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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
Secretary Baker Discusses
Expected Offensive in His
Weekly Review
MORALE OF ALLIES
WAS NEVER STRONGER
Conditions Far Different Than When
Teutons Made Break into Russia and
Italy-American Forces Control Seq
ment of Line in Lorraine.

WASHINGTON, Feb 2o-"Aftcr prep
aratious silently and Systematically car
red on, il is apparent both the Germans
and the allies are ready for the long
expected offensive in the west Secretary
Baker says today in bis review Of mill.
tary operations ior the week ending Feb.
10.
"Whilc there have been outwardly no
new developments in the military situa-
ton in the west during the period under
review" says the review, yet 1t IS ap-
parent that both the enemy and the al
lies are ready Tor battle.
The Germans have recently with
drawn a number OF their veteran west
front units for the first line trenches and
are busiiy training them in mobile war
fare According to adyices received the
German general staff hopes that by mass
ing a large number Of these picked
shocked battaIions which have been in
tcnsively trained they may deliver a
crushing blow.
The bulk Of the German forces are now
assembled IN the west, but large mum
bcr OF these units are wholly unframed
in the western front warfare. Further
more the German high command realizes
fully that their forces will meet with fal
more difficult practical obstacles thar
any hitherto encountered by an attack
ing army A break through was possible
in Russia only after the morale of tn
Russians had been undermined. The sam
was true In Italy and We witness how
speedily the Italian line was mended.
During the week there has been mucl
activity OF minor character along tn
entire western front. As has alread
been announced, in Lorraine a scgmen
OF the line is entirely under the contrC
Of our forces. Along our front patrol cr
counters were numerous The weathe
was very rainy during the first part {
the week and our troops were bus
manning the pumps. Later clear weatl
or prevailed and hostile aircralts mad
frequent trips.
"a marked Improvement in our ant
aircraft barragc Is reported. In Chan
payne units Of American artillery pa
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
AUSTRIA HAS SIGNED
TREATY WITH UKRAINE
Under It's Terms the Province of Cholm
Shall Not Revert to the Ukraine
EanyYhlic
Republic.

BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. oo.-Dr.
Won Seydler, the Austrian premier, has
announced to the reichsrath represent
atives that the Ukraine rada and the
Austro- Hungarian government have
signed an agreement supplementing the
Ukraine peace treaty by which the
province of Cholm shall not revert to
the Ukraine republic A mixed com
mission will be appointed to decide its
fate on race principles and with re-
gard to the wishes of the population.
This announcement is said to have been
applauded heartily.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
NO DECISION ON
MONDAY HOLIDAYS
Puel Administrators Still in Session and
Ruling Will Probably Be Announced
Tomorrow
Tomorrow,

BOSTON, Feb. 2o.-No decision re-
garding the continuance of Monday
holidays in New England was reached
b. representatives of the state fuel
administrations at a conference here
today with James j. Storrow. New
England administrator. Mr. Storrow
said there were a number of matters
TO be considered at the session this
afternoon and that ruling probably
would be announced tomorrow. New
Hampshire was the only New England
state not represented.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
First Baptist Church

Thursday, Feb. %, 2.3o p. m.-The
woman S society will hold a missionary
meeting at the home of Mrs Arthur P
Simonds of II Western avenue. The
study of Africa will be continued.
Plain sewing will also be done for
members of our church family. The
women are asked to note the change
in the hour and to carry thimbles,
needles and scissors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
SPAULDING REELECTED.
Lieutenant Colonel Again at Head of
N. E. Telephone Company.

BOSTON, Feb. 20.-Philip L. Spauld-
ing, recently commissioned lieutenant
colonel in the aviation service and as
signed to duty at the front in France,
was reelected president of the New
England Telephone & Telegraph com
pany at the annual meeting today All
other officers were reelected. Matt B.
Jones, vice president, is acting presi-
dent while Mr.. Spaulding is engaged in
war service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
FLOOD AT WARREN, PA.
Scores of Homes and Business Places
Have Been Destroyed.

