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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
SUGAR TAKEN FROM
WHITINGHAM MAN
Secured it Rather Unexpectedly and Re
ported Fact to Offieial-Adminis-
traitor Walker Acts.

An incident in the enforcement of
the food law in way to show that
the law has teeth was among the ex-
perienees of County Food Adminstra-
tor Horton d. Walker of Brattleboro
yesterday. Mr.. Walker went to Whit
ingham accompanied by Inspector w.
A. Woods of Montpelier, and took a
barrel of sugar from the home of l..
II. Sawyer and sold it to F. w. Jill
son of Nottingham, the local food adj
ministrator for that town, who also
is dealer.
Recently Mr. Sawyer sent an order
to the Berkshire Coal & Grain company
of North Adams for quantity of grain
and added that they might sell him a
barrel OF sugar, not having much of an
idea that they would do so. The sugar
was sent, however, and then Mr.. Saw
yer reported the fact to Mr. Jillson.
Mr.. Sawyer was very desirous of get
ting rid of the excess stock as he had
no desire to violate the law and as Mr.
,lillson had the smallest stock of any
dealer in town it was sold to him and
the incident was closed so far as Mr.
Sawyer was concerned. 1t was under
stood, however, that action is underway
involving the license of the Berkshire
Coal & Grain Company.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
DRAFTEES ENTRAIN
FOR CAMP DEVENS
Nine Escorted to Station by Citizens
One Did Not Appear and One Goes
from Bennington.

Nine of the II young men from
Windham county who were called to
entrain for Camp Devens, Aver, Mass,
yesterday, left on the New London
train at 4 clock after receiving final
instructions at the office of the local
draft board Otto Nelson of Mouatain
Mills, who was to have gone. did not
appear and Guy A. Bacon of War2sboro
was transferred to Bennington, to leave
Wednesday, Aug. 2S.
Arthur Fl. Thompson of Saxtons Riv-
er was appointed leader and after the
men had assembled in front of the town
hall building they were given tobacco
by f. j. Fenton, chairman of the board
ef trade entertainment committee and
were then escorted to the railroad sta
tion by the Liberty drum corps and
a substantial number of men.
The nine draftees in the line of
march were the following:
William f. A. Giese, Wardsboro
Daniel w Holt, Simonsville
Lewis A. Reed, Cambridgeport
Arthur Fl. Thompson, Saxtons River
Loren f. Giles, Windham
John Geraci, Brattleboro
Alfred A. Dascomb, Brattleboro
Roland F. Simonds. Saxtons River
Charles e. Blanchard, Bellows Falls
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
FRENCH TROOPS ONCE MORE
ARE ADVANCING TOWARD ROyE
Germans Making Enormous Sacrifices With View of
Holding This TOwn-British Report Capture of
2l0OO Prisoners Since Last Wednesday of the
Enemy Left in Bapaume.
(By Associated Press. J

Smashing through the German lines in northern
Picardy British troops have reached the western and
northern outskirts of Bapaume, which has been consd-
cred the keystone of the enemy line in that sector The
official statement issued at London today shows slow but
continued progress in every part of the line from Cros
les far to the north to well below the Somme.
The British are advancing toward Beugnatre, two
and half miles northeast of Bapaume. Nearer the
Somme they reported east of Suzanne the northern
bank of the river and closing in Domperre which
may be the pivot of the German line south of the Somme
in the direction of Chaulnes
French troops are once more advancing near Roye
he official statement issued at Paris telling of
ST. Mard, about mile southwest of Roye. Heavy
German counter attacks repused in this region.
Between the Ailette and the Aisne the French have
pused German counter attacks and have advanced then
lines about threefourths of mile in the direction east
Bagneux There is little indication that the German
armies demorazed in the battle between Arras
Sossons at every point they to be fighting savagey
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
ALFRED JORDAN TO
BE RIFLE COACH
Will Coach Draftees Before They Are
Called to Camp Life-Leaves
This Week for Training.

