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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
CHURCH NOTICE.

On preparation for the Feast of Cir
cumcision, or New Years Day, holy
day Of obligation, confessions will be
heard this afternoon at $3.50 and in the
evening at 80 at ST. Michael's Roman
Catholic church. Masses New Years
day will be held at $50 and 8; benedic-
tion in the evening at 7.30. Comics.
sions will be heard Thursday afternoon
AZ $3.50 and in the evening at 40, pre-
paratory TO the First Friday. Holy
communion will be given at 6 o'clock
Friday morning 70 NIL who cannot con,
venicntly come TO the o'clock mass
Bcnediction in the evening at 40.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
PADUA CHURCH BURNED.
But Priceless Paintings Are Said to Have
Escaped Destruction.

PADUA, Italy, Dec 80, by The Asso-
ciated Press.-The ancient monumental
Carnini church of Padua, containing fres-
Goes by Titan and Campagnola. was the
center of vast conhagration last night,
which lighted up the sky for miles
around. The fire started from incendiary
bombs dropped by enemy airplanes in an
other raid The dome of the massive
church burned throughout the night, but
the solidity of the ancient walls and the
copper roof saved the main structure
and paintings from destruction While
destruction of property was great, reports
indicate the loss of life was not as severe
as on Friday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
vERMoNTER HELD IN RUSSIA.
Hawley, Arrested in Petrograd, a Ma.
tive of Jericho

BURLINGTON, Dee. 81. = Reginald
G.. Hawley, who was mentioned in the
Associated Press dispatches Saturday
as being arrested by the Bolsheviki in
Petrograd, is a native of Jericho. Mr..
Hawlev left New York for the Russian
capital with other college students last
August. He graduated from Z. V. NJ.
in June in the Commerce and economics
course and entered the National City
bank in New York city. He went to
Petrograd, where he served as an ae-
eountant in the Petrograd branch of
that bank. He also gained banking ex.
perience in this city, where he worked
in the Howard National bank.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
BELLOWS FALLS TO COLLECT.
Will Sue, If Necessary, to Make Bal
daSaro Pay $500.

BELLOWS FALLS, Dee. 31.-The
village trustees have instructed the vii
lage attorney, T. +. O'Brien, to imme
diately take steps to collect an account
amounting to about $500 from Patsy
Baldasaro. This account has been a
bone of contention all summer For
mer Street Commissioner j. f. Burnett
is responsible for the account He says
he has tried for over a year to make
a collection without success. He has
been severely criticised for not either
collecting the money or passing the ac-
count over to his successor. 4 suit will
probably be necessary to settle the
matter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
The Cider Mans Prayer.

Like one whose limbs are bound in trance
hear the day sounds swell and grow,
And see across the twilight glance,
Troop after troop, in swift sadvance,
The shining ones with plumes of snow!
| know the GRAND OF thr feet,
I know what mighty work is theirs;
| can but lift up hands unmeet
The threshing- floors Of God to beat,
And speed them with unworthy prayers.
o power to do, baffled will,
@ prayer and action. We are one,
Who may not strive may yet fulfill
The harder task of standing still,
And good but wished with God is done.
John c. Whittier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
CHURCHES HELP CONSERVE.
Four in St Johnsbury Get Together
to Save Coal.

ST. JOHNSBURY, Dec. 3l.-The
first of the union services arranged in
the interest Of coal conservation was
held yesterday morning at Grace Meth
odist church. The North and South
Congregational churches and the Uni
versalist church united with the Meth
odists. Because of the cold very few
were out and the Sunday schools were
almost deserted.
a union service was held last eve
ming at the Globe theater. The speak
er was Rev. Wellington II. Tinker of
New York, an international secretary
of the y. NJ. c. A. Mr.. Tinker spoke
on The Work of the Red Triangle in
the war. He is q st. Johnsbury man.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
Training Airplane Grinners.

