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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12

the Matz. Squarely in front of this
wedge the French appeared to be hold
ing the foe, for the present at least.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY in
France, Tuesday night, by The Asso-
ciated Press.-The allied troops today
showed the Germans they could not
have it all their own way by executing
a number of counter attacks, which were
invariably successful. Some important
territory was won back and inroads
even were made into tie German posi-
ton. 1t was, in fact, a thoroughly good
day for the allies, who in addition to
gaining ground captured more than
1000 prisoners.
The battle line is literally covered
with German dead.
The stand of a detachment Of dis
mounted cavalry on the heights of Les
| Plemont will be remembered as one OF
| the most heroic episodes of the war
| Surrounded Sunday morning at
clock they resisted until Monday moor
against repeated and most ferocious en-
emy assaults. Every two hours they
| sent back wireless message which al
ways read "we re holding" Finally
when the hour of noon was striking OF
Monday, one word came through
doomed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
PRESIDENT THOMAS
COMING TOMORROW
Head of Middlebury College to Address
Public Meeting of Men and Wom-
en- at Board of Trade.

President John M. Thomas of Middle
bury college will speak at public meet
in the board of trade rooms on tomor-
row night at o clock, and it is hoped
that many men and women will hear
him. A few invitations have been sent
to certain persons by Secretary Stiegler,
but the invitation is general The sec
retary s letter, which explains the pur-
pose OF the meeting, is as follows:
"You are cordially invited to attend
a meeting in the board of trade rooms
Thursday evening, June 13, at o clock,
when President John M. Thomas of
Middlebury will speak.
sit is almost unnecessary to tell
Brattleboro people what splendid
speaker DR.. Thomas is. He has endeared
himself to the people of this town
through his speeches on various occa-
sions. This time he is to speak on the
services which Middlebury is rendering
to the state and to the nation. Middle
bury is nearing the close of an effort
to secure an endowment fund. This
fund is absolutely necessary for the
successful operation of the college. II
the people of Vermont can contribute
.$34 700, 100000 would be brought into
this state to be spent here. Do not
think this is to be meeting where the
contribution plate will be passed. DIR
Thomas merely wants to present his
case to you.
s'The board of trade is glad to extend
the courtesy of its rooms to. DR.. Thomas
because it believes in the cause he rep
resents and because it believes it is 9
privilege for Brattleboro audience te
listen to him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
FEW NEW ENGLAND
MEN IN THE LIST
Total Number of Casualties Announced
Today Is 126-Eleven Marines
Killed in Action.

WASHINGTON, June l2-The army
casualty list today contains l26 names,
divided as follows: Killed in action, Is; !;
died of wounds, nine; died of airplane ac-
cident, one; died of accident and other
causes, IL; died of disease, Is; wounded
severely, SO; wounded, degree undeter-
mined, six; missing in action, one New
England names follow:
Killed in action. Lieut.. Max c. Bu-
chanan, Brockton, Mass.
Died of wounds, Private John F. Lind
say, Boston; Peter F. McGraw, Roslin
dale, Mass.
Died of disease, Private George G
Mondzeski, New Britain, Conn.
| Severely wounded, Privates, Thomas ]
Foley, Lynn, Mass; Albert j. Larose
| Northampton, Mass.
Prisoner, previously reported missing
Sergeant Frederick ii. n. Miller, New
Haven, Conn.
A marine corps casualty list mad
public today carried II names, showin
IL men killed in action, two who died 0
wounds and four severely wounded
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
Board Of Trade Committee
COnfers with Leader
Leitsinger
OUTCOME MAY BE
KNOWN TOMORROW
Arrangement May Be Made Whereby
Mr.. Leitsinger Can Provide Substi-
tute for His Theater Position in
Greenfield, Mass.

