davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald., 1918-03-05
BAR DISL0YAL TEXT BOOKS
New York State Senate Passes Bill to CounteraCt German Propaganda in Schools

Schools.
 Albany, March 5.-Senator eorge A. Skaters bill eliminating dislOyal and seditious textbooks from the pubic schools of the state and creating permanent censorship for all textbooks to prevent any more of Germanys S in sdious propanganda from creeping in passed the Senate unanimously last night.
 A motion transmitting it immediate ly to the Assembly for action was adopted. A companion measure re- uuiring the regents to prescribe courses of patriotic instruction in all schools of, the state and making It mandatory upon the schools to glVe these courses also was passed.
 Both measures were amide at the activities of the German American al lance and similar pro- German organ iZations The first of the measures prohibits the use in the public schools of any textbook containing matter seditious in character or disloyal to the United States or favorable to the cause of any country with which the United States is now at war.
 The bill also creates a commission consisting of the education con- missioner and two persons to be deslg- mated by the state regents, who shall examine all textbooks on civics. eco nomics history, English language, and literature. If the commission de- cides that any textbook contains un- lawful matter, it shall issue a certifi- cate disappearing the use of the book in public schools. No city, town or district education board shall purchase textbooks on such subjects unless ap- proved by the commission. Prohibited books in use in the schools may be continued until September l, 1918.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-05
FURNISHED ROOMS.

Furnished Room Wanted by gentle
 man. State price. Address Box PIX, Herald Office. 3-5-1dx
New Britain herald., 1918-03-05
CHAPLAIN pR0-GERMAN
Franz J. Feinler Brought Back to to America and Ordered to Fort Shafter, Hawaiian Islands.

Washington, March 5-Franz J. Feinler, a chaplain in the regular army, with the rank of captain, at tached to the 18th infantry, has been brought back from France by the military authorities and transferred tc Fort Shafter, in the Hawaiian Islands, on account of his suspected pro- German views. It is understood that he was ordered to return by General Pershing at the same time that Captain David A. Henkes of the 16th infantry, who wanted to resign from the army rather than fight Ger man soldiers, was sent back to the
 United States by General Pershing. Captain Henkes was tried recently at Governors Island and sentenced to dismissal from the army and twenty-five years imprisonmen at Fort LeavenWorth, Kan. Chaplain Feinler was not placed on trial, it vas learned last night because his suspected prO-German tendencies were of a considerably milder form
 than those of Captain Henkes. It
 was asserted in the best-informed l quarters this evening that there was nothing upon which there could be ! based an order for the trial of Chap l lain Feinler. The military authori- 1 ties took the ground that it was wise, ' out of abundant caution, to transfer , him from France to Honolulu, in jus ! tice both to the government and to ! himself
 Chaplain Feinler was born in Ger
 many March 28, 1871. He was ap-
 pointed a chaplain in the army from South Dakota on Feb. 16, 1909, and | accepted the appointment on Feb. 25 1 following. He was assigned to the 1 First Infantry the next month serv- l ing with it until Dec. 27, 1912, when 1 he was transferred to the 18th in ] fantry. On Dec. 29, 1914, he was 1 placed on the unassigned list and was | sent to Japan on detached duty. Un- 1 til the United States entered the war
 last year he was at Tokio, his ad- l dress being in care of the American l military attache there.
 NEW YORK WOMEN AT PODES.
 New York, March 5-Being cogniz-
 ant of the fact that their votes might
 decide not only the fortune of the
 candidates concerned but the politi- cal complexion of congress as we'll, l women of New York city congress sionaI district for the first time parti-
 cipated in the election of successors to four dem mocratic representatives from these districts who have re- I signed their seats in the house. At
 noon it was indicated the women were
 polling a heavy vote, more so than
 the men proportional tely.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-05
LOSE.

LOST-A silver bar pin set with three
 circles of rhinestones between St Joseph's church and Myrtle street Saturday night. Reward if returned
 to Herald Office. 3-4-2d
New Britain herald., 1918-03-05
TO HEN7.
TO RENT
 Store for cOmmer- cial use in Herald Bldg. Frontage 67 Church street. Heat furnished. Apply
 Herald Pub. Co.

