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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
B. & M. STRIKE is
NOT ANTI-AMERICAN
Leader Himself a Veteran Likewise
His Father and dfather-
Statement by Endicott.

BOSTON, Sept S.-The question whether
forces were behind the
strike Of 5000 mechanics Of the Boston
and Maine Railroad was answered in an
unexpected way at the conference between
the Massachusetts committee on public
safety. railroad officials and union repre-
sentativcs, according TO statement issued
last night by Henry b. Endicott, executive
manager OF the committee
with deliberate purpose, said Mr.
Endicott. Il asked Robert Fechner, chair
man of the striking wollmen, to give Us
his answer to the more or less indefinite
assertions that anti--Nmerican forces were
behind the strike. caused unfairly, perhaps
because of his own name
Robert Fechner, mp to that moment
the council administrator and nrelent-
ing fighter in what he considers to be the
Just claims OF his men, hesltated and
sobbed He recovered himself, and in the
full pride of his Amercanism told us all
OF Charles Fechncr, his great grandfather,
who marched into Mexico seventy years
ago and never came back. lett dead on a
Mexican battlefield He told MS OF his
own father. another Charles Fechner still
alive. but for nifty years moving slowly
about on one leg, the other having been
/ left behind at Chance.lorsville.
And then lie told us of himself. the
/ Robert Fechner who, true To the tradition
\ Of his race. answered the iirst call ol
4 Mckinley as his father answered the first
/ call To the Confederate arms, and served
through the Spanish war in the Second
Georgia volunteers. and to-day. at IL
proudly carries his honorable discharge
as veteran
while may differ from Robert Fech
ner on many things and on his method,
\ | feel il only an act Of simple Justice thai
the people OF Massachusetts should know
Of Robert Fechner's brand OF American
j ism"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
SWEDISH LEGATION
HELPED GERMANY
News CT Sailing of Argentine Vessels
Was Sent to Berlin in
This Way.

WASHINGTON, Sept. s. How
Sweden legation in Argentine acting
as secret means of communication
between the German charge in Buenos
Ayres and the Berlin foreign office
transmitted information Of the sailing
of ships and directions for their de-
struction by submarines was revealed
today IN official dispatches made public
by the state department. Copies of Of
fetal dispatches sent to the Berlin for
eign office by Count Luxberg. the Ger
man charge in Buenos Ayres in eypher
here was made public by Secretary
Lansing without comment as to how
they fell into the hands of this govern
ment or any indication as to what is to
come as the result Of the disclosure.
Besides revealing the means in which
Germany used Sweden in her maehina-
tions in Argentina the dispatches show
how the German charge at the time Ar
gentina was having a critical diplomatic
controversy with Germany over subma-
rne destruction of her ships was send
/ ing through the Swedish legation infor-
nation of the sailing of certain vessels
with recommendation that they be
sunk "without leaving any trace, > an6
in other dispatches was informing his
government how to regard Argentina I
protest against the destruction of hel
shipping.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
EXPLOSION IN
ARSENAL FATAL
Three Dead and Many In.
iured at Philadelphia
Plant Today
GOVERNMENT MEN
MAKE INVESTIGATION
Believed, However, That No Outside
Agency Was Responsible for Blow
up - Fire That Followed Promptly
Extinguished by City Department.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. s. Three
persons are reported dead, one is dying
and - others are in hospitals more or
less seriously injured as the result of an
explosion at the Frankford arsenal this
morning The dead, who We're all men,
it is reported were blown to pieces.
Among the injured are two young wom-
en-.
The cause of the explosion is un-
known and no information from the ar
senal is obtainable. The force OF the
explosion was 50 great that it broke
windows and threw those living IN the
vicinity from their beds. Soldiers are
doing guard duty in keeping the crowd
from entering the grounds.
According to workers the explosion was
accidental, there being nothing to indl-
cate that it was caused by an outside
agency Two OF the D injured are young
women. None OF those hutt was able to
give coherent account Of what hap
pcned
Mai Montgomery, commandant OF the
/ arsenal. and his aids ara investigating the
explosion and decline to make any state
mcnt until they have completed their IN
0uiy. Careles>ness of a workman, II was
/ believed was the cause OF the accident
1 The eXpiosion occurred in one OF three
small buildings known as decorating dry
rooms where the primer caps Tor three
and six-inch shells and small arm car
tridges are dried Fire followed the ex
plosion and spread to several other small
buildings, known as the artillery assem-
bly, unit In these there We're three ant
six-inch shells but prompt work OF arse
nal employees and city fremen saved tht
buildings and contents from destruction
Today explosion was the second iata
one within the past five months. Tw'
men were killed hy the bursting Of
shrapnel fuse in the high explosives build
ing last April
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
WILL CONTEST
is WITHDRAWN
Will of Mrs Della +. Bean of Brattle
boro to Stand - Son in Spring
field (Vt) Had Appealed.

