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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
UNREST IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Enemy Agencies Stir Up Trouble Among
Whites and Natives.

PRETORIA, July 5.-President Botha
of the Union of South Africa has is
sued statement showing that serious
unrest exists in South Africa. South
police and military measures are be-
ing taken to cope with the situation.
President Botha said that had not
prompt and effective military measures
been taken the situation would have
eliminated in grave disturbance and
probably serious loss of life. The state
ment continues:
'fThere is good reason for suspecting
that enemy agencies are at work in this
country and that they are intriguing to
stir up strikes, not only among Euro
peans, but also among the natives, and
no means or matters are deemed despiea-
BILE enough so long as they can attain
their object -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
GIRL OF 3 YEARS
SERIOUSLY BURNED
Daphne Parsons of Forest Street Play
ing with Sparklers When Clothing
Took Fire-Will Recover.

Daphne Parsons, 3 years old, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Parsons of 80 For
est street, was burned seriously about I
O'Clock last night, her clothing catching
fire near the waist. Children who were at
play with her say the fire was caused by
sparkler, although sparklers are supposed
to be harmless. Large sections of the up
per part of her body were burned so that
the skin came off. Part of her hair was
burned off and her hands were burned.
DR.. Harry p Greene was summoned, and
he says the child probably will recover.
The little girl is somewhat better today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
ALL WAS SERENE
OVER THE FOURTH
Brief Period at Beginning of Day Must
Be Excepted, However-Fire Alarm,
Bonfire and Franks.

Calmness and serenity pervaded this
village all through the Fourth, except
for period at the beginning, from mid
night Wednesday night until about
a. m. The streets were deserted and
there was scarcely fire-cracker or tor
pedo to break the stiffness that was no
ticeable everywhere. Many went to
West Brattleboro to attend the eelebra-
tion there, hundreds We're away in auto
mobiles, others sought the murmur of
the wooded streams. and some. remained
in the seclusion of their own homes.
The fine weather drew large number
to the Country club and the golf course
was well populated both morning and
afternoon. Several parties lunched at
the club cafe at noon and between and
Il in the evening a table dhote supper
was served to about 40 members and
guests. The evening was spent infor-
mally, a large measure of its enjoyment
being due to the piano playing of Frank
NJ. Cram
Small boys, larger boys and grown ups
ushered in the day with the usual din
on the principal streets, and big sheet
iron tank hauled through the streets and
over the pavements by chain attached
to an automobile contributed to the
noisy demonstration. Promptly at u
the perennial bonfire was started at the
junction of Main and Elliot streets.
which blazed high and consumed an an
cient buggy, oil barrels. boxes. ct cetera
About l.30 o'clock the fire alarm, for
which everybody had been waiting, came
IN from box "a, at the corner of Canal,
Clark and Elm streets, and the depart
ment responded, although all felt that
it was false alarm which proved to be
the case. The janitor of the Canal street
school building saw number of boys run
and one of them jumped over fence and
prostrated himself in the grass An Off
Ger was informed and took the boy in
tow, but he denied having any connec-
tion with the fire alarm.
The cannon balls on the common were
rolled down the bank on to the Retreat
grounds, debris was piled ON the street
railroad track, the bell in the old No. 6
hose house was rung and few other
pranks were committed, but no special
damage was done
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
FINED FOR FISHING
WITHOUT LICENSE
Fred NJ Fletcher Enters Plea of Guilty
Placed on Probation and Part
of Fine Remitted.

Fred NJ. Fletcher, formerly employed
on the street railroad, but who now is
employed in Greenfield, Mass, was in
the municipal court this forenoon and
before Acting Judge c. N. Miller he
pleaded guilty to the charge of fishing
without a license. He was found fishing
on the Eddy meadows below Broad
brook yesterday by County Fish and
Game Warden E. H. Metcalf
On his plea of guilty Fletcher was
fined S25 and costs of 1925, but on ac-
count of extenuating circumstances SIS
of the fine was remitted and Fletcher
paid the balance and was put on proba-
tion for six months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
CAPT. ELLIOTT DEAD.
Was One of Liberty Day Speakers in
Brattleboro April 26.

