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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-28
BRANDON MAN GIVEN LESSON.
Mitchell Pays s1245 for Refusing t
Answer Military Census Questions.

BRANDON. March %. = Howard
Mitchell. young man employed at the
Sanders restaurant ON Center street, on
being interviewed by Lister E. c.
Spooner, while engaged in taking the
military census, refused point blank
to answer the questions on the blanks
furnished for this purpose, and in
formed Mr.. Spooner that it was none of
his business.
Mr.. Spooner explained the situation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-28
WILLIAMSVILLE.

The Cleaners will give a card party
IN the home of Mrs. j. T. Lewis next
Tuesday afternoon.
Ronald Fisher, who attends the
Brattleboro high school, is Spreading
his vacation at home,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-28
Bob Simpson.

If he does not give enough promise
he viii coninc his attention 10 the hur-
die events. simpson is six feet tail,
heavy and raugy, and possesses great
speed ana power, aud may make a
-0od try at the wonderful mark set
by Meredith.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-28

to him, which did no good, and the
young man became abusive and ordered
the official out of the place. A complaint
was made to Grand Juror John S. But
ties and Mitchell was arrested by Sheriff
L. f. Nichols. He was given hearing
and was fined so and costs, amounting
to $1245, which lie paid
Mr.. Spooner made his second call on
Mitchell and received very satisfactory
answers to all of the questions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-28
10NUS STICKS TO DREYFUSS
Wagner Has Worked for Only One
Man in Twenty Seasons in Major
League Baseball.

Honus Wagner is unique in baseball
In several ways besides being the only
man who ever batted for 800 in II
successive years, ana, never being o
hold.out he has worked for only one
man IN his 20 seasons in major league
baseball.
lie went 10 work for Barney Drey.
fuss in Louisville in 1897, and he is
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-28
MASONS WIN AGAIN.
Team BIB Defeats Odd Fellows Team
x 1,4O2 to 1886.

Team BIB of the Masons defeated bv
90 pins team X of the Odd Fellows on
the Odd Fellows alleys last evening
IN one Of the inter-fraternitv matches,
The Masons rolled total of I,4O2 TO
1876 for the Odd Fellows. THOMPSON
had high single when he rolled 112 and
Winchester picked the pins off for the
high total of sol. The scores:
Team RR Nasonc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-28
Defeat Masonic Fin Boys on Odd Eel
lows A1eys-Lucies Star.

The l. o. o. F. pin boys easily de
feated the Masonic pin boys on the
Odd Fellows alleys yesterday after
aoon by score of $50 to 1903. or a
margin Of SO pins. Lucies of the win
ning team had high single of "a and
high total Of 272. The summary:
q q Z pin D.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-28
Honus Wagner.

still drawing his pay from the same
man in Pittsburgh. No other active
player has worked for one man any
where near the same number Of years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-28
SOUTH VERNON.

Frank Johnson viii move April ]
into one of A. A. Dunklee 5 tenements
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-28

He and his son will be employed by
Mr.. Dunklee.
Walter Cushman s little daughter is
i'll with a stomach trouble.
Mrs. f. Sherlin spent the weekend
at the home of her parents in Win
chester. \. II.
Albert Brooks, who finished work for
A. 4. Dunklee, has gone to Guilford,
where he is to carry on q farm for
Mrs Grace Christensen.
A japanese florist has been success
full i'll growing chrysanthemums under
cheesecloth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-28

ILeale vlInfItIr naat ayed M
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-28
Team BIB, Nasons.
I. 0. 0. F. PIN BOYS WIN.

4l9 465 452- 1886
Evening star., 1917-03-14
SHOULD US. OWN RAILS
SUBJECT OF DEBATE
Teams From Catholic University to
Meet Tomorrow Evening in Nc
Mahon Hall.

resolution that the United states
government should own and operate
the railroads within its borders is to
he debated by two teams of the Cath
olic University tomorrow evening in
Mcmahon Hall in the sixth annual rec
tors prize debate. The occasion viii
he held under the auspices of the Sha-
han Debating Society of the university.
Martin A. Hunt of Dedham. Mass. is
ca plain of the affirmative team. which
also includes Vincent Glinn OF New
Britain. Conn, and Louis l.. Guarneiri
of Warren. Ohio.
The negative team will have. George
A. Barry of Milford Mass, as its cap
tain, while his associates VIII sbe Will
liam F. Scholl of Holly Springs. y. G.,
and Frank J. Ford OF lnkerman. Pa.
x. Hayes Hamilton of Nenia. Ohio.
vice president of the society. will pre-
side during the debate.
The judges will be senator Ashurst
of Arizona: Very Rev Z. !. O'Callahan,
s. c. r. rector Of the Apostolic Mission
House. and +. +. Wendt of the inter-
state commerce commission.
Medals will be presented TO the mem
bers of the winning team by Bishop
Shahan, rector Of the university.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
" 'Ception Shoals"

