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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
CHALLENGE IS ACCEPTED.
st. Michaels A. A. Team VIII be
Pleased to Meet Red Men.

Editor of The Reformer:
In reply to the challenge from the
baseball team of the Red Men in your
issue of August we would say that we
would arrange a series of games as soon
as possible.
We have already booked games until
September l, and owing to this 1t Will
be impossible to play them at the pres
ent time. However, this will give the
Red Men an opportunity to arrange
games which will in the end increase in
tcrest in the series.
We wish to give the baseball fans of
BrattIeboro the best of ball playing and
appreciata this challenge as a good thing
| to wind up the season.
|, Hoping that this will receive publica-
tion and thanking you for your favor,
we remain
| Yours in sport,
ST. MICHAEL s A. A.
| BASEBALL TEAM.
August ., 1917.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
u.BoAT LOSSES SMALLER.
Eighteen Vessels of Over r,6oo Tons Re
ported Sunk in Week.

LONDON, August > Some falling Oft
in the loss ol British merchantmen by
submarines i. noted in the official sum
mary issued last evening Eighteen
British vessels ui more than 1000 tons
were sunk hy submarines or mines last
week Three vc--cls under 600 tons
were sunk, while no fishing vessels were
lost.
According to the admiralty report OF
the pre-, iou- week the LOSSES we're u
British vessels of more than ,6oO tons
each, three of less than ! 600 tons and
one fishing vessel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
GoNDoLFo CASE CONTINUED.
Man is Charged With Taking Pictures of
State Property.

MONTPELIER, August >. = When
the case Of state against NJ. Gondolfo,
charged with taking pictures OF state
property without authority, was called
Yesterday morning before Justice John
H. Watson, state S Attorney Il. X. Davis
asked for Il continuance for one week
III order that Inspector HcnneSsey of the
federal department Of Justice could com
plete an investigation relative to the
picture taking whore the finishing is be
ing done in Chicago. The request of the
state S attorney was granted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL.
Attempts to Gain at Several Points Last
Night Were Unsuccessful.

PARIS, August Bad weather con
.tinucs in Belgium, saws tho official state
.ment issued this afternoon by the
French war department The Germans
last night made two attacks To the east
and southeast OF Rheims but both failed
On the left bank of the river Alcusc there
was a violent artillery duel The Ger
mans last night attacked in the sector OF
Avocourt wood without success and scv.
cral attacks in Aprcmont forest utterly
failed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
BRUSSIL0FF RESIGNS.
Commanders -in-Chief of Russian Armies
Succeeded by Korniloff.

PETROGRAD, August = Gen Alexis
a. Bru~siloil, commander n-chief of the
Russian armies, has resigned Gen.
korniloH, commander-in-chicf of the
Russian armies on the southwestern
front, has been appointed gencralissimo
Gen TchcremissolT, commander of the
Sth army has been appointed to succeed
Gcn. KornilolT on the southwestern
front
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
SUES M. & w. R. R. R. FOR $4,000
Freight Train Was Pushed Through
Shop of Peter Leclair

MONTPELIER, August 2-In Wash
ington county court Peter Leclair, a
Barre blacksmith has brought suit
against the Montpelier and Wells River
railroad to recover $4,000 for injuries
all alleged to have been received April
2S, 1917, when a portion of freight
train was pushed through Leelair :
blacksmith shop, iniuring Leclair ant
damaging his property. He claims thai
the defendant was negligent in leaving
a switch open.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
STEAMER ON ROCKS.
Carried $40 Wounded Soldiers Who
Were Taken to Halifax Hospital.

