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standpoint and nothing moro.
SEES A VERY GRAVE OFFENSE

This Is u very grave offense against
our own people but it may be worse
=, oifense against both our allies and
ourselves. America played in the clos
ing months of war q gallant part but
not in any way tho leading part and
she played this part only by acting
in strictest agreement with our allies
and under the joint high command
She should take precisely the same at
titude at the peace conference. We
have lost in this way about $4,000
mon killed and wounded. England
and France have lost about 100000.
Italy and Belgium and the other allies
have doubtless lost 100000 more
or the terrible sacrifice which has
enabled the allies to win tho victory
America has contributed just about
per cent. At the end l personally
believe our Intervention was deci--
sivo, but the combatants were SO
equally matched and were so weaken
ed by the terrible strain that our
men and our enthusiasm and the mil
lion fighting men whom we got to
tho front even although armed sub
stantially with nothing but French
field cannon. tanks, machine guns
and airplanes was decisive in the
scale. But we could render this dc
cisive aid only because for four years
the allies in keeping Germany from
cOnQuering their own countries had
isidcntally kept her from conquer
ing ours.
LET ALLIES IMPOSE
CONDITIONS"
1t Is our business to act with our
allies and TO show ain undivided
front with them against any move
or our late enemies | am no utopian
I understand entirely that there can
be shifting alliances. / understand
entirely that twenty years hence or
thirty years hence we don't know
what combination we may have TO
face. And for this reason [ wish
to sec us preparing our own Strengi Ii
i'll advance and trust to nothing but
our own strength for our own sclf-dc
tense as our permanent policy.
But i'll the present war we have
Won only by standing shoulder to
shoulder with our allies and present
ing an undivided front to the enemy.
1t is our business to show the same
loyalty and good faith at the peace
conference. Let it he clearly under
stood that The American people abso
lutcly stand behind France, England,
Italy, Belgium and the other allies
at the peace conference just as she
has stood with them during the last
eighteen months OF the war. Let
every difference of opinion he settled
among the allies themselves and then
let them impose their common will
on the nations responsible for the mid
cous disaster which has almost wreck
cd mankind
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-07

Mrs. Mamie T.. Wade made Il fly
ing trip to Stone Cliff, Va, last week.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-07

Mr.. James Green's sister from N.
Y, is spending few days in tho
town.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-07
ONLY PART OF TREATY
MAKING POWER

He is President of the United Stat
es. He is a part Of the treaty-making
power; but he is only part. If he
acts in good faith to the American
people. he will not claim on the other
side of tho water any representative
capacity in himself to speak for the
American people. He will say frankly
that his personal leadership has been
repudsated and that he now has mere
ly the divided official leadership
which he shares with the Senate. n
he will in good faith Get in this
way all good citizens in good faith
will support him, just as they will
support the Senate under similar cir
cumstances.
But there isn't the slightest indica
ton that he intends so to act The
most striking manifestation OF his
purpose is that he sent over Mr..
Crecl and sixteen Of his employees,
who are officially announced as "thc
United States official press mission to
the peace conference" and with more
self-sa tisfaction the committee an
nounccs "to interpret tho work Of the
peace conference by keeping up world
! wide propaganda to disseminate
American accomplishments and Amcri
can ideals"
OBJECT OF SEIZURE OF CABLES
| At the same time Mr.. Burleson
selves the cables after the war is
over and when there can be no pos
siblc object except to control the news
in the interest Of President Wilson
as Mr.. Burleson and MI. Creel sec
that interest. The action Of the Crecl
! official press" would really seem
more like an excessively bad joke If
it were mot so serious" But during
the war the administration of ten in
competent to the verge Of impudcnce
in dealing with tho hun within our
gates, showed itself taskmaster in
, building brOwbeating. deceiving and
puzzlfng our own people. It is utter
, ly impossible that the Creel "official
press" and the Burleson-owned cables
can have any other real purpose than
TO make the news sent out from the
peace conference, both to ourselves
our allies and our enemies, what they
desire to have told from their own
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-07

tho current issue of tho Kansas City
Star
PRESIDENT WILSON AND THE
PEACE CONFERENCE.
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ORIGINAL TREATY PROVISION

