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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05

general effort from now on to end my
congressional career. l would be UNI
worthy af American citizenship were l
TO deferred from acting by such
warnings
Representative Harrison, Democrat,
.of Mississippi, assailed Pro-German
sympathizcrs and pariiists.
The first expressions of opposition to
the resolution came from Representa-
tivcs Cooper and Stafford of Wisconsin
and Representative Brtten of Illinois,
while Mr.. Flood was recounting Ger
man violations of American rights
which have led up TO the war resolu.
tion.
"'Wouldn't the English mines in tho
! North sea destroy American nvcs,
! Representative Cooper asked.
ITO date England never has sunl
one Of our ships or destroyed an Amer
lean life. Mr.. Flood said. Loud ap
pausc greeted the reply.
Mr.. Flood said l6 members had askc,
for time in which to speak against tn,
resolution. Representative Coopc
launched into a defense of pacifsts gen
, orally and himself particularly. 81
. have been called a paciist, he said
81 voted for all these preparedness
bills. This campaign Of slandcr has II
regard for the truth Cooper also dc
Tended his vote for the McLcmor
resolution.
Requests for immediate appropria
tion of @3,4o0, 200, 600 for the army an
navy were made to congress today b
the executive departments. Provisio
is made for increasing the enliste
strength of the navy to 100000 men an
TO increase the marine corps to 30,00t
OF the great sum little more tha
S2,930 100000 is asked for the army
/. The details of the estimates approve
i. ly President Wilson follows: To !
Immediately available to tha war d
= partment, -, ,932, ,537 ,933. Secretary Bal
or stated that this amount was requir,
for the period of one year from Il
date the appropriation is made ava
, abls. To raise the authorized onlistt
!, strength of the navy and marine cor
TO 100000 mCa and 90, 600 respective.
Sl7j, ,SJ5,1 90 was asked. For ncccssa
'o expenditures for the naval establis
" mcnt t292 .53S, 80 was asked; for t
o' coast guard 100000. immediately t
pc estimates were referred to the app
priations committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
Red Mems Hall

The Rcd Mems social announced 70
Friday, April g, has been postponed
until tbc first Friday in May.
Friday, April G, the Chiefs degree
will Ice worked on class of - mem
hcrs. \ sugar supper viii be served.
rehearsal of the third degree will be
held fridaF evening at $50.
Special drill Of Canton Palestine al
O'Clock Friday evening. Chcvalicrs
arc urged to be prcs,ut rs matters OF
importance are TO hc considered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
FIRST WAR CLASH
IN VERMONT SHOP
King Hoped Yankee Troops Would Be
DroWled-Jobless and Nursing a
Slapped Face.

ST. JOHNSBURY, April >. The
first clash of the war between the Unit
ed States and Germany took place yes
terdav in the f. & I. Fairbanks & Co. s
scale works.
+. j. King, an employc, is now iobless
and suffering from backhand slap in
the face.
1t is said that King was so indiscreet
rs to state in the hearing of his fellow
workmen that he hoped every American
soldier that was sent across to Europe
would be sent to the bottom of the sea-
Several workmcn overheard tho state
mcnt and Lester Crafts, ordinarily the
quictest and most easy going man in
the shop, walked up to King and asked
him if he had made such a statement.
The latter answered in the Affirmative
and made it stronger by the use of
several adjcctiVcs. Crafts then told
King that if he was not out OF the shops
before noon, either one or the other
would get a good licking and then
turned and walked back to his bench.
Foreman Burroughs asked Crafts
what the trouble was all about and
Crafts explained. AS he came down
from the office King said something
under his breath, Crafts grabbed him
by the shoulder, and gave him a bach
hand cuff across the face, saying: g Re
member what | told you about being
out of here by noon!
King then went to Burroughs will
the matter and the latter, after a hrie
investigations handed his time an'
told him to call at the office for hi
money. King said that he would get i
at noon when he went out, but he de
cidcd differently when Burroughs re
piled, No, YOU II get out now.
: Mr. Burroughs was upheld in his ac
tion by the management.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
AMERICANS OUT OF GERMANY.
All DESTROYS of Leaving Are Reported
to Have Departed.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Practical-
Is all American residents and officials
desiring to leave now arc out of Ger
many, according to a report from Min
istcr Stovall at Berne, Switzerland. He
said Minister Whitlock and seventy
five other Americans arrived at Bernt
and that ONLY few relief workers and
German-Amcrcans who have stayed by
choice are left under German authority
This does not take into account, how
ever, the American sailors taken to Z
German port by the raider Moewc anC
held as prisoners of war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
100000 MEN
To Be TRAINED
Bill for Compulsory Military
Ready for Immediate
Consideration
FIRST WILL ENROLL
MEN IN TWENTIES
Only These Free from Home Response
bilities in the Earliest Call - Navy
Department Has Given Orders for 2OC
Patrol Boats.