Capt. Frank H. Elicit, formerly of
the 26th New Brunswick Battalion,
who was invalided home last year after
sustaining she'll shock at the Somme,
died in st. Johns, New Brunswick, Tues
day of pleurisy. He came to the Unit
ed States after his return from France
and assisted in training American Of
ficers. He was 80 years old.
Capt. Elliott was one of the speakers
in front of the Hooker house in Brat
tlebero on Friday, April 20, following
the Liberty day parade. He was the
one who held in his hand an 18-pound
shell about Is inches long and two and
a half inches in diameter and said that
a $50 Liberty bond would buy two of
them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
Demand Increase in Wages
of 55 Per Cent and Abolish
ment of Premiums
AVERAGE BETWEEN
S25 AND $50 A WEEK
Those Who Cannot Work Fast Do Not
Get Much Benefit from Premiums and
Want Flat Rate for Everyone-Mills
on Government Contracts.

LAWRENCE, Mass, July 5.-Over 500
weavers of the Washington mills of the
American Woolen company today joined
about 800 weavers of the Wood mill of the
same company in strike for an increase
IN wages of 50 per cent and the abolish
ment of the premium system
The weavers now average between S25
and $50 per week and this is increased by
the premium. Those who cannot work as
fast as others and therefore do not benefit
as much by the premium want fat rate
for everyone. Both mills are working on
government contracts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
NORwAY'S GREAT LOSS.
Total to Date Is 842 Vessels and 1.747
Men from Submarine Attacks.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Inerease in
the monthly losses of the Norwegian
shipping due to German submarine ac-
tivities during June was reported to the
Norwegian legation here today from
the Christiania foreign office. Twenty
Norwegian vessels of various types to-
falling 26,S33 tons were sunk during the
month and 81 men were lost. June sink
ings bring Norway S total losses to S42
vessels. One thousand seven hundred
and fourty-seyen men were lost.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
sIxTy-FoUR VESSELS.
Many Launchings from American
Yards in the Present Month.

PHILADELPHIA, July 5.-Reports
received by the Emergency Fleet
corporation up to early today of the
first of July launehings of Ameri-
can ships showed that 64 vessels, ag-
gregating 34S, ,564 dead weight tons,
have taken their initial plunge at
shipyards throughout the country.
Thirty-nine were of steel and 25 of
wood
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
KUKOSKI DECORATED.
Charged a German Gun Single Handed
and Captured Entire Crew.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, July 4, by The Associated
Press.-For capturing German gun and
its crew single handed Private John
Kuksski has been awarded the distin-
guished service cross Gen Pershing
wrote him as follows: Il have just heard
of your splendid conduct on June when
you alone charged a gun and captured it
and its crew together with an officer. |
have awarded you the distinguished
service cross and congratulate you"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
SOLDIERS EXECUTED.
Three Negroes Who Assaulted White
Girl Pay the Death Penalty.

CAMP DODGE, Ia, July 5.-Three
Negro soldiers convicted by court mar
tial of assaulting a 17-year-old white
girl on the cantonment grounds on the
night Of May "a were hung here today
with virtually the entire division wit
Messing the execution.
The three traps were sprung simulta-
neously. The Negroes marched to the scat
fold singing God Have Mercy on Ny
Soul Two of the soldiers We're declared
by military police officials to have con-
fessed their complete guilt.
A lot of fools have a right to boast
that they are self made.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
CASUALTY LIST SMALL.
Only Twenty-Three Names in the Off
cial Announcement.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The army cas-
ualty list today contains % names divided
as follows; Killed in action. five; died of
wounds, seven: died of accident and other
causes, one; died of disease, two; wound
ed severely, three missing in action, five.
New England names include
Killed in action, Private Roswell p.
Sleeves, Derby, Conn.
Died Of wounds, Corporal Leon A. Bar.
ibault, Springfield. Mass.
Missing in action, Private Willis +,
Snowman, Blue Hill Me.
Prisoner previously reported missing
Private John L. Whalen Roshndale, Mass
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Thursday, July l. by The
Associated Press---The Fourth Of July
was an unusually quiet day in the nor
mally inactive sectors occupied by
American troops from the Wocvre to
the Swiss border. Even the artillery
and air services were less busy than
usual, cloudy weather and poor visibil-
ity hamperng them.
Acts of gallantry in the fighting on
the Chateau Thierry sector have been
recompensed by Gen. Pershing with
the award Of the distinguished service
cross to 32 officers and enlisted men Of
the marine corps.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
THREE BILLION
DOLLAR BILL SIGNED
President Attaches Sigma
ture to Sundries Civil Ap-
preparation Measure
PERMANENT NAVY
AGAIN INCREASED
Personnel to Include $1,000, with
$4,000 Additional for the Year-Ship-
building Program for the Coming
Year Is Included.