TO RENT-6 room tenement, all inn proVementss IT minutes from cen- ter. Address Box 11XN, Herald.
 3-5-6-9
New Britain herald., 1918-03-05

Have you lost a sum Of money? Glasses, Pins and Rings are found in surprising quantities and turned in at the Herald. Your money will surely remain in the finders hands if he does not know who lost it.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-05
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Bottom dump cart and
 a set of double harness. James DuFkee, berlln- 3-5-6d
New Britain herald., 1918-03-05

FOR SALE-Dining room table and four chairs Also morris chair. Can be seen at 40 Black Rock avenue. 3rd floor. 5-5-1dx
New Britain herald., 1918-03-05

FOR SALE-1917 wire wheel Hud- son speedster. Run very little, cord
 tires. Bargain, Williams Auto Co.,.
 Zoi Film street 3-5-5d
New Britain herald., 1918-03-05

FOR SALE-Soda fountain, few car honators and all kinds of store fix
 lures, also store ice boxes Second hand furniture. D. Fcrmaglich,
 491 Main street 3-4-3dX
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
APPEAL OF REALTY
co. is DISMISSED
Board of Civil Authority Upholds Brat
tleboro Listers in Taxing Pulp
Wood Doomed in West River.

BY vote of I to ) the board of civil
authority yesterday dismissed the ap-
peal of the American Realty Co, from
the action Of the Brattleboro listers III
setting 600 cords of pulp wood into
the taxable property list. The property
was assessed at $40 a cord, which would
make the tax something over $500.
The Realty Co. cuts large quantities
of pulp wood each winter in this eoun-
ty and floats it down to the mouth of
West River. where it is doomed until
spring and then fioated down the Con
nectieut to a rossing mill on the New
Hampshire side in Hinsdale.
On April /, the day for property to
be listed, there were 900 cords of this
wood doomed at the mouth of West
| River, and the listers listed it for tax
| alton. The Realty Co. appealed on the
ground that it was in transit in inter
| state commerce. The town held that
| transit in interstate commerce did moi
begin until the boom was opened and
| the wood started for the New Hamp
shire mill
Attorney Harold f. Whitney ap
peared for the Realty Co, and he prob
ably will ask to have the matter heare
by commission appointed by the stat,
tax commissioner. Attorney Arthur p
Carpenter appeared for the town. Sc
lectman A. E Merrill was chairman O
the meeting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
FORMER LOCAL MAN
AMONG THE INJURED
John E. Fitzsimmons Hurt in Fatal
Train Collision-Married Miss
Katherine Leahy-Tn Hospital.

In the collision between a passenger
train and work engine on the Central
Vermont railroad between Winooski and
Burlington in which nine persons We're
killed or fatally hurt, John +. Fitzsim-
mons, formerly employed by the Central
Vermont railroad in Brattleboro, was in
lured, and was taken to the hospital. 1t
is expected that he will recover. Mr..
FitZsimmons married Miss Katherine
Leahy of this town and they have four
children. Mrs. Fitzsimmons telephoned
here last evening that while he was bad
ly bruised no bones were broken. He is
employed as foreman of the Central Yer
mont roundhouse at Burlington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
"a MORE REGISTER
IN BRATTLEBORO
Young Men Who Have Become 81 the
Past Year Increase County List 122
With Six Towns Not Reporting.

With reports from six towns missing
the records of registrations in Windham
county yesterday of all young men who
have become 2l years old since June ),
1917, show that the draft list of the
county has been increased by l22 names.
The towns not yet heard from are
Athens, Dummerston. Grafton, Jamaica,
Somerset and Windham. A complete
list of registrants will be published
within a few days, together with their
draft numbers. Following are the names
of the "a registering from Brattleboro:
Wilfred j. Miner, Benjamin +. Jenni-
son, Charles II. T. Brockington, Paul l..
Richardson, Hazen Z. Stockwell, Harold
j. Chandler, Alfred Mathew Peterson,
Fred l.. Fisher, Perley p. Plante, Joseph
Brouillette, jr., Alonzo L. Page, Henry III.
NJ Bond, Lauren f. c. Clark, Harry j.
Day, Grey f. GODDARD, Leslie W. Dimes,
Raymond l.. Angler, Ralph c. Root, Alvin
I. Boman, Albert c. Wrisley, Harold A.
Shea, Edmund J. Haus, Edward c. Har-
rington, Paul c. Estey. Raymond F.
Thomas, Warren B. Perry. Marshall H.
Hubbard Merrill H. Hamilton, Julius c.
| Hall, Richard C. Gallup, Paul Arakal
Dosilya Martel, George p Turcotte
Stanley A. Wilson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
Odd Fellows Temple

