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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-14
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Saturday-Warmer
in Vermont Northwest Winds.

WASHINGTON, Sept. H. = The
weather forecast: Fair tonight and Sat
urday. Warmer tonight in New
Hampshire and Vermont. Gentle to
moderate northeast winds.
Sun sets at $50. Light all vehicle
lamps at Gas.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-14

The foreign-born population Of this
country is l3.500,000 This equals the
population of Belgium and Holland before
the war, or that Of Norway, Denmark
and Sweden at this time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-14

Of the blind persons in tins country 81,
ii3 are male and n $40 are females The
male majority is doubtless largely due to
the extra liability of males to accidents,
owing TO their occupations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-14

IN iccbrcaking steamer built in Sweden
ior the Russian government has cut its
way through ice fields 80 feet thick when
using ony hall is power.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-14
AMERICAN KILLED.
Meeker, Aviator in France, Former
Student at Harvard

PARIS, Sept. 14.-Corpor.al Meek
at Pau on Tuesday in an airolane ac
cident due to his motor stalling, the
Herald announced today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-14
WANT EXPORT TRADE.
Australia to Send Representatives to
u. S. and Other Countries.

LONDON. Sept. IT, \ despatch to
Rueter's, Ltd, from Melbourne states
that the Australian government has de-
cided to appoint trade representatives. in
the nited States and other countries for
the purpose Of developing export trade.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-14
n. H. Arnold Drops Man
from Balloon and Picks
Up Another
EXCITEMENT CAUSED
BY FINAL DESCENT
SO Rapid that Undertakers Started with
Doctors and Nurses to Pick Up Killed
or Wounded, but No Serious Harm
Was nono

Was Done.
y. II. Arnold of Brattleboro. formerly
a member of The Reformer staff, who has
been balloon pilot for years and re-
Gently became chief instructor in the Col
legiate Balloon School, Inc, in Rockville.
Conn, accomplished yesterday feat
that had been accomplished only once be-
fore in the history of ballooninp in this
country. incidentally he gave some of
the spectators a scare bv swift drop.
and from distance it looked as though
his balfooning days were over, but he was
not hurt
The balloon with which the stunt was
performed was the America IL, and Mr..
Arnold was accompanied by passenger.
They sailed from Rockville To Vernon.
descended and dropped the passenger.
picked up newspaperman and sailed off
again.
| When the balloon finally landed. after
being 1000 feet in the air, the last 800
feet of the descent was so rapid that sew
leral undertakers from Rockville. Will,
Imantic and Stafford Springs started out
with doctors and nurses to pick up the
killed or wounded men
The balloon landed in thick growth of
woods, mile from Coventry. The men
i'll the basket were shaken up. but not
injured.
Two more balloons will arrive next
week and will be used by the school Col
lege students from nearly every college in
the east Will train there this winter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-14
First Baptist Church

Friday, sept II, 730 p. m. Regular
midweck meeting Of the church The
leader will be |. w IIawlcy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-14
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, Sept. IL, 7.30 p. m.-Midweek
meeting of the church
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
EAST CANAAN

Miss Hazel Miller spent Sunday wlJh her brother in Sheffield. Mass.
 D J. Foley of Maybrook spent Fri day at his home here. Michael Keane and daughter Elizabeth are on the sick list.
 Rev. P. J. Walsh is spending a few days at his home here.
 The ladies of the W. O. T. U. will hold an open meeting at the conference room Friday at 2:30 o'clock The meeting will be a memorial to Francis Willard and there will be reading, re. citation and singing. A light lunch will be served. All are cordially in. vited to attend.
 MT. Richards of Winsted. president of the County Christian Endeavors, was at church here Sunday, also the Misses Olive and Sarah Rood of Ashley Falls.
 A few of the ladies were invited to a tea party at Mrs. Gaylord's s in honor of Mrs. W. F. Maylott last Thursday and it was very enjoyable time for all.
 Wallace Stevens was home over Sun- day. Mrs. B. J. Stevens has returned from visit In Bridgeport.
 Miss Belle Cook of Sheffield was an over Sunday guest at B. J. Stevens.
 Irving Gaylord of Torrington was home over Sunday.
 The Cheerful Workers will meet with Miss Mary Bottum, Saturday at 2:3O o'clock.
 Charles McCarty is visiting in Yer mont this week.
 Rev. M J. B. Fuller was called upon to take Rev. Rarstow's place at the Friday evening meeting.
 Ruluff Rood has been quite seriously ill the past week.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
SHARON