Notice OF the withdrawal of the appeal
of Clarence r. Bean of Springfield (Nt.)
from the probate court allowance OF the
Will OF his mother, Mrs. Della r. Bean OF
Brattleboro, was filed with the probate
court here this morning. Mrs Bean who
lived on Clark street, died last spring and
her daughter, Aurelia Cummings, was
named as executriX of her will. Chase 4
Chase offered the will for probate and
Clarence r. Bean contested the document
through Blanchard 4 upper OF Spring
field After hearing the probate court
allowed the will and the contestant ap
pealed The case was set for hearing il
the Windham county court at the Sep
tember term
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
Push Toward PetrOgrad Not
Likely Because Season
is So Late
RUSSIANS STILL
RETREAT FROM RIGA
Artillery and Airmen Only Active
Branches on Western Front just at
Present - Austrians Claim to Have
Recovered Lost Ground.

Despite the continued retreat of the
Russians on the Riga front indications
are not wanting that the German drive
in this region may have reached nearly
its limits. This view, indeed, is taken
by leading German military writers who
point to the lateness of the season as
making il improbable that Won linden
berg intends to push his campaign fug-
thcr this fall.
The absence Of German naval cooper
alton on a large scale in the Gulf Of
Riga with the land forces operating IN
tac region seems to lend additional col
or 90 this view
The Franco Belgian front is witness
ing some local infantry movements, 1ut
for the most part the artillery and tine
airmeu are the only branches of the
service being actively employed by eth
cr side. London reports heavy patrol
fighting on the lprcs front during tho
night, a successful British raid ncal
Gayrrllc and the heavy shelliug OF
l.angmark by the Germans. No infan
try action of importance developed
however.
The Paris statement announces loca
attacks bv the Germans in Lorraine t,
the cast of Rheims aud on the Aisn,
front, which were broken up by tn,
French fire.
Vienna claims the driving back Of til,
Italians in the Hermada sector wher,
Gcn. Cadoma has been pushing TOWARD
Triest. II is declared that all tn,
ground won by him there in the presen
offensive has been recovered and tina
more than 5000 prisoners have beer
taken by the Austrians up to the pres
cut
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
ELBERT S. BRIGHAM
TO SPEAK SEPT. 25
State Commissioner OF Agriculture to
Address Board of Trade on Work
of His Department

Arrangements are under wav for a
lecture to board of trade members by
State Commissioner of Agriculture FL
bert 5. Brigham of St Adams Com
missioner Brigham will be here Tuesday
Sept. %, and Will speak to the men that
evening on the work of the department.
The commissioner is a live wire and that
he will have something interesting to say
j. assured. He will speak in the new
board OF trade rooms
On the following day a field meeting
OF the Windham County Creamery fed
Grafton Will be held in Wilmington. and
Commissioner Brigham will speak there
at which time the Bratteboro board oi
trade prize cup will be awarded. the
presentation being by President Horton
I'D Walker.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
OCCUPYING BOARD
OF TRADE ROOMS
Secretary Stiegler and County Agent
Sweeton Move Desks from Town
Clerk Hopkins S Office.