Department Has Given Orders for 200
Patrol Boats.
WASHINGTON, April President
Wilson today gave final study to the bill
under which the war department plans to
give compulsory military training to
probably 2.000,0O0 men within two wears
and the measure may 90 to the house
and senate military committees today it
the war resolution is disposed OF in the
house Details OF the bill will be made
public then.
The navy department up to today had
ordered POO patrol boats to be used as
submarine chasers and additional CON
tracts are being signed daily.
The war department, plan for build
ing an army now j. understood to pro
vide for enrolling only men in then
twcntie~, free from home responsibilities
for calling ont the older men within thi-
prescribed age limit first and taking sub
~cquently each younger increment tC
jO0ooo. Regular army physical standard
will be maintained.
Intensive training in trench warfar,
will be given and the resulting army vii
be sufficiently trained to equal any sirni
lar force in the world
| The brass making industry has agree,
voluntarily % supply the government a
cost and similar arrangement is bein
sought OF steel and fuel oil producers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
BREAD CARD FOR SWISS.
Daily Allowance of 9 12 Ounces of
Flour Is Allowed

BERNE, April "a bread card aft
or the German pattern is to be intro
duced III Switzerland before the end
Of the present month, according to an
announcement made yesterday. There
will be 225 grammes Of flour q day is
sued for each person, of which one
quarter NAV be used for cooking pur-
poses and three quarters for bread max
ing, thus giving daily bread allow
anee of .270 grammes.
The bread card has been found to be
n necessity owing to the fact that
Switzerland s imports Of -four have
been reduced BY one half.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
Centre Congregational Church

Thursday, April ., 80 p. m.-Thc
Mary Field Hadlcy class are invited to
q dime social at 10 Forest street b.
Mrs. Francis Nichols and Mrs. Fred
Lowe.
Thursday. April ;, $50 p. m.-Mcct
ing Of the Christian Eudcavor mission
study class with Miss Hemonway
Wells, lo7 High street.
Friday. April &. $50 p. m.-Annua
home missionary thank Offering meet
iag Of the Woman : association in thr
chapel.
Friday, April 6, $50 p. m.-Midwce'
meeting Of the church. \ Good Frida.
service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
TIME FOR HEROIC ACTION IS HERE,
DECLARED FITZGERALD IN OPENING

III IL DeleNeu the OppOSlll0H VIII NOl huSieI OFSi
Dozen Votes-SegeI of New York Republican, Fa-
vOring Resolution, Defies People Who Have Threat
ened General Effort to End His Congressional Career
WASHINGTON, April ). - Debate of the reso-
buttons began in the house promptly at 10 o'clock today
with Chairman Flood of the foreign affairs committee
making the opening statement
Passage of the resolution, which will complete the
action of congress in declaring that state of exists
between Germany and the United States, is expected be-
fore night by heavy majority comparable with that which
attended the passage last night in the senate.
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin, ranking Re-
publican member Of the foreign affairs commission was
expected to lead the opposition Less than dozen men,
bers it predicted would vote against the resOl
tion Less than half of the members present when
the session opened Under the unanimous consent rule by
which the resolution being considered Representa-
tive Flood could move the previous question at any time
after hour and if sustained bring the to
vote He disposed however, to give members every
opportunity to speak throughout the day
War is being made upon country and its people,
Representative Flood said in opening. The time for arg
ment has passed The time for heroic action is here and
people will rally to the support of their government in
this high and patriotic hour to meet wars sacrifices and
wars perils as brave and patriotic people should.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
HOSPITALS SHIPS SUNK.
Two Have Gone Down with Total
Loss of 247 Lives.

