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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
WILKINS READY TO
SUPPORT WARRANT
Files Answer to Former Wife's Suit For
$4,000 Damages For Alleged
Malicious Prosecution.

Charles s Wilkins Of Bratteboro filed
today in the county clerk 5 office through
his attorneys, Chase & Chase, his answer
to the suit for 1000 damages, brought By
his former wife, Mrs Ethel J. Wilkins
who charges him with malicious prosecu-
ton. After Mrs Wilkins was granted a
divorce she went to the Wilkins home in
Dummerston and took away certain prop
erty Mr. Wilkins claimed that she took
certain property that did not belong to
her, and at his request States Attorney
W. Il. Daley issued search warrant to
Sheriff c. f. Mann who recovered the
property Later the proceeding was
dropped and tine goods ordered returned
to Mrs Wilkins She thereupon sued Mr..
Wilkins, charging malicious prosecution
In his answer Mr. Wilkins says that
the states attorney caused the search
warrant 10 issue III the usual form. certi-
tylng upon ii that the search ought 10 BE
made. and that it was served in due form
by Sheriff Mann and the goods found.
He says that his affidavit in support OF
| the search warrant was true in every par
ucular and was made by him in good
| faith and with probable cause, also that
/ he had no control over the prosecution
! of the search warrant and believes that
/ the states attorney declined to proceed
with the matter at the request OF Mrs
j Wilkins and her attorney He saws he
! was not given an opportunity to present
| IN the municipal court any evidence in re-
gard to the proceedings and that the ac.
ton taken by the court was without his
consent and without his having had an
| opportunity to be heard
He saws he was then and Is now ready
and willing to furnish good and sufficient
evidence in support of the search war
rant, and that he did nothing in execut
/ ing the search warrant except under the
direction Of Sheriff Mann and that be die
not forcibly and unlawfully enter In,
premises Of Mrs Wilkins or take int
his possession any OF her goods aud f,i,a,i
ture. or damage or destroy any Of heI
/ property bat was all the time acting I'm
der the order Of the sheriff as by law Ii
was bound to do.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
MRS. LINDSEY FILES
COUNTER PETITION
Lindsey Ordered to Pay So Weekly as
Temporary Alimony Except While
Supporting His Family.

Mrs. Bessie D. Lindsey, whose hus
band, Edwin F. Lindsey. a few davs
ago filed q petition for divorce on the
ground of intolerable severity today
filed in the county clerk 5 office a coun-
ter petition for divorce on the ground
of neglect and refusal to support and
intolerable severity. Her attorneys are
Chase & Chase. Mr.. Lindsey S attor-
nev IS \. F. Schwenk
With Mrs. Lindsey petition there
is filed restraining order signed bv
Judge f. l.. Waterman restraining
Lindsey from interfering with the per
sonal liberty Of his wife or the custody
Of their minor child and he is ordered
to pay 10 Attorney Harrie B. Chase S
a week as temporary alimony for the
support of the petitioner and child. ex
cept that if they live together as at
present and he supports his family pay
ment of the temporary alimony may b,
withheld during such period. He is al
50 ordered TO Pay $50 on or before the
first day Of the April term of the Wind
ham county court towards Mrs. Lind
zey' S expenses of the suit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
S3,000,000 LOSS
FROM ICE GORGES
Many Boats Sunk in Midstream and In
dustries and Railways Crippled
Along the Ohio.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 3l.-Ics gorges
in middle western rivers continued
Yesterday to wreak havoc to shipping
There has been little loss Of life, but
the property damage at all points, thus
far, will reach at least $3,000,0 900.
Big Ohio river boats have been
ground to pieces and sunk; coal mines
and industrial plants have been flood
ed railroads have been inundated and
many bridges swept away; at least 50
barges, coal laden, have been lost.
Three large steamers were sunk yes
terday in the local harbor, and another
was swept away by the ice foes as
were numerous smaller craft. The loss
| to property here was estimated at
! 100000. Paducah, Ky, was the heavi-
cat sufferer, with damage of 81 100000
The river was stationary last night
at AS feet. W. c. Devereaux, the
local government weather forecaster
said he could not predict what stage
the river would reach, but he did not
believe it would 90 beyond the food
mark Of 50 feet.
Government lock No. II, at Hcidel
burg, Lee county, Ky, was washed out
by the Kentucky river flood. Log mel
have organized to catch 10000 logs an,
100000 railroad ties now rushing dowi
the river.
Relief instructions were wired from
Cleveland by James l.. Fieser, directo
of civilian relief, American Red Gross
to all Red Cross chapters in Oaio, Ken
lucky and Indiana III or adjacent t
territory hit by the high water and ic
foes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
DEATH TODAY OF
MRS. G.. NJ. TAYLOR
Had Been Ill Several Weeks with Heart
Trouble in Home of Sister-in-Law
Mrs. o. T. Bailey.