Although the new board OF trade rooms
in the town hall building are not fur
nished the interior work has been COM
pleted so as to permit Of occupancy Sec
retarv H. L. Stiegler and County Agri-
cultural Agent A w Sweeton have moved
their desks there from the office of Town
Clerk G. 5 Hopkins, and Miss Gladys l..
Adams. stenographer for the board OF
trade and the Windham County Farm bu-
reau, has a desk there
The quarters are those formerly oecu-
pied by the postof1icc, and there is a win
dow where the rear door used to be The
entrance is from the town hall corridor
Tie interior decoration Of the walls is
soft buff and the ceilings old ivory, and
the floors are hard wood
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
HARVARD DOCTOR
REPORTS GALL WELL
Cablegram Taken to Mean That None
of His Unit Were Killed in Re
cent Air Raid

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. 5. = A
cablegram containing only the words
"all we'll = from DIR. Benjamin X Emer-
son of Worcester. temporarily in charge
of the Harvard hospital unit in France,
was received last night by Herbert
White, manager of the unit. Mr.. White
interpreted the message as giving assur-
ance that the men reported as killed
or wounded in the German aerial bomb
attack on American hospitals in France
on Thursday were not members of this
unit. DR.. Hugh Cabot is head of the
Harvard unit and Dr. Emerson is in
charge during his temporary absence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
Regiments Which Have Had
Drafts from This State
Show Up Well
PERSONNEL HIGH,
EQUIPMENT UNUSUAL
$50 From This State Are In 1O3d Infan-
try at Camp Bartlett-Major Cooley
One of Instructors in Machine Gun
Warly

WESTFIELD, Mass, Sept. s.-One
of the best reviews ever staged on
Hampton Plains took place yesterday
afternoon at 4.30 o clock, when, by or
der OF Brig. Ger. Charles II. Cole, com
mander of the sd brigade of the 26th
division and commander of Camp Bart
| lett, regimental parades and reviews by
the two regiments of his brigade, the
| l03d Infantry under command of Col.
| Frank NJ. Hume of Houlton, Me-, and
| the 104th Infantry under command of
Col. William c. Hayes of Springfield
took place.
| Thousands of New England bows from
every state in the northeastern group
except Connecticut swept down the field
IN measured tread and with perfect
alignment. The dust brown of an early
autumn landscape merged with their
uniforms. The bands PLAYED stirring
marches and officers and men did their
best. 1t was the first set of regimental
parades since the troops came to Camp
Bartlett. Wonders have been accom-
plished in the last three weeks, and il
was hard to believe that two weeks ago
the men who took part in the review
were scattered among commands of four
different states.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and
Massachusetts are represented in the
|lo3d Infantry, the Vermont men, go
strong, being transferred yesterday to
fill the gaps in that regiment caused by
physical reflections. The Massachusetts,
men were formerly in the Eighth In
fantry.
Regiments which have received drafts
of men from the First Vermont in
fantry are much pleased with the men
and their equipment. Regimental COM
manders say the personnel is of the
best, and that the Vermont soldiers had
the best equipment of any outfit arriv-
ing at Camp Bartlett with the possible
exception of the Second Massachusetts,.
They were among the first infantry or
ganizations called out for guard duty
4 this spring, and when they were mo-
r bilized later, they went into camp at Ft.
| Ethan Allen where they had access to
' the stores at the depot at that place.
| This resulted in the best and latest is
4 sues of modern war appliances.
: Instruction was begun yesterday in
/ both regiments and III the machine gun
= battalion in specialized use of machine
guns by officers who recently returned
after two months course at the mus.
kerry and machine gun school for off
GERS which was conducted AT Fort Sill
Four officers at Camp Bartlett are ex
! perts in this line. They are Mai. Al
fred +. Foote of Holyoke of the l04tf
infantry, Maj. Walter o. Cooley OF
G Brattleboro, Vt, of the 1st Vermont
l. infantry, Mai. Orville Z. Cain of Keene
J. \. H., of the First New Hampshire in
fantry and Maj Cushing of the Eight
s Massachusetts,, already attached to tn,
machine gun battalion as an instructor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
AUTO DRIVER LOSES LICENSE.
Earl Marston Operated His Car While
He Was Intoxicated.

ST. ALBANS, Sept. Sin city court
before Judge \. y. Post yesterday Earl
Marston of Richford pleaded guilty to
a charge of operating an automobile
while he was intoxicated. He was fined
500 and costs and his license to oper-
ate a machine was revoked, not to be
renewed for a year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
SPRINGFIELD LAD GETS EN-.
To Be Decorated for Work in French
Flying Corps.

