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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
ATTEMPTS TO END
life BY HANGING
West BrattleborO Resident
Nearly Succeeds on
Second Trial
HAS PROPERTY, BUT
WAS DESPONDENT
Luke Weatherhead Had Expressed Fear
of Becoming Town Charge-Believed
that His Mind Became Unbalanced
Wrote Note to His Wife.

Obsessed with the idea that he would
become dependent upon others, Luke
II. Weatherhead of West Brattleboro
attempted this morning to end his life
by hanging, and his condition was such
that not much expectation for his re-
covery was entertained. It is apparent
that his mind was affected, as he is said
to have sufficient property so that there
that score. Since noon his condition
has improved materially.
Several months ago Mr.. Weatherhead
underwent an operation, and about that
time he attempted to end his life. Since
then he had been watched closely by
Mrs Weatherhead. as he had talked
about the possibility of becoming a
! town charge and had seemed downcast
and daspondent.
Recently he sold his farm to F. D. Z
Stowe and took in exchange the house
next east of J. l.. Stockwell s store
| the lot bordering on the main street
! There Is barn connected, and it wa;
in the part of the barn used as ear
F! lldSt HOuSc lHdl lHe events Ol luis
morning took place.
As Mr.. Weathcrhcad was absent
few minutes about clock his wifi,
went to the barn. where she saw hin
hanging by a rope. She ran to the doc
and screamed and was seen by Charlie
II. Allen, who is employed at Stock
well s store and who was just drivin,
IN with the grocery team to begin
work.
Mr.. Allen had known of Mr.. Wealth
2rhead 8 condition and imnediatel
suspected what the trouble was. II
ran into the barn and with a knife Gu
the rope which Mr.. Weatherhead ha
thrown over a sleeper overhead an
placed about his neck.
Apparently he stepped up on a lac
der before adjusting the rope, and it
said that his feet touched the floor
Walter Adams soon Arrived and a
sisted in carrying Mr.. Weatherhead il
: to the house. DR.. George B. Huntt
was summoned, and later DIR. E. ]
+ Lynch arrived. They said that II
Weatherhead had sustained iniuri,
: which made his recovery very doub
Il full. He is 20 years old. He and Mr.
Weatherhead occupied the house alon
s In the barn was found the past
9 board back of calendar on which NJ
a Weatherhead had written to his wi
: asking her not to feel bad and acknow
q edging the kindness which she had !
ways shown him. He wrote that
E, was not happy and never could be.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
INFANTRYMEN KILLED.
Perdhing Gives Names of Three Sol
diers Slain in Action

WASHINGTON, January 23.-Gen.
Pershing today reported three Ameri-
can infantrvmen killed in action on
Jan. 81. He gave no details of the
engagement. The dead are Private
Albert Cook, West Almond, n. Y, Pri-
vate Harry Y. Garman, Catawba, Va.
Private Leo Z. Radi, Cleveland, Ohio.
Eight other deaths not III action were
reported by Gen. Pershing, one from
gunshot wounds, and the rest from i'll
ness. All were privates and none of
them lived in New England.
These are the first reports Of men
killed in action in more than two months
In the opinion of army officers here the
appearance OF 4llilled in action" in the
report does not necessarily mean tina,
American battaions have returned tc
/ front line trenches for further training
: after an absence of some weeks, but thai
is the Interpretation being generally
placed on the news. For military reason!
the war department declined today to sa!
whether a definite sector had been taker
| cTer by the Americans
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
TRAINS FAR OFF
SCHEDULE TIME
Several Important COnnec-
tiOns Lost by New
Service
LITTLE GROUND FOR
COMPLAINT, HOWEVER
Now Until 2.o6 p. m.-Fairly Good
Boston & Albany.