Thursday, June Irregular meeting of
Oasis Encampment, No. .. Work: Il. r.
degree. A good attendance is especially
desired
Sunday, June ., 2 p. IN. Dennis Re
bekah lodge will unite with the odd Eel
lows in memorial services TO be followed
by decorating the graves of deceased sis
ters. Please wear badges.
All Odd Fellows are requested to meet
ut the temple Sunday, June 9, at .
p. M. 10 attend memorial services and
then march TO the cemetery to decorate
the graves of departed members. Please
bring white gloves.
All ehevaliefs are requested TO meet
al Odd Fellows temple Sunday at 1.3C
for Memorial exercises. Please make
special effort 10 be present.
Rebekahs knitting squares for the see
ond afghan are asked to send them to ,
Brook street as soon as possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
POMONA GRANGE PROGRAM.
Sessions with Vermont Grange il
Wardsboro Wednesday, June IL.

Windham county Pomona Grange
will meet at Wardsboro with Vermont
Grange Wednesday, June II. Following
is the program:
Morning session at 1915 clock
Song by Grange; business meeting
working of the 5th degree; question,
How can one man do the work of two
Speakers, j. f. Gleason, Henry Will
son, o. " Heffion, w. S. Allen; song,
Old Glord, by ALL
Dinner at II clock. Every member
is requested to bring food in keeping
with the usual war dinner.
Afternoon session at 2 o'clock, te
which the public is cordially invited
Address of welcome, DR.. o. V Heffion
response, Pomona Master Fred Smith
] song, by Grange; instrumental music
| Sylvia Kidder; reading; song, Edit
| Kidder; Red Cross play by school; in
| strumental music, Sylvia Kidder; reel
tation, Beryl Hefflon; reading; it i
hoped to secure a speaker on Red Cros
work for brief talk; remarks by o. V
Hefflon; question, Which line Of worl
most needs strengthening in our loea
Grange, financial, legislative, social o
educational? Speakers, G. B. Whitney
f. L. Osgood, Mrs. Lena Dewitt, Mrs
j Cherrie, Fred Smith; flag drill b
school; closing song, America, by all.
i From to there will be ban
concert. lee cream will be served, fo
lowed by an. illustrated lecture by Prs
: fessor G. X. Cherrie on South Americ:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
WEST NORTHFIELD, MASS

Mrs. Charles Church is visiting friends
in Westminster.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Stark and children
spent Sunday in Bernardston with her
people.
Mrs. f. f. Stratton and Miss Ida of
Hinsdale spent Wednesday at F. A..
Adams's.
Miss Mary Donahue and sister, Mrs.
Maurice Cotter, of keene, were calling
in town Tuesday.
Miss Olive Holton visited last week at
Porter Caldwell's in Springfield. Miss
Grace Corse is there studying for a
while.
Mrs. Chauncey Newton and two chill
dren and Miss Ethel We're here for the
| weekend with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Smith.
| Mrs. Howard of Townshend was here
| the last of the week to visit her daugh.
ter and Miss Howard returned home with
her Friday afternoon.
| Mrs. Julia Graves is here for few
ldays. She has rented her bungalow t.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Snow and moved hel
furniture to Greenfield, where she make.
her home with her daughter, Mrs. w. S
| Miller.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
PROTECT APPLE TREES.
Spray Now for Scab and Worm Of Ap-
pies Is the Advice.

BURLINGTON, June 6.-The exten-
sion service of the state agricultural
college has sent out the following warn
ing to the owners of fruit trees:
The heavy rains of the last week have
brought out the grass and the dairymen
are rejoicing. If they keep up, how
ever, the growers of apples and pears
will not be so happy when they see
their fruit covered with scab next sum-
mer. This is the season when the scab
fungus gets in its work and the most
important spraying of the year should
be made right away The petals are
now falling from the trees and in a
few days the codling moth too will be
around laying its eggs in the blossom
end of the young apple. Have the hole
filled up with poison so that when the
young worm starts eating he will get it
The recommendation that is made by
| the extension service for this spraying
is as follows:
Lime sulphur, / gallon to 40 gallon:
of water mixed with 2 10 lbs. of arsen
ate of lead as paste or pounds of pow
der. Drive this spray against the end
of blossom branches. This is the mos
| important of all applications and shoul,
never be omitted.
| The present year is New England
turn for heavy crop of apples an,
pears. To make that crop clean fror
scab and codling moth, the abov
recommendations should be carried on
this week for it must be always remem
bered that wet weather brings seab.
: Do not spray when trees are we
: Spray before rather than after rain,
) possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
REST ROOM TAG
DAY is JUNE.15
Funds Have Reached Low Point
Benefcence of Institution Is
County Wide.

