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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
X. Z. MOSHER WEEDS
MISS MACDONALD
Brattleboro Couple Married in Keene
by Rodney w. Roundy, Who Used
Double Ring Service

Kenneth Elester Mosher and Miss
Agnes Mildred Macdonald both OF
Brattleboro Were married last evening
at S.45 0 clock in the parsonage of the
First Congregational church in Keene
\. H., by Rev. Rodney " Rouady, pas
tor of that church, who used a double
ring service. They were attended by
Morgan sherman of Boston, formerly
eff Brattleboro. and Miss Jane Brew OF
Brattleb0ro.
Mr.. Mosher is a well-kuown business
man, being the proprietor Of a large
garage on Flat street, III a modern
building which he built two years ago
lie came here from lIclnc and bough,
the livery business Of Henry r. Brown
III 1910 and conducted that alone anC
with different partners until he sold tho
| livery 10 his last partner, Murray NJ
| Tucker, and devoted his entire atten
tion to the automobile business II,
has the agency for several cars
The bride. who IS daughter of Mrs
| Many I. Macdonald of - Cedar stree
| and the late \. NJ Macdonald, ha
been a lifelong resident of Brattleborc
and has been popular among the younl
people. She graduated from the Brat
| tleboro high school in the class of 100
and was one Of the class officers. Fo
several years she has been stenographe
in the Office Of the Brattleboro Trus
| Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Mosher are on
wedding trip, after which they will liv
in Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
BAPTIST CHURCH
ANNUAL MEETING
Over 200 Attend Supper, Followed by
Business Session - Receipts from
Various Sources S11,078.

over 200 were present last evening
at the annual supper to the members
OF the parish and congregation of the
First Baptist church, which was fol
lowe by the annual business meeting.
The supper Was served at G.30 clock
and the business meeting opened an
hour later with Henry Bond as moder-
ator
The treasurer S report showed that
all obligations had been paid and that
| there was 4 balance in the treasury.
| The clerk 5 report showed total Of
So added to the membership Of the
church during the year, % by baptism,
| IL by letter and one by experience.
| There was 4 decrease Of Is by letter
| ald 10 b. death, leaving a net increase
of II for the year. The present mem
| bership of the church is 65S, the lar
| gest IN the history of the organization
HE reports OF, the officers. commit
tees and auXiliarics showed that al OF.
| ganizations connected with the church
are in tlourishing condition Tho
er;old total raised by all of them fol
church expenses was 4ll,01S.G4 and fol
| bcncvolenecs S$,%7l4l.
1t was NottN tHaI tHc portion OF tift
report of the trustees referring to til,
will Of the late Dr. Henry d. Holtor
aud relating to his bequcst to til,
| church should be incorporated in thl
minutes of the annual meeting.
| Votes of appreciation OF the work ot
the treasurer. collector, clerk, auditor
trustees. superintendent of the Biblt
school, pastor assistant. and tht
! Woman : society were passed.
/ The following officers were eleete,
unanimously: Dcacons for three wears
J. Edward Hall, Carl s. Hopkins aat
Fred ;. Knight deacon for one yea
to fill vacancy caused by the death o
| pr Henry u. Holton, George W
Brooks; trustees for thrc' years, vii
b. Smith, Gail s. Hopkins; clerk, Ere,
s knight; treasurer, Alison l.. Harris
collector, Emory !. Eddy; auditor. Hol
land J. Wilson: members of prudentia
committee. Mrs. Lucy A. Cox. Mrs \
, W. J wilkins.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
EIGHTEEN MEN OF
co. / DISCHARGED
Failed to Stand Physical Test-Co.
Will BE Among First to Go if
Guard Duty Is Required.
FORT ETHAN ALLEN, April !

