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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
Has Been Assigned to the
Vermont Methodist Cor
ference in Waterbury
BISHOP HUGHES AT
N. III. CONFERENCE
Because of the Conflicting Dates Three
Bishops Will Be Required for the Six
Annual Meetings to Be Held Within
a Few Weeks.

BOSTON, March 12-Because of
conflicting dates three bishops viii be
required for the six annual conferences
Of the Methodist Episcopal church in
New England beginning the latter part
Of this month. Two already have been
assigned, it was announced today.
Bishop Edwin Hughes Of Boston will
preside st the New England southern
conference opening at Providence, r. L.,
March 9S, the New England conference
at Springfield April II and the New
Hampshire conference at Kecne April
i, while Bishop Franklin Hamilton of
Pittsburoh, Pa. will be the presiding
otiier at the Maine conference at West
brook April II and the Vermont con
ference at Waterbury April IS.
The east Maine conference at Bar
Harbor, originally scheduled for April
!, has been postponed a week, and as
both Bishop Hughes and Bishop Ham
ilton will be engaged elsewhere a
third bishop viii be assigned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
NO OPPOSITION
TO GEN. CARRANZA
First Chief Received All But Few
Scattering Ballots IL Presi-
Dental Election.

MENICO CITY, March l.. - Gen.
Nenustlano Carran2a was yesterday
elected president Of Mexico by what IS
believed to have been the largest vote
ever east III the republic. Although the
voters had the privilege Of writing in
any name they desired, Gen Carranza
received all but a few scattering bal
lots The estimated vote east runs all
the way from several hundred thousand
to n million.
The presidential election was pro
vided for IL articles adopted by the
constitutional assembly, which met at
Oueretaro. Many of the old residents
declare that this was the first real cleo
tion ever held in the country Reports
from various parts of the republic indi-
cate that there was no disturbance
or intimidation
Although there was no opposition for
the presidency, the congressional con.
tests were bitterly fought. The cam
raiPn efforts Of the different candidates
/ in the federal district lasted until the
early hours Of YESTERDAY morning, and
( the streets were Uttered with dodgers
and handbills proclaiming the virtues OF
the candidates. Conditions at the poll,
Throughout the NlSiflCI were orderly ant
there was steady stream of voters
during the day. Troops were not il
evidence, the soldiers casting thei
votes in their barracks
Mexico will now have q constitu
tional president for the first time sine,
1911, when Francisco Madero received
more than 100000 votes. Gen. Vie
toriano Huerta called an election i
1914 and declared himself elected, bu
later nullified the election on tn
grounds that an insufficient number o
votes had been east.
His election to the presidency mark
the climax of the efforts of Gen. Can
rama, who took the field agains
IIuerta, February 1913, after Huert
had surrendered the executive power
The election yesterday was simplife
by the fact that there is no vice pres
dent under the new constitution.
win be some time, however, before tn
returns of the congressional election
, are definitely known, although the ear
didates on the ticket of the constit,
tionalist liberal party, which frs
: backed Carranza. are running strongl
r i'm most of the districts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
GERMANY EXPECTS
CLASH ANY TIME
Thinks President Is Forcing War By
Arming Merchantmen Takes
Decision Coolly.

BERLIN, March - - The news Of
President Wilson 5 decision TO arm
American merchant steamers without
awaiting the consent of congress
caused neither surprise nor anger here,
the newspapers having for some time
prepared the people for it by saving
that Wilson wants his war and is
going to have it. =
1t is generally admitted that now
clash may come any day, because the
armed American ships entering the
danger zone viii not be treated any
differently from those OF any other ma
tions, and then there is bound to be
hooting. The view taken 10y the au-
thoritics here is that President Viii
son by sending such armed ships into
the danger zone is actually forcing war
on Germany.
The newspaper comment on the news
is short but sharp. In most cases they
remark in effect that lit doesn t mat
ter 10 us whether Wilson arms these
vessels with or without the consent Of
congress, but as a means of gauging
the character and political methods Of
the President
As one writer puts ~. 'll' l'A' - -
| the ease deserve attention. First, he
Ipretcnds doubts as to his power to or
der ships armed. To his surprise con-
grcss docsu t grant him power imme-
ldiatcIv. He orders his legal advisers
20 DIG up the necessary judicial evi-
dcnce for the contention that the Pres
4 ident may arm ordinary trading YES
I sells without first consulting congress.
Nobody will believe that it was this
1 Timely legal advice that changed Presi-
\ dent Wilson s mind. No doubt he was
quite informed regarding the legal sit
uation before he approached congress.
\ , he acts contrary 10 what he consid-
cred law three weeks ago. il is quite
IN line with his paficd up phrases about
\ Justice aud fairness.
Under the headline, Wilson Violates
. the Constitution. tho TagiiSchc Rund-
schau saws: Z" Circumstances are now
pressing irrcsistibly toward a decisioa
/ The die will be east the moment any
/ thing happens, for the arming OF trad
4 ing vessels is already war, even il the
desired easus bolli does not appear foI
days or weeks. 1t must be quite clear
even now that America is the aT9res
sivc party as soon as she sends hel
guns against our [ boats"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
STARVATION TO END WAR.
That Is Hope of Entente for Peace
After This Year.

