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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
Several Others Soon to
Leave on Trips Through
Prescribed Area
THREE VESSELS
ARRIVED YESTERDAY

Health Department Reports Show De
struction of 100000 Pounds of
Food Brought TO New York During
the Past 90 Weeks.
NEW YORK, Feb. l9.-Five Ameri-
can ships from this port are now on
the high seas headed for the zone Of
German submarin' warfare and several
others are ready for immediate depart
urc. Three of these. the Orleans and
the Rochester for Bordeaux and the
Owcgo for Genoa, now are approach.
ing the blockade lines in the Bay of
Biscay and the Mediterranean.
Tn, city Of Pueblo, frcightcr
owned by the Harvey steamship com
pouy got away yesterday for lloyre.
Her captain ald l3 other officers are
Americans. In addition to the City Of
Pueblo II ships sailed from New York
yesterday, presumably by routes that
will carry them through the zone Of
blockade.
Three vessels, one an American, ar
rived after passage through the re-
strictcd area.
Health department reports show that
100000 pounds of food brought to
this port b. ships during the past ~
weeks have been condemned and de
stroyed as unfit for consumption. The
value is estimated at Sl0Ou,o00. Lu.
ciu, +. Brown, head Of the food and
drugs division OF the health depart
ment savs that partaof the condcmna
ton was due TO war conditions, includ-
ing delays in arrival and the loading
OF perishahle cargoes in ships not de-
igned for such purposes.
Five steamships from war zone port
arrived hero today. The British steam
crs Folia from Bristol and the Sebastian
from Roueu. both left after Germany
new submarine campaign began. fh
Foia. % Cnard frcightor. came by wa
ot Halifax. The other arrivals wer
the Belgian steamer Estaut from Car
diT, the French steamer Diaun fror
BurdrauN and the Dutch stcamc
Noordwyk from Rotterdam.
The American frcightcr steamshi
Boriuqucu reported two weeks over du
at Boston ON her voyage from Fowe'
England, has been sighted OF Bermud
i'm tow of q Dutch steamship, accor,
ing Go cable adviecs received here t.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
COMES FROM IOWA
WITH SMALLPOX
Edward Frizzeu Of Bernardston In
Strict Quarantine Ill While
on Business Trip.

Edward Frizzell, formerly of Leyden.
Mass, is in quarantine in Bernardston,
Mass, with a well-developed case of
smallpox. DR.. Pierce of that town, who
was called to attend the patient We'd
nesday evening, diagnosed the disease
as smallpox and his diagnosis was con-
firmed by an expert of the Masssachu
setts state board of health.
Mr.. FrizzelI had been to Iowa on a
business trip and was taken i'll there. He
reached his home in Bernardston last
week DR.. Pierce says there is not the
slightest question but that the case was
contracted in Iowa. Strict quarantine
is being maintained.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
Government Watching De-
velOpments With View to
Acting When Need Arises
U-BOAT CAMPAIGN
SLACKENED OF LATE
No Further Indication of Presidential
Plan to Go Before Congress to Ask
for Additional Authority - Yarrow-
dale's Men to Be Released.

Washington, Feb. 19-The submarine
situation seemed at standstiil today
with the government apparently close
~ watching developments, steadily pre-
pairing itself for eyentualiti2S and adj
herring to its plan for taking action to
protect American rights when the
moment arrives.
The slackening of the ruthless cam
paign in the last three or four days is
regarded as reducing the chance of at
tack on American ships or loss of
American lives, but with the coming of
warmer weather the campaign is ex-
pected to increase in intensity. There
was no further indication of the Pres
ident 5 plan of going before congress
to ask for additional authority.
Through the Spanish embassy the
state department has been informed
that III American sailors taken as pris
oners to Germany OH the prize steamer
Yarrowdala .. would be released short
! ".
Austria 5 real attitude perplexes of
fcials and there Is hope that Ambassa
/ dor Penfield will find some way to in
iuence the Vienna government not t,
| formally sanction the extreme position
taken by Germany. No answer ha
been received to a direct Inquiry a
10 whether Austria intended to follow
Germany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
WORK AT STANDSTILL
IN STEEL DISTRICT
Freight Congestion Results in Tempo
rary Suspension of Business
in Pittsburg.

