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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
Achievements of the
Railways Are Praised

Washington, D. C. - William c.
McAdoo, Director-Ge of Rail-
roads, in a telegram addressed to A.
II. Smith, Regional Director for the
eastern territory, calls the latter,s
report of what has been done by the
railroads since January l a record
of railroad achievement of the high
est order in the face of difficulties
of an unprecedented character. He
congratulates Mr.. Smith and the Of
ficers under him for the loyal and
effective service they have rendered
in bringing the railroads in the east
ern territory up to such high stand
ard of operation in so short a time
According to the report from Re-
gional Director Smith which brought
the congratulatory telegram from
the Director General, this increased
efficiency has been brought about by
unification, coordination and the
elimination of all unnecessary traf-
fic. Approx lately 100000 miles
of unessential train mileage have
been eliminated. To take care of
the larger traffic of the eastern
roads, 365 locomotives have been
diverted. Traffic has been diverted
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
Manager Says Leonard Is
in Shape to Fight Britton

Benny Leonard never boxed the
present welterweight champion, but
II he completely masters Jack Brit
ton at Shibe Park next Tuesday night
there are few who will question his
right to the crown. Britton and
Lewis, present welter champion, have
fought eighteen times, and every
one of the battles was close.
Britton was close to the required
poundage of 141 when he boxed
Lewis in New York Thursday night
and was strong.
Billy Gibson, Leonard's manager.
announced yesterday that Leonard
is in fighting trim right now, and
that all the stories about his slow
ing down are wrong. William II.
Recap has been appointed referee for
this match.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22

other changes in the Bethlehem line
up. Paddy" Bauman, of the Amer
lean Association, covered third and
Buck" Doyle was notified to be at
first.
simultaneously with the Saturday
debauch of steel games the league Of
fetal scorer gave out the batting
days games. Steelton's weakness
at bat is Immediately obvious and in
fact the only member of the team
doing creditably is Outfielder Hunter.
1t is this drawback that Cockill is
trying to eliminate, for with fielders
tapping under 100 he has no more
chance of beating the other slugging
teams than the Kaiser has of sitting
in the White House. Following is
the sad story:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22

to less congested routes, and the
movement of empty box, refrigerator
and stock cars greatly expedited.
The common use of terminals and
the interchange of labor has been
taken full advantage of, and rout-
ing of freight to tidewater at the
nearest possible point has resulted in
great relief to the seaboard terminal
facilities.
The oversee tonnage of the United
States is increasing by leaps and
bounds, due to the heavy troop
movement, and, with the mutually
cooperative measures being taken
with the War Department for Its
regulation, is moving without inter-
ruption and on an entirely satis-
factory basis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
''Zack" Wheat May
Join Fore River

New York, June 22.-Now it is
''Zack" Wheat who is leaving the
Superbas. Mack has notified Charley
Ebbets that he is going to take a
position in a munitions factory, and
it is just a bit possible that he will
join Mamaux at Fore River. "Zack"
has been playing a good game and
has been hitting well, too. He will
finish the series with the Giants and
will leave when the Dodgers hit the
road.
Wheats going will leave Brooklyn
with only fourteen players, including
the schoolboy He'll, who was signed
last Monday. When he goes Brook
lyn will have lost sixteen men this
season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
Elisha Lee Resigns
as Railroad Director

Elisha Lee. federal manager of the
and A. w. Thompson, who holds
similar position on the Baltimore
and Ohio lines this side of Pitts
burgh resigned as directors of the
Washington Terminal Company. The
company was formed to construct and
operate the Union station at WASH
ington. The management is now in
charge Of ]. =. Warrington, a form
of the Reading Railway Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
National League

BrookIyn, I; New York, 0.
Phillies, 10; Boston, 6.
Pittsburgh, 3; Chicago, 0.
-. Louis, 12; Cincinnati, 6.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.

