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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
President by Executive Or
der Creates Council to Ad-
minister the Law
GIVES CONTROL
OVER SHIPPING
Plan for Rationing the Neutral Coun-
tries Of Europe Has Been Worked
Out and Will Be Put into Effect With
in ~ Hours

WASHINGTON, June 25-Prcsident
Wilson by executive order today created
an export embargo council to administer
the export embargo provisions of the es-
pionagc act. One of the first effects of
the acts operation will be to give the
government Il firm control of the domcs-
tic food situation. Shipping, too, will be
controlled to d large extent under the
act
\ plan for rationng the European ncu-
trail countries has been worked out and
Will be put into effect Immediately.
Secretary RcdiiefJl said today his de-
Partment would have the act in operation
within Is hours The Presidents order
left with the secretary OF commerce the
executive administration of all instruc-
tions to be issued by the President under
the act and establishes an exports council
to be composed of the secretary of state.
the secretary of agriculture, the secrc-
tarv OF commerce and the food admins
traitor.
BY the administration of cmbargoes
through this council the nation will be
able To take many steps for the successful
prosecution of the war and also to pre-
vent supplies reaching Germany through
Incutrals.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
FOUND BARRACKS
WERE UNSUITABLE
Assistant Secretary of Navy Says New
Quarters Will Be Built for
Thousands of ReserviSts.

WASH1NGTON, June 25.-Barraeks
at Newport, Il. l., to house several
thousand naval rescvists will be aban-
doned as unsuitablx located and new
quarters built on site nearby now IN
der negotiations
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, who
returned today from an inspection
Of the station said he found the rc-
servists without quarters or uniforms
and had also found the barracks under
construction for them situated on low
marshy ground and within short dis
tance Of the naval hospital. The bar
racks will be turned over to the medical
department for a hospital extension
which is badly needed.
Secretary Roosevelt said he did not
take up the moral surroundings Of the
Newport station, which have been ii
controversy between Secretary Daniels
and city and state authorities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
AMERICAN VESSEL
CAME TO THE RESCUE
Exchanged Shot with Submarine Which
Had Torpedoed British Ship
Three Lives Lost.

MONTREAL, June -. - The British
steamship A. Ortolam, a vessel Of 2,l45
tons gross, owned by the General Steam
ship Navigation Company of London,
was .torpcdocd and sunk by a German
submarine June 1t and three members
of her crew lost their lives, according
to survivors of the ship, who arrived
here today. The Ortolam when torpedocd
was on her way from Genoa to Liver
pool. She was sunk without warning
and not until the crew were in their
life-boats did they get sight of the
U-boat An American vessel which was
about a mile from the scene of the sink
ing came to the rescue and several shots
were fired 10y that ship at the sub
mcrsiblC.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25

LONDON, June 25.-A despatch to the
Times from Amsterdam reports that Il
crowd OF women stormcd dozen barge-
iu the inner harbpr of Rotterdam Satur-
day aud seized ton ofPotatocs destined
for England
The barges, which were loaded with
/ GOO tons of potatoes, were then re
moved 10 the outer harbor, guarded by
police. The trouble has arisen, according
to the correspondence, between Holland
aud England aud Germany. Germany
expected last week a consignment of new
potatocs in return for German exports of
coal to Holland Before Il consignment
could be- made 400 tons of old potatoc,
had to be shipped to England under con,
tract.
The people at Rotterdam, who are
Themselves in.utlicicntIy supplied, learn
ing that the POTATOES were awaiting ship
mcut, made the raid Meanwhile the
Germans are threatening to ceasc ship
mcnt oi coal supplies unless they get the
potatoes The correspondence says that
II they must Yield To- the German de-
mand at once it will break their agree.
mcut with England and cndangcr them
grain supply from the United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
ENDURANCE RUN BY
MOTORCYCLISTS
Nearly 100 Machines Left Worcester on
465 Mile TTip-Party Was Here
Yesterday Morning