The great aviation school at Toronto
has d vised a most ingenious scheme for
training aviators in the use Of the ma
chine gun. Two apprentice flyers are
sent up to fight under the conditions Of
actual warfare. They make every effort
to aim and fire their machine guns at
each other, only in place of bullets, the
eun is fitted with camera lens and film.
Every pull of the trigger snaps q picture,
If the shot il a "hit" picture of the
enemy" airplane appears on the film, If
a miss. the film is blank. BY examining
the strip of film afterward, it is possible
to tell exactly how many hits each man
made, and how accurately he is shoot
ing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
G. v. FREIGHT DERAILED.
Traffic Tod UP by Accident Near Col
chester Yesterday.

ST. ALBANS, Dee. 31.-Thirteen
cars of the II in a north bound Cen
trail Vermont extra freight from White
River Junction to st. Adams were de-
rallied about half mile south of Col
chester at 3.20 yesterday afternoon. A
wrecking outfit was sent from this
ity and it is expected the main line
sill be cleared by IL o 'clock. Not
much damage was done except to the
track
Passengers in the aouth-bound train
leaving here at $50 were transferred
The north-bound train due here at $
vas two hours late at White River
motion 90 the wreck will probably
cause but little additional delay. The
cause of the wreck was q broken rail
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
PROBATE COURT BUSINESS.
Transactions at Regular Session Satur
day for December.

In the probate court, Judge a. +.
Schwenk presiding, Saturday the fol-
lowing business was disposed of:
Will Of Abel j. Pike, late of STRAIT
ton, presented by C.. +. Pike Nov. 81,
allowed and Ernest G. Pike and Ed.
gar b. Pike named executors.
Account allowed in estate of iona
than Howe, late of Brattleboro, upon
motion of Arthur S. Howe, executor,
made Nov. %, for final settlement Ar.
thur $. Howe also named trustee of
Lconora W. Howe, under will.
Petition of Brattlcboro Trust Co. for
license TO sell real estate and consent
Of heirs, filed Nov. q, in estate of Pat.
rick Gregg, late of Brattleboro, grant
or i'm usual form.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
TO GET BACK STEAMERS.
Austria is 10 Have Those Seized by
Russia During War.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 3l-Fourteen Aus
trian steamships seized by Russians in
the course OF the war will be restored to
their Austrian owners in keeping with
an agreement reached at Brest- Litovsk
according to despatch from Vienna
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
YARD MASTER HURT.
st. Adams Man Loses Foot when Hit
by Train.

ST. ALBANS, Dec 3l-J O. Smith,
night yard master for the Central Yer
mont Railway company, was seriously in
jured when he was hit by train while
discharging his duties early yesterday
morning His left foot was crushed and
the ight leg was broken above the ankle
and the ankle badly crushed 1t was
necessary TO amputate the left foot but
it is hoped the other can be saved
just how the accident occurred is not
known, but in some way the man stepped
in front of incoming express train No. 6
due at Ills p. m, which was an hour and
80 minutes late
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
COAL GIVEN PREFERENCE.
McAdoo Acts to Relieve New England
Fuel Famine

WASHINGTON, Dee. 31.-Immediate
measures will be taken to relieve the
coal shortage in New England and in
New York. Director General McAdoo
announced today. Orders, he said, will
be issued before night giving coal ship
ments preferential movements.
The coal situation in New England is
worse, perhaps, than in any other part
of the country. ]. j. Storrow of Bos-
ton, New England fuel administrator
with Administrator Garfield conferred
with Mr. McAdoo on the situation. Pub
lie utilities and factories working OH
war orders, Mr.. Storrow said, are about
to close.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
MRS. FRANCIS P. LYNCH.
Brattleboro Woman Dies in Northampton
Sanitarium.

Mrs Anna Nav tFitzmauricel Lynch,
%, wife OF Francis r Lynch, who is with
the 49th New York regiment stationed
ut Tenahy. ~ j., died at a sanitarium IN
Northampton, Mass, Saturday after an
illness of several months The body was
brought to the home of Mr.. Lynch's rela-
tives, POI Elliot street, yesterday and
funeral services will be held Wednesday
morning at o'clock in St Michael's Ro-
man Catholic church. Mrs. Lynch was
the daughter of Thomas and Bridget
Fitzmaurice and was born in Hartford,
this state She leaves two children, Mary
and Agnes, her mother, who lives in llud-
son Falls, ~ u, three brothers. Michael
Of Brattleboro, Thomas and James of
Hudson Falls, and three sisters, Mary of
Putnam. Conn, and Agnes and Sadie OF
Hudson Falls
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
FRENCH ACTION IN ITALY.
German War Office Reports Their Peno-
t-ation e S2ma Positions,