Timetables from railroads connecting
show the loss of several important con-
nections as a result of the curtailed
service that went into effect Monday,
but on the whole there is very little
ground for complaint. The 9.0l a. m.
from the north which formerly brought
mail and newspapers from the Rutland
road does so no longer, the 6 a. m. train
out of Rutland having been taken of.
The earliest train on which one cen
get from Rutland to Brattleboro row
is the one which arrives here at 2.06.
Going north close connections for Rut-
land may be made on the ll.30 =. m,
5.55 and 1905 p. m.
Changes on the New Haven road
show some curtailment Of connections
| to and from New York. Going south
| it is possible to leave here at a. M.
and reach New York at l233, leave
| here at 9.20 a. m. and reach New York
at $780, leave here at 211. changing
at both Springfield and Hartford, and
reach New York at SO. The 6.09 p. m
south carries a day coach that reaches
| New York at 3.05 a. m. and a sleeper
which reaches there at 7.05 a. m. To
| get to Brattleboro at 5.55 p. M. one
| must leave New York at noon. The
only other good train from New York
to Brattleboro is the one which leaves
the metropolis at p. M. and arrives
here at 1905, the express which leaves
New York around ) clock now going
no farther than Springfield.
There are some fairly good connee
tions TO and from Boston via the Bos
ton & Albany road. One may leave
here at $50 or a. m. and arrive in
Boston at ll.40 by way of Springfield,
or leave here at 6.25 on the Central
Vermont and hit the same Boston train
at Palmer. Leaving here at 920 a. m.
via Springfield, one may get 10 B 7ston
at 30 =. IN. About the best as wei as
the most economical train to Boston,
however, is the 80 out of Brattlebo9V .
by way of Millers Fails, getting to the
Hub at $40 ?. III. One may leave Bos-
ton at - or 1890 and reach Brattle-
boro by way of Springfield at 5.55.
From Brattleboro to Wilmington is
about a fvehour trip by way of Green
field and Hoosac Tunnel The a. m
should get one to Wilmington at 1855
o the I'll p. m. at SIS.
) The dropping of the New York
n keene afternoon express makes a Sigh
@ change in the afternoon connection
; from here to Keene. the 4.30 out o.
: Brattleboro being due in keene at 6.40
p The 9.20 a. m. south should get tn
O. traveller to Keene at 12.I5 p. m.
. All trains are still far off their reg
% ular running time The $50 last eve
4 ming did not arrive until close to
d O clock and the first train down thi
:. morning didn't arrive until close t
1890
Travelling statesmen possibly feel tn
effects of the eurtailed service NOR
than any other class, the inconver
n fence being especially trying in connec
= tion with the special Monday holiday
However, they along with other ira,
r elers are disposed to grin and bear it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
TWO ARRESTED IN
BOSTON SHIPYARD
Men Ordered Away Found Later in the
Chart Room-Prove to Be Coast
Artillerymen

BOSTON, Jan 23.-Two soldiers in
civilian clothing, found shortly after mid
night in the chart room Of patrol boat
at local ship yard, were turned over to
the naval authorities today and later re-
turned to their command at one of the
harbor forts
\ provost guard identified the men as
Frank Libby and Fred A. jackson, mem
bers of the coast artillery corps. They
were transferred recently to the fort, bu,
had not been supplied with uniforms
The soldiers said they We're trying to fine
a friend employed on tugboat which
they thought was at the shipyard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
DAYLIGHT SAVING REJECTED.
Harvard Students Vote Down Plan Il
Rise Earlier

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. o3.-By a
referendum vote. 6S9 to 39a. Harvard
university students rejected daylight
saving plan, which was proposed in the
interest of fuel conservation. Under
the proposed "earlier to bed and earlier
to rise' plan the time schedule of the
university would have begun at a. M
instead of 9 a. m, and all academic en-
gagements would have been advanced
one hour.
President A. Lawrence Lowell favored
the scheme, but said he would not urge
the faculty to adopt it unless the stu
dents cast a favorable vote.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
718 LIVES LOST
Sinking of Two Steamers in the Medi-
terranean Three Weeks Ago An
nounced in London.