FORT ETHAN ALLEN, April -.
The following men Of Company |
failed to pass the physical examina-
tions
Scrgt. Edward T. Lindsey, Sergt.
yer, Corporal Louis NJ. Dunlevy.
First Glass Privates William Lee,
Henry Robbins, Ernest 7. Johnson,
Francis NJ Fitzgibbons.
Privates Charles Altar, Grey F.
Goddard, Ralph W Newell, Chester w
Lane, Edward NJ. O'Connor, Paul J
Gottwald, Lyman Streeter, Benjamin
H. Hill, Anthony Valgar, George L
Sexton.
The physical examination of Com
panv L yesterday resulted in dropping
30 men, more than one third of thc
company. 1t is expected that the enc
Of the physical examinations will see
the dropping Of more than 20 per cent
of the strength of the regiment. The
regular army standard is strictly ad
hered to in all cases.
The men discharged from Company
left yesterday afternoon. A peti
tion largely slgHed has been presented
asking the retention of Cook Gonyer
but is is not probable it can be done
The case was taken up by Congress
man Greene. but 40 definite assurance
Of success could be obtained.
All the men confined at the hospita
Ernest 4. Johnson, Louis NJ Dun
levy and Privates Henry Robbins an,
Francis Fitzgibbons-have been OF
dercd discharged. These arc include,
III the list given above.
The company paper work IS well il
hand and if any company is sent ou
for guard duty Company | viii be OH
| of the first to leave. There has bee
considerable pressure brought to bea
to have some company assigned to III
southern part of the state in a distric
which would cover Brattleboro, Vcl
non, Bellows Falls and Windsor Def
mite action on this demand may b
looked for within a day or two.
There are four mastering officers an
six surgeons IT work examining an
mastering the men Of the regimen
Major Gossman arrived Yesterday froi
FL raso, Texas, to take charge Of I'll
medical examination
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12

ley C. Wilson of Chelsea was elevated to
a superior judgcship and the farmers OF
the house for the one and only time in
the session stood together and elected
Representative Charles ). Dana Of New
Haven to succeed MIR Wilson a. speaker
OF the house
The election came after the house had
passed the Joint resolution providing for
six Judges, over which there had been
much contention the past week,
\ T. Cudworth, in Joint assembly
nominated Elcazer l.. Waterman OF
Brattleboro for first superior Judge sue
ceeding Judge Miles of Barton. who. in
the first days OF the session was elected
supreme court justice. Ied :, Stanton.
Fred NJ Butler Frank L. Fish and
Leighton p. Slack were reelected supe-
rior Judges without opposition. When
the Rev Frazer Mctzgcr Of Randolph en-
Enthusiastically placed the name Of Speak
er Wilson before the assembly it broke
| into wild applause and did not ,ub-ide
luntil he had been unanimously elected
| and presented to the assembly, to which
/ ne 1ceilhgIN addressed MS appreciation
! OF the honor they had accorded him
/ None OF the older lawyers who had
aspired to the position allowed THEN
names to be placed in nomination against
Mr.. Wilson
immediately following the feconVen-
ing OF the house Mr. Wilson rendered hi,
resignation and Charles ;. Dana and "
W. Relrden Of Barton were nominated
for speakers. Reirden received ID votes
Dana l4l Inc house then proceeded 4
make the election unanimous
speaker 'aha' IA assuming MS dutie'
io[ lhe le" moments iell before !
. c'otN' S'a,eo |" 'he mouse that NohaaN J
Nei!lilS' Nheh PIeSIIihS over 'he moct
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Thn LouSo fa;rI,. ioorod =, ,l,o .a,,+ =,
attemnt to sncnrr n nm, tbo COM, 20
form provided IL tho recently 1efoato,
EStearns bin The senate a II 2o sont
IbiIl TO the house providing for continu
ance county court sessions. which III
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
COCKTAILS ASKED TO
BUILD 1000 SHIPS
Plans TO Increase Our Tonnage to De
feat the U-Roat Campaign Well
Under Way.

WASHINGTON, April 12-Maior
Gen. George Gocthals builder of tine
Panama canal. was formerly requested
yesterday by President Wilson to take
charge OF the building of 1000 wooden
ships for foreign commerce.
Increase of overseas tonnage is re-
gardcd as an Imperative need to de
feat the U-boat campaign and keep up
the how of supplies to the entente al
lies, consequently the greatest impor-
tancc is attached to the plans of the
shipping board for building wooden
ships, which have been approved by
the President and the council OF NJ
tioual defense. The entire resources
of available shipbuilding yards are t5
bc used.
If Gen. Gocthals undertakes the work
I hp will have unlimited authority to or.
ganiz- the building facilities. Recent
| lv the general accepted the position OF
state engineer OF New .lcrspr, but 1t !,
understood that his contract allows HIN
10 give up the work if called upon tl
perform public duties.
The shipping board has $5O,Ooe,O0C
| for the construction and purchase ot
vessels, and it is estimated that begin
ming early in the fall ships at the rat,
of 100000 tons a month can be turned
out.
Ia 1916 the United States had 100000
tons of shipping in the Transatlantic
trade. During a meeting Of railroad cx
crutiycs here to-day the question wa
taken up making arrangements SO tha
ships now ON the Great Lakes and il
the coastviSe trade can be utilized fo
ocean going commerce.
i The use Of German merchant ship
will add approximately 100000 tons t
the supply of the United States
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
PLAN HAS BEEN COMPLETED AFTER
WEEKS OF WORK BY U. s. OFFICIALS