HALIFAX, \. S, August 2An-
nouncement was made today that a
steamer with 546 wounded soldiers on
board had stranded on the harbor
mouth yesterday during a fog. SO great
was the headway that the steamer
plunged headlong on the rocky shore
with such force that the rocks pene-
trated the hull. Mine sweepers were
sent to the rescue and all of the wound
cd soldiers were safely transferred to
the pier hospital in Halifax.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
CHANGES MADE IN
FOOD CONTROL BILL
House Strikes Out Senate Amendments
to Which President Wilson Has
Objected

WASHINGTON, August 2-Thc con.
ference agreement on the food control
bill containing neither Of the senate
amendments, which would have provided
for a congressional war expenditures com
mittec and food board OF three members
was reported to the house today Boil
proposals, which had been objected to by
President Wilson, were stricken out O
the bill by the conferees The house j,
expected to adopt the conference repor'
! tomorrow
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
Scattered Showers and
Thunder Storms i'm Vari-
Gus Parts of Country
SLIGHT RELIEF IN
THE NEXT "a HOURS
Fall in Temperature Will Continue
Only Short Time, and a Return to
Higher Figures Is Probable in the
Next Few Days.
Next Few Days.

WASHINGTON, August , The
weather bureaus heat bulletin today
avs: The heated spell still persists in
he east, but temperature has fallen
ONE in the lake region and in the Ohio
alley. Scattered showers and thunder
storms have occurred in various parts of
the country. but there has been no wide
spread region of rainfall The tempera
ture in eastern districts Will fail slightly
within the next So hours, but the fall
will be temporary and return to higher
Temperatures within the next few day
is probable"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
STATE MEETING POSTPONED.
Wonan's Board of Missions Puts Off
Annual Session.

BARRE, August 1.-The Vermont
branch of the Woman's Board of Mis-
sions of the Congregational church,
which was to have met in this city the
latter part of August, will not hold its
meeting at that time. The executive
board has sent notice to those con
cerned that owing to the infantile par
alysis the organization would comply
with the state board of health reguIa
| tions relative to public gatherings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
Smashed into the German
Defenses to Depth of One
to Three Miles
LITTLE INFANTRY
FIGHTING TODAY
German Guns Have Been Carrying on
Steady Bombardment, But Their
Firing Has Been More or Less Erratic
on Account of Storm.

flIlllk 1ldn A3tbh AANAN VI ~SH1
on Account of Storm.
BRITISH FRONT IL FRANCE AND
BELGIUM, Aug. /, by The American
Press Association The situation is VII.
tuaIly unchanged This sums up the
DAYS news from the wide zone along
which the British aud French yesterday
hurled the German forces bacl, To the sup.
porting dcfrnscs at depth varying be.
tween one aud three miles.
Artillery activities continued with grea:
intensity. but there was comparatively
little infantry fighting The allies today
were busy consolidating the positions they
captured yesterday.
Heavy German counter attacks had beer
looked for but outside of a few local at
tcmpts 20 regain positions these did not
matcriaIizc The German guns, however
have been carrying on "a steady lombard
mcnt. but their firing has been more oil
less erratic because of the storm wuci
blocked the outlools OF the observation
officers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
MILITARY LEADERS
CALLED IN COUNCIL
Emperor william Has Summoned Most
Noted Men of Army and Navy in
Conference

AMSTERDAM, August ? r. Emperor
William has called a war council OF the
high miltody anl nava, leaders IN Ger
many to meet at Brussels. Belgium, today.
Field Marshal Nou lIlndenburg, chiet ct
the imperial general staff, Gen. Won Lu
dcndorit, the quartcrmastcr general, the
German crown prince, Crown Prince
Rupprccht ot Bavaria, Grand Duke Al
hrccht of Wwtcmbcrg and Vice Admira
Eduard Won Capclc, minister Of the i'm
perlal navy, and others, will be present
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
RUSSIANS RETREATING.
Germans Take Bridgehead Only IS Miles
Southeast of Riga

PETROGRAD, August ?. German
forces have occupied Uskuol bridgehead
ON the northern Russian front II miles
southeast of Riga, according to reports
received here from the battle front. The
position had been evacuated by the Rus
slams.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
CAPTAIN TAYLOR
PLUNGED TO DEATH
Commander of Aviation Camp at Mineo
la, Long Island, Lost Control of
Airplane

MINEOLA, \. V, August Captain
Ralph l.. Taylor, in command of the
training section Of the aviation signal
corps here, lost control OF his airpane
today and plunged 500 feet to his death
Sergeant Thomas Pell, who was in the
machine with him, suffered broken jaw
and internal injuries
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
AMERICANS PERISHED.
Report That "a Were Drowned When
the Montana Was Sunk

LONDON, August 2.-lt was reported
at the American consulate late here to-
day that u members Of the crew of the
American steamship Montana, which
was sunk by a German submarine on
July 81, lost their lives.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
AMERICAN SCHOONER SUNK.