LONDON, Jan. 23.-By the sinking
of two steamers by the enemy in the
Mediterranean about three weeks ago
rs lives were lost, it was announced
officially today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
U. s. FLIERs KILLED.
Lioats. Cheney and Sherwood and Priv
ato Beach in Collision.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-=First
Licuts. William IT, Cheney and Oliver
T.. sherwood and Private George A..
Beach were killed on Sunday in col.
lsion of airplanes over an American
aviation school in France, the war de
partmcnt was advised last night 10y
Gen. pcrshing.
Lieut.. Cheney = mother, Mrs. William
II. Schofcld, lives at Petcrboro. y. II.
Lieut.. Shcrwood's emergency address
is Mrs. Lydia a. Sherwood, 354 Carl
ton avenue, Brooklyn, y. y, and that
of Private Beach, Thomas Beach, Fort
Collins, Col No details of the acci
dent were given in Gen. PcrsMns 5
message.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan 23--At the end
OF the tive-day restriction period no Of
dcial could say today just what the effects
of the industrial shut down except that it
had got coal to seaboard to ships.
Homes IN many parts of the country
still We're without fuel, although at the
fuel administration it was said that com
plants Of lack of coal for household
needs were fewer than they had been for
weeks Railroad congestion has not been
much relieved, but it was impossible tc
say whether the closing order helped OF
not. Bad weather nu!lified much of the
good effect the general closing might have
had IN clearing the railroads and there
was wide difference of opinion as t.
whether the shut down would have assist
ed materially in moving freight even i
the weather had been good
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
HORSE MEAT IN ENGLAND.
It Had to Come on Account of Meat
Shortage, Says Butcher.

LONDON, Jan. 23.-At meeting.
of the butchers of Harrow yesterday
one of their number said the short
age of meat had become so serious
that the authorities had asked him
to start killing horses and he was
beginning this week with hundred
head. Horse meat, he said, would
perhaps not be very palatable to
some, but it had to come.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
MANY WOMEN AT
SEWING MEETING
Masonic Temple Dining Hall Busy Place
Today with Needles Flying and
Machines Humming.

A large number of women responded to
the call to meet in Masonic temple to-
day to sew for the needy persons in
Brattleboro. They met in the dining
room, which for today is busy place
with needles and scissors flying and sew
ing machines humming A large number
of garments were brought in to be re
paired and some new articles We're made
and a considerable amount Of wearing
apparel ready to put on was contributed
All the women present were impressed
with the fact that the meeting was ac
complishing a good work
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
MUST FIGHT ON.
Labor Conference President Backs
Terms of Wilson and Lloyd George.

NOTTINGHAM, Eng, Jan. 23.-At
the opening today of the annual labor
conference Frank Purdy, the president,
said that if Germany would not accept
the terms President Wilson, Premier
Lloyd George and the labor party had
laid down as the minimum 1--WE must
fight on.
Mr.. Purdy said peace by negotiations
while Germany was occupying territory
of other countries would be victory
for Germany.
The conference is larger in point Of
membership than its predecessor. It is
/ attended by 500 delegates, representing
nearly 100000 members of trades
unions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
BREAD RATIONING.
System Established in France t,
Give Tonnage to U. s. Troops.

PARIS, Jan. 22.-The government
has decided to apply the bread ra-
tioning system to the Paris district
on Jan. 30, extending it gradually
throughout the country. Every
man, woman and child will be en-
titled to 10 ounces of bread daily.
The government has taken this step
50 as TO free as much tonnage as
possible for the transportation of
American troops.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
Masonic Temple

Wednesday, Jan %. 7.30 p. m-Special
conclave of Beauseant commandery, No
I, h. t. Business: Temple.
Thursday. Jan. 24, 73O p. m-Special
conclave Of Beauseant commandery, No
:, X. I. Business: Temple The annual
inspections will take place at this meet
ing. Supper at els
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
FAvoRs SEVEN HOUR DAY.
Gompers Says It Would Conserve Goa
and Relieve Railroad Congestion

WASHINGTON, Jan. pa univer
sal seven-hour day during the period of
the war instead of the present spas
modie suspension of industries by the
fuel administration to conserve coal
and relieve railroad congestion was
suggested today by Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, in speech to the convention
of the United Mine Workers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
TIE-UP BROKEN.
No Essential Shipping at New York
Held for Lack of Coal

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-No essential
ship in New York harbor is being pre-
vented from sailing for lack of fuel, ac-
cording to J. Z. Parsons, coal expert de-
tailed by the United States shipping
board to supervise the bunkering of
vessels here. He said that of 213 ships
awaiting coal in this port week ago,
but 81, none of them vital to the needs
of the allies, remained to be coaled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
APPROACHES TO BINS
MUST BE SHOVELED
Fuel Committee Gives Instructions to
Coal Dealers to Require Own
ers to Do Shoveling.