Hotel Willard aSd NsT besgb. 90Tk Ave-
Center of all attractions. European
plan only. Fire-proof. Attractive
outside rooms. Running water in
every room. Rates $3.50 day up.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
American League
National League
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
American LenKue

st. Louis at Detroit.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Washington at New York.
Athletics at Boston.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
What They Did Yesterday;
Where They Play Today
Yesterdays RESULTS
American League

.
Washington. 3; New York, (13 in
nings).
Boston, 10; Athletics, 0.
Cleveland, 8; Chicago, /. =
st. Louis-Detroit, (rain).
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
RESORTS
WILDWOOD, N. j.

CONTINENTAL 200 feet from
Boardwalk. Write for booklet.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22

Duke Kahanamoku, worlds cham
pion swimmer. who arrived in this
country from Australia recently, will
tour the United States, giving exhi-
bition swims, the proceeds of which
will be turned over to the Red Cross.
The Hawaiian star performed in sew
eral races in Australia. and arrived
here on the same steamer with Miss
Fannie Durack, the champion wo-
man swimmer. who will also tour
the states.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
National League

Boston at Philadelphia.
New York at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at st. Louis.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

f. y. Smith viii be in the high school
room from lI.30 to 1890 tomorrow to meet
any pupils who wish to make arrangements
fer working off conditions received the
past year.
The Bible school of the First Bap-
list church held its annual basket pie
nic yesterday morning aud afternoon in
Miss Susan f. Clark S grove back of the
old creamery in Centerville. Sports were
enjoyed by the boys under the direc
ton of George E. Bower, and by the
girls under the direction of Miss Doug
las
Frank Fournier, 40, Of I Cross street
died about noon today after an i'll
ness Of three months with brights dis
case. He had been employed at the Fort
Drummer Mills since coming to Brattle-
boro to live two years ago. Mr.. Fournier
and family moved here from Lowell,
Mass. He was born in Quebec Jan. 3,
1869. He leaves his wife and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Yvonne Giguere of Montreal
and Mrs. Georgianna Riel of Adams,
Mass. He was member of st. Michaefs
Roman Catholic parish.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
Wheeler Elected Trustee.

A count Of ballots of the alumni of the
University Of Vermont on the nomination
of trustee TO succeed the late James r.
Wheeler resulted in the nomination Of
Philip J Ross of New York, who had
sos votes. Merton c. Robbins of New York
had 542 and Alvin NJ Taylor of Chicago
81. The election will take place at meet
ing of the trustees to be held this month
The nomination was Of interest because
Anton J. Applemann, one-time professor
OF German, now returned to that country,
was made an issue Mr.. Robbins was one
Of the special alumni committee which in
yestigated alleged anti-American activities
of Appleraann and one Of the four. con.
stituting the majority, which returned a
report indicating him.
Mr.. Ross was regarded as the anti-Apple
mann candidate and Mr.. Taylor as a neu-
trail Several of the alumni stated they
disregarded the Applemann incident en-
tirely in voting Mr.. Ross was graduate
in 1895 and is now member of the law
firm of Ross & Tobey, New York city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
STATE NEWS NOTES.
To Study Infantile Paralysis.

DR.. c. +. Dalton, secretary of the Yer
mont state board of health, announces that
expert diagnosis of infantile paralysis in
Vermont is to be put on permanent ba-
sis In futherance of this project meeting
Of physicians from several towns was held
with state board officials at the state lab
oratory building in Burlington Thursday.
The plan outlined proposes having FIVE
physicians from FIVE districts in the state
take special courses in the study of infan-
tile paralysis and after they acquire com
potency in diagnosis they are to see sus-
pected cases in their own districts on the
call of the state board
The physicians who are to do this work
are: Burlington, DR.. Peter Noe, jr., the
polio expert of the Rockefeller institute,
New York. Rutland, DR.. G. S. Caverly
and Dr. S w Hammond; Bellows Falls,
DR. w f. Hazelton; Montpelier, Dir. G.
II Burr; st. Johnsbury, DR. E II. Ross
Most of the instruction at Burlington
was given by Maj. Harold Amoss of New
York, director OF the Rockefeller insti
tute The work to be carried on is to com
bat possible outbreak in this state this
year SO far there has not been single
case OF the disease, but July is the mont
when an outbreak is looked for.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