Red tag day will be observed for the
benefit of the Brattleboro rest room next
week Saturday, June 10. The commit
tees in charge of rest room affairs met
Tuesday afternoon and decided this the
readiest and easiest way to raise funds
and give everyone chance to help a
community interest.
For nine years red tag day has been
the rest rooms own way of annually
raising sufficient money to meet ex-
penses in addition to the sale of tea,
coffee, etc, in the room.
Last year, because of the more urgent
calls of Red Cross and other war needs
and generous gifts of money from the
Y. NJ. c. A. auxiliary, Woman's exchange
and other friends the tag day was omit
ted The increase of help required to
run the room and cost of supplies have
run the tag. fund to the low point OF
$6.o4. Therefore it is urgent that the
treasury should be replenished
The rest room was opened II years age
because there was need OF such a waiting
place for the hundreds who come to Brat
tleboro to trade or wait between trains
1T has proven civic necessity and one
has only to note the number of visitors
and the convenience it has proven as 8
safe and gracious friend to the tuition
pupils in the high school to see that it,
beneficence is county wide. Its interest,
demand little help from You.
Further notice of tag day will be pub
| lished next week and the names of sole
itors will be given and streets assigned
to them so each housekeepr. store an,
office will receive call Saturday, Jun,
|
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
UNDER LICENSE ONLY.
Canada Puts the Ban on Many Goods as
Non-Essentials.

OTTAWA, june 6-Sporting goods.
works of art, jewelry. toilet preparations
and certain vegetables and fruits come
within the scope of the order-i council
passed to restrict the importation of lux
uries. The goods enumerated may be
imported only on licenses issued by the
minister of customs on the recommenda-
tion of the war trade board.
The articles classed as non-essentials
in war time include billiard tables and
cues; pleasure boats, skiffs and canoes,
sporting guns and rifles and ammunition
therefor; game bags and cartridge belts
skates; pistols. revolvers and other fire.
arms except for war purposes, and fish
ing rods.
Among fruits are included shelled and
unshelled nuts.
| Automobiles valued at 81 200 and up.
wards, f. o. b. at place of manufacture
are included, as are paintings, photo
graphs and prints. perfumery prepara
tions, manufactures in gold and silver
electric plate and sterling.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
MAIL BY AIR ROUTE.
Service Between New York and Boston
Inaugurated Today.

NEW YORK, June 6.-Experimental
airplane mail service between New York
and Boston was inaugurated this after
noon, when Lieut.. Webb, U. S. A., start
ed on the initial flight from Belmont
Park, l.. /. His journey was expected
to take something less than four hours
if he was not obliged to land en- route.
Lieut.. Webb will make "A return trip
tomorrow, bringing mail from Boston.
For the present he will make flights
daily in either direction on alternate
days if weather conditions are favora-
| BILE.
| Postal officials said today that reg
ular service daily would be arranged II
the experiments proved as successful
as the route between New York anC
Washington. The machine which LEFT
today is equipped with a Liberty
| motor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
HOlstein-Friesian AssOcia-
tiOn Rejects Proposed
Bylaw Change
BRATTLEBORO MAN
WINS BIG VICTORY
ASSOCIATION Also Votes Him Increase in
Salary-Brattleboro vitality Interest
ed in Outcome-Next Meeting in
Philadelphia.

