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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-04
WINDHAM COUNTY
REMAINS STANDARD
Sunday School Association Executive
Committee and Others Meet Here
and Fill Vacancies.

A meeting of the executive commit
tee OF the Windham County Sunday
school association with pastors and
superintendent was held in the Centre
| Congregational chapel Monday after
| noon. w. B. Glynns of Saxtons River
| acted as chairman pro tenn
Mr.. Glynn reported that WindhaIn
county could continue to be a standard
county except in one particular, relating
to teacher training. Two more classes
were reported at the meeting, thus
| keeping this a standard county and the
only one in the state to attain this
rank
The standard of efficiency for the
state and the rating for Windham coun-
| ty is as follows:
| /. Cradle rolls in so per cent of the
schools Needed, 81. Reported, %.
2. Home departments in 80 per cent
of of the schools. Needed, 81. Reported,
B. Organized class or classes in 80
per cent of the schools. Needed, 16. Re
ported, Is.
4. Teacher training in 10 per cent
of the schools. (This may mean either
a community training class, CORE
| spondence course or representatives. at
a summer school for Sunday school
workers. Needed, 5. Reported. 5.
8. Graded instruction in 80 per cent
of the schools. Needed, 10. Reported
l31.
b. Temperance instruction in 40 per
cent of the schools. Needed, %. Re
ported, 30.
Z. Missionary instruction in 40 per
cent of the schools Needed % Re-
ported, 30
s. A workers conference in 10 per
cent of the schools. Needed, s. Re
ported, 8.
8. Aceessions to the church in so per
cent of the schools. Needed, 81. Re
ported, IS.
10. Fifty per cent of the schools rep
resented in the county conventions
Needed, p. Reported, IS.
IL. Complete statistical report sent
| to state Office by May |. O. X.
IL. Eighty five per cent of apportion-
ment paid by Oct. l. O. X.
The county apportionment is $3053S
| and this has been little more than
met. The schools reporting either teach
er training classes or representative
taking a course at Mortified are Bel
| lows Falls Congregational Bellows Falls
Methodist, Westminster Congregational,
West Wardsboro Baptist, Brattleboro
First Baptist. If any other schools in
| the county can qualify they are asked
to notify the county secretary, Mrs. E.
| s. Hewitt of Brattleboro.
The following officers were elected to
| fill vacancies: President, w. B. Glynn
of Saxtons River in place of Rev. A. E.
| w. Mason, resigned; vice president,
| Mrs. B. E. Merriam of Bellows Falls in
place of H. J. Seares of the same place,
resigned; vice president, district No.
| 4, E. H. Allbee of Townshend in place
of Lestin Wheeler, resigned.
1t is hoped TO arrange for institutes
in the county in October preceding the
| state convention, which viii be held in
Morrisville.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-04
PERSONAL.

AIRS. Ernest w. Gibson and family
had been several weeks
Mr.. aw Mrs. c. A. Wright have re-
turned to the Bradley farm, after spend
ing few days at Mrs. Wright's home il
South Vernon
Mrs. William Porter left today for hel
home in New York after having visited
here with her mother, Mrs. Ella G. Star.
key, on Oak street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ Clay and
daughter, Eleanor, returned yesterday
| from visit of several DAYS with rela.
tives in North Thetford.
/ Herbert F. Mack, who has been visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Mack
OF South Main street, has returned to
his home in Syracuse, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Eldridge and son
Ralph, who were on a farm in West
Dummerston six weeks, have returned to
their home on High Lawn road
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester G. French and
children have closed their summer home
on Ames hill. They left yesterday fol-
their home in White Plains, n. Y.
Miss Ruth Pierce returned to her work
at Estey's this morning after spending
a three weeks vacation with her cousin
Walter Pierce, in birmingham, Mass
| Joseph G. Estey has received an ap.
pointment as battalion adjutant in the
marine aviation corps lie is in training
at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech.
nology.
Miss Minnie ID. Brasor, teacher in
| Woodmere, l.. l., who has been spending
| the summer vacation at her home on
| Canal street, will return to Woodmere
/ tomorrow
Miss Bernice Pike and Miss Grace
Pike, who had been spending their vaca
| ton at Newport r. L., resumed work YES
terday in the Holstein- Friesian Register
| company's offices.
Edgar Lawton began work this week
for DIR. A. /. Miller. Henry Lawton, who
had been working for DIR. Miller during
the summer vacation, returned to the
high school today.
Mrs. Mary Bunee, j. f. Raber and At
torney and Mrs. George B. Heath, all of
! New York, motored here from New York
and are guests at the Clark farm They
will return tomorrow.
Mrs. Murray NJ. Tucker and daughter
Jane, and Mrs. j. l.. Martin and grand
daughter, Jessie Utley, have returned
from Bencasson cabin, Newfane hill
where they were several weeks.
W. A. Putnam and son, Waldo, who
have been visiting here with his sister
Mrs. c. w. Berry, and in Townshend
with relatives, returned to their home
IN Leominster, Mass, this morning.
Mrs. G. w. Berry returned last night
from Argyle, n. Y, where she went Sun
day to attend Monday the funeral of
her brother-in-law, A. c. Wood. Mrs
A. f. Stone and Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss
Prentiss of Townshend and w. A. Put
nam of Leominster, Mass, also went
going in Mr.. Prentiss s automobile.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-04
PERSONAL.