In the first act of "'Ception Shoals"
in which Nazimova will appear at the
Belasco Theater next Monday night, a
young fellow, as disclosed, grounded
on desolate shoals, stretched out
against the wreck of an old craft, on
balmy night with the waters of the
ocean glistening in the starlight and
beacon light flashing its warnings
over the ripping waves, when sud-
denly. out of the sea, rises this orig
fnal Eve, to confound the senses Of
the stranded mariner. Blake, the
stranded mariner. has promised to
come back some day and take Eve
away. He does come back. but as the
sinister lighthouse keeper watches the ap-
pfoach of his boat he quits his post by
the light. sends Eve up. and meets Blake
to tell him that the girl is dead. Blake
and Eve never meet again. and when she
hears from another that Blake has been
there and gone without taking her away
she hugs an imaginary child to her breast
and browns herself.
Nazimova will bring to Washington the
New York Theater company, including
Charles Bryant, Henry Harmon, Edith
Luckett and John Ellis.
Evening star., 1917-03-14

the headline position will be divided
between Elsa Ryan, supported by VIII
liam Roselle. in Peg for Short" one
act sketch embodying the characteris-
tics of the heroine in Peg o My
Heart" and Maude Lambert and Ernest
r. Ball in new singing and piano fea-
ture. Another stellar favorite will be
Charles Chic" Sale. the impresonator
of rural types taken from life. A Nth
full innovation is promised in James j:
Morton. the one-time boy comic.
Wanda Hoff will be assisted by Betalo
Rubino and company in 1.-The Dancing
Girl of Delhi" under the direction of
Il. st. Denis brother and manager of
Ruth st. Denis.
other attractions will include the
Melody Six Maids. vocalists and instru-
mentalists; Max Cooper and Irene Ri
cardo in musical comedy sketch;
Parish and Peru, jumping concertina
players: the Rails in grotesque Jug
CLING. pipe organ recitals and War in
the Dooryard." the tenth episode of
"Patria" featuring Mrs. Vernon Castle.
At and S:l5 pm. next Sunday the
performances of this weeks
bill will present America First" and
all the other features of the current
bill
Evening star., 1917-03-14
'Yvette Guilbert.

With an interpretive and creative art
peculiarly her own and which have
marked her as unique in the world of
song and drama, Nine. Yvette Guilbert
gave the first of her two recitals at
the Belasco Theater yesterday after
noon to an admiring audience, whose
moods she seemed Ito mold to her
liking in her program of sixteenth and
seventeenth century songs, Moyen
Age group and two modern numbers
To those who have heard this gifted
woman in the past she had vet new
charms to unfold. To those who heard
her for the first time her performance
was in way marvellous. 1t is an in
describable art of which she has made
herself the mistress, and those who
have not heard her have a rare treat
in store.
Emily Gresser, charming violinist.
assisted Nine. Guilbert. playing the
Schubert-Wilhelmj Ava Maria" the
Beethoven "Rondino" and the Senaille
Allegro Spirituoso.' Gustav Ferrari
was an excellent accompanist
Nine. Guilbert's next recital will be
given at the Belasco Thursday after
noon,
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Sam Howe's Show.

"A Wife in Every Port" a two-act
musical comedy in ten scenes will be
the attraction presented by Sam Howe $
week The cast is headed by Sam Howe.
Eva Null and Dee Loretta, and includes
many well known comedians and singers.
with a chorus of twenty attractive and
well costumed girls. The action centers
about the affairs of Commodore F'limsky
owner of yacht, who is constantly in
trouble by reason of his propensity for
falling in love. The opening scene is
laid in Venice and the others include
Barcelona. Paris. Persia. Toxic and Lon
don ending at the famous English race
course EPSON Downs. where an eNcl'ia'-
race occurs \ lavish scenic and cos
tune inyestiture is promised.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Elmendorf Tomorrow.