Mrs. Marcia Amanda (Bailcv) Tay-
lor, %, widow of George Byron Taylor,
died al l220 o clock this morning in
the home Of her sister-in- law, Mrs O.
F. Bailey Of los Caaal street. She had
been afflicted with heart trouble sew
eral years, but fort the past year She
had been unusually well until within
few weeks and was planning to 90 to
Washington in February. On Dee 1g
her heart trouble became more pro
nounced. but She was able to be about
the house until two weeks ago, since
which time she had been confined to
her room.
Mrs Taylor was born in Grafton
Oct. -, 1898, 4 daughter Of Samuel
Sheppard Bailey and Mary Conant Bal
! ley. She was one of four children OF
whom the only survivor is Mrs NJ. Ella
e! Fairbanks of Grafton, who spends the
/ winters at the Bailey homo on Canal
street.
| IN October, 1861. she was married to
George ". Taylor Of Grafton, who in
/ 1862 enlisted as bugler in Company F,
! lst Vermont Cavalry, and was in the
army three years Mr. Taylor was con
fined i'll Libby and Andersonville rris-
ons and was at the point Of death when
I exchanged.
After his recovery Mr.. and Mrs. Tav-
Tor went to Franccstown, y. H.. where
| Mr. TAYLOR was employed in a soap
/ stone quarry, and after he was twice
| seriously injured he gave up that work
and theY came to Brattleboro in 1869
For a time Mr.. Taylor was in the gro
Gerry business, later becoming tuner for
the Estev Organ Co. In 1882. on Jan.
81 Mr.. TAYLOR went to Washington as
messenger for the late Col George w
Hooker Of Brattlehoro, who was then
sergeant at arms i'll the house OF repre-
sentarr2s, and later he was appointed
messenger to the senate finance com
mittee, holding the position until his
, death in Washington April l. 1909.
Net long after Mr.. Taylor went to
Washington they gave up their home
on Prospect street and went 10 live with
Mrs Taylor $ brother, Q. r. Bailey OF
Canal street, who died Jan. 10 Of this
year. They lived with the Bailey fam
lF w.lile congress was not in session
: living in Washington the rest Of tn,
l time. After Mr.. Taylo"'s death Mrs
. Favlo~ continued to live in Washing
t ton winters until three years ago. anC
S since then she hal remained at tht
Bailey residence
n Mrs Taylor, with her husband, at
5 tended the Congregational church her
/ and in Washington, and she was {
4 member Of Sedgwick Woman 5 Relic.
0 corps of this town She possessed
happy and congenial temperament. wa
$ very sociable, enjoyed meeting peopl
r ana was devoted to her home circle
S She emphasized the good in people rath
$ er than their faults, and was a woman o
It rarely delightful personality.
i The funeral will be held at the hous
O. Saturday afternoon at 80 O'Clock
It Rev. Richard II. Clapp, pastor of tn
e Centre Congregational church, official
+, ing. The burial will take place in tn
e family lot in Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
DUMMERSTON.

