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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-03

land or appurtcnanccs necessary and
which cannot Dee purchased within
the appropriations. az prices 10 be
determined hy him as lust should
that price not Doe satisfactory 20 the
owner 75 per cert ~ tho sum deter
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-03

Columbia aud Willamette rivers $40.
500
Harhor estimates include Oakland
Cal. Slun. nNn. lu- Angeles 100000
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-03
Beautiful Silk
Underwear

In a fairly irresistible
range Of values.
There are the Silk Cam
isoles, all nbbened and
laced and charmngly made,
seemingly destined TO make
one wonder.
There are the six Gowns
Of Crepe de Chine. Devil.
ering and Irresistible.
Tho Envelope Chemise
OF Crepe de Chine, the Silk
Petticoats.
Then there are Silk
Boomers and SILK Under
wear, al infinitum.
Women should see what
Christmas spirit there is
everywhere in this section,
az Rosenwald's Second
Floor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
Big Enrolment Decrease at
All Educational
Institutions
DARTMOUTH AND
YALE HARDEST HIT
Former Expects Only 800 Students as
Compared to 1900 Last Year-Lat-
ter's Registration Smallest in q
Decade-Other Figures.

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-Estimates OF de-
creases of from 10 to 20 per cent in the
number Of students at eastern colleges
this fall, due to the war, have been made
from the registration figures and the num-
Der of undergraduates from each college
who are known to have enlisted, accord
ing to an announcement made here today.
In some instances the reduction will be
so great that curtaiment OF courses has
been deemed advisable.
At Harvard indications are that the
freshman class viii be about normal size
The registration at Harvard last year was
$3.50 which it was said might be reduced
this year by 1900.
At Yale the authorities are expecting
the smallest registration in a decade. Prob
ably not more than 1000 students will be
in attendance when the fall term opens a:
against normal year of about $500
Registrations at Williams indicate that
not more than 800 will enroll as against
549 last year. Amherst, according = esti
mates will show a 30 OF 40 per cent re
| duction in attendance, while at Dart
mouth only 500 are expected instead o
the usual 800.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
ENGLISH HARD FOR SINGERS.
Language, Unlike German and Italian,

When an audience can't tell whether a
song is being sung in English or Choctaw,
it is time something was done about It,
and something is going TO be done, it ap-
pears, by group of well-llnown singing
teachers and performers known as the
Society of English Singers to Standardize
the Teaching of Singing in English.
Francis Toye, who tackles the problem
in the London Nation, points out the
source of the real difficulty. and tells why
songs sung in English are often unintelli-
gible.
That there are difficulties in singing
certain English syllables on certain notes
may be admitted says Mr.. Toye.
English, unlike German and Italian, is
not predomnantly a language OF broad
vowel sounds 1t is comparatively awk-
ward, for instance, to sing fix or her or
sun with loud, sustained tone on a high
note But if composers knew their bust
ness they would not, save in very excep
tional circumstances, ask the singer to dc
anything of the kind.
Half the imaginary difficulties of sing
ing English arise from the incompetence
of many composers in setting it to music
| They seem neither to think in terms O
singing nor to study the natural rhythm
of the language"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
PIPER DISBURSES
OVER A MILLION
Former Brattleboro Man in Quarter
master Department i'll Central Di-
vision Handles Big Sums.

Having spent personally more than
4 100000 during August for rations
and recruiting services as disbursing
officer for a single division of the army,
signing more than $500 vouchers and
checks in 50 davS. in addition to keep
ing an intricate set of books for the
various expenditures and ma king oc-
casional trips as incidents in the adj
iustment of cantonment lease hold com
plications, Captain Walter G. Piper Of
Detroit, now IN the quartelmaster )
department of the Central division, Chi
cago, is gaining an insight into the thor
oughness of the workings of the vast
United States military machine of
which he and his division are comrara-
lively insignificant eogs Mr. Piper is
a former Brattleboro man, brother of
Attorney Arthur Y. d. Piper Of this
place.
In an interesting letter describing
the intricate detail i'm the daily grind
Of the quartermaster ; department du-
ties, lie saws he is working harder than
he ever worked in his life and assuming
responsibilities that he has never been
called upon to assume in his Detroit
real estate business, but the work is
| intensely interesting and he would not
take + 100000 for the experiences he
/ is gaining.
Disbursements cover a wide range
payments in the month 5 run including
all commutation of rations accounts;
pay accounts for individual enlisted
men; personal service Of reporters, pay
/ for civilian witnesses; accounts fol
meals and lodgings rations and saw
ings accounts, pay rolls, individual an6
reimbursement vouchers for civilian
employees.
The $l,0o0,0o0 worth of paper from
the government $ check book authorized
payment for services of virtually al
classes of society, ranging from 81
cents for travelling rations to soldie
in the aviation corps who was chang
ing stations, to a $4,000 check to tn,
proprietor of an Italian restauran
which furnishes meals to Chicago's fla
nous Eighth Regiment OF Negro troops
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
TOWN SHEND.

