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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
AGITATORS TO BE
SENT TO AMERICA
More Evidence Of Treacnery of Bolsho-
vik Leaders Exposed by U. S.
Government

WASHINGTON, Sept 17-Secret
activities against the United States
and the allies of the German-paid and
controlled Russian Bolshcvik govern
ment are the subject of today 5 chan
ter Of confidential documents from
Russia given to the public by the Amer
lean government
One of the documents. terse note
from the German General staff to the
council Of people 5 commissars, dis
closes that as long ago as November.
1917. when the Russian regime still
was regarded as an ally of the nations
at war with Germany. the Germans
we've brusqucly recurring Lennc and
Trotzky to furnish information regard
M the. amounts and places Of storage
of supplies received Ev Russia from
America, England and France.
Others tell of the launching IN jam
ary and February this wear of Bot
Shevik peace and socialist propa"anda
against the United States. England and
France, at the direction Of the German
| Intelligence service. This was at, the
verv time that Scheidemann. the pow
| crful German socialist and world social
ism anostlc was IN communications with
| MS Russian brothers ''rcoa riding the
/ destruction of the traces OF The party s
1 business relations with tho imperial
| government.
The intelligence service required the
/ holshcvili to send Ho the allied eoun-
tries through neutral Europe comrades
under assumed names and with false
neutral passports, to preach their doc
trine of Differentiation and to carry
on campaigns of 'countcr-rcyolution
sabotage, looting, etc :
Plans Of the Germans for sending
three submarines disassembled, by rail
overland to Vladivostok for service on
the Pacific are disclosed in commun-
cation of the German high seas fleet
general staff of the eommissars. An
othcr of the naval communications re-
vcals a scheme conceived in January of
iemplovina Russian slirs ON the Pacific
Esunder the Russian flag to carry sagita-
I-tors and gent-destructors to the
United states, japanese and file Brit.
tish colonies in Eastern Asia.
Personal notes from the German in,
teligence service to the eommissars de
scribe the assault upon and robbery OF
the Italian ambassador in the streets o1
Petrograd in February last in VAR
effort to get possession Of importan
papers believed to have been in th'
ambassador s possession. Other note
tell in detail of the watch kept upol
the American and other allied embas
sizes.
Like the remainder of the document
OF the series, those made public toda
are accompanied by notes explainin
which are originals and which photo
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
Buying Next Winters Coal.

/ find to get
Next winter s coal
I've got to sign
Away my soul.
| first my VOW
In printed form
That I've a house
That | would warm,
And take an oath
I'm putting in
No more than will
Fill up the bin.
And swear by all
That good and true
| haven t hid
A ton or two.
Detroit Free Pres
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
SIMoNDs' NEW DUTIES.
Is to Have Inspection of Factories and
Labor.

MONTPELIER, Sept. l7.-R. w. 81
monds, who has several federal duties
as well as being commissioner of in
dustrics in this state, has been notified
that he has been appointed the personal
representative of the secretary of labor
regarding the handling of labor in this
state: that is, he has specific instruc-
ton in inspection of factories and to
sec that any contracts governing labor
are made according to the laws of the
state and nation and that labor carries
out its portion of the laws and that the
laws of the state and nation are not
broken in the hurry for extra work
during the progress of the war
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
ROOSEVELT WON'T TALK.
Has No Comment at Present on the
Austrian Proposal.

OYSTER BAY, L. l., Sept 17.-Col
Theodore Roosevelt, when asked about
Austria's proposal yesterday, said:
AT present | have nothing to say.
1t would be only going into ancient his
tory. | have spoken on the matter fire.
quently, and my speech on Lafayette
day covers the subject from my view
point.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

graphic copies and by explanatory com
ments by Edgar Sisson who obtained
the correspondence in Russia for the
committee on public information.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
Not So Hot as It Looks.