Witt, Miss Emma Moulton, Miss Maude
Howard and two juniors, Carlotta Nido
ard Frank Dewitt, ir. Westminster
West carried home the banner for at
tendance and the banner for most eff
eient work for the wear was brought
home by the society here. Westmin-
ster West society also had done about
the same work for the year. Both So
cieties have taken up the efficiency cam
paign. Newfane society has Is members
and 10 juniors The average attend
anee for the year was 20. They have
raised their missionary offering from s.
to 1913. At present the meetings are
held Sunday evening and all are cor
daily invited to attend
Twenty three members Of Vermont
Grange Of Wardsboro visited Newfane
Grange at their last meeting and pre-
sented the following program, which
was greatly enjoyed by all, being both
instructive and entertaining: Instru-
mental music, Miss Beryl Heffion; read
ing, Mrs. knight; violin solo, Mr.. Hol-
land; recitation, Mr. Knight; vocal
duet, Mrs. Knight and Miss Kidder;
moaologue, Mrs Waite Miss Hannah
Halonen gave short lecture on Fin
land her native country. illustrated by
about so stereopticon views. An excel
lent supper was served before the meet
| ing to nearly 20. After the meeting
came a pleasant social time with mu-
sic and dancing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
Are Advertised Medicines worthless

There is no more reason to condemn
all advertised. medicines than there is
to condemn all physicians or all drug
gists. Fakes there are in every pro-
fession and in every trade, but they
do not last long. Take a medicine like
Lydia L. Pinkham s Vegetable Com
fact that for forty years it has beesl
relieving women Of America from the
worst form of female ailments, con-
stantly growing in popularity and fav-
or, until it is now recognized from
ocean to ocean as the standard remedy
for female ills.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
WHITINGHAM.

Miss Alma Williams Of Worcester,
Mass, is visiting her school friend, Pearl
Faulkner
Five young men from Shefburne Falls,
Mass, are boarding at C. L. Putnam 5
two weeks.
Enrol Putnam has finished work at j..
r. Gillett's and gone to work for Albert
Allard in Jacksonville.
Mrs. Oscar Mason went Saturday for
two weeks visit with relatives in VIII
nington and Marlboro.
Zada Nichols returned to her home in
bennington Saturday after spending some
| time with friends in town.
Mrs. L. H. Sawyer returned from her
western trip Monday. Her daughter, Yes
ia. is expected home Wednesday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wheeler and son,
Allan, Of North Brookfield, Mass, were
in town few hours Monday Mr. Wheeler
| is now i'll business at North Brookfeld
! where he moved last spring from Orange
! Mass
c. W. Kent6eld. Bert Shippee, f. o
Dix, Luther Boyd, Arthur Denning, Mr.
and Mrs G. s. Goodnow and Mr. and Mrs
j. X. Gillett attended the field day at The
Flint store farm IN Dalton, Mass. June 26
Specialties at this farm are Shorthorr
cattle, Berkshire hogs. and Belgian horses
4 number from here attended the dance
at jacksonville Thursday evening giver
+ in honor Of the young men who had beer
i called TO the colors and We're to leave FOL
Brattleboro. then going to Camp DevenI
the next day Four from this town wen
in this call: William White. Loren Page
! William Lowe, and Harold Davenport.
Mrs Hattie Chase sent to the suppl,
committee last week 10 pairs of sock
which she had knit recently. This make
4s pairs of socks which Mrs. Chase ha
knit for the Red Cross since last October
This Is an excellent record considering th
fact that she broke her wrist about
year ago and it has troubled her since
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
NEWFANE.