LONDON, March l.. - Europe is
discussing nothing except tho impcnd-
ing danger Of famine throughout the
continent, entente aud Tcutonic powers
alike.
lin the French parliament a solemn
warning was given that the world can
not produce enough food in 1917. De-
tailed statistics backed this declaration.
In England the food question is the
main topic Can food stocks withstand
the shock of the submarine attacks
Sensational news from Germany telling
how Young and old are dying of hunger
and pcstiencc already has been trans
mittcd to the United States.
The connection between the food dcs
peration in GERMANY and the report,
from all military fronts seems to bt
that Germany is preparing a tremendou.
offensive, evidently goadcd to despera
| tion bv her economic difficulties. Hope
is increasing among the entente allies
that starvation will end the war thi
year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

While great political Importance is
attached to the capture Of Bagdad by
the British, the military results of the
notable event are of even greater i'm
terest, pointing to the comparatively
speedy linking up of the British and
Russian movements against the Turks
i'm the far-away field of war;
The conditions which Gen Maude
found upon entering the city of the
Caliphs and the status of his supply
arrangement must in a great measure
affect any plans for a further advance
Given the assurance of adequate sup
plies and replenishment it seems prob
able that he will not rest content with
holding Bagdad, a city not we'll sit
uated for defensive operations, but
will attempt further move up the
Tigris This river is navigable for
small steamers northward as far as
Mosul, nearly $50 miles away, favor
ing the transport arrangement of the
British force.
The measure of Turkish resistance
along this line viii be affected in no
small measure by the rate of progress
of the Russian column moving toward
Mesopotamia for Persia.
Bagdad is reported to be the point
from which Turkish defense in Persia
was supplied ana its capture may
weaken the Ottoman resistance and IA
cilitatc the Russian advance.
An effort to link up the Russian and
British forces north Of Bagdad, there
fore, does not seem unlikely.
/ On the Franco Belgian front virtu-
ally each day now brings news of some
active operations Of Importance. 10
sustained Offensive on a large scale
iht either side, however, has yet been
inaugurated Today g report Of in
tensivc fighting comes from Paris, re
cording further French success in the
champagne, whore gains have been ef
fected in the region of Maissons Dc
Champagne.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
Shoots One with Rifle, but
Animal Makes Off After
Falling
|DEER KILLED NEAR
TWIN STATE PLANT
Another Driven Into West River and
Gets Away-Warden Goes This Morn
ing to Green River on Trail of An
other Deer Chasing Dog.

Deer-kllllng dogs are keeping County
fGame Warden Erwin n. Metcalf on
the jump just now Two collie dogs
Ilast Friday chased a small deer off q
ledge near the power plant of the Twin
State Gas & Electric Co. at West Dunn
merston. The animal broke a leg and
then was killed by the dogs. A man,
who was unarmed, had difficulty in
getting the carcass away from the ami
mails. 1t was brought to the Richard
son market for sale.
Warden Metcalf was notified and
before he could reach the scene the
dogs had driven another small deer
into the river. The went off and left
their prey, which got out At 3 clock
the same afternoon Mr.. Metcalf saw
the two dogs chasing a deer across the
river and fired at them with a bor-
rowed rifle. One of the dogs fell, but
! picked himself up and made off Mr..
Metcalf got team and tried to trace
the animals, but lost track of them in
IDummerston village. He believes they
at the power plant Saturday and Sun
day, but saw no more of them.
This morning he started for Green
River on the trail of another deer
chasing dog which had been reported to
State IS Attorney w. R. Daley and by
him to the game warden.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
Tell of Their Terrible Suf-
fering in the German
Prison Camp
EMACIATED FROM
LONG IMPRISONMENT
Were showcred with Food Cigars and
Cigarettes by Hospitable Swiss on
Their Arrival in Zurich = One Sea
man Still Detained.