Don't Judge by appearances said
Uncle Eben. EFF lightnin' bug wa4 as
hot as he looks, he'd be wuss'n a hor-
net. Washington Star.
Evening star., 1918-01-16
Accompanied Col. Roosevelt
and His Party on Wolf Hunt
and Called at White House

In 1908. during the incumbency of
former President Roosevelt, Capt. Bill"
Mcdonald visited Washington and was
White House caller. The former Presi-
dent had met Capt. Mcdonald a few
years previously while attending a re-
union of the Rough Riders at San An
tonic, and the two Immediately became
friends Later Capt. Mcdonald accom-
panied the Roosevelt party on its mem
orable wolf hunt in Oklahoma, during
which hunt the internationally famous
exploit of lassoing several prairie
wolves was performed by guides ac-
companying the party.
For many years Capt. Mcdonald was
a member of the Texas Rangers, which
little force of absolutely fearless and
intrepid men is credited with uphold
ing the law and the dignity Of the state
of Texas under circumstances in which
other less resourceful men would have
been helpless.
Capt. vcDonald, single-handed and
alone. prevented the holding of the
FitZsimmons-Peter Maher fight on
Texas soil and forced the pro-
iectors of the ring contest to
travel several hundred miles to and
from remote point across the Mexican
border to pull off the battle. AS the
Evening star., 1918-01-16

contest, which was to have been held
near Ell Paso, attracted a great crowd
Of men from all parts of the country.
including desperate characters with
long records as killers in the southwest,
the exploit of the ranger captain at
tracted attention throughout the coun-
try.
On his visit to President Roosevelt.
Capt Mcdonald was a center of attrac-
ton. Whenever he emerged from his
room at a local hotel he was followed
on the streets by scores of persons
anxious to catch a glimpse of the fa-
nous ranger the story of whose ex-
ploits made narrative more thrilling
than any work of fiction. He accompa-
MED President Roosevelt on several
horseback rides about the city and near
by Maryland and Virginia. While here,
however, Capt. Mcdonald did not wear
the guns that were for years as much
part of his attire as his coat or hat,
though he said that without the weap-
ons he never felt as If he were COM
pletely dressed.
Evening star., 1918-01-16
CAPT. ssBILLn MCDONALD.

WICHITA FALLS. Tex. January 16.-
Capt "Bill" Mcdonald. noted Texas
ranger and personal friend and body
guard of several Presidents, died here
last night.
Mcdonald, who was United States
marshal for northern Texas. was
famous for his control over the most
desperate characters of the Mexican
border and Texas. On the recon-
mendation of Col. House. close friend
and personal representative Of Presi-
dent Wilson, Mcdonald had twice been
named by the latter as marshal of the
bodyguard of the President
Mcdonald was born in Kemper
county, Miss. September 2s, 1852. He
was appointed deputy United States
marshal for the northern district of
Texas in 1887. and subsequent appoint
ments were the result of untiring
efforts in his duties as marshal and
Texas ranger.
During his career Mcdonald was
identified with many OF the most SEN
sational crime cases of the southern
border.
The regard by Texans of McDonaId's 8
daring and persistency is best illus
trated by the remark of a member of
investigation of the Mexican raid at
Brownsville, in which Mcdonald play
ed an important part as a peace officer.
The delegate said: "'Bilr Mcdonald is
the man who would charge hades with
a bucketful of water"
Evening star., 1918-01-16
new STREET CAR PLAN IS
effective TIME KILLER

PAY tho conductor and get in
the front Of the car" is the latest
on tho Georgia avenue system Of
tho Washington Railway AMI Elec-
trio Company.
This was the courteous instruction
given to crowds gathered at tho
street corners along the line this
morning by the motorman of the
only car in sight at tho moment.
Meanwhile the courteous motorman
patiently held up his car while the
would-be passengers crowded to the
rear platform, handed over their
fares and then walked to the front
Of the car to board 1t.
The new system appeared to the
passengers jammed in the car to
work successfully in the matter OF
q further economy of space. but
while the car waited at the corners
precious time speeded on it's way.
Evening star., 1918-01-16
Church Views Split Boards.

When the United Presbyterian Church
and the Free Church Joined together
over a dozen years ago the remnant
Free Church set up congregations in
as many parishes az it could, and there
was keen religious enmity among the
parties. In one parish the Wee Frees"
as the remnant" were called, had three
members on the local school board and
the United Frees had two. The local
teacher took the side of the United
Frees. He was a splendid teacher, but
he had to leave the place. Nothing
which he did pleased the majority OF
the board. In another case the board
fought bitterly over teacher and ulti-
mately dismissed him by majority of
to 3. But very soon there came an
election and the new board was COM
posed of to 3 in favor Of the same
teacher.
These are merely illustrations of what
has happened in Scotland many times
within recent years, all going to show
that the school board system has out
lived its day of usefulness and that the
highly educated men and women who
now follow the teaching profession
must not be left very much longer at
the mercy of comparatively ignorant
and wholly unframed and narrow mind
ed persons. elected not because of their
capacity for this particular work, but
because of their command of local
Evening star., 1918-01-16

Ladies' Handkerchiefs. -
A fine embroidered ~
edge. Slightly mussed
from holiday rush and display
Evening star., 1918-01-16
HEADS oPTIMIsTs' CLUB.
Ernest F. Herrell Elected President.
.%Other Officers.

