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En- las mujeres, la belleza agrada,
ell t~alento, distrae, ell caracter cautiva
V Ia sensibilidad apasiona.
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RECIBEN ORDENES LOS CONAN
DANTES DE LOS SUBMARINES.
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iiG1iri6 una grG%GGc de canon.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
THE DIR. MUCK CASE.
Decision Cn Whether Musician Will Be
Interned to Be Decided Soon

WASHINGTON, April 5.-After in
vestigating the record of DR.. Karl
Muck, former leader of the Boston
symphony orchestra under arrest in
Boston, the department of justice has
decided that he is subject to imprison-
ment regardless of his claim Of Swiss
citizenship. which is supported by the
Swiss legation. 4 decision on whether
he is to be interned will be made with
in a few days. The department holds
that under the espionage law . deni-
zen of Germany may be regarded as
an enemy alien. Under this interpreta-
tion the thought that DR.. Muck s faith
or, a German. was naturalized in Swift
zerland while Dr. Muck was minor
would be outweighed as DR.. Muck s
records as a native of Germany and
a resident Of that country most Of his
life
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
DESIRE TO RETAIN
REV. ID. E. TROUT
President of First Universahst Parish
Calls Meeting of Members for Next
Sunday Morning.

The following letter has been issued
b. f. K. Vaughan, president of the
First Tniversahst parish, to the mem
bers Of the parish:
"Thc officers of the parish, desire
the attendance Of every member next
Sunday morning April eth as there will
be a very important matter Of business
to consider relative to our retaining
our present minister Rev. Mr.. Trout.
As You probably know, he has had 4
call to leave the state and it seems TO
be the desire of III people of Brattle-
boro to keep him here Il we can. In or
der TO do this, we must raise a lit
tie mere money.
This matter win be presented to
YOU in verv few words for your con
sideration directly after the service
sunday morning.
''The officers earnestly request that
every single member Of the various
organizations connected with our
church be present at this meeting as
ii does not seem as though we can af-
ford TO lose So valuable a man, when
our country is in its present crisis. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
TWO NEGROES EXECUTED.
Paid the Supreme Penalty for the Mur-
der of Private Foley

HOUSTON. Texas, April 5.-Privates
John B. Mann and Walter Matthews,
Negroes, were executed at Camp Logan
this morning for the murder of Private
Ralph NJ Foley, Company q, l03d in
fautry.
This was the first military execution
held here since the camp was estab-
lishgd. The men went to their deaths
calmly and the entire proceedings last
ed but a few minutes.
The crime for which the death pen
atty was inflicted by court martial and
approved by President Wilson, was the
murder of Private Foley, who was
guarding the Negroes while they were
engaged in cleaning up rubbish around
the camp. He was stabbed in one eal
aud died two hours later The Negroes
fed but were quickly reeaptured and
their trial began the next morning, last
| ing three DAYS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
KENTUCKY AFTER SPIES.
Judge Denounces Horse Poisoners il
Charge to Grand Jury

LEXINGTON, Ky, April 5.-Judge
George G. Webb told the Fayette county
grand Jury here yesterday he had re-
liable information that many emissa-
ries had been sent into Kentucky TO in
iurc the horse industry, as part of the
German propaganda. He charged the
jury to do its utmost to uncover any ac-
tivities of German spies, and either in
diet them for treason or furnish the
federal government with evidence to
deal with them.
Men of this ilk. said the Judge,
!" who SOW seeds of dissension or work
against the United States government
and it's people, should be prosecuted,
imprisoned and shot if necessary
There is not state in the Union that
is not infested with German spies, and
they do not hesitate at anything to
spread German propaganda, which is
the most villainous, barbarous, and
extensive menace that the country has
TO cope with.
The statement. which follows the re
cent poisoning of large number OF
government owned horses at Covington
was greeted with cheers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
LIGHTING SYSTEM
TO Be CONSIDERED
Proposition to Commission
ers Made by Twin
State Co.
25O-CANDLE POWER
LAMPS ON TRIAL
Arches Of Incandescents Must Be Re
paired if Used Again-New Plan Calls
for Same Expenditure-May Come
Before Village Meeting.

