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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
CHINA WOULD
DOUBT AMERICA
Acceptance of Shantung
Provision of Peace Trea-
ty Unfriendly
JOHN C.. FERGUSON
BEFORE COMMITTEE
innate knowledge of Chinese Off
cial Opinion-Senators Borah and
Johnson Issue Statement.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20-China re-
CARDS American acceptance of the Shan
tung provision of the peace treaty as a
deviation from the American policy of
friendly cooperation" toward the Chinese
government, the senate foreign relations
committee was told today by John C..
Ferguson, an American and an official ad-
wiser to the Chinese president While
not speaking officially for the Chinese
government, Mr. Ferguson said he based
his statement on an intimate knowledge
of Chinese official opinion. China's place
in the peace conference, he said, was based
on the unanimous advice of some of the
ablest international lawyers of France,
Russia, Belgium and Holland, who agreed
that the Chinese declaration of war nulli-
fled the 1915 treaty by which China agreed
not to take exception with any settlement
Japan might make with Germany regard
ing the German possessions in Shantung
The only expression of opinions today
as to the conference were from Senator's
Borah of Idaho and johnson of Californ-
la, Republicans, who i'll a Joint statement
set forth the facts developed at the con-
ference as they viewed it and declared
that these facts showed that the posi-
tion they had maintained ''in respect to
the covenant of the league of nations is
justified and confirmed"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
FIELD
DAY IN COUNTY
Farm Bureau Invites Everybody to
Howe Brothers Farm in Brookline
Friday of This Week.

A complete schedule has been ar
ranged fer the Farm Bureau field day
10 be held at the Howe Bros farm in
Brookline, one mile and a half from
Newfane, Friday, and the program will
be carried out rain or shine, the after
noon features taking place in Grange
hall IN Newfane IN case of inclement
weather. While the Farm Bureau is
arranging the field day, it is expected
that all farmers, Grangers, and others.
with their families will attend. and in
circular letters mailed yesterday bv
County Agent w. p Frost each mem
ber of the Farm Bureau is asked to no
tify every non-member family and com
munity, placing special emphasis on the
fact that it viii be the largest field
day ever planned in Windham county.
The morning program will open at
10 o'clock with blowing demonstrations
by six makes of tractors, and the null
tiple hitch horse power. At 1880 o clock
Miss Bertha Holden will give cloth
ing talk and demonstration, and iun-
ior canning club contest between two
teams will be conducted
From II o clock until 1.45 the time
will be given over to the basket pic
mic lunch and beginning at Las inter
esting talks will be given by A. A.
Dunklee, president of the Windham
County Farm Bureau; T. B. Cornwall
of Middlebury, Vermont representa-
tive of the National Federation of Farm
Bureaus; Frank Clark of Vergennes
ex-president of the New England Milk
Producers association, and Howard
SelbV of tba Eacfarp S+a+as Eor,,,s,,.,
Exchange.
Harold E. Mofiitt viii give short
address in behalf of the Brattleboro
board of trade. and the Valley Fair as.
sociation, of which he is secretary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
CUTOUT BOX ON
BRIDGE ST. BURNS
Fire Started by Defect in Circuit-De
partment Called Out-No Water
Used, Because of Danger.

A cutout box on Bridge street, near
the railroad crossing, on one of the poles
which carry the high tension wire be-
tween the Connecticut River Power Co. s
Vernon plant and Bellows Falls. was
seen to be on fire shortly before o'clock
this afternoon, and the fire department
was called out by an alarm from box
80 at Milestone bridge On account of
the danger of electricity following the
stream of water back to the ground. how
ever, no water was put on, and the box,
which was used in connection with a
telephone circuit, burned off and fell to
the ground.
/ A section of the circuit had been out
of order and was cut out for repairs.
The circuit was then re-established but
apparently some defect was overlooked
as when the current was turned on the
fire started. The circuit has been cut
out again for further overhauling. No
damage was done.
As in the case of the last previous fire.
the bell on Main street did not ring when
the whistle alarm sounded
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
MEXICANs ARE COOPERATING.
Federal Troops Helping Americans In
Running Down Bandits.

MARIA, Tex, Aug. 2o.-Mexican
federal troops from the ojinaga garri-
son are cooperating with the American
troops in Mexico, according to a mes
sage received today from the Mexican
consul at Presidio.
Lieut.. Col. Royce arrived in an air
plane from the headquarters of the
Southern department aerial service at
San Antonio. He planned to cross into
Mexico today in an airplane to make
observations and inspect the work be-
ing done by the flying corps in the Big
Bend district.
American troops resumed the pursuit
of the Mexican bandits at dawn today
in an effort to pick up the trails lost
in the storm and darkness.
Hipolito Villa, brother of Francisco
Villa, is believed to be hiding in the
mountains near where the American
columns are working. He is said to have
a small body guard and to be seriously
i'll.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
TO FINISH STATE
ROAD THIS WEEK
Road Commissioner Wallace Makes
Permanent Improvement on Put
ney Road-Laying Sidewalks.