Ernest r. Herrell. cashier of the
Merchants Bank. was elected president
of the Optimists' Club at the clubs
weekly luncheon at the Cochran Hotel
yesterday. The retiring president,
George s. Wainwright was presented
with complete automobile camping
outfit.
Other officers elected at yesterdays
luncheon were: First vice president,
Paul r. Grove; second vice president,
Frank =. Shiery; secretary, Frank
Pierce; treasurer. George G. Shafer:
Hsergeant-at-arms, Waldo r. Pearce.
Evening star., 1918-01-16
Will Raise School Age.

After general administration the most
important provisions in the new meas
ure are those dealing with the age at
which scholars may leave school. The
present age is fourteen. Up till four
! teen every child is legally compelled to
attend school But there has been for
a long time an impression that this age
| Is too low. Under other laws which
have come into force within recent
years boys are not allowed to begin
their apprenticeship to trades until
| they are sixteen. This means that in
have no desire to follow education
there is an awkward interval between
school days and serious work. The re-
suit is that far too many boys not only
lose touch with education and disci-
pline during these two years. but drift
into some dead end" occupations
which lead them nowhere. but which
unfit them for professions or trades
They are put to work which brings in
money to the household, perhaps as
matter Of filling in the two years. The
new bill proposes to get over this OBJ
vious weakness in educational and
training systems by raising the COM
pulsory age for attendance at ordinary
schools to fifteen and by making at
tendance afterward at continuation
classes compulsory up till the age of
eighteen. except in the cases of scholars
who are continuing their day school
courses.
Would Include Religious Schools.
There is, however. one portion of the
bill which is sure to give rise to con-
troversy. One-eighth of the children
in Scotland attend what are called
voluntary" schools. These schools are
almost wholly Roman Catholic, and
most of them are situated in Glasgow
and Lanarkshira They fulfill all the
government reduir ements. but the
school boards have no control over
them.
The new bill will give power to any
body of managers of a voluntary"
school to hand over their school to
the new educational authorities on con-
dition that the teachers to be appoint
ed must be persons who are approved
of as to character and religious belief
by the representatives of the former
church managers. and that, subject to
la conscience clause, at least as much
time is devoted to religious instruc-
ton as before the transference of the
school So far this seems harmless.
because it leaves with the voluntary
school managers the option of trans
ferring or holding on. But the bill
goes on to say that if after certain
interval a voluntary school is trans
ferred to the public authority the
school will receive nothing in the way
Of grants from public funds.
Evening star., 1918-01-16

Ladies' Leather IE
Handbags, In all the fO(
new styles; fitted with
mirror and patent lock clasp.
Evening star., 1918-01-16
SCOTCH TO ABOLISH
EDUCATIONAL FIGHTS
New System Of Schools Aims
to Eliminate PoIiti-
cal Evils.
BY W. l.. MANSON.
Especial Correspondence of The Even
ing Star and Chicago Daily NeWs.D

GLASGOW. Scotland. December o.
The announcement by the government
of a new scheme for reorganizing the
educational system of Scotland, even
during the war, is a high tribute to
the importance attached to education
in this part of the country. In pro-
portion to it's population Scotland has
always had a higher percentage OF
educated people than England and Ire
land. and education has always been
followed for it's own sake to larger
|eXtent than elsewhere. Education has
been looked upon as the right of the
poorest. with the result that the gem
eral level has always been high.
This is explained largely by the &c
clesastical history of Scotland. Be-
fore the disruption of 1S43, when the
Free Church threw off the bonds of
a schismatic church, but the real
church of Scotland free. the provision
of educational facilities was consid-
cred the duty of the church and every
parish church had it's school. When
the Free Church was formed that body
set up as its ideal a church and
school in every parish. and the result
was that the educational facilities were
almost doubled.
Parochialism was held in check, how
ever, by my lords of the department.
who had way of coming down heavily
on misguided school boards and with
holding grants from state funds, and
thus throwing more of the cost of edu-
cation on the local ratepayers.
Evening star., 1918-01-16
Health Commissioner of New York,

