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New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
Japan Denies Need
Of Naval Expansion
Minister Assures Peers Coun-
try Need Not Keep Pace
with America

Toxic, July # delayed. spond-
inZ 20 an interpolation in the House Of
Peers as 20 whether Japan intended 10
keep pace with American naval expan-
sion, Nice-Admiral Kato, Minister Of
Marine. said there was no need OF
greater expansion with "a view TO Offset
ting America increase. Moreover, he
declared. an enlarged programme was
quite impossible for Japan in its pres
ent financial situation.
Sakue Takahashi, the interpolation,
said he raised the question because he
thought Japan's occupation Of South
Sea Islands Influenced tho future rela-
tions between Japan and the United
States.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
Italian Front
ITALIAN

Rome. July 13.-There was considerable
artillery activity yesterday Our guns dis
persed infantry columns on the march from
Piazza 10 Pedrazzo in the Terragnolo VAL
ley. and wagon movement il the Idria
VALLEY At Speochier. in the Val Arsa. one
of our hospitals. though bearing the Geneva
Cross ysibly displayed. was shelled repeat
edly by the enemy.
One Of our patrols on Monte Sief, in the
upper Cordevole district, raided an enemy
post and put the garrison 10 flight. Another
patrol, reconnoitring south of Castagnievizza,
brought back two enemy trench mortars.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
TWo American Vessels
Torpedoed; Crews Saued

Washington, July "a. Official dis.
patches to-day announced the sinking
by submarines Of the American barken.
tine Hildegaard, Of New Orleans, on
July 10. and of the American schooner
Mary W. Bowen. of Fall River, on June
s. All members of both crews were
rescued and landed.
The Hildegaard was a vessel Of be5
tons, and the schooner. q fve-mastsr.
vAs Of 1907 tons.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
Dutch Ship Brings 914
Through U-Boat Zone

An Atlantic Port, July ia large
Dutch transatlantic liner arrived here
to-day, having safely traversed the sub
marine zone without mishap. More
than 400 Of the 9l4 passengers are on
their way 70 the Dutch East Indies.
Only two are American citizens. Two
floating mines we're seen on the voyage.
Near Halifax Matthias Verdeck, a
Dutch stoker, died from the heat in the
hreroom, and was buried at sea.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
Boast Betrays Stacker

Meyer Graubard, nephew OF Morris
Graubard, a former Alderman, was ar
rested yesterday for failure 10 regis
ter I'm accordance with the selectlvc
draft act by agents % the Depart
ment o. Justice. Grauhrd was ar
rested 20 his home, ll3 Forsyth Street.
Neighborg 20 whom he boasted Of vio-
leting the Jaw informed the authori-
ties.
when Craubard was arraigned be-
FORE United States commissioner ne
declared he would not register. ne
was held In $4,000 bail for trial. He
IL twenty-five years old.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
GERMAN

Berlin. July l3 DAYJ.-Army Group of
Prince Leopod-On the Dvina. near Smorgon
and on the Shara there was spirited fighting.
and also west Of Lutsk there was temporary
revival Of activity in consequence Of our
reconnoitring thrusts. Russian attacks south
Of the Dniester at several places on the Lom-
Mica line were rendered futile
Fronts OF Archduke Joseph and Field Mar
shal Won Mackensen-Enemy rcconnOitring
detachments pressed forward toward our po-
sitions al several places after heavy artillery
preparation. They were repused everywhere.
Macedonian Front-East of the Nidze Pla-
nina successful Bulgarian thrust dispersed
local Serbian counter attacks. which failed.
with heavy lOsser.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
Brazil Takes Over
Sea Patrol of Her
Entire Coast Line
Agreement Is Reached I'm
der Which Her Navy AS
sumes All Responsibility

Rio de Janeiro, July 13.-An agree
ment has been reached under which the
Brazilian feet will assume the respon
sibility for patrolling the entire Bra
lillian coastlne, from the Guiana bor-
der to the southern boundary of Brazil.
Foreign Minister Pecanha conferred
with the Marine Minister to-day in re-
gard to putting this programme into
immediate effect.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
Gets a Year for Unpatriotic Talk

