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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-06-07

Always use Red Cross Boil Blue. Delights
the laundress. At all good grocers. Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-06-07

Every policeman in Berkeley. CAL,
now has an automobile.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-06-07
Serjou9.

"She's only flirting with him."
"lt's more serious than that. saw
her looking up his rating"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-06-07

Some people like TO tell the truth
when they become Injured to the hard
ships 1t entails.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-06-07
PAINS SHARP
and STABBING.
Woman Thought She Would
Die. Cured by Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Ogdensburg, Visit suffered from
female troubles which caused piercing
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-06-07
Renovate patent leather by rubbing
with cloth soaked In milk.
F
Now 10 the Time TO Get Rid Of These
lnly kuota-

Ugly Spots.
There's no longer the slightest need Of
feeling ashamed Of your freckies. a. the
prescription othine - double strength - 10
guaranteed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce OF othine-doublo
st-ength-from your druggist, and apply
little of Ii night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
shst ,nare nare ,n van'snea @ en,,rey M seldSm
pletely clear the skin and gain q beautiful
clear complexion. s.
Be sure TO ask for the double strength
othine. 10 this 10 sold under guarantee %
money back II Il fails to remove frecklss--
Adv.
Woman taxi drivers are the --latest
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-06-07

Woman taxi drivers are the latese
in England.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
A GERMAN SUSPECT
c AUGHT IN VIRGINIA
arnold Henckel, Supposed Spy, Is
in the Tolls of the
Law.

DANNllIlE, Va, June 19.-ArnOld
Henckel, an alien enemy and sus-
pected or being German spy, who
cut his way to freedom from the Nor
folk Jail early Saturday, was arrest
ed here this morning after a chase
lasting half an hour and in which
at least 100 citizens, headed by four
policemen, took part
Arrested on the street by a police
oiilcer to whom fIenckel was pointed
out by a railway man who came with
the suspect on the train, the German
threw bundle he was carrying in the
officers face and made dash for
noerty Citizens took up the trail
through the business section of town
and finally trapped him in the British
Imperial Storage Warehouse. The
olhcers combing the roomy place for
MN found him crouching in an empty
hogshead
A search at the Courthouse. where
the prisoner revealed his Identity,
showed that Henckcl had TWO purses
containing 500. Sewn in the seams
OF his coat were three fine Steel hack
saw blades. He also carried IA con-
pete Shaving outfit Henckel foucL,
in the second bate OF Nprcs as q
lieutenant Of the German army, and
was captured a, DiXmude and 1aAL:,
10 an lnterment camp at Ireland. lie
escaped and shipped to America.
lhe accused denies having connoc-
t'on with any espionage. He is 3;
years old, unmarried, speaks three
languages auI has German univer
sity degree.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
FIRST OPINION u,
MOTHERS PENSION
County Courts Must Pay for Depend
ents, Says England.

FAlRMONT, w. Va, June 80,
Walter R. Haggerty, prosecuting at
torney Of Marion county, received the
first opinion from the attorney gen
erals office on the mothers pension
act Of the recent legislature Attor-
ney General England's reply in an
sWer to queries sets forth that coun-
ty courts must pay for such depend
ents residing in municipalities; that
she may receive a maximum sum Of
$50 per month; that the legislature in
ended to repeal a former pension act
and that the county courts reduction
of the levy in the municipality does
not in any way keep them from pay
not in any way keep them from pay
ing the PENSIONS
tttcttta ofda 6t2seao shire shrdeltata
Mothers having two or more chill
dren under the age Of Is years can
apply for pensions
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
NEW COOPERATIVE
STORE WILL | OPEN
Doors Will be Thrown Open to the
Public Saturday Morning and
Business Started

The doors Of the cooperative store.
which will be operated in the Kirs0n
building, directly opposite The World
office on East Burke street, viii be
thrown open to the public and bus
mess will be started at once.
For several weeks the building has
been undergoing many repairs and
is now in first class condition. The
lower floor will be the store. While
the entire second floor will be the
storage room. f.. NJ. Luttrcll will be
the manager.
church, South, will hold its annual
meeting in Trinity M T.. church,
South, beginning Friday morning at
$50 and continuing through IT,.
day. Saturday and Sunday. Dele
gates are expected from the several
societies Of the district and they will
be entertained by the local societies.
Forenoon and afternoon there will
be the usual business sessions and in
the cveniS At O'Clock there will be
public meeting, including stcroptican
views Of children in nOn-christian
lands, to which all are invited
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
CONFECTlONER CHARGES WIFE
WITH BEING A WITCH

