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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
S22, 800 RAISED BY
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
Conference Ends at Northfeld. Mass
Over 500 Delegates Were Regis
tered-Dr. Mott in Charge
{ Especial to The Reformer.)

W. ~ 4 - 4 ii-A-4', mass. :. IN
The final day of the midwinter Stu
dent Volunteer conference Yesterday
was filed with interesting and protita-
ble meetings beginning with a prayer
service Mt $50. Following the break
fast hour the Episcopal delegation held
a communion service and 200 British
delegates held service of PRAYER for
the war.
Rev, Dr, John r. Mott had charge of
the platform service at 1880. the inter
national Y. NJ. c. A. quartet sang Ec-
clesiastes and Bishop Mcdowell
preached the sermon, his subject being
= will Follow Thee Whithcrsoever Thou
Goest At 3 o'clock in the afternoon
several delegates who had been in mis-
I sion work in foreign lands and Robert
iP. Wilder of the international commit
tee spoke. Various delegation meetings
were held throughout the afternoon. At
the closing service at o'clock in the
evening Rev. Dr. Robert +. Speer and
some Of the other leading conference
leaders spoke.
More than 500 delegates registered
for the conference. Money and pledges
to the amount of 500 $50 were made for
the work of the Student Volunteer
movement This is larger amount thar
was raised four years ago at Kansas
City, when 10 times the number of del
egates were present. The conference
was considered to be one of the mos
profitable in the history of the move
ment.
The decision to raise Sl,000,000 t,
teach 200,0oo college students the lif,
of Christ was reached at this confer
Icncc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
SENATOR SMITH IN CHARGE.
Will Direct the Administration Rail
road Legislation in Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Senator
Smith Of South Carolina was chosen to-
day hy the senate Democratic steering
committee to be chairman of the inter
state commerce commission, succeeding
the late Senator Newlands. He will
have charge of the administration 5
railroad legislation in the senate.
Railroad legislation asked by Pres
ilent Wilson was under consideration
today by the interstate commerce com.
mittee of each branch of congress. The
house committee ARRANGED to begin
hearings tomorrow morning. A. +
Thorn, general counsel of the Southern
Railway, will handle the ease of the
railroad executives.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
In Odd Fellows Temple

Monday, Jan. :. go p. m Regular
meeting eft Wanta,tiWct lodge. In
.tallatieu Of officers by District Deputy
l.. \. Eddy. Refreshments.
Tucslay. Ham. y. I.&o =. m.--Rcgular
meeting ot Dennis R,hcklh lodge. In
stalatiou ef officers.
Tuesday, Jan. Members of Den
MIS- Rchrkah lodge are requested to meet
u Bond a undertaking rooms 10 attend
the funeral Of our late sister, Louise
Whitney, at . H. IN, Bring badge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
FUNDS FOR RAILROADS.
Presidents Asked for Statement OF
Amount CT Capital Required.

WASHINGTON, Jan. As the
first step i'll government assistance
of railroad financing, presidents of
railroads were requested by Inter
state Commerce Commissioner Dan
iels today to telegraph him immedi-
atcly the amount of capital required
for this year and also for the first
six months of the year. This action
was taken at the direction Of Dircc-
tor General McAdoo. Railroad pres
idcntS were asked to detail the pre-
else purposes for which funds Will
be needed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
ITALY CALLS 100000.
Men Slightly Defective Up to ii Or
dered to CClors

WASHINGTON, Jan. Italy has
adopted drastic new policy to in
crease her fighting forces. Physical re-
quirementg have been modified, and all
men between the ages of Is and A
years previously exempted for defects
arc ordered to present themselves for
further examination.
Those accepted viii be mustered into
the army on Jan. Is. 1t is estimated
that the decree will bring more than
100000 men to. the colors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
Centre Congregational Church
Notice.

