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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
IMMENSE LOSSES
UNDER u. S. CONTROL
Reduction of s1Os, 1856 in Operating
Income of 123 Railroads in Pc
Rod of Five Months.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Reduction Of
$lOS. l9G ,s36 in the operating income of 123
of the largest railroads during the first
five months of government control, com
pared with the same period year ago, was
announced today by interstate commerce
commission. In spite of the reduced operat-
ing income, revenue of the roads actually
was larger for the FIVE months this year
than last, and in May, the last of the
five months the roads were beginning to
recover from the paralyzing effects OF
blzzards and embargoes and the operating
income rose to a point nearer last year 5
| figures.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
PERSONAL.

T. A. Austin, mail carrier, resumed his
work yesterday after a vacation of two
weeks.
Miss Eva Averill of Boston is visiting
here with her sister, Mrs. G. E. Gilman
of Bullock street.
Mrs. Ina Macdonald of the Holstein
Friesian association office is spending q
weeks vacation at her home in town.
Miss Hilma Erickson is having two
weeks vacation and is visiting in Spring
field, Mass, with her sister, Mrs. William
c. Schorling.
James Walton, who has been ianito
at the Vermont Wheel club rooms, wen
to Boston yesterday to take position
| in the Parker House. Mrs. Walton wen
with him as far as Springfield, Mass, t
visit her brother.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
OFFICIAL VERIFIERS
EMPLOYED IN BANKS
Large Number of Books Already
Brought in to Comply with Five
Year Verifcation Law.

In compliance with the law large
number of savings deposits books are
being verified at the various banks. The
law requires that all such books shall be
verified once in five years during the
month of July and work was begun yes
terday in the local banks, officials of
whom said today books were coming in
well. The official verifiers who will be
employed at the banks during July are
as follows: Brattleboro Trust company,
Oscar F. Benson; Vermont Savings
bank, w. Fl. Phillips; Brattleboro Saw
ings bank, W. A.. Shumway.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
DIR. w. s. SEVERANCE.
Death in Greenfield of Oldest Physi
clan in Franklin County.

GREENFIELD, Mass, July 2-Dr.
William S. Severance of Greenfield, the
oldest physician in Franklin County,
died this evening after a sickness of
several months.
DIR. William Sidney Severance was
born in Leyden, March "a, 1929. After
attending Goodale academy at Bernard.
ston and Wesleyan academy at Will
braham he was graduated at the Ee
lectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati
in 1852 In 1908 DR.. Severance OBJ
served the 50th anniversary of his mar
| riage to Miss Martha Elizabeth Ly
man of Vernon, Vt, who survives him
A son, Charles D. Severance, also sur
wives. DIR. Severance was an Odd Eel
| low and a Mason.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
ARMED GUARD COMMENDED.
Stood by the Guns Until Their Ship
Went Down Torpedoed.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-For
standing by their guns until their ship
went down Secretary Daniels today
commended members of the naval
armed guard on the United States
ship William Rockefeller, torpedoed
May Is. Seaman Raymond p Burke
of Boston and Arthur j. Mulligan of
Lowell, Mass, were members of the
guard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02

We don't realize how modest the Kaiser
is in his titular pretentions until we learn
the titles of some Of the other potentates
For instance, there's the ruler of Ava, a
small kingdom on the border of Afghanis-
tan, who signs all his DEGREES: 1'Signed
and sealed by the King of Kings, whom
all the world should obey, because he pre-
serves life in all human beings, because he
regulates the seasons, because he is the
father of the sun, and because he is the
king of the "a umbrellas. Z
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
PRINTING LIBERTY BONDS.
Supply Will Be Ready When Campaign
Is Started in October.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The fourth
Liberty loan bonds are now being
turned out by the thousands daily from
the government engraving plant, in
preparation for the fourth loan cam
paign in October. Three shifts of
workmen, including many women and
girls, are employed, and the director
of the bureau of printing and engrav-
ing has promised to furnish full
supply of bonds by the time the cam
paign opens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
WILL RAISE FLAG
TOMORROW EVENING
Employees of American Realty Co. In
vite Public to Liscom Farm-Pro-
gram to Include Speaking.