The local fuel committee has in
strueted coal dealers to require all APP
proaches to bins to begslfopeied by the
owner of the bin before putting in any
coal. The unusual amount of snow and
the limited time of the drivers OF coal
teams make it imperative that each
consumer should do his own snow show
cling, thus releasing more time for the
driver to shovel coal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
Red Men, S Hall

Regular meeting Of Quonelticut tribe
OF Red Men Friday at s p. IN. Rehearsal
Of the Adoption degree.
Triumph lodge, No l33, s. r. Of A..
will meet tonight at O'Clock for regu
lar business. Please attend.
Dance every Saturday IN lied Mems hal
sntil further notice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
FATALITY AT FIRE.
Watchman Lost Life in Lumber Com.
pany's Building in Lynn, Mass.

LYNN, Mass, Jan. 23.-The cxplo-
cjOu of an oil stove started a fire early
todar which destroyed q building occu-
pied by the Essex Lumber company and
aused the death of Thomas II. Bax-
ter, Waterman. \ number of porta-
ble buildings ready for shipment were
burned. The loss was estimated at
100000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Colder Tonight-Thursday
Fair-Weet Winds

WASHINGTON, January 23 - The
weather forecast: Fair and colder to-
night. Thursday fair Moderate west
winds becoming variable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
Unitarian and Umversalist Churches

Wednesday, Jan %, 7.15 p. m.-Reg.
ular meeting of troop No. 4, Boy Scouts.
Thursday, Jan. "a, p. m.-The
Freen.s Circle Of the Unitarian church
will meet at the home of Mrs. Pres,
colt x, White Of Putney read.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
In Odd Fellows Temple

Thursday evening, Jan. 2.-Rcgular
meeting Of Canton Palestine, Installa-
tion Of officers, followed by luncheon.
Wednesday, Jan. 23-Rcgular meet
ing of Dennis Rebekah lodge, followed
by n short program.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

In Denmark large numbers of WON
en- are employed by the state as steam
ship pilots.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

Crews of women sailors are frequent.
ly shipped on tramp coasting steamers
Ill Japan.
Evening star., 1918-06-16
CHURCH BELL SEIZURE
STlRS PAPAL PROTEST

ROME. Friday. June 1l.-Pope Ben
edict made remonstrance Immediate
ly after being informed that the Aus
trian authorities had ordered the
requisition of all bells in churches
throughout the territory occupied last
year, and urged that the order be re-
voked. according to the Corriere
d'Italia, the semi -ofiicial organ Of the
Vatican. The paper adds:
"satisfsctory results obtained under
similar circumstances in Belgium As
certified by q letter from Cardinal
Meroier give reason to hope that the
same menace to the invaded regions
Of Italy may be also averted."
Evening star., 1918-06-16
ALLEGED ENEMY ALIENS.
Margaret Wilkens, an Actress, and
DR.. Hans Ewers Arrested.

NEW YORK. June 15.-Margaret
Wilkens. an actress, who has ap-
peared here in German plays, and DR..
Hans Ewers. described as a German
propaganda, were arrested tonight
upon orders issued by the local enemy
alien bureau. which Is considering
recommendations for their intern
mont.
Miss Wilkens was charged with
attacking what she termed false
sentiment in the United States
against Germany" in letter to South
American friends. which was inter-
cspted by the mail censorship. In
this letter. the authorities stated, she
criticised her brother for taking out
citizenship papers.
DR.. Ewers. It was said, is one Of
the most highly educated Germans in
the country. Information az to the
nature Of the propaganda he Is al
legged to have conducted was with
held.
Evening star., 1918-06-16
DO HUN OFFICERS LAHORE
Germany 1nquiring About Teutons
Interned in United States.

