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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
Thousands of Spectators
Line Both Banks of the
St. Lawrence River
ATTEMPT YEAR AGO
ENDED IN DISASTER
At That Time Span Fell into the River,
Killing IA Men and Causing Finan-
cial Loss of $780, 900 - Pontoons Used
in River.

QUEBEC. Sept l7-With thousands Of
spectators lining both sides Of the st.
Lawrence the great feat OF raising the
central span of the Quebec cantllever
bridge into position 100 feet above the
river was begun today Brought at high
tide to tie bridge site on pontoons the
huge span, the longest in the world, was
made ready for hoisting early this morn
ing, as soon as the tide should recede, and
leave it suspended on four great steel
chains attached to l50ton Jacks located on
the unconnected cantilever arms which
stretch ont from each side Of the river.
1t was the breaking OF one Of these
chains which in 1916, when the first at
tempt was made to raise the span, caused
a loss Of II lives The span fell into the
river at that time, financial loss OF $780,
600 resulting At 945 o'clock. the tide
having fallen, daylight appeared between
the decks OF the pontoon and the floor Of
/ the span. As the pontoons tioated down
stream without burden cheers broke
out The lifting was Immediately done,
although 50 slowly that the motion was
hardly perceptible.
Between this city and Montreal stocl,
market broker wires were set mp to tell
stories OF the success Of failure Of the nm
dertaking to buyers OF stock Of the build
ers Of the bridge, the Dominion Bridge Co
At 1880 p. m. the span had been raised
eight feet The easiest work is over
one of the engineers said The work
will grow increasingly difficult from now
to the finish
The engineers estimate that il will
take until some time Wednesday to raise
the span and move it in place if al
goes as planned.
Ideal weather conditions prevailed, a
there was not breath of wind and tht
river was without a ripple 1t was esti
} mated that more than 10000 lined til,
: banks or thronged the boats tina
swarmed the river
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
CAVALRYMEN TO MEET.
Vermont Reunion Society to Assemble in
Burlington.

All cavalrymen are urged to attend
the 45th annual meeting of the Vermont
Cavalry Reunion society scheduled to be
held at Burlington next week Thurs
day. and one of those from Brattleboro
who plans to be present is Capt. Fl. c.
Streeter.
Headquarters will be established a:
the Van Ness and an interesting pro-
gram has been planned to occupy the at
tention of the veterans during their Wis
| it to Burlington. Special transporta
ton has been arranged for from various
sections Of the state, but many, it is ex
pected. win make the journey by auto
mobiles.
! Following the business meeting ban
quet viii be served by members of Stan
nard w. R. c. A campfire will then b.
lighted and kept ablaze by eminent
speakers and entertainers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
Unsightly Advertising Re-
moved from Public
Highways
BIG ACCUMULATION
is PHOTOGRAPHED
played in Making Good Cleanup -
Posters Removed from Private Prop
erty by Consent

Great credit is due the Boy Scouts for
the enthusiastic manner in which they.
have taken up the work of removing all
advertising signs from posts, sheds,
fences, trees and other ungainly places
which have long been an eyesore to peo-
pie travelling along the entrances to
the town.
Saturday morning they gathered at
the town hall and received instructions.
from Secretary H. Z. Stiegler of the
board of trade regarding what to do.
and he also cautioned them TO perform
the work neatly and keep off of private
| property, and they scattered to their
respective assignments with vim that
was good TO see. There were two in some
squads and three or four in others, ac-s
cording to the distance which they had
to travel to reach the town limits
| But the amusing part of the entire,
day was when the Scouts began to re-
turn with their spoils. They brought
in great armfuls of tin, wooden, cloth
and paper signs and posters, as much as
lthev could carry in each instance, and
the squad which worked on the Island
road had an automobile loaded TO its
leapaeity. In addition to taking away
the unsightly signs from the roadsides
the lads reported that wherever they
saw any posters on barns or sheds they
sought and in every instance gained
the consent of the owner to remove
them
All of the squads have not reported
as vet. but those who were out Saturday
say that the day was not long enough
to complete their work and have signi-
fed their intention to cover the ground
again to be sure that they make a
clean sweep.
This campaign is the result of an of
fer TO the board of trade from the To-
cal Boy Scouts to do any work assigned
to them in the interests of the town and
this is the. first opportunity they have
had to show that they really meant
business.
Secretary Stiegler has the largest pile
OF old advertising propositions stored
in the rear of town hall, and before they
are destroyed he intends to have a pie
ture taken of them in order that peOpl,
may see just what was accomplished
also that the lads may point to it witt
lpride in future years.
The Vermont laws make il an off ems
for any person to paint or post any sign
advertisement or notice on anv tele
e graph, telephone or electric light pole
bridge, tree, fence, rock, etc, on tn
highways without the consent of tow
or village officials, and such offense i
punishable by a fine
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
COUNTY COURT
AGAIN IN SESSION
No Decision in Walker Will Cases or
Crowel Divorce Case Jury
Drawn This Afternoon.