Mrs. A. W. Walters has been visiting at her sons home in Hartford.
 MT. Smith and daughter of New York were visiting at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Robert Dakin last week.
 Miss Alma Klebes of Torrington spent the week end with her parents, Mir, and Mrs. w. Klebes.
 Miss Daisy Merwin of New Haven visited Mrs. Ruth Prindle the past week.
 Miss Grace Lamb of New Haven spent the week end with her parents, MT. and Mrs. A. W. Lamb.
 A sociable was held Thursday eve. ming at the home of Mr and Mrs. w. H. Bartram for the benefit of the Epworth League of the Methodist hurch.
 Mrs. r I. Peabody and Helen Darl- Ing spent Monday with the formers S sister in Salisbury.
 J. Batch of Boston has been visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles Beeman.
 A number of young people from here attended the dance in Amenia last week
 Word has been received here of the death of Miss E. O. Wheeler of New York, who is a resident of Sharon.
 A. W. Walters spent thess fore part of the week with his son, Clayton in Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs. John Wakeman and baby of Bridgeport spent last week at the Sharon Inn Annex. MT. and MT. Frank W. Dakin return ed home Saturday after spending few days in Hartford.
 William Rhynus of Bridgeport spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. J. Rhynus.
 The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Kelsey of this place occurred in Schenectady on Sunday, Feb. 25. Funeral services were held at the Congregational church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. In terment at the Hillside cemetery. Miss Anna Hint of New York spent the week. end with her parents, MT. and Mrs. R. Hint. A social and card party was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. John Liner on Tuesday evening for the benefit of the 0. E. s. Charles Walters of Dover Plains is taking charge of the barber shop ill the abence of his brother.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Geer of New York spent last week in town.
 The Methodist church held their sewing society at the home of Mrs. w.. K. Landon, Wednesday afternoon.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
GERMANS REFUSE
 BRITISH ATTACK
Fighting General All Along
 Line In France.

News from McSOpotamia confirms the capture of all the Turkish defenses on both sides of the Tigris, both below and above Kut-el-Amara. It is evident the final attack was on q large scale and involved separate operations, each of major importance. The Storming of Sanna-i-Yat was the continuation of hard fighting, which lasted several days, and probably the winning of this fortified line was accomplished at the cost of heavy casualties.
 The battle further up the Tigris at the Shumran bend was au important contribution to the attack upon Kut-cI- Amara and was part of an ambitious plan to capture the entire Turk iSh force. The number of guns and prison CTS seem to indicate that the Turks SIC ceeded ill slipping through the attack ing forces and of making good their artillery. Their official report claims this.
 The news from northern France shows that the Germans have retreat. ed all through the region between Le Transloy and Gommecourt. British troops have taken with very small loss such important vantage points as the ruined villages of Serre Pys, Warlen- court, Eaucourt and the Butte de Warlencourt.
 It is now apparent that when the Germans voluntarily abandoned the town of Grandcourt several weeks ago they were starting this great retro grade movement.
 Berlin mentions several British at tacks between Ypres and the Somme. Only at one place, east of Arras, was an attack temporarily successful. and a counter thrust redeemed quickly the lost trench.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
SALISBURY

Mrs. Mary Petersen has been ill the past week. Her sister, Mrs. Charles Roberts of Canaan has been caring for her.
 Miss Carrie Conklin is having a vaca. tion from Clark's dry goods store.
 Walter Kingsley has moved into D.. T. Warmers house.
 Mrs. Harry Mellon is visiting her mother in Winsted.
 A number from here attended the play given by the Hotchkiss Dramatic Association at Lakeville last Thursday evening. The play given was "The Man From Home."
 Last Sunday, the members of St.. Johns Sunday school attended the morning service at l0:30 o'clock. The usual noon day service of the sch poi was omitted.
 Several from he1e attended "The Jolly Climbers" given by the boys of Riggs school last Friday night.
 Salisbury grauge are planning to mold Farmers Institute on March 10.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
TWO AMERICANS
 LOST ON LACONIA
Mrs. and Miss Hoy of Chi
 CdgO Victims.