LONDON, April Six hospital
ships have been torpedoed or mined
by the central powers since the be-
ginning of the war, Thomas McNa-
mara. financial secretary of the ad-
miralty, stated in the house of com
mons today. In consequence he added
247 lives had been lost and 73 persons
injured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05

NEW YORK, April 5-The American
steamship AEissourian, owned by the
American Hawaiian steamship line, left
here March for Italian ports. The
ship was unarmed and carried a general
cargo. She was commanded by Capt
William Lyons and carried a crew of 81
men of whom 81 were American citizens
according to shipping records here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05

Representative Sicgcl of New York,
Republican, favoring the resolution,
said hc could not disregard the fact
that though we cry peace, Germany
answers by warning against us. Dur
ing this week, - he said. iutimatious
have come to me that political cxpcdi.
cucv required me to east my vote
against this resolution and that con.
trarv action ON my part would mean a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
DEFICIENCY IN
WORLDS FOOD CROP
American III Paris Urges Mobilization
Of Agricultural Resources in
United States

ROME, via Paris, April 5.-The
world 5 food supply is deficient and the
situation is becoming alarming, accord
sentative to the International Institute
of Agriculture Mr.. Lubin is here to
report the facts to President Wilson
through Ambassador Page and is urg-
ing the imperative necessity of the mob
ilization of American agricultural re
sources.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
DIED FROM BURNS.
Two Deaths Among 20 Girls Injured In
Munitions Explosion.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., April 5.-Two
girls of the 90 injured when ''fare
up" of smokeless powder occurred in
the munitions plant of Detwiller &
Street here last night died in a hos
pital today. Two other girls may not
live and the condition of four more is
grave.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
MARSHAL CARPENTER
ISSUES WARNING
Erattleboro Officer Notifies Deputy
Marshals and Sheriffs to Forestall
Hostile Efforts

United States Marshal Arthur p. Car
penter Of Brattleboro has sent out from
his office here to each deputy marshal
and every sheriff in the state warning
as to the necessity for unusual vigilance
to thwart any effort hostile to the coun
try before those who would put such
measures into effect have had time tC
carry out their purpose. The officers
are instructed to hold themselves ii
readiness for any emergency call.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
STRONGLY OCCUPIED.
French Reach Germans New Lines
South of st. Quentin.

PARIS, April.-Freneh reconnoiter-
ing parties advanced last night north
Of Gauchy and Moy in the region south
Of st. Quentin until thy reached the
new German liaes, which they found to
be occupied strongly, the war office re-
ports. Artillery fighting is in progress
over the front between La Faux and
Marginal. A German attack northwest
Of Rheims was rcpulsed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
AMERICAN VESSEL SUNK.
Thirty-two Among Crew of 50 on Mis-
sourian u. S. Citizens.

WASHINGTON, April ;, Sinking
without warning of the unarmed Ameri-
can steamer Missourian, which left
Genoa April 4 with 32 Americans among
the crew Of -, was reported to the state
department today by Consul General
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05

LONDON, April 5.-The Belgian
steamer Trcvicr, from New York, with
Belgian relief supplies, was torpedoed
without warning on Wednesday. While
the boats Of the Trevier were being
lowered the submarine fired on them
severely woundmg the captain, the
mate, the engineer, q donkey man and
a cook.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
THE WEATHER.
Rain or Snow Tonight and Friday. In
creasing East Winds

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The wealth
e. forecast: Rain or snow tonight and
Friday. Increasing east winds, prob
ably reaching gale force tonight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
10 Odd Fellows Temple

Thursday, April 8, 7.30 p. m.--Regu
lar meeting OF Oasis Encampmcnt
The Patriarchal degree will be con
fcrrod upon class of candidates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
VAN PATTEN A SUICIDE.
Prominent Burlington Man Shot Him.
self Through Head This Morning.
Especial to The Reformer. J