Wndham county court re-convenel
in \ewfane this forenoon at O clock.
when arguments were heard in the
Walker will cases, F. +. Barber and j.
II. Harvey seeking to have the two eases
consolidated and r. c. Bacon and w r.
Daley opposed. No decision was given.
In the divorce petition of c. B. Grow
ell of Brattleboro arguments were made
r. G. Bacon being present with witnesses
to try the case, W. r. Daley opposing
on account of a petition by Mrs Crow
ell pending in California. The court
said the case would not be tried today
but did not say when it would be tried
A jury is being drawn to hear Bel
! lows Falls case
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
TWO KILLED IN FEUD.
West Virginia Farmers Accused of
Shooting Four Fox Hunters.

FAIRMONT, w Va, Sept. l7-As a
result Of a feud said to have existed for
some time between farmers and fox hunt
crs in the vicinity of Rvesville and Loves
vile, near here. Harvey Hayhurst and
Albert Thorn are dead and Charles Mus
grove and James Hayhurst are suffering
from gunshot wounds The four men were
shot early while seated around a camp,
fire. The shots were fired from close
range
Three brothers, John, William and
Charles keyser. prominent farmers OF
Lowesville, have been arrested charged
with the shooting. 1t is said that crops
on the farm of the keyser brothers were
burned recently and it is believed by the
authorities that the shooting was an act
/ of retaliation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
First Baptist Church

a silver social will be held on the lawn
~ the home Of Mrs w H. Haigh. 30
Washington street, Wednesday after.
noon from 30 to , O'Clock Everybody is
cordially invited. \ large attendance Is
desired
Thursday. p m Missionary meet.
ing at home ot Mrs J.. w Hawley. III
Chaplin street Mrs ! \ Greenwood 81
Chester Vermont state vice president OF
the Woman. American Baptist Home
Mission society. will he present An in
tetesting program is assured
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
WARM MURDER TRIAL.
State Presents Letters Written by Sol
dier to Murdered Girl

ST. ALBANS, Sept. 1.-THE state to-
day in the trial of Robert Warm, sol
dier charged with murder of Jennie
Hemingway, presented in rebuttal a
number of letters received by the IA
year-old girl few days before she was
killed by strangulation on Aug. - In
offering the letters authorship was ad-
mitted by Warm and the prosecution at
tempted to show that his relations with
Miss Hemingway were not exactly as
he had claimed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
FOOD WARNING IN SLOGAN.
Don't WASTE War Signs Raised il
Many Cities.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Il. - Good
will win the war don Il waste it, is
being blazoned on public buildings in
almost every large city of the country,
through cooperation of light companies,
advertising concerns, municipal authori-
ties and the treasury department, with
the food administration.
Great signs are planned for daytime
display, and the light companies will
furnish free the bulbs and current for
illumination at night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
CANNING FACTORY
CLOSED BY FROST
Damage More Serious Than at First
Thought Output 100000 Cans
Instead of 100000 Cans

The damage to sweet corn by the re-
cent frosts proved to be more serious than
at first thought and forced cessation
of canning operations at the Snowflake
canning factory Saturday night The
factory has put up about 100000 cans this
season. which is about 100000 short of
the anticipated amount A number of
hands will continue to be employed put
ting on labels and shipping. The yield at
Westminster was similarly affected
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
BOMBS ON GERMAN SHIPS.
British Seaplanes Made Attack Along
the Coast of Belgium.