WARREN, Pa, Feb. 2O.-Flood
damage in this section exceeds 5000
600. The four-mile gorge at Cory
don, II miles upstream from here,
broke early today. Scores of homes
and business places there have been
wiped out, Thomas Mullen, an en-
gineer. lost his life when his engine
went through a wooden bridge near
Barnes. The fireman suffered a brok-
en- hip. Two coaches carrying pas
sengers slid down the trestle to the
water, but no other lives were lost
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
Warrant to Be Posted To-
morrow Contains Is
Articles
PROPOSITION TO
ALTER HALL ROOF
Snow Slides On to Episcopal Church
Property-Question Of Printing Quad
rennial Appraisal Coming Up, Also
Bond Issue.

The selectmen have prepared the
warrant for the annual town nesting
to be held Tuesday, March 5, and it
will be posted tomorrow. 1t will con-
tain IS articles, the first Is of which
are identical with those of last year
and relate to routine business, includ-
ing the license question.
Article ii is to see if the town will
$4,000 to refund its bonds which are
due in July of this year, and to the
amount of $4,000 to pay temporary
loans outstanding. The annual report,
an abstract of which will be published
later, will explain this article.
The next article is TO see if the town
will instruct the selectmen TO print the
quadrennial report for 1918. The ex
pense of printing the previous quad
rennial report was about S4O0, and
question has arisen in the minds of.
some as to whether the report is worth
the expense of printing.
An article has been inserted to see
if the voters will appropriate sum of
money for altering the roof of the town
house so as to remove the hazard of
the snow sliding from the north side,
and if so how much. Twice this win
ter the snow has slid off the roof on
to the premises of the Episcopal
| church, on one occasion piling up close
to the church door, but this rarely hap
pens. 1t has been suggested that o
flat roof be substituted for the present
roof The seleetmen estimate that the
change would cost at least $4,000
Article Il is TO see if the town will
vote TO exempt from taxation the polls
OF all Brattleboro men now enlisted in
the military service of the United
States 1t is not anticipated that there
viii be any opposition to an affirmative
vote on this article.
The last article is the usual one re
lating to "other business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
Unitarian and Universalist Churches

Wednesday, Feb. 20.-Regular meeting
Of BOY Scouts, Troop No. 4, at 80 p. m
Thursday, Feb. 2l.-Regular meeting Of
the Daughters circle with Mrs. Fayette
Miller II Belmont Avenue. y covered
dish supper at $50 p. m.
Thursday, Feb. 2l.-Bcgular meeting
Of the Mission circle with Miss Nettie
Bishop, Oak street. Community sewing
at p. m. Devotional meeting at 3 p.
m, with paper by Mrs f. H. Al1ley
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
AFTER ENEMY PROPERTY.
Banks and Trust Companies Urged
to Send in Reports at Once.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-A.
Mitchell Palmer today urged all
banks, trust companies, surrogates,
United States attorneys and inter
nal revenue collectors to report at
once any enemy-owned prperty
known to them. He says many per-
sons, including banks and trust com
panies, have failed to report enemy
property and he has ordered an in
vestigation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
APPROVE AGREEMENT.
London Newspapers Accept Statement
Made by Premier Lloyd George

LONDON, Feb pa majority OF the
morning papers accept the statement
made in the house of commons yesterday
by Premier Lloyd George as satisfac-
tory explanation and entirely approve OF
the Versailles agreement and consider
the whole incident Strengthened out Hos
tile newspapers continue to be uncon-
WINGED and reiterate their sharp criticism
They express the opinion that govern
ment crisis is not likely to arise at pres
ent, although they believe the govern
ment has been weakened by recent
events
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
KITcHIN DENIES REPORT.
Says He Expressed No Opinion on Cot
ton Price Fixing.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.-Repre-
sentative kitchin of North Carolina,
Democratic leader in the house, said
yesterday he had not expressed the
opinion attributed to him on the New
York cotton exchange that no legisla-
tion fixing price on cotton or its
products could be enacted at this ses-
sion of congress.
He declared that on the contrary he
had consistently refused to make any
prediction whatever as TO the possibili-
y of such legislation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
SWISS FRONTIER CLOSED.
Censored American Newspapers Ad-
mitted to Germans.