ZURICH, via Paris, March 12.-Ladcn
with cigars, cigarettes and food show
cred upon them by hospitablc Swiss, 50
of the now historic Sarrowdalc prison
ars arrived ia Zurich today. They had
reached the German frontier at Liudau
yesterday after continuous trip of
81 hour. from the prison camp at Bran.
dcnburg
The sailors although cmaciatcd from
their imprisonment md serious lack of
food since their arrival in Germany on
De-. "a, are IN fair condition and are
confident that with a normal amornt
of food they will soon be themselves
again.
The party was met here by United
States Consul General Kccue, who
greeted them briefly and asked then
rot to forget that they we're Amcri
guus and not to bring discrcdit on
America hv yielding to an understand
abic temptation TO "kick over thC
traroa.
The Yarrowdale men told Of the Sc
we're treatment 70 which they had been
subjected in the German prison camp
During their stay in Germany they re
ported thcy had subsistcd ON one al
lowauce of soup daily and had mad,
their long journey to the frontier Of
one such meal.
There was hardly one Of them who
~ one timc or another they declared
had not folt the FIST ot German CAM
guard. The men tell Of the tcrrihl,
suffering they underwent during
rcrioG of severe cold due not only {,
lack of fuel, In, more 10 the abseuc,
of shoes and clothing they had lost
The party includes all the American
detained except enc seaman name,
Eullcat of q Frencb-Canadian family
claiming 10 have been born in MaSsa
,lu,ctts. who a. the last moment wa
held iu Hgandcnburg.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
FREAKS OF TORNADO.
1t Carries Man 100 Feet and Drops Him
Into Pond.

RICHMOND, Ind, March l2.--Two
children were killed and man was prob
ably fatally injured in a tornado which
hit Wayne county yesterday. The storm
spent its force Just south of Hagerstown.
This county, where Ernest Graves's two
children were killed when brick house
was demolished
Orc Smith, farmer of that neighbor
hood, was picked up by the wind, carried
100 feet and dropped into pond His
back was broken and he probably will
die. The damage in the county is esti-
mated at several thousand dollars
The wind played many freaks. The
family of Will Thomas, farmer near
Hagerstown, took refuge in the cellar
The wind whipped the roof off the house
and then stripped the walls of plastering
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
RACDAD TAKEN
BY BRITISH TROOPS
Fate of the Turkish Army Is Unknown
Ends German Hope Of Near
Eastern Empire.

LONDON. March l2-Bagdad, chief
Turkish city of Mesopotamia and once
capital of the empire of the Caliphs, has
been surrendered BY the Turks. British
troops marched early sunday morning
into the city they have fought more than
a year to possess.
The fate Of the Turkish army that
tried to save Bagdad is not known. Gen.
Nauda. he British commander, gave no
details in his brief despatch reporting the
victory
There is no doubt. however, that in the
operations preceding the fall OF the city
the British commander and his troops
covered themselves with glory. \ report
! OF the battle for Bagdad up 10 Saturday
morning shows that Gen. Maude COM
pletelv outmaneuvered the Turks and
/ that his troops performed prodigies of
valor and endurance.
! In - hours Of whirlwind fighting the
British troops swept the Turks from
their strong line on the River Dialah, six
miles from Bagdad and Saturday had
reached positions only three miles west
and southwest of the city. Twenty -four
hours later Bagdad was theirs.
As revealed by the official report the
British performance "a before Bagdad
stands ont as one of the most brilliant OF
the war On Wednesday night the first
cavalry patrols found the Turks in.
trenched on the Dialah On Thursday
morning infantry had arrived and The
attack was begun at once That night
though the moon shone brightly ant
should have revealed to the Turks every
movement. the British effected crossing
of the river and dug themselves in OF
the right bank.
On the same morning other British
forces had built Il pontoon bridge acros
: the Tigris below its confluence with tht
Dalah and were advancing up the west
5 Iern bank Bagdad is on the eastern
bank. These troops found the Turks in
$ trenched on the west bank six mile
| southwest of Bagdad and attacked then
! at once. The Turks were hurled bacl
two miles.
Gen. Maude ordered a general attacl
e on the DiaIah position that night. L
/ the face of the northern bank still i
Z their hands the British troops forded tn
a stream and set upon the Moslems wit
t the bayonet. The Turks broke and fie
9 to within two miles of Bagdad.
t While the troops on the east bank o
the Tigris were forcing the Dialah tn
S troops on the west bank had attacke
: the second Turkish position four mile
It from Bagdad. They bivouacked Frida
a night in the old Turkish trenches The
r. awoke Saturday morning in the mids
d of one of the devastating dust storm
i that sweep Mesopotamia. Notwithstant
It ing they again attacked the Turks an
g threw them back mile. There ends til
is official story thus far received.
4 The effect of the fall of Bagdad, poll
l. ical, moral and military, will undeniabl
vt be great 1t ends the German hope
y Near Eastern empire based on the Be
lin Bagdad railway, reaching the Persia
Gulf and stretching out toward the en-
pire of India 1t will reyerberate through
out the Moslem world, showing the tr,
believers that the Briton, not the Ge
man is noMerfn in the east
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
INDIANA TORNADO
KILLS TWENTY-FIVE
Three Hundred Houses Wrecked in Five
Minutes IN Newcastle-200 Report
ed Injured.