The Grange held successful and in
teresting meeting Tuesday evening with
good attendance. +. H. Brown reed
the state master's s annual address
which was very fine. Ernest Ray and
T. G Davis were reported i'll. Commit
tee on resolutions for Jennie NJ Hazel
ton were Mrs. Dora Davis, Mrs. Eleanor
Reed, Mrs Abbie Patch The next
meeting will be held Feb 10 Members
are to bear in mind the meeting with
Windham County Pomona Grange Feb
I, IN Grange hall, Dummerston Center
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
BIG NEW AIRSHIP
MAKES n. Y. CAPE
American Zeppelin Circles Around the
Metropolitan Tower and Visits
New Jersey.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3l.-A new naval
dirigible airship circled over the lower
end of Manhattan for more than an
hour yesterday. Thousands collected in
Madison Square park while the queer
looking cigar shaped bag circled
around the great Metropolitan tower
and at all times seemed to be under per
feet control of its pilot.
To the public the appearance of the
dirigible was most mystifying. Those
who failed to notice the Stars and
Stripes floating AT the neither end of the
pilot : ear suspended from the middle
of the bag audihly wondered if Germany
had succeeded i'll sending Il Zeppelin to
New York. If they believed their
thoughts il did not scare them, for they
did not attempt to rush TO cover, as
do their London cousins, but stared and
gaped until the balloon disappeared
over toward the Jersey shore.
There the inhabitants of Wcehawken
Union Hill, Hoboken and Jersey City
were plunged into similar speculation
as to what the dirigible was doing there
aud where it had come from. \ brisk
wind was blowing across the Hudson as
the airship made its journey back and
the teeth of the blow as it did when 60
4 ing before il.
| The dirigible. il was learned, is a new
ltvpc Of balloon stationed at a govern
ment fort on Lond Island. 1t wa:
manned by a crew of eight men, among
them being Lieut.. Commander w. &
Childs, L. s. ", the pilot, and Ensign'
G.. W. Bell and r. G. Gartz. 1t started
from the fort a little after @ clock ant
made straight for Manhattan.
After completing its gyrations aroun'
the Metropolitan tower and finishing
its voyage over two rivers it hovere'
for a while over one of the Long Islam
camps There at a height Of 5000 fee
parachute tests were made, two sailor
being dropped from the balloon to tn
camp grounds. The tests, both of tn
parachute and the long flight, wer
pronounced to be successful. The ba
loon is of the type known as an - Amer
can Zeppelin - and is propelled by twi
engines, whose whirr could be plainl
heard by the crowd in the city street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
AMERICANS FALL
ON FRENCH FRONT
Two Are Killed and Four
Wounded in Raid During
Heavy Fog Yesterday
ARTILLERY FIRE
PRECEDED ATTACK
One Man Missing Probably Prisoner
Recent Casualties Given Out at Wash
ington Occurred in This Sector-Ene-
my's Loss Probably Greater.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Jan. 80, by The Associated
Press-An American position on Ger
tain section Of the French front was
raided during a heavy fog shortly after
daylight this morning. The attack
was preceded by violent artillery
barrage. Two Americans were killed
and four wounded. One soldier is miss
ing and is believed to have been cap
tured by the enemy. Casualties have
been occurring almost daily for sever
al days in this sector.
It is now permitted to disclose that
all the recent casualties given out from
/ Washington occurred IN this sector.
The deaths were caused by shelltire.
mostly shrapnel One of the men
wounded was hit by supper S bullet
/ He fell in a trench filled with water
| and was almost drowned before he was
rescued by his captain,
1t is certain that the enemy casual
/ ties from the American cannon and
machine gun FIRE has been as great rs
or greater than ours. The caSualtie:
given out in Washington recently oc
CURED over a certain recent period
The dead were buried within the rang,
Of the guns. One man was blown L
pieces by shcll in regimental head
quarters town as he was following hi
colonel into dugout. Three meI
were killed by one she'll which fell in
trench and another died of wounds in :
hospital For military reasons It ha
been inadyisahle 10 send earlier o
other details
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
Copenhagen Hears 100000
Persons Are Involved, In
Guiding $4,000 Women
STATE OF SIEGE
IN THREE CITIES
Cessation of Work in Hamburg Is Com
plete-Strikers Demand an Immediate
Peace on the Basis of No Annexa-
tions and No Indemnities.

LONDON, Jan 3l.-The German
strike is still growing in magnitude,
the Exchange Telegraph correspondent
at Copenhagen reports. In Berlin 70o,-
600 persons are on strike, he reports
$4,000 Of these being women. \ great
number Of Socialist leaders have been
arrested in various German towns, ac.
,ording 10 this authority.
The cessation Of work in Hamburg
is now virtually complete, according Il
u Daily Telegraph despatch from Rot
t,rdam. The strikers dohand an i'm.
mediate peace on the basis of no an.
ucxationq aud no iudemuities. The So.
cialist party leaders in Germany, nc.
cording 70 a statement in Berlin pa
per forwarded by the Amsterdam cor
respondent of the Central News, have
asked the presidents of the rcichstal
to summon the reichstag Immediately
in view of the alarming events of tn,
past few days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
TRYING TO SETTLE
FISHING RIGHTS
International Conference Between Can
ada and United States-Lake Cham
plain Dispute Involved.

