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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
RING PRESENTED TO
GRAND KNIGHT BROOKS
Third Officer of Leo Council, X. of G..
Holding Chair Position to Enter
Service This Year

With Grand Knight H. " Brooks of
Leo Council, Knights of Columbus, GO
ing to Camp Devens Friday, the local
organization will have 27 of its mem
bers in the service of the army and
navy, or nearly 26 per cent of the to-
tai membership and more than one-third
its local membership. This is record
that has not been equalled by any
other council in the state and it is
doubtful if a better showing viii be
made. by many other organizations.
Grand Knight Brooks makes the
third officer of the council, holding a
chair position, to enter the service since
the beginning of the year. The others
were John Baker, financial secretary
enlisting in the navy, and Clifford Ii.
Rate, recorder, enlisting in the ma
rines. Lieut.. A. III. Rate was trustee
of the council at the time he entered
| the service. The four Ratte brothers
Louis in the aviation service, George in
the naval service and the two men,
4 toned above, are all members of the
local council.
| The dues of all the members in tn,
service are carried by the members a
home and include national, State ant
local dues. While this is an added oh
litigation of the home members plans ar
being made to take care of it, and i
is expected that for every member i
the service new member will take hi
lplaee at home.
| At a special meeting of the counei
last night Grand Knight Brooks wa
lpresented with X. of c. ring in reeoe
milton of his services as an officer 0
the council Refreshments were serve
during the evening and a smoker cl
ljoyed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
ARRESTED IN BOSTON.
Alleged Drug Smuggler Fugitive
From Justice in Vermont.

BOSTON, June 26.-Alfred .Carni-
celli of Woodland street, Arlington,
was arrested here late yesterday after
noon by Customs Inspector Thomas
Finncgan as asfugitive from justice in
Vermont.
1t is alleged that while he was in ST
Albans several days ago, he had in
his possession "a packages of smoking
opium and two ounces of morphine. II
is believed these drugs were smuggled
into this country.
Before United States Commissioner
Hayes he pleaded not guilty and was
held in $4,000 bail. The case was con
tinued for a hearing until Friday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
ITALIANS GAIN
Re-Occupy Cato Sile Bridge, Extend
Lines and Repulse Counter At
tacks of AustTians.

ROME, June 26.-Italian troops ON
the southern part of the Piave front
have not only completely reoecupie, the
Cato Sile bridge but have extended
their lines and held the gain against
Austrian counter attacks. The exten-
sion was effective yesterday. During
the fighting nearly 400 prisoners were
taken. The war office made this an.
nouneement today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
MRS. STOREY INDICTED.
Former Director General Charged with
Larceny and Conspiracy.

NEW YORK, June 26-After a grand
jury had investigated the financial af-
fairs of the National Emergency Relief
society, Mrs. William Cummings Storey
former director general of the D. A. r.
was indicted here today on charge OF
grand larceny. petit larceny and con
.spiraey. She is president of the relief
society and member of the Colonia
DANES. The indictment names her and
her sons, Storey and Allen, in the con
spiraey allegation which form tw,
counts of the bill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26

Thursday evening-Regular meeting of
Pocahontas council. A social will be
given in honor of the draftecs. A large
attendance is desired
Friday, June 2s, p. m.-Regular
meeting of the Quonckticut tribe, No.
>, ]. o. X. NJ. A large attendance is re-
qucsted as representatives to the Grand
Council will be elected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
Masonic Temple

Wednesday evening, June 26--Colum-
bi9n lodge, No. SO, will work the f. A..
degree.
Thursday evening at 7.30.-Stated com
munication of Bmttleboro lodge. No. l02
Entered Apprentice degree will be worked
All AIasons are urged to march, with
out uniform, in the parade for the draft
men Friday, june 2S.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
WARNING TO SHIPS.
Department Gives Notice Of Enemy
Activities Off Atlantic Coast.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Ship-
ping operating in the area east of
longitude 40, between the latitude of
Cape Race and Bermuda, has been
warned of enemy activities, the
navy department today announced.
No explanation was given, but re-
port of German raider in that vi
cinity was brought to an American
port yesterday by an incoming
steamer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
Total Reported This Morn
ing in BrattlebOrO
Over $4,000
HEAVY PURCHASES
WILL BE NECESSARY
People of Small Means Buying More in
Proportion than Well-to- Do-An Can
vassers Are Urged to Make Reports
Promptly.