Miss Cora G. Hatch returned Monday
after spending several days IN West Brat
tleboro and Guilford.
Charles Il. Dunklee began work yester-
day in the basement department of
lloughton & Simonds's store.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester H. Greene of
Montpelier were weekend guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. +. w. Putnam Of Tyler street.
Mrs. George Ferris and daughter, Mar
iorie. returned 10 their home in Brook
lyn, after being in the home of her sister,
Mrs. !. H. Perry Of Chestnut street, all
summer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-04
WHITMAN AND SMITH WON,
Opponents of Organization Candidates
Showed Under in N. Y.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Charles S
Whitman will be the republicans can
didate for a third term as governor
of New York. He will be opposed in
the coming campaign by Alfred lE.
Smith, president of the board of alder.
men of New York and the choice OF
the unofficial democratic state eonven-
ton. The party candidates were deter.
mined at the primary election yester-
day
Attorney General Merton E. Lewis
backed by several of the republican
leaders of the state, including William
Barnes of Albany, who sought the nomi-
nation in opposition to Mr. Whitman
was literally showed under. With
about half of the districts in the state
missing, his vote was 35 ,5O7 as com
pared with 97,785 for Whitman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-04
PERSONAL.

MISS May Williams of Barre has en-
tered the Brattleboro high school.
Miss Izetta Stewart has moved from
Green street to the Manley apartments
on High street
Miss M. J. DonneH went to New
York this morning on business for
Donnell & Davis.
Miss Florence C. Allen left Monday for
Greenfield, where she has been engaged
| as teacher in the high school
| Mrs. Alice Baird has returned from a
vacation spent in Worcester and is again
at work in Houghton & Smonds's store.
Mrs. James Sheehan and daughter
| Mary, of Holyoke, Mass, are visiting
her sister, Mrs. John Lillis, of Maple
street.
Miss Edith Esterbrool returned last
night from a trip in Maine with the
Appalachian club, of which she is a
member.
Mrs. |. l. Michelman and children
will go this week to New York, where
| they will join Mr.. Michelman and make
their home.
l.. III. Barber was in North Adams
Monday on business. His brother, w
E. Barber, accompanied him, returning
last night.
James Swan returned Monday night
to Baltimore, Nd, after a visit with
Mrs. Swan at the Gregory farm in
Dummerston.
Mrs. Carroll A. Wood resumed work
this morning as trimmer in Donnell &
Davis s millinery rooms, after few
weeks vacation.
Miss Henrietta Lafiamme returned
yesterday to her home in st. Adams.
after having spent two weeks in Brat
telboro with relatives.
Sergeant William C. Huntress of Camp
HUMPHREYS, Va, is having furlough Of
- days, which he is spending at his home
in Keene and in Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Richardson
came from Burlington, where he is
taking special training, to spend the
week end at their home in West Brat
tleboro.
Miss Marion Sherman returned this
week to her work in the offices of the
llolstein- Friesian association, after a
vacation of several weeks at her home
in Williamsville.
Merrill Hamilton of West Brattleboro
who recently finished work for Manlev
Brothers, went today to Portsmouth. n
H., where he will take a clerical position
in the ship building yards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hopkins re-
turned yesterday to their home in West
Rupert. They were accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. c. s. Hopkins and Mrs.
f. f. Convey, who win return today.
Mrs. A. b. Hall of New York, left
this morning for Goshen, Conn, to Wis
It relatives before returning to New
York. Mrs. Hall had been visiting here
with her daughter, Mrs G. f. Foster
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph True and Mrs.
and Mrs. Frank NJ. Hovt of Amesbury
Mass, who had been quests of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Wood at their cottage on
the Connecticut river returned yester-
day to their home.
Hats off! Red, whites blue asters. 15e
dozen, until 2So. A. II. Harvey. 153-tf
Tomatoes for canning. Bond. the
Florist. Telephone 23l-X. 155-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-04
Many Formations Of sponoes.

