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The Washington times., 1917-01-22
GUARD SURE THEY'LL
Be GIVEN ARMORY
General Harvey and Other Of
ficers EIated Over Houses
Action.
NO OBJECTION IN SENATE.
Upper Body Already Has Twice
Authorized 100000 Home
for District.
NO OBJECTION IN SENATE

Gen. william E. Harvey and other
officers of the District militia today
expressed confidence that an $780,.
600 armory for the local citizen-sol.
diery organizations is practically as.
sured, the House having approved the
appropriation, and no objection being
anticipated in the Senate.
The armory bill. carrying the same
appropriation, has twice passed the
Senate. 1t is therefore believed by
General Harvey and others that the
measure approved by the House
VIII find plain sailing there,
ana that the $4,000 will be made
available for the construction of the
building.
To BE On MALL
The armory, will be built on the
north side Of the Mall. The bill as
passed provided that a commission
composed of Assistant Secretary OF
War Ingraham, General Harvey,
Col. w. w. Harris, superinten-
oent OF public buildings and
grounds, and Elliott Wood, superin-
tendent Of the Capitol, arrange for
the plans and construction of the
armory. The bill also provides that
the Commission of Fine Arts be CON
suited by the commission with regard
to the construction.
The commission has been in exist
,ence since 1905, and already has plans
IN hand and many of the other details
nave been arranged. 1t is believed
the actual construction of the armory
VIII begin shortly after the appropria-
ton becomes available.
Ideal Building.
The armory will be designed with
. view of making 1t an ideal build |
ing OF its character, and. a standard |
for the national guard all over the |
country.
Although there was no objection
whatever to including the $500. 900 |
Armory item in the public building |
bill, Congressman Dyer of Missouri, |
formerly a District national guards /
man, made q statement to the House
In which he emphasized the necessity
Tor the building, in Washington.
The national guard OF the District
OF Columbia now has no armory
whatever" he said. "The building
provided for in this bill is abso-
~NSo@S Unnecessarily
RanshaekIe Buildings.
At present the national guard is
using number of ramshackIe, UNIT,
and unsafe buildings. for which an
annual rental of $4,000 is paid.
These buildings contain thousands of
dollars worth of Government prop
Irty- There is constant danger of fire
InSthe buildings.
Besides that, the buildings are not
In suitable locations. The localities
are not such as they should be for
boys and young men to go to for
their drilling and other military
''In addition to providing an ideal I
place for military training, its is pro-
posed to furnish a place for amuse-
nent, both mental and physical, for
he national guardsmen, so that the I
of the District may
'e raised to fits highest possible eff
'iency and set a standard which the
'ntire nation VIII follow"
The Washington times., 1917-01-22
PROTEST TRAINING BILL

Resolutions protesting against the
Chamberlain bill for universal mill
tary training were presented to the
Senate Military Affairs Committee
yesterday by John A. McSparran, OF
Furniss, 4'a., on behalf of the Iegis-
lative committee of the National
Grange.
The Washington times., 1917-01-22
cHuRcHmEN IN CUSTODY.

The State Department has made
to the Carranza gov.
eminent on account OF the arrest of
the archbishop OF Guadalajara and
the bishop of Zacatecas on charges
of aiding the Villistas.
The Washington times., 1917-01-22

District No. 3 OF the Prince Georges
county Sunday School will hold its
monthly meeting tomorrow night at
the Berwyn Presbyterian Church.
The list OF those in Prince Georges
county who have not paid their State
and county taxes, as just published
by County Treasurer Edward A. Full
er, contains 1924 names, and is one
Of the largest lists OF recent years.
The delinGuents are apportioned in
the county as follows: Evansville dis
trict, 1875: Bladensburg, SIS; Seat Pleas
ant, 200: Marlboro. 9: Piscataway. II
Nottingham, II; Spauldings, %: Queen
Anne, Is: Aquasco, II: Surratts. IS.
Brandwine. 10: Laurel. 80: TakomI
Park. 10: ChiIIum, 100: MeIIwood.
Bowie. SO; Kent, As: Oxon Hill, %:
Hyattsville, 81; RiverdaIe, 30.
The Washington times., 1917-01-22

cinderella in Fairyland" wifi Be
staged at Masonic Hall next Friday
night, under the auspices of Mrs.
Ernest Burslem and Mrs. W. Vernon
Ffske. The proceeds are to be de-
voted to charity
The Washington times., 1917-01-22