Close to $4,000 in war savings stamp
pledges was secured in Brattleboro yes
terday by the solicitors who reported to
their respective captains last night.
bringing the total pledged during the
first two days up to sls.364.25. While
this amount is far short of what is need
ed to reach the towns quota of sl30,0oO
it is believed by those in charge of the
drive that the returns will show a decid-
ed increase as more solicitors make
their reports. 1t is hoped that every
canvasser will turn in a report to his cap
tain tonight so that tomorrow morning.
tabulation will represent as nearly as
possible the number and amount of
pledges that actually have been made.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
CHANGE WANTED
IN RAILROAD ACT
Interstate Commerce Commissions Ask
for Extension of Time for Con-
trolling Railroads.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-After
amending so as to prohibit the relin-
quishment of federal control over one
railroad while control over competing
line is retained, the senate interstate
commerce commission ordered favorably
reported a resolution extending from
July l, 1918, until JAN next, the
period provided in the railroad contro
lact, during which the government car
return carriers to private ownership.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
F. A. DELANo RESIGNS.
Member Of Federal Reserve Board
Wishes to Work in France.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Frederiek
A. Delano has offered President Wilson
his resignation as a member of the fed
eral reserve board to accept a position
in the army engineering corps on rail
road reconstruction and management
work in France. The resignation has
not been accepted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26

The marine corps casualty list today
contains so names, divided as follows:
Killed in action, 46; died of wounds,
two; wounded severely, two. New Eng
Ian names follow,
Killed in action, Sergeant Arthur J
Hineau, Webster, Mass. Daniel A. Sui
livan, Lowell Mass, Private Allen f.
Howe, Worcester, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26

PARIS, June 26.- American troops
carried out brilliant attack near Bel
lcau wood last night, capturing $50 pris-
oncrs, one of whom was a captain, ac-
cording to the statement issued by the
war Office today. The French carried
out number of raids during the night
in the Somme sector west of the Disc
northwest of Chateau Thicrry and east
of Rheims, capturing prisoners and ma
chine guns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
NICHOLAS UNFRAMED.
No Truth to Reports of Assassination
Of Former Gear Of Russia.

LONDON, June 26.-There is no
foundation for the persistent rumors
that Nicholas Romanoff, the former
Russian emperor, has been assasGinated,
says an Exchange Telegraph despatch
from Moscow dated June 2l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26

Thursday, June 81, $50 p. m.-The
Woman s association will serve supper
in the chapel. Menu: Potato salad, egg
salad, rolls, brown bread, Strawberries,
cake and coffee. Tickets, 80 cents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
Also Secured Machine Guns
and Other Booty on Marne
Front Last Night
BELLEAU WOOD is
CLEARED OF ENEMY
French Carried Out Number of Raids
ccessfully-Artillery Fire Active
Against British on the Flanders Bat
tlefield

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
. FRANCE, June 26, by The Associated
PreSs.-In an attack on the German
lines on the Marne front last night the
American troops extended their line
northwest of Belleau wood. Up to 10
O'Clock this morning 2l6 prisoners had
been counted, together with "a number
of machine guns and other booty. Addi-
tional prisoners are coming in. The
Americans made an irresistible dash for
the complete clearing of the wood, in
which il was discovered yesterday the
Germans were still occupying small
strip of the undcrbrush.
The new sector guarded by American
troops in Alsace is in the region north
west of Gcdweiler. The Americans are
now holding considerable front in
three different sectors in Alsace.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
NEWS rs LACKING.
No Additional information About Loot
ing of American Consulate.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Minister
Caldwell at Teheran has advised the
state department, under date of June
"a, that he has been unable to obtain
further information regarding the re.
ported seizure of the American con
sulate and the looting of an American
hospital by Turkish troops at Tabriz
Persia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26

LONDON, June 2G.-Gcrman prison
crs and machine guns were taken by
the British last night on the Picardy
and Flanders battlefield, says the of
fetal statement from Field Marshal
IIaig today. On these two fronts the
enemy artillery fire has been active.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26

At the present rate OF increase in the
consumption of native lumber in New
Zealand it is estimated that the supply
of standing timber will last not more than
80 years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26

Macedonia is rich in coal deposits, many
of which appear on the surface of the
ground, but they never have been sys-
tematically developed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
First Baptist Church

Thursday, June 81, p. m.-Regular
meeting of the Woman's society will
he held i'm the chapel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26

The largest flower in the world grows
in Suniatra. 1t measures about yard
across and weighs, roughly, Is pounds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
LOAN TO BELGIUM.
United States Advances Another Credit
of S2.25OOOO.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Belgium
today was given another credit of
So ,250,000, making its total loan from
the United States 1922 ,s00,0 900. Aggre-
gate credits to the allies now amount
to $5,972 100000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
THE WEATHER.