1T will he pressed that the words
"advice and consent imply previous
conference by the President with
the Senate before he fully commits
himself by directing his commissions
ers to sign a treaty. 1t will be point
ed out that originally in the constitu
tional convention the Senate was Civ
cn sole power to make treaties, and
that the Presidents function in re-
spect to them was an eleventh--hour
addition. The fact that practice has
sanctioned tho Presidents making
ircoties without consulting the Sen
ate or its committee in advance will
not halt the argument of senators. In
stances OF such q practice will he
met by the rcjioncr that they were
treaties Of no such vital and far
reaching importance as this.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-07
COURSE
ILL-ADVISED

The Presidents course if he contin
ues to ignore the Senate will be with
III his power as justified by precedent
but it will not be advised. He is 60
ing abroad. lie must rely on the cour
tcsy and self restraint of both houses
Of Congress to render his absence as
little embarrassing for himself as
possible. The Senate and the House
both contain number of Democratic
members who were defeated either in
the primary or at the November elect
ion and who are now a vanishing view
Party allegiance to the President Is
not so strong with them just now es
pecally with those who owe their
dea'h to presidential chloroform. The
votes OF only few Of such retiring
members would put congressional
power into the hands Of the Rcpubli
cans.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-07
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 7, 1918
TAFT AND ROOSEVELT ON THE
PRESIDENT AND THE PEACE
CONFERENCE.
Taft Thinks Wilson Wrong in Not
Taking Senators in His Conf
dcnco-Tctldy Says Ho Can't
Speak for American People.
(By William H. Taft.)

Copyright, 1918, by the Public Lcdg,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-07
URGES ERA OF TEAMWORK.

AS the Presidents trip abroad is
not popular in Congress or out OF it,
ingenious minds would at cnco de-
wise such congressional action as to
call the President back to Washing
ton and to shorten his stay. 1t is bet
ter that no should take into his con
fidence and counsel at least the Dem
ocratic members OF the foreign re
lations committee Of the Senate, even
if he does not put some of them on
tho commission which would be even
better. He should know that since
tho war Is over tho restraints Of poll
tical criticism and opposition are pas
sing in the interest of national team
work in this making treaty let
us begin the new era Of open dip1om
acy by full and free conference now
between the two coordinate branches
OF the government crazed with the
treaty making.
Kansas City, Mo-, November 90
The following editorial appears in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-10
WANT DRAFT CHANGES.
Registrants May Be Relieved of Duty
OF Claiming Exemption.

WASHINGTON, August l0.-New
draft regulations under which the gov
ernment would do the selecting rather
than leaving it to the registrant are
under consideration by the war depart
ment. This was disclosed yesterday by
Secretary Baker after he had appeared
before the senate military committee to
urge prompt enactment of the new selec-
tive service act extending the age limits
to include all men between the ages of
Is and 45.
The war secretary made it plain that
he is not satisfied with the present sys-
tenn under which the registrant must
claim deferred classification, as many
men with dependents hesitate for pa
triotic reasons to make such claim in
this connection, Mr.. Baker said he was
inclined to the opinion that the marriage
relation will in itself constitute deferred
classification. What Mr. Baker has in
mind is to lay down a set of questions
which the registrant would answer and
then have rules which would take care
| of the classification. He is understood
to regard this as the fair and equitable
system.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-10
MORE THAN HALF
FROM CLASS OF 1918
Fifteen Young Men to Leave THURSDAY
for Tufts College Parade to Be
Given In Their Honor.

