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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
LARGEST OFFICE
BUILDING IN WORLD
Structure Now Being Erected Near
Lincoln Memorial in Washington
to House $4,000 Workers.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The new
building now being erected near the Lin
coin Memorial for the use of the navy in
wartime is the largest office building
in the world. 1t covers AZ acres of
ground, is three stories high. built of re-
inforccd concrete, and viii house $4,000
officials and employees. Because of OBJ
iections made by the fine arts commits
sion, the heating plant for the building
is being built near the Potomac river,
400 feet distant. The entire enterprise
is costing SJ,750,000, One unit of the
structure will be used by the war de
partment, all the other units by the navy
In building the structure the bureau
of yards and docks has used l07 ,299 bar
rels of cement, 80, 100 tons of sand, 81 ,507
tons of gravel. and 4,507 tons of steel
There are eight acres of window glass in
the structure.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
ORGAN RECITAL is
FREE TO EVERYBODY
Hoped that Appreciation Of Patriotic
Services OF Mr.. Cram Will Be
Shown by Overlooking House.

Several of the friends of Frank NJ
Cram have felt that the community
would value an opportunity to indicate
to him their appreciation of the splendid
patriotic service he has been SO freely
rendering in connection with the COM
munity sings as well as the public audi
torium meetings, and the Baptist church
is only too glad to offer its large audito-
rum with the beautiful memorial organ
for a free organ recital on Wednesday
evening of this week.
Mr.. Cram is arranging, very appropri-
ately for the eve of the Fourth, pro-
gram entirely by American composers,
which cannot fail to please all.
This is not church, but community,
affair and is absolutely free to every
body If, however, there are those in the
audience who wish to give tangible ex-
preston to their enjoyment at the close
of the recital an opportunity will be
offered at the exits for the depositing of
such funds in suitable receptacles.
1t is hoped that no one will stay away
because of the feeling that they cannot
give. An overfowing house is by fan
the best compliment that can be paid
this skilled organist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
LARSON-PETERSON
CHURCH WEDDING
Double Ring Ceremony in Swedish Con-
gregational Church-Hartford Couple
Formerly of This Town.

Johan Nalfrid Larson and Miss Signe
Elizabeth Peterson, both of Hartford,
Conn, were married in the Swedish Con-
gregational church at o'clock Saturday
evening by the pastor, Rev. A. o. Peter
SON The church was filled with guests and
the wedding was very pretty. The BRIDE
is a former Brattleboro young woman, hav-
ing been employed a long time in the fam
lily of the late w H. Bracket. Mr.. Lar
son is a son of Mr.. and Mrs Enoch Lar
son of Williams street and formerly
lived here
ers. palms and laurel added to the at
tractiveness of the surroundings.
Miss Esther Erickson played the Bridal
March from Lohengrin as the wedding
party proceeded down the aisle, attended
by three couples, Miss Ellen Larson and
Peter Larson, sister and brother of the
bridegroom, Miss Ruth 0scarson and
John johnson, and Miss Elna Kugge and
Axel johnson. The party was preceded by
Astrid Hertzberg, niece of the bride
groom, as flower girl. Paul Erickson was
host and Mrs William Erickson hostess
A double ring ceremony was used The
host and Theodore Nilsson acted as ushers
The bride wore handsome gown OF
white net Miss Larson also wore white
net, Miss Oscarson light blue crepe dc
chine and Miss Kugge white voile The
flower girl wore white embroidered dress
After the ceremony congratulations were
extended by the guests and then pro
gram was given, as follows: Music 10y
Edwin Wilson, violin. and Miss Esther
| Erickson, piano; reading of an origina
| poem by Rev. A. O. Peterson; song, Av,
Maria, by Miss Edith Hammarlund Will
violin obligato by Mr.. Wilson; the read
| ing of kilograms from absent friends b,
the host; piano solo, Au Matin, by Mis-
/ Astrid Erickson; baritone solo, If [ Ha,
a Thousand Lives to Live, by f. G. Gus
tafson verses of scripture by the pastor
violin solo, Flower Song. by Mr. Wilson
A reception was then held in the vestry
when refreshments were served.
The couple received many handsom
gifts of cut glass, silver. etc, and abou
500 in money Mr. and Mrs Larso
are remaining at the home of his parent
for few days
The bride has been engaged as nurs
in childrens home in Hartford sine
leaving Brattleboro. Her parents live
Sweden Mr. Larson is painter in Har
ford
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
Trouble in the Cotton Fac
tories in Manchester, Paw
tucket and WOOnsOcket
DEMAND is MADE
FOR HIGHER WAGES
Only Small Part of the $4,000 Hands
in the Amoskeag and Stark Mills in
Manchester Reported for Work This