Miss Mabel Philips has new Over
land automobile.
Mrs James Brown spent the week
end in Brattleboro.
Miss Marion Holland returned to
George Bush S the first of the week,
having spent a week in Brattleboro.
DR.. and Mrs. Abel J. Grout of New
York arrived Monday night and have
opened Moss Rock Cabin, their sum-
mer home ON Newfane Hill, for the sum
mer.
Dr. Gertrude Birmingham and Miss
J. Louise Hoyt of New York city
came Saturday to spend the summer at
Pineacre, Miss Burlingham's summer
home on Newfane HILL
Miss Mary L. Childs, supervisor of
physical culture and athletics in a
school in Franklin, n. J., came last
week to Newfane to spend the summer
vacation with her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. T. D. Childs
Mrs. C. D. White and two children
of Greenfield were Sunday guests in
the home of her sister, Mrs Charles L.
L
Wards5oro is spending a few weeks
with her niece, Mrs. Hescoek
Rural Mail agents George b. Bush
and Karl E. Naher resumed their trips
Monday, after q vacation of two weeks.
Assistant carrier Forengo Bush of route
No. l and A. R. Underwood, assistant
carrier of No. ?, substituted during
| thelI. l1eual xyarafianc
An automobile party consisting of
David Weld, Harry n. Dearborn. of
| West Palm Beach, Fla, w w. Dear
born and sister aud Mrs. George Fl.
Houghton Of Brattleboro recently mo-
tored from Brattleboro to Newfane to
call on friends in town.
Mrs. Bert Morse returned Monday
from a weeks visit with relatives in
Londonderry. Her mother, Mrs. Sarah
NJ. Morse, who had been spending two
weeks in the home of her daughter, Mrs
/ Fred Smith, in West Brattleboro, re
turned home the same day.
Deer arc reported to have done con
! siderable damage to crops outside the
village A small doc was shot about
tNV 6tINo 60 stl ~ II. w dSHeI ant
a large sixpoint buck weighing 2i1
pounds was shot week ago Sunday
ON John Whitaker S farm on Newfant
hill by his son, Harold Whitaker
i The following program win be pre-
scented at the next Grange meeting July
i 10: Twenty minutes of singing popu
lar song choruses; reading, The Mex
!, National Grange Meeting; question
i What Constitutes Good Shoppers
poem, The Vermont Hired Man; dis
enssion, The Handiest Thing in tn
House or Outside; Report of Four Min
ute Speaker @. r. Wright; closing
the new verse of Battle Hymn of tn
Republic.
Those attending the Christian Endeav
or convention at Westminster Frida.
: were Mr.. and Mrs. George Bush, Mrs
/ I. D. Childs. Miss Childs, Mrs Mary E
Cushing, Mrs. F. A. Dewitt, Ralph De
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
WEST BRATTLEBOR0

Miss Helen Teller of New York is
guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. John Mckay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ellis of Spring
field, Mass, are visiting here with his
mother on South street.
Clyde Butler and Leon Smith, who
are employed in Greenfield, visited ov-
or the Fourth at their homes here.
Several of the boys who won cash
prizes July 4 refused them, preferring
that they be given to Red Cross work.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Fletcher and son
Of Greenfield came Wednesday TO visit
over the weekend with his mother, Mrs.
Emma Fletcher, in Marlboro
Mrs. d. w. Pendell of Baltimore, Md,
arrived here Wednesday evening tc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

spend several weeks in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. G. B. Hunter.
Mrs Leonard Taylor and children of
Greenfield are visiting here with her
mother, Mrs. 1. +. Knapp.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pettee of Dor
chester, Mass, came by automobile
Wednesday to remain over the Fourth
at A. f. Hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. III. Perkins and daugh-
ter, Georgia, of Springfield, Mass, are
spending the week with Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Nesbitt at Peach Grove farm.
Mrs. f. b. Bissell of New York came
Thursday and is visiting here with her
sons, c. A., and p. II. Winchester. She
made the trip by automobile with
friends from New York.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hurwrey of Chic,
opec, Mass, are spending a week here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Langille Charles Carr of Staten Is
land, n. T., also is a guest at the HON,
] of Mr.. Langille for an indefinite stay
Seraph Chase celebrated her fftl
birthday anniversary Wednesday after
noon by entertaining several littl
friends at her home. Games wer
played on the lawn. and refreshment
were served later. The little hostes
received several birthday gifts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
Italians Gain Ground on
Lower Piave and Capture
Guns and Prisoners
AUSTRIANS WERE
GLAD, TO SURRENDER
Positions Taken from Invaders Which
They Had Held Since Last Deem
ber-American Troops Encamp, All
Being in Fine Spirits.

