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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
TWO $1,000 SUITS
AGAINST POWER co
Actions Brought by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
r. Brown for Damage TO Farm
Caused by High Water.

Two lawsuits for 5000 each were
brought against the Connecticut River
Power Co today. one by Henry K.
Brown of Brattleboro and one by his
wife, Mrs. Annie NJ. Brown. They were
brought through the office of Judge War
ner r. Graham OF Bellows Falls, who
has been in town today. and the papers
were served by Constable Chauncey l.
Knapp.
The suits are brought because of dam
age to the Brown farms bordering on the
Connecticut river north of this village
owned by the plaintiffs, the allegation
being that the farm. crops and stock
were damaged by high water caused by
the construction of the big dam at Yer
non.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06

Mr.. and Mrs c. L. Wentworth have
received the following letter from their
son, Everett, somewhere in France, dat
ed May 10:
Dear Folks:
Sunday is supposed to be Mothers
day and as we cant wear carnations
this year we are all going to write a
letter to mother | am starting mine,
you see, two days ahead of time. Some
of the boys are writing home for the
first time in two or three months.
Next Mothers day we hope we shall
all spend at home. What reunion
we will have then Gee. but it will seem
good to be back once more. By this
time Harl has doubtless been called,
if he is going under this draft. Do you
remember what You said to me when
| enlisted? You said | would never be
able to stand the army life. Since we
were called out | have felt the best |
ever did. | haven't missed drill or
answered sick call since, and now |
can hike 20 miles a day with load of
from - to 100 pounds. Do you think
| | could have done that n year ago!
| And | bet the army life viii do wonders
for Harl. too. He certainly needs il,
after working SO long in the printing
office.
We pity the drafted men who have
come across. They were broken up into
small punches and shifted into lthe
different companies without chums,
money or mail We thought it was
bad enough when we came across to be
deprived of mail and money for so long
"a 4,s- laIc 8
because they see us enjoying both. OF
course we can share our money, but the
imail is not so easy a matter.
Have you planted your potatoes and
turned out the cattle yeta Over here
| the weather is lovely now. We have
some rainy weather, but it is certainly
great for the trees and grass. Where
: we are now you would never know
t there was war if it was not for the
J absence of all the young FrenehmeI
and so many of the women doing th'
: work of the men, and they are certain
/; " performing it splendidly.
{, One of the good results coming ou
!! of this war, / believe will be a create
T equality between the men and women
!, / doubt if the latter will ever consen
to 90 back to their former position aft
I er playing such an important part il
Z the business and political life as the,
have in the last four years. In Ameri
= ca the war may not last long enoug
to make many radical changes, but i
> France and England l believe socia
> conditions will be revolutionized.
= This war has compelled science t
:, make a great step forward. The med
! cal department is way ahead of what
;s was four years ago, much of the ma
g will be carried by aircraft after til
2 war, and over here plans are alread
K under way for making the big tank
al and other grim war demons undo muc
or of the havoc they have caused, by IL
V. ing them in cleaning up barbed wir
5. leveling trenches, filling shell holes an
" the like You know the old motto " AT
Ter clouds comes the sunshine. 1t
Id always the darkest just before ii
IL dawn. With love.
o. EVERETT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
CASUALTY LIST SMALL.
Only Five New England Names in the
Official List Today.

WASHINGTON. June 6.-The army
casualty list today contains 81 names,
divided as follows:
Killed in action, seven; died of
wounds, three; died of accident, three +;
died of disease, four; wounded severely,
u; wounded, degree undetermined, one;
wounded slightly, three; missing i'll ac-
tion, one New England names follow:
Wounded severely, Private Michael
Gaeta, Revere, Mass, Michael Mazzoni,
Boston, Lewis p. Trial, Waterville, Me.
Missing in action, Private George Me-
Donald, Roxbury, Mass.
Previously reported missing, now of
ficially reported, presumed to be dead
Private Alphonsus J. McGrath, Chest.
nut Hill. Mass
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
INFLICTED HEAVY LOSSES.
American Patrol Battled Heroically
When Greatly Outnumbered.