the northern Italian front yesterday
took tn. offensive IN the afternoon
the French infantry penetrated por-
tionn of the Austro-German positions on
Mount Tomba, the German general staff
announced today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
NEW EXPORT RECORD.
Estimate That Total for 1917 Has
Passed Six Billion Mark.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l-Ameriean
exports were estimated today at the
department of commerce to have passed
the $6,000,000 900 mark in 1917, a new
high record. Imports were less than
$4,000 100000 and the trade balance i'm
favor of the United States probably
will be more than $3.50, 900 900.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
TO sECEDE FROM MEXICO.
Story That Lower California is to Set
Up New Government.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 81
Fielding j. Stilson, a Los Angeles CAPT
taist, announced here today he had been
advised that he was to be appointed
diplomatic representative at Washing
ton of the government of Lower Cali
fornia 81 believe he said, this fore
shadows the secession Of Lower Califor-
MIA from Mexico"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
MARCONI COMING.
Inventor Will Be High Commissioner
from Italy.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-William
Marconi, inventor of the wireless, has
been appointed at Rome Italian high COM
missioner to the United States. Senator
Marconi was a member of the Italian
mission which visited the United States
last spring. After his return he served
on the staff OF Gen. Diaz, the Italian COM
mander in chief, giving special attention
to the wireless system at the front.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
KILL SIX MORE BANDITS.
U. S. Troops Have Deadly Skirmish

EAGLE PASS, Tex, Dec. 3l.-At
least six Mexican bandits were killed
in a fight between bandits and United
States troops and Texas rangers on
Saturday at San Jose, Mex, opposite
the Indio ranch, which is 20 miles
south Of Eagle Pass, according to an
official statement here today at mill.
tary headquarters. The Americans had
crossed into Mexico on the trail of
Mexican cattle thieves There were no
American casualties.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
TRAINS ARE CURTAILED.
Two More Taken Off Fitchburg Division
of B. & NJ

GREENFIELD, Dec 3l-Another re-
duction i'll the passenger train service on
the Fitchburg division of Boston & Maine
railroad is to take place Jan. 20 Changes
to be made include removal of eastbound
train No. IL, due in Greenfield at
o'clock in the afternoon, and westbound
train No 5, due here at 1927 o'clock noon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
FIRE IN NORTH TROY, VT.
Townspeople Save Records With Tenn
perature 40 Below.

NORTH TROY, VT, Dec. 3l-The
general store of c. W. Seaver in the viii
lage of North Troy was destroyed and
two adjoining buildings damaged by fire
yesterday The loss is estimated at
$4,000 Working in temperature of 40
degrees below zero, townspeople saved
valuable records in the town clerks office,
which was partly burned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31

gEver "hunt a needle
in a haystack?"
q It's a long, discourag-
ing job.
q You are hunting a
needle in a haystack
with that room for
rent, "boy wanted
Or other placard in your
window.
q The want ads make
a thorough canvass Of
this town between suns
tor your wants.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
BIRTHS.

In Greenfield, Mass (Franklin Coun-
~ hospitap, Dee. 26, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry W. Sanders, formerly of
Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
DEATHS.

In Northampton. Mass, Dee. 90, Mrs.
Anna May (Fitzmaurice) Lynch, %,
Of Brattleboro, wife of Francis T..
Lynch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
said. People are measured by how they appreciate their preachers
 SECOND YEAR CLASS CALLED