The Rev. John w. Slack, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church, last
night began a two-week evangeIistic
service.
The Washington times., 1917-01-22

The senior class OF the HyattsviIIe
High School will give its annual
dance February o.
The Washington times., 1917-01-22
NEWS OF EVANSVILLE
Many Delinquent Taxpayers
Prince Georges County,

Chief Edward Keegin has named the
following volunteer firemen to meet
a committee from the mayor and
common council and the Citizens As
sociation this week to consider the
fire-alarm question: j. c. Hawkins.
Arthur w. Upper, and Stephen J.
Kelly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR COMMENCEMENT
Will Include Patriotic Features-Joh
Spargo and Prof. Mcfarland at
Alumni Reunion

Arrangements arc complete for the
commencement exercises Of the Brat
tleboro high school From first to
last they promise to be of unusual in
terest, and they will include patriotic
features. The schedule Of events is as
follows:
BaccaIaureate sermon Sunday even
ing, June II, at s clock in the
Centre Congregational church. Rev
Richard H. CIapp will preach the ser
mon.
Glass day exercises Tuesday after
noon, June 70, at go O'Clock on the
high school lawn. Following is the
program: President s address, Dwight
Beeman Fairman; address, Popular Fic-
ton, Leila Elizabeth Thompson; class
poem, Susan Horton Graffam; address,
Officers Training Camps, Dennisol
Bracket Cowes; class history, Mildred
Alice Eddy and Helen Madeline Hall;
class prophecy, John Bartlett DuntoD,
ir.; Ivy poem, Howard Holland Thayer.
The cover design for the commence
ment program was made BY Gladys
Leone Adams.
Graduation exercises in the Audi
torium Tuesday evening, June 10. at
$ o clock Speaker, President John
NJ. Thomas of Middleburv college. The
high school chorus will present Fair
Ellen, under the direction Of Frank NJ
Cram, with Harriet L. Arnold, IL, and
Ernest " Barre, rs, as soloists.
Alumni reunion Wednesday evening,
June 20, in the Auditorium and high
school building. This will be pa
triotic celebration There will be a
parade as usual, headed by the Brat
tleboro Military band. The Pilgrim
| quartet of Boston will sing John
Spargo Of Bennington and Raymond
| Mcfarland Of M'iddlehury college are
| to he the speakers. Mr.. Spargo and
| Professor Mcfarland will speak in
| the Auditorium. The Pilgrim quartet
will sing in the Auditorium and at the
| high school building, where class re
unions are to be held
Alumni Invitations are ready today
and will be given out to class scrre-
tarie3 tonight from 30 to in the
| high school room.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
BOY ARRESTED HAD
S50.01 IN POCKET
Charged that He Took it from Safe in
Freeman SCOTS Grocery Store
Caught in Bellows Falls.

Charles Adams of Marlboro. not vet
l3 years old, was brought from Bellows
Fails this afternoon hv Police Chief
George Wilson. II viii be charged with
the larceny Of money from the store of
his uncle Freeman Scott The bow was
arrested there late Yesterday bv Police
Chief W. S. Severance. who caught him
after he had alightcd from "A freight
train. He had in his possession $50.0l,
several fish lines and a large supply of
eigaretS The money and a wallet were
taken from the safe in the office Of Mr.
Scott 5 store. The hoy said lie had hid
den the wallet, which contained the an
tomobile license of Mr. Scott. in 4 stone
wall
The hoy had been living at the home
of +. p. Adams of Marlboro. His faith.
er is employed in Springfield, Mass.
About two weeks ago he suddenly left
aud the next night q schoolhouse in
THAT district was broken open and evi-
denees left indicating that the culprit
was a hoy. \ few days later Adams
Iappearrd nj 4 farm house aud was given
work. He remained a few days and
was next heard from when Mr.. Scott
reported the loss of money to Chief
| Wilson yesterday after the boy had Wis
lited the store
That official found that boy answer
| ing the description Of Adams had board
ed a northhonnd train, and it was as a
result of that tip that he was caught in
Bellows Falls. He will be given a hear
| ing either late today or tomorrow morn
ing, as State S Attorney William r.
Daley was out of town on business this
afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
CITY OF OSTEND
BADLY SHATTERED
photographs Taken from Airplane,
Show Factory Section Damaged
or Destroyed