PITTSBTRG, Feb 19-The railway
freight situation has resulted in the
temporary suspension Of industrial ac-
tivity in the Pittsburg steel district
The fires in approximately 40 furnaces
in the district have been banked and
various departments at many mills
have been closed because Of a short
age in cars which has prevented the
bringing in Of raw materials and the
shipping of the finished product.
Railroad officials estimate that more
than $4,000 tons of structural mate
rial alone are in the local yards await
ing movement while mills have con
tinued to roll new steel until the mill
wards will hold no more.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
OUTFIT IS STOLEN.
Greenfield Resident is Minus Horse
and Sleigh.

GREENFIELD, Feb. 10. - Henry
Waller, a farmer of Greenfield Mead
ow district, reported to the police the
loss of his horse and sleigh yesterday
morning. According to his story he
drove into town early SATURDAY, even
ing and hitched the animal in front of
Payne Pharmacy. At IL o'clock he
returned and the rig was missing. 1t
was gray horse weighing about 1,l50
pounds, hitched to black sleigh with
red runners A guard at the Cheapside
bridge reported having seen the outfit
going in the direction of Deerfield
shortly before midnight. The police
were handicapped in making investiga-
tion because the case was not reported
until two hours after the horse had
gone
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
BERNsTORFF'S PAPERS o. K.
Ship Carrying Ambassador will Proceed
from Halifax Soon.

HALIFAX, n. s., Feb. 19.-The ex-
animation of the papers and effects of
Count Won Bernstorff, former German
ambassador to the United States and
his suite on board the scandinavian
American line steamship Frederick VIII
was nearing an end, it was announced
today. The ship has been detained
three days and in order to expedite
the work Canadian officials worked all
day yesterday. No Irregularities have
been found in connection with the
former German ambassador s papers or
with those of any in his party, the
search officials state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
CARRIES NEW DEVICE.
Arriving Freighter Also Equipped
With Guns and Gunners.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 19.-The
Donaldson line frcighter Lakonia Of
Glasgow provided with the new smoke
device of the British admiralty to rem
der shipping immune from submarine
attacks arrived at this port yesterday.
The ship also carries three-inch gun
mounted astern and several trained
gunners to man it. According to one
of the gunners today the new device
can generate enough smoke in several
minutes to mask vessel from the enc
mv's view for several hours.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
TOWN OFFICERS
ARE NOMINATED
Ticket Filed in Town Clerk S
Office at 2 This Aft
ernOOn
TIME FOR FILING
EXPIRES TODAY
List Already Filed Re-nominates AL
Present Officers Whose Terms Expire
NO Other List Has Appeared Thus

Far.
A ticket nominating town officers was
filed III the Office of Town Clerk Carl
5. Hopkins at 2 clock this afternoon.
The list will be voted for in the annual
town meeting March 6. This is the last
day for filing nominations under the
Australian ballot law. If any other list
of nominations is in preparation the
knowledge of it has not become public.
The ticket nominates the present of
ficers, as follows: Moderator, Anthony
F. Schwenk; clerk, Carl s. Hopkins;
lister for three years. Abram ]. Currier;
Selectman for three years, Wilhelm f
Stellman; road commissioner, Warren L.
Walker; overseer Walter NJ Robbins:
collector of taxes, William A. Shumwav
treasurer, Frederic c. Adams; auditor
for one year, Dana II. Stafford; auditor
for two years, Oscar +. Benson; audi
tor for three years, Charles g. Staples
town grand jurors, Frank D. E. Stowe
and Harrie B. Chase; first constable,
NiioHileSt L. iAiidfp, ScCOilu COilStdbIC
Herbert f. Harris; town agent, Arthur
Z. Carpenter; trustee of the public Ii
hrarv for three years, Franklin II
Brasor, Rev. Delmar Z. Trout and
Fletcher x. Barrows; trustee of the
public library for one year to fill out the
unexpired term of the late Kittredgt
Haskins, Frederic c. Adams.
Those who signed the petition wer,
Hiram f. Weatherhead, Walter A. Gil
bert, Charles II. Pratt, Harry P. Web
ster, George L. Durham, James H. Al
len, Ovando E. Randall, J. Harry Estey
George f. Foster, Edward j. Fenton
Francis w. Nichols, David Carey, Ar
thur p. Simonds, James p. Ferriter
Frank 7. Barber, Charles r. Crosby, c
Arnold Pellett, DeWeese 7. Dewitt
George E. Sherman and Charles II
Niles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
ANDERSON-FILION.
Marriage in Roman Catholic Church
This Morning.