The class of the second year was called and the following, having stood approved examination on the course of study, char acter passed, they were elected to the of flee of deacon, and advanced to the class of the third year: Lonnie G. Alverson, Jesse A. Clark. James F. Dunn, Lennie l.. Jones, Thomas B. Jordan, Jesse D. Kaylor, William L. Morris. Plennie C. Oliver Bayless M Porter, Reu G. Pugh, Marion L. Smith and Robert c. Wilson.
 Elejah Upton and H. A. Mullens. being already ordained were passed to the class of the third year.
 Fred A. Tiffin, not having been before the committee, continues in class of sec ond year.
 pr. H. M. DuBose of Nashville, Tenn, editor of the Quarterly Review and book editor of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, was introduced to the conference, and made a very strong and impressive address.
 Rev. Dr. Bennett, secretary of the cor respondent school of Candler School of Technology, Atlanta, was introduced, and spoke forcefully and in engaging terms with reference to the efforts of this de- partment for the general betterment of ministerial training and equipment.
 Election of delegates to general con ference was made special order for Il a. m. today.
 Atsp. m. Dr. H. M. DuBose preached very strong sermon to an appreciative audience.
 During the afternoon, the bishop and his cabinet were in session in the mat ter of pastoral assignments for the next year.
 The various boards were busily en- gagged looking after the various matters committed to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
BASKETBALL T|LTS
 P[ENT|F u AT 4Y'

The first series of games in the Young Mems Christian association basketba ] league will be played Friday night, Mo- vember ?. The gymnasium was alive with basketball players last Monday night, and the competition between the teams will be very close. Never before has 8 league series created such an interest in the popular indoor game.
 The teams will be composed of both old and new men and it will be mere speculation in trying to determine the winner. Each team will select it's cap tain Thursday night and a code of sig- nals will be worked out and used by the various teams. One of the teams will be made up from number of Woodlawn boys who are preparing to enter the city league which will open some time after the first of the year.
 The players have been grouped in the following manner No. i, Stapleton, Henley, Bryan, Waldron, Simpson and Copeland. No. ?, Norton, Chishoim, Ems len, Walker, Greenwood and Sherrod No. 3, Robbins, Harrell, Ganong, Twin ming, Davis and Arnold. No. 4, Knight, Foster, Freeman, Anderson Dodd Kirby. Newman, Vann and Crook. great number of other players whose names have not been secured will be added to the team Thursday night. No admission will be charged to witness the Friday 1nighl games, and the public Is invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
Battle of Unexcelled Bitterness Expected

Auburn, October 31--Practically all the varsity squad was out for practice this afternoon, which speaks well for the good condition of the squad after the severe battle with the Mississippi Ag- gies on last Saturday. Littie Bill Dona- hue was the only man noticed out Of uniform, and while 1t Is not known why he was not in uniform this afternoon, 1t hardly seems possible that anything could be the matter with him.
 Rogers, Auburns center and hard worker. was out in uniform today after sustaining quite a painful injury in the game last Satuday This is espe- cally gratifying as a new man would be hard to find to fill his shoes In his two years at college, this Is the first time that Rogers was ever hurt.
 The field was soggy this afternoon, it having rained early in the day and so nothing very hard could be attempted. Usually on the first afternoon of prac- tice after a big game little Is done but run signals. tackle the dummy, and run back punts, and there was no ex- ception in this course today.
 Scrimmages every day for the rest of the week will be on the boards. The Tigers are not expecting a very hard game with Florida, but the remainder of the schedule for this season Is the hardest that Auburn has had to so up against in long while.
 From different personal expressions by different members of the team, 1t looks like Auburn will enter the rest of the season with blood in it's eye The team was not satisfied with the brand of football they put up in Birmingham and each one states that nothing will be left undone to remedy this state of affairs
 Flashes of brilliancy were noted at times and the offensive strength of the team was good, but on the defense the team did not show up so we'll True the Plainsmen were handicapped by the loss of Captain Robinson at quarter back, but good old Auburn team work was not there, and that is what every man is going to work for. Auburn, like most all colleges, was hit by the war, and for this reason had a green team This probably accounts for the un- steadiness in the defense and attack
 This Saturdays game with Florida will be the only other light game on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01