eat and digest. They begin their life
as tiny eel-like creatures and have a
short, free life In the sea, after which
they fasten themselves to rock and
begin to develop. They grow into all
directions like fingers, and are caged
mermaid's gloves. There are fanlike
sponges, treelike sponges and cuplike
sponges. There are sponges that form
carpet over the rocks. and sponges
called by the fishermen "sea nests" be-
cause they look like birds nests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-04
HOW JUvIGNY FELL.
Observers Reports Show How Ameri-
cans Captured Village


WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES ON
THE AISNE FRONT, Monday, Sept q.
The capture of Juvigny, north of Sois-
sons, by Americans Thursday night was
reported to the divisional headquarters
from the observation posts chronological
ly as follows:-
5 p. m.-Four shattered companies of
Germans have been seen going to the
rear of Juyigny.
$40 p. Must sighted 10 Germans at
edge of Juvigny, apparently seeking
means of leaving the village. IS
p. m.-American patrols at edge Of
Juyigny.
6.l5 p. m.-Three German machine
gunners started leaving Juvigny carrying
their guns. Finally they abandoned their
guns in flight.
$50 p. m.-Sighted rife flashes, appar-
emily from snipers in Juvigny. The
woods to the south OF Juvigny are full of
enemy troops. lit may be assumed the
French and American artillery took hints
from the observers report regarding the
enemy in the woods, because the report
has the Americans nearing Juyigny.
GAO p. m.-Americans reported ap-
preaching northern outskirts of Juvigny.
Gas p. m.-Blank infantry on northern
flank of Juvigny and blank infantry on
southern flank. Juvigny not yet taken.
$50 p. m.-Germans counter attack
ing; no report as to results
lis p. m.-Two companies of infantry
have gone forward from the reserve po-
| sitions to mop up Juvigny According to
reports by gunners we hold north and
south of the town, Situation ON the left
is undecided.
7.20 p. m.-Condition on left due to
counter -attaek by Germans debouchmg
| from the front.
p. m.--Juvigny occupied by our
troops, who took 30 prisoners. Counter
attack by our left wing appears to be
progressing.
$50 p. m.-Blank infantry reports 95
more prisoners on way in. They We're
captured in hopping up Juvigny.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-04
PERSONAL.

Miss Marjorie Leach viii go next week
to Southworth, n. H., where she has a
position as teacher of mathematics in
the high school,
Miss Lucy NJ. Stevenson of Lowell,
Mass, formerly teacher in the Brattle-
boro high school, is spending vacation
at Linden lodge
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Perkins and daugh-
ter, Georgia, and nephew. Paul Scott, and
Miss Alice Lafferty and George Carter
of Springfield, Mass. were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Julius Nesbitt over the holiday
on an automobile trip.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-04

Paper knitting bags are latest article
placed upon the market. The busy knit
tiers are thus asked to save cretonne and
help win the war.
The Washington times., 1918-10-10

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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-04-15
TAMMANY MAKES BARGAIN
WITH HYLAN ON PAY RAISES
Threatened Split Over Increases
Temporarily Averted, but Only
Some of the Employees Win.
EOTH

The threatened split between Tam
many and Mayor Hylan over increases
Of salaries OF city employees was averted
to-day, temporarily. The Committee on
Salaries and Grades decided to refer
back to heads of departments under the
Jurisdiction OF the Mayor all applications
for more pay with the recommendation
that they be taken up with the Mayor.
The requests Of the employees OF
Borough Presidents will be taken UP
Wednesday aud probably will be favor
ably recommended 10 the Board OF Esti-
mate and passed by the votes OF ell
members except the MaYoy
The Tammany members refuse to ad-
NIT that this Is putting 1t over on the
Mayor, but II is their polite way OF doing
II. On the other hand all Temmany en-
ployees under the Mayor class them
selves as "underpaid." In other words.
the Tammany members OF the Board
will not fight the Mayor over mis- refusal
to raise the salaries Of Tammanyites In
his departments on condition that they
obtain the increases they desire for
Tammeny employees In their depart-
ments.
1T IS the best bargain we can make
now with Mayor Hylsn." said one OF the
Mayor Commissioners to-day. Bat
just wait"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-04-15
RUSSIANS WANT GERMAN
AID AGAINST JAPANESE
Wadivostok Soldiers and Work
mems Council Asks Despatch of
Prisoners in Siberia.