A stream of water has been bought
of Dr. l.. j. Parker by the T. G. r.
society as the first and necessary step
toward the well-equipped dining room
which they plan to have built in the
basement of the town hall for the con
vcnienee of the public The contract for
installing the water system and the
fixtures for the flush toilet has been TAX
en- by Allbee and Fitch and work will
be begun at once. The fixtures have
been bought by the society and it is
planned to hold some entertainment OF
supper soon to defray the freight on
the shipment. The society requests
help from the men of the village in dig
ging the necessary sewer. Even an
hour s work will be of aid A papel
viii be found at w. NJ. Sparks's corner
store to be signed by any who are will
ing to aid the project in any way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
TO CRIPPLE GERMAN FLEET.
Boston Man Gives $4,000 With That
End in View.

NEW YORK, Sept Z. ~ SO that Rear
Admiral Fiske, retired, may perfect q
torpedoplane that can carry a highly
powerful torpedo from England to the
neighborhood of the Kiel canal, Godfrey
l.. Cabot Of Boston. a vice president of
the Aero club of America has placed
10000 at his disposal, it was an
nounced at the Aero club Yesterday
Mr.. Cabot, who is president of the
Aero club of New England, is one of
many men interested in airplanes who
believe there should be an increased in
terest in the possibility of the British
fleet being crippled, with the consequent
visit to these shores of raiding parties
of Germans. To prevent this he and
others urge the attacking at their base
of the German warships.
Mr. Cabot says his gift was prompted
by letters of Admiral Fiske pointing
out that the most vulnerable point of
Germany seems to be in the region of
kiel and Wilhelmshaven. where prac-
ticallv the entire fleet is safe from at
tack by warships but is exposed to at
/ tack by torpedoplancs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
WALKED INTO CONNECTICUT.
Well Known White River Junction Man
a Suicide

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Sept.
IA. j. Grover, familiarly known as
''Jack' Grover, for years resident
of this place and a prominent figure
among Civil war veterans, met his death
yesterday in manner which would in
dicate suicide. He deliberately walked
into the Connecticut river on the Yer
mont side just above the highway bridge
to West Lebanon.
According to report alleged to have
come from Mr.. Mckay, who lives near
by and who witnessed the drowning,
Mr.. Grover walked into the water until
it reached his knees and then plunged
in. Mr.. Mckay was unable to reach
him in time to save his life.
The body floated down stream to the
junction OF the White and Connecticut
rivers where, with the use of George
Barton s boat, it was recovered after
being in the water about 90 minutes.
Mr. Grover was about Sc years old.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
CLAIRvOYANT LOCATES CASH.
Greenfield Man Goes to Theater-Learns
Who Got His Purse.

GREENFIELD, Mass, Sept Charles
+. Adams OF Silver street, who is en-
ployed as a yard conductor at East Deer
field yard, yesterday received from the
police hillbooll containing sls7 which he
lost on an electric car Wednesday. In
formation as to who had the pocketbook
came from clairvoyant now filing an en-
gagement at the Lawler theater.
Mr. Adams attended the show Wednes-
day evening, and when questions were
called for he wrote out an inquiry about
his pocketbook He did not up to that
time know where he had lost it. The
cailvoyant told him that it dropped out
Of his pocket in the street car and was
picked up by a man in uniform. Mr.. Ad-
ans lost no time in going to the police.
who were able to induce the suspected
man to give up the property. Mr.. Ad-
ans declining to prosecute. the police have
not given out the mans name
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
AUCTION SEASON
is STARTING UP
Auctioneer wilkins Has Several Sales
Under Way - Has Sold Some
Farms IS Many as Four Times.