What of the future of the BrattIe-
boro Military band? At the last vii
lage meeting an appropriation of $500
was made for a series of band concerts,
and the time will be at hand soon when
they should be started But the band
leader, Fred c. Leitsinger, is working
in Greenfield, Mass, and unless it can
be arranged for Mr.. Leitsinger to con-
tinue to lead the band the organization
will go to pieces.
The situation has been under consid-
Grafton by the Brattleboro board of
trade, and the directors appointed
committee to make an investigation and
find out what could be done. This was
not SO much for the sake of having
series of concerts as it was to keep the
band together and maintain this note
worthy organization, which has been the
pride of the town for many years.
This committee, consisting of E. J.
Fenton, w. z. Haskell and G. l.. Stick
ney, has interviewed Mr.. Leitsinger, and
he has told them that if it can be ar
ranged so that he can.hire a substitute
to play for him in the theater in Green
field, where he has regular position
evenings, he will come here and con-
duct the rehearsals and lead the con
certs.
1t is expected that by tomorrow some
| definite plan will be announced. In case
it becomes necessary to raise funds to
carry out the plans there is no question
but that the public will come forward,
| as there is a unanimous sentiment that
something not only ought TO be done
F! but must be done so that Brattleboro
shall continue to have its military band
with Mr.. Leitsingcr at its head.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12

decorations were simple, the new flags
of the allies being suspended over the
stage, the front of which was banked
with mountain laurel.
The commencement address by Prof.
James L. McConaughy of Dartmouth
graduates of war class" his subject
being Fighters or Cutters. More inter-
est than usual centered in the reading of
the honor lists of pupils with an average
of so per cent or over and the announce
ment of the winners of the four Austine
prizes of 500 each for highest rank dur
| ing the four years course, as it was
known that an unusual number of the
seniors were well up toward the head of
| the class. Because of the uncertainty
| of the decision as to just who would be
| included in the list of Austine prize win
ners The Reformer is unable to publish
today a picture of Miss Amy L. Goodell,
but one will appear as soon as it can be
secured.
/ The winner of the first Austine prize
Twas Frank Hadley Gibson, Oldest son of
Captain and Mrs. L. w. Gibson. He will
enter Dartmouth college this fall.
Miss Elizabeth Spencer, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Spencer, was
the winner of the second Austine prize.
The third prize was divided equally be-
tween Z. Fletcher Barrows, son of Mr.
and Mrs E. B. Barrows, and Miss Char.
lent +. NJ. Thomas, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis f. Ellis. MIR. Barrows will
lenter Massachusetts Agricultural college
in the fall and Miss Thomas already has
lbegun work for the Peoples Nationa
bank
Miss Amy Z. Goodell, daughter of Mr.
land Mrs NJ. g. Goodell of West Dunn
lmerston, and Miss Florence G. Farwell
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ]. Far
well of Myrtle street, divided honors fo
the fourth Austine prize. Miss Goodel
lis making plans to enter Middlebury col
Ilege and Miss Farwell, after short va
: Ieation, will endeavor to secure steno
, graphic work in town.
The University of Vermont honor schol
: arships were awarded to F, Hadley Glib
r son and Elizabeth Spencer, both of WHOM
were unable to accept on account o
other plans.
' The first part of the program wa
musical and included two part-so
for mixed voices, Wake, Miss Lind,
Iby Warner, and Song of ~Deliveranc
: lby Coleridge Taylor. Both these WEI
: rendered by the high school chorus III
der the direction of Frank NJ. Graz
!. with Miss Jessie L. Hawley at the p
lano, and were received with applaus
Il After the high school chorus left Il
? stage and took their seats in the bod
Iof the house. the marshals, Edward
!, Moran and Ernest w. Gibson, escorts
! the speaker, the prudential commits
10 and the faculty to seats on the mort
q of the stage and returned to the win;
e to escort the members of the gradua
ing class to their seats on the soul
side.
The first number of part two
the program was selection, The Bird
Rose, Gruenwald, by Lyman s orche
D. ira of Hinsdale, n. H., and Rev. Cla
T. Brownell of the First Baptist chur,
offered the invocation.
H. Principal Smith introduced Pr,
r lJames l.. McConaughy of Dartmouth ct
r. lege. whom he said was not new in Bra
is
an Dooo- \
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12