WASHINGTON July 5.-President
Wilson has signed the three billion dollar
shndries civil appropriation bin providing
for government expenses, including the
shipbuilding program during the coming
year and the naval appropriation bin car
rying 81 600 ,323, 900, and authorizing a per
manent increase of the navy enlisted per-
sonnel to l3l 600 men, with $4,000 addition
al for the year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
GOOD FOR NEWFOUNDLAND.
Raised Two Million Victory Loan in
Only Six Days.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., July 5.-A
S2,000,000 Victory loan which New
foundland was asked to raise in six
weeks was obtained by popular sub
scription in six days and it was an
nOunced today that the amount prob
ably would be doubled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
UniVersaIist Church
Sunday, July T..

Sunday, July z.
1880 q. m.-Divine worship with ser
mon by the pastor. Subject, The
Pure Life. The choir will be as
sisted by Alison Dugan, violin.
1l.15 n. m.-Sunday school session.
300 y. m.-At Vernon, service of
worship, with sermon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
CONSP1RATORS GET
TERMS IN PRISON
-Four Convicted of Scheme to Defraud
in Sale of Stock of the Emerson
Motors Co.

NEW YORK, July 5.-Four men CON
victcd Of conspiracy to defraud investors
in the stock Of the Emerson Motors com
pany received sentences today Nicholas
Field Wilson was sentenced to serve sew
en- years in Atlanta penitentiary; Robert
p. Mathhes to three years and William
Loomis to a year and day Osborne f.
CLANCY was sentenced to one day deten-
tion in the custody of the e. $. marshal
and to pay a fine OF $4,000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
SPRAYER is PRESIDENT.
Columbia Man at Head of National Edu-
cation Association.

PITTSBURG, July 5.-George w.
Sprayer Of Columbia university was to-
day elected president of the National
Education association at the closing ses-
sion of the annual convention.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
MARTINELLI DEAD.
Prefect Was Formerly Papal Delegate
in the United States.

ROME, S-ly 5.-Cardinal Sebastian
Martinelli, project of the Sacred Heart
congregation of rites, and former papal
delegate in the United States, is dead.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
THE WEATHER.
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Saturday
North Winds Becoming Variable.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The wealth
er forecast: Partly cloudy tonight and
Saturday Probably rain on eastern
Maine coast tonight. Moderate north
winds becoming variable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

PARIS, July 5.-French patrol parties
were active last night in many sectors
OF the front from Picardy to Lorraine,
according to today's war Office report.
Prisoners were taken by the numerous
raiding detachmcnts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS,
July 4, by The Associated Press-Five
American aviators attached to Italian
army were decorated with Italian cross
to-day by King Victor Emmanuel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
TO RAISE FREIGHT RATES.
Bay State Railway Company Wants to
Make 25 Per Cent Increase.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The Bay
State Railway company today asked
interstate commerce commission for
permission to increase existing freight
rates % per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
Centre Congregational Church

Tonight 7t5 Regular midwcek meet
ing Of the church. Subject: Present World
Conditions and Christian Unity
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
AGAINST ENTENTE.
Finland Expected to Make Declara-
tion Of War at Any Hour.