Two American lives were lost when the big Cunarder Laconia was torpe- dOed and sunk in the Irish channel Sunday night, according to some of the 267 survivors picked up from eight boats landed at Queenstown. They were Mrs. Albert Hoy of Chicago, wife of a physician formerly of that city who recently returned to London to practice, and her daughter Elizabeth They were on their way to join Dr. Hoy in London. So far as known the other four American passengers es- capped.
 The Laconia is the biggest bag made by the Germans since Feb. 1. when the unrestricted warfare" went into effect. She was of 1S,150 tons and carried a cargo of food and muni- tions valued at $14,OOO,OOO. She was valued at $6,000,O00. Her cargo in cluded silver bullion, valued at more than $1OO0O,00O. With the express and mail matter which she carried the loss is estimated conservatively at $2O,OOO,OOO.
 Aboard the Laconia were five bags of Washington government dispatches for the American embassy in London and five bags from the British embassy in Washington for the British government.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
FALLS VILLAGE

Several young men of this place spent Washington birthday ill Pitts field, Mass.
 Mir and Mrs. Ward Finlzle of Read. vile, spent a few days at his sister $ Mrs. George Blake on Frink Hill. MT. Finkle was Il railroad employ when the shops were in Amesville.
 Harold Russell, who has been home for few days, returned to Pittsfield, Sunday.
 Mrs. Bernard Smith and son R. P. Smith attended the Lorrigan funeral in Lakeville, Tuesday morning.
 Lee Palmer, son of Richard Palmer, is reported quite sick with a fever.
 Dr. F. $. Skiff left Saturday for a stay of several weeks ill the South. He expects to visit Jacksonville and St. Cloud, Florida. On his way home he will visit the clinics of Johns Hopkin' University, university of Pennylvania and those in New York city.
 Mrs. Cornelius Pulyer was token tC the Danbury hospital last Thursday for treatment.
 The postponed food sale of the Equal Franchise League, will be held Saturday afternoon ot this week at 3 o'clock, al the town room.
 Mrs. T. F. Watson returned Sunday from trip of two months to Pasadena and other localities in California.
 A petition is being circulated ill the village, to be presented to tho law makers giving women the right to vote on the license question.
 Mrs. Edward Heinz is slowly recov. ering from her recent illness.
 Rev. T. W. Haven will take Faith as his topic for the sermon Sunday morning.
 Edward Peabody of Danbury will be in town next Monday and Tuesday.
 H. Roscoe Brinton has just received a carload of new Studebaker cars; they are beauties and have several new fea' lures.
 The military census of the town is practically complete. Some of the blanks are already at the state head quarters and the balance will be for warded this week.
 The school meeting Monday night was an interesting affair, but the icy walks and the rain storm kept many at home who otherwise would have been there. The speakers were N. s, Light of Hartford; Principal Howe oi the Gilbert school, Winsted; Rev. MT Hazeltine and Supervisor Warner The demonstrations of actual class work conducted by the Misses O'Hara were greatly enjoyed. R. P. Smith presided in the absence of MT. N. J. Dean, who was unable to be present.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
WEST CORNWALL

Rev. c. N. Fitch starts this week for & much anticipated vacation. Stop. ping first in New York for visit with his son and then on to Washington. D. O., for a visit with friends. Mrs. Fitch accompanies him.
 Next Sunday morning Rev. E. C.. Starr will preach at North Cornwall and conduct the communion service. h the evening the young men will con- duct the meeting using lanterns and slides to show some Congregational shrines.
 March II, Rev. k. B. Street of Sharon will preach in the afternoon. The extension school held last week was exceedingly interesting, the only drawback being the inability of either ladies or gentlemen being in two places at the same time. A choice must be made and which ever you chose you felt we'll repaid, yet knew you had missed an equally interesting hour in the other school. The attendance was such as to make the school take second rank of those held this winter. But those acquainted with the town could think of so many absent ones as to con. slider the attendance smaller than 1t ought to be. The official count is as follows: Mems Course, Tuesday. "A 1; Wednesday, 26; Thursday. 36; Friday, 31; total, IF. Women's Course, Tues day, IA; Wednesday 28; Thursday, 36; Friday, 31: total, 1O3.
 While speaking of schools the ques tion has been raised as to why the fathers do not visit schools, and the following clipping, by O. C.. Sarge nt in Greens Fruit Growers, is very much to the point: ''lt is peculiar that a man who owns bunch of cattle will go out to look at them every few days but not once, the whole year will you catch him at the school house, where his children are getting their education. Yet it will always be fact tbat the in- tellient interest of parents in their children's progress in school will be a fundamental necessity in their educa. tion."
 MT. and Mrs. Willis Potter were in Pittsfeld one day last week.
 We have opening in our store for a clean, ambitious young man-one with push and high ideals. G. l.. Parsons &5 Son, Canaan.-Adv.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
ESCORT SHOOTS WOMAN.
Boy Was Hired" of Having to See Her
 Home.