This is the time of the year for auc-
tions to start. and the custom OF years Is
being maintained in that regard. Auc-
tioneer A. w j. wilkins, the veteran
auctioncer in this section already has
several sales under way.
There are seasons for auctions as in
most other lines OF activity. They are
thickest after the harvest, before the
coolest weather sets in, and early IN the
spring before time to plant, as those
are the times when people, particularly
those on farms, find it most convenient
to move. In fact many are obliged to
move BY reason of farm sales, and the
changes of ownership naturally come
between harvest and planting.
Mr. Wilkins began his career as an
auctiOneer Is years ago He had con-
Quoted few sales as administrator with
such success as to attract the attention
of the late Calvin p. ellison of West
Chesterfield, afterwards of Brattleboro
who was an expert at disposing OF goods
under the hammer and mad wide rep
utation in that line. He called ON Mr.
that way Mr. wilkins got his start il
that Kind of business.
As he conducts sales in different places
| IN the Connecticut valley it makes hin
smile sometimes to see articles brought
out that he has sold on previous similal
occasions. There are certain farms moi
many miles from Brattleboro that he ha
sold as many a. four times at publ
sales. There are many interesting trick
! in the auctioneering art
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
Artificial Rubber.

The crythrene rubber produced from
alcohol by Russian chemist is stated to
be chemically identical with natural rub
Der, though it differs in properties by be-
ing more rapidly oxidized. In the first
part of the process of manufacture, air Is
pumped through alcohol, and the mixed
vapors are passed through copper tubes
containing heated spirals OF red copper and
silver gauze This gives acetic aldehyde
and paraldehyde Mixed with more alcohol
these substances are passed over strongly
heated aluminium oxide and the resulting
erythrene ia collected in the presence of a
small quantity of catalyst The raw
erythene rubber thus produced is fitted
for use by mixing with about 10 per cent
Iof various substances, including tannins
and lead oxide to aid in vulcanization,
and rubber resins to give greater elias
ticity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
Didn't Understand What He
Said, But Applauded
Nevertheless
MADE SPLENDID
SHOW IN REVIEW
Occasion Was Anniversary of Birth of
Lafayette and Beginning of Battle of
Marne - Non CONS Free Translation
of President S Remarks

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE, sept 6. delayed - By Asso-
cated Press) The American troops
wearing their British trench helmets and
looking grim and warlile passed in re-
view before President Poincare today
Massed in great solid squares anI march
ing quickly to spirited American music
they presented a spectacle Of unusual mar
tial splcndor
President Poncare, addressing the
troops later, said he had witnessed their
demonstration with great emotion and
felt that events were bringing the French
aud American peoples closer together To-
day was the anniversary OF the birth OF
/ Lafayette rs well as the beginning of the
battle Of the Marine and President Pom
care said that he had especially selected
I the date to pay his first visit to the Amer
lean troops. He Inspected several Ameri-
can barracks and hil!eting quarters in
+ French villages and then left to visit his
4 Itoric spots on the Marine battlefield
/ President Poincare was warmly applaud
ed when he addressed the troops and
when he ended the officers gave three
cheers and a tiger Cheering was taken NJ
| by the troops in the distance and con
tinued while the President and his part,
were moving off the reviewing field
! The President spoke in French ''What
dld he say was the question asked OF
non-commssioned officer who stood neal
the party during the speech when he re
joined his command Il don't know cx
actly. was the reply but | think he sal,
give them hell That's the stuff yelle,
a number OF privates in chorus as tn,
words ran up and down the long line ami,
another outburst Of cheering
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
Commissioner Wallace Pre-
pairing to Lay Out
$500 There
WILL THEN TACKLE
MAIN STREET JOB
Just Now Taking Care of Street Rail-
road Drainage Where State Work Is
to Be Done - Contractors Ready to
Vacate Main Street on Notice.