star flank protector. and it will be a battle of great interest between this pair of prospective all-southerners.
 Should the game develop that neither team has enough power to push another touchdown, 1t may take the toe of some unheralded youngster to carry his team to victory. In O'Connor. Alabama has a half back who is dangerous as drop kicker and booter of field goals from any angle. He has already proven this.
 WORTHAM BEAT L. S. U.
 Wortham is also a reliable drop kicker. His toe won for the Tigers over L. s. U. two weeks ago and he may duplicate over the Crimson.
 No matter how grave the reports from Sewanee may sound. fans may rest as- sured that one of the most bitterly and desperately contested battles ever staged at Redwood will be the outcome of the clash. It's almost safe to bet that when the teams line up for the start by the referees whistle, each will be repre- sented by the best men in camp.
 The game will start at 2:30 o'clock. Bill Street will referee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
UNDERSTAND THIS
 NOW! CATARRH
 CAN BE RELIEVED

and worse. sometimes leading to deaf ness, scabs in the nostrils, headaches, dripping in the throat, constant hawk ing and splitting, and in certain stages of the disease the odor from the breath is very offensive.
 Catarrh is usually worse in winter because of overloaded rooms and of fees, and because the low tempera- ture prevents the little relief that healthy sweating will give. The poison vitiated air in stuffy rooms Is breathed over and over--in fact, the daily habits of men and women in winter are faith full allies of this disease. AS the blood circulates through the body. 1t carries catarrh germs into the stomach, caus- ing chronic dyspepsia; 1t affects the kidneys and bladder; 1t weakens the general health and causes loss of ap- petite. The sufferer feels Respondent and ha;f-sick most of the time, but the greatest danger lies in the fact that if the catarrh is not checked, the lungs may become involved. terminal ing in consumption, the most insidious If all diseases.
 Don't expect to permanently cure catarrh with sprays, lotions and salves or medicated cigarette smoking. They give only temporary relief s. s. s. Is the best treatment for catarrh. because it goes right into the blood and assists it in removing the catarrhal poison and at the same time builds up the en- tire system by it's fine tonic effect. s. S. S. is purely vegetable remedy and not injurious to the system. like mineral medicines are.
 Catarrh sufferers will find the con sulting department helpful in advising local treatment to be used with s. s. s. Don't hesitate to write them, and if you have the symptoms of catarrh or cold that is hanging on. go imme- iistcly to your druggist and get bot tle of s. 8. s. Swift Specific Company. Drawer 12. Atlanta. Georgia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
CRIPPLED SHAPE OF SEWANEE STARS
 CHECKS PRACTICE

Sewanee, October 31.-eSpecial.)-On ac- count of the number of men out with in- juries, Coach Best was unable to put his men through the usual scrimmage in preparation for the big game Saturday at Birmingham with Alabama. Sewa- nee's defense Is believed to be almost perfect now, and attention is now be- ing directed toward perfection of the new plays with which Alabama will have to oppose on next Saturday.
 Although Wortham was unable 10 put a goal over against Kentucky State, his toe is in excellent shape, as he dropped them over with ease this afternoon in practice from distances ranging from 35 to 40 yeards Hammond's knee is still in a bad shape, but it Is not believed it will impair his phenomenal bunting.
 When interviewed this afternoon, Coach Best had nothing to say in ref erence to the game Saturday except that the hardest battle of the season is ex- pected with the Alabama bunch. A game was scheduled this afternoon with the Murfreesboro, Tenn, Normal school as conditioner for Saturday, but for some reason the Normal crowd called off the game So the varsity had to take it out on the scrubs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
s. S. s. Has Proven to Be a Blood Purifier That Will Cleanse the Vital Fluid and Garry Off the
 Impurities

The very fact that catarrh is often considered to be nothing more than a bad head-cold or inflammation of the membranes of the nose and throat has caused many people to go through years of suffering. who might have been fully restored to health had they realized that the supposed cold in the head was not local trouble only, but that they had become infected with tue germs of complicated and dangerous disease.
 It is true that Catarrh usually be. gins with cold in the head. and this supposed cold may have been caused by infection through proximity to in- tected persons in closed street car or room, inhaling the germs when someone coughed or sneezed; but. however tn6 lulcctloA oCouls, tAe poisons which are taken into your sys- tenn. ultimately find their way into your blood and the supposed cold be- comes a constitutional trouble that will affect every part of your body. The poisoned blood circulating through your system will carry these germs to the very source of your vitality.
 Look out for these symptoms for there is no more annoying or danger ous disease than catarrh There's a continual discharge from the nostrils. buzzine in the ears that grows worse