Dwight Elmendorf will present to the
armchair voyagers at the New National
Theater, at 4:3o o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon. several "Old German Towns" In
cluded in the itinerary will be trip down
the Rhine, with its ancient castles, one of
the most varied panoramas of the old
world: Weimar. with it's memories of
Goethe. Schiller and Liszt; Eisenach,
where Luther translated the Bible and
Johann Sebastian Bach improvised airs
that were the forerunners of some of
the frest musical compositions the world
possesses Nuremberg. where the toys
come from. and finally. old red-roofed
Rothenburg. one of the most picturesque
towns in the Fatherland. AS each place
associated with the lives of the great
German musicians is shown Mr.. Eimen-
dorf will personally play some selection
from their best known compositions.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
FEARFUL WELCOME
FOR BERNST0RFF
Embassy and Consular Party
From the United States
Reaches Berlin.
BoY-ED GREETs ENVOY

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN. March 13. via London.
March IA special train from Copen-
hagen carrying Count and Countess
Won Bernstorff and the embassy and
consular corps from the United States
arrived in Berlin at $50 tonight
Count Won Bernstorff met representa-
tives of the foreign office ana numerous
personal friends. among them Dr. Bern
hard Dernburg and Capt. Karl Boy Ed,
former naval attache in Washington
fearful welcomes marked the home
coming of the party.
Count Won Bernstorff refused to make
any statement before reporting to
Chancellor von- Bethmann Hollweg and
Foreign Secretary Zimmermann It
was generally remarked at the station
that the returning amba ssador has
aged considerably since his last visit
here
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Attending Boy Scout Council.

Colin H. Livingstone. national presi
dent of the Boy Scouts of America, is
the only Washington representative at
tending the national council of the or
ganization today in New York city.
Problems Of great Importance to the
general organization are expected to
take up much of the time of the coun-
Gil The council usually meets in
Washington. but the date fixed for the
meeting this year caused the officials
to think that 1t would conflict with
Inauguration plans and that accommo-
dations would be inadequate, so New
York was decided upon as the meeting
place.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Photoplay Features.
Loew's Columbia.

A continuous display of luxurious set
tings is shown in Mary Pickford's new
est picture. "A Poor Little Rich Girl"
which continues as the attraction at
Loew's Columbia for the remainder of
the week. 1t reflects the extravagant
display of wealth and shows many cost
ly scenes including a beautiful conser-
vatory, with it's lily pond, playing foun-
tains, rare birds and immense botanical
gardens Enhanced by new and artistic
lighting effects in motion photography.
these scenes form the background for
the best picture in which Mary Pick
ford has ever appeared.
Beginning Sunday and for the first half
of next week. Pauline Frederick will be
seen in a perturbation of the famous
novel and play, "Sapho."
Evening star., 1917-03-14
The Inaugural Oath.

To the Editor Of The Star:
President Wilson took the oath of office
Sunday, March 4, at the Capitol and again
on Monday, the day of the parade. No
constitutional amendment was necessary
to postpone the celebration one day and
none would be necessary to postpone it
until the last Thursday in April or some
other day when the weather is suitab BILE.
1t would not hurt our republic to bor-
row this idea from the crowned heads
of Europe. who are never formally crown
ed until long after they have entered upon
duty The usual inaugural act of Congress,
making appropriation and temporary leg
islation, could fix the date of the cele-
bration (not the entry on duty). accord
ing to agreement Of the President elect
and the inaugural committee.
THOS. w. GILMER
Evening star., 1917-03-14
ADJUSTMENTS
Lucia di Lammermoor."

An excellent rendition of the Doni-
zetti opera. Lucia di Lammermoor.
was given at the. BeIasco Theater last
night by the San Carlo Grand Opera
Company. with Edvige Faccari in the
title role and Salvatore Sciaretti. An
gelo Antola. Natalie Cervi, Alice Homer,
Antonio Cetti and Luciano Rossini in
the cast. Besides the musical merit of
the performance. which at times was
unusually brilliant, winning the warm
est enthusiasm of very large audi
Scencally and in the costumes, was
creditable in a high degree. Tonight a
double bill will present Mary kaestner.
Maddal lena Carreno. Giuseppe Agostini,
Anna Haase and Davide Silva in Cav
alleria Rusticana. and Luisa Darclee,
Manuel Salazar. Giuseppe Battistini, l..
Dellemolle ana Luciano Rossinj in
Il Pagliacci."
Evening star., 1917-03-14
"Ziegfeld Follies.' .