LONDON, Sept. IL. IT British naval
seaplancs ON Saturday dropped bombs
on German deStroNers and trawlers along
the Belgian coast between Ostend and
Blankenherghc near Ieebrugge, hitting
one destroyer and sinking at least one
traWler.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
BOMB STRUCK CONSULATE.
But the American Representative in Dun
kirk Was Uniniured.

WASHINGTON, Sept, Destruction
Of the American consulate agency at Dun
kirk, France, by a German bomb on Sept
was reported today to the state depart
ment The consular agent, Benjamin
Morel, was uniniured and the archives
of the consulate were saved
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17

The IVA Dagligt Allenhanda of Stock
holm, which printed the announcement
that Germany had sent the note 10
Sweden, says the German government
had instructed all its representatives in
foreign countries to refuse to accede to
any attempt which may be made to force
them to reveal to the Swedish govern
ment the contents of code messages
which they may submit to them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
THE ATTACK FAILED.
Germans Failed in Effort Against French
Positions Last Night

PARIS. Sept. l7.-- German forces last
night attacked the French positions ut
Apremont forest in the Ardennes The
official statement issued today by the
French war office SAYS; 1.-THE attack
failed after a lively battle. There was
a violent artillery duel west Of Craonnc
and Massignes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
THOUSANDS ARE IDLE.
Big Strike Inaugurated by Iron Workers
and Metal Trades Mechanics.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. II. = Ap-
proximately $4,000 iron workers and
metal trades mechanics engaged in war
emergency construction in San Francis
co and bay cities went on strike at 9
o clock today following rejection Of
their demands for 80 per cent increase
in wages The walkout in more than
100 plants was carried out without a
hitch, it was reported.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
JAPANESE AT NEWPORT.
Mission Visited the Torpedo and Naval
Training Stations.

NEWPORT, R. l., Sept. II. A
glimpse of the workings of part of the
American naval and military machines
was given the japanese mission here
today, headed by Viscount Ishii. The
party visited Fort Adams, the torpedo
station, and the naval training sta
ton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
FLEETWOOD APPOINTED.
Secretary of State Now Member of
Board Of Bar Examiners.
{ Special to The Reformer.

MONTPELIER, Sept Il.
The Vermont supreme court has ap
pointed Frederick q. Fleetwood of
Morrisville, the present secretary of
state, a member of the board of bar ex-
aminers, in place of Edmund C. Mower
of Burlington, resigned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
RAIDS WE'RE SUCCESSFUL.
Many Germans Killed in Their Dugouts
and Prisoners Taken

LONDON. Sept Il. Troops Of Eng
lish and Scottish regiments made sue
cesSful raids last night on the German
trenches in the Arras and Somme re-
gions Of the battle front in France Many
Germans were killed in their dugouts
and prisoners were taken, a statement
issued today by the British war office
saws.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
APOLOGY TO SWEDEN.
Germany Highly Regrets the Disagree
able Issues Raised.

LONDON, sept. H. r. Germany has
sent note 10 sweden, according to the
correspondent az Stockholm of the Cen
trail News agency, highly regrctting the
dsagrceablc issues raised on account of
Sweden transmitting telegrams to Ger
many
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Tuesday - Northeast
to North Winds.

WASHINGTON, Sept. IL. The
weather forecast: Fair tonight and Tues
day. Northeast to north winds.
Sun sets at 5.57. Light all vehicle
lamps at GAP.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
HARVARD STUDENT KILLED.
Paul Bentley, Ambulance Driver, Struck
by Fragments of Shell.

PARIS, Sept, l7.-Paul Bentley of
Chicago, Harvard student. died yester-
day in a hospital at the front from iniu-
1 ries received Friday, when an exploding
| shell hit an ambulance which he was
driving
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
HARD TO MAKE SOAP.
Food Economy Campaign Results in
Shortage of Vegetable Oils.