BI IKLINUTUN, April D.
Charles S. Van Patten, 40, treasurer
Of the Matted Cereals Co., and son of
William j. Van Patten, a prominent
resident of this city, shot himself in
the head this morning at his factory,
dying an hour later in local hospital.
No cause for his act is apparent.
He leaves besides his parents a wild
ow, who was Elizabeth Grinnell, and
one son.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05

The Trevier sailed from New York
on March for Rotterdam and was re-
ported from Halifax on March :. She
was a vessel OF @,0Ol tons gross.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
First Baptist Church

Friday. tIj p. M Regular meeting
of the Junior Christian Endeavor So
ricty in the chapel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05
BIG HOUSE MAJORITY
FOR WAR RESOLUTION

Passage of the Measure Will Complete the Action of Con-
gress in Declaring That a State of War Exists Be
tween Germany and the United States-Attendance
Was Small at 10 O'clock When the Session Opened
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05

France in planning to turn munition
plants into chemical works after the
war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-05

With a man who always knows what
doing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30
Leading Stocks Driven Down
by Active Selling Today

New York, Jan. 30.-The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
Active selling of United States Steel
common, New Haven and some other
issues, credited to one or two big OPP
orators, have the effect of driving prie-
es down to points or more in the fore
noon session today Is stock market, but
as soon as this pressure was removed
shortly before midday, the market in
general rallied leisurely like the adj
vance of an incoming tide.
This would seem to indicate a fairly
good technical position and to give
color TO the assertion that the market
here, to some extent, been oversold.
There is no great supply of stocks to
be had while there is good investment
demand. As to the speculative side there
is no one in the market but the pro-
fessional trader and the transactions
of that element are for the most part
entirely perfunctory.
Prices again worked somewhat lower
in the later trading with few exeep-
tions but movements were hstless and
narrow as whole. Both New Haven
and st, Paul showed slightly better
tone. Weakness in St. Paul is attributed
to forward selling. Southern Railway
was strong on the recent good earn
ings report. Steel moved to ll3. A firm
tone developed at the close.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30
Tremendous Demand For
New Series IS Studebaker
Studebaker Executive Says 1917 viii
Break ALI Records-Predicts the
Biggest Year the Automobile
Industry Has Ever Expert
enced.

off the automobile outlook for 1917
may be measured by the Studebaker sit
uation, the new year is going to far out
strip any that have gone before" SO
says l.. j. Oliver, vice-president in
charge of sales of the Studebaker cor
poration, in commenting upon the splen-
did public reception given the new Sc
ries 18 Studebaker ears last week.
"And it is surprising how much in
terest is displayed by the general public
in the plans Of automobile makers rel
ative to their new models" continued
Mr.. Oliver "This has been very notice
ably emphasized the past week since the
Series Is models were announced. Word
received from our branches and the
dealers the country over is to one eff
feet, that never before has such interest
and enthusiasm been shown oyer new
models.
Gone thing that has impressed me
very forcibly, in connection with the
bringing out Of our new models, is the
keen interest displayed by the public in
the reading of our newspaper advertise
ment The crowded condition Of deal
ers' show rooms on the day following
publication of this advertisement seems
to prove conclusively that the buying
public does read, and follows very close
ly, the advertisements appearing in the
daily newspapers.
"The new Series Is cars are evident
! ly destined to become even more pop
ular than their tremendously popular
predecessors, the Series II Studebakers
The motor car buying public has come
| to a full realization that the day of
high prices for fine cars has passed.
~ unhesitatingly predict the biggest
year the automobile industry has ever
experienced. The American public has
come to have keener appreciation OF
the manifold benefits offered 40 them
by the modern automobile.
owe are indeed on the threshold OF
the greatest buying year the automobile
industry has ever seen There has never
been anything even to approach the
present and ever-increasing demand fol
cars. And this condition is not restrict
ed to any one section Of the country. II
the large cities and small ones, in tow
and country, among city folk and farm
ers, everywhere there seems to be tina
same insistent and persistent demand
| Everywhere people want automobile
and have the ready money with whicl
to purchase them. As for Studebaker-
well, from present indications, / am o
the opinion that our anticipated produc
tion Of 10000 cars during 1917 vii
be wholly inadequate to satisfy the de
mand. But we are determined to tr.
and keep pace with orders, SO that buy
ers of Studebaker cars will not be dis
appointed on deliveries. We are doini
everything possible TO prevent a short
age of our product"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30