Syracuse, July 10. Alfred Baum
buard, Of Albany was sentenced in
Federal Court here to-day 70 one year
in the Albany County jail for unpa-
triotic remarks concerning the death
Of sn American who was killed hght-
ing In FiSnce.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
Nine Machines Lost by Vic
tors in All-Day Battle
in France
R. r. Stations Bombed
Teuton Airdromes and Mill
tsry Works in Western
Belgium Are Raided

London. July 13.-British airmen nave
been victorious in the most severe
aerial fighting since the beginning oil
the war. On the front in France OF
Thursday fourteen German sirpIahes
were brought down and sixteen driven
down out of control, says the official
statement from British Headquarters
in France tonight. Nine British ma
chimes are reported to have been los'
in the fighting. The activity undouO'-
edly precedes British offensive.
The statement reads:
Enemy detachments which endeav-
ored to approach our lines early this
morning west Of Queant we're dispersed
and driven off by our fire.
"Wednesday night bombing opera
tions against enemy railway stations,
shelters and airdromes were carried
out with success. All our machines
returned.
Yesterday there was increasing
aerial activity on both sides from dawn
until late at night. The hghtlng'
which resulted greatly in our faVor'
was the most severe experienced since
the beginning Of the war.
Air Battle Continues
Continuous engagements took place.
between large formations, consisting III
some cases of as many as thirty ma
chimes. As a result Of these encoun'-
ers. fourteen German airplanes were
brought down, three Of which fell with
in our lines. Sixteen other hostile
machines were driven down out OF con-
troll. and in addition one enemy ma
chine was shot down by direct HIT
from our anti-aircraft guns.
"While our scout machines were en-
gagged in lighting, other British ar
planes took many photographs. Bomb
ing of the enemy's airdromes, dumps
and railway stations was continued AMI
LARGO number of bombs was dropped
with good results.
"Nine Of our machines are missing
British airmen in the naval service
last night also made bombing raids
On German airdromes and other mill
tary detectives in Western Belgium
and returned sffely, according to an
official announcement Of the British
Admiralty to-day. The text follows:
"The naval air service carried out
bombing raids last night on the toI-
lowing military detectives: Aertrgcke
airdrome. at Houttave; Nieuw Munster
airdrome. Ghistelles airdrome. the rail-
wav junction north OF Thourout sta,
ton. the Bruges dock and the canal
hank and the dumps at the railway
junction south Of Ostend Harbor The
Visibility was generally very poor con
sequentiy observation Of the results
was difficult.
Bombing Attacks at Zeebrugge
Bombing attacks also were made, on
the Solwav works at Zeebrugge and az
the base of the Zeebrugge mole.
altogether. several tons OF BOMBS
were dropped. and all our machines re-
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
Britain Takes Over Crops

London, July lS.--Bsron Rhondls
the food controller. by an order issued
to-day has taken over the control Of
the 1917 crops Of wheat barley. oats,
rye and potatoes.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
rh., Great War---fO7Sth Day
OFFICIAL REPORTS
West
BRITISH