Road Commissioner A. A. Wallace
said today that he expected to complete
the state work on the Puthey road this
week. This will make a permanent i'm.
provement from point near the War
ner Thomas place to the cement bridge
near the turn to the Chesterfield road.
On section about 900 feet long oppo-
site the Clapp place the road was dug
out about two feet deep and 30 feet
wide and this was filed with stone to
a depth of IS inches with a covering of
Is inches of gravel.
improvements have been made in
other parts of the town. where side
walks have been laid. A section of ce-
ment walk has been laid on Central
street between Washington and Pine
streets, and a new strip now is being
laid on Prospect street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
DENIES SCHEME TO
MAKE BRITAIN DRY
AntiSaloon League Only to Tell of
Victory Says William e.
Johnson.

LONDON, Aug. Civilian E. John
son, organizer of the American Anti-Sa-
loon league, who returned to England
yesterday from Sweden, where he attend
ed the northern temperance conference,
declared that it was not the purpose Of
the league to carry on propaganda in
England to bring about prohibition
1--WE have not the slightest intention
of interfering in British affairs said Mr.
johnson. I'VE will not take any part
whatever in the British elections. What
am doing, and what | expect to do in
the future, is merely to explain the ac-
tivities in America against drink and tell
the people why prohibition was brought
about and what it's results will be- The
British people are under no obligations
to adopt the same policy unless they
choose to do so.
IL this is in the direction of promot-
ing friendly relations between the coun-
tries and along the line of the work of
the English-speaking union of which |
am member. | came here at the urgent
invitation of British dry organizations to
tell the story of prohibition in America
and counteract the grotesque yarns cir
culated on this side about the effects OF
the dry policy in America"
Mr. Johnson added that the Anti-Sa-
loon league purposed an anti-tobacco cam
paign
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
FOUR RESERVATIONS
FOR SENATE
Will Be Submitted in Separate Reso-
lutions-Prepared by Senator Pitt
man as President Suggested.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20-Four reser.
vations on the league of nations covenant
are embodie in separate resolution pre-.
pared today by Senator Pittman of Neva.
da, Democratic member of the foreign
relations committee, for introduction in
the senate. Senator Pittman said the
resolution was in line with the suggestion
made to the foreign relations committee
yesterday by President Wilson that if
reservations are to be made they should
be embodied in separate resolution and
not IN the resolution of ratification which
might make new negotiations necessary.
Senator Pittman said the reserva-
tions had not been submitted to
the President. They are similar to
those proposed by a group OF
seven Republican senators and deal
with the rights of withdrawal from the
league, article 10, domestic questions, and
the Monroe doctrine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
B}RATTLEBORO B} BOY
ON DAMAGED SHIP
Eric Johnson Writes Home
of Explosion Which
Killed Five
HELPED PATROL
COURSE OF NC 4
Flagship, Melville, Stationed Near
Queenstown During War = Ship
Rendered Helpless at Sea.

When news came last July of the ac-
cident on the q. s. S. Melville, when
five firemen who were on watch were
killed by the explosion of one of the
ship s boilers about 800 miles from
Christobal, Panama, much concern was
felt by Mrs. Martha johnson of 81
Williams street and her daughters,
Miss Esther johnson and Miss Cecilia
johnson, for the safety of their son and
brother, Eric j. johnson, one of the
crew. They have just received letters
from him written on the Melville. tell
ing of the accident and allaying their
fears
MIR. johnson is % years old and is
steam filter. He was employed by
J. Z. Rogers, plumber, and enlisted a
year ago last January for four wears
naval service, but he has been given
the privilege of a discharge, now that
the war is over, and he expects to take
advantage of the privilege and come
home in October.
The Melville was Admiral Sim g
flagship with the fleet of destrovers
with headquarters at Queenstown, Ire
land, during the war, and Mr.. Johnson
was one of the Melville s crew at that
time. Last January he had a furlough
and came to New York but later Joined
the ship and helped patrol the course
of the NC 4, the United States naval
airplane which flew across the Atlantic
ocean by way of the Azores. Mr.. John
son was at Ponta Delgada, Azores, and
helped I'LL the gasoline tank of the NC
4. ta5- 4.asse.st..#.s ,-,5
In letters which have just been re-
ceived at his home he tells of some in
teresting experiences, as follows:
CHRIsToBAL, Panama, July %.
Dear Sis
Arrived here yesterday only two davs
later than our schedule called for. No
Continued on Page 5.)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
25TH ANNIVERSARY
h LUTHERAN CHURCH
Fine Program Prepared for Observance
Tomorrow and Friday Evenings on
West Street.