Alfred B. Jordan of Brattleboro,
with - other men as a rifle team from
the state, will leave for Camp Perry
near Sandusky, Ohio, the last of the
week to be in training from Sept l
to Sept. 81. During the first two weeks
the men will be in the officer s train
ing school and the last week viii be
spent at the National Rifle association
match, which will he held at the camp.
The courses of instruction are being
held under the management of the
National Board for the Promotion Of
Rifle Practice and the men win receive
the same course of instruction in two
weeks which the officers receive in two
months.
1t is the plan of the government to
have the state rifle teams return to
their various clubs as coaches and the
members of the clubs, win in turn, act
as coaches for the draftees in class /
who lwill receive orders for regular
practice before they are called to re
port for camp life. This viii make
the rifle practice the preliminary gov
ernment service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
DEMONSTRATION OF
POULTRY CULLING
Specialist from Department of Agricul
ture Will Be at Home of E. p.
Houghton, Guilford St. Friday.

A. L. Smith, poultry specialist Of
the United States department of agri-
culture will be in Brattleboro Friday,
Aug. so, and will give a culling demon
stration at +. p. Houghtons on Gull
ford street near the creamery bridge
at 2 p. m.
Mr.. Smith will go over each bird
in the flock and will separate those
which will be profitable to keep during
the winter and Gull out all others. In
each case he will tell the reasons why
and explain the method of culling.
At the present cost of feed a few
boarders are expensive, and if a flock
can be culled so as to secure the same
number of eggs from half as many
birds the saving in feed alone will be
considerable even though the flock is
only small one. Everyone interested
is invited to attend the demonstration
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
FIFTY DRAFTEES
LEAVE THURSDAY
Parade in Their Honor Being Arranged
-Brattleboro Military Band to
Play-Other Plans.

A parade in honor of the draftees
who wifi leave here Thursday of this
week for Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, is
being arranged by Chairman E. J. Fen
ton of the board of trade entertainment
committee. The boys viii leave on the
lE33 train, going by way of Bellows
Falls, and the seven draftees who leave
Friday for Camp Upton, Yaphank,
N. Y, are asked TO join in the parade
as it will be impossible to arrange an
other one for Friday.
The Brattleboro Military band
which has given its services ut the pre-.
vious events of this kind, has offered
its services again. A squad of police
will lead, followed by the selectmen
and village commissioners Then will
come in order the Boy Scouts, St. Mi
chael's cadets, G.. A. r., draftees, RED
Cross, Patriotic league and citizens. II
is hoped that all organizations having
one or more representatives in the
draft list will participate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
QUADRENNIAL LIST
is FILED TO-DAY
No Footings Made But Total Is Likely
to Show Substantial Increase Over
-Four Years Ago.

The quadrennial appraisal of real es-
tate made by the listers of Brattle-
boro was filed with Town Clerk Carl
$. Hopkins this afternoon. 1t is open
for the inspection of the public.
Notices have been posted to the eff
feet that the listers will meet in the
selectmen s Office Sept. at a. m. to
hear all persons aggrieved by their ap-
praisals of real estate.
No footings have been made show
ing the total appraisals, but it Is ex-
peeted that the total will show a sub
stantial increase over the appraisal of
four years ago. The Barber building,
Manley garage, Holstein-Friesian asso-
citation building and Purebred Live
Stock Sales eompany's pavilion are
among the new structures since the
last previous appraisal. The Eaton es-
tate has been divided into building lots
and valuation placed on each lot.
which also will increase the list. There
also have been some new residences
erected. The losses on the other hand
have not been large.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
CROSBY SWITCHES
TO p. w. CLEMENT
VIII Not Vote for Howe Now That He
Has Declared for National Prohibit
tion-As to Senators.

