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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-10-31

An open competitive examination
for Post Office clerks to fill vacancy
that may appear in the Postofiice at
Tucumcari, N. M. will be held at Tu-
cumcari, Nov. 9th, 1918, at 0 a. m. OBJ
tain Information and application blank
from the local secretary, Roy II. Smith
at the Postoffice. ct
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-10-31

Lieut.. Rhea DeOliviera, who has
been stationed at Camp Kearny, Calf,
was here few days this week on his
way to jacksonville Fla, where he
will be located until he is ordered to
cross the pond, or to some other point
where they may find need for him.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-10-31

Farm loan bonds in the future will
bear only Az per cent interest instead
Of per cent, carried by the last block
of more than $50,0O0,000 offered last
May, it was stated in Washington to-
day. Since these bonds, to be issued
soon, will be absorbed entirely by the
treasury, however, the reduction will
have little practical effect on the mar.
ket.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-10-31
w. p. METCALF,

THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON D. c.
w. p. METCALF, I11s A OCT 28
ALBUQUERQUE, M.
YOUR QUESTION WHETHER WOULD BE WILLING TO DE-
DEPEND UPON SENATOR FALLS SUPPORT SETTLING OUR
FOREIGN RELATIONS EASILY ANSWERED WOULD NOT HE
GIVEN SUCH REPEATED EVIDENCE OF ENTIRE
THIS ADMINISTRATION THAT WOULD
WHOLE COURSE OF ACTION IF DID, NO WISHES
SUSTAIN CAN INTELLGENTIY VOTE FOR If THAT
VOTERS OF NEW MEXICO VOTE UPON
EASILY DETERMINED WOODROW WILSON.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-10-31

The influenza situation is improving
in Tucumcari but not sufficiently SO to
raise the ban on public meetings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
ALLIES AWAITING
ANOTHER ASSAULT
Gen. March Makes the Statement To-
day-251 900 Americans on the
Fighting Line.

WASHINGTON. July Preparations
are now being made by the allies ON the
western front to meet another heavy Ger
man assault, Gen. March. ehief-of-statf,
told the newspaper correspondents today
al his weekly conference.
As to the participation of the United
states in the war he had nothing to an
nounce except that the first million men
having embarked for France shipment of
the second million was being pressed. The
situation along the western front, he said
has developed into continual ''nibbling
by allied forces with cqmplcte success be
ing obtained. The most Important OF these
minor raids from the American standpoint
was the attack on July A. The attack ON
Naux was carried ont under command of
Mai. Cen Bundy The success obtained
there has been completely consolidated,
subsequent counter attacks by the Ger
mans failing to cause the slightest with
drawal
American troops actually on the fight
ing line IN Europe about July l numbered
25l 900. according to information given
today by Gen. March and other members
of the war council in their weekly con,
ference with members Of the senate mil
itary committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
20 VACANCIES IN
DRAFT CONTINGENT
Several Who Last Went to Camp Dew.
ems Failed in Physical Examina-
tion-Idst May Be Increased.

Notices have been received by the local
board for Windham county that IL of
the last contingent of men sent to Camp
Devens, Aver, Mass, failed to pass the
physical examination. The contingent
was nine short to begin with so there
are 20 vacancies already known of to be
filed, and it is expected that few fur
ther similar notices will be received. As
class | is exhausted with the exception
of the men exempted from service on
account of agricultural pursuits these
vacancies will be filled by sending men
from among those who are in town
taking their physical examinations.
These are men who at first were given
deferred classification, but who later
were re-classified.
The Ii thus far known to have failed
in the physical examination at Camp
Devens are George III. Nygren of Brattle-
boro, William L. Lamere of Bellows
Falls, Frederick S. Thompson of Somer-
vile. Mass, formerly of Brattleboro
| William f. Lowe of Jacksonville, Horace
b. Upper of Bellows Falls. Angelo Muir
ply Of Brattleboro, Howard S. Earring.
ton of Wilmington, Ralph ID. Medbury
of Wilmington, Harold G. Allen of vii
mington, Clarence r. Adams of Bellows
Falls and Louie Tucci of Mountain Mills
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
ARMS RAIDS IN IRELAND.
Hundreds of Weapons Seized by Police
in Galway.