Brattleboro's street lighting system, in
ably will come up for discussion at the
annual village meeting next month, with
view to deciding whether the present
system OF arches Of incande,cent lamps
across the street, shall be maintained or
give way to more powerful lamps at
tached to the posts.
Although nothing has been said about
it publicly four OF the l00-candle power
lamps were removed from poles at the
corners Of the square at the junction Of
Main and Elliot streets a few days ago
and in their places were put four 250-
candle power lamps so that the contrast
between the light at that section and the
light in other sections of the streets could
be noted.
Looking up OF down the street one does
not notice much difference between one
section and another, but on visiting the
different sections one notices Immediately
that the section where the new lamps
have been placed IS brilliantly lighted
while in the other sections the light is
dull
Since last January, when there was a
shortage Of water in the river and a con
sequent shortage of electric current. the
arches Of lamps have not been lighted. all
the light being furnished by the lamps
attached to the poles, which are OF l00
candle power.
Now that there Is again plenty Of cur
hp IN a n y-h hpt bpT
the arches shall be lighted again. They
are not in good repair, and if they are TO
be used considerable expense must be in
Cured To put them in safe and proper
condition.
/ With this in view, although the village
voted not To replace the present system
by installing system of ornamental
lighting, the Twin State Gas & Electric
Co after conferring with the village COM
missioners put up the four 250-candle
power lamps. so that the effect could be
noted, and quoted the commissioners a
Iprice at which the more powerful lamps
would be substituted for the l00-candle
power lamps, if the village desired.
The present contract, which calls for
the arches of 20candle power lamps to
burn three and a half hours each night
and for the l00candle power lamps, of
which there are 2l, to burn all night.
This is being done with the exception of
the arches, and during the period that the
arches are not being operated no charge
is made to the village for them. This
contract has three more years to run.
The Twin State Co. offers to put in %
of the 250-candle power lamps, one less
than at present, and to burn all of them
all night, for the same price that is paid
for the l00-candle power lamps and the
arches. The company also offers to put
on better shades and to stand the expense
of maintenance. whereas the village now
pays a substantial item each year for re-
placing broken and burned out lamps in
the arches. The company claims alsc
that 20 of the 250-candle power lamps
will give more light than the present sys
tenn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
FROM OCEAN
TRIP TO BRAZIL
Oscar H. Ericsson of Brattleboro Was
Messman on S. S. Jonancy to Rio
de Janeiro and Return.

Oscar II. Ericsson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ericsson of 24 Crosby
street, formerly employed in the com
posing room of the Brattleboro Pub
Using Co., has Just returned to his home
from a sea voyage as messman to Rio
de Janciro, Brazil, on the Pocahontas
Navigation Co. S freight steamship
Jonancv. having 4 crew of over 30
men. He sailed from Philadelphia
Jan. %, the steamship carrying a load
Of soft coal, and stopped first at New
port News, Va. From there the steam
er proceeded to Barbados, West Indies,
where she took on bunker coal, going
thence to Rio de .Janeiro, where she ar
rived March /
After a stay of 10 days the Jonancv
began the return voyage with a cargo
of manganese ore, used by the govern
mcnt. The return made made via
Bahia, Brazil, and Barbados, where
bunker coal and water were taken
aboard, reaching Philadelphia Tuesday
of this week
After a few days at home Mr. Eric
son plans to return to Philadelphia and
sail on some other boat for longer
voyage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
OFFICIALS FEAR
MORE LYNCHINGS
Tragic Affair in Collinsville Subject of
Discussion at Meeting Of
Cabinet Today