Editor of Reformer:-
Most of your readers were much in.
terested in the letter of Mr.. E. C. Ten
ney. 1t Is certainly refreshing to know
the principles of the eandidates-;n
other words, to know what we are vot.
ing for.
Many OF those who expected to vote
IN the primaries for Mr.. Howe to be
nominated as governor have changed
lnelr minds since he declared in favor
OF prohlbltlon amendment to the Unit
ed States constitution.
Sober second thought has convinced
many that prohibition amendment TO
the constitution is dangerous thing.
Any amendment passed by minority of
the voters of the United States does
not represent the true public sentiment.
In voting for Mr.. Clement for gov
ernor we know exactly where he stands.
Many say that it will make no diff
ference about the amendment who is
governor, but it certainly does. The
prohibition question is trumped up bv
Prohibitionists during war time. If il
was really a necessity, President Will
son by signing his name has the power
to make absolute prohibition during the
war, but 1T IS not necessity.
have voted for town representative
fer 81 years and during this time have
seen some very narrow and bigoted men
sent to the Legislature to represent the
town. They really did not represent
the town; they represented themselves.
In regard to senators-we know Mr..
Tenney s position and Mr.. Ryder is also
considered a man of brains
Yours very truly,
CHAS. r. CROSBY.
Aug. 26, 1913.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
MORE FISHING BOATS SUNK.
Four from Gloucester Reported to Be
U-Boat Victims.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Aug. 81
-Four fishing sehooners, one of them the
j. j. Flaherty, American owned and
manned by a crew of "a, were sunk by a
German submarine operating off Point
Platte, Miquelon, according to messages
received here yesterday from members
OF the crews of the destroyed vessels
who had reached st. Pierre, Piquelon.
As far as is known all of the crews
reached shore in safety.
The j. j. Flaherty was the largest
vessel of the Gloucester fleet and with
her cargo, was valued at $4,000. The
point where the ships went down is said
to be the farthest east the submarine
has yet operated in its attacks on the
fishing fleets.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
Action Taken Toward Or
ganizing County at Meet
ing of Employers.
LOCAL CONCERNS
WELL REPRESENTED
George L. Dunham Chosen Chairman of
Meeting and Federal Plan Is Outlined
by State Commissioner Simonds of
st. Johnsbury.

Representatives of most of the prin-
elpal employers of labor in Brattleboro
attended a meeting in Bellows Falls
last evening for the purpose of organiz-
ing Windham county under the new
war labor recruiting plans of the fed
eral government.
Robert W. Simonds of ST. Johnsburv,
state commissioner of industries and
federal director for Vermont. called the
meeting at the Office of Arthur III.
Shaughnessy, exapiner in charge OF
the United States employment service.
who has had his Office in Bellows Falls
for Windsor and Windham counties.
There were present about 35 employ
ers OF labor from the county. George
l.. Dunham of Brattleboro was elected
chairman and Mr.. Shanghnessy was
chosen secretary. Mr.. Simonds briefly
explained the government plan. which
IS designed to prevent the indiscrim-
mate transfer of labor from one in
dustry to another or from one section
to another. AT present the plan in
cludes only employers of 100 or more
persons. Owing to the demands of the
service and munition factories, ship
yards, etc, a certain number of men
must be supplied from Vermont as
from all other states; they cannot be
taken indiscriminately, so each state is
to be divided into districts, and each
district will have an office with rep
resentative of the government In
charge. At this office all unskillel
laborers must register when they wish
TO be transferred to another EMPLOYER.
in Vermont or elsewhere, and must OBJ
tain card permitting the transfer.
Employers viii be required to release
| a certain number of their men, depend
ing on the Importance of their product.
the determining of the number to be
| released by any employer to be in the
| hands of community board, who
| shall also rate each industry in accord
ance with its being essential to the
/ war.
| On motion of Mr.. Pearson of the
Vermont Farm Machine Co. the chair
appointed the following committee to
name one member of this community
board: j. A. Pearson, Bellows Falls;
J. G. Estey, Brattleboro; John E. Bah
bitt, Bellows Falls; B. B. Gibson, Will
| mlngton; w. B. Smith, Brattleboro.
The committee reported two names
from which the director, Mr. Simonds,
| will select one, second member to be
named by the American Federation of
Labor and a third member by the gov
ernment through Mr.. Simonds. The
names reported by the committee were
F. II. Babbitt, of Bellows Falls and NJ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
Windham County Young
Men Become of Age
Since June 5
ONLY ATHENS AND
SOMERSET MISSING
Largest Number Was Nine from Rock
ingham, Brattleboro Being Second
with Five-several Towns Report No
New Registrations.