PARIS, Sept 5. Edwin Par
sons of Springfield, Mass, mem
Der of the Lafayette escadrille, has
brought down his third German air
plane and has been cited to receive
the war cross. Parsons dived
straight at the enemy as he fled and
his fall alone prevented a collision
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
DEATH SENTENCE COMMITTED.
Slayer of Austrian Prince Gets 18 Years
Servitude.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. s. - Emperor
Charles has commutcd to IS years of
uenal servitude the death sentence of
DR.. Friedrich Adler for the assassina-
tior of Prince Stuergkh at Vienna last
October. according to a Vienna press
despatch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
FOOD SAVING CAMPAIGN.
Home Economics to be Taught in All
New Hampshire Towns.

DURHAM, n. H., Sept. s. = New
Hampshire college within the next
few days viii send out nine young
women, all teachers of home econom-
les, TO visit every city and town in
the state in food conservation
campaign. The college is co-operat-
ing with the public safety food
committee Of the state and the coun-
ell of national defense. The teach
ers viii demonstrate particularly how
to use fats, milk and corn-meal and
the making of meat substitutes and
war breads
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
GERMAN AIRCRAFT NEAR RIGA.
Submarines Also Sighted, but Driven
Off, Russians Say.

PETROGRAD, Sept. s. German
aircraft have again been sighted in the
Gulf of Riga and have been shelled by
Russian coast batteries, the war office
announces. Russian torpedo boats dis
covered German submarine and enemy
ships, apparently trawlers, were OBJ
served in Irbensk sound. They were
forced by Russian batteries to retire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
Border Towns Unalarmed.
Barre Times. J

Althoguh the situation in lower Can
ada is admittedly serious, inhabitants
of Vermont 3 border towns are not look
ing for repetition of the stirring in
eidents which grew out of the patriot s
war and the Fenian raid
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
PRESIDENT ON A CRUISE.
He and Mrs. Wilson Leave for Yacht
ing Trip in New York Waters.

NEW YORK. Sept S.-,-The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson arrived here from
Washington early today and after
breakfast in their private car motored
to the Brooklyn navy yard where they
boarded the Yacht Maytower. They will
spend the next few days cruising in
New York waters. The President de
sired to take a few days rest. He will
keep in touch with affairs of state by
MiralaSS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
EMPEROR AT RIGA.
Reviews Troops and Distributes Decora-
tions on Battlefield.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 8. = Emperor
William has arrived at Riga, a Berlin
despatch reports. He reviewed the
troops and distributed decorations on
the battlefield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
THE WEATHER.
Rain Reported for Tonight with To
morrow Partly Cloudy

WASHINGTON, Sept. S. The
weather forecast: Rain tonight. Sun
day partly cloudy. North winds, prob
ABBY increasing on the coast.
sun sets at 6.13; vehicle lamps
should be lighted at 6.jS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.
Italians Report Capture of 10000 Dur
ing Present Offensive.

ROME, Sept s. More than 10000
prisoners have been taken during the
present offensive, the war office an
nounceS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08

1910 a. m. Sermon by Rev w. II.
:. Haskell of Raagoon, Burma.
II - q. m.-Bible school
7.30 p. ~. Christian Endeavor meet
ing. Topic, Are You a Yes-But
EXod. 4:l-l7. Leader, Mrs. Har-
old Newell
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08

Thinking twice is frequently better than
striking once.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
In Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday, Sept. II, $50 p. m-Reeu-
lar meeting Of Dennis Rebckah lodge
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08

sunday, Sept. ..
1890 n. m.-Sermon by the pastor.
! lao n. M Communion service.
1000 sunday school.
$50 p. m.-Meeting of Christian En-
dcavOr society.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-07-27
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, Wis. July 27, 1917.