The Swedish Lutheran church of West
street is making elaborate preparations
to celebrate its 25th anniversary Thurs.
day and Friday evenings of this week.
The committee of arrangements has been
fortunate enough to secure Rev. s. G..
Hagglund, ID. d., of Boston to preach the
anniversary sermon the first evening,
when services will be held at 730
DIR. Hagglnnd is president of the New
England Conference of the Swedish Luz
theran Church and ranks as the fore.
most speaker of the eastern states. He
recently secured his degree from Brown
university, being the first Swedish Ameri.
can 10 receive this honor from that in.
se4tution.
The church choir will render special mu.
sic at this service. A free-will offering
viii be taken
a concert viii be given Friday evening
by the Luther quartet of the Swedish
Gethsemane church, Worcester. Mass. as.
sisted by local .talent. The quartet con.
sists of c. Arthur johnson. first tenor,
j. Fritz Hartz, second tenor and pianist.
Gustaf Peterson, first bass and reader.
Eskl Englund, second bass. They are
all well known in BrattIeboro and will
without doubt draw capacity house.
Admission is free, but a silver offering
will be taken to defray expenses of the
quartet
The following program viii be rem
dered: National Anthem, and march,
Majestic, orchestra; On the Sea. Luther
quartet; piano duet. overture, Heimkehr
aus der Fremde, Olga, and Cecilia John
son; David's 15Oth Psalm, church choir;
Schlauchewheimer at the Convention. Gus
taf Peterson; bass solo, Gloria. Buzz.
Peccia, by Eskil Englund; Wedding
March, Soderman. by Luther quartet; !;
piano solo, Tarantelle, Karganof. Prof
-. Fritz Hartz; recitation, Klockbytaren,
Gustaf Peterson tenor solo, In Native
Worth, Haydn, c. Arthur johnson
church history, Deacon f. Wennersten;
duet, l viii Extol Thee, Lansing. by c.
Arthur johnson and Eskil Englund: of
fering. with music by orchestra; Tell Nc
the Story of Jesus, Luther quartet; re-
freshments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
CASE
HEARING FRIDAY
Brattleboro Attorneys Leave for Bos
ton Today to Defend Their An
swers in Supreme Court.

Friday of this week is the date set
for hearing before the Massachusetts
supreme court in Boston on the petition
OF the trustees of the Thomas Thompson
estate for the elimination of a large part
of the answers of the town of Brattle-
boro and the Society of Seamstresses.
Needle Women and Shop Girls to the
trustees request for instructions as to
the expenditure of the income of the
Thompson estate.
Attorney Frank f. Barber and Attor-
ney orrin b. Hughes, representing the
local society, left by automobile for Bos-
ton this morning for consultation with
the Boston attorneys who are assisting
them and to attend the hearing Friday.
Attorney Arthur p. Carpenter, counsel
for the town, will go to Boston for sim
liar purpose tonight. Bates, Nay, Alb
bott & Dane are the Boston firm retained
in this case by the seamstresses and the
town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
DAYLIGHT SAVING
LAW REPEALED
Senate Today Sustained the House in
Passing the Bill Over President
Wilson'S Veto.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20-Repeal OF
the daylight savings act was accom-
plished today the senate voting to sus-
tain the house in passing the repeal
measure over President Wilson s veto.
The vote was 81 to 10.
The repeal of the law which now takes
its place among the very few which have
been passed over a presidential veto be-
comes effective after the clocks are
turned back to normal in October. 1t
will 60 down in legislative history as
one of the very few measures which
have twice been vetoed by president
and became law after all by the votes
of more than two thirds in both houses
of congress.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
EMPLOYERS MAY
HAVE CITATIONS
employment of Service Men All
that is Necessary-Attorney E.
w. Gibson Community Agent.