STOCKHOLM, JAY 5.-At edi-
torial Offices here a declaration of
war by Finland against the entente
nations is expected at any hour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

An iron ship weighs 81 per cent less
than wooden one of the same dimen-
sons and loaded to the same depth will
carry Is per cent more cargo.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
Red Mems Hall

Friday, July 5, s p. m.-Specal meet
ing of Quonckticut tribe, No. ,, J. o. Il. NJ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
Masonic Temple

Friday evening--Thc Eastern Star
Knitting club viii meet at the home of
Mrs Fremont Hamilton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
Also Get 100 Machine Guns
and Number of Trench
MOrtars in SOmme Area
INACTIVITY IN
AMERICAN SECTOR
Pershing Awards Distinguished Cross
TO 80 oficers and Men Of the Fight.
ing Marines italian King Decorates
u. s. Aviators.

LONDON, July 5.-The Germans
last night delivered counter attack
upon the new position gained by the
British on the Amicns front to the east
of the village Of Hamel The war Of
flee announced today that the enemy
had been repulscd and left prisoners in
the hands of the British. More than
! 800 prisoners were taken by the Brit
ish forces, in yesterday 5 operations
in the Somme area. In addition 100
machine guns nnd a number Of trench
mortars were captured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-06
THE ANSWER.
Speed the day!

Actual figures offered on the loss to
manufacturing concerns, railways, etc,
caused by the hiring and firing
habit are startling. A writer in 'Engi-
neering and Contracting asserts that
the railroads alone have paid as high
as $40,O00,000 annually for the waste
full practic eof labor turnover.
The turnover in factories runs from
so up to 400 per cent. of the total num-
Der of people actually needed for pro-
duction. The railways employ an
nualIy million more men than they
have places to fill, this huge number
of shifting employees representing a
serious handicap and loss in money
and efficiency.
1t costs $40 to replace an unskilled
Iaborer, $500 to replace one skilled
or with special ability. Multiply this
cost by the thousands of changes that
take place in a year in one industry
alonei
Facing such facts, employers are
seriously studying the turnover prob
lem. They are coming to realize that
it's cheaper to train an incompetent
worker to fill his job satisfactorily
than it is to keep on trying out a
series of incompetents until the man
for the job is found.
The problem is of special import
ance in these days when labor is 50
essential to all our progress in win
mig the war. Steady employment is
needed to prevent loss of time and
material and product. For the worker
himself, his family and the community
in which they live, the loss of tbs
constant shifting from job to job is
equally serious, although there is no
means of measuring it, Steady en-
ployment is his key to progress and
self-respect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-06
"OVER THERE"

81 never was happier than | am at
present." writes an American soldier
from the battle front. There is a
novel zip added to life by the daily
risks. One can die only once, and the
chief concern that matters is how, and
not when, you die.
I'VE have got to win this war so that
we may never be tortured again by
the inquisition of modern warfare The
winning of the war becomes a per-
sonal affair to the boys who are fight
ing.
"The world which sits behind the
lines buys extra specials of the daily
papers and eats three square meals a
day, and will never know what this
other world has endured for its safety,
and no man Of this other world will
have the vocabulary in which to tell.
But do not for a moment mistake us.
We are all grimly happy, for it is d
wonderful thing to have been chosen
to sacrifice and perhaps to die that the
world in the future may be made hap
pier and kinder"
That's the way nearly all of our
boys over there feel about the war.
Doesn't it make a comfortable civilian
rather ashamed of the part he is play
ing, if he isn't doing his level best to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-06
HASTE THE DAY!

Senator Hardwick of Georgia,
and Senator Reed, of Missouri,
voted with the Republicans"
That's from yesterdays news dis
patches.
1t is typical of the frequent humil-
iation to which Georgia is subjected
by this little polly-wog politician who
seems loss to all sense of shame
This time he voted against the Sedi-
ton Bill, an act designed to reach
those yellow dogs" who mouth
against the government and give aid
and comfort to the Germans by spread
ing false news and uttering unpatriotic
sentiments.
It is not to be owndered, however.
that Senator Hardwick is opposed to
this BILL since the support he asks,
and, for the most part, has so far re-
ceived, has come from those who are
either within, or barely without the
reaches of the Sedition Law
Thank Heaven, our shame cannot
continue more than ten months longer,
for on and after March the fourth Of
next year, Georgia will be represented
by a junior senator whose loyalty and
patriotism, and whose fidelity to his
constituents will be above reproach
or suspicion.
Speed the day!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-06
IRELAND'S ENEMY.