George Francis Anderson of S4 Yer
non street, railroad brakeman, and
Miss Albena Marie Fiion of q Canal
street We're married this morning at
7.15 O'Clock in st. Michael's Roman
Catholic church by Rev. James 2.
Rand, pastor. They were attended by
he brother and sister of the bride,
Roderick and Miss Alice May Filion.
The wedding was attended only by
relatives and a few intimate friends
of the couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Ander-
son are on a brief wedding trip. They
will make their home in Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
WANTS CLOCKS ADVANCED.
President of Daylight Saving Associa-
tion Asks for Action.

NEW YORK, Feb l9.-Marcus NJ.
Marks, president Of the National Day
light Saving association, announced TO-
day he had written to President Will
son urging him to expedite for passage
TIE GallinSer-Borland bin now in the
hands of committees providing for
turning the clocks forward one hour
during the summer months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
HAYES DEFEATED
FOR RE-NOMINATION
Bellows Falls Town Caucus Nominate.
Charles E. Capron for Town Clerk
Vote Was AZ to 90.

In th3 town caucus of Bellows Falls
Saturday night Lyman S. Hayes was
defeated for denomination for town
clerk by Charles f. Capron, the vote
standing A. to 20.
Mr.. Hayes within the past year has
issued more than 1,l00 marriage H.
eenaos, while Mr. Capron, who is jus
tice of the peace, has refused to per-
form Gretna Green marriages.
This may have had some effect upon
the vote of the caucus, although the
town clerk is obliged to issue marriage
licenses to those entitled to receive
them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
BOWLING GAMES THIS WEEK.
Two Inter-Fraternity Matches Wednes
day and Thursday.

Two games in the inter fraternity
bowling series between the Masons and
Odd Fellows will be rolled this week
Team X of the Odd Fellows and team
AA of the Masons will roll Wednes-
day evening on the Odd Fellows al
leys and Thursday evening team Y of
the Odd Fellows and BIB of the Masons
will roll on the Masonic alleys.
In the Odd Fellows league teams F
and G will roll Tuesday evening and
teams B and D Friday evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
First Baptist Church

Tonight at : o'clock-Boy Scout
meeting. At 80 there will bc social
for the intermediate Christian Endeav-
or society.
Wednesday at 7.30-Social for the
senior Christian Endeavor society. All
Young people over Is are invited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
ZEPPELIN ATTACKS FAIL.
Cessation of Air Raids on London Said
to Be Deliberate.

GENEVA, Feb. 10, from staff cor.
respondent of the Associated Press
The Zeppelin campaign against London
has been found to be, improbable. Tht
cessation of German air attacks on the
British metropolis after the latest ap-
pearancas of big dirigibles over the
city last fall has been due to deliberate
determination of German leaders to
abandon these attacks as has long been
done in the case of Paris.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
BIG BRITISH LOAN.
New Money Subscribed Totals G700,-
100000 Exclusive of Banks.