EDGERTON, WIS.,. July 27, 1917.
The buying movement for the new
crop launched week ago has already
developed into as crazy an auto race
for contracting crop yet quite long
ways from maturing as was ever wit
messed in this state. The country dis
tricts are overrun with buyers using
their persuasion to obtain contracts
with farmers to sell something the
growers have no certainty they will
ever be able to deliver. And the prices
named are so tempting few can resist.
Buying is an easy matter under such
conditions for it needs no knowledge of
the business or judgment even. Just,
give man contract book and take
off the limit and the thing is done. The
buying has proceeded so furiously it is
hard to estimate what per cent of the
crop is already under contract at this
writing. Some claim half will be
gone by the end of this week, for every
firm who handles Wisconsin leaf, with
but few exceptions, is in the deal.
A few sample sales of the many hum
dreds will give an idea of the prices
prevailing in the southern sections, and
even higher figures are reported from
the northern districts.
Chas. Nelson & Son, 13a at 1880.
Nelson & Jenson, 13a at 1880.
Charles Barber, IA at 20&6c.
Ole Berg, 8a at 1880.
Hans Lund, ga at 1880.
DR.. Johnson, ga at 20&5c.
Ernest Giese, 10a at 15c straight.
Leonard Marsden, la at 20&5c.
K. Henderson. la at 20&5c.
Carl Hippo, 8a at 20&5c.
Chris Eyre, LA at 20&5c.
G. Gallman, Ia at 20&5c.
Nels Thorstad, Ia at 20&5c.
Floyd Webb, ga at TIC straight.
Peter Hanson, "a at 15c straight.
Lars Severson, Ia at 14&5c.
Chris Bratt, "A at 14&5c.
Albert Haugen, 10a at l9&5c.
Henry Larson, ga at 1880.
Alfred Nelson, 10a at 1880.
The crop is making some phenomenal |
growth with almost ideal weather con-
ditions and is beginning to cover the
ground in the early planted fields, so |
that hail storms are now most to be |
feared. Quite portion of the buying |
is being done under contract where |
the buyer assumes all chances of dam
age from now on. Higher prices were
never before offered Wisconsin grow
1ers nor more favorable terms on con-
tracts, and farmers are in high glee
over the prospects of big profits this
year.
The shipments out of storage from
this market reach 800 cases and 5 cars
of bundles to all points since astreport.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-07-27
ORFoRDvILLE, WIS, July 10, 1917.

The past week has been ideal for the
tobacco fields, most all of which have
been set. Many fields show plants
eight to ten inches high and with
weather like this six to ten a week.
Buyers are already attempting to con-
tract to take the crop and offer to take
all chances. If a gamble is a gooc
risk for the buyer, the grower ought te
be as willing to take chances. It may
be we'll to remind the growers, too,
that there is law which effects felC
buying, which should not be forgotten,
even at this time Of high prices.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-07-27
New York.
NEW YORK, July

NEW YORK, July 21, 1917.
No news is good news, too. This ap-
plies to the present state of our leaf
market. There is no news to report,
which means that everything goes
along without distressing or exciting
disturbances such as were agitating the
market for many weeks past. Every
thing goes on smoothly; the question
onlv remains as to sufficient supply
of Stock. The condition is propitious
one for taking and enjoying a vacation.
Only the houses of the American Su-
matra Import Corporation are busy as
bees in preparing for the second
inscription which promises to equal,
If not to exceed, the first one.
The novelty of having Java offered,
too, lends renewed stimulation to the
forthcoming inscription. Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-07-27
New YORK. July 18. 1917.

The buying up-or rather the con-
tracing for-the 1917 Connecticut Ha-
yana Seed and Broadleaf crops contin-
ues. The same high scale of prices
that was announced last week is still
being paid. It is said also that some
contracts are being entered into in
Wisconsin, and it is possible that a
buying movement will prevail there
also. The crops have had another week
of splendid growing weather and have
made rapid progress.
Sumatra. Announcement is made on
another page that an inscription of Su-
matra and Java tobacco will be held IN
New York on August 8. An inscrlp-
tion was held ia Amsterdam last Fri
day. Americans buying about 1000
bales Of tobacco at prices about the
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-07-27
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, July 18, 1917.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS, y UIy 10, I5II.
The tobacco crop is coming along
slowly but surely. Herman Wiche, of
the Hussey Leaf Tobacco Co. of Chi
cago, is visiting the local warehouse
this week. He reports that farmersin
Chippewa county have planted 800 acres
of tobacco, and $50 acres around Col
fax, while a large acreage has been
planted in Barron county. Tobacco
BUYERS are now active through the
country, now offering to purchase the
crop in the field at Is cents pound.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-07-27

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