The Irish situation is well put by
the New York Times
IF Irishmen demand justice, they
must not ask to be privileged from
the imperious duty which men Of their
blood and name here and in Canada
and Great Britain have not shrunk
from. Above all. if Ireland, at this
critical point in the war, shirks, ma
fingers, resists, continues to stand
apart from the last stand of free in
situations, what friends what hopes.
what future not inglorious and de-
spised, can it look for ?
IF Irishmen or Ireland expect any
help, any good offices, from America.
they must help America now. If they
are worthy of freedom. they must fight
for it. If they choose to be in effect
allies of Germany, they are our en-
emies. and they deserve the German
tyranny they invite"
This is plain speech, but the sort of
speech needed in Ireland today The
more soberminded among them realize
that freedom and military service are
now natural partners. They know
that Ireland may have freedom when
ever Ireland herself agrees on the
method. They must see that what
ever measure of freedom they may
gain will slip from their hands unless
they fight for it, and that the enemy
for them to fight is not England. but
Germany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-06
THE GERMAN SYSTEM.

This war;" writes a citizen of
Berkeley Cal, in letter to
newspaper, lis evidence per Sc of
the utter rottenness, inefficiency,
stupidity and unrestrained Grim
lnality of the famous German
government and the failure of it's
equally famous and must boosted
system of education and training.
Germany is far behind the civil
zation of teh world. Of the rights
of others the Germans know moth
ing, and care less. AS citizens
they have been bullied and policed
from infapacy, and each adult
has had his turn at bullying
driving and policing some one
weaker or lower in the scale than
himself AS nation they have
grown UP with the idea, and now
they propose to bully, drive and
police the world"
That sounds rather drastic. But
apply it to the existing situation.
Germany, having made peace
treaty with the new republic of Tx
rainia, is no wseizing the little store
of food possessed by Ukrainian peas
ants and sending it back to Germany
and in order to loot the country, has
placed it under German military rule;
Germany is forcing upon the Russian
government an agreement for ex-
changing war prisoners, by which
Russia is to keep and care for all her
sick and wounded German prisoners
and send able-bodied back to Germany
while Germany herself keeps the able,
bodied Russian prisoners to work il
her war factories and sends the sick
and wounded back to Russia;
Having declared Poland free and in
dependent, Germany is forcing Polish
men of military age into her army, and
Polish women into her factories;
In the invaded part of Italy Ger
man taskmasters ade working the men
women and children literally as agri
cultural slaves;
Tens of thousands of men and wo
men have been taken from Roumania
as black people once were from Africs
and forced into German slavery:
Germany is pitilessly policing
Russia's Baltic provinces, where she
has no governmental rights whatever
| tyrannizing over and Strengthening tn,
population;
Germany is reducing Finland to tn,
same bloody vassalage;
| Germany is bulldozing Holland int
yielding unneutral transportation priv
ileges by holding over her head for
warning the fate of Belgium: and il
threatening free Switzerland will
dire punishment, If she fails to do tn
kaiser's will.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-06

Maj. Wash's restrictions on the sold
iers coming to town too often seem
to indicate that he thinks that the
soldiers are stationed here for bust
ness and not for good tines and soeia!
conquests. Tt is good to meet man
like that occasionally who knows that
the war is on.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-06

The man who plants more things in
his garden than his wife can hoe and
water and the neighbors' chickens can
scratch up is the fellow who stands
around the street corners and tell
what a fine garden he has.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-06

There's some new fund started ev-
cry day The latest is THE Fund to
Purchase Chocolate For Second Lieu
tenants Who Have No Relatives in This
Country" Another is. 1.-THE Fund For
Buying Self-0perating Rolling Chairs
For ConvaIescent Sergeants"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-06

If the persons who ate wheat bis
cults today will send in their names to
The kaiser they will be promptly re-
warded with notes of thanks. They
may even get the Iron Cross.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-06

One of the saddest moments in a
woman's life is when she has a cold
and is So hoarse she cannot fuss or
talk back to her husband.