Sent Down by Gunfire of Submarine-All
of Crew Saved.
LONDON, August 2-The American
schooner John Hays Hammond has been
sunk by the gunfire of a German subma-
rine. All the members of the schooner 5
crew were saved.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

Some people are entitled to nothing ant
get it,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
REESTABLISHED LINE.
British Made Gains in Counter Attack
on German Positions.

last night launched counter attack
against the German positions i'll Elan
ders. Gen. Sir Douglas iaig reports that
the British troops completely re-estab-
lished their former line in the neigh
borhood of the Roulers Ypres railway,
some territory in which area the Ger
mans yesterday had regained
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
WORKED SIDE BY
SIDE WITH ALLIES
American Surgical Teams Brought from
Base Hospital Did Their Part III
Battle in Flanders.

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM August ,, by The Associated
Press America played a small but
important part in the battle Of Elan
dcrs \ number Of American surgical
teams who were brought to the front
from the base hospital by the dl
rector general Of the medical service
worked side by side with their British
allies III caring for the wounded
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
KAISER'S CONGRATULATIONS.
Wires Note of Appreciation to Crown
Prince of Bavaria.

BERLIN. August ,, via Copenhagen
Emperor William, according to an Off
cial statement, today telegraphcd to
Grown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria his
congratulations on the great success of
the German 18th army July 81. whereby
the vehement Anglo-French attack in
tended to conquer the coast of Flanders
failed"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
BIRTHS

In Portland, Me- July u, twin sons to
Rev and Mrs Thomas W. Owens. for
,merly of Brattlcboro
In Brattleboro July 81, daughter
Virginia May, to Mr. and Mrs George A
Wilcutt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
LACAZE HAS RESIGNED.
Admiral Gives Up Position of Minister
of Marines in Cabinet.

PARIS, August 3 ~ Rear Admiral
Lacaze, minister of marines in the
French cabinet, today handed his resig-
nation to Premier Ribot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
THE WEATHER.
Thunder Showers This Afternoon and
Tonight-Cooler in Interior.

WASHINGTON, August ? The
weather forecast: Thunder storms this
AFTERNOON and tonight. Not 50 warm in
interior. Friday fair Cooler in interior.
Gentle southwest to west winds.
Sun sets at 100 Light all vehicle
lamps at Isl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
REPORTS ON U-BoATS.
France Lost Within the Week Two Yes
sells Of Over 900 Tons.

PARIS. August Two French vcs-
scls of more than 1900 tons and one
under GUU tons were sunk by mines OF
submarine. last week, according 10 the
weekly shipping summary given out by
the French admiralty last night Three
ships were I'm ucrc--tully attacked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
FOR SALE

Dry mixed wood delivered anywhere
within reasonable limits for $3.50 a
load while its lasts. j. A. Stafford Tel.
s3-W., White Stable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
Centre Congregations Church

Friday. Aug 3, 80 p m.-Mid.week
tecting OF the church
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

An inventor has patented motor
driving machine for splitting apart
cakes of ice that stick together when
stored
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

The John Hays Hammond was a
chooncr of 1872 tons gross and was built
at Essex, Mass, in 1907
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

ROME. August Italian vessels lost
as result OF submarines last week num-
bcrcd four sailing ships, according to an
official statement uuc steamer wa, at
tackled and damaged, but escaped, the
statement adds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
In Odd Fellows Temple

Thursday evening, August >, at Sc
=. IN. Regular meeting of Oasis En-
sampmcnt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
First Baptist Church