TOXIC. Wednesday April lo.--Severai
instances OF Russian sniping against
Japanese patrols IN Vladivostok are re-
ported in a despatch from that city to
the Asahl. One Russian was arrested
The message also reports that the Local
Council OF Soldiers and Workmen has
teieEraphed to headquarters urging the
despatch OF armed German and Austrian
prisoners TO Vladlvostok as reinforce
ments.
Bolshevlk leaders are quoted rs de-
claring that the Japanese action In land
ing forces IN Vladlvostok marks the be-
ginning Of the carrying out by japan OF
her "long cherished ambition" in ST.
beria.
Although Il has been confirmed that
. small British contingent has been put
ashore at Vladivostok, the report that
American bluejackets had been disem-
oarked is uneonfirmed and Is not cred
TED here.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-04-15

In sending troops forward in success
sive waves at intervals OF about one
hundred yards appears TO be that un-
der such conditions retirement In al
most impossible. A British officer
explained 10 tho correspondent:
"'We nearly always break the first
line. 1t would fall back, but it can
not as the second wave comes up and
carries It forward again. There Is a
movement OF recoil then but by this
time the third wave is advancing and
on comes the attack once more
Thus the Germans by deliberately
sacrificing large numbers are able
sometimes TO make little gaps In opI
line"
A party OF refugees from Bailleu
reports that tho town Is burning.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-04-15
MAIN TOWNS in FLANDERS
STILL In BRITISH HANDS
Dead Strewn on the Battlefield Shows the
Price Germans Have Paid for
Their Advance.
NTH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. April IL Omitted Press).-
Despite the most desperate EFFORTS to
progress toward their nrst goal. the
Germans apparently are stalled
HaEebrouck. Bailleul. Aire. Lillerl
and Bethune are still In possession OF
the British.
The German blows are growing
more feeble. while the Allied resis-
lance Is strengthening.
The battle has slowed down. similar
10 tho Pieardy drive after the first
week. Though the nrst phase SEEM
lngly has ended. the fighting contin-
ues and undoubtedly viii not cease for
some time. But another critical per-
iod has been put behind the Allies
who are awaiting further onsiaughts,
undismayed.
Part OF Won Arnim's Fourth Army
and practically all OF Won Quasti
sixth Army. comprising more thar
twenty divisions (2+o,oOo men) have
been checked.
The British were the first 10 ad-
NIT the seriousness Of the German
assault, but scattered over the hun
dred square miles OF the Lys battle
field, the German dead reveal th'
price.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-04-15

Dead men and horses and smashed
transport litter tho approaches 70
Bothuno, St. Venant, Morvllle,
Bailleul and NeuvO-E Eglise, as proof
Of the prowesB Of the British artillery,
machine guns and low-nying air-
planes.
Bridges have been smashed almost
as fast as tho German engineers
could rebuild them. Paved and
macadamized roads are so she'll
pitted, prisoners say, as TO render tho
difficulties In bringing up guns and
ammunition almost insuperable. The
enemy troops are subsisting on Iron
rations"-in the American army this
consists OF bacon. BAREBACK and
coffee-ltitchen carts having been
unable to follow them for two days.
Won Stattln's divisions. after a stiff
struggle Sunday, won a few hundred
yards in the region OF 'Meteren. Won
Eberhardt's storm stroops broke down
under hot British fire west OF Neuve-
Egllse after n slight advance. Won
kraswers attempt to retake positions
north OF Festubert failed with heavy
losses. Northeast OF Robecq the Brit
lsh recaptured n position on the
Clarence River.
The battle has thus been reduced
TO patchy struggle. Tho sky ls
overcast und there Is a high. biting
wind.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-04-15
SENATORS VOTE REDUKE
TO GERMAN ALLIANCE
Approve Bill to Repeal Charter in
Spite Of Dissolution Of Or
ganlzation.

WASHINGTON. April iB.--Repeal
Of the Federal Charter OF the National
German-Amer,can Alliance was ap-
proved unanimously to-day by the
Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill
OF Senator King OF Utah. for annul.
ment Of the Organizations charter
was ordered favorably reported de-.
spite the recent vote OF the orEanlza-
tion voluntarily TO dissolve.
Senator King presented report OF
the subcommittee which recently In.
vestigated alleged disloyalty Of Alliance
members, together with their political
activities, The fun committee unani.
mously accepted tho sub committed
recommendations for repeal OF the All.
iance's charter eliminating only sec
ton OF the King resolution proposins
receiver for tho oTganizatlon's prop.
erty. This, Il was explained. consisted
OF about sSO,00Q In the treasury, which
Il 10 reported, has been donated TO tn,
Red Cross.