Evidence that the list of 1917 regis,
trants is nearly exhausted is not lacking
when it is known that more than halt
OF the draftees who will leave here next
week for special training at TUFTS college
are of the 1918 class Notices have been
sent to ID young men to report at the
| office of the local board at 10 a. m. Thurs
day, Aug, l5 to entrain for this service
and eight of these are men who registered
this year A parade will be held in theil
honor. Those who will leave here Thurs
day are:
Alfred NJ. Peterson, Brattleboro.
Ralph l.. Burditt, Pntney.
Alvin /. Bowman, Brattleboro.
Normand l.. Hunt, South Londonderry
Oscar f. Crandall, Jamaica.
Everett f. Starks, Chester.
Leon w. Cheney, Jamaica
Herbert j. Benson, Townshend.
Richard Mather, Chicopee Falls, Mass
Greg. Bellows Falls
Hugh B. Houghton, Westminster West
Albert G. johnson, Greenfield. Mass
reg. Brattleboro)
Fred F. Clark, Brattleboro.
Richard c. Gallup, Brattleboro.
Rensler A. Jones, Vernon
Edmund j. Haus, Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-10
OFFICIALS PLAN
FOR PARKING CARS
Vehicles to Be Kept Of Main Street
on Guest Day launches to Be
Served for Reasonable Prices.

The general committee in charge OF the
observance of Guest day next Wednes-
day Is busy with final details and arrange.
ments
In addition to the places already men
toned which will be open. the committee
announces that the rooms of the Vermont
" heel club will be thrown open for in,
spection of visitors
The only town which has been heard
from requesting headquarters is Putney,
and they have been assigned to Festival
hall. 1t Is expected that a large delega.
tlon will be present from that town.
In accordance with decision of the
village commissioners no vehicles will be
allowed on Main street between the plaza
and the corner of High street or on the
north side of Elliot street. Automobiles
will be parked in various places about the
town including the fiat on Vernon street
near the Central Vermont freight station
The parking viii be under the direction
OF Sheriff Frank l.. Wellman and depn
ties. The cars will be checked and some
one will be with them all day but the
board OF trade will assume no responsi
blllty or liability for the cars The select
men have given permission to park ears
about the common.
Registration booths will be placed neal
the town hall and on the plaza, wher,
badges and programs will be given out
Each booth viii be in charge of four youns
women and two Boy Scouts. Miss Pear
G. Gibson will have general direction O
the registration booths.
Arrangements are being made to have
tabulated returns of persons registering
from the various towns made up so thai
announcement as to the town winning the
Red Cross prizes can be made.
1t has not been fully decided where al
the information men will be stationed, but
one will occupy the Brooks House balco
ny.
In order to make it convenient for thu
guests, the board of trade has arranged tC
have lunches served by the women Of tn,
Episcopal church and by the Patrioti
league for which reasonable charge viii
be made The lunches will be served from
ll.30 to / o'clock on the lawn at the Epis
copal parish house and on the lawn q
| the Hooker house
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-10
M0N1D|DER FALLS AS ALLIES FLATTEN S0MME SALIENT,
NUMBER OF PRISONERS INCREASED TO 24000 AMERICANS IN
ASSOCIATED Press Summary

Montdidier, the apex of the German
salient in Picardy, has fallen. The
French, attacking south of the town
early today, smashed through the Ger
man line and encircled the village, cut
ting off the enemy's retreat.
Between Montdidier and the Disc the
French have taken the offensive over a
I6-mile front and have swept the Ger
mans out of the western side of the sa-
lient they drove into the French line in
the terrific battle of early June.
To the northward the British advance
is still unchecked. Chaulnes, the German
base south of the Somme, is in hourly
peril of being captured. The British are
less than two miles away and have the
junction south of Chaulnes under artiI-
lery fire.
Farther north the Germans are resist
ing desperately, but Morlancourt has
been taken.
American troops are operating in this
sector and had hand in taking this saw
agely defended position.
There comes from London report that
the lighting has swept northward and
that a battle is being forced south of
Arras. If true, this is new menace to
the whole German position north of the
Somme.
North of Montdidier the situation to-
day appears to be dangerous to the Ger
mans. The rapid French and British ad-
vance has virtually cut off troops farther
south who must now retire eastward to-
ward Noyon over open roads which are
under fire for long distances. The Ger
man retreat east of Montdidier is report
ed as hasty and large quantities of war
= 4--'-' have been abandoned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-10