Fair Tonight and Thursday-Light
Variable Winds.
WASHINGTON, June Weather
forecast: Fair tonight and Thursday
Light variable winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-26
sll.759.75

The foregoing figures represent only
the amounts reported by the captains for
yesterday, the total for the first two
days comprising the above total and
S6,604.50 reported for Monday.
Reports from the various canvassers
indicate that the most generous pledges
appear to be coming from persons OF linn
tied means. 1t is obvious, however. that
Brattleboro will fall short of attaining
its quota unless considerable number
of large pledges are secured. The com
mittee believes that there ought to be
close to 30 individuals in town both able
and willing to put themselves in the
limit class by agreeing to buy 81 900
worth of stamps between now and the
end of the year. And there should be as
many more qualified to buy $500 worth
The Washington herald., 1918-12-13
N. Y. PROTESTS HEARST
ACTING ON COMMITTEE
Mayor, Target of Angry Citizens.
Dodges Newspaper Men and
lntervIewerS.

New York. Dec. 12.-Protests against
the selection OF William Randolph
Hearst TO act as head Of the COM
mittee to greet Homecoming soldiers
yesterday were aimed at Mayor Hylan
from every point of the compass. But
as far as could be learned none re-
suited in action on the part Of the
city executive.
The mayor avoided the necessity OF
discussing the situation by refusing to
see newspaper men during the. day,
and he even avoided meeting them in
the hallway of the City Hall by max
ing use OF some hitherto unknown
exit from his Office last evening.
The protest took the form OF resO-
lutions, designations from the commit
tee of which Hearst il the official
head, letter of denunCiation and tele-
phone calls. But none Of the critics
of Hearst succeeded in making verbal
complaint to the mayor. because Mr..
HyIan kept himself behind closed
doors throughout the day. Even his
secretary could not be reached by
those seeking information about the
plans for welcoming home New York's
war heroes.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-13
CHURCHMEN NAMED
TO PEACE MISSION
Chnst Church Organization Comes
Out for League of Nations.

Atlantic City, n. j., Dec. IA
Resolutions strongly indorsing the
proposed league of nations. and the
appointment of a commission to at
tend the peace conference in France,
were features of the closing day of
the annual meeting of the executive
committee of the Federal Council of
the Churches of Christ in America
here.
The special committee to bear to
the peace conference a petition en-
dorsing such a league includes: Dr.
Frank Mason North, president of the
Federal Council: the Rev. DIR. James
l. Vance. of Nashville, Tenn, chair
man of the executive committee;
DR.. Henry Churchill King, president
of Oberlin College, now in France
representing the commission on the
church and social service. of the
Federal Council; Dr. Frederick
Lynch. of New York, editor of
christian Work. and Hamilton
Holt, the publisher.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-13
KILL DESERTER
RUNNING away
Military Police Put Bullet
in Heart of Fleeing
Colored Soldier.

Shot through the heart with the
second bullet from the automatic of
Corp. Louis Harris, a member of the
military police, Alexander Cohen.
colored, 81 years old. listed as de-
serter, stumbled up to his alley
home. at 2631 Green street last
night and died on his bed.
Corp. Harris and Thomas Mahedy,
private, both of the Twenty-second
Infantry, stationed in East Potomac
Park. met Cohen in the home of
his mother, Fanny Banks, at 90s
Twenty-seven street northwest,
where they were awaiting him on
the second floor. -,
Cohen climbed the stairs. Fanny
Banks states, saw the soldiers, turn
ed and ran. The soldiers gave
chase, Harris firing at him as he ran
up Twenty-sixth street.
He was shot after he had passed the
intersection of / street, and headed for
an alley called Green street.
The body will be turned over to
military authorities. Coroner Nevitt
stating that he has nothing to do in
the matter.
After shooting the man. the soldiers
reported to Lieut.. w. w Timmis, of
the Twenty-second Infantry. now act
ing as assistant provost marshal of the
District Il
The Washington herald., 1918-12-13
Dave" FRANCIS
TO SEE WILSON
Ambassador to Russia Says
Conditions There Are
Indescribable.