CUMBERLAND, Md, June 19.-
Constantine S. Diamond, proprietor f
a confectionery here, has entered
suit for partial divorce from his
wife. Mrs. Margaret O. Diamond. He
charges that his wife has delusions
on witchcraft and has often threat
ened him. He asks that almony
Commensurate with his financial a
bility be awarded Mrs. Diamond.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Diamond
caused her husbands arrest at an
early morning hour claiming he It
tackled her with razor. but he was
released. The Diamonds lived in
/ Baltimore nine years before coming
to Cumberland.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
B. & Q. SI)PT.VI!I
I.
CO To RUSSIA
Head OF Railroad at Philadelphia Sc
:. cures Leave of Absence to Help
Country.

Country.
S. II. Cantrell, superint endent of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at
Philadelphia, Pa, has secured a leave
Of absence in order to tender his ser
vices to the government for rail-
road work in Russia and R. 3. White
superintendent at Seymour. Ind, has
been transferred to the Philadelphia
division to fill the vacancy. r. 3.
Mann, superintendent at Flora, ILL.,,
has been transferred to the Indiana
division, succeedig Mr.. White, and G..
e. Stevens train master at Flora. has
been promoted to superintendent of
the Illinois division. The changes
are effective June 20.
Mr.. Stevens, the new superintend-
ent at Flora, was born December IS
1870, and entered the railroad ser
vice in August, 1885, as agent at
Sumner, ILL., During the flood which
swept the territory between the Mis-
sissipDi river and the Allegheny
mountains, in the spring Of 1913, Mr..
Stevens was thought to have been
lost while endeavoring to save a
railroad bridge in his territory. A
locomotive and several cars which
he ran onto the bridge were swept
away with the structure and Mr.. Ste
vens, washed away by the swollen
river, landed in tree top several
miles away and remained there until
|'rescued.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
TABLE WORKS
GRANT EMPLOYEES INCREASE

The Hagerstown Table Works has
gwen 10 per cent raise to emplCv-
ees. The raise, however, is subject to
certain conditions, it bcing necessary
lor the men to work regularly in or
der to get the Advantage Of the 10 per
cent offer. The offer is made to en-
courage the men to work regularly
without laying off.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
GERMANS EXCITED OVER
DECLINE IN THE MARK
Big Drop on Swiss and Dutch Ex-
changes Causes Apprehension.

e IV DTOp on SWISS and DutCh EX-
chanoes Causes Annrebe,sion
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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23

Conditions Found by Businecs Men
Told of in Report Read to the
City Fathers.

At a special meeting of The City
Crn eli last night the report Of the
committee from the Business Mems
Association who investigated the
conditions at the y ants and systems
o: the Potomac Light &, Power Com.
pany and Of the Northern Virginia
Power Company. was read by City
Recorder John r. Iirklc. The council
took no action and the matter will
come up before them at the next
meeting
The council authorized the mayor
to sign 4 note in full settlement Of
damages to Margaret Harding and
II ram Fulpis who sued the city
som" time ago because their proper
tics On West Martin street we're
Damaged by water. The ful amount
w~* 5000
= permit was granted the owners
OF the Berkeley Garage to erect a
gasoline pump on the sidewalk at
Nhcir placc Of business and 10 have
the tank on the inside of the build
ing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15

