the opinion that the German
submarines latest acts constitute clear cause for war
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19

OF EENSTONN, March 10 The
American steamer City of Memphis was
torPedoed, according to information re-
celved here, by German submarine AT 5
O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
The crew, numbering 81, took to five
boats, Three of the boats, with 80 sur
ylvors, were picked up by steamer at i
O'Clock in the morning, and the men have
been landed. The other boats. with "a
aboard, are believed to have been picked
up. The captain was in one of these
boats.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19
STOCKHOLDERS MAY
GET VALUE IN CASH
One Of Features Of Boston & Maine Re
organization Scheme Announced
At Concord. n. H

CONCORD, \. H., March 19.-Stock-
holders who dissent from the proposed
Boston & Maine railroad reorganization
plan would be permitted to have their
stock valued and receive the value in
cash, according to the details Of the
plan as announced by President B. A.
kimball of the Concord and Montreal
railroad last night. The plan, which has
been endorsed by the directors of sew
eral of the leased lines, will be submit
ted to the stockholders shortly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19

White House today beyond the state
ment that the President was getting
reports and considering the question.
Secretary Lansing was called to the
White House early today and they dis
cusscd the policy of the government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-19
Red Mems Hall

There will be rehearsal Of the
choir at ; O'Clock this evening.
Modern Woodmcn Of America Reg
nlar meeting Tuesday evening. March
20, at : O clock. Degree team requested
10 be present. Rehearsal