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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
DAMAGES OF Sc A
WEEK FOR 81 WEEKS
Award by Commissioner of Industries
to Michael Thereski, Vermont
Last Block Co. Employe.

A hearing was held in the Brooks
House this morning before Commissioner
of Industries Robert w Smonds of st.
Johnsbury in the case of Michael There
ski against the Vermont Last Block Co.
for damages for injuries to one ankle re-
ceived while in the employ of the com
pany. Attorney H. B. Chase and At
torney o. B. Hughes, trustee of the Last
Block company, appeared for the com
pany, and S. A. Daniels and w. A. Shum.
way represented Thereski. 1t was de-
cided to allow him Sc week for 81
weeks, or 1904; also his medical and hos
pital bills for the first IA days, amount
ting to about S75 Mr. Simonds is devot-
ing his entire time to the work of his po-
sition as commissioner of Industries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
PETER SMART, JR.
PUT ON PROBATION
Pleaded Guilty to Having Game in Pos
session Illegally Case Against
Father Mol Pressed.

Peter Smart of Newfane. who was ar
rested last week by Sheriff c, f. Mann
on the charge of having game in his pos
session illegally, was released yester-
day afternoon, State S Attorney w. R.
Daley having mol pressed the ease
against him, and his son. Peter Smart
.jr., Il, was brought into the municipal
court on a similar charge. The young
man pleaded guilty to having caught
three young cooms. He was fined 50
and costs of 5000 were assessed against
him. Judge A. E. Cudworth suspended
the fine and ordered that the costs be
paid at the rate of ST a week and placeo
the young man on probation for one
year. The respondent was represented
by Attorney A. V. D. Piper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
SEVEN OUT OF EIGHT
CLAIM EXEMPTION
Five Others Fail to Pass Physical Ex-
animation Keene Exemption
Board Examines Thirteen.
Special to The Reformer.) }
KEENE. \. H.. Auqust

kEENE, \. H., August Z.
Sixteen men Of the draft age summoned
10 report for examination at the court
house Monday afternoon and ID re-
ported and were examined. One was in
q hospital and two others were examined
elsewhere.
Out Of the Is who were examined
Tracy W. Harrington of East Jeffrey
was the only man that did not claim ex-
emption. lie was found to be physical
" fit. Five of the l3 were not physi-
callv qualified and seven of the eight
who were physically fit claimed exemp-
tion. The board will take up the ex-
emptien claims within few days and
it may be found that others will be eli
gible for service.
The board examined two men from
| another district here Monday and these
were physically fit, but claimed exemp-
| tion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
WOMAN STRUCK BY AUTO.
Mrs. Mabel Snyder of Swanton juno
ton is Badly injured.

ST. ALBANS, August Mrs. Mabel
Snyder of Swanton Junction was
brought to the St. Albans hospital suf-
fering from injuries received when she
was run over by an automobile which, it
is said, was driven by Octavius Babbitt
of Fairfield Center, DR.. +. }. Melville
found the young woman had three
broken ribs and possibly internal in
juries.
1t is understood that the woman was
returning home from berrying trip
and was walking in the road when she
was hit Her husband died a few
! months ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07

LONDON, August The changes in
the British admiralty announced last
night are attracting much attention and
are interpreted as the first step in a reor-
ganization which, it is supposed, Sir
Eric Campbell Geddes, first lord of the
admiralty, was appointed to carry out.
In quarters where the existing admiralty
methods are regarded rs unsatisfactory
their present step is denounced as a
'procrastinatory half measure and it is
declared the change ought to have been
80 complete as to give the country Il
resoutc and energetic admiralty per
/ meated by an offensive spirit
! Another change in the admiralty is the
removal of sir William Graham Greene
from the permanent secretaryship at the
admiralty to secretaryship in the minis
try of munitions under Winston Spencer
Churchill. Sir Williams departure from
the admiralty is regarded as OF consid-
cradle Importance, as the post OF perma
nent secretary, which he has held since
Il9ll, always has been largely responsible
for the continuity of admiralty tradition
and policy 1t is this continuity whicl
is regarded by many as the most danger
Gus factor, in that it hiniers initiative
and adaptability to current needs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
Speculation as to the Strong
est Man i'm the Newly
Formed Cabinet
MICHAELIS NEEDS
SKILLED ADVISER
Helferich, But Kuehlmann, Vice
Chancellor, Must Be Considered by
the Administration.
the Administration.