BOSTON, Jan 31-Lonq- disnuted
questions regarding the fisheries along
the coast of New England and the
Canadian maritime provinces and in
the border waters Of Lake Champlain
came before an international confer
ence here today for thorough iron
ing out.
The Canadian fisheries mission was
headed by Chief Justice J. Douglas
Haxen of New Brunswick. Secretary
Of commerce, William c. Redfelt
headed the American delegation The
main object Of the hearing being con
Quoted by a joint session which started
/ in Washington last week is to devils,
mutually equitable regulations 70
! joint use of American and Canada,
ports by fishermen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
BIG WAGE INCREASE.
Arbiter Decides on II 1-2 Per Cent
to $500 Operatives in Fall River.

FALL RIVER,s Mass, Jan. 31.-
An advance in wages of II 1-2 per
cent to $4,000 mill operatives by the
textile manufacturers Of this city
is a fair offer, Charles w Ellis, fed
oral arbiter sent here to settle the
wage controversy, declared in re-
port filed today. The findings were
reported officially to the manufac-
turers and the representatives. of
the unions, both sides having agreed
to accept them as final. The in
crease win be in effect for six
months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
Pledges Will Raise Total in
BrattlebOrO to
Over $4,000
MORE THAN $4,000
IN VERMONT TOTAL
State Allotment Was $50, ,000-Returns
Indicate that Rutland Led Entire
state-Results Considered to Be Re
markable

At the close Of the Knights OF Colum-
bus war camp fund drive in Brattleboro
at 8 o clock last evening the actual cash
in hand amounted TO $3,513. There still
remained outstanding pledges enough TO
carry the total past $4,000
This sum is far in excess of the fond
est expectations which any of those
connected with the drive entertained at
the beginning of the 10 days campaign
The drive was conducted under condi
tions less auspicious than those which
attended any of the other drives in con
nection with the war.
In the southern part Of Windham
county the receipts exceed $4,000 while
the northern part Of the county with
what Bellows Falls turned in the re-
ceipts We're sufficient to carry the total
for Windham county well above its
allotment
Ora Knapp, who had charge of the
canvass in East Dummerston, expresses
his gratitude to the people there for
their courtesy and generosity and to
Rev. L. S. Beardslee for his assistance
and to E. II. Miller for the use Of his
team.
The campaign in this state to raise
Vermont Is quota of 1000 for the
knights Of Columbus war fund of So
100000 came to a close last night at
1870 clock. The net result OF 10
days hard work, on the part Of an
efficient statewide organization and a
liberal and cooperating public viii
show fund from this state of proba-
bly, not less than $4,000 az Indicated
~ the first OF the final returns received
last night at state headquarters
Rutland city, with a total of about
$4,000 is, without doubt, the banner
eitv Of the state, and wins hotly con-
tested rivalry with the city of Burling-
ton for first hon0rs. DR.. p Mahoney of
Poultney, manager for Rutland county,
estimated cOnservativclv late last night
, that Rutland county would turn in a
total OF at least $4,000 From all in
dications this also makes Rutland coun-
T. the leading county in the state in
the total collected
: The city Of Burlington will have a
5 total of about $4,000, and Chittenden
county, judging from rather incomplete
returns, should have total of at least
$1,000.
Returns from district managers be-
| gan to come in late last evening but
? owing to the fact that SO many of them
arc as vet unable to give the exact
figures from their respective districts.
G i was decided at state headquarters Ia
withhold general figures for the state
2 until fairly accurate and complete
: tabulation can be made
Altogethcr, It is saIe to say that the
4 drive has met with a success which, in
; proportion TO the amount set as a goal
G has not been equalled by any former
! effort Of the kind conducted in the
t state. It shows that Vermont is wax
= ing up to splendid realization of the
G part she should play in the winning OF
/ this war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
TO The FARMERS
President Calls Attention to the Coun-
try's Need of Their Assistance in
Winning the War.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-To the
farmers Of the United States President
Wilson today sent message in which
he called attention to the country S
need of their assistance during the com
ing year in winning the war. 1t was
sent through the farmers conference
being held at the University Of Illinoi-
in Urbana and was delivered by PreSi-
dent James of the University of IL
linois The President 5 message said:
IL am very sorry indeed that I can
not be present in person at the Urbana
conference. l should like TO enjoy the
benefit of the inspiration and exchange
Of counsel which | know l should OBJ
tain
Il need not tell you, for l am sure
YOU realize IS keenly as l do, that we
are as a nation in the presence of a
great task which demands supreme sac
ritiee and endeavor of everyone of us.
We can give everything that is need
ed with the greater willingness and
even satisfaction because the object of
the war in which we are engaged is
the greatest that free men have under
taken.
1--WE are fighting as truly for the
liberty and self government of the
United States as if the war of our own
revolution had to be fought over again.
''You will realize as | think states
men Of both sides of the water realize
that the eliminating crisis of the strug-
Gle has come and that the achievements
of this year ON the one side or thC
other must determine the issue. The
forces that fight for freedom depend
upon us in an extraordinary and uncx
peeted degree Of sustenance for tn
supply Of the materials by which mer
are to live and to fight and it will bt
our glory when the war is over that w
have supplied those materials and sup
piled them abundantlv
. In the field of agriculture we have
agencies and instrumentalities fortu
nately such as no other government il
the world can show.
, "The banking legislation of the las
: two or three years has given the farm
crs access to the great lendable capita
VI tAt tOuutl y. bblu bN ulIetl puI
| chase Of nitrates and by the establish
4 ment Of plants to produce nitrate tn
n government is doing its utmost to as
+ iat in the problem of fertilization. TIL
Q department of agriculture and othe
e agencies are actively assisting III
: farmers to locate, safeguard and secur
at cost al adequate supply of SCUM
II seed.
I ''The labor problem is one of grea
u difficulty and some of the best ageu
! cies of the nation are addressing then
) selves to the task of solving it Th
= attention Of the war department ha
y been very seriously centered upon tn
:. task Of interfering with the labor {
the farmers as little as possible an
under the new draft regulations / Il,
lieve that the farmers of the countr
will find that their supply of labor
very much less seriously drawn upo
1 than II was under the first draft
K The farmers of this country are
or efficient as any other farmers in II
world. Their response to the demand
the present emergency has been in ever
y way remarkable Last spring the
er planting exceeded by 100000 acres Il
largest planting of any previous year al
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
ATTACK BROKE DOWN.
Germans Make This Report on the Re
cent italian Offensive.