Thirty-two young men who have be-
come q years of age since June ap-
peared at the offices of the various town
clerks in Windham county Saturday and
registered for the military draft. Of
this number nine were from Rockingham
and five We're from Brattleboro. The
town clerks in Brookiine, Dummerston.
Grafton. Guilford. Stratton. Wardsboro
and Nindham reported that there were
no registrations in their towns Two
towns, Athens and Somerset. have not
been heard from, but it is not expected
that their reports will show much of an
increase in the total number of regis
trants. Following are the registrations
thus far reported:
Brattleboro, > Francis II. Tavlor.
Clayton +. Randall. Edward A. Stockwell.
Harlan F Amidon, Joseph p. Houle.
Dover, /. Cecil A. Davis.
Halifax, ?. Floyd n. Stone, Archie
Worden.
Jamaica, ?. Harold l. Howe, William
NJ. Rush.
Londonderry. ? Lyle r. Bolster.
George S. Churchill
Marlboro, !. George L. Briggs.
Newfane l.. Richard A. Wheeler.
Putney. !. William H. Worthlev.
| Rockingham, 9. William A. McFadden.
| Chauneey T. Whitcomb. Roy L. Hart,
Walter S. Osgood. William A. Miller
John c. Crowley, William F. Leary
George II. Wesley, Eugene H. LaClair.
Townshend. 2. Arthur F. Cutler, Peter
j. Riendeau (who registered in Brattle.
borol
Vernon, L. George H. Thayer.
| Westminster, /. Fred H. Harlow.
Nottingham, ,. Floyd II. Russell, Ed
gar b. Amidon, Theodule J. Betit.
Wilmington, l. Pliny G. Crafts.
missionaries were sent today to al
the new registrants.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27

LONDON. Aug. 27-Since last
Wednesday the British have taken 2l,-
GOO prisoners in the battle in northern
Pieardy, says today's official statement
British forces are established in the
northern outskirts Of Bapaumc, accord
ing 70 the official statement Austrian
forces have made substantial progress
toward Dompierrc, south of the Sommc
aud east of Suzanne, north of the river.
The British have pushed through the
town Of Montauban, three miles north
Of the Sommc, and capturing the wood
near that place have reached Tongue
val.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27

PARIS, Aug. %, by Havas agency
In their advance inthe region of Mon
chy le-Prcux Monday British troops
captured more than 1000 prisoners, the
newspapers here say. On n front Of
six miles south of the Scarpc the Brit
ish advanced TO maximum depth of
two and one-half miles.
No Germans remain in Bapaume, says
the correspondent of lie Matin on the
British front He adds that the patrols
have penetrated the ruins which mari,
the former enemy advance concentra-
tion center. The newspapers do not
believe that the Germans will be able
TO hold out in Roye much longer, de
spite the enormous sacrifices they have
made in attempts to remain in that
town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
HEADING TOWARD HOME.
German U-boat off New England
Coast Now Heading East.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Aug. 81
The German I boat which has been
sinking vessels of the New Eng
land and Canadian fishing fleet sew
eral weeks is now headed across
the Atlantic ocean for a home port
IS the opinion of fishermen and
marine men here. Reports last night
OF the sinking of fishing craft off
Point Platte, Miquelon, strength
ened the growing opinion that the
submarine was working in an east
erly direction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
ITALIANS DRIVEN BACK.
Austrian Official Despatch Says They
Lost Heavily.

VIENNA, via London, Aug. Pin
Albania Austrian troops have recap
tured Berat and the town of Fieri.
near the mouth of the 'Semeni. says
the official statement from Austria
Hungary headquarters today. The
Italians lost heavily in men and ma
terial.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
BOSTON SCHOONER SUNK.
New Boat Destroyed Near Fishing
Grounds by U-Boat.

A CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT.
Aug. 27.-The new American fishing
schooner Rush of Boston was sunk YES.
terday morning by an enemy submarine
while on the fishing grounds off thi:
coast. The crew arrived here safely to
day on board another fishing vessel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
SIX DEATHS LAST WEEK.
Aviation Accidents Reported by War
Department.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27-Six deaths
resulted from aviation accidents at flying
fields in this country during the week
ending Aug, 27, the war department an
nounced today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
AMBASSADOR PAGE QUIT.
Ill Health Compels Him to Leave Post in
Great Britain.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27-Walter
Hines Page, ambassador for the United
States to Great Britain since April, 1913.
has resigned because of i'll health. Presi-
dent Wilson has accepted the resignation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
ATTITUDE OF SENATORS.
Inquiry as to Standing of Candidate
on National Prohibition.