WASHINGTON, June G-The story of
how an American patrol of 40 men out
numbered two to one, held its ground in
Lorraine on the night of June for three
quarters OF an hour and only retired
when its ammunition became exhausted
is told in continuation of Gen Per-
shing's communique of yesterday, re-
ceived here today. The patrol inflicted
heavy losses on the enemy Leuts
Campbell and Meisner downed an enemy
biplane June ), the eommunique SAYS
Between April IA and May 81 Lieut.
Douglas Campbell shot down six planes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
WANT BALLOON AND
SEAPLANE STATIONS
Appropriation of S16,00O0OO Asked of
Congress-To Guard Against
U-Boats and Air Attacks.

WASHINGTON, June Ga $l6,00O,-
600 appropriation for establishing bal
loon and seaplane stations to guard the
United States against submarine and
air attacks was asked of congress to-
day by the war department. The de-
partment desires to establish Is sta
tions, l3 of them on the Atlantic coast
and three on the Gulf coast.
The coast defense plan as submitted
by the department also calls for the es-
tablishment of mobile Notifications
along the coast by which guns can be
transferred on railroads from one point
to another to meet possible attacks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
Navy Departments Hunt to
Catch the U-BOats Has
Been Widely Extended
MAY BE WAITING
OFF VIRGINIA CAPES
Some Navy Department Officials Believe
Subs Have Taken Position Close to
Large Path Of the Transatlantic
Travel.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Eforts of
the navy department to hunt down the
German submarine have not lessened
in the least today. Instead, the search
was being extended to more southern
regions in belief that the German
craft after sinking the Norwegian
steamer Eissvold late Tuesday off the
Virginia capes hurried southwark IN
hope of finding a locality in which naval
patrols were not so strong. Location OF
raiders off the Virginia capes on the
other hand leads some navy depart
ment officials to believe that the sub
marine may have taken up position
in that region in the belief that there,
III the path of Atlantic travel
richer prizes in the form of large car
goes of passenger carrying vessels and
perhaps transport may be obtained.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
Masonic Temple

The women OF the Eastern Star will
hold regular knitting meeting in their
rooms Friday evening.
Thursday, June 9, at 7,3O-Regular meet
ing Connecticut Valley Council, Nol6.
Work; r. and $. Nj.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
UNFIT MEAT SOLD.
Chief Examiner Has Additional Evil
dence Against Chicago Packers.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Further
evidence of the sale or offering for
sale of unfit meat for the army has
been discovered by the federal
trade commission w. T. Chantland.
chief examiner, declared today when
representatives of Wilson & Co., Chi
cago packers, appeared to deny
charges that they had sold unfit
meat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
PINNED UNDER AUTOMOBILE.
Mrs. R. G. Graves of Walpole, N. H., In
jured When Car Overturns.

Mrs. r. G. Graves of Walpole, n. H.,
accompanied by two women. was the vie
tim of an automobile accident on the
Westminster road last evening. Mrs.
Graves, who is the wife of Postmaster
Graves OF Walpole, was driving. The car
left the road and turned turtle. pinning
Mrs. Graves underneath. breaking her
wrist and inflicting painful bruises
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
FIRE IN SOUTH BOSTON.
Damage in Storehouse of General Elec
trio Co. Amounts to $4,000.

BOSTON, June 6.-Fire in store
house of the General Electric Co. in the
South Boston district today did damage
estimated at $4,000. Sparks started
fires in two other buildings, but both
were quickly extinguished. The cause
of the fire was not determined.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
DUMMERSTON.

Miss Isabel Harley, recently re-
turned missionary from Harpoot, Tur-
key, will occupy the pulpit next Sun
day morning. She will speak on the
subject, On the Firing Zine IN Turkey.
This promises to be an interesting talk
and everyone is invited TO be present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
STRICKEN ON TRAIN.
Gen. r. f. Niche of American Army
Died Suddenly in France.

l.. Niche of the American army died in
a railroad train near Rouen yesterday
His death was sudden and unexpected
as he had not been ill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
MALCONTENTS TO
DIPERSE BANDS
Fear of AntiDraft Uprising Among In
dians and Negroes in Okla
homa Dispelled.