Iondon. July lS DAY).-We raided the
.,sr,v', trenches last nivht south Of Hulluch
and southeast OF Ypres. We captured ie"
Hostile raiding parties, were successfully
renulsed southeast Of Gavrelle. IN the neigh-
borhood Of the Ypres-Comines canal ana east
OF Nieuport.
Paris. July l3 (DAY).--During the night
the artillery fighting was particularly aeti'e
in the region Of ST. Quentin du Pantheon
and on the two banks Of the Meuse
Enemy attacks east Of the Martyres sa-
lent. near the Vidalet wood. at Hi Sof
and in the Caurieres wood failed under our
FIRE
,NIGHT)-Rather violent artillery fighting
took place TO the southeast OF 81 VuehuIh
and 10 the south OF Pargny-tilain' espeSlal.y
IN the direction OF La Royere farm boSI
srtiIleries were active in the Argonne ana
on both hanks Of the Msuse. To-day tne
Germans violently bombarded Rheims l'oVo
shells falling into the city. :t.o,
on July . and 10 ten German airplanes
we're brought down on our 'front.' ana elsn'
enemy machines fell within the German Hnes'
seriously damaged.
BELGIAN
Paris, July 13.--Last night the enemy ''o-
Iently bombarded the region Of Steenstrae'e
and .helled our communications heavily. Dur
ING the day there was the usuel artiIleIr
activity. 4 few shells fell in the region o.
Oosten.
GERMAN
Rerlin. July l3 (DAYJ.-Army Group of
Crown Prince Ruppresht-Good observation
conditions prevailing. the artillery duel was
intense in several sectors Of the Flanders ana
Artois fronts Enemy thrusts east OF Nleu,
port. southeast Of Ypres, near hu!uch ana
south Of the Scarpe were repuised:
Front Of the German Crown Prince ne
f0htiny activity Of the artillery in the VEST
ern Champagne again increased consideraniy'
and in the evening the firing on the leit pan < <
OF the Neuse reached great intensity. Az mn
30i storming troops in a dashing charge
captured the trenches which the enemy nad
recaptured on July s. Some OF the occupants
we're killed and the remainder made prisoner
The position won b. US on June y over n
width OF four kilometres, including their
forefeld, thereby is again completely IN ouf
hands.
In spite Of vigorous counter measures, p
reconnoitring thrust made near PrdnHy
brought US gains in prisoners and booty.
In numerous aerial engagements the enemy
lost seventeen airplanes. Two others were
brought down By anti-aircraft fire.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14

The question Of peace, not. Of in
ternal reforms, is the chief motive be-
hind the German crisis. This is the
message of Count Karolyi, the Hun
gar.an statesman. illumining the en-
tire background Of the political situa-
tion in the Central Powers.
The formula Of mo annexations and
no indemnities,' promulgated by the
New Russia, is responsible for all the
trouble. First it caused a breach in
the ranks of the Central Powers. Now
it splits Germany internally, creating
a united opposition against the Kaisers
government.
The breach was made more than
three months ago. when Count Czernin
announced that Austria-Hungary sub
scribed fully TO the Russian peace
formula. This announcement, followed
by an Austrian peace bid to Russia on
the basis of mo anneXations and no
indemnities," caused CONSERVATION in
Berlin. 1t was the first time that the
Dual Monarchy had asserted itself in
the domain Of foreign relations during
the war. And this Independent action
Of Vienna was due wholly TO the war
policies Of revolutionary Russia.
Had the New Russia progressed
normally, the breach between Austria
and Germany would have borne its
fruit much sooner But the unsettled
internal condition Of Russia, which
filed the Allied nations with such
alarm. inspired the Vienna government
with the hope of separate peace with
Russia The Central Powers were
under the delusion that their Socialist
delegates 10 Stockholm would bring
them peace with Russia. Instead they
returned home to labor for the democ-
ratization of their nations.
Militarists Disappointed
Scheidemann, of Germany, and Adler,
of Vienna. expected TO find Russian
visionaries, flushed with the victory
over Czarism, ready TO deliver their
country into the hands of Prussia. But
they were disappointed. AT the head
of Russia there stands a group of
young statesmen the like Of which
never before in history took over the
reins Of government after revolution.
The leaders OF the New Russia made 1t
clear 10 the Teuton delegates that pre-
liminary TO discussing peace the Cen
trail Powers should be purged Of the
militaristic curse.
Then free Russia struck smashing
blow in the field. Immediately two
forces became active within the Cen
tral Powers. The democratic leaders
in Germany, to satisfy the ever-rising
peace clamor, moved to bring about
the reputation Of all annexation and
indemnity aims By Germany. The
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
For soldiers .,u
"Westpointer shoes, ; s;,m S.r,
The "Rogers-Peet C'~
Case. S3.25.

Service hats. wool ~. 80 kss
underwear, leggin', pts:. pa,s.:.' .ess
army shirts. wrist wss.Ii wSsi,,' sluia
pouches, pipes. money pc. Pc. blssi:
suits. unbreakable n'iri0,s, ..,,, reF
cempasses. field dispatch ''''
fash lights. ,,,rs -
Dur.ng J.ly drd Asssss sS.s si wv
SATURDAYS az IL HooH' oi''
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
Bombing Attacks at Zeebrugge

Bombing attacks also we're made on
the Solwav works at Zeebrugge and az
the base OF the Zeebrugge mole.
altogether, several tons OF bombs
were dropped. and all our machines re-
.urped safely"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
BELGIAN

Paris. July 13.-Last night the enemy Vio-
IentIv boubarded the region Of Steenstraete
and shelled our communications heSV.ly. iioI,, Hur
activity. 4 few shells fell in the region OF
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
STATE NEWS NOTES.

stephen X Perry of Somefville
Mass, has been engaged as principal Of
Black River academy at Ludlow, to
succeed Ralph c. Jenkins, resigned
Mr.. Perry graduated from Dartmouth
college in 1913, with the degree of b. s;
was a student at Harvard summer
school in 1912 and Dartmouth summer
school the following year; candidate
for the NJ. a. degree at Harvard uni
versitv, 1916-17. He taught ut Yer
mont academy, SaXtons River. IN 1918
Is. and at the State normal school. In
diana. Pa, in 19l5-l6.
Charles Desc, while fishing for suck
rs at the mouth of the Pomfret brook
below the fair grounds i'll Woodstock
surprised himself by landing with ;
cane pole and in undignifed fashion ;
trout that measured 1884 inches aa'
weighed 2ibs., l0ozs This old sock
Idologer has made his headquarters II
that vicinity for many moons, and ha'
caused palpitation and bitter disap
Ipointment in the breasts Of many con
Ifident dcvotecs of the rod and reel. !
remained for Charles Desc, himself ;
veteran with the light tackle, to Yr'
the prize out unsuspectln9lF with
lever, and lose all sport OF the game.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
Uncle Sam a Midas.

= Boston Commercial Bulletin.)
With common articles of food selling
at from five 10 ten times the prices
.thcv ordinarily command. il is evident
In eyrrvone that the nnureccdented
PROSPERITY which has come to the coun-
trv bv reason OF the war is not an UNI
mixed blessing. For millions oil work
ippmeu with families TO support. the
Ip9vmart al rnrrent rrices for ,ueh ar
l+icIes rs smear. aonr, onions and pota-
foe. is sip,nI, am irnnossihilitv. Bear
i,g in mind tbe marked Decree in
Iu.l7;cb otLar faad art;cIos a. Won n
IfraI and aIotIiur have adv,nced in
rri.a il i pndo,fhta8lv SAT-, IN say that
In Tho MAST fs,,- ,.,a,.s tho ,,p..bo.ino
|rovcr Of the dollar has ,brunI, from Al
Ito 80 per cent. Il i true that WAGES
tboyr also risen hint ia so, that I'm All
lrascs tho rise has kent mace With the
advance ip prire. i ahsnrd vbiIa in
fine case of 4aroa aron,s af ,-orl, mo
|ran,,ln .o.e,,t,,-iu., +. ,.ar,, low a.ouo,ni,
status tbare has bean n. /. alvey. no
s+or,.. ,,rario7t. Ii++la i'm +bo ,,a+nro af
INCREASED remuneration Narrower in
1.-The last ANALYSIS ropnIar ipdioration
|aoainst fine rise i'm fine cost az li,ipo
doe, not assume So violent = ubasr as
las has recently entered unon mill the
drain ,pon the poekcthooI has become
.altooetber acute.
II T., doubtful. however. If tho si+ua.
Ition viii correct itself IA an apurcciabI,
Iextent rs long as the war lasts nm.
less. unfortunately. fine Government
l,bouId Ire forced bv InbIi, cIonoo, -
.uut am embargo upop cvrorts. ORGAN
lied speculatlon and the orepJ of mo
Iduccrs may and poysibilv have nIavag
some part in bringing about fine nrc,
Iapt crisis bn+ tTarC :. NV, ,.,,ol+;,,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

After suppir last mite me and Pubs
Simluns and my cuzzin Artie was
wawking along Jest wawkino along
and all OF Il suddin Pubs Yelled Exter,
rXter, 5 million thousand Gcrmns taken
primer vile they Wasent looking Wich
he hadcnt hardly got throo yelling ii
wen smnhoddy opened md story
window and old lady stuck her he'd
cut, saying, Watts that, boy, watts that
Il, she thinks I'm boy selling papers,
sed puds And we kepp ON wawking,
nd Artic vcllct, EXter l. submeroens
have Il rcvilootion, exter, exter. Wich
l. windows and frunt doors opened at
wunts, and > men started to NisscI for
papers, and me and Pubs and Attic
termed the corner and kepp on WaWk-
ing. ME yelling, lnglind hits Germinny
krach in the nose, 1000 fingers brok-
en-, eXter. eXtcr
Wjeh sumbodv started to wissel for
p paper erround the corner. and we
kepp ON going, and sumbodv came run
ming up behind us, saying, Heer You
are. are YOU def, give me It paper. Be
ling pop ON his way home frum the
segar store. and wen he saw who it was
without papers he looked mad as eay
! thing, grabbing me by the arm and
saving, vouve bin out long cn0ff, YOU
leone home with me.
Wich | started to do, the last thing
/ / herd being Artie yelling, Exter, eXter
/ is million Gcrmins fall ON a banannel
skin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
you Are All Very Gross Today"

plants clean and the glasS-and you
should keep the gravel in good clean
condition. You should, but you don't.
Its very bad of you
1t seems to me- said the POlliwog,
that you are very cross today.
no, we're not; but the Fishes aren't
50 well. And it's your fault. You
don't do your work. You really must
keep things clean. You have your
work to do every day, and you'd bet
ter do it, or our little charges will not
live
How do you know the Fishes aren't
well?' asked the Polliwog. He had
stopped wiggling and was listening 10
the three SnailS. who talked in turn
rs they came out quite far from their
shells.
The silver Fishes have red marks
around their heads and gills,' said the
Snail who was even more cross and
annoyed with the Polliwog than the
others.
And their fins aren't up as they
should be- said the second Snail.
""Their tails are growing together,
said the third Snail. All that means
they are not wen. AS for the gold
Fishes-they look as if they would die.
Just then the little girl who owned
| the Aquarium came along.
My poor little Fishes look so sick,
she said. For she had learned great
| deal about fishes and took excellent
care of her Aquarium.
"T think I will clean the Aquarium
| wash off the sand, give them fresh wa.
| ter and see that there are new roots
on the plants. | will throw away the
| old parts which don't do any good
and which do quite a good deal OF
| harm
so the little girl took her Aquarium
! and changed the water and made ev
| erything look fresh and clean. She
| hxed the plants and she took out few
for they had been growing So quickly.
I care more for my Fishes thar
| for the look of the Aquarium sht
said, and they really need more room.
| while she was doing all this she
| put the Fishes and the SnaiS and The
| polliWog in another basin filled will
/ water.
You see said the SaiIs, 'sh'
treats YOU as we'll as the Fishes. You
are not left in the Aquarium while i
Is being thoroughly cleaned to have
| the gravel poured around all over You
| head. No, she is very good to yo1
and You should he, ashamed of,yoursel
Tor being so lazNk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25

on dear, sJld the li.> girl. 1
do hope my Fishes get well. That
naughty Polliwog is growing fat and
lazy. And I do love him so! How l
wish he would do his work. The SnailS
do their work SO beautifully. And l
feed them all quite fairly
THE Polliwog swan around very
quickly. wiggling his tail and his fat
body. He was feeling much ashamed
of himself
Il will do my work again said the
PolIiW0g, I will never be so lazy The
Fishes are little sick. but they're not
50 very sick rs yet. If | begin work
and do my duty they'll get all right
The SnailS went back in their shells
feeling quite happy.
And the Fishes all got well, for the
PolliWog did his cleaning work along
with the SnailS. But besides that. the
little girl took good care of her Fishes
for she didn't think il was nice to have
pets unless one cared for them really
and truly"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
k1I DADCY'S EVENING /
+ [kIRY TALE
In 6 hAW GRAHAM BONNER
LAZY POLLIWOG.

The Polliwog," said Daddy, twas
very lazy. He was supposed to do his
work in the Aquarium where the gold
Fishes and two silver Fishes We're liv-
ing.
Its perfect shame said the
Suaiis. You ar- supposed to keep this
t>an-or ut least you are supposed to
help us-and you're just growing fat
and lazy
u don't see at ALL" said the Polli-
wog. why / should do so much work.
The gold Fishes aud the silver Fishes
are very lazy. Just because they are
beautiful they think it is quite
enough
"'WeII, and so it is said the Suails.
Now, you can't for a moment even
make yourself believe that you are
beautiful, can your
I'm not SO sure about that said
the PoIliwog. I am most interesting
looking
Nonsense said the Snails You
are no more interesting looking than
We are. Now, maybe We are slow.
bur we do get there in the end We
do our work each day We keep the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25

Norwich university will have no com
menccment this year. There is no senior
class. Every member has entered
military service except one who
failed to pass the physical test, and this
lad has entered the employ of q ON.
pauv manufacturing explosives, where
hi, work as chemist will be helpful
out OF a total enrolment of 200 Nor
witch has only 60 students left owing
no the general rush TO get into military
life. The Norwich boys OF 1917 are
showing q fine spirit, in keeping with
the traditions of the university which
has furnished more army officers than
.any institution i'm the country except
West Point.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25

In the good old days when the germ
theory was unknown quarantines were
not maintained and contagious diseases
ran rampant through communities and
states until they found nothing to feed
upon. Occasionally. in these days a
person afflicted with a communicable
disease wanders about and spreads
contagion right and left. As a result
of exposures to smallpox a month on
more age. when a woman i'll with the
disease rode on Il train from Spring
field. Mass. to Essex Junction over 80
eases have developed. In Calais a
school teacher became i'll and now AL
OF her pupils and three or four Other
persons are numbered rs victims. Othcl
cases, an probably traceable to tn,
woman from Springfield, are reported il
Bellows Fails, Braintrce. Waterbury
and other towns. Fortunately. il
these days the authorities enforce ;
strict quarantine and the disease vii
soon be stamped ont. The germ car
rier spent some time between trains il
the Brattleboro railroad station el
route to Essex Junction, but no ON
here contracted the disease. Tn,
Barre Times win probably explain
Brattleboro's escape by stating tina
there WASH + a face in town to be pit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
Seventh City of Vermont.

Randolph Herald and News1
Newport, Formed by the union of the
villages of Newport and West Derby,
becomes Vermont 5 seventh city through
the acceptance Of the charter by the
voters Of these two corporations. New.
port is lively toWn-excusc us, CITY
and should in due time grow up to the
title that now seems a trihe grand fol
la municipality of only five thousand
population.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25

we can Z agree with the Boston Jour.
nal ON lots OF things, but here Is one
we can link mp with for keeps; "Cen.
-orstib Snch as that proposed by Pre~i
dent Wilson would put into the hands
of q political group the power to de
cci,e. There might be no deception
but th. power would be there. The
freedom of the press would be gone, and
"a handful OF men at the head of the
government could 20 ahead making
war, making peace or dawdIing hall
way between with no mixing Of THEN
progress or purpose reaching the PEG
nlc.|