The animal meeting of the Centre
congregational church will be held in
the chapel Friday evening, Jan. H.,
l9lS, at = o'clock, TO transact the fol
lowing business:
Article J.. 20 hear the reports of
officers and organizations OF the church
tor thr laet year.
Article .. 10 eject all officers re-
quirrd hv the by lawt
Article g. 10 transact any other
business that legally may come before
the meeting.
WALTER y. GILBERT, Clerk.
Erattleb0to VT, Ian. 4, 1918.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
u. s. PLIERS TO MEET FOE.
Recently Graduated Glass VIII Go to
Front NeXt Week

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Jan. = Officers picked ont
site Saturday and established another
corps aviation school which vii be placed
in charge OF a major who has gained ex-
pericnce in turning ont tlicrs at other
schools. \ recently graduated lying class
will be sent toward the front next week
for actual front line experience, using
their own machines but being accom-
panied by experienced British and French
aviators.
the event with the greatest eagerness.
Many wagers are being made as to who
will be the tirst to cross the German
lines, who will bring down the first enemy
plane and who viii get the first photo
graph of German battery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
READY TO FIGHT
AGAINST GERMANS
Bolsheviki Reported to Be Strengthen
ing Front-Do Not Desire AL
lies Assistance.

LONDON. Jan. THE Bolsheviki
are definitely strengthening the front,
Petrograd adviccs say.
NJ Radek, one of the Russian dele
gates who took "a prominent l.art in the
negotiations with the Austrlans and
Germans at Pctrograd, said the Rol-
sheviki were intending to send home
all vao did not wish to fight - that
they would have an army which was
willing to fight for an ideal. In re-
gard to help from the allies, NJ. Radek
said; I'VE do not desire their help.
If we accepted it the significance of
our position would be destroyed. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
PRESIDENT STRENUOUS.
Insisted on Playing Golf Over Ice Gov
cred Course Today.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-President
Wilson went ont TO play golf this morn
inc in the worst glaze storm the capi-
tai has suffered in wears. Although the
streets were SO lev that the usual mo-
torcvclc police escort had to be left
behind and all Washington slid rather
than walk or ride to business the Pres
ident insisted on his usual morning rec
reation. The President evidently en-
loved the iee-eovered course.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
MEDIATION, SUCCESSFUL.
Thousands Kept at Work Pending Set
tlement of Labor Disputes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Mediation
of trade disputes by representatives
of the department Of labor have been
successful in keeping at work thousands
of men whose labor is vital to the war
program, according to report covering
the last three months, made public TO.
day by the department. lnsistence of q
continuance of work during negotia-
tions has caused a minimum of loss in
the output of factories affected by dis
pntpS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
To Come 10 Washington as
Direct Representative OF
British War Cabinet
APPOINTMENT IS
FOR WAR PURPOSES
Expected That Viscount Northchfie Win
Not Return TO This Country as Head
of Permanent War Mission, But Will
Serve i'm ENGLAND.


Serve in England.
LONDON. Jan. Early Reading. lord
rt,rf Justice. viii - 10 the United states
as direct representative of the British war
cabinet. according 10 the Daily Express
While he viii have the title OF amiassa
dor purely diplomatic matters viii he in
the hands ot a charge datiairs, the earl
controlling war activities
His work will, according to the under
rtandtng in official circles, deal mainly
with financial aud general business mat
tcrs
col f. -. Svuton, assistant secretary
ut the war cabinet aud one of the orlgl-
natps ot the British tluL, vii accom-
pIny the loud chisi Justice as an attachc.
The appointment oi Earl Reading az
thc ambassador Is primarily ior war par.
poses. il is said and probably means that
Ni.count Northcthr will not return "a
the United States as head OF the perna
nent wur mission. Lord Northclttia will
continue the active direction iu England
oi the American mission offices
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
DECORATION FOR
U-BOAT COMMANDER
Claim That Kophamel Sank American
Destroyer and ii Merchantmen,
Mostly from United States.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 7.-Emperor
William has conferred the order Pourle
Mcrltr on n @lhmarlne commander,
kophamcl, ON his return from a cruise
to the Cape Verde Islands. During this
cruise kophamel asserts he sank an
American destroyer and IT merchant
mcn, most of them bound from the
United States for Italy OF France. He
is said to have brought back - tons of
copper as booty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
TRANSFER TO BILLERICA.
No More Repairing Work at the Ter
minal Shops in Cambridge. Mass.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Jan. Trans
fer to the Boston & Maine repair shop
at Bilerica Of all ear repairing work
which was formerly done at the ter
minal shop in this city was begun to-
day. Officials declared that replacing
machinery destroyed when the local
shops were burned Saturday night
would be difficult and expensive.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
SENSATIONAL CHARGES.
Witness Says Regulation Has Given
Coal Operators Big Profits.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Clifford
Thorne of Chicago, who told the
senate investigating committee to-
day he had made a study of the
coal situation in the last six months,
declared government price fixing had
advanced prices, that operators were
making excessive profits and that
the public did not have sufficient
voice in governmental investigation
to gain data for price regulation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
ENDICOTT IN HALIFAX.
There with Party to See What Assist
aace Massachusetts, Can Give.