Quickly Built Light Wooden Ships of 1000 Tons and Up
wards to BE Turned Out at the Rate of Three Ships
Day, Using the Entire Shipbuiding Facilities of the
Country
WASHINGTON April pa campaign of colossal
proportions to break down the German submarine block
ade and keep the entente pentfuy supplied with food
clothing and munitions has been determined upon by Pres
dent Wilson and his advisers Americas first physical
stroke against her enemy
Unable to send army into the trenches the
President believes the United States do great
service in the common against Germany by pro-
vdng great army of merchantmen to nVaidate the un-
derea campaign about which have been rallied the fading
hopes Of PrusSian conquest
For weeks officials have been at work on such plan
but not until today it revealed how great scale
the task had been projected.
Virtually every detail has been completed and by
fall the campaign itself will be in full swing.
Quicklybut light wooden ships Of 1000 tons and up
wards make up the fleet of merchantmen and to IN
sure maximum construction the shipping board has enlist
ed the countrys entire shpbuding facilities the
greatest in the world. When underway the production is
expected to reach an average Of three ships day.
The government today began to prepare for important
councils
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
FOOD SITUATION
WORRIES GERMANY
Tension Becomes Greater as Time Draws
Near for Putting the New Regula-
tions into Effect.

LONDON, April l2.-The food situa-
tion is dominating all consideration in
Germany, according to a Berlin news
paper as quoted in an Amsterdam des-
patch to the Central News. The news
paper says;
Notwithstanding all the big events
the new food regulations which are tC
be introduced on April - form the cx
elusive subject Of discussion. The
nearer the fateful day approaches the
greater becomes the tension. \ diminu
tion in the bread rations forms a Sc
rious difficulty for the entire population
and causes greater preoccnpation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
SUNK IN A GALE.
-Four Men Lost Their Lives When
Schooner Sank Monday

NEW YORK, April r. The Ameri-
can schooner NJ. u. Cressy, which left
here April : for IIavrc with u general
cargo, was sunk during gale last
Monday when about 200 miles south
cast of Sandy Hook Second Officer
George Smith and two seamen were
drowned in launching a lifeboat and
later the ship cook died from exposure.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
ROBERTS TAKES VIM AGENCY.
Brattleboro Man to Handle Motor
Truck for Two Counties.

Arthur F. Roberts has taken the
agency for the Vim motor truck for
Windham county, Vermont and Chesh
ire county, New Hampshire, and will
have demonstration car at his local
garage within a few days. The Vim
is the pioneer truck to be built in this
country and over 10000 of them are
now in use. The factory, situated in
Philadelphia, is the largest exclusive
producer of trucks in the world, its ca
pacity this season being estimated at
10000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
HOOVER ACCEPTS
FOOD BOARD POST
Ecgiu5 Wide Inquiry IL Europe Before
Coming to America to Start
Real Work.

LONDON. April l2.--Ilcrbert G. Hoo.
vcr. head of the American commission
for rclict u Belgium, has accepted the
rhgirmauship of the new food board in
the United States. lie decided to take
the post, which the National Defense
Council had offered him, after consul
tatiou with his colleagues ON the relief
committee.
Mr.. Hoover expects to leave soon for
America. Meanwhile he has begun n
wide inquiry in France, England, and
Italy regarding the existing food situa
tiou. having the cooperation of tho
various Governments ia this work. Th,
inquiry includes examination of tho
prospects of the coming harycsts, inn
port necessities, methods of food rcgu
lgtion and control now In operation in
th" allied countries, and the result.
achieved through these methods,
Cwa. IL is said. killed cat. Sc
the world still hu q lot of feline
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
WINCHESTER MAN
PLEADS GUILTY
Charged with Breaking and Entering
and Larceny from Store - Case
Continued for Sentence
Especial to The Reformer.