Saturday, Aug. 3, , to o clock, the
Philathca class will hold a food sale at
the church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-16

vented by adding pound of slaked
lime to each pound of Paris green, but
ii it is good reliable brand of Paris
green you should have no fear of burn
ing the leaves, unless you make 1t too
strong.
Mix just before using and keep the
can well shaken while you spray. Keep
the mixture out of the reach of chill
dren, for it is poisonous.
Spray as early as the plants come
up. There may be potato bugs busy
before you catch them at it.
II you can't or don't want to spray,
take can and a stick, and go along
your potato rows looking for bugs and
eggs. Knock them into the can and
destroy them.
II your soil hasn't been used recent
ly the chances are you will not be both
cred with these bugs, unless your
neighbor had lot of them in his gar.
den last year.
The cabbage worm can be controlled
by the use of Paris green at the rate
of one pound to 80 gallons OF water, or
you can use arsenate of lead (also
poisonous) at the rate Of four pounds
to 30 gallons of water.
Spray several times on the young
plants before the heads are we'll form
ed.
Don't spray after the heads are well
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On A GARDNER.


We need larger crop OF potatoes
this year than ever before, so every
gardener should have murder in his
heart when he sees potato bug on his
plants or cluster OF yellow eggs on
the under side Of a potato leaf.
If you see eggs or bug. kill the bug,
break off the egg.laden leaf, and burn
1t or thoroughly smash it so the eggs
are destroyed. =.
In spraying for potato buys prompt.
ness is important. Bugs which are Just
Matched can be killed with spray Of
one-third, or one-half the strength re-
CURED after they are three or four days
old.
The old recommendation is one
pound Of Paris green to 100 or $50 GAL
Ions of water. But this assumes 4that
you are spraying newly Matched bugs.
1t is better to make the mixture lit
tie stronger and be on the safe side.
A fine-hole can sprinkler will do for
the small gardener, but the spraying
should be thorough and as many of the
leaves sprayed on their under sides as
1t is possible to reach.
Burning of the leaves may he pre-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-16

formed % the poison may remain In
i, and you couldn't reach the worm at
that stage,
But while the plant is young, the
head being loose cluster OF leaves,
no amount Of spraying will injure the
head or the eater Of 1t later on.
Sometimes bugs and ''lice" attack
cabbages. A mixture of kerosene,
whale-oll soap or soft soap with water,
will kill them.
Where one has only q few cabbage
plants the worms may be killed by
busting insect powder or pyrethrum
upon the plants.
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PERSONALS

Miss Vera Shaw left today for her
home in Pennington, W. Va, where
she will spend the summer vacation
with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs, Glen Fleming we're
visiting the formers parents at Tuck
or Station yesterday afternoon.
George S, Hall and Wade Walls mo-
tored to Fairmont yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Hayward Snyder, of Clarks.
burg, was in Monongah yesterday visit
ing friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Bear, son, Eman-
uel and Morris Silyerman, motored
to Fairmont yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Mernhart, of Grant Town,
was among the out of town shoppers
here Saturday afternoon.
Miss lnez johnson, a teacher in the
Fairmont Normal, was among the out
of town callers here Saturday.
Miss Madge Lawson and Kathleen
Shaver were calling in Fairmont yes.
terday afternoon.
Miss Cecil and Mildrde James, of
near Magee, were calling on relatives
in Monongah yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Loss, of Chief
ton. were in town yesterday afternoon
calling on friends and relatives.
John Abbercrombie who recently
joined the First Regiment Military
band, was in town yesterday calling
on friends and relatives.
Miss Dona Miller and Miss Isis
Allender were calling on Miss Nell
Ice of Watson, yesterday.
Johseph Burke, of Clarksburg, was
among the weekend social visitors
in Monongah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Snyder, of Fair,
mont, were calling on friends here
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. e. v. Moore, of Fairmont, was
in Monongah during the week attend
ing to business
Miss Alma Orr has been i'll at her
home in Brookdale for the past several
days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-16
Miss lisa M. Neel's
Mother is Dead