BOSTON, July Lotion mill opera
tives at several mills in Manchester n III.
Pawtucket and Woonsocket, r. L., struck
today for increased wages At Lowell IS
per cent of the 5000 operatives reported
for work, but union leaders declared those
who remained away generally were skilled
workers and without them the plants would
be unable to continue. At Manchester
the Amoskeag and Stark mills employed
largely on government contracts, were not
closed but only small part of the $4,000
operatives reported for work In the Black
stone valley in the vicinity of Pawtucket
loom tenders and weavers failed to report
for work in q mills and similar conditions
existed in a number of Woonsocket es-
adjustments
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
GARABED NOT ENDORSED.
Scientists Do Not Believe Mysterious
Engine is Practical.

WASHINGTON, July l--An uniavor-
able report on "Garabed," the mysterious
engine which it's inventor claims viii take
power out of the air to run anything from
an airplane to a battleship, was submitted
to the interior department today by the
committee of scientists which tested the
invention at Boston Saturday with the
approval of congress The committee an
nounced it did not believe the principles
OF the inventor, Garabed Z. Giragossian,
were sound or his devices operative or
that they could result in practical devel-
opment of free energy.
The SCIENTIST reported that they found
the model was not in shape to run or de
velop power The inventor admitted he
had no working machine and that he was
merely explaining principles
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
NEW RECTOR FOR
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Walter G. Bernard of Newport
(Vt.) Will Take Up Duties Here
Sept. Secretary of Diocese.

Announcement was read in ST. Mi
chael's Episcopal church yesterday of
the acceptance of call recently ten
dered to Rev. Walter c. Bernard of
Newport (Vt.) to become rector of the
local church.
Rev. Mr.. Bernard is secretary of the
Vermont diocese and has been rector
of st. Mark IS Episcopal church in New
port since Feb. /. 1914, going there
from Chester.
The new rector and his family, which
consists of wife, two sons and a
daughter, will come to Brattleboro to
take up his duties Sept. l. succeeding
Rev. j. Fredrik Virgin who closed his
work here April IA and went to Har
risburg, Pa, to become one of the ma
tional field commissioners of the Boy
Scouts of America.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
WAR STAMP DRIVE
EXCEEDS S91, 900
Cards from 2,484 individuals Show
S18,110 Previously Owned by Them
Standing by Teams.

Figures compiled from war savings
stamp pledges received at local headquar
ters up to 10 o'clock Saturday night
showed total of sol, 1920 subscribed
by 2,4S4 individl ais during the campaign
of last week. The cards showed SlS,l ,ll0.35
in stamps already owned by these per-
sons. With a number of prospects still
to hear from the local committee is of
the opinion that the drives final result
will be total very close to the 100000
mark. Reports from places where stamps
are on sale are to the effect that many
persons are already buying double what
they pledged, and this gives ground for
hope that the amount of stamps bought
during the remainder of the year will ex-
ceed the amount pledged. Here are the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
MISS ALLEN RESIGNS
AS LATIN TEACHER
Will Have Position in Greenfield, Mass,
High School-School Board Con-
sidering Men for Principal.

Miss Florence c. Allen, for the past IL
years a member of the high school faculty,
rendered her resignation to the school
board Saturday. Miss Allen has made a
speciality of Latin instruction and she
will go to Greenfield Mass, to take a sim
liar position in the high school there. Miss
Allen is graduate of the Brattleboro high
school, class of 1898, and of Middlebury
college. She has done excellent work in
the local high school.
The prudential committee has made nc
choice for principal of the high school to
succeed f. B. Smith, who will become
principal of the Greenfield high school, but
they have some men under consideration
two of whom have been here to look the
ground over. 1t is expected that some
definite announcement as to Mr.. Smith
successor will be made in a few days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
GERMANS GET wARsHIPs<
Bolshevik Government Surrenders
the Black Sea Fleet.