WASHINGTON. April 5.-Attorney
General Gregory took to the cabinet meet
ing today a report Of the lynching OF a
German, Robert F. Prayer Of Collinsvillc.
ILL.,. last night for discussion with Presi
dent Wilson.
The government Is expected to denounce
the mob's lawless act and to express
the hope that there will be no repetition
elsewhere Until the federal government
is given power to punish persons making
disloyal utterances department of Justice
officials fear more lynchings. This was
the first report reaching here OF such
extreme mob violence TO n German, al
though officials who have observed the
general feeling against Germans have
feared such occurrences.
The government has no authority TO
take action against the lynchers Officials
Of the department. OF Justice deplored the
act and expressed the hope that state or
local authorities would speedily punish
the lynchers At the same time it was
pointed out that as soon as congress passed
the pending bill making it federal
offcnse to speak or write obviously dis
loyal criticism OF the United States in the
war the government could punish these
acts and refute the danger of mob action
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
OWEN LEE DIES
TODAY OF ANEMIA
Native of Liverpool Married Maude E.
Edwards of This Town-Two Broth
ers Fought for England.

Owen Lee, 81, died at 8 clock this
morning in the home of Mrs. Lee s par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas R. Edwards
of 81 Frost street, after an illness of
several months with anemia. He was
obliged to give up work in Worcester
last September on account of III health
and came here with Mrs Lee last De-
cember and had since lived here.
He was born in Liverpool, England,
Aug. 6, 1856, a son of John and Eleanor
(Stock) Lee, coming to this country in
June, 1910. He married Maude Helen
Edwards of Brattleboro, Aug. 21, 1912
No children were born to them. Mr.
and Mrs. Lee visited his parents in
England in 1914, but returned to this
country when the European war broke
out. He leaves, beside his wife, his
parents and two sisters in England and
one brother, James II. Lee, of Worces-
ter. He has had two brothers-in-law
fighting for England. One was killed
and the other seriously wounded 50 that
he is invalided for lifel
Mr. Lee was n member of a Methodist
church in Liverpool, and was devoted
and Interested worker in the Methodist
church and Sunday school in Worcester
and was a member of the Quinsigamond
lodge, l. @. O. r., in Worcester. Ever
since coming TO this country he had been
employed by tho Consolidated Street
Railway company in that city.
The funeral will be held Monday aft
crnoon at clock at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwards on Frost street. Rev
Douglas c. Guest, pastor of the First
Methodist church, will officiate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
MAIN STREET NOT
TO BE GRADED NOW
Town Authorities Decide on POSTPONE
ment in View of Labor Shortage
and Needs Elsewhere.

The work of regarding Main street
hill, which the selectmen and road COM
missioner planned to do this year after
the ground was settled, has been post
poned, and will not be attempted before
another year.
There is need for regarding, but since
the Barber building has been completed
and the street widened the conditions
are such that immediate attention to
the street IS not imperative, and in view
Of the scarcity of labor and the greater
need for work elsewhere a pOstponemcnt
has been decided upon.
The street would look better and
would be better if the street railroad
line was Strengthened and the depression
on the west side filed in, but those
things can wait for while.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
HARVARD'S DEAD IN WAR Go.
Honor Roll Listed at University-Three
Gave Lives to Kaiser.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April 5.--The
fullest list of Harvard's dead since the
outbreak Of the European war was made
known today, when the university war
records office prepared a Harvard roll of
honor containing 66 names. OF these men
81 were killed or died before the American
entry into the war and 27 after April
of last year. To these were added eight
names of men whose deaths have result
ed from war conditions.
That three members of the university
had died in the service of the Kaiser was
unknown until today They were Fritz
Daur and Curt c. o. Peters, members of
the divinity school, and DR.. Max Schnei-
der, who was graduated from the dental
school All were at Harvard at the same
time.
Since the beginning of this year II
Harvard men have died, the last to give
his life being Robert II. Hogg of Worces-
ter, a sergeant of engineers, who was
killed in action in France short time
ago.
Among the other deaths recorded are
those Of Lieut.. George Williamson of
Montreal, believed to be the first gradu.
ate of an American college killed in the
war; Lieut.. George p. Howe of Boston
United States army medical reserve corps
attached to the British Fusiliers, said tC
be the first United States officer to fail
in action in this war, and p. w Pafe OF
Brookline, said to be the first United
States naval aviator to lose his life il
the war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
BrattlebOrO Young Man Was
in Action in France
Message Says
MEMBER OF co. M,
102D i. S. INFANTRY
and Was Wounded March II, Proba-
bly, in German Raid in Toul Sector
Telegram Last Night.