NEW YORK, January 16.-Dr. ].
Lewis Amster has been appointed
health commissioner of New York city
by Mayor Hylan to succeed DR.. Haven
Emerson. Tho salary is $500 a year.
DR.. Amster obtained his degree at
Cornell in 1888 and is president OF the
Bronx County Medical Society.
Evening star., 1918-01-16
Will Abolish School Boards.

The new Scottish education bill pro-
poses to abolish the school boards al
together or to put the control Of educa-
tion in the hands of the county coun-
cils. The county councils are large
bodies. each representing a county and
already charged with a very extensive
amount of administrative work. Under
each county council there will be the
district councils, which at present ad-
minister local affairs. These will take
the places Of the school boards to a GER
tain extent. but they will act only as
parts Of the county councils, which will
be the ruling bodies and which will be
SO far removed from purely local in
fuences that they can act impartially
and for educational motives only. Then
for each school in the country districts
a small committee will be appointed,
principally by the parents of the chill
dren. This committee will act under
the local district committee. and in CO.
operation with it. and will be generally
of an advisory character. This is the
administrative scheme which, it is
hoped. will, under the supervision of
the Scottish education department. su-
persede the school board system and lift
education out of local rutS
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

The O-Cedar Polish Mop for
all vanished, painted or finished
floors - wonderful for Iinoleum
and ollcloth, too. Collects all the
dust and dirt from everywhere
and lmparts a high, brilliant
lustre.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-08
Soldiers Of
Fort Beaten
BY AII-Stars

Sergt. Ralph Winsor's soldier
team from Fort Flagler went up
against the cream of the semi-pro
field in Tacoma yesterday after
noon and came away with the
small end of a 5 to 0 score. the
soldier ball players made a mighty
effort to win, but Eddie Klein's
remarkable left handed flinging,
together with some untimely err
rors by the fordefenders, combin-
ed to leave the visitors with a
goose-egg score.
1t was the first game OF the
season at Athlete park, and a big
crowd turned out. Klein, who
10 in the army at Camp Lewis,
twirled a perfect game, allowing
only one hit. That was when
Jack Farrell picked a hot one in
the first inning for single to left
The Tacoma All-Stars had not
played together this season, but
they displayed good teamwork
and put up snappy exhibition.
The score:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-08
Portland Has
Big Crew for
Spring Camp

Ole Brotten, last year pitcher
for the Troy, Mont, team, has
signed a contract to play with the
Spokane Indians, according to re-
ports from Troy. BrOtten is 20
years old, stands six feet two and
made a good record with Troy last
year. He is a fireman on the
Great Northern.
Portland players start active
training in Pendleton this week.
The following have been asked to
report: Arthur S. Bourg, Lewis
Milton Hollocher, Oscar J. John
son, Arthur C. Ritter, Harvey r.
Hessian, Samuel T. Ferguson,
William B. Kirkman, Carl G..
Hoots, Lee F. Dempsey, Corbett II.
Griggs, Byron Lewis, Mike Moran,
Dick Mitchell, Jack Schiller,
Charles Moneymaker, Carl S.
Glow, John L. Sullivan, Eddie
Teck, w. l., Callahan, George K.
Pembroke, Cliff Lee, Frank Rapp,
William Shoup, ID. Garrick and
Frank ID. Carpenter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-08
Musical Show
At Hippodrome

Musical comedies are always
popular on the vaudeville stage
and Sea Rovers," a novelty in
troduced on the new Hippodroine
bill Sunday, is no exception. 1t
Is a bright, breezy little play with
special scenery, some pretty girls,
and a bright line of dialogue and
music.
1.-THE New Chauffeur" Is a pleas
ant bit of nonsense by Payton and
Hickey. The Duendin Duo do
some new things in bicycle riding
and slack rope work.
D'Leir does everything on q
piano ACCORDION from jazz music
to grand opera, and his number is
one Of the bright spots on the bill.
The Gaynell Everett THO Is very
clever, with new way of bring
ing out the lanehs. Several new
songs are introduced by the play
ers. Kennedy end Nelson are
comedy acrobats with lots Of orig
inality.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-08
MOVIES
Theda Bara in
New Type Play