LONDON, July 1.-The Bolshevik
government has surrendered to Ger
many part of the Russian Black sea
fleet which fed when the Germans
captured Sebastopol, says an official
telegram from Moscow. The other
ships of the fleet were blown up by
the crews. Germany has promised
not to use the warships and to re-
turn them to Russia after the con-
clusion of peace.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
INSISTS EX-CZAR is DEAD.
German Legation Called Reliable Au-
thority by Maxim GorkY.

STOCKHOLM, July 1.-The Novaya
Zhiyn, Maxim Gorky's journal, says
that the German legation at Moscow
confirms the rumor about the death of
the exczar, but at the peoples commits
sary and the all-Russian committee for
fighting the counter revolution nothing
is known definitely.
According to the Novaya Zhiyn, the
authority of the German legation is most
reliable because the German agency has
shown itself to be well organized all
over Russian territory, and statemqnts
regarding the Romanof family are care
fully controlled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
MANY MISSING
Hospital Ship Returning from Canada
Sunk by Submarine June 27, Car
ried 258 Persons.

LONDON, July IA Teuton sub
marine sank the British hospital ship
Llandovery Castle 116 miles southwest
of Fastnet on June q, the British adj
miralty announced today. The ship was
homeward bound from Canada. She
carried 25s persons. This total in
cluded so Canadian army medical corps
men and IA female nurses. One boat con
tanning "a survivors so far has reached
port.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
PROBABLY SUICIDE.
st. Johnsbury Barber Found Dead with
Bullet Wound in Head.

ST JOHNSBURY, July 1.-Offieer
Wallace broke into the barber shop of
Henry w. Stoenbergen here Saturday
night and found the proprietor lying
dead on the floor with revolver at his
side. Death had been caused by bull
let wound in the head.
Blood was discovered in various parts
of the room. which caused guard to be
placed over the body until C. T. Whit
ney of the state pathological depart
ment at Burlington arrived to conduct
an investigation and autopsy.
Stoenbergen bade friends farewell
Friday night, which seemingly indicated
he intended taking his own life. He was
born in Amsterdam 46 years ago and
came to this country 20 years ago. His
wife and three sons survive.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
MODEST PROGRAM
OF GERMAN PEACE
Great Britain Must Turn Over War
ships, Giving Up Gibraltar, Egypt
and Suez Canal.

PARIS, July l.-Great Britain must
turn over its war fleet to Germany, re-
turn Gibraltar to Spain, and restore
Egypt and the Suez Canal to Turkey.
Great Britain, France and the United
States must pay Germany an indemnity
of at least $4,000, 100000. Belgium and
French territory must be surrendered.
These are among the conditions in
cluded in the German peace program
published in newspaper at Goerlitz,
Prussia, by Count Room, a member OF
the Prussian house of lords, according to
ia Havas despatch from Basel, Switzer-
land
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
AUDITORIUM BIDS
WITH SELECTMEN
Award Not to Be Made Tn
til Selectman Wilkins
Returns
OFFERS SAID TO
DIFFER WIDELY
All Applicants Would Provide Theatri-
cal Performances Part of the Time
and Moving Picture Entertainments
at Other Times.