LONDON, July Ga press assoei-
alton despatch from Dublin, received
here, says that police of Ballinasloe,
County Galway, have raided farm
houses within radius of 80 miles,
seizing hundreds of guns and arms of
various descriptions. The raids We're
carried out simultaneously before day
light and extended into the adjoining
counties of Roscommon and Kings.
There was no resistance except in a
few instances where the presence OF
arms was denied but the weapons after
ward were surrendered. The country
people were surprised, not expecting
such drastic action in view of the re-
cent proclamation of Niscount French
lord lieutenant of Ireland, calling for
recruits
There were also number of arrests
in the outlying districts in connection
with alleged opposition to the discharge
of police duties and the carrying out
of the recruiting proclamation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
PRESIDENT CARLTON
URGES LOYALTY
Head of Western Union Sends Tele-
gram to Employees Calling Atten-
tion to Government View.

The Western Union Telegraph company
has issued the following telegram to all
its employees today:
"All Western Union employees:
In order that employees may have a
full understanding OF present conditions
1t seems proper Tor me TO say that on
the eve Of the formation of Western
Union Employees association the govern
ment is considering taking over the tele-
graph lines because of the threat of an
outside organization without membership
in our forces.
No one would pay any attention to
such a threat We're not the nation at
war. 1t is, therefore, pertinent to call
attention to the governments point of
view on. outside unions as expressed BY
Postmaster General Burleson before the
house committee on Tuesday, last, as
| follows: i have never opposed the gov
ernment employees organizing, but if the
telegraph and telephone lines are taken
over the employees should not be affiliat-
ed with any outside organization. The
| sole afliliation should be with the gov
ernment and no outside organization
should be allowed to influence their ,ac-
ton
From the foregoing it would appear
that the policy of the company is pre-
cisely that of the postmaster general
| When your association is formed it il
proposed that the company make an ex-
elusive contract with it under which the
company will deal with the association
in matters relating to wages, conditions
of employment, sickness benefits, pen
sions. life insurance and any other mat.
ters affecting the interests of employees
Meanwhile you may be urged to dc
something foolish by self f-seeking indi
Iyiduals who hope to improve their owr
Iposition and such an individual repre-
senting small union of about 2.50(
Imembers, largely Canadian, proposes OF
his own authority to eall you-loyal meI
and women of the Western Union-fron
your work in order to defeat the associa
tion which you are about to form.
Il am confident you will answer thi
attempt by an additional demonstration
of your loyalty to your government b,
continuing at your post of duty withou
fear of criticism by right minded people
'NEWCOMB CARLTON,
President"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
DWIGHT SMITH OF
GREENFIELD DEAD
Was Well Known Contractor, Former
Resident of Brattleboro and Mem
ber of Wantastiquet Lodge.

Dwight Smith, 72, prominent build
er and contractor, well-known through
out the Connecticut valley for the
many fine residences he had built, died
yesterday in the Franklin County hos
pital in Greenfield. He had been in i'll
health since he sustained injuries in an
elevator accident year ago. Mr..
Smith was native of CRANKY, Mass.
He learned the carpenter s trade in
Chicopee and at the age of % came
to Brattleboro, making his home here
IL years He had been a resident of
Greenfield the past 35 years. He was
a member of the Wantastiquet lodge Of
Odd Fellows when he lived here and
had held various offices in that fra
ternitv He leaves one son, Wilfred
A. Smith of Springfield, and three sis
ters, Mrs. Julia Keyes of Brattleboro
Mrs. Mary Holmes of Springfield and
Mrs. Olive Bullock of Meriden, Conn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
BOSTON FIRM GETS
BRATTLEBORO BONDS
Merrill, Oldham s. Co. Bid 96.649 for
Block of S21, 900 Issued by Town
for Refunding Purposes.