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 7-Will kuehl-
mann OF Dr Karl HelIerich, wee chan
crllor, bc the real director Of foreign poll.
oes under the administration of Dr Mi
chaelis. the imperial German chancellor:
This is the political problem OF the hour
III connection with the slmke-tp of tie
cabinet in Germany.
IL is known that versatile Dr. HeliIercf
desires To have hand in steering Ger
many's new course in world politics aft
cr the war and it is umored that the
new chancellor unacquainted as he j,
with international affairs, desires Ia re
tam the cx.bank director, Dr Ielhericl
AZ his special adviser and mouth-piece
particularly on this field.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

The Russian front situation continues
complex with Russian troops offering
spirited resistance and driving back the
Austro.German forces in some sectors
and weakly yielding in others Ten
miles from Chotin, just beyond the ex-
treme southeasterly corner of Galicia, the
Teutonc armies have been forced back
according to adyices from Kishnez to-
day. Petrograd also officially reports the
driving back of enemy advance guards
south of Griimaloz in Bukowina and on
the river Bystritza.
On the other hand the Russians have
been forced to yield more ground in one
case because of the voluntary retirement
of two regiments. Further south in Ru-
mania a further menace to the entente
lines became apparent today in the an
lnouncement of the opening of a Teutonic
offensive in the FokShani region near the
point where the line turns southeastward
toward the Danube
! Petrograd comedies a retirement here
and Berlin announces the storming of
Russian positions north of Fokshani with
the taking Of 300 prisoners and Is guns
! In Flanders the infantry has continued
i inactive. The steady closing in of the
Canadian line about Lens gives the i'm
lpression that the time is not far distant
when the efforts to give the final touch
to the process of eXpellng the Germans
from that coal city will take place
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
PRESIDENT is ACTIVE.
Takes Hand in Governments Plans for
Regulating Prices.

WASHINGTON, August President
Wilson took hand today in the govern
ment's plans for regulation of prices and
conferred with officials who have the
work in charge. First he went to the
federal trade commission and then to the
department of Justice Both departments
are working on Keeping prices on mate
Tials for the governments war needs
down TO a reasonable basis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
FUND OvERSUBSCRIBED.
Supreme Council, K. of c., to Consider
Increasing Amount to S5,ooo,ooo.

CHICAGO, August 6.-The sl,O0O,O0O
fund being raised by the Knights of Co
lumbus for the relief and recreation of
Roman Catholic soldiers and sailors has
been greatly oversubscribed, according to
James 4. Flaherty, Supreme Knight, and
the supreme council will consider increas-
ing the amount to S5,000000 in annual
convention here.
Our plans for the erection of recrea-
ton camps at the various military can
tonments have been greatly increased SO
we need three or even five times the orig
inal amount" Mr.. Flaherty said.
New York's contribution to date is
lSl25,000 More than Sl,000,000 in CON
tracts already has been let"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
WHIPPING RUSSIANS.
Teutonic Forces Take 800 Prisoners
and Guns and Mortars.

BERLIN, August /, via London
Austro-German forces yesterday began
an offensive against the Russo Ruman-
ian armies in Moldavia on the Ruma-
nian front Russian positions north of
Fokshan were stormed, according to
the official statement issued today by
the German general staff, aud 800
prisoners were taken. Thirteen guns
aud numerous trench mortars also were
captured
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
RIGHT TO VOTE IN
FALL ELECTIONS
Provost Marshal General Crowder Makes
Ruling Regarding u. S. Sol
diers Abroad

WASHINGTON, August = - Amer
lean citizens in France as members of
the expeditionary forces will be privi-
ledged to vote at the fall elections pro-
vided their respective states establish
the necessary overseas voting machin-
ery. Provost Marshal General Crowder,
III a ruling on the subject, holds that
there is no bar to any citizen S partici-
patton in an election because of absence
from home while on duty with his
troops.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
GASPARRI RESIGNED?
Rumor That Papal Secretary of State
Has Left His Office.