Bids for the rental of the Auditorium
closed Saturday night in the selectmen's IS
room, but no decision as to who Will
obtain the house will be made for few
days. The selectmen have four bids in
their hands and while the amounts are
not available for publication at the
present time it is understood that there
is wide difference between the lowest
and the highest bids.
Three bids were received Saturday
night. The fourth was presented
week or so earlier. This one was that
of John j. Leonard of Amherst, Mass,
formerly proprietor of the Empire NOV
ing picture theater here. Mr.. Leonard
told the selectmen that if his bid was
successful. he should put on both the
atrical performances and moving pie
lures.
Attorney Robert G. Bacon presented
a bid for Edward j. Fenton. Mr.. Bacon
stated it was Mr.. Fenton s intention to
provide a certain number of high class
theatrical attractions and to put on
moving pictures in addition.
Nicholas Lawler of Lawler Brothers,
the present proprietors of the Empire
theater, stated that as previously an
nouneed it was his firms plan to give
Brattleboro the same theatrical COM
panies as came to their circuit else
where, sufficient to meet the town s de-
mand and to use the house for moving
pictures at other times.
Mrs. Z. G. harrington stated that it
was her intention not to give up the
Princess moving picture theater, but
to use the Auditorium for special NOV
ing picture attractions in addition to
such theatrical performances as might
seem advisable.
| The selectmen have received much adj
| vice in the matter of renting the house,
| but it has come in large part from per-
sons with axes to grind Selectman A.
w. j. Wilkins is out of town for the
greater part of this week, and until he
returns and the full board has had OPP
| portunity to consider the various bids
in the light of all the circumstances no
award will be made.
A
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
ASKS TURKEY TO EXPLAIN.
u. S. Wants to Know About Attacks on
Hospital and Consulate.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The United
States government has formally present
ed to the Turkish government the re-
port that Turkish troops attacked and
sacked an American hospital at Tabriz,
Persia, and seized the American consul
late there, with request for an explain
alton. Confederation of the facts of the
incident has been received through
Spain, supporting the rumor sent from
Teheran by Minister Caldwell. 1t was
said at the state department today
that the character of the Turkish troops
responsible for the indignity might have
an important bearing on the attitude
Of the United States in the matter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
TWO VERMONTERS
BADLY WOUNDED
Names of Soldiers from Middlebury and
Barre Appear in the Official
Casualty Lists.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The army
casualty list today contains 40 names,
divided as follows: Killed in action,
five; died of wounds, four; died of acci-
dent and other causes, five; died of dis
ease, seven; died of airplane accident,
one; wounded severely, 26; missing in
action, one New England names follow ::
Killed in action, Corporal Frank A.
Morgan, Brookfield, Conn.
Died of disease, Private Franklin III.
Whittemore, Nashua, n. II.
Severely wounded, Corporal Arthur M.
Foote, MiddIebury Conn, Berry Tourte-
lot, Putnam, Conn, Private John r.
DOGGY, Cambridge, Mass, Robert j.
Heacox, North Hartford, Conn, Hector
~. Wilfore, Barre, VT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
MORE WANTED FOR
SPECIAL TRAINING
Local Board Asked to Send 80 to Uni
versity Of Vermont and 10 to
Springfield Technical High.

The local board for Windham county
has been notified to entrain 80 more men
July Is for mechanical training at the Uni-
versity of Vermont in Burlington. About
20 young men already have offered to vol
unteer and good proportion of them
probably win be accepted. The board is
asked if possible to fill this call from the
registrants in class / for the year 1917 or
from those men who desire to waive their
deferred classitications and volunteer.
The board also has been asked to en-
train 10 men on the same day for special
mechanical training at the technical high
school in Springfield, Mass,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01

LONDON. July 1.-The former Crown
Prince Alexis of Russia, according to
German papers received in Copenhagen,
is at present in Tobolsk An Exchange
Telegraph despatch, quoting from the
German newspapers, says the former
crown prince is seriously i'll, and hence
unable to undertake his Journey to
Ekaterinburg where he had planned to
join his parents. The former crown
prince is under the care of his sister
Tatana.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
WILSON USES VETO.
Opposed to Plan to Increase Clerks
Hours to Eight Day.

WASHINGTON, July .l.-President
Wilson today vetoed the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
on account of a provision increasing the
hours of work for government clerks
from seven to eight hours per day. In
his veto message he said that since, at the
outset of the war, he had called upon all
employers to see that there was no
change in conditions unfavorable to la
borers, he did not feel justified in as
scnting to a measure in which the United
States itself makes such a change.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
RUMANIA TO RATIFY TREATY.
Only Four Deputies Vote Against Teu.
ton Peace Conditions.