A telegram from Adjutant General
McCann at Washington to John J.
Eckels of % Cedar street last evening
informed Mr.. Eckels that on March T.
his son, Sergeant John J. Eckels, ir.,
was severely wounded in action. No
details were given.
Sergeant Eckels is a member of Com
pany NJ, lO2d United States infantry,
26th division, American expeditionary
force in France. He enlisted in Hart
ford, Conn, but the company is made
up largely Of Torrington and Winsted,
Conn, boys.
IN Torrington p young men are re-
ported wounded; in Winsted IA families
got kilograms last night announcing
casualties, y of them telling of severe
wounds. Private Ernest G. Anderson
of Manchester, Conn, a member of the
same company, died according to official
information received by his family. on
March 90
The fight in which the men probably
were wounded occurred on March II,
when the Germans raided the American
sector at Toul. Reports at that time
said there was hard fighting, but few
of the Germans reached the American
trenches.
Sergeant Eekels was born in Pal
myra, \. Y, Dee. II, 1888, and is there
fore 20 years old. He came to Brat.
tleboro with his parents when he was
nine years old, attended the Paroehial
school and graduated from the high
school in 1907
For few years he was employed bv
the Dunham Brothers Co., shoe dealers.
both in the retail and wholesale depart
ments, and about eight years ago went
to Hartford, Conn, where he had a DO
sltlon IN the shoe department of the
Brown Thompson Co. Then he went to
the Travellers Insurance Co., and at the
time of his enlistment last June he
was in the liability claims department.
He enlisted in Company F, lO2d repi-
ment, last June, but at New Haven he
was transferred to Company NJ of the
same regiment and went to France. On
Christmas day he was made supply ser.
geant He has many friends here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
ASSERTS FOE HAS TO MOVE.
Germans Must Gain More or Retire,
Says French General.

PARIS. April 5,--General .Berthaqt in
the Petit journal asserts in effect that
the Germans are at present between the
devil and the deep sea and cannot stay
where they are He argues that they
must force their advance further or fall
back to the much better positions which
sive
Ii the offensive were really ended. Gen
cral Berthaut adds. he would expect to
see the Germans fall back even without
any pressure from the Allies He believes,
however. that under no circumstances viii
the Germans make sqs" a decision without
first cXhausting all tist possibilities OF re-
newing their offensive He states that the
Germans are known to be bringing forward
their heavy artillery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05

DANIELS HONORS SAILORS.
Two Commended for Saving Shipmates
from Drowning

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Secretary
Daniels has commended Turner s. Lux,
a boatswain S mate, for gallantry the
night of March 8, when he rescued from
drowning f. Badtkc, a painter in the
navy, who had fallen overheard from
the Houston. Badtkc was unable to
grasp the lifebuoy thrown him and was
going down for the second time when
Lux went to his rescue and supported
him until both were taken on board
ship. Lux enrolled in the National
naval volunteers in March, 1917, at
New Orleans, and is from Birmingham,
Ala.
Secretary Daniels also commended
John NJ Penix, q chief boatswain S
mate, for bravery the night of Feb. 20,
when he jumped overheard and rescued
a shipmatc from drowning. His prompt
action no doubt saved the life of the
drowning man, who was unconscious
when taken on board ship. Penix en-
/ listed in the navy in September, 1907, at
Knoxville, Tenn, and is son of Mrs
Mary Stout Of Kingston, Tenn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
MURDER IN HOLYOKE.
G. A. Elliot, Proprietor Of Park Phar
macy, Shot by a Nurse