ROME, Monday August &, delayed
Many Italian newspapers and some au-
thorities ON Vatican affairs continue to
affirm that Cardinal Gosparri, the papal
secretary of state has resigned. The
retirement of the secretary, it is as
serted, will permit of the inauguration
of new policy by the Vatican toward
Germany The semi. official Vatican or
gan Correspondence flatly denies that
the papal secretary has retired.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
TO FILL 1ST VERMONT.
Reservists Will Be Used to Bring Com
panies to War Strength.

BURLINGTON, Aug Orders have
been received at headquarters of the lst
Vermont infantry to fill mp the regiment
with the reservists and the overflow will
be assigned by the commander of the
northeast to regiments in other sections.
Max A Nelson, who has been the regi-
mental sergeant major for some time, has
received a commission as second lieuten-
ant and has been assigned to Company c
of the National Guard. Max / Krulee
of Boston has been detailed to the lst
Vermont as the new band leader
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
IN OFFICERS RESERVE.
Several Vermonters in Appointments An
nounced

Among the New England appointments
in the officers reserve corps are the fol-
lowing: Engineer corps, captain, Hugh
j. Betterley of Brattleboro; engineer
corps, first lieutenant, Andrew H. Holt of
Sunderland medical section, first lieu
tenant, George l.. Bates of Morrisville.
John d. Thomas of Burlington, William
Stickney of Rutland, George A Russell
of Arlington, Thomas Rice of Brattle-
boro, George Y. Roberts of Chester.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
WILLIAM H. TAFT ILL.
Former President Under Care of Phy-
sician in Clay Center, Kas.

CLAY CENTER, Kansas August =
Former President William II. Taft be
came i'll at a hotel here in the night and
today is under the care of physician.
The nature Of his illness was described
only as being stomach trouble He
was unable to leave here today for
Lincoln, Nebr., where he has speaking
engagement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION.
More Attacks in the Senate on the Ad
ministration Food Control Bill.

WASHINGTON, August THE con
ference report on the administration
food control bill was again the subject
of debate in the senate today. Leaders
believed it would be voted on tomorrow.
The principal opposition came from
Democratic members, notably Senators
Reed, Hollis and Gore.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
DOWNFALL DUE TO
FAILURE IN MEXICO
Zimmerman as Foreign Secretary Was
Unable TO Embroil Mexico and
United States.

MEXICO CITY, August = When news
oi the resignation of Or. Alfred /immer-
mann. the German foreign secretary was
received last night it caused general feel
ing among prominent Mcxlcans that his
downfall was due largely to his failure ia
have Herr Heinrich Won Eekhardt. Ger.
man minister to Mexico, attempt to EN-
htoll Mexico aud the United States and
use Mexico as go-bctweeu in an effort
10 ALLEVIATE Japan from the allies
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
IN SPANISH WATERS.
German Submarine Made an Attack on
Spanish Ship Near Bilbao.

LONDON, August THE admiralty
learns that German submarine yester-
day attacked Spanish fishing boat in
the neighborhood of. Bilbao, Spain,
in Spanish territorial waters. Two of
the crew were severely wounded.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Somewhat Cooler Tonight

WASHINGTON, August I. The
weather forecast: Fair and somewhat
cooler tonight. Wednesday fair Light
north and northeast winds
Sun sets at 7.03. Light all vehicle
lamps at 7.4S.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
OCCUPANTS INTERNED.
German Airplane Forced to Land in
Holland-Short of Gasoline.

LONDON, August "A despatch to
the Times from Rotterdam says a Ger
man seaplane alighted at Texel, Hol-
land, Yesterday after being fred at by
Dutch soldiers. 1t was short of gaso-
line. The occupants were interned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
IMPORTANT CHANGES
MADE IN ADMIRALTY
Present Step Is Denounced as PRO
crastinary Half Measure Often
sive Spirit Wanted.