Clesson Bragg of Winchester, \. H.,
pleaded guilty in Keene today TO IA
charge of breaking and entering and
larceny from H. .. & D. A. Gee S store
and his case was continued for sen
tencc. On similar charge in 1913
he pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to the state prison for not less than
three years nor more than four years
for breaking into the Boston & Maine
railroad station in Winchester
Charles Macomber of Roxbury was
sentenced to from three to four years
for breaking and entering and larceny.
to which charge he pleaded guilty.
Macom5cr IS - years old and was on
parole from an institution in Shirley,
Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
ISSUES A CALL
FOR VOLUNTEERS
Recruiting officers Notified That
100000 Men Are Needed for
Service in the A. ny.

WASHINGTON, April y. The
war department prepared today to
issue Instructions to recruiting Of
ficcrs which viii be in effect a call
for 100000 volunteers to fill up the
regular army and the existing unit
Of the National GuMd. All recruits
enlisted since the declaration of
war and those to be enlisted here
after will be notified that they will
be discharged at the close of the
wartime volunteers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
VILLA VICTORIOUS.
Said to Have Killed and Wounded
1900 Constitutionalists.

LAREDO, Texas, April l2.-p pas>cn-
gers reaching the border say that in a
recent engagement with Villa followers
the constitutionalist forces lost 800
dead and wounded. They add that the
alleged routS inflicted on the Villa
forces by the government troops are
myths
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
Red Men S Hall

Thursday. Apil l2.-Rcgular meet
ing ct pocahUutas council.
Friday night at 5 'clock-The
Adoption degree viii be conferred on
a.closs of ~. Corn and vcnison will
br served
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
WASHINGTON. April Announce

WASHINGTON, April - Announce
mcnt that Bulgaria had opened peace ne
"otiatious with the entente has been cX-
pected here ever since the overthrow OF
the old Russian government. One diplo-
mat, in close touch with affairs in Bul-
garia, who would not permit the use OF
his name, said: Although | have no
official adviccs on the subject ! have
every reason 70 believe that the London
reports are correct.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
TO BREAK DOWN GERMAN
SUBMARINE BLOCKADE

Campaign of Colossal Proportions to Keep the Entente
Pentifuly Supplied with Food, Clothing and NUM-
tions Has Been Determined Upon by President Will
son and His Advisers First Stroke.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12

Recipe for success. Think straight.
talk little-and don't put all your
surplus cash into "war babies"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
Continue to Deliver Telling
Strokes Despite Unfa-
vOrable Weather
BULGARIA WANTS
SEPARATE PEACE
Reports from Swiss Source That Bull
garian Minister Has Made Overtu-es
to Entente Ministers Bulgarian
Delegates i'll Switzerland.

Despite the most untaNorable wealth
cr conditions prevailing the British con
tinuc the delivery Of telling strokes
against the Germans along the line from
Lens to St Quentin. All German at
tempts to regain footing on the Nimv
ridge itself have been foiled.
Much Importance is attached to the
assumption by the French OF the gener-
al attack.
Seemingly they are giving the Ger
mans in the region southwest of Laon
all they can attend to, preventing any
rcinforccmcnts from this sector Of the
line mcnaced by the British offensive.
There would be little surprise if this
attack developed into a smashing con
tinaous offensive The dent in the
Frcnch line caused hv the German at
tack in the campaign some time ago has
now been completely Strengthened out.
LONDON. April II. - The British
captured early this morning two i'm
portant positions in the enemy 5 line
north of the Eiry ridge and are now
astridc Of the river Souchez, according
4 to an official statement issued by the
war office.
\ number OF prisoners We're taken
The statement SAYS the weather con
I tinucs wet and stormy. Two German
counter attacks on Nimv ridge were
broken up last night with heavy losses
to the attackers.
LONDON, April y. - About l00(
wards of trenches southeast of Niml
were captured by the British this morn
ing, Reuter- correspondent telegraph,
from the front. y hill southeast OF
Wancourt also was captured.
PARIS, April l.. r. In an attack las
might on the new front below st. Qucn
tin between Coucv and the Quincy
Bassc the French drove back the Ger
mans to the southwestern edge of tn
Upper Coucy forest, capturing scvera
important positions, the war office an
tnounces In the Champagne the GcI
mans were elected from trenches cas-
OF Sapigneul.
LONDON, April L. - Reports fror
ia Swiss source have been received j
Rome that the Bulgarian minister ha
made ovcrtures to the entente minis
tiers with a view to the conclusion of
separate peace.
Similar advices regarding Bulgari
are sent by the Exchange Telegrap
representative at Lausanne. He report
j that the Gazette of that city state
that it has learned that semi official Blu
garian delegates are III Switzerland cl
8 dcavoring to arrive at n basis for sep;
rate peace with representatives of I'll
entente.
At an American luncheon in Londo
today David Lloyd George, the Britis
/ premier, welcomed the United Stat,
IS in her entry into the war. He dive
u upon the value Of American cooper
o tion in material way and upon Il
influence Of this country as a nor
" force and expressed extreme gratifc
u tion that the United States was ear
D ing a right to sit at the peace confe
t. cnce when it was held.
WASHINGTON, April l2.-Annomc
70 mcnt that Bulgaria had opened peace II
lc gotiatious with the entente has been G
pected here ever since the overthrow
IS the old Russian government. One dipl
Al afr, i,.-, IN,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12
SUPERIOR JUDGES
ELECTED TODAY
Legislature Adjourned, Aft
er Charles A. Dana Was
Chosen Speaker
WATERMAN CHIEF
OF SUPERIOR JUDGES
Speaker Stanley Wilson Elected To
Sixth Place on the Bench, Stanton,
Butler, Fish and Slack Being Re-elect-
ed in Order.