1t was a hard looking bunch of motor
cyclists who went through Brattleboro
yesterday morning on their annual 24-hour
endurance run from Worcester, Mass.
back to that point They left Worcester
Saturday night at 6 o'clock and their
route took them over "A route of i65
miles before returning to Worcester
Their route was to Putnam, Conn, Prov
idcnce, Il. L. kittery Me. Portsmouth
n IT,. Manchester. y. H., to Hudson, to
keenc To Brattleboro. through Whining
ton to Bennington, thence To Hoosick
y. u. North Adams, Mass Amherst q
Worcester,
They rode almost all night in down
pour Of rain A majority of nearly l0(
machines made the run to Kittery. Ne.
where many found that they were 81
minutes behind the schedule, which dis
qualified them and they stopped
Professional riders who had partici
patcd in many such runs pronounced TIL,
trip from Brattleboro to Bennington the
most trying in their experience. Nine
teen machines were checked at Bonnne
ton and all but one had sidecars.
There were nine controls and thrc,
checking stations along the route 4
the controls the contestants must rcpor
exactly on the minute. At the checkin.
stations the time of the riders was taken
but had no bearing on perfect scores. cx
! cept that riders must not be over !.
minutes ahead Of their schedules. \ pen
| atty of two points was deducted for eacl
minute over Is ahead OF checks As tn
contestants started from Worcester the
were credited with 1000 points, iron
which the penalties were deducted. 70
the best scores gold, sterling silver an
bronze medals were offered
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
FITTS'S ROOMMATE
HURT BY SHRAPNEL
Paul Osborne Wounded on French Front
He and Stanley Fits Crossed
Ocean Together.

The war comes nearer and nearer to
Brattleboro. The morning newspapers
today carried the story of the woundinr
with shrapnel of Paul c., Osborne of
Montclair, \. J., Dartmouth student
who left Paris last week for the front
with Section % of the American field
ambulance. This young man and Stanley
G. Fits of BrattleborO, a member of
the same section and unit were in the
same Stateroom on the trip across the
Atlantic and were together in Paris
Osborne was driving an ambulance at
the front when a she'll burst in front
of the machine and he was seriously
wounded. He is in hospital in France
and is expected to recover.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
COUPLE DIE IN HOTEL.
Naval Officer and Woman Found at
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, June p. - A cou-
pie, who registered Saturday in Belle
.vue Stratford hotel as Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Alexander of Philadelphia,
were found dead in their room last
night The man, who is said to have
been a naval officer, died from heart
failure, according to physicians, while
the woman shot herself through the
mouth with an army revolver. Notes
found in the room requested that Lieut..
R. B. Cotton of the United States cable
ship Joseph Henry at Norfolk, and Mrs.
TX. j. Schultz of New York be notified.
Mrs. Schultz, who conducts a boarding
house. told the police over the telephone
| that Alexander was naval officer and
I that he had left her house Saturday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
Breach of Promise to Marry
Is Alleged by Gilbert
ID. WinsOr
BRATTLEBORO GIRL
DEFENDANT IN SUIT
Plaintiff Says He Sold Farm at Less
than Value to Come Here at Miss
Pixies Request and Then Was Told
of Engagement to Hodges.

Miss Grace A. Pike, a public school
teacher and organist of ST. Michael's s
Episcopal church, has been made de-
fendant III suit for s. 900 damages for
alleged breach of promise to marry.
The plaintiff is Gilbert ID. Winsor, for
merly of Portlandville, Oswego county,
n y, and now of Brattleboro. The
Rrattleboro Trust Co, trusteed in the
suit diseloses that the defendant has
500 on deposit there. The papers are
from the office of Chase & Chase.
The plaintiff sets forth that on Sep
tember -, 1916, the defendant promised
to marry him, but said that after mar
riage she desired to live in Brattle-
boro and requested that he dispose of
his farm and personal property in Port
landvllle and come here to live On
March ID, 1917, he says, he disposed
| OF his farm, seven cows three young
cattle, horse and other personal prop
erty at less than their full value and
came to Brattleboro. He AYERS that
he IS not able to earn as much here as
he was when conducting the profita ble
farm.
| He hired a tenement and planted q
garden preparatory to making home
after their marriage and bought a vic
Itgola and records which the defendant
Enow has, according to his declaration.
The agreement has been made be
tween them, he saws. that they should
be married June IS, but on May 10,
without just cause the defendant re-
fused 10 marry him on June Is or at any
other time, and ''theu and there told
the plaintiff that she intended TO marry
a man named Hodges, then a resident
of Brattleb0ro.
Some Of Miss Pike S friends say that
recently Miss Pike told them she was
engaged to Roland w. Hodges, former
" chorister in st. Michael S Episcopal
church, who has position with the pub
lie safety committee in Washington,
D. c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
BLOW TO NEWSPAPERS.
Chancellor's Ruling viii Put Them Out
Of Business.