and this morning took up his duties
in that capacity For the present he
Will have a desk III The office Of Town
Clerk Carl :. Hopkins, and later it Will
bc moved to the board Of trade rooms TO
be fitted up in HE former postotiice quar-
tere in the town hall building, which he
hopes the members will visit frequently.
The new secretary j. very favorably
impressed with Brattleboro and ii may
not be Out OF place to say that those who
have met him entertain the same sentl-
mcut toward HIM.
Mr.. Stieglcr is - years old and a ma
tive OF Lawrence, which is still his home
He graduated from the Lawrence high
school in 1911. from Dartmouth college
in 1916. and from the Amo, Tuck School
OF Administration and Finance at Dart
mouth on April % Of this year During
his course ut the Tuck school he acted
as assistant secretary Of the Lebanon
y. H., Chamber Of Commerce.
Some time ago Mr.. Stieglcr enlisted ii
the Government Stores organization
made up OF efficiency engineers, a volun
tary service accepted by the government
and he may be called upon to enter tht
service.
( Getting acquainted with the town ant
. its people he recognizes Is his first duty
and that he Is proceeding to do
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
HOWE PICTURES NEXT MONDAY
Manager Fox Secures Company to Give
Program Announced.

After considerable tclephoning and
tclegraphing Manager Fox of the Au
ditorium has been able to secure a Ly-
man H. Howe company to give the
Howe program of motion pictures
which was announced for last Satur-
day. 1t will be presented i'll the Audi
torium next Monday, matinee and
night. The matinee performance will
be delayed until ; clock Oh account
Of the schools being i'll session, III or
der that the children having tickets
may be able to see the pictures. The
evening performance will be at 5 O'Clock
a. usual
The program will be identical in all
details with the one previously adver-
tiscd, the pictures being absolute du
plicatos. 50 that the entertainment will
not he inferior in any respect to the
one announced for last week. The
company which was expected here is
ill III Springfield (Nt.), and it is un
derstood that the five members are af
fected by some kind os poisoning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
sUFF' ADVOCATES SEE WILSON
John Spargo of Vermont Member of
Suffrage Delegation.

WASHINGTON. Nav 15.-President
Wilson pleased a committee of women
suffrage advocates who called on him
at the White House Yesterday by say
ing that his mind still was to let on
the question Of universal suffrage by
federal constitutional amendment and
that the question was constantly
pressing on his mind for reconsidera-
ton.
1t was the first time in more than a
year that the president had received a
suffrage delegation. His position al
WAYS has been that suffrage is a ques-
tion to be dealt with by the states.
Five political parties were represent
ed in the delegation which consisted
OF !. a. II. Hopkins, progressive, Of
New jersey, DR. +. A. Rumely, indepen-
dent Republican. New York, John
Spargo. Socialist. Vermont, Virgilt
Hinsaw, prohibitionist, Illinois, and
Miss Mabel Vernon and Mrs. Abbie
Scott Baker, woman S party, Washing
| ton.
| The President received the commit
tee in the green room where the vari
ous members were presented by Mr.
/ Hopkins. They told the President VIII !.
they thought he should endorse a uni
vcrsa suffrage resolution immediately.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
ALLEGED PLoTTERs ARRESTED
Federal Agents Take Three Into Gus
today at Detroit.

DETROIT, May l5-Agents of the
department of justice yesterday took
into custody three more persons on
charges Of completely in a plot to set
on foot mihtarF expedition against
Canada. Albert Kaltschmidt, prominent
local Germon- American, was arrested
on the charge several weeks ago. 1t
WIS charged that he was the head of
the alleged plot.
Those arrested were Fritz A. Neef,
general manager of a local electrical
concern; Mrs. Ida Neef, his wife, who
is a sister of kaltschmidt and Franz
Respa, 20 years old.
Respa is the father of Charles Respa,
who is serving life sentence iii Cana
dian prison on a charge of being impli-
Gated in the blowing mp in 1915 of the
Peabody Overall company plant near
Windsor, Ont.
The ease of Kalschmidt was c0nsid-
cred by the federal grand jury which
concluded its sittings here Saturday
Although no indictments have been of
ficially announced, it is believed yes
terday 5 arrests resulted from testi
mony given in the Kaltschmidt hear
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
Practically Sum Needed to
Secure Playground
Supervision
CHILDREN GATHER
MORE THAN "a TONS
former Teaches Children Thrift in
Practical and Definite Way = Over
S91 Distributed in Prizes