The "Ziegfeld Follies' of 1916 will be
the New National Theater Offering next
week, commencing Monday evening. In
New York. Boston. Philadelphia, Chicago
and Pittsburgh the big comedy spectacle
has been received with unusual favor.
1t includes $50 entertainers. among them
Ina Claire. Anna Pennington, Fanny
Brice. Allyn King, Emma Mabel Haig, Tot
Qualters, Mae Carman, Gladys Feldman,
Alma Braham. Bert Williams. Bernard
Granville. Will Rogers, Sam B. Hardy,
W. c. Fields. Carl Randall. Don Barclay,
Norman Blume. Arthur Rose and others
The Ziegfeld Broadway Beauty Chorus
is one of numerous features. The enter
tainment is in two acts and eighteen
elaborate Joseph Urban scenes George
V. Hobart and Gene Buck supplied the
lines and lyrics, and Jerome Kern and
Dave Stamper the music. Matinees will
be given Wednesday and Saturday.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Denies Other Intrigues.

All American assertions about such
intrigues in Haiti. Cuba and Colombia
are fairy tales Count Won Bernstorff is
quoted as saying. and adding that posi-
lively. so long as he was ambassador at
Washington he was never aware of the
slightest indication that the German
government tried to influence the policy
in Central and South American states
in any sense hostile to the United
States we even sometimes subordi-
mated great economic interests, which
we have in all of those countries. to
spare the sensitiveness of the United
States" he declared.
The interview concludes with the
declaration from Count Won Bernstorff
that from instructions to the German
minister to Mexico it was clear that
the Mexican government, if the United
States did not declare war on Ger
many, would never have heard of Ger
nanys intentions from German
mouth. Il believe it is hardly possible
to have acted more correctly" he said.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Gives Reasons for Slow Recruiting.

BOSTON, March 14-Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood, at mass meeting in the
statehouse held yesterday under the
auspices of the subcommittee on re-
cruiting of the Massachusetts commit
tee on public safety, said that recruit
ing for the army throughout the coun-
try was going slow" AS reasons for
this condition he gave prosperity, pre-
vailing assurance of employment and
most of all, the unpatriotic pacifist
campaign. a campaign of men and of
money. urging men not to enlist in the
United States Army"
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Gatrilowitsch Friday.

Friday afternoon at the New Ma
tional Theater Ossip Gabrilowitsch, the
Russian pianist, will be heard in the
ninth concert of the ten star series.
MIR Gabrilowitsch is one of the most
popular of the great artists who in
clude the capital in their annual visits.
His program, all Chopin numbers, fol-
lows:
"Fantasie F Minor. Opus 49,: Sonata,
B Flat Minor, Opus 35.' Allegro.
Scherzo, Funeral March and Presto;
six Preludes. Opus IS" G Major. c
Minor. E Flat Major. d Flat Major,
F Major and b Flat Minor; 'Ballade.
A Flat Major. Opus As; "Nocturne, b
Major Opus g.: 'Mazurka. b Minor,
and "Scherzo. B Minor, Opus 20
Evening star., 1917-03-14
The Arcade.

Dancing is a nightly feature at the
Arcade auditorium. Excellent music and
beautiful surroundings. together with
special features during the week. are at
fractions in themselves. st. Patrick's
day will be celebrated in fitting fashion
with appropriate decorations and souve-
Mrs
Evening star., 1917-03-14
PHILADELPHIA Orchestra Next Tuesday

Washington music lovers Will nave
their last chance of the season next
Tuesday afternoon at the New Ma
tioual Theater to hear the Philadelphia
Orchestra. For this, the last of It's
series of five concerts here, Leopold
Stokowski, it's brilliant leader. has ar
ranged a novel all-Russian orchestral
program. This announcement served
to. draw an enthusiastic capacity
house in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Won Bernstorff Denies
That Germany Framed
South American Plots

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, March 1i.-ln the course of
an interview granted to the Copenha gen
correspondent of the Berlin Tageblat tt.
says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch.
Count Won Bernstorff. interrogated as to
whether he thought there would be war
between Germany and the United Statas
replied:
Ihat depends on our U-boat warfare
IL we sink an American ship we shall
Evening star., 1917-03-14
I'm the Jungle. "

The Rianos. impersonators of animal
characters, will present their comedy
pantomime. 'In the Jungle" at the Cos
mos Theater next week, and this, with
The Broken Mirror a unique comedy
sketch by the Sohwarz brothers and COM
pany. will head the varied eight act bill.
in addition to the E: H. sothern photo
play. The Man Of Mystery in which
Mr. Sothern is supported by Charlotte
Ives. Other features will be La Belle
Carmen trio. Australian boomerang
throwers and slack wire acrobats; Fair
banks and Measures. in snappy CONVEX
sation and songs: the Four Melodious
Chaps. Ruth Curtis, coon shouter"; Hill
and Dale. in singing and dancing, and
Billy Grady and company. in Danny"
The supplemental attractions will in
clude the Hearst-Pathe news pictures
and Bray cartoon comedies.
Sunday. starting at pm. the last
performances Of the acts of this week
will be given.
B. r. Keith's.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Proud of His People.