From Montdidier to Chateau Thierry,
except for the fact that heavy fighting
is in progress, nothing is known of
events on this new battle area. The
French still hold the left bank of the
Oise. The success of French counter
attacks along the western wing of the
battle line has forced the Germans into
n sort of pocket, bounded on the east
by the Disc river and on the west by
the high ground lying to the west of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
CONSTRUCTIVE WORK.
Railroad Administration Will Pur-
sue Liberal Policy.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-In an
nouncing today classified items of
the $946, 900 railway capital ex-
penditure budget for this year the
railroad administration disclosed
that it will pursue liberal policy
in the construction of new switch
tracks, industrial sidings, shop build
ings and freight stations at termin-
ais, but will reduce expenditures for
new passenger depots, Office build
ings and other enterprises not con-
tributing Immediately to war de-
mands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
EXPLAINS OPEN DIPLOMACY.
President Meant Publication of Treaties
After Ratification.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-President
Wilson today gave an Interpretation of
his statement to congress last January
in favor of "open diplomacy to quiet
the senate's controversy over the pro-
posal of Senator Borah of Idaho for
public consideration of treaties. The
President made it known that his advo-
cacy of open diplomacy was not in ref
erenee to the senate s executive discus
sion of the treaty, in which he recon-
mends no change, but meant the publ.
cation of treaties after their ratifica-
| tion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
GRADUATION OF
CLASS Of 1878
School Board Awarded Di-
plomas to AZ Last
Evening
AUSTINE PRIZES
| AND OTHER HONORS
Forceful Address on Fighters or Quit
ters by Prof. James L. McConaughy
Of Dartmouth College-Vocal Mum
bers by High School Chorus.

. Forty-two young men and women re-
ceived their last honors from the Brattle-
boro high school last evening, when
graduation exercises were held in
the Auditorium before an audience which
filled the house, many persons standing
in the first and second balconies. The
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12

PARIS, June 1.-THE battle con-
tinued during last night on the front
between Montdidier and the river Oise
without great change in the situation,
the war Office announced today.
On the French left additional prog
ress was made by French troops in the
region east of Merry and Genlis wood
Near the center along the Aronde front
in the region of st. Maur, the Logt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
Red Mems Hall

Triumph lodge, No. 1873, s. +. of A.,
will meet Wednesday evening, June I2,
at 8 o'clock. Business: Election of Off
GERS for the next term reading of re-
ports and actions thereon. Payment OF
quarterly dues.
Friday, June IL, s p. m.-Regulai
meeting of Quonekticut tribe, No. 2
l. o. X. NJ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
UniversaIist Church

Tuesday, June 1l.-A mass meeting
of all Boy Scouts of all troops at Z
p. M, at board of trade rooms.
Thursday, June 13.-Annual meeting
of Ladies' circle with annual reports,
election of officers, at 4.30 p. m. The
annual strawberry supper served 6.l5
p. m. A regular meeting of church
members 7.30 u. m
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
WANTS MORE TIME.
Government Not Ready to Take Ovel
Short Line Railroads.

WASHINGTON, June l2.-Director
General McAdoo today requested con-
gress to extend the time within which
short line railroads might be taken over
by the government to Jan. /, 1919. The
law now fixed the time as July | next
A resolution embodying the request was
prepared by Senator Smith of South
Carolina, chairman of the interstate com.
mcrce commission.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
SMASHING AIRPLANES.
Twenty One Enemy Machines Destroyed
on the Italian Front.

LONDON, June 12.-Twenty-o one
enemy airplancs have been destroyed
on the Italian front by British air
forces, according to today's war office
statement, reporting on the British
operations in this area.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
THE WEATHER.
Thunder Showers This Afternoon or To-
nipht-Thursday Fair.

WASHINGTON, June l2.-The wealth
er forecast: Thunder showers this after
noon or tonight. Cooler in the interior.
Thursday fair. Increasing south winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
FRENCH CAPTURED ON TUESDAY
MORE THAN 1000 PRISONERS
Battle Line Is Literally Covered With the German Dead
Americans Assisted the French South of Montdidier
and Routed the Enemy When Minor Raids Were Made
on Monday Night.