HALIFAX, n. S, Jan. 1.-Henry
B. Endicott, Massachusetts food admin
istrator, and party have arrived her
on behalf Of the Massachusetts Halifax
relief committee to see what further
aid Massachusetts may give the city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
THE WEATHER.
Snow Tonight and Tuesday. Warmer
Tonight But Colder Tuesday.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Snow to-
night and Tuesday. Warmer tonight.
Colder Tuesday in New Hampshire and
Vermont. Moderate to fresh northeast
winds on the coast, becoming variable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
CASUALTIES SMALLER.
British Figures for the week Ending
Today Given at 1898.

LONDON, Jan. British casualties
reported during the week ended today
total 1898.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
CANADIAN sHIF ASHORE.
Vessel OF 2,6GO Tons Wrecked OF the
Cape Bre cl CCaas.

CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT. Jan.
IA Canadian steamship OF 1900
tons went ashore today during a denn
fog on the Cape Breton coast. Yes
sells were despatched to her assistance
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
Red Men S Hall

Dance every saturday IN Red Mems hall
sutl further notice
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18
AUSTRIA PERSECUTES JEWS,

Special Gable to The New York
Times.
Zurich, Oct. 3.-According to the
Judische Zeitung of Vienna, Zionist
societies are being prosecuted by the
Austrian military and civil author
tiles in the occupied provinces.
Thus the" Hatikwa Society at LIB
lin was closed, with the Hebrew
school adjoining. The same
methods were followed in other
centers of the Jewish population.
The journal asks if the present mo-
ment is opportune for such persecu-
tons.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18
MEETING POSTPONED.

The meeting for the election of officers
for the Jewish Homeless Children's So
ciety which was to have taken place at
the Congregation Shari Zedeck has been
postponed indefinitely The Committee
is continuing collections of funds and
arranging details.
Minneapolis Auxiliary of the Home
for Aged have postponed their meetings
until further notice.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18
October IS, 1913.

Mr.. Louis Segal of Watauga, S. D.,
formerly of this city, died on Sunday.
The funeral was held on Tuesday with
interment at the O. B. A. cemetery. The
survivors are Mrs. Segal and two chill
dren and father, three brothers and four
sisters.
Mr.. Harry Halpern died Tuesday even
ing at his late residence, 1905 Humboldt
north Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon with interment at the
Adath Yeshurun cemetery. Mr.. Halpern
is survived by his mother, Mrs. NJ Hal
perm, two brothers, CAL Halpern, Los
Angeles, Calf, and Meyer Halpern who
is with the A. E. F. in France. Mr..
Halpern was one of the charter members
of the Atlas Athletic Club, and at the
time of his death was president of the
organization.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18
Louis Wexman.

Louis Wexman, the son of Mrs. E.
Wexman, 1927 18th avenue south, died
on Sunday at the Asbury Hospital, after
lingering illness. Services were con-
Quoted from the home on Tuesday, Oct.
18th, and interment was made at the
Adath Yeshurun Cemetery, Rabbi Matt
officiating.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

for the Hebrew University. The
land was at one time the property
of the late Sir John Gray Hill of
Liverpool, former president of the
Law Society and nephew of Sir
Rowland Hill, the postal reformer.
Sir John took a great interest in the
Hebrew University question as we'll
as in Zionist work generally, an in
terest which has been continued by
his widow from whom the land has
been purchased.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18
SALONICA JEWS AND THE
JEWISH COLONIAL
TRTJST
TRUST.

The Salonica paper "ProIsrael'
reports that through the initiative
and under the presidency OF Chief
Rabbi Jacob Meir, committee COM
prising some Of the most influential
Jews Of Salonica has been formed
to obtain subscriptions for the new
issue Of the Jewish Colonial Trust.
Nearly 5000 shares had been taken
up early in August, and it was hoped
that the total would be raised to
10000.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18
THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
SITE.
SITE.