Merrill, Oldham & Co of Boston have
been awarded the block of S2l 900 of the
town of Brattleboro bonds recently
offered by the selectmen through Town
Treasurer F. C. Adams. Their bid was
96649 for the entire issue. Five bids
were received, the others being as fol-
lows: Harris, Forbes & Co. of Boston,
96.54; T. H. Rollins & Sons of Boston.
% .437; Peoples National bank of Brattle
boro, 95.23; r. L. Day & Co. of Boston,
9419
The price at which these bonds We're
town will be paying about 4M per cent,
which is a better price than was expect
ed under present market conditions.
This town has small bonded debt as
compared with its assessed valuation,
which is a strong factor among bond
houses in determining the credit of a
town.
These bonds We're issued for refunding
purposes and therefore the proceeds will
be used to take care of $4,000 of ma
turing bonds issued 20 years ago to pay
for the Main street bridge and $4,000
to take care of maturing temporary
notes.
The reason why these bonds We're sold
below par was the fact that under the
present state law governing the issue oi
bonds they cannot bear interest at rate
to exceed per cent, and the law requires
that they be issued serially, the first te
mature in not more than five years, ane
subsequent payments are required to bs
made annually in substantially equa
amounts so that the entire debt will b.
paid in not more than 20 years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
new PRINCIPAL
OF HIGH SCHOOL
julius E. Warren Of Brock
ton Accepts Offer of
Position
GRADUATED FROM
DARTMOUTH, 1910
Has Been Head of English Department
and Sub-Master at Brockton High
Miss Allen as Latin Teacher.

From among several excellent candidates
for the position, the prudential committee
OF the Incorporated school district has
elected Julius E. Warren of Brockton,
Mass, principal of the Brattleboro high
school to take the place of E. b. Smith,
who lately resigned to become principal
of the Greenfield high school, and Mr..
Warren has accepted.
Mr. Warren is a Dartmouth college
graduate Of the class of 1910, and during
his senior year he assisted in the English
department Of the college For more than
three years lie was at the head of the Eng
lish department of the high school in
Schenectady, y. Y, school OF 1000 pu-
pills and nearly 20 teachers, and for the
past year he has served in the same ca
paeity in the Broekton high school, which
is of about the same size.
His work carried with it the duties OF
a sub-master, and in order that he might
prepare himself more thoroughly for adj
ministrative and executive tasks as the
head of high school, in the summer OF
1915 he took courses at Teachers college
connected with Columbia university.
Mr.. Warren comes to his new position
full of enthusiasm and with the desire tc
keep up the high record maintained by
his immediate predecessors in the Brattle
boro high school, and it is hoped that he
| may have the cordial and unwavering 60
| operation of those, young and old. whom
| he comes to serve
He is 30 years old and has a wife ane
one small child The family will com.
| here later in the summer
| Another vacancy in the high schoo
| teaching staff also has been filled by tn,
prudential committee. They have appoint
ed Miss Laura G. Walbridge teacher 0
Latin to succeed Miss Florence G. Allen
who resigned to go to Greenfield.
Miss Walbridge is graduate of the Brat
| tleboro high school in the class OF 1911
| and of Middlebury college, class of 1915
| Since her graduation from college she ha
had a successful experience of three year
as Latin teacher in the Pittsford (Vt
high school,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
Terrible Disaster at Mid
night on Excursion Boat
Near Peoria, iii.
WAS LOADED WITH
500 PASSENGERS

Panic Took Place on the Sinking Boat
After Striking Obstruction and Some
Were Trampled to. Death on the Sec
ond Deck.
PEORIA, Ill.,, July G.-One hundred
fifty persons are believed to have been
drowned or tramped to death At mid
night when the excursion steamer Co
lumbia, with more than 500 passengers
struck an obstruction in the Illinois
river and sank. Most Of the deaths oc-
CURED on the second deck, where q dance
was in progress and panic reigned. The
party started from Pekin, near here,
early in the evening and after spending
several hours at an amusement park had
started for home The night was foggy
and about half the way had been COW
cred when the steamer ran onto the OBJ
struction and tore big hole in her bow,
then backed away and sank quickly until
only the hurricane deck was above water.
Men women and children, many Of them
without life preservers. jumped into the
water and although several boats an
sVcrcd the steamer distress call, il was
so dark that rescue work was difficult.
Some were able to swim ashore
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
AT
WARDsBORO STATION
E. Crosby s. Co. Preparing to Meet
Winter Demands in That Section
Brick Barn Erected Here.

The work of erecting storehouse at
Wardsboro station for f. Crosby & Co.
was begun this week. The building will
be so by 80 feet, one story high, and will
have capacity of eight to ten carloads
of grain and -four 1t will be wooden
structure with asbestos covering. 1t Is the
plan of the company to use the warehouse
as a supply station to meet the demands
of the West river valley during the win
ter, when railroad service is likely to be
hampered.
A new brick barn also has been built
by the firm on the site Of the old Howard
& Yearly livery stable in the rear of Elliot
street The barn has five stalls and roomy
hay lofts and is well lighted. and although
not completed is already housing horses
owned by the company. A new wagon shee
is attached to- the barn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
LAYING CONDUITS
IN THREE PLACES
Telephone Co. Improving It's System in
Brattleboro-From 1900 to 1000
Patrons Being Served.