London, Dec. 12.-David r. Francis,
United States Ambassador to Russia,
who, as Dave" Francis, of st. Louis,
was one of the biggest grain operators
and brokers in the world, seems likely
to be Russia's principal representative
at the Peace Conference at Versailles
and Paris.
Ambassador Francis arrived tonight
and will remain here until Saturday
when he will leave for Paris to meet
President Wilson. In diplomatic cir
cles it is inferred that Mr.. Francis
will have a highly important and ex-
tremely lengthy report to make which
will give the President first-hand ad-
vice about Russia.
The Ambassador said present con-
ditions in Russia were indescribable,
but expressed the hope that some
thing sound soon would be evolved
out of the chaos. Mr.. Francis has
and dangerous situations during the
last few months, sometimes almost
desperately so.
He laughingIy admitted there had
been many a moment when the We
randa of the st. Louis Country Club
would have looked mighty good and
comfortable, watching Sam and John
Davis, BERTHE Simonds, Otto Meersman
and other st. Louis cracks playing
polo.
Ambassador Francis declined to say
whether he would try to return to
Russia or go home to the United
states after his visit in Paris.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-13
NO PEACE TILL
|RELAND'S FREE
Gaelic Delegation Wants
Irish Independence In
cluded in Peace Terms.

Congress was asked yesterday to
send the support of its influence for
Irish independence. Delegatiops rep
resenting 100000 citizens Of the
United States of Irish extraction ap-
pesled for action which would cause
the American peace delegates to use
every possible effort to have the
Peace Conference provide for the
freedom. independence and self-dr-
termination of Ireland.
The hearing was held before the
House Foreign Affairs Committee.
which was urged to favorably report
to the House joint resolution by
Representative Gallagher. of Illinois.
which provides that the American
peace delegates be requested to pre-
sent to and urge upon the Interna-
.tional Peace Conference the right
to freedom, independence and self
determination of Ireland predicated
upon the principles laid down by
the President in his plea for an in
terna ational league. that all govern
ments derive their just powers from
lft CO1lStul OF liit EbAtIHtN
Judge Kiehham SCanlan, of Chicago.
was one of the principal speakers
in behalf of the resolution. He said
Ireland's independence would make
for enduring peace in the world be-
cause unless ireland gains her in
dependence there will be no peace.
The committee was reminded by
Judge Scanlan that when a hearing
was accorded the Irish independence
advocates eighteen months ago. II was
said the time was not opportune. He
said they had come back this time
when the time was ripe.
Delegations were present from Chi
cago, Boston, Pittsburgh, Syracuse.
Philadelphia, New York. Cleveland,
st. Louis, Providence, Wichita, Kan,
st. Augustine Fla, Springfield. Ill,
and other cities.
Among the prominent delegates
were: Judges Scanlan and George F.
Barrett, Mrs. Mary F. Mcwhorter.
Alderman Thomas J. Horn, Rev. F.
X. McCabe, P. J. Reynolds, Father
Cahill, DR. John ]. Murphy, Mrs. 3.
]. Mahoney, Miss Annie Murphy, John
Brown, George E German, NJ. F.
sullivan, John Roach and John F.
Fitzpatrick, all of Chicago; and John
Dewey and D. Lynch, of New York;
Mrs. Ellen Ryan Jolly, of Providence;
Mrs Adelaide Christie, of Cleveland.
The hearing vii be continued to-
morrow.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-13
Proud Hun State Ruled
By Hunchback Dwarf and
Bolsheviki Washwoman