fighting occurred this morning in that
battle area, with the allies making sat
isfaetory progress, and taking large
numbers of prisoners.
Canadian cavalry which is operating
close to Chaulnes reports that the enc
my Is fighting strong rear-guard ac-
tions in order to enable the stores of
ammunition and guns to be removed
from that town. One hundred addi-
tional German guns have been taken by
the allies.
The new attack by the French has ex-
tended the battle line some 10 miles
farther to the southeast on the Mont
didier area. In this movement the
French scored an advance of four miles
in six hours. To the north the important
junction of Chaulnes is now quite un-
tenable for the Germans, as it is well
within the fire of the British field guns
The 100 added to the 20 previously cap
tured by the allies were taken by the
French in this mornings s fighting. The
opinion in London was that the enemy
could not possibly hold any sort of a
line until he had reached the Somme
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-10
LIEUT.. PHILBROOK
WEDS MISS Angler
Double Ring Service at Noon Today by
Rev. R. H. Clapp in Front of
Bank of Goldenrod and Flags.

A pretty wedding took place at noon
today IN the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Nj. Angler of l46 Canal street, when their
second daughter, Florence w Angler, be-
came the wife of Lieut. Philip Z. Phil.
brook OF the government balloon sery-
ice, stationed at Omaha, Neb. He is son
OF Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Philbrook of Ar
lington, Mass. The ceremony was per-
formed, IN front of a bank of goldenrod
and flags, by Rev. Richard III. Clamp. mas
tor Of the Centre Congregational church
double ring service being used. Only
immediate relatives were present. the only
relatives from out of town being Mr.. Phil.
brooks parents,
The couple was attended by Miss Doro.
Ihea Brasor as bridesmaid and Francis
Iaylor OF West Brattleboro as best man.
Inc BRIDE wore brown travelling suit
with bat to match and carried white sweet
peas, and the bridesmaid was dressed ii
blue silk and carried pink carnations.
Following the ceremony a reception was
held and buffet luncheon was served
IN the dining room, which also was dec
GRATED with goldenrod and flags. The cou
pie left this afternoon for Omaha.
Mr.. Phlihrook graduated from the Uni
versity of Maine in the class of 1915 and
afterward took up the salesman train
ing course at the Norton company in
Worcester, Mass He entered the govern.
ment service last November.
Mrs Philbrook attended the public
schools of this town and Cemptometer
school in Springfield, Mass. going from
there to Worcester to work for the Norton
company, by whom she was employed five
years
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-10
TEACHER ENGAGED
TO SUCCEED GAGE
Miss Bethaniah Tucker of Orange. N. J..
to Teach History in High School
Bates Graduate.

Miss Mildred W. Shorey has resigned
her position as teacher of German and
Spanish in the Brattleboro high school
to accept a government clerical position
Her successor has not yet been named.
Miss Bethaniah Tucker of Orange, n. J.,
has been engaged to teach history in the
high school, to succeed Elwyn c. Gage
who resigned to enter government serv-
ice. Miss Tucker is a graduate of the Or
ange, n. j., high school and of Bates Col
lege, Maine, in the class of 1915 She
taught two years in the Springfield in
stitute in Bangor, Me-, and the past year
was teacher in the high school at Kenne-
bunk, Me.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-10
FRENCH TROOPS GAINED FOUR MILES
ON 16-M|LE FRONT THIS MORNING