Mr.. Isaac Goldberg Of Wilma, a
noted Russian Zionist who recent
1y arrived in England on his way
to Palestine, has completed the pur
chase of the site on Mount Scopus
in Jerusalem which he had handed
over to the Zionist Organization
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18
DEBORAH RALLY POSTPONED.

On account of the epidemic the De-
borah Rally previously scheduled for
Sunday, October 18th, will be indefinitely
postponed.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18
Helping
To
Win

Next to joining the colors,
the way that you can help most
to win the. war is by practicing
the strictest economy and de-
posting the money saved in a
strong institution like The
Minnesota Loan and Trust
Company.
Remember that the bank is
the place for money and also
that we pay interest, COM
pounded quarterly, on deposits
from dollar up.
The
Minnesota Loan and
Trust Go.
405 Marquette Ave.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-23
INTERNED YANK TRIES FLIGHT
Lieutenant Duncan Caught by Swiss
After Bold Attempt to Escape
From Camp.

Geneva.-Lieutenant Duncan. the
American aviator who, with a compan-
ion, landed In the Jura Alps with his
unchanged machine a month ago and
was interned. made a bold but futile
attempt to escape from the internment
camp at Andermatt on Wednesday
night.
He made a rops with bedclothes and
slid down the wall around the bar
racks, but when he was some distance
from the ground the rope broke and
Lieutenant Duncan was badly injured.
He continued his attempt to escape,
however, and walked In the direction
Of Goeschenen. along the railroad line.
His escape. however, was discovered
almost Immediately, and the alarm
was sent out by telegraph and tele-
phone.
There Is a long tunnel between An
dermatt and Goeschenen, and when
the aviator emerged from 1t he was
arrested. He was taken back to An
dermatt and the guard at the camp
was doubled.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-23
GOLD MINING HIT BY WAR
Many Properties That Were Profitable
Have Been Forced to Close Down
Temporarily.

Gold is one of the war victims. The
was has forced down, in market value,
measured by human labor, many kinds
of property and most of the staple
commodities, until some gold mines
which yielded a fair profit before the
war have become temporarily useless
TO their e 1t costs so much to
operate them that they cannot be
worked without s. loss.
There has been change In the value
Of gold itself. in the money of great ma
lions which have maintained their
monetary systems on the specie basis,
while almost everything else has gone
up. The result is that any given num-
Der of ounces of gold mined will buy
much less material used In mixing.
such as explosives, drills. pumps and
other machinery, and will pay for few
er days work. This change is still
going ON and the position of the gold
mining companies grows less and less
secure and sound.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-23
Effect of Poison Gases on Troops.

Certain gases have for their more
immediate object, the irritation Of the
eyes (the lachrymatory gases, n part
In a million of air being effectively, tenn
porarily binding the victim others
are designed for the irritation of the
nose (the "sneeze-gases"), making 1t
almost impossible for the fighter to
overcome the tendency to throw off
his mask; and others again, for the
production of burns when In contact
with the flesh. which are of a most
distressing character, and, even II
they do not cause death, i~ncapacitate
the victim for service for a period of
months. The last-named gases are
likewise toxic and lachrymatory to q
high degree. The so-called mustard
gas" a compound somewhat similar
in character to mustard oil, but far
more of an i%rritant, has proved par
ticularly destructive, and doubtless &C
counts for many of the casualties In
recent attacks.-Henry p. Talbot, In
Atlantic.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-23
Benefits of War.

That the benefits of war overshadow
it's damages is the firm conviction of
Uncle John Of Excelsior Springs
Standard, who writes:
"It shows the world, fer instance,
how to loosen up Its band an to deal
a sort of jestice that the brute can
understand. 1t reminds the unwashed
heather. which they mighty nigh for
got, that there's hell inside a Yankee
when his blood is bilin' hotl
'"Then-we know the joys of savin',
which we maybe hadn't saw till the
roarin' beast OF Berlin got too handy
with his paw; so, we've somehow,
hitched our Vaughn to an ~everlastin'
star. that will keep right on a-shinin'
whea we've cleen forget tn WAR;
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-23
SHELL SHOCK CURED
Physicians Say AiIment Is "War
Neurosis."
Men ascared stiff" Often Get Back
to Normal in Ten Min
utes.