Monday Night
German efforts to batter Down the French defenses
between Montddier and the Ose which began Sunday
have been checked the third day of the struggle
On the western end Of the battle line the French have
counter attacked and have reganed important ground
while the center and right repeated efforts by the
my to exploit his earlier have been met with
stern resistance from the French who claim that the Ger
are being held At this moment the plunge of the
foe west of the Asne appears to have met with
The front to the southeast between the Asne and the
Marne has again famed up Striking the allied line to the
southwest of Sossons in the neghbohood of Damieres
Cutry and south Of Ambleny the Germans have begun
what may be very serious threat to the security of the
allies north to the Ose The attack would for
the moment to be almost equal in Importance to that east
of Montddier 1t appears to be effort the part of
the to cut in south of the Campgne forest ouank
ing the French to the north and compelling their retire
ment and relocation of the whole allied line.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
Odd Fellows Temple

Rebekahs knitting squares for the sec
ond afghan arc asked to send them to 8
Brook street as soon as possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12

Very few men seem to be broken down
by the responsibility of great wealth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12
FAIL TO BATTER DOWN
M0NTD|D|ER DEFENSES

Germans Have Also Suffered in Counter Attacks by the
French, Who Have Regained Important Ground
Plunge Of the Enemy West of the Aisne Also Appears
to Have Met With Serious Reverse.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-12

Continued on Page 5.)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-10-11
Machine Being Built at Cleveland
Shows Up Well In the
Tests.

Cleveland, GA new type of battle
plane is now being turned out here at
the new plant of the Glenn L. Martin
company, and the first of the planes,
now being put through its acceptance
tests, has shown exceptional maneuv-
ering ability for its size, as well as
speed In climbing and straightaway
flying.
The new Martin plane Is much
larger than the battleplanes now in
use by the allies in Europe. 1t has a
wing spread Of IS feet and is powered
with two 4OO-horsepower motors. In
addition to regular equipment 1t has
carrying capacity of 2,400 pounds,
and is said to be so constructed that
there Is no "blind" spot, or line Of
approach which its guns do not cover.
The machine. equipped with ma
chine guns. showed on first test
flights that 1t could be handled as
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-10-11

the seams of my pants for the same
reason.
Get in" said he.
i never saw car so difficult to
mount, so high to climb. but l got
there. The driver cranked 1t and we
started away with gay. nonchalant
waves of the hand.
We had to climb a hill. suggested
that maybe the engine needed little
tinkering before we tried 1t, but the
driver thought not. l could have
found troubles In that engine that
would have held us there a week. But
we went on.
All of sudden the air filed up with
! the holler of a shell. 1t busted vehe-
mently, but didn't see it. was where
couldn't see. with my head down
among the control levers. A few
pieces Of roof and debris settled on
my back, but / was not annoyed The
more that settled there the better I
would be protected.
"Shall we go on?" the driver asked.
I'm just passenger" said l with
steady courage. II can't jump out
while you are mOving-at this rate,
anyhow"
Knew II Was a Roof.
Another shell landed, this time on
the roof at our very elbow so to speak.
l didn't have time to join the levers
again, so l saw 1t. 1t landed on roof.
because / saw the roof just before 1t
landed. l will never see that roof
again. Our acquaintance was brief.
AS looked the roof moved away
from there hastily. 1t sought divers
destinations, many of which were in.
at or around us. Tiles and plaster and
dust filed the air.
Mister" said l, "step on her. She's
standing STILL"
Were doing sixty an hour IL we're
doing an inch" he said.
1t was not true. / can prove 1t. 1t
took us II minutes, actual count, to
pass a tree. Afterwards the driver
told me 1t wasn't tree, but woods
several kilometers long, but he was
mistaken. l know a single tree when
l see 1t, and counted that tree again
ana again.
II hope" I said, that the soldiers
get this tobacco. l hope they get 1t
soon. Let's see, they're in dugouts,
aren't they? You don't need to bother
about taking it to them. I'll do that.
I haven't chatted with these boys for
quite while, and much as l dislike
the closeness Of dugout l think I
can sacrifice myself today and stay
down with them little while. BY the
way. it's a dugout with thick roof,
isn't it?"
Mister" said he gravely, "the man
that gifts into that dugout first is the
fastest runner In the A. Il. Fly. M. Q.
A."
Which was true. I am the champion
sprinter.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-10-11
TELLSOF WILD MOTORRIDE
OVERASHELL-SWEPTROAD