BERLIN, via London, Jan. 3l.-The
Italian attacks which were launched
yesterday against the Austro- German
positions southwest Of Aliago on the
northern Italian front broke down un-
der the Teuton fires, the German war
Office announced today In the recent
fighting the Austro- German forces in
creased the number of prisoners taken
TO more than 600.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31

Tonight-Special meeting of Poca-
hontas council. Adoption. Refresh.
ments
A special meeting Of Quonekticut
tribe, No. 2, |. o. n. NJ, at : p. m. Feb.
L. Candidates will be worked in the
adoption degree. Business of impor-
tanec relative to the tribal bylaws. \
fun attendance is requested.
Dance every Saturday IN Red Mems hal
sutil further notice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
Masonic Temple

Tonight, 73o-Stated communication
Of Brattleboro lodge, No. lo2 Work:
Entered Apprentice degree.
The women of Bingham chapter,
o. +. s., will meet in their rooms in
the temple Friday evening to work for
The Rcd Cross
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
WANT 40 PER CENT RAISE.
Demands Of Railroad Workers Call
for s5oo,ooo,oOo Year.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-De-
mands for wage increases pending
before the railroad wage commission
are for an aggregate average of 40
per cent, it was disclosed today.
The demand represented a total of
nearly $500, 100000 this year or
about half of the railways operating
incomes of last year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
10 Odd Fellows Temple

Bowling matches Feb |. teams G and
T..
Friday, Feb. odd fashioned dance.
Lyman y orchestra will furnish music.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31

Miss Helen Barnum, niece of the
famous Snowman, Phineas T. Barnum.
5 past 100 years OF age.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
BRITISH SHIPPING
LOSSES HEAVIER
Nine Vessels Of More Than 1000 Tons
and Six Of Lesser Tonnage Sunk
by U-Boats.

LONDON, Jan. 3l.-An increase in
British shipping losses is shown in the
official summary issued last night
which reports the destruction of nina
vessels Of more than 1900 tons and
six Of lesser tonnage. The arrivals
were 2,352. liling, 800 One fishing
vessel was sunk. Eight merchantmen
were unsucccssfully attacked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
AIR RAID ON PARIS.
Several Pergcns Killed and Material
Damage Done by Bombs.

PARIS, Jan. 3l.--German airplanes
raided Paris last night. Bombs were
thrown at various points in Paris and
the suburbs
Twenty persons were killed and 50
wounded in last nights air raid it is an.
nounced officially. Cne Of the German
machines which raided Paris was brought
down The occupants We're made prison
erS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, Feb. /, 7.3o--ALidweek meet.
ing Of the church. Topic, Faith Road
10 Truth.