= TO the present time the collection
and sale Of old newspapers and maya
zines BY children Of the incorporated
school district under the direction of
The Rcformer has netted a total of
$274.42, which viii 90 toward the main
tcnance Of the Estevville, Oak Grove
and Washington street Fairgrounds this
summer. In addition SOILS has been
distributed in prize money among the
grades. All Of this has been used for
the purchase Of pictures for the differ
ent rooms, except s., won BY the 9th
grade, which has been turned back to
the general fund, making the total
available for playground uses $2794o.
This is practically the amount needed
to meet the cost of supervision of the
three Fairgrounds.
The results Of the paper collection
| have been four fold:
| First: 1t has thoroughly advertised
| to the community the scarcity of paper
and the necessity for economy III the
| use of paper.
Second: 1t has taught the school chill
| dren thrift in a very definite and prac
teal way.
Third: It has conserved a consider
able portion of paper which would 9TH
erwise have been burned or destroyed.
Fourth: 1t has raised considerable
sum of money for worthy cause.
Since the campaign started the col
lection has brought in 2s,46S - pounds
of old newspapers and 20,131 pounds OF
old magazines, total of more than 81
tons.
The prizes for the highest collection
per pupil during the last month Were
won by grade 3 of the Main street
building, grade 4 of the Canal street
) building and grades 1 and ) Of the Oak
Grove building.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
AUTO ACCIDENT AND
SHOOTING IN KEENE
Mrs. Laura Harper Sustains Fracture of
Face Bones = Guards Wound Sales
man Near Bridge.
KEENE. \. IL. Nay

Mrs. Laura Harper Of Waterville,
Conn, is at the Elliot City hospital in
u critical condition and Ercd Watkins
Of Detroit, Mich, is i'll the same hos
pital with a bullet wound in his neck
recover.
Mrs. Harper sustained a depressed
fracture of her nose and bones of her
face and probably other injuries, wnen
the team in which she was riding,
driven by Charles Russell. was struck
hv an automobile owned by L. II. Sher-
man Of Keene and driven by his son
Howard Sherman, a high school stu
dent The automobile and team met
on Marlboro street and the brakes on
the automobile were applied 50 sud
denly that the rear of the machine
Slowed around and the rear fender side
sWiped the wagoa, throwing Mr.. Rus
sell and Ms Harper out. Nicholas
castillo, high school athlete. who was
lriding with sherman, was thrown out
but was not injured sherman received
Il cut over Ills eyc which required sew
eral stitches to close.
| After Mrs Harper was taken to the
! hospital f. Il. sherman, the owner of
the automobile, accompanied by
Charles Russell, who was driving the
team, Fred Watkins of Detroit and
Herbert t. Wells, went to South KecnC
to notify Mrs. Harper 5 friends at Mr.
! Newman 5, where she was stopping
that She had been injured Mr.. New
man ) home is only a few rods from ;
railroad bridge which is guarded b,
.oldier> from the Coast Artillery corp
from Portsmouth. and while Mr. Rus
sell was in AIR. Newman 5 house
Iguards from the bridge ordered Nh
Sherman to move Nj. Russell re
turned to the automobile and the part.
started toward Kecae, going under TIL
railroad bridge When about u or ?
feet from the bridge several shots ram
out aad one struck Mr. Watkins bacI
OF the left ear and came ont under tn
left eve.
Mr.. Watkins is travelling man 70
the Jones Il Lamson Machine CO. o
. Springfield, Vt lie has headquarter
in Det.oit. His family live IN Keen,
. and Mr. Watkins comes here once eac
J month.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
COMPANY | MEN
GET FEDERAL PAY
State Pay Expected Next Week - Ill
ness Among Men, Due to Changes,
Exposure and Bad Weather

The members Of Company ], Y. :. g.,
and the others of the First Vermont regl-
ment have received their federal pay for
the 2S days Of April that they were III
the service The state paw il vet to be
received, but is expected to be distribut
ed next week.
There has been considerable illness
among the men OF the regiment who
were suddenly taken from their usual oc-
equations and sent out III very incIement
weather to do guard duty at exposed
points 1t is impossible for the surgeons
OF the regiment to care for sick men
scattered all over the state and his has
been done BY physicians n different
towns.
In some instances the physicians have
seen fit to make charges for thi, work
but i'll Brattleboro the Memorial hospita
has made no charge for the two or three
guardsmen who have been there foi
treatment and DR. w II. Lane has giyer
his services.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
SHOT IN BATTLE
ON FRENCH FRONT
Private Cutting, Brother of Victor H.
Cutting of Brattleboro Wounded
at Vimy Ridge