LONDON, june S.--A series of photo
graphic plates of the bomhardmcnt of
oStend, which have arrived in London
afford remarkable example Of the dc
Nclopment of Photographic observation
and record hg airplanes They show in
undcniahle fashion that the British
hombardment Of Ostcnd Tuesday was
the most successful of its kind vet ac
comptlshcd, and that Ostend viii be
crippled as a useful German base fol
weeks, If not permanently disabled.
The pictures confirm the statement in
the official communication that more
than half of the buildings in the fac
tory section Of the town have bcet
clthcr destroyed or badly damaged. II
lS easy TO see that there may have beer
q hcaV% loss Of life, although the resi-
dental section apparently was un
touched.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
VANCOR HURT BY
FALLING BLIND
Struck on Check Bone, Which Was
Splintercd Blind Fell Three
Stories on Grove Street.

}. r. Namcor, q painter, who lives at
l6 Frost place, was hurt seriously
yesterday while at work at q
Grove street, the house where DIR. r. +.
White lives. He and Joseph LaVallev
were engaged on the Job of painting the
house and Mr.. Nancor stood on the
ground hosting a ladder by means Of a
rope, Mr. LaNalley steering the ladder
One end Of the ladder got hooked under
a blind on The third story and lifted ii
off. As the blind fell Mr.. LaNallev
yelled to Mr.. Nancor and the latter
looked up just in time to be struck on his
left cheek bone The bone was splin-
tered and DR.. White removed some of
the pieces. The left eye also was in
jured, but the sight probably was not
destroyed. Mr.. Nancor remained at
home until today, when he went to the
Memorial hospital for treatment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
West River Branch to Lose
One Passenger Train
Each Way
CHANGE GOES INTO
EFFECT JUNE 25
Part of National Plan to Conserve Fuel
and Labor in View of War = Train
Each Way on Southern Division Also
Discontinued.

IN line with the general plan of re-
trenchment Of passenger train service
and the consequent saving Of fuel ex
pensc on the part Of all railroads of
the country, the Central Vermont rail
road has announced among other
changes the removal of one passenger
train each way on the West River
branch. Numerous other changes are
reported to the public service commits
sion BY the railroad, to become effective
June -.
Chairman Robert c. Bacon of the com
mission said today that these changes
were made upon the request of the
National Council Of Defense and with
the approval Of the interstate commerce
commission. The Vermont commission
ers have satisfied themselves that there
is no discrimination against any part
of the state but that as nearly as pos
sible all parts of the country are being
treated alike
The plan III general is to discontinue
all passenger service wherever possible,
and on branch roads TO consolidate pas
senger and freight service by running
mixed trains
few weeks ago the Central Vermont
announced the intention of taking off
one train each way on the West River
branch, but the public service commits
sion would not approve of the change
and the service was continued That
however, was before the declaration Of
war and the changes now are as a re-
suit Of that declaration and the ma
flonai plan Of conserving fuel and la
Dor.
1t IS proposed to take off the passen-
ger train that has left BrattIeboro
| every weekday morning at $50 clock
and to hold the mixed train that for
mcrly left at clock until after the
arrival Of the morning trains from the
north and south on the Boston q Maine
The mixed train will return in the after
noon.
A passenger train will leave South
| Londonderry to connect here with the
! Boston < Maine morning trains aud will
return about 6 clock. This will give
2 service Of one passenger and one
mixed train each Way instead of two
passenger trains and one mixed train
as at present.
| On the southern division the train
| leaving Brattleboro at 1925 o clock in
the morning for Millers Falls will be
discontinued, as will the train leaving
/ Millcrs Falls at 1928 j. M and reach
| ing here at LILO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, june :, from staff cor,
respondent Of the American Press.
The number of prisoners reaching
the collecting stations since the begin
ming yesterday of the new British drive
la Belgium has now reached more than
5000. Many more prisoners arc com
ing i'm. No estimate of the number of
gums captured is yet possible although
il ia known several German batteries
were taken virtually intact. The
night passed quietly. all the conquered
territory being held.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
GOETHALS FIRES
TWO ASSISTANTS
Men Who Charged Him With Holding
Up Ship Building Program Quick
ly Dismissed.