Street Commissioner A. A Wallace
began today preparations for laying a
stretch OF state road on Western avenue
The street will not be torn up Just now,
as some needed material is not on hand,
but while waiting for that the commits
sioner and his men are fixing up the
drainage for the street railroad That
i work that has to be done in eOnnec-
tion with the state work, but as Supt
A L. Trip could not spare men TO do it
just now Commissioner Wallace put men
ON the job at the expense of the railroad
owners
Mr. Wallace has about $500 to ex-
pend in state work on Western avenue.
beginning near w X Pratt's house.
where the present state built road ends,
land going west until the money gives
out. Because OF the large amount of
traffic on the avenue Mr.. Wallace does
not want to tear up the road until all
the necessary material l. on hand as an
assurance against delay. He wants an
additional supply OF crushed stone, and
Is negotiating for that now.
As soon "a the Western avenue Job is
finished Mr.. Wallace will tackle the
Main street job on the hill between the
American and Barber buildings This
will not be a long job, but it involves the
laying OF cement sidewalk so it is de-
sired TO have the work completed before
the weather i cold enough 10 interfere
with the cement work 1t is expected
that the Main street work will be begun
/ by Oct. l.
| This work will involve widening and
re grading the street on the hill and
putting in additional paving. The paw
ing blocks already are available. AT
ipresent a part of the street in front of
the Barber building Is used by the con-
tractors who are working on the build
ing. The contractors told the selectmen
this morning that they would vacate the
street on five days notice, but for the
safety of the public while work on the
building is i'll progress and to avoid the
necessity and expense of temporary work
on the street the selectmen feel that it
would be better to let things remain as
they are until Mr. Wallace is ready to
60 ahead with the permanent work
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
PROMISING BUNCH
OF FOOTBALL MEN
Eight Members of Last Years Team
and Numerous Recruits at School
Practice at Island Park.

Coach Diedrich Stolte, physical instruc-
tor in the incorporated school district. had
a promising bunch of football candidates
ont for practice at Island park yesterday
afternoon. Eight members OF last years
team were on hand, being Capt Randall
Plumb, Stearns, j. Moran. f. Moran, Bet
terley, Howard and Manley, who make
fine nucleus for team. Among the re-
cruits were Ninton, Noyes. Gibson, Aus
tin, Nixon, Davis, Gorborino, Hall, Lam
dry. Smith, Gunzinger, Coleman and other
enthusiastic youngsters, % in all. They
Were put through their PAGES in gymnas-
ties in preparation for more strenuous
training There is excellent material in
the squad and the outlook for a competent
team to represent the high school is
pleasing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
WELL-KNOWN NAMES
IN NEW DRAFT LIST
Proctor and Page Among Those Ger
titled by District Exemption
Board

MONTPELIER, Sept :. - The district
exemption board yesterday certified l55
new names to the adWtant general for
service This includes 40 names in Rut
land county, first district, and makes a
total OF 53l certified for service. The list
certified comprises Chittenden county, II;
Essex, %; Franklin, %; Lamolle, "a; Or
leans. %; Orange county 40 and Washing
ton g.
Among the 40 from Rutland county ap-
pears the name OF Mortimer r. Proctor
who was certified to the adjutant general
and has claimed no exemption. The name
OF Carroll G. Page. grandson of Senator
Carroll : Page, has been certified by the
local board OF l.amoille county to the dis
trict board but the adjutant general has
been advised that he will claim exemption
that he may enlist in the navy, having
made application preceding the draft al
though he did not complete the apphca-
ton
Richard Cutler, son OF H. NJ Cutler,
vice president OF the National Life In
surance company here. has been certified
| by the local board to the district board.
He was examined by the local board at
the request of the board in Baltimore be
cause he has been in Vermont for several
weeks and the local board refused his
claim for exemption on the ground OF de
lpendents and certified him to the district
board for service. His claim was that his
wife was unable to support herself and
| had no means.
In the Orleans county list which was
certified today appears the name of Har
old Ramsdeil and hia place of residence il
given as the house of correction at Rut
| land
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
With the Loss of Monte San
Gabrielle Their Position
is PrecariOus
ITALIAN ARMY
IN GREAT DRIVE
with Mountain Peak in Their Posses
sion Complete Dominance of Wide
Area is Possible - Russian Retreat
Awakens and Unites Elements.