AMSTERDAM. Juno 15.-The Swiss
legation at Washington has been
asked to look into the matter of the
compulsory work of German officers
interned In the United States. accord
ing to An announcement in the reichs-
tag. says a Wolff bureau dispatch.
Deputy Stresemann questioned the
government and quoted London news
papers with reference to a photograph
in which Capt. Koenig was alleged to
be shown breaking stones. Col. Fran
secky replied to the deputy as follows:
"It is not clear whether officers are
compelled to do such work. The Swiss
legation at Washington has been
requested to investigate and inform
the United States government that II
within q reasonable time no satisfac-
tory answer Is Forthcoming regard
ing the imposition Of compulsory Ia
Dor on German officers American or
hcers will be subjected to the same
treatment"
Evening star., 1918-06-16
PAPER, PENCIL AND SIGNS
UNITE TWO DEAF MUTES
soundless Matrimonial Ceremony
ut Rockville for Western
voiceless Couple.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, June 15.-A mar
riage ceremony. conducted by means of
paper and pencil and signs. was solemn
lied here this afternoon by Rev. Millard
F. Minnick. rector Of Christ Episcopal
Church. The principals. both deaf
mutes. were Miss Julia A. Cole. thir-
ty-one years old. Of Helena. Mont, and
Philip A. Henpell. aged twenty-four.
of McCluskey, N. D.
A license has been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage of Miss Hazel A, Rich
ards. twenty-one years old, of Hyatts-
town, this county, and Louis e. Payne.
aged twenty-six. Of Washington.
Evening star., 1918-06-16
FIFTY LIQUOR vIoLAToRs.
Alexandria Grand Jury Meets To.
morrow for Busy Session.

Tho grand Jury in the circuit court
of Alexandria when 1t meets tomor-
row will make returns on fifty cases
Of alleged violations Of the liquor law.
With Alexandria city bone dry"
and Washington on the water wagon.
and third rail" concoctions being
doled out when the police are not
looking. Alexandria county has had
its share Of undercover liquor distribu-
ters and statesmen.
For months Sheriff Fields and the
police of tho cities and towns of the
county have kept q sharp watch for
Illegal transporters and sellers Of
liquor, with the result that the Fort
Myer Heights Jail has an exhibit Of
3.12s empty whisky bottles. These
filled about 142 cases, and their con-
tents were dumped upon the ground.
Evening star., 1918-06-16
Elks ct Corner Stone Laying.

BOSTON. June 15.-Fred Harper of
Lynchburg. Va. grand exalted ruler
Of the Benevolent and Protective Or
der Of Elks. John x. Toner OF Penn
sylvania, past grand exalted ruler,
and many members OF the organixa-
tion came hero today to attend esre-
monies incident to tho laying OF tho
corner stone OF q reconstructIon hos
pitsi to be erected and presented by
the organization to tho government.
An appropriat ton for the institution
was authorised ut the annual aonven-
ton OF the order in Boston last year
Evening star., 1918-06-16
BRITAIN AND HOLLAND
EXCHANGE HOT WORDS
Dutch Shielded German Boat to
Prevent Capture Is English
Charge.
BY the Associated Press,


LONDON, June 15.-The direct charge
that the Dutch government sheltered a
German vessel at a Dutch port to save
her from being captured by the British
10 made in a British dispatch, which has
Just bee> -> >ublic The case was that
Of the Ma.4a. 1000 tons, which entered
the harbor Of Tandjong Fricl. Java,
Dutch East Tndies. in May. 1916. She
was flying the German mercantile nag,
but IL believed to have been q German
auxiliary cruiser.
Britain and Holland on the subject con-
tains some very sharp language. The
British minister at The Hague in letter
to Jonkheer J. Loudon, the Dutch min
lister Of foreign affairs. wrote:
The question does not stand alone as
views adopted or invented by the Meth
eriands government during the present
war in matters Of International law"
The Dutch government in replying
said 1t di6 not wish to depart from
the courteous tone which should
therefore refrained from referring to
the strange remark which neverthe-
less caused the government the great
est and most legitimate surprise.
Plea Of the Dutch.
The plea advanced by the Neither
lands government was that the Maria
was unseaworthy and entered the
port for repairs, but having failed to
complete the repairs within the given
time was interned. The British. how
ever. contended that she had resort
ed to Tankjong Prick to escape cap
ture. and should have been COM
PEELED to leave or restore her to her
British owners. she having originally
been the British ship Dacre Hill
which was detained at Hamburg at
the outbreak Of the war.
In the final note written in April,
1913. the British foreign Office made
the accusation that Holland had de-
liberately protected the vessel when
| the Observance Of her own rule and
principle would have necessitated the
expulsion of the ship from the har-
| Dor. and added: Great Britain must
reserve full rights in the matter and
may find It necessary to return to the
subject at a future date"