the state and 5000 by the National Po-
land China society. In Durocs the
prizes will be 500 from the state and
$3.50 by the National Duroc society.
The board is now in correspond
ence with the various livestock as
sociations to secure their recon-
mendations for judges of the en-
tries of stock.
Superintendents of other departments
were elected as follows: Arts, Mrs,
Alice Webster; livestock, William
Schulmerick, Hillsboro; poultry, Saylor
E. Smith, Portland; education, E. F.
Carleton, Salem; dairy, Professor w. S
Fits, Oregon Agricultural college; tex
tile and floral, not chosen.
The additional committee appoint
ments were the following:
Publicity and program: J. E. Reyn
olds, A. c. Marsters, A. H. Lea; trans
portation, Mrs. Edythe Tozier Weather
red, J. Z. Reynolds, A. C. Marsters;
premium list, W. H. Savage, N. L
Jones, A. H. Lea; speed, w. H. Savage
A. Fl. Lea; music, A. C. Marsters, J. f
Reynolds. The board as a whole will act
as committee on legislation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30

It's car-time when the autumn woods
With flags of red and gold,
Are signaling the swift approach
OF biting frost and cold.
What Joy beneath the branches then
To smoothly speed along,
And feel the bracing breezes blow,
And hear the motors song.
IT'S car time when the frozen snow
Is piled along the road,
And every leatless bough is bent
Beneath pearly load.
To buck the drifts and leave behind
A wake of flying white,
And scurry by the horse and sleigh
Is then supreme delight.
1t IS cartime when the orchards don
Their dresses white and pink,
And busy garden tools tale
OF slips and seedlings clink.
'Tis endless pleasure then to see
The moving pictures green
OF field and forest reeling off
Before fast machine.
But obi the car-time Of the year,
The time of times for me,
Is summer time, the carnival
OF blossoms, bird and bee.
Ny scepter is the steering-wheels,
My throne the chauffeur seat,
And every day my auto finds
A kingdom new and sweet.
A little lunch of sandwiches
And olives, fruit and cake,
Beneath wayside oak or elm
A royal luncheon make.
Then off again with horn that wakes
The echoes far and near
But 10! to him who loves car,
| It's car-time all the year.
Exchange.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30
MUST Be COLISEUM
OR NO HORSE SHOW
Secretary Lea Tells Of Need
of BuildIng---AttractiOns
for Fair

At the meeting Of the state fair board
Yesterday, Mrs. Winnie Braden, Of Dal-
las, superintendent of the Polk County
Fair association, was chosen to be super
intendent Of the agricultural pavilion
at the next Oregon state fair. Mrs.
Braden is the first woman to be honored
with this position.
MI. Jones. Brooks, and A. c. Mars
ters, Roseburg, were elected to the eX-
eeutive committee. The finance COM
mittee is composd of the following: A.
G. Marsters, Roseburg; J. E. Reynolds,
La Grande. and Edith Tozier Weather
red, Portland. The chairman of these
committees is w. H. Savage, the presl-
dent of the state fair board.
Purses for races totaling $l4, 800 were
decided upon. New races to be staged
this year are free-for-all trot and free
for-all pace, the purses Of each are
$1,000, and a combination race for ore,
gon horses only in which the purse VIII
be $1,000.
The board decided to secure three
free thrillers to entertain the crowd
The first will be balloonist who makes
a triple parachute jump, the Rice Car.
nivai company with 400 people, and auto
and motorcycle races. The track vii
be plowed and prepared for the speed
events.
There win be no horse show unless
the legislature allows an appropriation
for a coliseum, stated A. H. Lea, seere
tary-manager of the fair, last night
'.The board is firmly agreed on thii
point We have received thousand
Of letters from people who were turne'
away from the show last year asking
that we have it but unless we have
coliseum we simply cannot consider II
ssStockmen who could show thei
animals to advantage regardless o
weather, in coliseum have written u
urging every effort to secure it.. +"
The futurity prizes for Duroe an'
Poland China hogs was fixed. Fo
the first breed the premiums viii b.
$50, Of which $50 win be put up b!