LONDON, Feb. 10. = The new money
subscribed to the new British war loan
is at least 7o0,000,00O pounds exclusive
of contributions from the banks, An
drew Bonar Law, chancellor of the ex-
checquer stated in the house of commons
today. He said the number of applica-
tions received for the war loan on the
last day was SO large that 100000 or
100000 were not dealt with and the re
suit would not be known until next
week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
CHIEF BENDER HELD.
Baseball Pitcher Awaiting Action Fol
lowing Saturday Accident.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.-Charles
A. Chief Bender, the Indian baseball
pitcher, who accidentally killed man
with his automobile here Saturday
night, was held today without bail by
police magistrate to await action by
the coroner Later counsel for Bender
secured a writ of habaes corpus and he
was released on bail.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
PRoJECTILE CONTRACTS LET.
Those Given to English Concern Award
ed in This Country.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-Contracts
for navy projectiles which had been
let to Hadfeld, Limited, an English
concern, were today given to the Mid
vale Steel company, the Washington
Steel & Ordnance company and the
Crucible Steel company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
FACE BURNED BY
SPRAY OF ACID
Connecticut River Power Co. Employe
Injured when Plug Blew Out of
Pump-Taken to HOSPITAL.

James Morgan of Vernon, an en-
ploye of the Connecticut River Power
Co, was burned about the face and
one eve Saturday noon when a plug
blew out of a pump and some of the
acid was sprayed in his face. He was
attended by DR.. f. R. Lynch, who took
him to the Melrose hospital for treat
ment for few days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
in Odd Fellows Temple

Monday. Feb. 1o.--Rcgular meeting
Wautastiquyt Lodge, No. $. The lst
degree viii bc conferred
Friendship circle will meet in Odd
Fellows temple Tuesday, Feb. 20. Sup
per at els. 4 good attendance is de-
sired as there is work 90 be done.
Tuesday, Feb. 90, 1902. Rehcars-
al of Rcbekah degree staif.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
Red Men S Hall

Brattlcboro Camp, Modern Woodmcn
of America. will meet in Red Men 5 hall
Tuesday, Feb 20, at 5 p. M. Members
of the degree team are asked 20 appear
i'm uniform. There Will be drill after
the meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
THE WEATHER.
Warmer Tonight With Snow Probabls
-Strong East Winds.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1e-The wealth
er forecast: Snow and warmer tonight
and Tuesday. Increasing east winds,
probably becoming strong.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19

Small automobiles are becoming pop
ular among farmers in Argentina In
1916 4,676 motor cars were imported
into the country, an increase OF 2,S29
over the number imported in 1918.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
ANOTHER QUEBEC FIRE.
Seventh Serious One in Month Starts
an Inquiry.

QUEBEC, Feb. 1a.-Falling walls OF
buildings wrecked by fire today
crushed three fremen this morning,
and FIVE others were seriously injured
The fire was the sevnnth serious one
within month and an inquiry is under
way. Six business houses were de-
stroygd.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19

Health Department Reports Show De
struction Of 100000 Pounds OF
Food Brought TO New York During
the Past 90 Weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
Gerard Addresses Jews

More than $50 Jewish veterans of
the Civil and Spanish-American wars
attended the joint memorial services of
the Hebrew Union Veterans Associa-
ton and the Hebrew Veterans of the
War with Spain at Temple Anshe
Chesed, Hath Street and Seventh Ave-
nue., last night.
Among those who addressed the gath
ering. which was augmented by 1900
spectators. was James W. Gerard. for
mer Ambassador to Germany. AS he
entered the synagogue he removed his
silk hat and remained bareheaded, con-
trary to the Jewish custom, until Rabbi
Jacob Kohn whispered in his ear.
Israel Zangwill, great Hebrew"
said Mr.. Gerard, "has said that Amer
lea is a great melting pot, but up TO
this time we have not had the fire to
fuse us together. Some of us are slow
about fusing. If there are any of us
who do not fuse we shall pluck them
out Of the melting pot and throw them
into the fire."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
Cuba to Help Sell
Liberty Loan Bonds