HENRIETTA, Okla, June Gear of
anti-draft uprising among Indians and
Negroes in the old Hickory stamping
ground was dispelled today, when the
Henrietta company of home guards re-
turned here with word that the malcon-
tents had promised to disperse their
bands and would not attempt any trou-
BILE. Reports last night that three farm
ers had been slain could not be confirmed
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
THE WEATHER.
Showers Tonight in Vermont-Showers
and Cooler Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON. June 6.--The weather
forecast: Generally fair tonight except
showers in Vermont. Slightly warmer
in the interior. Friday showers. Cooler
in Vermont. Light east winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, June 7, 730 p. m.-Church
night. Union prayer meeting of the
church and Christian Endeavor society.
Topic. Progressive Christians. Peter
1I.1t.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
Americans at a Bridge Ac-
count for Approximately
1000 of the Enemy
FRENCH REPULSE
ATTACK NEAR OISE
German Forces Had Crossed the River,
But Were Driven Back-Injured
American Soldiers in Hospitals
Anxious to Be Back in Action.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Wednesday, by The Assoei-
ated Press.--An American machine gun
battalion accounted for approximately
1000 Germans while holding a bridge
at Chateau Thierry during the recent
fighting. The Americans lost only one
man aud q few wounded.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
Red Mems Hall

Tonight Special meeting of Poca-
hontas council.
Friday, June Z, s p. m.-Speeial meet
ing of Quonekticut tribe, No. ,, L. o.
NJ
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06

All previous records of graln-handhng
were broken by the government elevator
at Port Colborne, Ontario when 100000
bushels of wheat were discharged in eight
hours.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06

Representative McFadden Of Pennsyl-
vania has introduced a bill to make The
Star Spangled Banner the national an
them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06

AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 6.-The
arrival here today Of several steam
ships from Southern Atlantic waters
brought no further news of submarine
operations. Officers of the ships said
every precaution had been taken
against surprise.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06

Seventy five per cent of the wealth o
the country is in the hands of families
receiving incomes of $500 or less
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06

LONDON, June 6-The Germans last
night repeated their attempts to raid
the British positions in the Moran-
court region east of Amiens, but were
repulsed, the war Office andounced to-
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
SURVIVORS LANDED.
Crew of Baird, Sunk by Submarine,
Brought into Port.

AN ATLANTIC PORT. June Capt
X. X. Coudman and the crew of the
schooner Edward II. Baird, Jacksonville
To New York sunk by a German sub
marine Is miles off Cape Charles Tues
day morning, were landed here today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06

PARIS, Wednesday.-The spirit of
the American soldiers injured III the
Cantigny battle, 80 per cent of whom
will recover, is wonderful. The first
question they ask is, "Doc, when will
] be able to so back after the German
who fixed me?' An official note de-
scribing the share borne by the Ameri-
can troops in the fighting at Neuilly,
Jaulgownne aud Chateau Thierry says
"only few units are involved at pres
ent, particularly machine gunners, but
at the point where they have been
called upon to fight they have won the
admiration of the French troops with
whom they fought Their help was just
what We expected from gallant saldiers
full Of enthusiasm and ardent fighters
We may hope everything from them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06

An outward laugh often conceals an in
ward groan
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06

PARIS, June 6.-German forces last
night crossed tine river Disc in the vicin-
ity of Sempigny, but were driven back
by the French, the war Office announced
today North of the Aisne the French
improved their positions in the neigh
borhood of Veuilly -la-Poterie, where
American troops have been in action.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
EAST DOVER.