BERNE, Feb. 2O.-The Swiss Aus
trian frontier again has been closed
completely by the Austrian authorities.
The ban which several weeks ago
was placed upon British, French and
Italian newspapers at the German
frontier has been removed and these
publications are being allowed to en-
ter Germany.
American newspapers also are being
admitted, but are censored, especially
with respect to articles concerning the
activities of American troops in
France.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
Rel Men S Hall

Thursday. Feb. 81, p. m.-Special
meeting OF Pocahontas council, No. 1, to
work degree \ good attendance is de
sired
All members interested who wish to
compete in a pool tournament will please
leave their names in H. b. llauss store
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
RAIDERS REPULSED.
Germans Lost Men Killed and Taken
Prisoners in Attacking British.

LONDON, Feb. 2o.-A German raiding
party on British positions south of Lens
was repused last night by the British,
it is announced officially. The statement
says number Of Germans were killed or
taken prisoners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
Centre Congregational Church

Friday. Feb %, 6.l5 p. ma Hoover
the young people. All members OF the
parish are invited The proceeds will be
applied on the pledge which the young
peoples society has made toward the
church finances. The menu will include
creamed potato. tuna fish salad, apple
Jelly, graham bread, corn rolls, fruit
jelly with whipped cream, Hoover cook
ies, tea and coffee. Tickets, 35 cents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
In Odd Fellows Temple

Wednesday Feb. 20Rebellah drill.
Bowling matcheJ-Feb. 90, c and +;
Feb. 2l, a and G.; Feb. 90, ID and +.
Friendship circle will meet in Odd
Follows temple Wednesday, Feb 20.
a covered dish supper will be served
at 6l5. There will be work
Thursday, Feb. 21, 7.30 p. m.--Reg-
ular meeting Of Oasis Encampment, No.
s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
SPAIN TO PROTEST ANEW.
Note to Germany Will Discuss Sink.
ings by U-Boats.

MADRID, Feb. 2O.-Further repre-
sentations to Germany respecting sub
marine warfare will be made by Spain
in note which is being prepared by
Premier Alhucemas, upon which the
cabinet will pass today.
This note will take up the torpedoing
of the Spanish steamship Cefcrino near
the Ferro Islands early this month and
Of the Duca di Geneva in Spanish ter
ritorial waters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

in an engagement The concen-
tration of an important body of German
cavalry in the vicinity of Riga Is reported
and it is believed the Germans may find
1t eXpedent to advance on Petrograd
1t is difficult to determine the exact sta
tus Of affairs IN southwestern Russia
The Russian contingent is evacuating the
Armenian centers south of the Black sea
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
AIRPLANES ARE ACTIVE.
British Drop Tons of Explosives on the
Germans in Belgium

LONDON, Feb. 20.-Naval airmen con-
tinue to bomb docks, airdromes and other
targets in Belgium and have accounted
for four German airpianes, the admiralty
announces in statement issued last
night. The statement says naval aircraft
dropped many tons Of explosives Monday
night on st. Denis Westrem and on the
docks at Bruges
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
ARRANGING A STRIKE.
Independent Socialists to Start Trou-
BILE in German Munitions Plants.

LONDON, Feb. 20.-The German in
dependent Socialists are arranging for
a demonstration strike in the munitions
factories of the empire commencing
March /, according to information re-
ceiyed from Berlin and forwarded by
the Amsterdam correspondent of the
Exchange Telegraph company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
THE WEATHER.
Light Snow and Much Colder Tonight
with a Cold Wave.