Cuba is going 10 aid the United
States government in disposing Of the
Liberty Loan bonds. Cabled advices re-
ceived here by j. V. Knight, director OF
the Cuban governments news bureau,
state that the Banco Nacional de Cuba
is prepared to receive subscriptions and
forward them to the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington without charge TO
the subscribers.
Alfred r. Hoar. treasurer of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society. fol
lowing the company's subscription of
$4,000 900 of the Liberty Loan bonds,
announced yesterday that the COM
pany's nine thousand agents had been
authorized TO receive subscriptions
through local banks and repositories.
An opportunity will be provided for all
employees of the company TO subscribe
for bonds on the partial payment plan,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
Draft Exemption
For u. S. Workers
Asked by Redfeld
Secretary of Commerce
Wants Men in Depart
ment Left at Tasks

Washington, May 2o.-Secrctary Of
Commerce Redfeld to-day issued a
statement suggesting that the 1863 men
employed in the Department OF Com
mcrce in Washington be exempted from
the operation Of the draft law. He
would hold them at their present work
until some special demand arises TO call
them from their present usefulness to
the government Mr.. Redfeld's state
ment reads:
ct IS undoubtedly fact that every
enc Of these employees will have TO reg
lister, as directed in the proclamation
and the law. Whether or not they will
be called for other duty than that which
they arc now performing is question
70 be settled later. tbs simply a mat
ter Of where these men can render the
most effective service. The President
has expressed the desire that the regu-
lar operation of the government SER
vice should be interfered with as little
as possible. The employe who serves
the government faithfully and eff
ficiently in his regular capacity as a
worker for the government may be, and
usually is, quite as effective a soldier
in its behalf as if he served in the
field.
There are exceptional eases, of
course, where men having special abil-
ily are wanted in the special direction
in which their ability lies. In general,
however, IL should be said that for the
present it is better that those who are
already serving the government con-
tinuc to DO so until their services arc
called for elsewhere. The very purpose
OF the selective draft measure is TO
provide for this matter.
"The fundamental principle is that
| everybody is willing 10 serve in some
way, and that we should not. by in
discriminate volunteering, cripple the
public interest in one way or another;
but, assuming all TO be ready, we
should select among them those whose
duty it may be to work in a factory, in
government service, on farm or in
q field.
Subject, therefore TO special cases,
it would save embarrassment TO the
government if it were understood that
its regular force will continue for the
present, and until some special de-
mand shall arise, in the performance of
! their regular work"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
u. S. Navy Aircraft's
Insignia Is White Star,
Red Centre, Blue Field
From Tho Tribune RuresuI


Washington, May 20.-Secretary DAN
iels to-day announced the adoption Of
white star. with red centre and on a
blue circular background, as the dis
t;nguishing insignia for all United
States navy aircraft. Hereafter all
airplanes, seaplanes. captive balloons
and dirigibles will bear this insignia OF
the flying corps. which combines the
red. white and blue of the national en-
blem.
Secretary Daniels to-day issued a
general order for the adoption of the
new aero insignia by the navy. describ-
ing its dimensions and location as fol-
lows:
"a five-pointed white star inside Of
blue circumseribed field, with the
centre of the star red. The diameter OF
the circumscribed circle will be equal
TO the chord of the wing on which the
insignia is placed. The diameter of the
inner circle will not extend TO the inner
points of the star by an amount equal
to one-twenty-fourth Of the diameter
of the circumscribed circle.
"The inner circle will be painted red
that portion or the star not covered Dy
the inner circle will be painted white
and that portion of the circumscribed
circle not covered by either inner circle
or star will be painted blue. The
shades of red, white and blue will be
the same as those used in the Ameri-
can flag.
"One of each of these insignia will
be placed on the upper surface of each
upper wing in such a position that the
circumference of the circumscribed
circle Just misses contact with the wing
flap, and one will be placed in q CORE.
spending position on the lower surface
Of each lower wing.
Both sides Of that portion Of the
rudder which is in the rear Of the rud-
der post will be painted with three
equally wide bands, parallel TO the
vertical axis of the sirpIane and col
ored red, white and blue, the blue band
being nearest the rudder post, the
white band in the centre, and the red
band at the tail of the rudder.
zone of these insignia will be placed
on top and one on bottom of gas bags