A communication from the war de-
partment has been received by Attor-
ney E. W. Gibson asking him to act as
community agent to receive applica
tions for employers citations, which are
issued by the war and navy depart
ments as token of employers patriotic
cooperation in re-employing their serv-
ice men who left to take part in the
great war.
The communication states that numer-
Gus business men throughout the Unit
ed States already have applied for the
citations, the issuance of which the de-
partment feels is hound to have an in
fuence of nation wide character, and
its moral value, to say nothing of the
future advantage, cannot be over-esti.
mated. The letter further says:
" "However. as n general rule these
applications have been from individual
firms or associations of firms. What il
desired now is to have an entire com
munity take up the matter so that EN-
ployers generally-the great corpora
tion as well as the small retail concern
or the ndividual-become impressed
with the value and Importance of ci-
tation for their patriotic cooperation
in the work Of the war and navy de-
partments in readjusting our returned
fighting men in civil and industrial life.
"Will you not personally help us to
make this a matter of local pride and
honor2 Such community action is GER
tain to bring about healthy public
spirit which will prove really worth
while. With all its soldiers and sailors
properly placed at work, your city NAV
well say that it is indeed 100 per cent
patriotic.
The citation is given to all en-
ployers who have assured the depart
ments that they viii gladly re-employ
everybody who formerly worked with
them, and left to serve in the army or
navy. 1t carries with it permission for
the holder to display on the firm s serv-
ice flag the shield of the United States,
as a symbol that it will fulfill its obli-
cations to the men who went to the de-
fense of the. country at the time of its
peril. The document is signed by the
secretary of war, the secretary of the
navy, and myself, assistant to the see
retary of war 1t is handsomely en-
crossed with the name of the recipi-
ent.
In order 70 secure the citation the en-
ployer is asked to write State 5 Attor-
ney Gibson stating that he twill gladly
re-employ everybody who formerly
worked with him and left to serve in
the army or navy A-luring the great
war, and these applications will be
sent by Mr.. Gibson to the war depart
ment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
SOME SHOE WORKERS
MAKE S12O A WEEK
Retailer Asked S12 for Shoes Manu-
facturers Sold for S5.5O-Grand
Jury to Report.

Boston, Aug. 20-Inquiry into the high
cost of shoes by the Suffolk County grand
jury today developed that some shoe work
ers have been making $l20 week. These
instances were said to be few, but it was
testified that many made $50 week while
the average is about $40. Unskilled help
formerly paid sl2 to SIS week has pro-
flied most, last boys getting as much as
$50 a week.
1t is said that pair of shoes sold by d
manufacturer for $3.50 was displayed in
store 400 yards from the factory marked
at $l2. The grand jury finished its shoe
price inquiry with the testimony taken
today. 1t is expected that the jury's re-
port will be made Friday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
Additional Helpers Erect
ing Canvass on High
School Lot
OPENING DELAYED
UNTIL 4 O'CLOCK
Final Report of Ticket Sales Not Yet
Available, but Small Deficit Is Ex-
pected-outline of Program for To-
day and Tomorrow.

On account of delay in the arrival of
the Chautauqua tent, which was sehed-
uled to reach here on the 1922 train
last night from the south in readiness to
be @erected on the high school grounds
this forenoon, the first program was
postponed to 4 clock. this afternoon
instead of opening at 2.3o as had been
announced. The tent arrived, however,
on the 1.49 o'clock train, which was
Is minutes late, pulling in at 2.o5.
When it was found that the tent
would come at so late an hour the ad-
vance men here telephoned to Keene,
where Chautauqua opened yesterday.
for two tent men to come here TO assist
with the work of putting up the canvas
as soon as it arrived. and they, with
help which was secured here are max
ing earnest efforts to get the tent up
and arranged in time to begin the aft
ernoon program at clock. The au-
ditorium has been engaged for use in
case the tent is not ready
Although the record for erecting
tent and putting things in readiness is
two and one-half hours a desperate eff
thing in place in the two-hour period
after the scheduled arrival of the train
A meeting of some of the guarantors
was held in the board of trade rooms
last evening TO check over the sales OF
tickets. Some of the canvassers had
not reported and some were out selling,
so the exact situation could not be as
certained Some further sales have
hnar fIi1 11,.1 a
pected that the final report will show
deficit to be made up by the guaran-
tors to the amount of few dollars
each
The seven-day itinerary which in
cludes Brattleboro in the circuit opened
in Lewiston, Me-, Monday and in Keene.
\. H., yesterday The entertainers will
go from Brattleboro to Williamstown.
Mass, where Chautauqua opens tomor-
row, thence to Greenwich. n Y. Friday
and Whitehall,N Y :. Saturday.
Tonight Dr. Carolyn Z. Geisel will
give her lecture on Just You. following
concert by the Zimmer- Carter com
pany. The afternoon program tomor-
row at $50 O'clock will include piano
recital by Gabriel L. Hines, the famous
musician and composer. who carries
"ith hlhI otcihNdy grand piano.
special auto truck with an expert driver
and mechanieian being provided. This
will be followed by The Golden Egg.
a lecture by DIR. Jesse H. Holmes. who
has been with the Swarthmore Chautau.
qua association since its beginning
The entire evening program tomorrow
will be devoted to a concert by the Co.
relia Bonelli Co. Miss Pauline CorelIa,
soprano, has studied with the best tn.
tors in Europe and America. and Rie-
cardo Bonelli 5 voice has been charae-
terized as "probably one of the most
beautiful of living baritones They
viii be ably assisted by Miss Ruth Col
lingbourne, violinist, and Gabriel L,
| Hines pianist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
GERMANY GRATEFUL TO U. S.
Assemblyman Lauds Treatment of War
Prisoners.

BERLIN, