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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-16
GRAHAM ASKS ARMS
OF WAR DEPARTMENT
Vermont Governor Tells legislators
They May Have TO Vote E1ner-
gency Fund

MONTPELIER, March Is. = Declar-
ing that the situation was serious and
that the state might be called upon
at any time to appropriate a large sum
Of money for military purposes. Gov.
Graham last night told the members OF
the Rutland, county delegation that il
behooved the legislature to 20 carefully
in the matter Of special appropriations
The occasion was the banquet and
Iet-togetherg meeting Of the delegation
leld at Millers Inn, with about 25 per
sons present, and the governors words
made a profound impression, especially
yhcn he declared that the situation
vas serious and that he had asked the
var department TO ship to Fort Ethan
Allon equipment and arms TO take care
I Nermont's quota in case Of the Ma
ional guard was ordered out on coast
lefense duty. The governor intimat
4 this might happen at any time an6
hat it was the duty of the state to bc
prepared
His excellencv was the chief speaker
nd was introduced By Representative,
anton of Rutland, who acted as toast
Master. Other speakers were: Speak
Stanley G. Wilson, State Treasure
Walter F. Scott, former Senator Harry
aniels Of East Montpelier, Represent
tive Phelps of Fair Haven, Repre-
antative W O. Williams of PawIet anC
|. l.. Hindley of the Rutland Herald
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Tuesday, March 20

LIVE STOCK Seven-year- Hol-
stein COW, due to freshen June 10: 2
year-old Guernsey heifer. due TO fresh
en- Oct :. one and one-half y ear-o old
Guernsey heifer. due to freshen Oct. s.
my black driving mare. II Years old
bay horse, years old, good worker.
WAGONS. SLEDS, Etc.-Dump cart,
express wagon, farm wagon, buggy, two
sleighs. traverse sled, straight sled
wooden shod sled. horse rake, tedder
wheel harrow, 2-horse corn culuvator,
smoothing boat, cultIvator. spring tooth
harrow, wagon Jack, log chains. cant
hooks, spray pump Cyphers incubator
three brooders, corn breeders, corr
planter. corn shelter. plows, hay forks
ladders blankets. buggy harness, car
rage pole, two small churrs. butte,
worker, cream separator.
Ten tons Of good stock hay.
FURNITURE - Extension table bread
table. china closet, lamps. bedstead
chairs and n lot of other things too nu-
nIeroCS TO mention.
Terms made known at time Of sale.
JULIUS ENNER.
A. w J. wilkins. Auctioneer
John l. Howard, Clerk.
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Four Great Battle Cruisers
and Six Scout Cruisers
to Be Built
CONTRACTS INVOLVE
NEARLY S112,O00,00
Many Other Fighting Crafts to Be Built,
Including 38 Submarines, Under the
Present Naval Program = New Boats
Speedy

WASHINGTON, March Is. = Con
tracts for what is believed to be the
largest single order for fighting craft
ever given by any nation were placed
yesterday by the navy department.
Private builders undertook to turn out
four great battle cruisers and six scout
cruisers, costing nearly $112,000,000
for hulls and machinery alone, and
pledged themselves to keep 20 per cent
of their working forces on navy con
struction.
In response to an appeal to their
| patriotism by Secretary Daniels, the
major shipbuilders have agreed to ac-
cept 10 per cent net profit on the bat
| lie cruisers, whose cost will represent
about S76000,00O of the total sum in
volved in today s contracts. A fifth
/ battle cruiser will be built at the Phil
adelphia navy yard so as not to strain
the. limit of facilities of private es-
Establishments.
The builders are besicged with offers
of merchant work, and are getting as
/ high as 80 per cent profit on these
Jobs with more work IN sight than
they can do. They have placed their
facilities at the disposal of the gov
ernment, making it unnecessary for the
President to consider employing author
itv to commander plants.
Both classes of cruisers ordered to-
day are new types TO naval architec.
ture and are designed for a speed Of
80 knots an hour.
The scouts were awarded on bids
submitted Wednesday. prices ranging
from - ,950,O00 to - 1916, 900 and stipu
lated time of delivery from so to 81
months These figures can be no guide
to the actual cost or time, however
as under the emergency clause of the
naval appropriation bill construction
will be FASTENED to the limit, the gov
eminent footing the bill for additiona
cost
The battle cruisers. the fixed limit Of
cost of which is $19.0O0,00 per ship
exclusive OF speeding UP expense, were
Iplaeed as follows:
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock company, two ships; Fore Rive
Shipbuilding corporation, one ship;
New York Shipbuilding company, one
ship.
With the exception of the New Yorl
company, each private builder will have
to install new ways and machinery 70,
the huge craft. The government vii
bear its fair share of this expense. Al
ready an appropriation of s6,0o0,00(
has been ordered expended to equip tn
Philadelphia yard for capital shiI
building.
Four of the scout cruisers will b,
built on the Pacific coast, two by tn
Seattle Contraction company, and tw'
by the Union Iron Works at San Frar
cisco. The other two will be built b
William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Cramp 5 and the Union Iron Work
may be called upon also to build I
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number of destroyers. In addition to
the ID destroyers authorized by the
last naval appropriation bill, the depart
ment IS planning to contruct many
craft OF this type under the small boat
emergency fund.
OF the authorized building program
there remain to be contracted for three
dreadnaughts, SO submarines, the Is
destrOyers and several auxiliary YES
sells. Bids will be opened early in April
on these craft and at the same time
orders wall be placed for more than
100 coast patrol boats.
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ANNUAL Session Held at Woodstock
T. G. Adams Vice PRECEDENT.

WOODSTOCK, March 16.-Thc an
iual meeting of the Northern Bankers
ssoeiation was held yesterday Mt the
Y Woodstock Inn, with SO o. the 90
members present.
Officers were elected as follows:
President Perlcy r. Bugbee Of Hano-
yer, ~ H.; first vice-president, f. G.
Adams Of Brattleboro; second vice
resident. W. H. Carton Of Manchester,
\. H.; secretary treasurer, W. J. Sake
Of Windsor; executive council, G. II
Forbush of Springfield. w. NJ Pearson
of Concord, \. H., J. NJ Biakely of
Nashua, y. II.
The speaker for the occasion was
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President Hopkins Of Dartmouth col
PEACE LEAGUE MEETINGS.
Hamilton Holt to Address CATHERINE s
Ia -Four Towns

BURLINGTON. March I6.-The pres
ent membership Of the Vermont branch
OF the League to Enforce Peace i
1900, this statement being made b.
Roderic NJ. Olzendam OF Woodstock,
secretary of the Vermont branch There
is to be meeting at Barre under tbs
auspices of the league March IS, when
Col. Ira /. Reeves, president of Norwich
university. will be the speaker.
Hamilton Holt, editor of the hide
pendent, viii be al Burlington for :
week in the interests Of the league ana
viii speak at Springfield, Woodstock
Randolph and Aiddlebury.
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NEWENCLAND DETECTIVE SERVICE

Registered. Every class of Detective
work transacted in an efficient and con-
hdential manner. Dictograph service.
Correspondence solicited. Private tel
ophones day or Night. Rutland,
Vermont.
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AUCTION

Having disposed OF my farm situat ted
on Potato Lane, one mile from West
Brattleboro poStoffice, l will sell the fol-
lowing personal property az public auc-
ton on the premises At
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-16

TO RENT-Mrs. Warner s house on
Whipple st. Inquire of Freeman Scott.
1l-22
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TO RENT-Nice Groom tenement on
Birge st. Holden & Martin. 296-tf
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TO RENT = Apartment furnished
for light housekeeping. c. Miner.
304tf
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THE FIFTH AVE. CORSET Co, Inc,
Is pleased TO announce to the ladies' OF
Brattleboro that they have been sue.
cessful in securing the services of Hat
tie Warren, 127 Main ST., TO demon
strate the latest models in custom made
corsets. Write or phone and our cor
setiere will call, without any obliga-
ton on your part. Phone 570.M.
1925
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WANTED take on shares, sugar
orchard near Brattleboro. Inquire at
Jli Western Ave. I3-ljH
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TO RENT - Pleasant tenement,
rooms. Mrs. Thomas VIM, 3 Elm St.
2S4-tf
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WANTED-Good workman on coat,
vest and pants, at Brook Street tail
or shop. Taylor the tailor. 1-tf
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TO RENT-Five-room tenement. In
quire of Mary a. Stewart, Stewart
Place. 13-tf
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WANTED N Young girl to assist in
housework. Address ~ Reformer Of
flee. loft
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To Rent.

TO RENT-Room 4 Spring St. 1920
TO RENT Modern flat. f. NJ. An
gier. 13-tf
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TO RENT-One six-room tenement on
River View St., Fort Dummer Heights.
Holden & Martin. 257-tf
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Special Notices

SHAMPOOING and Manicuring. Miss
Mary A. Griffin, 139 Main St. 229-tf
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WANTED-Errand boy who is out
OF school Iloughton 4 Simonds. 7tf
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For Sale

FOR SALE-Furniture and Ranges,
new and secondhand at J. Il. Dunton s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-16
Wanted

WANTED-Live poultry. Beef and
horse hides. W. +. Richardson Co. 29j-tf
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FOR SALE - Two pair heavy work
horses. Crystal Spring lee Co. loft
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FOUND II Tortoise frame speetacles
on Green St. inquire 50 Green st. Tel
eplsone 772M. Is
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TO RENT-Apartment of two rooms
and bath, furnished, steam heat, hot and
cold water, electric lights. Price rea-
sonable. John L. Howard 5-tf
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-01-26
CHAPTER XVII.

Light shone before Duane's eyes
thick, strange light that came and
went. For n long time dull booming
sounds rushed by, filling all. 1t was a
dream in which there was nothing !;
drifting under burden; darkness,
light, sound, movement; and vague,
obscure sense of time-time that was
very long. There was fire-creeping,
consuming fire. A dark cloud of flame
enveloped him, rolled him away.
He saw then, dlmly. room that was
strange, strange people moving about
over him, with faint voices, far away,
things in dream. He saw again,
clearly, and consciousness returned,
still unreal, still strange, full of those
vague and far-away things. Then he
was not dead. He lay stiff, like a
stone, with n weight ponderous as a
mountain upon him and all his bound
body racked in slow, dull-beating
agony.
woman's face hovered over him,
white and tragic-eyed. like one of his
old haunting phantoms, yet sweet
and eloquent. Then n mans face bent
over him. looked deep into his eyes,
and seemed to whisper from a dis
tance: "Duane-Duanel All, he
knew mel"
After that there was another long
interval OF darkness. When the light
came again, clearer this time, the
same earnest-faced man bent over him.
1t was MacNelly. And with recogni-
ton the past flooded back.
Duane tried to speak. His lips were
weak, and he could scarcely move
them.
sPoggini" he whispered. His first
real conscious thought was for Poggin.
Ruling passion-sternal instinct
"Poggin is dead. Duane; shot to
pieces" replied NacNelly, soler-.jy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-01-26

what fight he made! de killed two
Of my men, wounded others. God he
was tiger. He used up three guns
before we downed him."
''Who-got-away?"
FLETCHER, the man with the horses.
We downed all the others. Duane, the
jobs done-it's donei Why, man,
you're"
"What of-of-her"
Miss Longstreth has been almost
constantly at your bedside. She help
ed the doctor. She watched your
wounds. And, Duane, the other night.
when you sank low-so low-I think
1t was her spirit that held yours
back. Oh, she's a wonderful girl
Duane, she never gave up. never lost
her nerve for a moment. Well, we're
going to take you home, and she'll go
with us. Colonel Longstreth left for
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-01-26

do. You'll forget there. You'll learn
to love my home. It's a beautiful old
place. There are groves where the
gray moss blows all day and the night
ingaIes sing all night"
my darllng" cried Duane. broken
ly. mo, no, mol"
Yet he knew in his heart that he
was yielding to her, that he could not
resist her a moment longer. What
was this madness of love?
"Wefl be happy" she whispered.
"Oh, know. Come come come |"
Her eyes were closing, heavy-lidded,
ing lips.
With bursting heart Duane bent to
them. Then he held her, close pressed
to him, while with dim eyes he looked
out over the line of low hills in the
west, down where the sun was setting
gold and red, down over the Nueces
and the wild brakes of the Rio Grande
which he was never to see again.
1t was in this solemn and exalted
moment that Duane accepted happi-
ness and faced new life, trusting this
brave and tender woman to be strong
er than the dark and fateful passion
that had shadowed his past.
1t would come back-that wind of
flame, that madness to forget, that
driving. relentless instinct for blood.
1t would come back with those pale,
drifting, haunting faces and the ac-
cusing fading eyes, but all his life,
always between them and him, render
ing them powerless, would be the faith
and love and beauty of this noble
woman.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-01-26
tTHE END.)
KAKAPOS TAKEN IN SHARES
Simple Trick That Is Resorted To by
New Zealanders to Trap These
Wary Birds.

The New Zealand kakapo, or large
parrot, with all it's credit for brains,
allows itself to be caught in a very
simple manner. In the dusk of the
early dawn the Maoris, carrying tame
kakapos tied to long sticks. set off to
hunt. These are the call birds used
to attract by their screams the large
focks of kakapos flying overhead.
While one Maori tethers the call birds
by the leg and sets them screaming to
the full extent of their rusty lungs, an
other cuts as many perches as there
are men in the hunting party from the
neighboring bush. By means of fax
bands .hese are lashed firmly to differ
ent parts of little hut or WHARF lin
which the hunters secrete themselves),
so as to act as perches for the unsus-
pecting birds. Each perch is SO fixed
that II can be drawn down into the
WHARF through the roof. On the perches
are placed running nooses of fax. and
when all Is prepared each Maori sits
quietly within the whase with his flax
cord In his hand ready to pull at the
right moment. The call birds are then
disturbed by means or a long stick, and
presently large flock OF parrots, hear
Ing their cries, wheel down and settle
with great chattering In the adjaceHt
trees. One by one they fly and set.
tie on the perches of the WHARF to hold
converse with the call birds, and when
every perch Is occupied a Maori gives
the signal and the nooses are pulled.
Inc hubbub of screaming and scolding
as each perch with its captured parrot
Is drawn down into the WHARF can be
Dest imagined. 1t is only equaled by
the frantic excitement of the Maoris
as they grasp the birds by the neck
and throw them aside dead.
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Shall the Court Rule on ReIiolonY

The woolly-headed Uncle Rasmus
was accused of disturbing the peace.
oihcer Mort Rudolph explained it as
follows:
Your honor, this man was running
up and down the Mill River road. way.
Ing his arms and yelling at the top OF
his voice. and otherwise raising the
mischief, at half past one in the morn.
Ing. The people of that district com.
planned, and they had a perfect right
to-"
Inc judge frowned at Rasmus, who
didn't seem to be particularly worried.
cNhat do you mean by such unbe.
coming conduct?' his honor demanded
Religion, jedge." was the response.
"Religion Are you a Holy Roller.
or something like that? L have relig.
Ion, Rasmus, but l don't get up al
midnight and tell everybody about it"
Oats des' de diffunce, Judge. ]
amt eshamed OBJ mine."-Case and
Comment.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-01-26

/ A clock inside pointed the hour of
two. He went through the door into
the vestibule, looked around, passed
up the steps into the bank. The clerks
were at their desks. apparently busy.
But they showed nervousness. The
cashier paled at sight of Duane. There
We're men-the rangers-crouching
down behind the low partition. All
the windows had been removed from
the iron grating before the desks.
The safe was closed. There was no
money in sight. A customer came In,
spoke to the cashier, and was told to
come tomorrow.
Duane returned to the door. He
could see far down the street, out
into the country. There he waited,
and minutes were eternities. He saw
no person near him; he heard no
sound He was insulated in his un-
natural strain.
AT few minutes before half past
two dark, compact body of horsemen
appeared far down. turning into the
road. They came ct a sharp trot-
group that would have attracted
attention anywhere Mt any time. They
came little faster as they entered
town; then faster still now they were
four blocks away, now three, now two.
Duane backed down the middle of the
vestibule, up the steps. and halted
in the center Of the wide doorway.
There seemed to be rustling In his
ears through which pierced sharp,
ringing clip-clop of iron hoofs. He
could see only the corner of the street.
But suddenly into that shot lean
limbed dusty bay horses. There was
Il gathering of nervous hoofs pulled
to halt.
Duane saw the tawny Poggin speak to
his companions. He dismounted quickly.
They followed suit. They had the man
ner of ranchers about to conduct some
business. No guns showed. Poggin
started leisurely for the bank door,
quickening step a little. The others,
close together, came behind him.
Blossom Kane had a bag in his left
hand. Jim Fletcher was left at the
curb, and he had already gathered up
the brides.
Poggin entered the vestibule first
with Kane on one side, Bo1dt on the
other, little in the rear.
AS he strobe in he saw Duane.
"Hell's Fire." he cried.
Something inside Duane burst, pierre
ing all of him with cold. Was 1t that
fear?
Buck Duanei" echoed Kane.
One instant Poggin looked up and
Duane looked down.
Like n striking jaguar Poggln mov-
ed. Almost as quickly Duane threw
his arm.
The guns doomed almost together.
Duane felt a blow just before he
pulled trigger. His thoughts came
fast. like the strange dots before his
eyes. His raising gun had loosened
in his hand. Poggin had drawn quick
erl A tearing agony encompassed his
breast. He pulled-pulled-a ran
dom. Thunder of booming shots all
about himl Red flashes, Jets of
smoke, shrill yells He was sinking.
The end; yes, the endl With fading
sight he saw Kane go down, then
Boldt. But supreme torture, bitterer
than death, Poggin stood. name like
lions, back to the wall, bloody faced,
grand, with his guns spouting redl
All faded, darkened. The thunder
deadened. Duane fell, seemed float
ing. There it drifted-Ray Long
streth's sweet face, white. with dark,
tragic eyes. fading from his sight
fading fading
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She Was Leading an Old Lady.

Louisiana right after the fight. L
advised IT. There was great excite
ment. 1t was best for him to leave"
Have I-a-chance-to recover?"
"Chance? Why man." exclaimed the
captain, you'll get welli You'll pack
sight of lead all your life. But you
can stand that. Duane, the whole
Southwest knows your story. You
need never again be ashamed of the
name Buck Duane. The brand out
law is washed out. Texas believes
you've been a secret ranger all the
time. You're hero. And now think
of home, your mother, of this noble
girl-of your future"
The rangers took Duane home to
Wellston.
A railroad had been built since
Duane had gone into exile. Wellston
had grown. A noisy crowd surround
ed the station, but it stilled as Duane
was carried srom the train.
A sea of faces pressed close. Some
were faces he remembered-school-
mates. friends, old neighbors. There
was an uplifting of many hands.
Duane was being welcomed home to
the town from which he had fled. A
deadness within him broke. This well
come hurt him somehow, quickened
him; and through his cold being, his
weary mind, passed a change. His
sight dlmmed.
Then there was a white house, his
old home. How strange, yet how real !
His heart beat fast. Had so many,
many years passed? Familiar yet
strange it was, and all seemed magni-
fed.
They carried him in, these ranger
comrades, and laid him down, and
lifted his head upon pillows. The
house was still, though full of people.
Duane's gaze sought the open door.
Someone entered-a tall girl in
white, with dark wet eyes and light
upon her face. She was leading an
old lady, gray-haired, austere-faced,
somber and sad. His mother! She
was feeble, but she walked erect. She
was pale, shaking, yet maintained her
dignity.
Then someone in white uttered a
low cry and knelt by Duane's bed.
His mother flung wide her arms with
strange gesture.
"This mani They've not brought
back my boy. This mans his father |!
Where is my son? My son-oh. my
sonw
When Duane grew stronger it was
pleasure to lie by the west window
and watch Uncle Jim whittle his stick
and listen to his talk. The old man
was broken now. He told many in
teresting things about people Duane
had known-people who had grown up
and married, failed, succeeded. gone
away, and died. But 1t was hard to
keep Uncle Jim off the subject Of
guns, outlaws, fights. He could not
seem to divine how mention of these
things hurt Duane. Uncle Jim was
childish now, and he had a great pride
In his nephew. He wanted to hear
of all of Duane's exile. And If there
was one thing more than another that
pleased him 1t was to talk about the
blllets which Dunno carried In his
b dy.
"Five bullets, a'a-t itr he asked,
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mind tho image of Poggin-Poggin had
sent the cold sickness of fear to his
marrow. There was a horrible thrill
In his sudden remembrance that
Poggin likewise had been taunted with
fear of him. The dark tide over
whelmed Duane. and when he left
the room he was fierce. implacnble,
steeled to any outcome. quick like n
panther. somber as death. In the tkrall
Of this strange passion.
There was no excitement in the
street. He crosses ~ the bank corner.