LONDON, Monday, August 6, delayed
Official announcement was made at the
admiralty tonight that Admiral Sir Cecil
Burney, second sea lord, had been re-
placed by Wee Admiral Sir Rosslyn
Wemyss. Alan c. Anderson, hitherto
vice chairman of the wheat commission,
succeeds Sir Eric Campbell Gcddes, the
new first lord Of the admiralty, as con
troller of naval construction
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
COMING TO AMERICA.
japanese Commission Will Include Leg
islative Representatives

TOXIC, August Members Of the
house Of representatives met today and
decided 60 send FIVE of their number to
the United States 70 study conditions.
They will start about December lst.
The delegation viii represent all parties.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07

Man is 40 constituted that he will do
more howlmg about a sore toe than over
stricken conscience. Toledo Blade
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
DRAFT COMPLETED.
Out of al Summoned and Examined a.
Accepted in St. Johnsbury.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER. August !

NUN IPELItK, August q.
Caledonia is the first county in the
state to certify to the adjutant general
its draft list Out of Al men examined
and summoned to st. Johnsbury "a were
accepted to fill the eounty's quota of 90
The draft starts in Washington county
tomorrow.
The courier-index., 1917-10-26

IONS placed ins,da -
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LESS MEAT + BACK
AND KIDNEYS HURT
Take . glass Of Salts to flush Kidneys
if Bladder bothsrs you-Drink
lots Of water.

Eating meat regularly eventually pro
duces kidney trouble in some form or
other, says q well-known authority, b.
cause the uric acid in meat excites The
kidneys, they become overworked; get
sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts Of
distress, particularly backache and mis-
cry in the kidney region; rheumatic twin
ges, severe headaches, acid stomach, con-
stipation, torpid liver, sleeplessness,
bladder and urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or kid.
neys aren't acting right, or II bladder
bothers you, get about four ounces Of
Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
take tablespoonful in . glass Of water
before breakfast for q few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This famous
salts 10 made from the acid Of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them
to normal activity; also to neutralizs the
acids in abe urine so it-no longer irri-
tates, thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone;
makes a delightful effervesccnt lithia-
water drink which millions Of men and
women take now and then 30 keep the
kidneys and urinary organs dean, thus
avoiding serious kidney dissaaa.
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
S RUNS IN THE FAMILY

Il am sure | don't know where
that boy of mine gers AL his impu.
dence and self assurance; surely. not
from me-" complained the head of the
family ''He returned home from
school the other day to spend the
holidays, as / thought, and. entering
my office, he threw his hat on the
floor, lighted a cigarette, and then
drawled:
81 say, dad, do you remember the
time you we're expelled from school 2
81 did. There was no use denying
it, for one day, in a burst of conf
dence, / had told him of my escap-
AIDES as boy.
What do you mean, you young
rascal?' | roared.
Oh said he easily. I've been
expelled, too. Astonishing, isn't it.
dad. how such things will run in a
family' Chicago Daily News.
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COULD DO pIS BIT

The sergeant-major had trouble in
finding an accountant for his captain
but at last brought in a private for
trial.
Are you a clerk?' demanded the
captain.
No, sir" replied the man.
do you know anything about fig
ures?" asked the captain.
81 can do tit" replied the man,
modestly.
rs this the best man you can
find?" asked the officer.
Eyes, sir"
WELL" growled the captain, l
suppose I'll have to put up with
him!" Turning to the private he
snapped, What were you in civil
life?''
professor of mathematics at the
State College, sir" was the unexpect.
ed reply.-The Taller
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
NEW THINGS IN SCIENCE

In kite frame patented by
Wisconsin man ribs radiate from 3
central disc of metal
Accordingt to a Paris physician,
premature badness is due to some
trouble with the teeth.
Enough matches to light all the
contents are attached to q recently
invented cigarette box
The winds at Curacao are so steady
that three wireless stations depend
upon windmills for power.
Millions of tons of coal actually In
sight have been found by American
experts in vestigiting the fields OF
southern China
Dry battery electric lamps are
mounted over new eye shield 70
give wearer light where needed.
French postal authorities are ex.
perimenting with American automat.
ic and semi-automatic telephones.
Herring, great quantities of which
are caught In japan each year, are
used chiefly to fertilize rice fields.
So that 1t can be easily moved Z
new milking stool is strapped to In
user and has but single leg.
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SENATOR HUsTIhc KILLED