A message received here today an.
nounced the death of Mrs. Marshall
Neel, aged go years, mother of Miss lisa
NJ. Neel, teacher in the High school,
which occurred on Sunday at her home
at Pullman, Richie county, after lin
gering illness. Miss Neel was called
to her home by her mothers critical
illness two months ago and had been
with her ever since. Mrs. Neel was a
well known resident of Richie county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-16
Ford Located

Chief of Police William Findley
found Ford automobile in mud hole
back of the Italian church early Sun.
day morning. Upon investigation ii
was found that the machine belonging
to DR., Yost, Of Fairmont, had been
stolen. The thieves after running out
of gasoline. had deserted the automo.
bile and continued their trip on foot.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-16
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

M. j. Groves, a prominent farmer
and stock dealer of Petersburg, was
here last week. says the Nicholas Re.
publican printed at Redwood, attends
ing TO business matters and while here
gave out the particulars reguIing
strange freak that appeared in his
neighborhood April LIST,
II appears that his brother, A. f.
Groves, who lives near him on Glade
creek, mad COW that was expected
TO give birth TO calf about the first
OF the month and upon going to the
harnyard Sunday morning, 10 Mr.
Groves great surprise, what should he
see but two headed creature follow
ing the COW around the lot, upon closer
examination the monstrosity was
found to be perfectly formed except
the head which was of unusual large
proportions and which Just above the
eyes commenced to assume a double
organism. 1t has two pairs OF eyes hut
can apparently see out of only the two
outside eyes although it blinks them
all In unison, The animal has two
we'll developed noses and mouths and
can take its food from either mouth
and breathes from four nostrils. The
bovine appears to be in perfect health
and great care is being exercised by
the owner as he is anxious to see Just
what 1t will develop into The calf has
been visited by hundreds of curious
people and many tempting offers have
been made the owner of the animal who
refuses to sell at any price at the pres
ent time. The freak animal was bred
by an Angus cow and is perfectly black
In color, 1t is feminine in sex.
There are 229 fewer persons In the
penitentiary now than there were one
year ago, according to the report of
the warden for the month ending
March 81, to the board of control. On
March 81 last year there were 1856
prisoners in that institution. At the
same time this year the prison popula-
ton was only 927. On March l the
population was 937. Forty.six we're
received within the month and Sc dis.
charged, leaving net loss of 10. In
the opinion OF the warden the decrease
is due largely TO prohibition.
In last weeks issue Of the Clay
County Free Press the following was
printed: Andrew SIMPSONS case
was continued on motion of the defend.
ant In Judge Bells court and the pris.
oner has been returned to the Sutton
jail by Sheritf Stephenson. On Wed.
nesday night Andrew entertained a
crowd by playing the fiddle, singing
and giving the Booker Hole yell. If
some Of the ladies of Andrews town
had been present, and few quarts of
10y water" could have been secured.
a Reoger Hole frollc could have been
pulled OF right at the country seat"
When test we'll turns out to be a
dry hole the prospector Is not the only
men who loses as the following from
the Braxton Democrat proves:
"a. L. Cayton. OF Knawl, was here
Monday. A test we'll was drilled on
his farm last fall which is supposed to
have been dry hole, since which time
he has been getting no oil rontal. The
farm had been under lease continu-
uusly for twenty years."
Rrnfn fha Eayatfa TNrfhtTna tho al
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Moving To cIarksbura

Howard Wilson, Lew Wilson, G. l..
Criss and families are moving to
Clarksburg. They are all well known
in Monongah, having been employed
with the Consolidation Coal company
her for several years. While there
they will take up work with the Clark
Coal company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-16

Willard Hall who has been visiting
his parents here during tho winter
left last evening for Cleveland, o.,
where he will resume his work on one
of the large boats of the Great Lakes.
He will afterwards go to Canada where
he will be located.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-16
Puzzled Younsstsr.

Our grocery mans delivery boy Is
always accompanied on Saturday by
his younger brother who in looks Is
exactly like his older brother. The
younger one always brought on our
groceries. but one Saturday he was
out Of town and the Oldest boy had to
come In. Five-year-old Marian looked
for few seconds ut him with O puz.
led face and then exclaimed: "suy,
did you EFovsd uD."-Micago Trib,
una