To relieve plug conditions, take wires
away from the railroad tracks and to
carry out plans to lay a certain amount
of cable underground each year as gen.
eral Improvement workmen of the New
England Telephone & Telegraph COM
pany are engaged in laying conduits in
three sections of Brattleboro, but ow
ing ito delay in receipt of cables and
other necessary material the time of
running the cables in the conduits is
uncertain.
In the section between Walnut street
and the three bridges, where the first
conduit was laid, it has seemed advisa-
bic for some time to place the cables.
which now run near the railroad tracks,
under ground. This will take care of
all trunk lines from White River juno
tion to Bellows Falls, Bellows Falls to
Greenfield and Greenfield to New York.
The second conduit was laid on
Western avenue between Cedar and
Crosby streets, where the aerial cables
were running heavily.
Aerial cable conditions are such in the
section of Canal street between South
Main street corner and Horton place
that at present it would be impossible
TO install a private line telephone on
Prospect hill or in the vicinity of the
Memorial hospital. Work on the con-
duit on Canal street to relieve this
congested condition will be finished next
week.
Some idea of the extent of the growth
of the telephone service can be gained
from the fact that 920 subscribers were
served from the Brattleboro exchange
nine years ago and the present list in
eludes between 1,S00 and 1000 persons
To serve these subscribers approximate
| " 500 lines are in use, 90 of these be
| ing farmers lines ON which about 30t
| telephones are installed. When aeria
cables reach point where they arr
carrying certain number of pairs o.
wires conduits are laid and cables arr
run underground where they can carry
a much heavier load than it is posi-
BILE to carry on poles, and where the
cost of maintenance is much less.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
HINSDALE, NJ. H.

Octave Belliveau has bought Chev-
rolet touring car.
Albenia Belliveau spent few days
in Hartford last week
Miss Ida Eaton has come to her home
on Tower hill for the summer.
Fred Dione has enlisted for special
mechanical training at Durham and will
leave July Is.
Mrs. Henry Higginson has returned
from a visit with her son, Joseph Hig-
ginson, in Andover, Mass,
Miss Elizabeth Halloran of North
ampton has accepted a position as one
of the teachers in the high school for
next year.
The Ladies' Aid society of North
Hinsdale held very successful and
largely attended children s party at the
home of Mrs Irving Smith Tuesday aft
ernoon. Zee cream and cake were served
and $7.25 was realized.
The union patriotic cantata, America,
presented in the Congregational church,
| last Sunday evening, was well attended
and the program excellently rendered.
| The soloists were James G. Snow, W. G.
Booth, Mrs. +. L. Robinson of Hartford
and Mrs. j. II. Sargent. Miss Ethel Bell
was organist and the chorus of 81 voices
was directed by Mr.. Booth. The opening
prayer was offered by Rev. David
James of the Methodist church and Rev.
G. F. MeIntire of the Universalist
church gave the benedietion. The pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Sargent, made a few patriotic
remarks and announced that coll
lection for the soldiers fund would be
taken, and $36.22 was collected
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
MAJOR mitchell
KILLED INSTANTLY
Former Mayor of New York
Victim of Accident at
Army Aviation Field
WAS MAKING FLIGHT
IN A SCOUT MACHINE
Fell to the Ground Early This Morn
ing at the Gerstner Training. Field
Which Is About Fifteen Miles from
Lake Charles, La.