The Hamburger Fremdenblatt, accord
ing TO ReuteF's Amsterdam correspond
ent. prints sn interview it's representa-
tive had at Copenhagen. in which
Count Won Bernstorff. former German
am ba ssador to the United States. eX-
pressed proud Joy at the way the Ger
man people are bearing. with their
heads held high. the results of the
breach in relations with America, which
he tBernstorff) so long prevented
Count Won Bernstorff is quoted as say
ing that he was keenly affected by the
news which he received for the first
time at Christiania that instructions
which had passed through his hands to
the German minister in Mexico had
come to the knowledge of the American
government.
1t is natural that its publication
caused the greatest sensation in Ameri-
ca. Count Won Bernstorff said. declar-
ing. We always strictly declined to mix
ourselves I'm the politics of the Ameri-
can continent"
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Effect of Col. Kuhn's Promotion.

Owing to the appointment of Col.
Joseph E. Kuhn. Corps of Engineers, as
a brigadier general of the line. sew
eral prom otions have been made in the
engineers. Lieut. Col. Francis r.
Shrunk, Maj. George N. Hoffman, Capt.
Joseph H. Earle and Eirst Lieut..
Charles F. Williams have each been
advanced one grade.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Overlapping of Territory.

Mr.. Lyon stated that there are now
forty-three citizens associa tions in the
District and that thirty-five of these
overlap more or less. AS an instance
he directed attention to the fact that
there is one association which within
it's territorial limits comprises all of
two others and three-fourths of a third
association, and this association is to-
tally comprised within the limits of
still another body.
"As a result" he said, when the
Citizens Northwest Suburban Associa-
tion passes a resolution the Commits
sioners and the newspapers cannot pos
sibly tell whether il represents the
views of the people in Chevy Chase
Pinehurst or Cleveland Park territories
or that of the Connecticut Avenue As
ISOLATION"
Referring to the confusion that so
many tongues produced during the
work on the tower of Babel, Mr. Lyon
declared that Nimrod's predicament was
somewhat like that of the city fathers
in their endeavor TO find out Just what
the people of the District want "One
of the most definite and reliable rem
edies for this situation" he concluded
lis coordination of civic energies,
and this can best be accomplished by
getting the association boundary lines
Strengthened out SO that the good men
down at the District building and up
on the hill can know who's who in
Washing ton"
Evening star., 1917-03-14

get war. If not 1 suppose we can
avoid it,"
And it, asked the correspondent
Germany sinks British ships with
American citizens aboard?"
To this Count Won Bernstorff replied:
THAT is not the same"
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Other Omoers Chosen.

Chosen 10 serve with Mr.. Mctirath dur
Ing the year as officers Of the association
We're. J. t. Hoyle. vice president; Freder-
ick Guderian. secretary: l. :. Williams.
treasurer: ard members of the eNecu-
tive committee at large, Dr. a g. Crane.
NJ II Barnum and Frank Montgomery.
all of whom were elected unanimously.
Amendments to the constitution adopted
combined the offices of secretary and
financial secretary into general secretary
and added new standing committee on
community center activities
An appropriation was voted toward
the expense of entertaining the guards
men recently returned from the border
and at its next meeting. the associa-
tion will vote on a resolution. offered
last night by Charlton NJ. Clark. petit
tioning Congress TO amend the charters
of local public utilities so as to provide
for compulsory arbitration in labor dis
puteS.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
PLACEDAT THE HEAD ,
FOR THE NINTH TERM
J. G. McGrath Chosen Presi-
dent of Park View AS
S0ciation.
NEWSPAPER MEN GUESTS,

Election Of officers. enactment of amend
mentS 10 its constitution and heart
to-hear;" talk with nswSparer men were
crowded last night into the annual meet
ing of the Park View Citizens Assoc'a-
ton keeping that body in session at the
Park View School, Newton and NarGer
streets. until midnight
John 6 McGrath by a unanimous vote.
was gwen a ninth term "a president. To
the list Of Big Chief" Mayor of Fark
View and other designations by which
he is known to his associates was added
last night new title for the organiza-
tion head ''Grsndaddy McGrath." fol-
lowing the reading of telegram an
.~,suuCine the arrival Of a son i'll the home
III MIR. MCtiratltS daughter in Cleveland
Ohio The announcement called for an
ovation