Boy Was Hired" of Having to See Her
 Home.
 Because he was made to escort Miss Lillian Taylor of West Point Pleasant. N. J., home from the home of Mrs. Randolph Hulse every evening, Lloyd White shot her. He is held under $1 ,OOO bail.
 White is eighteen years old. Miss Taylor is about thirty. She was in the habit of remaining in the Hulse home until after dark and wanted an escort home each evening. This duty fell to White, but he avoided it and shot her from ambush. The bullet entered her right hip.
 White made no denial of the shoot ing, but said he did not mean to hit Miss Taylor. He just wanted to fright en her so she would start home before dark.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
SHARON VALLEY

Mrs. James Warehouse has been on the sick list.
 The old saloon on the property of Mrs. George Handlin, was taken down last week. An improvement to her place and the valley.
 Mrs. Anna Mallory is spending few days with family of W. Bakers.
 Those that attended the Washington social at W. Bartram's spoke of good time generally.
 J. Hoist. our popular tailor, has been in New York buying his spring goods.
 E. Beeman is the new clerk at Klebe's store.
 Don't forget to join the library at Miss Fitzmaurice. You will find many good books in the list.
 Mrs. A. Middlebrook is visiting friends and and relatives in Brooklyn.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
CREAM HILL

Messrs. Edward Dean and George Yale were in Cornwall Bridge, Satur day.
 Mrs. Chanucey Bailey has returned to her home from the Hillcrest hospital much improved ill health.
 Messrs. Charles and George Yale Jr. |, were in Great Harrington, Saturday.
 Henry Root was in Torrington re- gently.
 Chauncey Bailey is on the sick list.
 Sherman Bailey of Schenectady, N Y, visited his parents. MT. and Mrs. Chauncey bailey recently.
 Miss Emily SedgwIck of TorringtOn is visiting her aunt, Mrs. c. L. Gold.
 Carl Prindle of Goshen has moved his family into :. L. Gold new house and is to work for Mn Gold the coming year.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01

Why should the family, whose head possesses a beautiful $500 car, Ebecome
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01

Why should the purchaser of big thousand dollar car, after running it a year. deprive himself and his family of the pleasure of using it as much as they like? Because, in their own words, "it is so expensive to run, and everything about it costs so much. '' Is it strange that they envy their neighbors who travel to their hearts content in their Ford five-passenger touring car at about half the first cost and expense of maintenance
 There are cases like this right here in Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
To Hang Bomb Thrower.

Thomas J. Mooney, labor agitator was sentenced at San Francisco to death by hanging by Judge Franklin A. Griffin for a bomb explosion that cost tvA i.,vs G>.IiI-, d l.ul,..lvdAess parade last July. Judge Griffin set May IT for the execution.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
EDWIN GOULD, JR., KILLED.

Shot by Own Gun While Hunting Near
 Jekyl Island.
 Edwin Gould, Jr., twenty-two years old, son of Edwin Gould, president of the St. Louis Southwestern railway, was accidentally killed near Jekyl is land, the millionaire winter resort, near here.
 Young Gould, with a companion, was on a raccoon hunting trip. While punching at a coon with his gun. held by the muzzle. the gun was accidental ly discharged and Gould was shot. He died within ten minutes.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-18
INDIGESTION, GAS
OR SICK STOMACH
Time it! Pape's Diapepsin ends
all Stomach misery in five
minutes.

Do some foods you eat hit back
taste good, but work badly; ferment
into stubborn Jumps and cause sick,
sour, gassy stomach? Now. Mr.. or
Mrs. Dyspeptic, jot this down. Papes
Diapepsin digests everything. leaving
nothing to sour and upset you. There
never was anything so safely quick, SO
certainly effective. No difference how
badly your stomach is disordered you
will get happy relief in five minutes.
but what pleases you most is that it
strengthens and regulates your stom-
ach SO you can eat your favorite foods
without fear.
You feel different as soon as "Pape' s
Diapepsin" comes in contact with the
stomach-distress just vanishes-your
stomach gets sweet. no gases, no beloh-
ing, no eructations of undigested food.
Go now, make the best investment
you ever made, by getting large fifty
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from any
store. You realize in five minutes how
needless 1t is to suffer from indiges-
tion, dyspepsia or bad stomach. Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-18
BILL FOR CODY MEMORIAL.
Measure introduced by Senator kiuge
of paIjsade,