WASHINGTON, Sept l7-Soap manu-
facture is feeling the effect of the food
administration economy campaign. vii
liam c. Proctor Cincinnati soap maker
told the food administrator today that
since the family garbage can began
dwndlng shipping shortage had prevented
the usual imports Of vegetable oils and
that attempts to get more cargo space
would be necessary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17

LONDON, sept. l7.-Germany says
She is obliged to the Swedish govern
ment for transmitting the messages, but
regrets that her representatives in Ar
gentina should have sent the telegram
in the phraseology they did.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
Red Mems Hall

Regular meeting 81 Brattleboro camp
No 72s7. VI W A. Tuesday evening at 3
o'clock Adoption Dance postponed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
SUMMER TIME ENDED.
Daylight Saving Clocks Set Back an
Hour Early This Morning.

AMSTERDAM, Sept Il All clocks in
Holland aud Germany were put back an
hour at O'Clock this morning. The day
light schedule began April T.. summer
time" also ended officially in England at
. u IN. today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
NO U-BOAT OFF COAST.
Navy Department Makes Report After
Complete Investigation.

WASHINGTON. sept Il The navy
department. after complete nvestiga
tinn a. i possible. j. satisfied there ~ no
foundation for the report, of hostile
submarine oil the New England coast.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
kERENSkN,
Minister and President
NAROl D\l,

Minister OF Justice.
The title. Minister and President" af
fixed to Premier kcrcnsky'- signature to
the proclamation probably refers to his
position as president Of the ministry
rather than of the republic
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17

The most important thing in life is t.
realize how unimportant most of the thing
we quarrel about really are.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17

II you cant be reasonably happy on
what you have, you'll never be happy on
what you're going to get.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
RUSSIA A REPUBLIC,
KERENSKY DECLARES
Official Proclamation Issued at Petro
grad and Premier Takes the Title
of President.

PETRoGRAD, Sept III Russia has
been proclaimed republic. The provi
eional government Saturday night issued
the proclamation, dated Friday. The proc
lamation follows:
Gen korniloff's rebellion has been
quelled But great i the confusion caused
thereby and again 1reat i the danger
threatening the fate Of the fathcrland
and its freedom Holding il necessary to
put an end To the external indetinteness,
OF the states organization, remembering
the unanimous and rapturous approval OF
the republican idea expressed at the
Moscow state conference, the provisional
government declares that the eonstitu-
tional organization, according 10 which
the Russian state Is ruled is a republican
Organization, and il hereby proclaims the
| Russian republic
| (Signedj kERENSkN,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17

CONTINUED on Page 81
The Brunswick news., 1917-06-08
NO WEDDING OUT OF
STUDENT OFFICERS IS
PLANNED FOR PRESENT

There will be no general wedding
out of the students in training for Of
ficers at Fort Mcpherson, Atlanta.
June IS. or at any other specified
time before the training neriod is
over. Such men as are thrown out
will go gradually, and only in cases
where thev ere physically unfit or
honelesslv lacking in adaptabilitv
Only two men have been discharged
for this reason so far
This. in substance, was the state
ment of Lieut. Col Robert Fleminc.
when asked if the renorted cutting
away of the unfit by the hundreds at
plattsbure would be followed in At
lanta, Col. Fleming said he thought
the newspaper report in question had
noisinterpreted the meaning of tho
Plattsburg commandantl
The Brunswick news., 1917-06-08
URGED TO USE LARGE
DENOMINATION STAMPS

The po2totiice department is max
ing an effort to get business houses
and others in all sections of the
United States to use stamps of Il
larger denomination whenever they
are mailing a letter or a package re-
auiring more than two cents in post
age.
This step is being taken as a meas
ure of economy. For example the
department points out that one two
cent stamp instead of two one-cent
stamps should be used on a letter re-
quiring two cents postage; that one
ten-cent stamp instead of five twos
should be used instead Of five twos.
etc. 1t is pointed out that the print
ing of stamps has greatly increased
in value. and a one-cent stamp costs
the government just as much as a
one-dollar stamp. therefore a great
saving can be made if all patrons
of the postoffice will use stamps of
as large denomination as possible
when mailing letters of packages re-
quiring such postage.
The Brunswick news., 1917-06-08
AT MAMMATfi MEETING
WORkNAEN DE(IDEDTO
START TO WORK AGAIN
BRUNSWICK To
Be REPRESENTED
CITY BEING PHOTOGRAPHED FOR
SPACE IN CHICAGO HER
AIDS FILM.