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 21-Accident.
ally shot in the back by his brother,
Gustav, while hunting ducks near
Rush Lake, Wis, this morning, Unit
ed States Senator Paul D. Eusiipg
died at farm house at Fit ketts,
nearby, late tonight
With his bother he had gone on a
hunting expedition and the two
were in boat when the accident
occurred. He had sighted flock
of ducks and called for his brother
to fire. At the discharge of the shot
gun he arose slightly, and received
the full charge of the gun in mis-
back.
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
A SUFFRAGE ARGUMENT

He-"Of course women shouli vote
They deserve suffrage as much as
men-more, because their minds are
purer and cleaner"
She-"Of course, their minds are
cleaner, but how do you know thatY
He-"Because they change them SO
much oftener. Puck.
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ANYTHING TO BE RID OF HIM

Old Biffleigh, after thinking rue
fully of the gas and coal that were
being used downstairs, was just drop
ming off to sleep when he was reused
by a moaning ncise from below
eva" he beloved, making lis
way to the top Of the stairs, Iva,
What on earth IS that how.:ng going
on down there?"
"Howling, pa, came in shocked
tones. "Why it's Mr.. Chuffer sing
ing Love me and the world is
mine"
Then for goodness sake, love
him." growled Biffleigh, land per-
haps the silly young ass will be
going to look after his properly
Chicago Le"ger.
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To save hauling an additional car,
railroad in Europe has put wreck
ing crane on top of a locomotive.
which provides the power to operate
it.
The courier-index., 1917-10-26

The chiey product of north Borneo
is tobacco, and as land produces but
inc crop in seven to nine years, new
fields must be clearde every year.
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Manchurian and Siberian wheat
probably will be exported TO America
to take the place of American wheat
shipped to the entente allies in Gu
rope. Because of the lack of loco
motives and cars, it is impossible to
send the wheat surplus from eastern
Asia into European Russia. At scor-
es of railway stations in Siberia and
Manchuria sacks of wheat only tenn
porarily protected by sheds are rap
idly deteriorating.
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SPECIALLY ENDOWED

"SOme un Sick at yO' house, Mis-
Carter?" inquired Lila. "Ah seed de
doctah's kyar eroun dar yestidy.'
1T was for my brother. Lila"
"Sho! What's he done got de
matter of mp
Nobody seems ii know what the
disease is. He can eat an sleep as
we'll as ever, he stays out all day
on the veranda in the sun and seems
as well as anyone, but he can't do
any work at ALL"
"He cain't--yo' say he CANT
work."
mot a stroke.''
Law, Miss Carter. dat amt no
disease what yo' broth got. OATS a
-Everybody's
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What most men need is spring
tonic for the intellect.
The courier-index., 1917-10-26

A young physician will use more
Latin words than dozen old doctors.
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, IN * -@-s--.<. y, cen rne
western I fpoOf Of two men on '0 ms
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-21

Dwyer. Miss Margharita Evans, Miss
Katherine Dwyer and Owen Lamb
were at Perham yesterday to attend
the Knights OF Columbus meeting.
Mrs. Osmundsen and baby and her
brother Rudolph Bergland, have gone
to Paxton, Mont, where the Osmund-
sen family have a farm. Mr.. Bergland
will take UP a claim while he is in
Montana
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson, Lake
Park; and Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Bjorge,
Detroit, were Moorhead visitors Sun
day.
A regular meeting of the Moorhead
Commercial club will be held at the
public library at o'clock tomorrow
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henning Krabbenhoft
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bendix Kuehl were
up from Sabin this morning.
The moving pictures of Moorhead
will be shown at the Lyceum theatre
Wednesday evening for the benefit of
the Moorhead chapter of the Red Cross.
Through the courtesy of DIR. f.. w.
Humphrey and Messrs. Brown and
Isaacs. the entire proceeds will be Civ
en- to the society.