AMSTERDAM, July According
to telegram from Bucharest, the Ru-
manian chamber of deputies, sitting at
.Jassy on Friday ratified peace treaty
with the central powers after short
discussion. Only four deputies opposed
the peace conditions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01

BURLINGTON, July Private Wal
ter +. Simonds of Middlebury, reported
severaly wounded in the casualty list
Sunday, is the son of Elmer Simonds of
that town. He is 20 years old. He en-
listed in the lst Vermont last summer
and was transferred to the l02d machine
gun battalion. The official report re-
ceived by his brother states that young
Simonds was wounded June Is.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
CREW WAS RESCUED
Men from Sunken Steamer Californian
Landed in French Port.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The crew
of the American steamer Californian.
sunk by a mine off the French coast,
has been landed at French port, the
navy department today was advised.
This is the first news received of the
vessel since a despatch several DAYS
ago from Admiral Sims which reported
that the Californian had struck a mine
and was sinking.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
The French and British I'm
proved Their Positions i'm
Operations Last Night
REPULSE COUNTER
ATTACK OF ENEMY
British Report Capture of Machine Guns
and Prisoners in the Region North
west of Albert-Raids Made on the
German Trenches.

PARIS, July French troops last
night carried out an operation on the
Marne front south of Ourcq, which re-
sJlted in the Improvement of the French
position in the vicinity of Passy-en-
Valois The Germans counterattacked
in an effort TO recover the ground gained
by the French Saturday night in the vi
cinity of Mosloy on this front. The
enemy was repulscd, the French retain
ing their new positions in their entirety.
Taking the aggressive in a sector of the
Aisne the French captured German
strong points near Cutry, southwest of
scissors, adding to their recent gains in
this sector.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
DUMMERSTON.

Rev. L. s. Beardsley will speak on
Autocracy at the next Grange meet
ing, which will be held Tuesday, July
2. Other members are invited to take
part in the discussion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
LAuNcH1NGs ON FOURTH.
Fourteen Destroyers to Take the Water
in American Yards.

WASHINGTON, July Fourteen
destroyers will be launched from Amer
lean yards on July A. These, with a
number of eagle boats will represent
the navy's share of tonnage to take the
water in celebration of Independence
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01

Although nearly million were minted,
the United States cent of l799 is an ex-
tremely rare coin and brings prices of
from slO-S75, according to the specimens
condition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
OCCUPY TIFLIS.
German Troops in Possession of Capital
of Caucasus District.

LONDON, July I.-German troops have
occupied Tihis, capital of the Caucasus
government and the largest city in the
Caucasus district, says a delayed tele-
graph despatch from Moscow. 0rganiza
tion of the Austro-German positions in
that region has been begun by the Ger
mans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
STATE OF WAR EXISTS.
Proclamation Has Been Issued in the
Province of Archangel

MOSCOW, July /, by Associated Press
"A state of war has been proclaimed in
the province of Archangel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01

Montana's record production OF silver
last year put that state in first place
among the silver-producing states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01

ROME, July Attacking the Aus
tro- Hungarian lines on the Asiago plateau
the Italians have wrested Monte di Val
bella from the enemy, captured more
than 500 prisoners and held their new po-
sitiohs against repeated counter-attacks.
This sudden turn from the defensive
TO the offensive came as a surprise TO the
laymen of the allied world, for it had
been believed that General Diaz, the ltal-
ian commander would be content to hold
his lines in the mountains against a
great, new offensive intended by the
Austrians and Germans TO take away the
sting of the defeat of the Austrians
along the Piavc two weeks ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01

LONDON, July british troops last
night in a minor operation in the region
northwest of Albert effected improve
ment in the British position there and
captured machine guns and prisoners, the
war office announced today. Activity by
German artillery in the region between
Albert and Arras and in sectors of the
Flanders front is reported. The British
raided a German post in Aveloy wood,
north of Albert, and the enemy trenches
TO the west OF Dernancourt on the river
Ancre, taking few prisoners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
If you're going away
the Fourth you may
want a
A NEW
SUIT CASE
OR BAG

A good line to choose
from here.
SUIT CASES, SIPS,
S1.35, $3.50, 1.65, $1.98,
$2.48 and up
BAGS, S1.98, $2.48,
$2.98, $3.48, 1896, &.95
and up.
We sell Trunks, too.
All baggage lettered
and Individual Bag Tags
Free
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
Red Mems Hall

Tuesday, July 2, p. injecting of
the NJ w. A.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
THE WEATHER.
Showers Tonight-Cooler in Vermont
Colder Tuesday.

WASHINGTON. July THE weather
forecast: Showers tonight. Cooler in
Vermont Tuesday colder and probably
fair. Moderate east TO south winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01

1t is mighty hard work just now to
worry over next winter S coal