Being in Fine Spirits.
tPARIS, July Sin their offensive
movement begun on Tuesday along the
lower Pave front near the Adriatic the
Italians continued to gain ground yester
day. The war Office announces that adj
ditional progress had been made by the
Italian forces north of Cavazuccherina.
The fighting along the lower reaches of
the Piave is as severe as was that of last
week in this region, where mud, sand and
water are everywhere underfoot and
elumps of tall growing grasses are fire.
quent.
To add to the difficulties rain and wind
storms occasionally sweep over the area.
At four points the Italians attacked
the Austrian position in this region along
frontage of eight miles. In this COM
paratiyely small stretch no less than II
temporary bridges thrown across by the
Austrians were destroyed by airplanes
dropping small barrels of burning oil
upon them. The Italian infantry are
| frequently seen a short distance away,
calmly waiting while the bridges are at
tackled from the air, the troops then be-
ing thrown against the remaining Aus
| trians.
! About the most violent resistance
displayed by any of the enemy troops is
| that OF the Bosnians and Herzegovnians
on this front, who are still wearing their
picturesque turbans. As the Italians ad-
vance they are finding the dead among
these already stripped by their comrades.
There are other Austrians, however,
who as soon as they are taken prisoner
and find themselves safe within the Ital-
ian lines cry, Down with Austria"
In their successful thrust northeast of
Monte Grappa, between the Brenta and
the Piave, Tuesday the Italians gained
important new positions which had been
held by the Austrians since last Deem
Der
In addition to taking several hundred
lprisoners from the enemy the Italians
also recaptured Italian soldiers The
Italians said they had been forced to
work on the Austrian lines under the fire
of the Italian guns.
The new positions dominate the River
Brenta at Valstagna, which is the gate.
way TO the lower valley of the Brenta
West of the river the Frenzela valley
offers an approach for the Austrians, but
it also cannot be used by them now be
cause the Italians earlier in the wcel
gained the Col del Rosso
The first contingent of American
troops to arrive in Italy has within a
hours established itself in camps TIL
men are sleeping under their own tent
| and feeding from their own kitchen
which was provided by the American Re,
| Cross before the men started.
The rapidity of Nthe mobilization t
their new quarters has created mos
| favorable impression The American
are in fine spirits and excellent health
| but the Red Cross within week wi
| establish a complete hospital near tn
Il camp.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

Special attention is given to dinner
parties at Thistledown studio, Ames
Hill farms. Dancing is feature. Din
ners at Z p. M; Sundays at /; $Lo0
per plate Management should be no
tilted night before or not later than
$50 Sunday morning for Sunday din-
ners.-Adv, l01-1o9.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
H0ughtOn & Sin,Onds
HOUghtOn Dc SinOnds -
Handkerchief
AT SPECIAL PRICES

Months ago we bought handkerchefs in guam
titles at the old low prices Many lots have arrived
within week and among our great assortment the
following cannot be duplicated at these prices for
long time to come:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
DUMMERSTON.

Miss Ida Gates of Three Rivers and
James Gates of Ludlow, Mass, are guests
at Albert L. Reeds.
Mrs. A. G. Walker has gone to the Jer-
sey coast to spend the Summer with
Mrs. w p Jackson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

The churches of the United States,
increase in church members was only
573 ,295, less than in 1916 by 1S3,329.