A patriotic celebration and flag raising
will take place tomorrow evening at tie
American Realty Co.'S rossing mill on the
New Hampshire side of the river, and the
public is invited to attend.
The mill is located on the Liscom farm
and is the first destination of the pulp
logs which are being fioated down the
Connecticut river
Employees there have raised money and
secured a flag, and today a fiagpole is be-
ing set. Tomorrow evening at 7 p'clocl,
the flag will be raised and this feature
will be followed by patriotic speaking.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
MEXICAN BANDITS
KILL AMERICANS
Four Men with Mexican Gulf Oil Com
pany's Payroll Shot Down Sat
urday Near Tampico.

HOUSTON, Texas, July 2,-Four Amer
lean citizens were shot and killed by Mex
lean bandits near Tampieo. Mexico, last
Saturday while carrying the payroll of the
Mexican Gulf Oil company, according to
advces to the company's general offices
here
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Between 60 and 20 Killed in English
Shell Filling Factory.

LONDON, July 2.-An explosion oc-
cured in the National Shell filling fac
tory in the Midlands on Monday night,
it was officially announced today. Be
tween go and 20 persons lost their lives.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Another
quiet day along the American front was
reported by Gen. Pershing today in his
communiquc yesterday, sent before
the successful operation last night west
of Chateau Thierry described in the
press dispatches. An American aviator
shot down an enemy machine in the
Toul region
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
BIG COTTON CROP.
Indications That 1t Will Be the Third
Largest Ever Grown.

WASHINGTON, July "A huge cot
ton crop is in prospect this year. The
department of agriculture today fore
casted the. production of 15,325,6 600
equivalent 500pound bales. A crop of
that size would be the third largest ever
grown.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02

French scientists have decided that
carrier pigeons are Influenced by mag
netism, and that with the growth Of wire
less telegaphy much less dependency
can be placed on them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02

The trees and shrubs which produce
some sort of rubber are said to grow in
a narrow belt round the world, within
five degrees north and south Of the
equator.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
STIFF SENTENCE.
Private Absent Without Leave, Who
Stole Motorcycle, Gets 10 Years.

AVER, Mass, July 2.-For being alb
sent without leave and stealing a motor
cycle Private Horace f. Cote of Orange,
an engineer at Camp Devens, today was
sentenced to 10 years at Atlanta. 1t
was brought out at his trial that he stole
the motorcycle at Claremont, N. H., on
April 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02

LONDON, duly 2.-German troops
last night, after a strong bombardment
attacked northwest of Albert and north
of the Somme, in an attempt to regain
the positions lost to the British on
Sunday night, succeeded in gaining
footing in one of the British trenches,
the war Office announces but elsewhere
were repulsed with loss.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02

Sir James Dewar, the famous English
scientist, amused London by exhibiting a
soap bubble which has lasted month.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
THE WEATHER.
Partly Cloudy Tonight. Wednesday
Fair. Moderate Shifting Winds.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The wealth
err forecast: Partly cloudy tonight.
Wednesday fair. Moderate shifting
winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
First Baptist Church

Tuesday. go p. m.-Christian Endeavor
meeting Topic. The Power of the Cross
in Africa. Acts $4,000. The meeting will
be in charge Of the missionary committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02

The man who leads double life is not
necessarily the one who does two mems
work
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02

PARIS, July 2.-The village Of Vaux,
west Of Chateau Thicrry and the heights
10 the west of Vaux, were captured last
night by American troops in an opera
tion on the Marne front carried out in
conjunction with the French the war
Office announces today. More than 800
prisoners, including five officers, were
captured in this section.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
Captured Village of Vaux
i'm Brilliant Operation
During the Night
, FRENCH AIDED IN
MAKING THE ATTACK

Number of Dead in Plain View Indi-
Gates That the German Losses Were
Severe-Machine Guns and Other
Equipment Secured.
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
ON THE MARINE FRONT, by The As
sociated Press, July 2.-In brilliant
operation, after hard fighting, Amcri-
can troops on this front last night cap
ttired the village Of Vaux together with
a large slice of the Paris-Terrace high
way west of Chateau Thierry and two
patches Of wooded land. The Ameri-
cans took 275 German prisoners, in
cluding five officers, and captured a
quantity of machine guns and other
equipment
In the Vaux region the Americans
took the Germans completely by sur
prise. Most of the prisoners were taken
out of cellars and dug-outs. How many
Germans were killed, of course, is un-
known. but from the number of dead
in plain view at various places the to-
tai must have been considerable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
Red Mems S Hall

Tuesday, July 2, s p. injecting of
the NJ w. A.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
Some Punkins.