London, Dec. PA hunchback dwarf.
four feet in size, Merries by name,
formerly a tailor. is now president,
and a washerwoman is Minister of
Education of the Republic of Bruns-
wick, the Daily Chronicle learns from
its Amsterdam correspondent. The
Duchy of Brunswick was one of the
first German states to be turned into a
republic, and its monarch led all other
princes in abdicating. The former
Duchy is now completely in the hands
of the German Reds.
The hunchback president gets s17,-
500 year which he insists on having
paid, him in daily installments.. His
first act was to order a search of all
houses and arrest enemies of Red
rule. Thereupon he appointed as min
lister of education as wash woman,
the goings-on in whose house used
to call for serious attention from the
police under the old regime Bruns-
wick's president of police is a red
necked former factory hand.
Wives of red guard soldiers are liv-
ing in the former ducal palace. The
red guards are organizing robber ex-
pedition to Salzsitter aud other near
by towns.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-13
AMERICA, NOT ENGLAND,
MUST RULE SEAS--BADGER
How and Why u. S. Navy
Must Rule the Seas

The United States navy should
steadily increase. We don't want
the United States TO be in fear Of
any nation in the world.
The enforcement Of the declara-
ton Of the league Of nations will
be by contribution, and our con
tribution should be as great as that
q any other nation.
The plan suggested will give the
United States. in 1925, twenty-five
battle cruisers. Great Britain now
has thirteen built. or building. II
she continues building on the an
nual average in last twenty years
she will have nineteen or twenty
battle cruisers in 1875.
The six battleships soon to be
laid down are designed for a dis
placement Of 5000 tons, Of twenty
three knots speed, a main battery
of siXteen-inch guns and are
heavily armored- They will be the
most powerful vessels. so far as is
known, projected in the world"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-13
JOHN D. SWEARS OFF
S5,000,0 900 In TAXES
by Gigantic Holdings. As
SCISSORS Accept His Valuation.

New York. Dec. 12-John d. Rookie
feller has sworn of 100000 OF the
SIC. .0oo,O 900 which he was assessed for
personal taxation, il was learned to-
day.
He declared he might have sworn
off another Sl.5OO.0o0 but was willing
TO let the amount stand at 500. 600
The lacs Of ability TO make an inven-
tory OF the personal possessions Of
Rockefeller made il practically oblig-
atory on the part Of the assessors to
accept his own valuation.
The 1919 tax rate, which will not be
fixed until March, is expected to be
considerably higher than that for 1918,
which was s. % hundred. The names
of thousands of persons whose hold
ings are small and who have never
before been called upon for personal
taxes have been added to the list this
year by the assessors.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-13
PEACE
PARLEY OPENS
ON JANUARY Z
President to Meet George,
Clemenceau anG Others.
Next Tuesday.
HIS SHIP DOCKS TODAY
After Conference, Wilson
Will Visit France and Bel
gium Inspecting Troops.

Aboard the U. S. S. George Wash
ington, Dec. 12-(By wireless to Uni
versal Standardization Wilson has
been notified by radio from Paris that
the first formal peace conference can
not well take place before January ?.
The President will devote next Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday to con-
ferences in Paris with Premiers Lloyd
George, Clemenceau and Orlando.
These conferences, informal in ma
ture, will be the most mOmentous to
date. They will be utilized by the
President for ascertaining whether a
complete common understanding of an
important points at issue between the
allies cannot be reached.
VIII Visit Yankees.
In order to utilize every possible
moment of the sojourr- abroad, the
President will pay a visit to the Amer
the devastated sections of France and
Belgium Immediately after the infor-
NAL conferences are concluded.
The President will go to Italy i'm
mediately after Christmas, returning
to Paris in time to resume the in
formal deliberations prior to the gath
ering OF the formal body
Mr.. Wilson probably will march at
the head OF, selected units of the
American Expeditionary Forces in
Paris shortly after he. returns from
Italy.
The George Washington rounded the
Azores this morning and started on
her last lap of the voyage. AS the
liner passed Ponta DeIgada, Portu-
guese cruiser fired a salute. The
George Washington replied. Then four
destroyers of the Brest squadron which
had arrived off the fort saluted and
the liner. again, replied.
President and Mrs. Wilson stood on
deck watching the maneuvers of the
warships' and getting their first
glimpse of land in a week.
The President gave a dinner tonight
to French Ambassador Jusserand.
Italian Ambassador Cellers, Secretary
Lansing and Henry White, Republi-
can member of the American peace
delegation.
The President is due in Paris Sat
urday. He will proceed direct from
the station to the Murat residence
In the afternoon he will be met by
President Poincare at formal lunch
con. On Monday he and Mrs. Wilson
will be rendered a reception by the
city of Paris at the City Hall, and
afterward the President will receive
a degree from the University of Paris