Denver.-Senator Herman Kluge OF
Palisade introduced bill in the State
Senate providing for the construction
on Lookout mountain of memorial to
Col. Vim. F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill')
The Kluge measure is very broad In
its scope and contemplates the raising
of a fund of 100000 or 100000, to
be used in the serection of the memo
rial, which shall be regarded as the d.
rect work of several states and the in
direct work Of the entire country. The
State OF Colorado is asked to con.
tribute $4,000 to the total cost; Wy
oming is urged to contribute $25,0O0
and Nebraska a like amount; Denver
also Is asked for $4,000. and then the
Kluge bill goes on to recite that the
remainder may be raised the country
over from school children, civic bod
les, patriotic societies and other quasi.
public organizations. The work OF
raising the money, over and above
what the three states and the City OF
Denver might give, would be left to
commission and this commission
would also have to do with the cree
tion OF the memorial.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-18
Col. William p. Cody.

The town Of Cody. Wyo, went into
mourning for the man whose name IL
had honored. Business In the town
was suspended. and a telegram was
sent Mrs. Decker by W. s. Owens,
the mayor, in behalf Of the citizens.
His remains will be placed in a
vault until Decoration day when they
Will be moved to their last resting
place on Mount Lookout.
Col. William F. Cody was born In
Scott county, Iowa, Feb. 26, lS4G. He
was OF Spanish, English and Irish an.
cestry.
His father was killed in an en-
counter growing out of slave dis.
pute. and at the age OF ten, young
Cody found himself at the head OF a
family. He obtained his first employ
ment as courier between freight
wagon trains operating between the
Mississippi river and the Rocky
mountains. In turn he became wagon
master, trapper. hunter. pony express
rider and stagecoach driver. All the
positions gave him wide experience
In the life which later was to make
him famous.
He served in the Union army in the
war between the states as a conf.
dant and scout In the desultory
fighting In the Southwest near the end
OF the war he earned for himself the
name Of master scout and guide.
These qualifications soon brought
him to the attention OF ranking gen
erals OF the Union army and secured
for him the appointment as chief OF
scouts In the United States army dur
Ing the numerous Indian campaigns
against the northern Sioux. His
career in this capacity identified him
with the great fighting epoch between
the Indians and the white men waged
by Gen. Sheridan.
With the advance Of civilization far.
ther west, Col. Cody found his occu.
pations on the plains fast decreasing
He then went on the stage, where he
remained for several years, playing in
dramas depicting Western life. Later,
in association with Nate Salisbury. he
organized his wild west show, with
which he toured the United States
and Europe for many years. In
Europe he was entertained by royalty.
He entered politics on a small plane
and In 1872 was elected to the Ne
braska Legislature. In 1866 he was
married to Miss Louisa Frederici,
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-18
WITHDRAW,
U. 5. COMMISSION
CONFERENCE WITH MExlcANs
ENDS AFTER MONTHS
OF WORK.
FLETCHER TO MEXICO
PERSHlNG MEN TO LEAVE WHEN
BANDITS QUIT MENAcING
NORTHERN BORDER.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York, Jan. 17.-The Mexican
American joint commission, which
failed TO effect an adjustment of the
questions at issue between Mexico
and the United States after a series
OF conferences that began four
months ago, was formally dissolved
Monday. Secretary of the Interior
Lane and the other members of the
American commission, DIR. ]. r. Mott
and Judge George Gray, told the Mex
leans that they had recommended to
President Wilson the dispatch to
Mexico Of Ambassador Fletcher and
the withdrawal of the American
troops from Chihuahua.
The Americans impressed upon the
Mexicans that with the dissolution of
the commission the Mexican problem
reverted 10 President Wilson. They
were careful not to leave in the minds
of the Mexicans the conviction that
President Wilson would accept the
recommendation that an accredited
diplomat be sent to Mexico and that
Gen. Pershing's force be withdrawn,
but the intimation that he would do
SO was conveyed.
In spite of the Americans care.
however, the Mexicans had little
doubt that full diplomatic relations
between the two governments soon
would be re-established, and that un-
less unexpected complications arise
American troops will be removed
from Mexican territory within a few
days. The probability Of such action
was included in the report Of the last
meeting, which was telegraphed to
Gen. Carranza at Querataro.