HOLYOKE, Mass, April 5.-George
A. Elliot, aged 35, proprietor of the
Park pharmacy here, was shot today
while on the way from his home to his
place of business and died an hour
later in hospital.
Miss Minnie |. Butterworth, of
Springfield, aged 30, nurse, was ar
rested charged with the murder. She
had fired five shots from a revolver at
Elliot, the police allege, and when ar
rested was in the act of reloading the
weapon prepare tory, she said, to kill
ing herself. When arraigned she told
the court of alleged relations with
the dead man which she said had ex-
tended over several years. She said
she did not mean to kill Elliot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
SENATOR LENROOT
TO SUPPORT WILSON
Will Give His Assistance to All Meas
ures Helpful to the Prosecution
of the War

MILWAUKEE. April 5.--United
States Senator Elect Irvine l.. Lenroot
declared in a statement today that he
would support President Wilson in the
senate as he did in the house in all
measures helpful in the prosecution of
the war He said that Victor L. Ber-
ger, the Socialist candidate, received
too many votes and that the campaign
of patriotic education must 60 on.
Bat the combined loyalty vote dem
onstrates beyond all question the 10y
atty of Wisconsin as a state, he said.
~ hope all Republicans and Democrats
will work together shoulder to shoulder
and make the third Liberty loan cam
paign the most successful of any we
have had.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
NEWS OF "OUR BOYS"
The Reformer Asks the Cooperation
of Relatives to Ensure Publication.

The Reformer again asks its read
ers who have relatives in the Ameri-
can expeditionary force to notify this
office whenever special news of them
is received. Public interest in all hap
penings on the European battlefront
Is intense at the present time, and It'd
ings concerning the boys from this
section are of particular interest.
Soldiers letters are read with avidity,
and The Reformer is glad to publish
them. As for news of casualties the
only way it is available for publica-
tion at the present time is through
the cooperation of relatives who re-
ceive it from Washington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05
Prayed Three Minutes in His
Own Tongue Before He
Was Strung Up
SEDITIOUS TALK
IN SPEECH TO MINERS
Fled to His Own Home-Police Force
Placed the Man in City Hall, But
Were Overpowered-Drag Beyond
City Limits and Hanged

COLLINSNILLE, H., April 5.-kneel-
ing with his arms crossed Robert 7. Prayer,
who was lynched by a mob last night at
midnight for alleged disloyal utterances,
prayed in German Tor three minutes be-
fore he was strung up, according to state
ments today by members OF the lynching
party
He was a coal miner and yesterday at
Maryvillc, H., in an address to the miners
on socialism is said to have made remarks
against President Wilson Miners became
angry and when they threatened to do
him bodily harm he escaped to Collinsville,
his home Some of the miners. however.
followed him, collected crowd, took him
from his home and led him barefoot
through the streets waving an American
flag
The police, fearing violence took him
from the crowd and placed him in the
city hall. Later large mob gathered IN
front of the hall and demanded the man
Mayor Siegel counseed calmness but the
police force of four was overpowered and
Prayer was found in the basement OF the
hall hiding beneath a pile OF thing He
was dragged down the streets and beyond
the city limits.
One mile west OF the city the rope by
which ne had been led was thrown over
the limb Of tree He was asked il he
had anything to say. His answer was to
drop to his knees and with arms crossed
to pray in German three minutes. With
out another word he was pulled into the
air 10 feet and allowed to hang The mob
then dispersed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-05

a small section Of ground. The French re-
tanned Grivesnes, but the Germans oc-
cupied the villages of Mailly, Raineval and
Morisel
The announcement by the French war
official last night OF this new offensive also
says that by powerful eounter-attack the
French made progress at this point.