With the American Armies In
rrance-Shell shock isn't shell shock
after all. It's war neurosis, so doctors
have discovered.
That takes all the prestige and dis-
tinction out of being s~hell-shocked, so
much so that a lot Of people who know
about IL won't even admit there's shell
shock anywhere. Here's why:
Were you ever surprised speeches.
or scared stiff? Well, that's the same
thing going on within you as when you
have so-called shell shock. The fell
low who went time after time to pro-
pose TO his girl and couldn't make his
tongue work, had the same thing. only
on a smaller scale than they do at
the front.
These discoveries about what they
used to call shell shock are interesting
and valuable, because they show that
the victim merely has lost control over
some faculty. He may stutter or his
head may shake or he may have the
trembles, but It's far from being In
durable.
Just as the chap who wants to pro-
pose finally gets his tongue and gets
the idea over to her, so the s~hell-shock
patient gets back to himself again.
Doctors got busy and figured out just
what ordinary shell shock is. Nobody
is scared of II n more. since IL can
be cured, sometimes In less than ten
minutes.
The best cure, Ii seems, Is 10 put
your mind on practical and concrete
work. Washing dishes. saving a log,
or knitting sox would be good for shell
shock because they would give you
something you can concentrate your
mind and hands upon.
In the shell-shOck hospital they work
on manual training objects, making
toys, building boxes, boats or making
designs. Anything n cen concen-
trate on Is good.
Just figuring out what the PROPOSE
ton is has taken all the honor and
danger out of shell shock. and since
nobody's scared of 1t, everybody gets
well pretty quickly. Most Of the boys
go right back to the trenches and new
er get 1t again.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-23

LOST-Diamond brooch pin; $40 re-
ward. Return to Mrs. John Perrin
ovich. Overland cafe. $50
FOR IMMEDIATE SALE+Dining
room set and upright piano; also a
six-hole kitchen range. Inquire
Mrs. Phil Blume. 563
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-23
Mining Stocks

Quotations, street. exchanges and
elsewhere, of properties of merit"
This part of Nevada-Winnemucca-
will bear fruit, mining for various
minerals. For further information
of additional listing. apply to F. C..
Robins & Co.
WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT
Bid ASKED
Nevada Vulcan Mines (5)-$4.50 $500
Imperial Group ----- -.
Mountain View Group $780, -
TONOPAR DISTRICT
Tonopah Divide ----- 1877 lao
Tonopah Extension - 1.62 Ito
Belmont 800
GOLDFIELD DISTRICT
Goldfield Con. - 10 --..
Kewanas Reorg. ---- .02 Oh
MISCELLANEOUS
Rochester Mines --- .33 ---
Nevada Packard -- &c 1890.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-23
LITTLE PLEASURE IN TRAVEi
German Trains Creep Along In Dark.
ness for Fear Of Bombs of
Allied Aviators~

Special precautions against air
raids are now being taken on the Ger
man railways in those districts espe-
cially liable to aerial commandments
by the allies, Railway Age states.
The Palatinate railways, in particular,
are adopting precautionary measures,
and a writer in the LOkal Anzeiger who
recently Travelled on this system de-
scribes the %darkening methods adopt
cd at night.
"For hours" he writes, "the train
travelled as though in a dark cave,
without lights, without conductors,
without any station names being called
out when the train stopped. When
every lamp is extinguished throughout
the countryside, and the towns and viii
lagos, as though constrained by agony,
have closed their shops, the journey OPP
presses ones mind and is nowise reas-
surfing. One goes On In uncertainty,
facing danger.
Everywhere placards indicating how
to behave during air raids show that
n is in the aviator's territory. Slow
ly. very slowly, the train proceeds on
its journey; in a river alongside the
line one still sees the locomotive which,
togther with its train, plunged into the
water on the occasion of a recent acct
dent. A train with broken windows
not a pane has remained intact-passes
near us another train passes all black
ened and half consumed by fire. And
on arriving at the end of this dismal
journey the first question heard by the
traveller is, VIII they come tonightf'
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-23
FRENCH PRINCE
IN BELGIAN ARMY
descendant of the Bourbons
Serves With King Albert.
IS STRONG FOR AMERICANS

Brother-in-Law Of Emperor Of Aus
trIa Tried First to Get Into French
Army, but Rule Prevented Accepting
Hlm-Has Wen Promotion and Been
Decorated With croIx de 6uerre for
Distinguished Services.