NEWC ASTLE, Ind, March II More
than 20 persons We're killed and 100 were
injured, some probably fatally. in the
tornado which wrecked more than 800
homes III this city yesterday afternoon.
The damage was roughly estimated last
night at 81 100000, but may exceed that
figure.
The storm swept over the city in a
southeasterly direction, demolishing
practically everything in path almost
two blocks wide and more than 10 blocks
long For several hours the city was en-
tirely cut off from communication APP
pealS for help were sent out by Mayor
Watkins and Coy. Goodrich was asked
to send troops TO police the city, which
was in darkness owing to the demolition
of the power house.
! The exact number of dead may not be
known for day OF two, as practically
all the bodies thus far found have been
dug out of the wreckage of their homes
The search was hampered by darkness
but with the coming of daylight it is be
leved that several more bodies will be
found.
Several fires started in the wreckagC
on the south side, but the heavy rair
which followed the tornado kept then
from spreading very much.
The greatest destruction was in The
factory district on the south side.
Although the skies had been threaten
ing during the early afternoon, there was
little warning of the approaching tor
nado a huge funnel shaped cloud sud
denly appeared in the west, hanging low
and sweeping toward the city with light
ning-like speed. The tornado lasted onl,
about five minutes. The rain which fol
lowed stopped in few minutes.
Most of the dead were found in tn
wreckage of their homes, only two o
three bodies being found in the streets
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
U-BOATS REPLACED
FASTER THAN SUNK
Berlin Agency Says Increase Goes on
Constantly Despite the Occasional
Losses.

BERLIN, by wireless, March 12.-
Discussing the submarine situation the
Overseas News agency quotes German
newspapers with reference to "reports
spread by the Entente about the heavy
losses of submarines saying:
Even if the losses of German sub
marines become heavier than they
really are the increase in the number
of submarines, which is continuous and
uninterrupted, would be several times
greater than such losSes.'
The German papers point out that
losses are unavoidable on account OF
the particularly delicate character of
submarines, the bravery Of the crews,
and the vast defensive system set in
motion by the entente, but neverthe.
less German submarine losses have
been held within very moderate limits
and are infinitely smaller than the fig.
ures reported or limited at by reports
from hostile and neutral sources.
According to q telegram from Stock
holm submarine under Russian com
mand was sunk at the end of Febru
| airy. Details of the incident are un
known, the despatch says, even in Rus
| sia. The war vessel was commanded
| by Capt. krashishnovsloe.
| Details of the experience of Danish
and Norwegian sailors who spent three
weeks on board German submarine
are published in the Danish newspaper
| Politiken. The men comprised the
crew Of the Norwegian sailing Stor
kOg, of 2,l9l tons gross, which Gas an
nounced from Queenstown February 9
was sunk by a German submarine. TIL,
news agency continues:
On board the submarine the Sean
| dinavians witnessed the sinking Of f.;
wheat steamer and = coal steamer Of
5000 tons each, and another vessel o
5000 tons. They saw how an armed
English merchant ship was sunk By
one torpedo.
Before being taken on board TIL
i submarine the sailors were present a
the sinking of four large steamers, in
cluding an English ammunition vessel
The submarine returned home when th
stock of her torpedoes had become ex
hausted.
The Scandinavians were landed o.
the island of Helgoland and reshippe
home. One Enghshman and thre
Russians who had been with the me
on the Storkog We're kept in custod
by the Germans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
ATTORNEY HARVEY
TAKES UP DUTIES
Law Partner Of Attorney Whitney
Will Be in Montpelier Part of Time
During Legislature