Especial to The Reformerl
MONTPELIER, April II.
Final adjournment of the Vermont
legislature came at noon today after a
dramatic session in which Speaker Stan
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12

Cwa, IL /, said, killed cat. Yet
the world still has o lot of tcliuce
i,tt 100 it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-12

Continues on Page 81
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-23
NOTICE OF MARsHAL's SALE United States of America, First Division, District of ss:
 Alaska.

l
 Alaska.
 Public notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias Cor execution), dated May 1st, A. D. 1917, issued out Of the District Court, of the United States for the First Division, District of Alaska, on judgment rendered in said Court, on the 29tb day of Jan uary, A. D. 1916, in favor of Frye Bruhn Co.,, Corporation, of which Harriet s. Pullen, is the owner as assignee and against L. Agnes Burke and c. 0. Runner doing busi- ness as the Fifth Ave. Hotel, I have, on this 1st day of May, A. D. 1917, levied upon the following de- scribed real estate, situated in skagway, Alaska, to wit:
 Lots Eight (S) Nine t9) Ten (1O) Eleven GID and the South Half (s15) plus the South Half of the North Half (51s Of N1A) of Lot Twelve C12) in Block Ten (1O) of the towDsite Of the Town of skagway, Alaska, as the same is shown and desigRated by a survey and by Plat thereof made by Hill & Wet trick, and approved by the Trustee for sal townsite on April 29, 19O9' and duly tiled in the office of the district Recorder of SkagBay Re- cording District.
 And that I will, accordingly, of fer said real estate for sale, at Dubl'" Tendue to the highest and best bidder, for cash, on the 1st day of June, A D. 1917, at 10 o'clock @. m., at the front door Of the UQited States Court House, skagwRy, Alaska.
 Dated, at sksgwey, Alaska, May 1, 1917.
 J. M. TANNER,
 U. 8. Marshhl. First Division, District of Alaska. JOHN B. MARSHALL,
 Plaintifia Attorney.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-23
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF FINAL ACCOUNT

In the United States Commissioners
 Court for the Territory of Alas
 ka, Skagway Precinct at SRag-
 way, Alaska, Before the Hon. E.
 A. Rasmuson, Commissioner, and
 Ex-Officio Probate Judge. In +he Matter of the Estate of An
 ma Cessidy, deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Frank suffecool, the adminis- trator of the estate Of Anna Cas- sidy, deceased, has rendered, pre- scented, and filed in the above entit- led court, his final account of his administration of said estate; and the hearing of the same has been fixed by said court for the 17th, da of July, 1917 at 10 o'clock. in the forenoon of said day, at the United States Court House, In skagway, AL aska, and all persons interested in saId estate are notified to appear at said time and file any objections they may have to said account and to show cause if any they have, why said final account should not be allowed,
 Edward A. Rasmuson.
 Commissioner and ex-officio Pro bate Judge.
 First publication May, 18th, 1917. Last publication July, 10th, 1917.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-23
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03

like this little girl before. She
said to Richard, Il am a fairy, and
If you will not cut this tree down
will grant to You two wishes, for
this tree Is my home" Richard
told her he would like to have a
house for his sister and brother.
She at once put, at the edge of the
forest, palace. Richards next
wish was that his sister and broth
er had nice clothes. He went home
very happy and that afternoon they
moved into the palace and they had
everything they wanted.
Richard and his brother and Sis
ter lived very, very happy and the
little fairy came to see them many
times.-Eva May North, Whitewa-
ter School.