started, and we continued. We con-
tinued so rapidly that the scenery
looked like green fog. for Fritz was
not through.
A shell landed alongside the road
and telephone wire dropped across
our faces. If 1t had been range of
mountains 1t wouldn't have stopped us.
People who saw us pass will never
know what we were. 1t will remain
mystery to them to their dying days.
We were a pale streak, very pale
streak.
We were not travelling for pleasure
we were on business. Our immediate
business was to go away from there,
and our next immediate business was
to fill the flivver with cigarettes and
chocolate from the Y. M. G. A. ware
house and get 1t back to the boys back
there. 1t was several kilometers to
the warehouse, but we did 1t In ten fiat
by the watch, arriving In a state of
profound calm. We were not ruff1ed.
Nobody would have known we were
excited except for few minor mat
leTS. vi course we were KNOCKING
splinters off our teeth with the chat
tering we felt It our duty to do we
were trifle pale, say as pale as fresh
snow. Aside from this with our
hearts beating so they sounded like
dilapidated cannon engine. with our
hair standing out like spines on an an
CRY porcupine. our appearance and
bearing were normal.
"Going Back2" "Sure."
With nonchalance we filled our ton
neau with supplies.
"Going back?" somebody asked.
The driver looked at me and looked
at the driver.
"Back?' said he.
"Oh, he means back" I said easily.
"You understand back. That way"
They're Smelling the road" said the
manager of the warehouse.
Indeed" said l. Smelling? Why,
we hadn't noticed 1t. Regular shells?
We just come down the road. 1t was
peaceful-peaceful as a-cow pas
ture."
$50 you're going right back, eh?'
"Sure," said the driver, standing
with his legs far apart so his knees
couldn't hit.
"Of course" said 1, hanging onto
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-10-11

In this corner of an utramodern city
has labored to preserve the relics OF
those stored centuries when knights
were bold and ladies passing fair.
Now, thanks TO him who has kept
alive an art long considered dead, this
country is able to benefit by the ad-
Vice OF m expert In metals, and no
longer does NJ. Tachnux labor over an
cient pieces, but bends all his efforts.
all his cunning and all his knowledge,
to the making of armor that can he
worn by the modern soldier = armor
heavy enough to be invulnerable, light
enough to carry.
Revive Work Of Old Masters.
This question of weight and there
fore practicabillty of armor for the
man on foot-the man who makes n
charge-reverts TO the time of Louis
Nv Of France. when the use Of defen-
! sive protection had practically disnp-
| peared and an attempt was made to
revive the steel helmet. Indeed, the
development Of armor from the time
Of side arms until the use Of firearms
Is ono of exceeding interest Mt this
time in. that the government Is re-
viewing the work Of some Of the
greatest Of the old masters In armor
making, with view to reinstating the
best and most feasible Of the old meth
DDS of defensive protection.
The use of armor dates back to the
ninth century r. G. and became more
elaborate and complex until the intro
duction of gunpowder. The helmet was
the first body protection to appear and
ter being used by the Greeks and Ro-
mans and reappearlng at the time Of
Charlcmagne in the form of n waist
coat made Of overlapping metal scales
and of rather imperfect execution.
What Norman Warrior Wore.
to the Bnyeaux tapestries as well as
the seal of Richard Occur de Lion. we
find the coat Of mail assuming first
the shape of redingote and later that
of n bathing suit. completed by he'll
met cOnical ut the nose. This, together
WIFI INV uS' VI i'ulii'i pih''S VII liN
feet and hands, constituted the equip
ment of Norman warrior.
A study of the sculptures of the
Reims cathedral and the evangelia-
rum of st. Louis (National library
points to the development, In the
twelfth century, Of a perfected coat Of
mail. a metal combination united with
the helmet by passe-montagne Of
steel links; the whole, constituting n
hauberk protected the warrior with
the haube--a cylindrical helmet made
Of pieces of forged metal adjusted by
rivets and pierced by two peepholes.
At the beginning of the fourteenth
century the desire to protect the joints
caused the placing Of metal plates Mt
shoulder and knee. The haube disnp-
peared and was replaced by helmet
Of n type called Bnssinet. with NOV
able visor pierced by holes to permit
sight and ventilation. BY the middle
OF the fourteenth century chain armor
had disappeared to n considerable de-
gree, and plate nrmor was taking Its
place, the plates ut the joints being