An effort on the part of certain mem
bers of The Holstein- Friesian Association
OF America to oust Frederick L. Hough-
ton OF Brattleboro from the Office OF sec
retary of the association failed yester-
day at the annual meeting of the associa-
tion in Milwaukee, Wis. ATTEMPTS 10
displaee Mr.. Houghton have been made
before, but not of such a determined
character.
In the printed call for the meeting sew
eral changes in the bylaws were pro-
posed, as well as several new bylaws
One OF the proposed amendments read az
follows:
The secretary and superintendent OF
advanced registry shall be elected by the
board OF directors and shall hold Office
during the pleasure OF the board of diree-
tors"
The members heretofore have elected
the secretary, and the proposition 20
place the choice in the hands of the direc-
tors was part OF plan whereby it was
hoped by certain ones whose views as to
certain methods in force do not CORE
spond with those of Mr.. Houghton to Sc
cure the appointment of new secretary
Those heading the opposition began
to secure proxies for the purpose of dom
mating the annual meeting. but when
the movement became generally known
among the members the friends of the
present secretary rallied to his support
and proxies for use in his behalf began
pouring in in large numbers, so that be
fore the meeting opened Mr.. Houghton
and his friends felt sure as to what the
outcome would be.
Having defeated the proposed bylaw
the association not only reelected Mr..
Houghton secretary, but voted him an
increase in salary, which indicates the
sentiment of the majority of the mem
| bers
| The meeting was attended by an un-
usually large number. more than 400
members being present. 1t was voted To
meet next year in Philadelphia
Mr.. Houghton's reelection is for his
25th year, and it insures the retention OF
the office in Brattleboro The secretary's
office gives employment to about loe
persons. Brattleboro was vitally in
terested in the outcome of the contest
The approximate total of members oi
the association is IL. $50.
The latest picture of Mr. Houghton i
published on page in this paper
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06

WASHINGTON, June 6.-News of the
sudden death of Brig. Gen. Niche in
France yesterday came as a shock to-
day in war department and army circles.
He was a brilliant soldier. For a long
time he was chief aide to Gen. Scott,
former chief of staff of the army, and
had accompanied the latter on numerous
missions of Importance. When Gen.
Scott was relieved as chief of staff, Col
Niche was made brigadier general in
the National army and placed in com
mand of the sd infantry brigade com
posed of New York troops at Camp
Nadsworth, S. G. After training his
troops he went at their head to France
He was native of Virginia, and was d
years old.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
Men and Women Stayed
+ with Rear Guard in Re-
treat Near scissors
CARL LYTLE'S LIFE
WAS SACRIFICED
North Brookfield Man, Amid Rain of
Gas Shells, Went into Burning Viii
lage to Rescue Refugees After the
\ Troops Had Come Out.

PARIS, June 6--Ameriean men and
women attached to the American Y. NJ.
G. A. unit with the French troops played
heroic parts in the recent retreat east
and west of Soissons.
Carl Lytle OF North Brookfield, Mass.
is believed to have sacrificed his life. He
is officially reported missing. Amid q
rain of gas shells he went into burning
village to rescue refugees after the troops
had come out He has not been seen
since. He was 33 years old.
Y. NJ c. A. workers stayed with tht
troops during the rear guard lighting
gathering and distributing supplies
| Women workers particularly distn
guished themselves. Several Y. Nj. {. A
men are suffering from gas poisoning ant
shell shots One man was wounded by
shrapnel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

In addition TO Rev. DIR. William r.
Merrill of New York and Rev. DR. Ed
ward Cummings of Boston, who will
speak in the Auditorium at S o'clock to-
night on The Moral Aims of the War.
there will be a brief address by Miss
Mary l.. Gardner of Boston, head of the
bureau of public health nursing service
of the national Red Cross Miss Gardner
presided at health conference in the
Episcopal parish house this morning and
spoke at woman's meeting in the Uni
tartan parish house this afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-06
HUNT SMUGGLERS
WITH CZAR'S GEMS
United States Officials Are Suspected
of Completely in Two Million
Dollar Plot.

NEW YORK, June Ga plot TO
into America the crown jewels
of the dethroned Romanoff dynasty.
stones valued at $2,000,00o, is believed
to have been discovered by United
States customs officials here. Two Unit
ed States officials are under suspicion.
it is announced One is in Russia and
the other arrived at an Atlantic port
recently on a Danish steamship, hur-
ried ''to Washington on official bust
ness. and is now missing.
Two passengers on the vessel, Nladl-
mar Jogelsen and Montefier G. Kahn,
were arraigned before a United States
commissioner in Hoboken. \. j., yester-
day for alleged completely and Were
held in $4,000 bail each for examina.
ton today. Federal agents are said te
have located $l50,000 worth of the
Jewels and to be on the trail of the
others.
When the Danish ship was nearing
American shores federal authorities re
eeived information that the stones ha(
been seized by the bolsheviki and were
| in possession of persons on the vessel
They met the ship before she docke'
and posed as passengers during the res
of the voyage. From several passen
gers, including a woman said to be
Russian countess, the agents receives
clews which led to search of the Ney
York home of the wife of the America
official under suspicion in Russia.
The government is said to have IN
portant witnesses prepared TO testify
The names of the American officials an
of the Russian countess We're Withheld
lpending further inquiry.