WASHINGTON, June S.-Maior GEN
cral Gocthais, general manager of the
emergency fleet corporation, today dis
missed r. A. Eustis of Boston, assistant
general manager, and +. II. Clark of
New York, the two engineers who orig
mated the wooden fleet idea. The dis
miSsal OF Eustis and Clark today fol
lowed their action Of last night in is
suing statements virtually charging
Gen. Goethals with holding mp the shir
building program in the nation 5 cmer
gcncv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
CAMPAIGN CLOSING.
Final Week for Raising Allotment fo1
Liberty Bonds.

BOSTON, june S-Thc New England
Liberty loan committee, which began to-
day the final week of its campaign to
raise its allotment of $500, ,000,OO0 by
June d. announced that more than
S5,5O0,000 had been reported over night
Subscriptions included Fitchburg Bank
and Trust company, SlOl,750
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08

LONDON, June s.-AT the special
correspondents at the front, in their
descriptions of the Mcssines battle,
feature the tremendous explosion Of
mines which preceded the British ad-
vance. "The earth opened and the
German line disappeared, ' is one terse
description. Everyone lkcus the cf-
feet to an earthquake. One says the
hin on which he stood shook like icl-
ly Another, who says the explosive
used was aminol, writes: "Wc saw
what might have been the doors thrown
open in front Of a number OF colossal
glass furnaces. While our eyes were
full of the spectacle a thousand guns
opened fire.
The corresponding agree in antici,
rating desperate counter attacks. They
ny the Germans are massiug vast
forces ana intimate that the battle has
only begun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08

LONDON, June Sin two great
blows, one just before davbreak YES.
icrdav morning, the second in the aft
crnoon, the British smashed the Ger.
man limo southeast Of Ypres. The
have practically tlattencd cut the
dangerous German salient which has
pointed toward Calais since October
1914, and have w.dcucd their own
Nprc. salient into q broad wedge point
ing into the plains Of Flludel. toward
Ghcnt and Brussels.
These success az, recorded sue
ciuctly in tive official statements. tn,
last ot which. issued last night. SAYS:
Our op rations south of Nprcs have
been continued m'thodirally through
ont the day aud have been attended i,
c"mI lrto success.
The Mes-iucs Wytschate Ridge
which for over two and a half year.
ha' domiratcd or positions in tn,
Npcs aliout, was gtormol by ou
troops this morning. I'm this attack W,
ca'tured the villages of Messincs an,
| WEtsnhaetc aud the enemy S defcus,
ayTtcms, including many strongly or
gauilcd woods and defended loralitic
/ on front Of ov,y mnr miles, frou
south o. La Douv, brook to north O
/ Mont Sorrcl
Later iu tue day our troops again
moved forward ia accordance with TIA,
= planned operation and carried the vii
| lage of Costtavcruc aud the enemy :
rcarWard defense system east of tn
/ village on a front Of over five miles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
OUR AVIATORS IN FRANCE.
Force of 100 Have Arrived, Ready for
Any Duty Assigned Them.

WASHINGTON, June S.-Onc hun
dfed American a1iators from the navy
living corps have arrived safely in
France for any duty that may pre-
sent itself, according to statement is
sued today by Secretary Daniels. They
are the first Of the American fighting
forces to reach France.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
PEASANTS ARE LOYAL.
Calls Upon the Army to Defend Revo-
lutionary Russia

PETROGRAD, June 5, via London
The congress of peasants in session here
adopted resolution today calling upon
the army to submit itself to discipline
and defend revolutionary Russia. The
congress aili1ms the duty of those it
represents to defend the country ener-
gctically and make every sacrifice to
sustain the fighting strength of the
army.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
THE WEATHER.
Probably Showers Tonight and Satur
day. East to South Winds

WASHINGTON, June S.-The wealth
er forecast: Probably showers tonight
and Saturday. Somewhat warmer in
interior of Maine tonight. Moderate
east to south winds.
Sun sets at 725. Light all vehicle
lamps at $40,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
BRITISH AIRMEN ACTIVE.
Continue Operations in Belgium and
Get Three German Machines.

LONDON, June S.-The British are
continuing vigorously their aerial opcr-
ations over Belgium and have put three
German airplanes out Of action near
Dixmude, according to an announcement
by the admiralty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
WHEAT CROP REPORT.
Department of Agriculture Estimate Is
656,ooo,ooo Bushels.