LONDON, June 25.-A despatch to
the. Exchange Telegraph company from
Amsterdam says that leading German
newspapers are protesting angrily
against Chancellor Bethmann Holi-
veg S provision to allow them to use
only A per cent Of their former quanti-
ty of paper. The chancellor is charged
with attempting to kill the German
press. The Cologne Gazette says the
blow is a deadly one for the German
newspapers, which probably soon will
cease to exist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
FLYING TO WASHINGTON.
Miss Stinson, from Buffalo, Arrived in
New York Today.

NEW YORK, July %. = Miss Kath-
erine Stinson, the 19-year-old girl who
left Buffalo yesterday on an airplane
fight to Washington, carrying a mes
sage TO Red Cross headquarters there,
reached here today at 1915 ,. m. after
stopping for the night at Albany. She
planned to resume her journey after a
short rest She carries a number of
small paper "bombs" containing ap-
peals for Red Cross funds which she
is dropping above cities and towns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
$4,000 MARK
HIT BEFORE NOON
Local Red Cross Committee
Reached Goal at 11.33
This Morning
TOTAL IMMEDIATELY
CLIMBED TO $10,50O
BY Reason of $500 Additional Pledged
on Condition $4,000 Was Raised -
day Evening was Highly Successful

Brattlcboro s contribution 70 the Red
Cross war fund has passed the 10000
mark.
At ll.35 this morning a subscription
Of i brought the total up to $lQ,0o0.S2.
and automatically it became SO ,J00.S2
by reason Of the $500 additional which
had been offered bv ono subscriber in
the event the mark set by the local com
mittce was reached
Like al big things once under momcn-
tum, however, tn, local fund will not
stop going i'll an instant. 1t has been
increasing steadily since the $4,000
mark was reached and will no couht con
Time to grow during this afternoon. In
| fact, the local committee expects to have
between $l1, 900 and $I2 900 to report
| by Wednesday. Tomorrow the entire
receipts from the Princess theatre per
| formanecs will be turned into the fund,
and in view of the fact that the attrac-
| iion is no less q star than Sarah Bern
| faIdt in the famous war film. Mothers of
| France, th2 amount thus gained ought
TO be considerable
The local fund stood at $S,907S2 when
the committee checked up hate Saturday.
a special drive for small contributions
took place ut that time and its results
were extremely satisfactory At 73(
0 clock the Brattlchoro Military band
paraded up and Down Main street es
eortirg voting women dressed in Red
Cross nurse costumes and marching il
the form of a cross. After the band hao
played two selections on the Hooker
homestead lawn these Young women re
paired to Red Cross headquarters Wher,
they were equipped with small basket,
and told to Get busy among ths
, crowd. That they did as they were tol(
IS evineed by the fact that they gatherc,
1892 in pennies. nickels, dimes, quar-
! ters, halves and small bills. Nearly $7t
Of this amount was gathered by Mis-
J Matilda Crolt and Miss Mildred Knowl
ton whose good natltrcd rivalry as t,
which should get the more kept then
busily at work until well after 10 y. III.
In addition to the basket collection
, considerable sum Of money was taken a
the Red Cross rooms during Saturda,
cTcning both for war fund purposes am
on account Of memberships As the re
, suit of public meeting in South New
fame last evening addressed by Chair
man .. +. Benson and Horton H. Walker
the committee received from that vii
agc this morning contributions amount
Z ing to SSl, while one West Brattlchor
} solicitor turned in sos early todaF.
The young women who participated i
4 Saturday evenings program were Mis-
o Harriet Arnold. Miss Dorothy Knight
y Miss GertFufs Brown, Miss Mimi
i Cooper. Miss Hazel Clark, Miss Matild
+ CrolI, Miss Christine Croll, Miss Lei
nj Barber, Miss Mary Mcdonald, Miss Ii
Ian Douglas, Miss Stella Gustafsol
Miss Beatrice Yearly, Miss Nildrc
Knowltou. Miss Dorothy Angler, Mis-
Norinne Richmond, Mrs ". X Spark
and Mrs. Cert Tonscth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
SUNK ATTACKING
GERMAN SUBMARINE
Shot from British Steamer Caused Mag
aZino to Explode and to Break
into Two Parts

AN ATLANTIC PORT, June % OF
ticers OF British steamer which arrived
here today reported having sunk an at
lacking German submarine The British
vessel sent a shell into the Uboat mag
azine, causing an explosion which parted
the underseat boat about midship. Each
end sank separately. The British steam
cr was uniniured
The submarine was five miles distant
and running away after having attacked
the Brtsher nearly 400 miles off the
coast Of Ireland
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
COCKTAILS GIVES
BIG ORDER FOR SHIPS
Contracts Awarded for 10 Complete
Steel and -Four Complete Wooden
Merchant Vessels.