Mr. and Mrs. c. l.. Wentworth have
received the following letter from their
son, Everett. somewhere in France, dat
ed May 10:
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20

yard, one wood yard, one coal dealer
two blacksmith shops, one bakery, a
dentist, six lawyers and two doctors
Two weekly papers publish the news
The Standard and Union Oil compa.
nies each have large distributing sta
tions in town, running several trucks
delivering to their customers.
Holbrook has an excellent school
system. A new building was recently
completed at a cost of forty thousand
dollars. It is already too small for the
accommodation of the increasing num-
Der of children
An overflow school is being held in
the old school house. When it was
completed about twelve years ago
many thought the school would never
fill it's three large rooms, little expect
ing that it would be used as it is
today in so short a time.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20

three months. The railroad passes
through the towns of Snowflake and
Taylor and runs near Shumway Show
low, Lakeside and Pinetop. New en-
terprises are already coming into ex-
istence along the route and when the
road is completed they will spring up
as if by magic. All of this country
is tributary to Holbrook and the new
business of the district will add new
vitality to the town.
Large sawmills at the southern ter
minus will spply tonnage for the road
and employment for hundreds of work
men. The White mountain timber belt
is the largest virgin forest in the
United States, and the available saw
timber is so great that one railroad
will never be able to move it before
the maturing trees will furnish a new
supply, making the quantity inexhaust-
ible. A railroad tie treating plant,
with an annual capacity of one million
JleS, VIII U6 SSJdUIISnGU dI
as a new industry for the town.
Holbrook is we'll supplied with busi-
ness houses to take care of the needs
of the people. Two banks, with re-
sources of nearly three-quarters of a
million dollars are established here,
giving the town a standing in the COM
mercial world seldom accorded to
places of the same size.
The advertisements of the Merch-
ants and Stock Growers Bank and the
Holbrook State Bank are to be found
on another page.
Chief of the other places of business
are: Two exclusive wholesale estab-
lishments, six retail stores, two of
which also sell at Wholesale; one drug
store, five hotels, five restaurants,
three garages, one vulcanizing shop,
three barber shops, one ice plant one
electric lighting plant, we'll worn and
badly in need of repair; one lumber
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20

Investigations substantiate all of the
first findings of the government scien-
lists and go further into details. If
we give these reports the cOnsidera-
tion the authors are entitled we must
conclude that the necessary prospect
ing is only a matter of course before
one of the largest oil fields in the
world is opened at our very doors.
Several corporations are organized
for the purpose of prospecting the
field; several more are in course of
organization and three have actually
commenced drilling operations and are
going toward the oil sands as rapidly
as circumstances and conditions will
permit
Under such flattering circumstances
we conclude that any man with red
blood flowing in his veins would not
hesitate to speculate, at least in a
small way, in the development of the
new field.
The production of oil is the greatest
business in the world Within the
last ten years the demand has become
so great that the daily output is
25 per cent short of the demand. More
oil must be produced or the great in
dustries of the world will be seriously
crippled Each year brings an added
need for it's use, but the supply is
running short. More money is made
in oil than anything else in the world,
and those who have done the pros
pecting and made a strike in former
years are now the richest men in the
world
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20

The town is we'll supplied with three
nice church edifices, but as yet no
minister of the gospel has taken up
a permanent abode here. Itinerant
preachers hold services as circum-
stances and convenience will permit,
but two regular Sabbath schools are
held each Sunday.
Holbrook is now the center of a
great oil excitement Claims and
leases have been staked off for many
miles in every direction Many emf
nent geologists of both national and
regulations have passed
on the field, all giving favorable re-
ports for the finding of oil in COM
mercial quantities at no great depth.
The excitement was started with the
finding of some geological reports of
government agents of record in Wash
ington, D. c., covering the field. Later
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20
ST. JOSEPH

st. Joseph is the only town of i'm
portance between Holbrook and Wins
low. 1t is situated in the Little Colo
RADIO River valley, on the main line
of the Santa Fe railroad The town
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-24
ALLIED SOUND POSTS
LOCATED BOCHE GUNS
Microphone Receiver Supplied
Our Troops With Invaluable
Information During Battles.