Theda Bara is seen to advan-
tage in a new type of character
at the Melbourne. In Heart and
Soul" she is no longer vam-
pire, but a good woman seeking
to shield her sister from the
world. This she does for years,
until finally both love the same
man. The elder sister gives way
to the younger, but Providence
takes hand and she wins the
man of her choice. 1t Is capitally
acted and staged richly. The
scenes are laid in Hawaii.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-08
GREAT BATTLE SCENES
IN birth OF a NATlON''

family who believed differently
were pitted against each other in
a life and death struggle.
Immense battle scenes = the
greatest ever made for any pic
ture-portray in historic accuracy
the important events of the great
conflict. An appealing love story
is entwined thru the great picture,
giving a bright CLEAN of beauty
thru the sordid thought of strife.
1.-THE Birth of Nation is being
shown here for the first time at
popular prices. It's last appear
ance was at the Tacoma theater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-08
BleWett Needs Three Young
Men, Strong Below the Neck

WANTED - Three good
umpires. Must be immune
to ragxing Of Tacoma bleach
eas and able to handle such
players as Bill Leard and
Herb Hester. Apply Bob
Blewett, president p. O. 1.
league.
II you want nice soft job for
the summer, with only two hours
work each day and an opportunity
to enjoy a good ball game during
those same two hours, apply to
Robert Blewett, Seattle.
Because Bob needs some UNI
pires for the Pacific Coast Inter-
national league, and he needs 'em
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-08
HERZOG FUSES
ABOUT SALARY

of the Boston Braves, made the
offer in a last minute attempt to
shoe Charles in with the rest OF
the Braves, but he insisted that
Herzog give up all thought of a
suit against the Pennsylvania rail
road and the New York Giants.
The Pennsylvania owns the station
at which Charles fell and injured
himself last summer in Philadel-
phia. The Giants, according to
Herzog. left out some of his sal
AIRY last summer while he was lay
ing off.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-08

1.-THE Birth of a Nation d. w.
Griffith's film masterpiece, which
is packing the Liberty theater at
every performance, is far too gen.
eral to be local to any one part OF
this country, too broad to breathe
merely regret or brooding over
spilled milk. 1t is the one splen-
did, living likeness of great ma
ton coming to a mutual and en-
during understanding.
The film spectacle shows the
causes for the great Civil war. 1t
pictures the terrible features Of
the war, where men of the same
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-08
Tacoma Sends
Bowling Team

Four Tacoma bowlers and one
Seattle expert will leave Wednes-
day night for Spokane to represent
this city in the annual Northwest
bowling convention, to begin there
on Thursday. Jimmy Hutchins
of Seattle has been added to the
Tacoma team. Others on the
team are Fred Berk, Louie Vita
Itch, Jimmy Radonich and Nick
Vitalich. These players have rec
ords that look we'll alongside of
any other bowlers in the west, and
have a very good chance to bring
home the Northwestern title.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-08
Sports
FLAGLER SOLDIERS
SHUT OUT BY FAST
TACOMA ALL-STARS
TIGER CATCHER
SPURNS HIS OLD
JOB THIS YEAR

blow. The Tiger team looks good
in every other department but
the catching division, and now it's
up to Hall to get busy and spear
a backstop without any delay. He
has already obtained Barry Shea,
young brother OF the Famous catch
er, Danny Shea, as second string
catcher.
Carl Stevens is now at home in
Santa Ana, Cal. 1t Is reported
that he has quit professional base
ball for good. A dozen prominent
Tacomans sent him kilograms Sat
urday beSeaehing him to rejoin
the Tigers this year, but their en-
treaties apparently didn't have any
value.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-08

badly. There seems to be a scar
city Of jumps this season, altho tn
salary has gone up materially.
Blewett had three umpires
lined up, X. f. Bedford, Bill
FYnneran and A. johnson. But
Bedford and johnson had
been with the International
league, and when that circuit
decided to come to life again,
they had to send sad regrets
to Blewett. Finneran has been
grabbed by the American as
sOciation, and probably won't
come. There's q fine open.
ing here for strong young
man well developed from the
neck down.