July 2, 1918.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-30

Isabella, a Connecticut corporataion, has lost its suit against the National Order of Isabella, a New York coz poration, an action in which the Con- nectieat body sought to restrain the New York organization from using the name Daughters of Isabella" as part of it's corporate name or ia carrying on it's corporation business
 The Connecticut corporation claim cd 1t had a prior and exclusive right to the use of the name or the words, Daughters of Isabella.'' The New York corporation denied the claim, and the .L<lited States district court finds it to be a prior corporporation in date of incorporation and as the New York corporation centended it established subordinate branches and uses the name in all states where i1 has subordinate branches outside of tha state of Connecticut.
 The National Circle, Daughters of Isabella, had sixty three lodges located in different states. and with lodges in New Haven, New Britain, Meriden, Wallingford, Naugatuck and Water bury, this state. The New York cor peration had a trife over 800 lodges. Among the lodges in this state were those located in Hartford Naugatrck Ansenia, New Britain, Waterbury Winsted, Derby, Greenwich, Bridge port, Meriden, Stamford. Norwalk Middletown, Milford and Ridgefield.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-30

cn my bed and woke me up. I turned my flash on and when saw this great big rat l certainly screamed Ecerv- enc woke up, wondering wha. was the matter and the boys are all asking me now about my playful hedfeilow.
 Across the road is a big charfed wall and what was formerly 3 German hos pital is now a mass of ruins. The Germans did great deal of damage before they left; every city hall nas been ruined and 1t was a pathetic sight as we rode along and saw churches, every one the target of 8 German shell. ] came up last Friday morning with the first operating team. We arrived here ar Ii o'clock and stiail never forget how cold and rainy it was. We hurried arouEd and set the place up and started to oper- ate at t2 o'clock noon. kept oh my wool cap, and under my operating 2 gown had on thick jersey dress, a heaTy sweater and scarf and wool init tsns. It certainly was cold and won dered if Pd ever be warm again. We worked until 7.30 ?. n1 at night and ] was in bed already for q ga6d sleep when the ambulance cana for four purses. l got up and we operated all night and all the next day. How good IL mdkeS A Slrl Ieel over here when she is working hard. We seem to be side by side with the boys and oven though we know we can never do tine work that they are doing, it's fine to he able to help. The surgeons are very laHd to them all and work un- ceasing1y to fix them up. Out of the | first seventy five boys we have lost three cases. They were all very bad cases, and it's worth working day and
 night for if we can send them back
 whole, to their mothers.
 l love this work so much and won der how I'm going to do any other kind when I get home. I love thif
 cnn1p life and feel so well. If.you ever
 saw us around the fire at meal times
 eating out in the open and enjoyins
 everything so much (except the ole house we live in. and we should mol complain because our boys sleep ir the open and would appreciate thi:
 rco1 over their heads very much),
 My time will be very limited nov for writing letters and you'll appre.
 ciate this one all the more when yo,
 know that instead of having bath
 wrote this letter. My clothes are tticI with mud but it's waste of time t( brush them for they would ;nna
 diately become covered with fnus again.
 Lovingly,
 1 GRACE.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-30
CREENEVlLLE

Private Thomas Brady oe Camp Dcv- ems, Mass, Is spending few days with his relatives in the village.
 David Ryan of the Submarine Base is spending a few days at his parents home on Seventh street.
 John Murphy has returned from Boston, after spending the holidays there.
 Everett Benjamin of Preston City was a caller in the village Friday.
 Miss Beatrice Boyd of the Connecti- cut college and her friend. Miss Mary Augustine of Middletowp, spent the holiday at the home of Miss Boyd on North Main street.
 Miss Catherine Neibert ia spending the weeit end with relatives in Wor- cester, Mass.
 John Hall Reed has returned from Boston after spending the holiday there.
 The Social club of Tenth street held monthly meeting in tife3r club room Friday evening at 7.a0 A iafze number were present and they voted on the admittance af new members. Other business Of importance was transact cd.
 Many people in the village received mail from the boys lover fhere.'' Ali PA NAaShA NOiC &AlNlCll DClO.S HE dI1lllS- uce was signed. They seemed to be fHl in tie best Of heaiti. and say it won't be loRs before the war is oyer.
 Michael MeDerm0tt has returned after spending few days in New Bedford, Mass.
 William J. Delaney of Oakridse street Is in receipt of a, letter from his brother, Corporal Thomas IT. Delaney. written in a hospital somewhere in France. Corporal Delaney enlisted in September, 1917, at Mantle. The fol- lowing week he left for Halifax and rom there he went oxetseas, Since that time he has seen considerable &C., two serytce. He has been over the top several times. but describes his last battle as the worst he has been in. During this battle they wore without hot food and drink for two weeks. They had to drink water from shell holes as they were so short of water. Corporal Delaney was wounded an October 2Sth, r'teiving a scalp wound caused from a machine gun bullet. through his helmet and atso was rass- ed. He had been in the hospital for ten days and was recovering rapidly. He expects to be back with his com : pany the 102ud 2iachtne Gun Battalion in a few weekg.
 Rev. WaIlses $. Bosrsman of Yer eennes, Vt. will occupy the pulpit at the Federated church Sunday morn ing and evening,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-30
CORONER TAKES TESTIMONY
 IN GROToN SHOOTING