LAKE CHARLES, La, July 6.-Najor
John Purroy Mitchell, former mayor of
New York city and an officer in the ar
my aviation service, was instantly killed
today at the Gerstner aviation field by
falling in scout machine The accident
occurred at 80 a m Gerstper field is Is
miles from Lake Charles.
Mitchell fell from a single-seater scout
plane at height of about 600 feet. The
commanding officer at the field offered no
explanation as to how the accident might
have occurred. II is rule that all fliers
be fastened in the plane by safety belt
and whether Mitchell had failed to do this
or the belt became broken was not stat
ed.
He had been in the air about half an
hour when he fell Mrs. Mitchell was at
Gerstner field this morning, but did not
witness the accident,
Major Mitchell lacked two weeks of be-
ing 80 years old He was native of
New York. lie was graduate of st.
Johns college and also received degrees
from Fordham and Columbia. He was
admitted to the New York bar in 1901
and held several offices previous to his
election as mayor on a coalition ticket
His term as chief executive of America :
greatest city extended from Jan, |, 1914
to Dec 81, 1917. being only 33 when III
took mp the duties of mayor. Although
thousands of persons declared that hi
was the best mayor the city ever had he
vas defeated for reelection. He was al
ardent American and while mayor went
to the first training camp at Plattsburg
lie had been in training for an aviator's
work abroad several months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
Letter to His Aunt Is Dated
May 2 and POstmarked
Darmstadt
REPORTED MISSING
THREE WEEKS AGO

Says Conditions Are Not as Bad as Ex-
pected and He Feels He Will Live
to See the States Again Enlisted at
Age of 16.
Mrs. Martin Burke, whose husband
IS janitor of the federal building, re-
ceived yesterday from her nephew.
Private James Sexton, a letter stating
that he was prisoner in German
camp. The letter is postmarked Darn
stadt, and it is known that number
of Americans have been held there as
prisoners
Private Sexton was reported officially
from Washington on June 10 as miss
ing IN action, and Mr.. and Mrs. Burke
received a notice to that effect on the
previous day.
Sexton is only II years old. He was
born IN Pitfsburg, Pa, but his parents
died when he was little boy and he
came to Brattleboro to make his home
with his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Burke. He attended the parochial
school and went from here about two
years ago to Bristol, Conn.,, where he
was working when he enlisted in Com
pany of that town at the outbreak
of the war. He was in the contingent
OF Connecticut troops that went to
France last August.
Following is Private Sexton's brief
statement:
Somewhere in Germany, May 2, Is.
Dear Mother:-
No doubt you will think it strange
when you receive this letter, as you
probably have just received my letter
from France, and when you receive this
| one, postmarked Germany, you will
hardly believe it, but it is true We
had battle with the Germans and I
am a prisoner of war; 1t is not as bad
as | expected. | think I can live to
see the states again. Believe me, am
having some experience since / left for
France. | am in French prison camp
/ now. [ won't bother about the name of
the place, as we are not going to stay
here. We are expecting to go to an
English camp just as soon as we take
all the examinations. The French are
telling us we can receive packages from
/ home. IF you can see any possible
chance, send me one, especially some
|cigarettes. Have not had real smoke
since | was captured. Well, I guess
/ I will close, hoping to hear from you
real soon. Give my love to all. From
1 JAMES
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
OUTLOOK BRIGHTER.
Strike in Cotton Mills of Manchester,
N. H., Near Settlement.

MANCHESTER, n. H., July 6.-The
strike of cotton mill operatives at Amos
keag and Stark mills begun Monday for
higher wages probably will be settled
late today Representatives of the con-
Germ and union leaders said they expect
ed the differences would be adjusted
speedily and that the plants would re-
sumo operations Monday with full
force on hand.
Both sides arranged to attend con-
ference this afternoon with representa-
tive sent here by Henry B, Endicott
executive manager of the Massachusetts
committee on public safety. who last
night settled the strike of operatives at
Lowell
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
PUTS EMBARGO ON MONEY.
France Prohibits Removal of More
Than 5000.

PARIS, July Ga decree issued pro,
hibits any person from taking more than
$500 in French, Russian, or American pa
per money outside of France. The prohi-
bition probably will be extended soon to
cover the currency of other allied nations.
The reason for the decree lies in the ef-
forts of the enemy to acquire the use OF
paper money in all the neutral States for
purpose which, the announcement of the
decree says, is not yet clear, but which
can easily become dangerous.
The decree prohibits also the exporta
tion Of Russian or Balkan industrial stocks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-06
U. s. TRANSPORT SUNK.
Only Six Members of Crew of the Gov.
ington Are Missing.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The Amer
lean army transport Covington, home
ward bound after landing several thou
sand soldiers in France was torpedoed
and sunk in the war zone Monday
night. Six members of the crew are
missing, but all the other men. with
the ships officers, have been landed at
a French port. No army personnel or
passengers were aboard