AT 10 O'clock Today Their Line Ran Well to East of Mont
didier Which Was the Apex of the German Salient
South of the SOmme-Enemy Rear Guards Fighting
Desperately in Effort to Stop Onrush of Allies
LONDON, August 10-The important town of Mont
dldler which was approximately at the apex of the Ger
man salient south of the Somme has been captured by the
allies French troops attacked at o'clock this morning
on the line between Montdider and the river Disc on
front of approximately 16 miles and at 10 had scored
an advance of four miles, according to news received
shortly after noon today.
The French line at that hour through Faveroles
Piennes, Rolot Cuvily, RessonsSur-Matz and Vigne-
mont This line puts Montddier behind the French line
The number of prisoners taken from the Germans in
the fighting in Pcay has increased to 24O00 todays war
office statement announced.
American and British troops captured the town of
Morancourt between the Somme and the Ancre Ameri-
can troops delivered attack in the angle between the
Somme and Ancre and achieved considerable success
Canadian and Australian forces captured Bouchoir
Meharlcourt and Lhons and have entered Ranescourt
and Pioyart The French forces captured La Tronquoy
lie Fretoy and Assainvillers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-10
MISS MARY r. CABOT
INJURED IN RUNAWAY
Thrown to Sidewalk on High Street and
Sustains Bad Shaking UP and
Fracture of Collar Bone.

Miss Mary r. Cabot of Terrace street
was injured in runaway accident on
High street about Ii 80 O'Clock This
forenoon, being thrown from her carriage
and striking on the sidewalk near Rev.
L. @. S. Osgood's residence. She was
taken to the home of DIR. George f. Bar
Der, where an examination showed that
she was severely shaken up and bruised
and sustained a fracture of the collar
bone.
Miss Cabot was driving down High
street hill from the junction of High and
Green streets and for some unknown
reason the horse started to run The car
riage swung into the c,irbing and was
overturned and badly damaged. The
horse was thrown and before it could un-
tangle itself a bicyelist and automobilist
had it under control
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-10
EIGHT VERMONT
BOYS ARE MISSING
Killed or Taken Prisoners on
the Battlefield i'm
Northern France
MERRITT OF CHESTER
is AMONG THE VICTIMS

Burlington, Rutland, st. Albans, st.
Johnsbury and Chelsea Names Ap-
pear in the List-Army Reports Total
of Sic Casualties.
WASHINGTON, August l0.-The
army casualty list today shows: Killed
in action. "a; died of wounds, Is; died of
disease, three; died of airplane accident,
two; died of accident and other causes,
four; wounded severely, lO2; wounded,
degree undetermined lO2; missing in ac-
ton, Oil; total, SIG. The army list in
cludes:
Killed in action-Lieut Hugh C. Blan-
chard, Boston.
Wounded severely-Private William A.
Cote, Manchester, n H.
Wounded, degree undetermined
vate Howarth j. Dodge, Dover, \. II.
Missing in Corporal Fred
Jones, Chelsea. Vt; Privates Carl p.
Hovey, ST. Johnsbury, Vt; Arthur Z.
Lemire, Rochester, \. H.; Joseph ID. Lip
sett, Manchester, n. H.; Charles w Mer-
ritt, Chester, VT; William Rashaw, st.
Adams, Vt; Homer j. Richards, St Al
bans Bay, Vt; Edward ID. Rousse, Bur
lington. VT; James Santwire. Rutland,
VT; Oliver St. Pierre, East Jaffrey, \.
H.; Martin III. Streeter, Northfield, y.
H.; Alonzo l.. Williams, Bailey, \. H. !;
Albert Cantara, Portsmouth. \. H..
Kenneth p Green, St Adams, Vt; Irving
Neno, Rochester, \. II.
The marine corps casualty list today
shows Killed in action IL; died of
wounds. five; wounded severely, nine
total, p. There are no New Hampshire
or Vermont names on the marine list.