Although the AuStrians apparently
stil retain a prccarious hold on Monte
San Gabrielle. their last remaining
mountain stronghold northeast OF Cor
izia, the end is in sight for them in
this region, according to Italian belief.
Gen. Cadona 8 report today shows the
Austrians still resisting desperately, bct
staggering under the heavy losses which
thu inccssant Italian pressure of the
last few days has inflicted upon them.
This pressure il being maintained and is
lecOming decisive, the commander of
the attacking forces announces.
The Italian reports Invariably are
conservative aud il has been noted
that Gen. Cadona has habit of with.
holding MI announcement until he is sure
of his ground. The confident tone of to-
day communication from Rome
therefore, is considered significant. Ac
cording TO strutcgical experts Gen. Ca
dorna has only 10 obtain a secure hold
upon Monte San Gabrielle TO give hin
complete dominance OF the BainsizZi
plateau and the country far to til,
south. This will make il possible foI
MN 10 pusu MS WbN INTO lnc NHalONdH
valley and drive a wedge between til,
Two Austrian armies, virtually isolat
Jag the southern army which directly
bars his way TO Triest. Several times
the San Gabrielle peak has been il
Italian hands, but the Austrians hav,
battlrd desperately for this vital posi-
ton and each time surged back again
There has been no let up in Italian pres
sure, however, and il now seems as i
the decisive phase Of the battle ha,
been reached.
The continued retreat of the Russia,
armies has not yet caused the Russian
authorities 20 fear seriously for Petro
grad, according 10 current adyiccs, bu
for one thing il apparently has had tn
effect of Weakening most of the radica
clements in the capital to the necessit
Of strengthening Russia $ powers of rC
sistancc Newspapers now are urgin
the dropping OF internal political quar-
rcls enforcing discipline and present
ing united front TO the enemy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
I. w. w. RAID UNEARTHSl
NATIONWIDE PLOT
Evidence Thus Gathered Indicates a
Concerted Effort tc Hamper
War Work.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Reports and
disclosures made to officials here in con-
nection with the seizure Wednesday Of I
w w documents throughout the country
indicate, it was said today, that there has
existed for some time nationwide conspir-
acy to hamper the government in almost
every conceivable way in carrying on the
war
Opposition to the draft law, burning
of crops, some of the so-called labor dis
turbances and attempts to curtail pro-
duction in war industries were all parts
of the same alleged conspiracy whose
prime motive was thought to be the
Gripping of the government activities
in every way possible short of inter
ference with military and naval opera
tions.
The investigation begun by the fed
eral grand jury at Chicago in connec-
tion with Wednesday 3 raid on l. w. W.
offices throughout the country will 90
into all phases Of the conspiracy. Tens
Of thousands Of letters, checks and 9th
er documents in the possession of fed
eral authorities will be placed before
| the grand Jury. II was intimated to-
| day that the government theory is that
the alleged conspiracy was entered into
| in Chicago although IT'S operations ex.
tend to virtually every section of the
| United States.
In the light of reports made recently
to officials here the numerous instances
of opposition at widely scattered point,
to the draft law were parts of the gen
eial alleged conspiracy and wer,
prompted hy virtually the same set OF
men in almost every instance. TIL,
burning Of wheat fields and attempts t,
burn forests in the Pacific northwest
it was thought, were but another phas,
of the alleged general conspiracy, Iii
rected by the controlling heads.
Dozens of sporadic attempts to Grip
PIE war Industries by strikes and acts O
lviolence are regarded as a third phas
of the general alleged conspiracy. Pul
lication of articles designed to Great
anti-war sentipent, or anti-ally sent
ment We're a fourth phase, it is thoughr
Of the same general movement.
To find where the money came fror
to finance the manifold activities til
grand jury will delve deeply. Evidenc,
it is said, points 10 a German fund froi
which money was lavishlv supplied fc
work of the alleged conspirators. Her,
tofore the connection between Germa
funds and activities of persons apparen
/ " hostile TO the government had NJ
, been established.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-07
WYATT TO HANDLE
NATTER OF SCENERY
Auditorium to Be Equipped with New
Drop Curtain and Scenery as Voted
in Town Meeting

Arthur d. Wyatt. who has had consid
cradle experience in amateur theatrical
work in Brattleboro and knows the
needs of the Auditorium in the matter
of drop curtain and scenery, has been
asked by the selectmen to see what he
can do in the way Of providing those
things for the local playhouse, He will
some work that has been done there
At the last annual town meeting it
was voted to appropriate sum not to
exceed 81 900 to equip the Auditorium
with new drop curtain and such new
scenery as might be needed