WASHINGTON, February 20.-The
weather forecast: Light snow and
much colder with cold wave tonight.
Thursday fair and colder. Strong
northwest winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

A marriage license was issued to ,Jo-
seph Pilarski of Detroit, Sept 10, 1913
but he was not married until Dec 10
1917, four years and three months after
the license was issued.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
TREATY is APPROVED.
German Federal Council Puts It's o. K
On Ukrainian Document.

AMSTERDAM, Feb 20.-The federal
council of the German empire, despatch
from Berlin says, has approved the peace
treaty with the Ukraine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

A substantial bank building made Of
brick, all of which, together with the
hardware, were delivered by the govern
ment's mail service, was erected in Bcr-
nal, Utah, recently
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
GERMANS ADVANCE.
Push Way Into Russian Northeast and
East of DvinSk

BERLIN. Feb. 20, via London.-Ger-
man forces on the Russian front yester-
day advanced to the northeast and east
of Dvinsk, the German war office an
nounced today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

PETROGRAD, Feb. 2O.-Gon. Ho~-
mann, the German military representa-
tive at the Brest -Litovsk peace con
ference, has telegraphed to tho Boil
shevik government for a written au-
thentication of the Russian wireless
peace message sent yesterday to Berlin
Gen. Hoffman,, according to a Rus
sian official statement given out today,
says the authentication must be sent
TO the German command at Dvinsk. The
Russian official statement, says mes
sage from Petrograd, is being sent to
Dvinsk TO-DAY with the original peace
message which was signed by Premier
Lenine and Foreign Minister Trotzkv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

AMSTERDAM Feb. 20 We can no
longer believe IN the pacific intentions
of Russia and must see that peace and
order prevail in the occupied regions of
the adjoining countries DR.. Won
Kuehlman, the German foreign minister,
declared in addressing the reichstag
main committee yesterday. The for
eign minister said he hoped Germany S
new war with Russia would strengthen
the inclination for peace at Petrograd.
"Even today he added eve are
prepared to conclude peace which cor
responds with our interests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2O.-In an ad-
dress to the lower house of the reich
srath at Vienna DR.. Won Seydler, the
Austrian premier, declared that under
the peace treaty with the Ukraine
there had been placed at the disposal
of the central powers the Ukraine 5
surplus of agricultural products. This
surplus. the premier asserted, was
greater than the central powers at the
most favorable estimate would trans
port.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

Much feeling has been aroused in
Poland through the report that the old
province of Cholm had been given TO
Ukraine b. the peace treaty signed at
Brcst / .itevsk. -l.. -4s- --. 81.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

Explorers believe that Lake Tangan-
yika in Africa is the deepest body of
fresh water in the world, a record here
tofore assigned TO Lake Baikal in Asia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
German and Austrian Peo-
pie Not in Accord with
War Lords Campaign
GERMANY MEANS TO
GRAB TERRITORY
One Report That Indemnity of $4,000
100000 Will Be Demanded-Von
Corresponds with Our Interests