WASHINGTON. June Contracts
for lo complete steel merchant ships,
for -four complete wooden merchant YES
sells and % wooden ship hulls were an
uouuccd today by Mai. Gen. GoethalS,
general manager of the emergency fleet
corporation, Deliveries will be made in
1915.
ln all the fleet corporation has let con
tract, so far for lpi complete ships, 3S
of steel, - wood and steel and "a wood
and - wooden hulls have been ordered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
MURDERER DECORATED.
Leader of Air Raid in Which Children
Were Killed Gets Honors.

LONDON, june -. - An Amsterdam
despatch to the Times SAYS that Capt
Brandcuburg. who conducted the Ger
man air raid on London June IL in
which Il large number Of persons were
killed and wounded, has received the
order Pour lie Mcrite from the German
government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
TURNED MACHINE
GUNS ON RIOTERS
Police of Cork Driven to Firing to
Cuell Disturbances by the
Sim Feiners

CORR ireland. june % Machine
guns were used on the Sim Feincrs in
the disturbances here yesterday morning
They were brought into action after the
police had failed to restore order. After
having borne much stonins the police or
dered that guns be fired on the di-turbcrs
One riotcr was killed, another severely
wounded, while a dozen were treatcd in
hospitals for bayouct and other wounds
The riot was quellcd without the troops
coming into action.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
Ills THROAT CUT
FROM EAR TO EAR
Italians Heart Removed and Thrown
OH Floor by His Sidc-0ne of
Robber Gang.

BOSTON, June 25-Thc body of an
unidentified Italian was found today in Il
lodging house in the west end district
with the throat cut from ear to ear and
the heart removed. The latter organ lay
on the floor nearby The body was
otherwise mutilatcd.
The victim, one Of the four men who
came here last week from New York and
described themselves as walters, was
later identified by worker as one OF a
party Of four by whom he was attacked
aud robbed last night There was moth
ing in the mans clothing to Indicate his
identity aud the police said the slaycrs
had left absolutely no clue.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
In Odd Fellows Temple

Tur.daf, June ~, $50 y. NJ Regular
meeting al Dennis Erbrkah Iodsc
"Wednesday. June p, p. m-Tbc odd
Fellows and Rcbckahs will give military
vb.st party IN the tcurlc Tor the benefit
% Company l. Tickets DE \ large at
tendance "a desired
Thursday afternoon. Friendship
circle will hold lawn party at the home
ot Ms. ". -. ellison on Brook street
Supper at Oils.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
RUTHLESS RED SOX.
Star Pitcher Indefinitely Suspended for
Slugging Umpire.

CHICAGO, june y Babe" Ruth, star
pitcher with the Boston Americans, was
indefinitely suspended by President
johnson Of the American league today
for striking mpirc Owens on the head
when ordered off the field during the
game with Washington Saturday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
RETURNING TO CoLORs.
Increasing Number Of Russian Soldiers
Back to Service.

PETROGRAD, June -. - During a
roundup Of dcscrters last night in the
Crimca shooting occurred and men on
both sides were wounded There were a
large number Of arrests Increasing
numbers of deScrtcrs are returning daily
TO the cOlorS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
Brattleboro High School
REGISTRATION FOR
NEXT YEAR

All pupils new or old, who expect to
attend the Brattleboro High School be
ginning next September, are required to
choose their courses of study now.
Blanks will be furnished on application
to Principal f. B. Smith. Mr.. Smith
may be consulted in the High School
room Friday, June %, from to ) p. m.
and Saturday, June 30, from to -
q. m.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight Tuesday Overcast, Prob
ably Followed by Showers.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-f'air to-
night. Tuesday overcast, probably fol
lowed by showers by Tuesday night.
Moderate variable winds.
Sun sets at 7.$l. Light all vehicle
lamps at SIG.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
CALL TO NATIONAL BANKS.
Comptroller of Currency Wants State
ment Of Business June 20.