coroner FFanki1n Ii. Hf0WQ was III Groton and New London all day Fri day, conducting an eXan1inati ton into the killing of Giuseppe Jeremia by Giocomo Searagiia on Thursday night in the bunk house of the National En- gineering Co. on the farm of the Gro ton Iron Works at Groten.
 An autopsy on the body of Jeremia was performed under the direction of the coroner who also examined four of five witnesses, among whom was Antonio Mariana who was shot in the foot by. Searaglia- .
 In his flight Searagiia threw his weapon away but it was found and is i'll the custody of Coroner Brown. Searaglia is i'll jail in New London, awaiting the finding by the coroner. Jeremia was o4 years old and leaves a wife and two children in Providence. Searaglia is B years old and has . wife and several children in Boston. The men who are Italian IaboreFs employed by the National Engineering Co, in erecting houses for the Groton Iron Works, ~ere in their bunk house shortly when the row which resulted 1 in the shooting was begun. Jerenlia was hanging up clothes which he had just washed in front of the stove, when he remarked to Searaglia. who had uSEH 1l4Ofe UT ISsS usluSE tflE 1Huu6HCC of liquor all day: "Ain't you going to hitter remarked with an angry None 1 of your ----- business"
 One word led to another and soon 1 the two men were engaged in a quar- l rel which finally led to blows. Seara- 1 giia hit Jeremia on the jaw and there l was a lively excllasge Of blows. Fi- 1 nally Seargalia whipped out the re- volver and fired a shot at Jerenia
 which took effect in the abdomen. When the GF,a1rel broke out there : were three or four other men in the 1 bunk house, including Mariana. whe was standing by during the exchange shot Mariana was standing betweef the two men and nttte to one side i After the first shot was fired he grab bed Sesraglia's arTn and in pushing il down to defect a second shot. the re- l Voiver went off and the bullet struck | Mariana in the foot.
 ] Having fired the two shots. Seara. glia took flight outdoors and Jeremia with bullet wound in the abdomen pursued and overlook him in a recrea, ton house nearby the seane of. ths shooting. Jerernia succeeded in over towering Searagiia. until three, or fou, DlHSE lQSH LJpA HUI lEilQ Is1StQSG etil' held him until the arrival Of the al' ithorities.
 Tn the meantime Jerernia who ha4 been losing large quantities of blood
 weakened. The men in the recreation thouse, unaware that Jerentia- had beei
 shot and was wounded, inquired Wha
 1.-the trouble was and JererHia, in veal
 voice, said: "fIe shot me-" pointed t: the prisoner and then collapsed on thu
 floor.
 Realizing his serious condition, tft
 men summoned Charles Twiss, 2 jitne.
 driver, and Jerenlia, was rushed to tn
 office of Medical Examiner F. "
 ITewes in Thames street. 4 calrsor,
 examination showed the physician
 that the man was badly wounded aas
 lafter administering an hypedefTnic, or
 dered his removal immediately te tn
 Lawrence hospital in New London
 Jerelaia died. however. before the hos
 pitai was reached.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-30
EVENTS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO

coming iaelns.. Hilarity will reign tri- urnphantly behind tic snorting ltco- motives which head for the parental roof tree and the family turkey, plum pudding and pumpkin pies.
 In the II. $. circuit court at Hartford tte case of tAe Norwich snd New York transportation company vs. the Vest ern insurance Company came up on q motion for new trial, The motion was denied and tho vef6ift for the plaintiffs previously rendered was sus- tained.
 Nov. ss. 1868: The fhree eeInznfs-
 sieners appointed by the governor of the stato to whnn is iHtrussed the af-
 fairs of the Mohegan tribe have re
 gently erected new school house, drawing therefor from q small slt1
 belonging to the tribe. As the, sum
 was small contFibItion was taken
 by the people of Norwich and New
 London and the nece ssary amount was
 secured. The school wa5 dedicated o:i
 "Wednesday afternoon with appropriate te exercises. F. B. Jennings ef New Lon . don made the dedicatory address and
 Gen. Williams of Norwich was another speaker.
 The ball of Niagara Engtns Com;
 pany No. 2. was a pleasant affair and was well attended.
 Nov, 27, 1888: There was no Bulle- tin published on this date owing to the Thanksgiving holiday. Nov. 2S, l8sS: The weather on Thanksgiving day was wet and dreafy but late in the afternoon it cleared Iup. There were scFvitrs in all of the churches which were well attended ifi suite of the bad weather In the eve hing there WAS a number of the usual Thanksgiving boafires and stacks oi I'barreis and boxes that the boys had
 boarded for the last month were brought forth from their hiding places and thrown on the fires.
 The following lucid adveftisemeni
 appears in an exchange. It is al about book store and informs the public when t will be open. See; Second floor of -------- block will us- ually until further notice from 10 a m. to 12 and from 1.So to 4.S9 ?. III. every week day except stormy days 1 and some Tuesdays. and after P. m Saturdays.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-30
LODGE NOTES

The Norwich lodge oe Eiks will hold a pTivate memorial at the Elks' home on Sunday afternoon. Heretofore the services have been public and have been held at the. Davis theatre, but this year they will Nbe attended only by members Of the lodge. James J. Hayes is to deliver the memorial address and Rev. ". H. Kentucky. will be chaplain. The program follows Elks' orchestra; Funeral March, Norwich lodge, No. 4so, E. F, o. F., James J. Casey. exalted ruler; invocation, Rev. William H. Kennedy; solo, Lead, Kindly Light, Newman, Miss Mac An sell: orchestra; solo, Open the Gates of the Temple, Knapp, Al Craig Tay- for; address. Bro. James F. Hayes, F. D, R.. Norwich lodge. No. 4So, B. P, 0. U: orchestra; solo Sometime We'll Understand, Cornelius, Mics Mae An sell; orchestra: solo, The Rosary, New ins, Al Craig Taylor; Aud Lang Syne; prayer, Rev. William H. Kennedy iinale, orchestra.
 follows: John A, Brady, initiated April F, 1898, died Nov. 1a. 1917: Leonard II. Bristail, NoY. {, 1909. Dec, l2. 1917: Jutius Futile. oet. 2. l9i3 Jan. 27 1915: William C. smith. Feb, 2l. 1907, Feb. F, 1918; H. I. sinons, May 2i, 1903, Feb. i3, 1918; Gsofge H; psatt July 3. 1911. June 3, 1918: WilliaA H Nicholson. Dee. ?. 1903, June 2s, 1918; Robert Q. Fletcher, Dec ?, 1915, Aug i5, 1918; Newton P. Smith, Aug. ' 1913, Oct. 3, 1918; James T. Ring Dec 4, 1918. Oct. IS, 1918; John J. O'Neil Oct. ,, 1912, Nov, Il, 1918; sIrying E
 Bogue, May {, 1916, Oct 2S, 1918. sIied in service.
 The following is the memorial ser vice conamittee: James Purden John
 |. Gaunihan. James E. Mec'crn1ick Lawrence E. Millea, Thomas H. Craw-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-30
FRANKLIN SCHOOL HAS
 THANKSGIVING PROGRAMME

Tie following Thanksgiving pro- sramme was rendered Wednesday af- teFnoon, Nov. 27. in District No. ?, Franklin, Miss Blanche V. Smith, teacher: Salute to the lag, school; song, The Bugley, school; song, Star spangled Banner. school; poem, Wood man Spare That Tree. John Kahn; reading, Thanksgiving, August Mil- Ter; composition, The Pilgrims, kath- erine Miller. poem. The Wind, James Kahn; joem. The Landing Of The PiI- grim Fathers. Katherine Miller; read ing, Why the Pilgrims Came to Amer iea, Ruth Hansen; song, The Breaking Waves Dashed High, school; story, The Pilgrims, grade four; poem, Wal ter Miller: facts on the Pilgrims, school: song. Thanksgiving, school; song, My Own Native Land, school.
 Visitors were present and an enjoy able time followed the programme. \ lunch of apples, popcorn and waters were served.