Since early Monday morning Chas.
II. Hitchcock. motion picture direc-
tor OF the Chicago iIerald's Indus
trial and Agricultural Bureau; john
Fuqua, camerman, and Secretary
Smith, Of The Board Of Trade. assist
ed by Farm Demonstration Agent J
L. Dunn, have been busy from one
end of Glynn county to the other
taking motion pictures for the Chi
cago Heraid's advertising film, which
has been booked by over two thou
sand motion pictures theatres in the
middle west
Early il April a representative o.
the Chicago Herald organized ir
Brunswick a club of citizens who
have undertaken TO put Brunswick 5
industries and Glynn county's agricul-
tural possibilities on the screens in
the motion picture houses in the
west. The scenes are now being
filmed
I'VE have succeeded in getting
some particularly fine views of the
shipbuilding plants and other indus
tries of Brunswick, and several un-
usual and remarkably beautiful agri-
cultural scenes. particularly two or
three of fine cows and calves. The
setting of a picture of the dairy herd
Of Mr. Gratz Dent which we took
is one Of the most beautiful that 7
have ever seen, and I am sure will
carry an esnecial appeal to the people
of the middle west. and should re-
suit in greatly increased interest in
your section on the part of the thou
sands of people who will see it, How
ever, we saw and filmed so many
unusually beautiful scenes that I find
it impossible to express in worls tho
value of vour scenerv as an attrac-
tion to settlers. or its value fer uen
in filming exteriors for motion pic
tures." said Mr.. Hitchcock.
The taking of Sims in Glvnp coun.
tv and Brunswick will probably be
comnleted today. though Mr.. Hitch
cock is trying to arrange to STAY over
and take the lauuchine of hi~
barge from the shipvard Of the Car.
nnnter-Watkins comnanv which prob
ably will occur tomorrow.
The Brunswick news., 1917-06-08
L0ngsliOremen Walk Ou., De-
manding an Increase All
Along the Line.
SHIP IN PORT IS TIED UP
Several Conferences Held Dur
ing the Day, But No Agree
ment Has as Yet Been Reach
cd by Between Parties.

Another strike developed in Bruins
wick yesterday when 125 longshore-
men and labOrers, employed by the
Mallory Steamship company, walked
lion among the laborers, and the ac
tion on their part came as complete
surprise to Local Agent Fuller
Several weeks ago the men asked
for an increase in wages, and at that
time the company, feeling that the
high cost of living and other things
made ii necessary, promptly granted
the request made upon it. Yesterday
morning the men demanded another
increase, and before the local agent
could take the matter up with New
York. they refused to return to their
work
The scale of pay now existing at
the Mallory Line is 90 25 and sc
cents per hour, 20 cents for the men
working outside and 25 and 80 for
those who work in the snip What
the men now are demanding is an
immediate increase of 25 cents for
outside men and 2S cents for those
inside.
The strike yesterday came at a
peculiarly unfortunate time for the
company, inasmuch as the steamship
Santiago had arrived during the night
with a heavy cargo, and, of course,
is al the wharf unloaded
Mr.. Fuller, when questioned by the
News yesterday, stated absolutely
that the men did not give him the
slightest opportunity to meet their de
mands; in fact, did not ask for the
increases until they had actually left
their work. and then merely semi
an open letter by one of their number
asking for the increases stated. He
said that he had the matter up now
with H. H. Raymond, president of the
Mallory Line, New York, and hoped
the situation would be speedily ad-
iusted and that the men would see
their way clear to return to work
as early as possible
It was openly stated yesterday
that the Mallory Line trouble is pri-
marily due to the fact that white ag-
itators have been working in Bruins
wick for two or three days, and that
one or two of them were seen about
the Mallory Line wharf during the
week talking with the laborers.
The strikers were orderly and went
about their work in a systematic way
which goes to show that they had
been drilled in their work by old
hands
Several conferences were held dur
ing yesterday with the laborers, and
some headway was made towards a
settlement, and it is sincerely hoped
that the men may be induced to re-
lturr to work at once