WASHINGTON. june s-Tho pros
Pectiye wheat crop of the United States
was forerastcd today BY the department
oi agriculture at 656,000OO0 bushels.
combining a revised estimate of the bad
ly damaged winter wheat crop and the
frst estimate Of the new spring wheat
crop based on June conditions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
ANOTHER U. S. FLOTILLA
French Expect More of Our Boats to
Cooperate with Them.

PARIS, June 2s.-An additional
American hotills Of dcstroyers and pa
trol boats to cooperate with French
forces il the English channel and the
Atlantic is expected shortly, according
TO the Matin. The paper says that
naval bases have been prepared for ac-
commodation Of the American ships.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
MIR. ELKUS IN PARIS.
Former Ambassador to Turkey on His
Way Back to America.

PARIS, June S.-Abram |. Elkus, for
merly American ambassador at Constan-
tinople, arrived in Paris from Berne to-
day accompanied by his family.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
AMERICAN STEAMER
WAS TORPEDOED
Small Boats in Which Crew Was Es.
Gaping Shelled Survivors of French
Ship Report.

PARIS, June s.-'rhe torpcdoing OF q
big American steamer and the shelling
aud sinking by the submarine OF the
small boats in which the steamers crew
were escaping is reported by the surviv-
or, OF French thrcc-mastcd sailing
ship. The French boat was torpedocd in
the English channel on May 81 and the
crew reached llavre in open boats They
declared they witnessed the destruction
of the American ship after their own YES
sci had been sunk
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08

So far the Germans have reacted
bn.JtatinaIy before the tremendous
thrust which the BRITISH have delivered
iu tho lonphold German line in Bel
e.um Only weak counter attacks
were reported during last night, ac-
cordiug 10 the unofficial accounts from
ttr battlefield. and Gcn. llaig's troops
have held an thu ground thcg won,
which reached Mt points % depth of
nearly three miles The force to the
British drive is only m part indicated
by the reports of more than 5000 pris.
ourr4 tok.a. More Germans are being
cent ronrwaid aud There yet remains
tu Doe enumerated tbc many guns taken.
While tbc counter attacks so far de-.
livrrd have mot been ina great force
urI have been readily rrpulscd the
rush of German reserves into the fray
cannot hr much longer delayed and
much furious fighting is 90 he ry-
lbutcd before tire attack can bc pressed
further into German held territory.
Au cycut of prime importance i'm
connection with American pauicipa
ZION iu the war is the arrival of Major
General lcr,hiue and his staff in Lon
don. There has been renewed activity
within the past day or two en-. the
Errn.h front i'm the yIciui, y15gf St.
Quentin aui the Germans were PFC
pairing ON attack last night. The French
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08

WASHINGTON. June S Mai. Gen.
Pcr,hiug whose safe arrival IA England
is recorded in the foregoing despatch has
with him l9S officers, enlisted men and
other attaches. The party sailed more
than week ago without any publicity
being given to their departure despite the
fact that II was known to some Amer
cau newspapers Here again, a, was
the ease with tho French and British
mission, the newspaper. Loyalty cooper
atcd with the government in voluntary
censorship to safeguard the passage OF
the American officers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08

guns, however, broke up the effort in
its incipicney.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08
CEN. PERSH|NG
IS IN ENGLAND
Arrived Today in a British
Port with Staff After
Uncyentful Trip
WAS ESCORTED BY
L. S. DESTROYERS
Guard of Honor with Regimental Band
Received Americans - Welcomed in
London by Ambassador Page and
Prominent British Officials.

LONDON, June 5. ~ General Perish.
ing arrived in, London this afternoon
He was welcomed by Walter Hines
Page, the American ambassador, Lord
Derby. secretary of state for war:
Niscouut French, commanding the
British home forces, and other officer.
including Lord Brooke, who will b,
attached to Gen. Pcrshins' 5 ataff dur
inc his stay in Eagland
The arrival Of Gen. Pcrshing and his
party had been kept a fairly close Sc.
Icret, but the many preparations for tiic
visitors came into public view today
Several floors of rooms in a hotel had
been reserved for the American party
and the hotel this morning was com.
.plctcly transformed by the placing ol
numerous >ignboard~, the installation %,
bureaus OF information, etc, designed ID
make the most efficient possible use OF
the place a. temporary American army
headquarters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-08

WASHINGTON. June :. Dispatches
from American Minister Long at San
salvador, sent at o o'clock last night
while the volcano OF San Salvador was
eruptlng, said part OF the city had been
DESTROYED by fire, but that it was under
control Great damage was done.