WASHINGTON. June %. - The
comptroller of the currency today is
sued call for the condition of all ma
tional banks at the close of business
Wednesday, June 20.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25

LONDON, June 2j-The number OF
persons injured more OF less seriously in
the rioting in Cork last night Is gwen a.
about 30 says Central News despatch
tom that city. One police Inspector was
injured seriously.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
CROWD Of WOMEN
STORMED BARGES
Seized a Ton of Potatoes on
Saturday in Inner Har-
Dor of Rotterdam
PEOPLE OF CITY
NOW IN DILEMMA

Germans Threaten to Cut Off Coal Sup
ply and If Agreement with England
Is Not Carried Out Grain Supply from
u. s. Is Endangered.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-03-15
WOOD COUNTY
COURT HOUSE NOTES
COMMON PLEAS ENTRIES


In the matter of sale of Y. NJ. c. A.
decree authorizing sale of property.
Frank Petoso. admir-. VS. w. Ernest
Tracy, verdict for plaintiff $3.50.
Mary +. Parker VS.. Carrie Wilkie
ct al, Rudolph Savings Bank made
party defendant with leave to answer
nstanter.
Oscar J. Mitchell VS.. Samuel n.
Curry et al. consolidated with 1S479 :
decree in favor of defendant Miller
and Toledo Pulp and Plaster Co.. va
Gated.
Glenn DeBrant VS.. Robt. G. De-
Brant, ct . al. G. l.. Foster made
party defendant with leave to answer
by March 3rd.
Samuel G. Cooley VS.. Isaac Shuler,
dismissed without prejudice at
plaintiffs costs.
Mary A. Jones vs.. Jacob Gross, de-
cree for parties; injunction modified
each party to pay ali costs made by
them.
Federal Chemical Co. vs.. Henry
Sautter. judgement for plaintiff
$599.93.
Paul Bridget, ct al, VS.. James f..
Irving. ct al, James f. Irvings elects
to take property ut appraised value.
In the matter of guardianship of
Samuel Shroyer. motion for new trial
ovcrrnled: exceptions.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-03-15
SHERIFF'S SALE

Sheriff Skibbie sold to Harold
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-03-15
HAUSER GIVES BOND

All his hearing before Justice +. A.
Reid, Ferdinand Hauser waived ex-
animation and was bound over to the
grand jury under $1,000 bond, on
charges of feeding his hogs on car
casscS OF animals. and leaving the
offal on the farm, which were filed
against him by DIR. A. II. Rine. He
gave bond for his appearance in court
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-03-15
State Briefs

Sandusky.-Farmers are out to
combat the high cost of living ac-
cording TO officials of a local fertiliz-
er company. They have not only or
dered fertilizers earlier than ever be-
fore but in larger quantities, indicat-
ing that they are going to give larger
areas to the growing of crops listed
among the foodstuffs.
Naturally the first thought is of
grain and potatoes and special atten-
tion will be given to these.
Toledo.-Street car fares may be
increased here, President Frank r..
Coates of the Toledo Railway <
Light Co., says.
He says the greatly increased cost
of coal and other burdens imposed
upon the company might necessitate
higher rates.
Fares are now 5 cents cash or six
tickets for % cents. Franchises have
expired.
Observation-Disclosures Manu-
featuring Co. has leased the Foust
building on Fifth st. and will double
its capacity. 1t now employees GO
girls.
The Fox Bros. Cigar Co. of Ma
poIeon is planning to move its fac
tory here if it can get suitable
building.
Clyde.-With only few wheel
barrow loads of coal at the electric
light and water works plants, Mayor
Charles Scholey seized a car load of
coal in transit on the New York Cen
tral tracks here and had city en-
ployes cart il to The village plant.
Bowling Green.-At a meeting OF
stockholders of the First National
bank the committee was continued
with power to act for the stockhold-
ers in effecting rehabilitation oi
the bank.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-03-15

Many man who follows band
wouldn't have the nerve to face the
music.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-03-15

The worlds normal yield Of the
six great cereals ranges from 10000.
100000 to $4,000, 900. 900 bushels.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-03-15

When a miser marries he picks out
woman who looks nice in her old
clothes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-03-15

When it comes to making payments
some people never get beyond com
plants.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-03-15

Industries Of the United States are
advertised in BOLIVIA. South America,
by means of motion pictures.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-03-15

Many women are not as fresh as
they are painted and lots Of men are
more so.