Editor of Reformer:-
Anent Mr.. Tenney S declaration in The
Reformer of Aug. "a that, if elected
senator, he will vote against the pro-
hibitory constitutional amendment, have
Messrs. Sanford A. Daniels, H. D. Ryder
and F. o. Merrifeld, the other candi-
dates, made any public declaration as
to their respective positions upon this
subject? The voters should have full
information and your newspaper is an
excellent vehicle for disseminating this
information. Would it be asking toe
much to request you to publish the re
spective attitudes of the above-named
gentlemen toward the prohibitory con
stitutional amendment, if they viii
communicate the same to you.
Yours very truly,
f. L. HOUGHTON.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Tomorrow-Cool To-
night in Vermont.

WASHINGTON, Aug. .27-The wealth
er forecast: Fair tonight and Wednes-
day. Cool tonight in Vermont. Light
north to northeast winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
Red Mems Hall

Tonight, o 'clock-Regular meeting
st. Michael 5 Court, No. 574, G. 0. r.
4. A. Austin, Rec Sec.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday, Aug 27. 73O D. m-Regular
meeting OF Dennis Rebekah lodge
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27

The canvass recently made by the Yer
mont Anti-Saloon league gives the
names of s. A. Daniels of Brattleboro,
T. 0. Merrifield of Grafton and H. d.
Ryder of Rockingham among the sena-
torial candidates pledged to vote for
the Sheppard amendment.-Ed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
FRANKLIN MAN WOUNDED.
Name of w. Dubois Given in Canadian
Casualty List.

OTTAWA, Aug. 27.-New England
names in today's casualty list inelude
Wounded, ". Dubois, Franklin, n. HI.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27

The biggest British grain crop since 1868
viii help lot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27

Story of German Mutiny Comes from
Amsterdam.

AMSTERDAM, Aug 27.-There are
persistent rumors from a German source,
says the frontier correspondent of the
Telegraph. that a German battalion on
being ordered to the front unanimously
refused to 60, whereupon every 10th
man was shot. The others then ceased
resistance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
BRITISH HAVE REACHED
OUTSKIRTS OF BAPAUME

keystone of Enemy Line in Pcardy Sector Practically
Within Allied Grasp-SlOw but Steady Progress Re-
ported All Along Battle Line in France from Flan-
ders to Aisne Region.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
ENGINEERS BODY LOST.

Everett Spear Victim of Accident on the
Damariscotta River.
DAMARISCOTTA, Me, Aug. 27.-No
trace has been found today of the BODY of
Everett Spear OF Bristol, the l9-year old
engineer of the river steamer Tourist.
which was capsized beneath the bridge
here yesterday afternoon, throwing her
ID passengers and the members OF the
crew into the Damariscotta river 1t is
supposed his body was carried down
stream by the ebb tide
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-14
DEATH CLAIMS
ESTIMABLE LADY
Miss Mary T. Himmelheber Passes
Away Victim Of Pneumonia

After but weeks illness Of pneu-
monia death claimed Miss Mary I.
HimmeIheber, who died at an early
hour yesterday morning at her resi-
dence on Green street.
Her death at this time is peculiarly
sad, occurring but a few weeks aftec
that OF her brother, Mr. Charles Him
melheber, who died OF pneumonia at
a Baltimore sanitorium during the
Christmas holidays.
Miss Himmelheber was an estimable
1Christian woman, devout member OF
ST Mary's Church, and an earnest,
faithful worker, She will be greatly
missed. =
Much sympathy is expressed for the
sister of the deceased, Miss Agnes
Himmelheber, with whom she lived.
the two sisters being devotedly attach
ed to each other, and like the good
Mary and Martha of old were follow
ers Of the Master and workers in His
Vineyard.
The funeral Of Miss Mary Himmel-
heber viii take place tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock from St Mary's
Church, with Requiem Mass. The
burial viii be in ST. Mary's Cemetery,
in the family burying ground