News has been received by Victor
H. Cutting, clerk for }, Z. Bushnell,
that younger brother, Private Carl
II. Cutting Of Ashern, Manitoba, for
merly Of Newport y H.. was wounded
at the taking Of Vim: Ridge il France
by the Canadian army.
Private Cutting enlisted July 3, 1916.
He crossed to England in September
and joined his fighting comrades in
France after completing the full pre-
scribcd course of a priyate's military
training in less than six months.
He is now in hospital in Bristol,
England, with a gunshot wound in his
right arm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
REGISTERING PLANS
FOR CONSCRIPTION
Will Be Put in Motion Six
Days After President Issues
Proclamation.

WASHINGTON, May l5.-Traveling
men or others who cannot be at home
70 register for the army consc option
on the day to be set by President vii
son 5 proclamation must apply to the
county clerk or city clerk on the sixth
day after the proclamation is issued,
the war department announced today
The clerk will supply registration
card which must be filled out and sent
to the registrar of the citizen S home
precinct by registration day. ANY man
too sick to register il person must send
Ia representative. The department en-
phasized that there viii be only one
registration day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
APPROPRIATION MARK
BEATEN BY SENATE
War, Army and Navy Deficiency Bill
Reported Today Carries Total
of S3,39O,946. .00O

WASHINGTON. May 15.-A!l APP
preparation records OF congress We're
h.oIpn today when the senate appro-
pfiations committee reported the war,
amy and navy deficiency bill carrying
n total of 5000 ,94B,o0a including
rig069o, 200 for construction and pur-
chase OF an American merchant marine.
The committee added 1868 ,}92 900 to
the house bin. Among the senate in
crcascs were 100000 Tor the council of
national defense; 3 l,00o,000 for deten-
tion OF interncd Germans; S20o0,0o0
for army machine guns and S35,000,0o0
for heavy army ordnance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
GERMANS OPERATE
325 SUBMARINES
Have Lost 80 to 100 in British Nets,
According to Statement of
Sailor on U-58.

AMSTERDAM May -, via London.
The Germans have about 325 submarines
In operation and about so to 100 have
been lost through British nets alone, ac-
cording to the lelegrait, which prints an
interview with Il member of the crew Of
the submarine lbs Thi, i, the ~ubma
riue which sank the Dutch grain ship in
February. When at SEA, the captain
said. the submarines assemble at given
point every morning and receive wireless
instructions. presumably from ilelgo-
land. There arc about 80 [ boats Of the
newest type, each carrying a crew of 81
men, and this fleet /, supplemented by
"a secondary squadron.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
COMPLAINTS OVER
POTATO SHORTAGE
Industrial Districts Supplied and Other
Sections Of Germany Feel Sighted.

COPENHAGEN, May -, via ltr-
deu..-lby potato shortage 80 Germany
is m4bml itself felt I'm spite Of asaur-
mees at &c., time the bread fa,er was
reduced last mantn t'a, enough Fota
fo.# stt, ra .auC 60 Trtrtt q rv'hlv
peer Wbta issue OF five pounds untt
tLr n,>t harvest. Th" bureau yI food
control by strenuous effort has been
abje to supply fycpougd ration in
the Berlin and Eas'u industrial dis
tret, where the labor crisis was par
ticularly acute. Bitter complaints,
however, are coming from other see.
ttou, oil the empire, which feel they are
being sighted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
WAR MISSION TO LEAVE SOON,
Return to Washington for Final Confer
enceS with Officials

WASHINGTON, May Is Members Of
the French and British war missions re-
turned to Washington yesterday for final
conferences with American government
officials before returning home. They
viii depart mannounced as soon as the
business that brought them across the
Atlantic can be closed up.
NJ. Niviani called at the White House
to tell President Wilson about his trip
and talk over the work remaining to be
done. Marshal Joifre visited the war de-
partment.
Foreign Secretary Bafour, quite tired
by the excitement in New York, and also
seriously behind in all his routine work
spent practically the whole day either
lresting or clearing up details.