Attorney John n. Harvey, whose
home has been i'll Barre, took up today
his new duties as member of the law
firm of Harvey & Whitney in what was
the law Office of the late Clarke C. Fits.
His partner is Attorney Harold E..
Whitney, who has been in the Fits Of
fee ever since his admission to the bar.
During the rest of the legislative ses-
sion Mr.. Harvey will divide his time be-
tween his work here and his duties as
executive clerk for Gov. Horace F. Gra-
ham at the state house. He will move
his family here as soon as he secures a
house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
Notice Sent by State Depart
ment to All Embassies
and Legations
TO PROTECT LIVES
OF PERSONS ABOARD
Whether 1t Is Mandatory for ALI
American Vessels Going into the Dan
Clear in Notice.

WASHINGTON, March l2.-Formal
notice that American ships travcrsing
the German submarine zones are to carry
armed guard for the protection OF the
vessel and the lives OF the persons on
board" wa, sent by the state department
today TO embassies and legations of all
foreign governments in Washington.
Following is the text of the communi-
cation as made public by the state de-
partment:
In view of the announcement of the
imperial German government on Jan. 81,
1917. that all ships, those Of ncutrals in
cudcd, met with in certain zones of the
precaution being taken for the safety of
the persons on board and without the
exercise of visit of search the govern
ment of the United States has deter
mined to place upon all American mer-
chant vessels sailing through the barred
areas an armed guard for the protection
Of the vessels and the lives OF the per
sons on board
The notification. it is expected, will be
4 sent to Germany by the Swiss legation
here. No obstacle will be placed in the
way of such action State department
officials did not wish to make it clean
whether il was mandatory for all Amer
/ lean vessels to have arms or whether
/ they might sail without them if they &
/ desired. The navy department position
is that it will equip with arms all ship.
whose owners apply TO it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
CABINET CRISIS.
II Is Admitted Present Conditions Can
not Continue in Paris.

PARIS. March l2.-Thc attacks Of
the opposition in parliament have pro
dgecl situation Of such character
that both the friends and advcrsaries
Of the government admit today that it
cannot continue. The general opinion
ig that thc opposition, which has been
g,sorting 10 obstruction by refraining
from voting, must overthrow the cabi-
net and assume responsibility for solv-
ing the problems which form the basis
for its assaults on the ministry, or else
cease It's attacks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
SELECTMEN MEET
AND ORGANIZE
Stellman Again Chairman and Merrill
Clerk - Various officers Appoint
ed Saturday Night.

The selectmen met Saturday evening
and organized for the year by re-elect
ing Wilhelm F. Stellman chairman and
A. f. Merrill clerk The following of
ficers were re-appointed; Fence view
ers, a. J. Hildreth, Charles w. Washer,
Fred p. Marsh; pound keeper, George
H. Barrett; weigher of coal, w. E.
Stellman; inspectors of wood, shingles
and lumber, John L. Barney and
Horny j. Allen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
PRESIDENT BUSY.
Has Recovered from Cold-Held Two
Confer ranceS Today

l., WASHINGTON, March l2.-Presi-
dent Wilson has completely recovered
today from the cold which kept him in
bed most of last week and this morn
ing held two conferences, the first
with Senator Martin, the new Demo
cratic leader of the senate, and the
second with Secretary Lansing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
CAPTURED ARTILLERY.
A. Bonar Law Makes Announcement
Concerning Fau Of BaGdad.

LONDON, March l2.-After an
nouneing the fall of Bagdad in the
house of commons today Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of exchequer, said
there was every reason to believe that
two-thirds of the Turks artillery had
fallen into the hands of the British or
had been thrown into the Tigris.