LONDON, Feb. 20.-Germany s new
war against Russia apparently is not
popular with the German or Austrian
people, according to comment in the
press of the two countries. When the
Brest-Litovsk negotiations closed all
talk in Germany was of peace. The
school children were given u holiday
and joy bells were rung. The public APP
parently did not discriminate between
peace with Ukraine and with Great
Russia, but acclaimed it as a general
peace with Russia A Vienna despatch
to Berlin paper reports a rising of
feeling against Germany on account of
her action against Russia.
The terms of the peace treaty which
the Bolshevik leaders have been com
PEELED to admit they would sign. in view
of the invasion of Russia which the
Germans already have we'll under way.
are not definitely known, but apparently
! they include all the territory claimed
/ by Germany along the eastern coast of
the Baltic sea, comprising the western
/ part of Esthonia, almost to Reval,
| Courland, with the Moon Island, in the
| Gulf of Riga, most of the provinces of
| Kovno and Rodno and nearly all of
/ Wilma. The city of Dvinsk, captured
by the Germans Immediately after the
resumption of hostilities yesterday, IS
included in the German area.
According to one report, the terms
of peace which the Germans imposed
specified the payment of IN indemnity
by Russia Of about 81 100000, 900, in
stead of the ''no anneXations and ne
lindemnitics to which the German
delegates TO Brest-Litovsk subscribed il
'Iprinciple.
Despite the complete surrender oi
Lenine and Trotzky the general advane,
= of the German forces along the whole
/ front of about 400 miles has not beer
stayed apparently. BY the crossing o
= the Dvina and the capture of Dvinsl
the kaiSer's troops have opened the wa,
to Petrograd, while on the southern ent
: of the line the seizure of Lutsk, q ia
: nous fortress in the Eolhvnian triangle
r gives them the gateway to kiev, tn
t present capital of the Ukraine. No re
sistancc was made by the Russians t
the German advance.
Renewal of the German attack o
: Great Russia fultills the expectatio
. widely held here since Germany cor
sented to negotiate with the Bolshevik
s at Brest- Litovsk. The view often ha
|. been expressed that Germany had peac
II less in mind than to secure possessio
e of what was valuable in Russia, an
d that the temporizing attitude towar
the Bolsheviki would be maintaine
y only until the moment she awaited ha
ie arrived.
10 The manner in which Germany playe
y. off the Ukraine against the Bolshevikl
regarded as a characteristic example {
= German diplomatic traditions. 1t is fe
that the Ukrainian call for Germa
help has been issued at Germany's S /
stigation to give her plausible prete,
lie of taking advantage of the anarchy co
" L n,riStir,cr
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
SETTLING WAGE TROUBLES.
Adjustment Board on Awards in Sever
al Shipping Yards.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Newport
News shipyard workers today asked the
wage adjustment board to apply the re-
cent Delaware wage award to the New
port News district. The board today
conferred with President Huteheson of
the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers and took up demands of the carpen-
ters in the New York and Baltimore
districts
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
WesternUnion
Wires Sentbv
Rail Seized
Messengers With Night
Letters Arrested Here
and in Boston

WASHINGTON. June 2o.-Five mes
sengers of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company were arrested to-day
at the direction of officials of the Post
Office Department for carrying night
letter kilograms by train between New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washing
ton and Baltimore. Their arrest re-
vealed the fact that the Western Union
company has made practice of trans.
mitting night messages by train in
stead of by wire between eastern
cities. :s..ss....
Prosecution will be directed against
the company officers or executives re-
sponsible for the traffic rather than
against the messengers arrested, it was
stated here tonight. The practice.
which is said to be of long standing,
is stated to be in violation of the law
giving the government postal system
a monopoly of the transmission Of pub
lie. communications by train or other
post routes ts.
The messengers-four of whom were
taken. at New York and one at Boston
will be called before Federal Grand
Jury to tell what they know OF the
traffic
1t was intimated to-day that few
Continued on Pude s. Co1u,n,,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
at
CantignyTake
Gerrr1anLines
Enemy Garrison Killed or
Captured in Advance by
pershing's Men
by The associated Press)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, June 20.-At dawn
this morning American troops
stormeo German trenches and ma
chine gun nests in front of Cantigny.
in the Montdidier sector.
Those of the German garrison who
remained to fight and carry out their
orders to hold the positions at any
cost were killed by rifle and machine
gun fire and bayonet.
The Americans also took prisoners.
The American artillery put down
heavy box barrage on the rear of
the enemy positions. A few minutes
later the infantry swarmed over the
top and rushed the trenches. Some
of the Germans had tried to escape
through the bsrrage, crashing to
their rear, but few of them got
through, for numerous German dead
were found later.
Prisoners captured declare that
they had orders to hold on at all
costs, and this was apparent by the
desperate manner in which they
fought. The battle was shor- hut
deadly, for the enemy positions were
swept clean of Germans. The official
report says that great many Ger
mans were killed.
One machine gun nest containing
eight men, which had been sprinkling
Cantigny for some days, was blown
up by direct hit by a trench mortar
bomb.