BY tho usc of receiving stations b.
hind the lines, British and FrcnAh mill
tary observers have been able to locate
hundreds of German guns through the
application of the science of acoustics
These stations are placed behind the Al
he'd lines at points accurately determined,
with the distance from each station to
all others carefully recorded.
A receiving station may be nothing
more than mlcrophona receiver con-
cealed under rock The receiver is
connected by wire to central station,
with which the other stations are also
IN the central station records the exact
instant at which every sound is received
at each receiving station.
The first sound is that Of the shell pass
ing overhead, since the projectile
fired by q high-power riflcd cannon
travels faster than the speed Of sound.
which Is normally l,l23 feet second,
varying, however, with wind velocity
and direction and the temperature and
density of the AIR. The next sound
recorded is the boom" Of the gun, and
then comes the sound OF the exploding
shell
Careful corrections are worked out to
allow for variation in the speed Of the
somd-waves due To atmospheric cond-
tions. Then the difference in time at
which the same sound was recorded from
the different receiving stations is com
pared with the known distance from sta
tion to station
If, for example, the time when the
sound made by passing shell reaches
station is 9 IL 26, and the same sosmd is
recorded from Station 5 at Q 1927 and
sd, n n - u
matter to determine that the point Of
ongIn of the sound is l,0S6 feet farther
from Station s than Station 8, and
SAB feet farther from Station than from
Station B. With the known distances
between the station as base lines, tri~
angulation on n alarge-scalc map involving
intricate calculations provides valuable
information as TO distance, as indicated
py the different times at which the same
sound reached the different receiving
stations, Tho time records of the sound
OF the gun itself and Of the 1)loding shell
are Also subjected to the same analySiss
and, since 1t Is obvious that the points
from which the three different sound
originate must be in the same vertical
plane, a straight line on the map con
meeting all three proves the accuracy ot
the computations.
So accurate has tins method proved
that in almost every instance, when the
work Of the observers at the central
station which may be miles away from
the receiving station is compared with
photographs made from airplancs, show
ing the position Of the same guns there
Is not room for separate pinpricks to
indicate the results Of the two sets OF
observations
In one day recently sixty three Ger
man guns were located hy this means
and destroyed by airplane bombs ~
though many Of them had been so sue
ce>sfuly ~omoufaged that prohahlv thc,
never vosIld have been discovered t \ any
other means,--Frank Parker Stoch-
brrdgc in Popular Science Monthly
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-24
BETHLEHEM.
--------------------
BY Wilbur Underwood.

Cold was the earth and all the stars.
But Mary Mother smiled
Where IN the manger of an inn
Lay warm the Holy Child
The OK was host upon that night
Dnto the King of all;
He gave for incense meadowy breath,
For shelter his rude stall
Not all the cold of earth and man
Can pierce the heaven mild.
Where warm against her leaping heart
A Mother clasps her Child
O miracle of utmost love,
How God grew greater when
He stopped TO be helpless babe
Beside the hearths Of men.
Long ages sTnce-and still in jov,
In loneliness and tears,
We kneel unto Little Boy
Who smiles down through the wears
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-24
DANCES TO FEATURE YULETIDE.
Many Down State Towns Planning foS
Busy Holiday Season.

Numerous dances are to be held in the
towns Of lower Delaware during the
Christmas season, plans have been laid
for Christmas and New Years dances in
Bridgevile, Laurel, Harrington, Milford,
Iewes and Georgetown.
Harrington will give it's dance on We'd
ncsday, Laurel on Thursday, Milford on
Friday, and Bridgeville will give its on
Monday, the 30th Dances at Lcwes and
Georgetown are said to have been planned
although dates have not been announced.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-24

fifth or sixth rate power. But navy
consists Of something morc than ships
and to ASSESS the fighting strength of the
fleet the training and character of the
personnel and the professional skill of the
officers must also be considered. Judged
by such standards, the sea power OF
Germany after its Illuminating and in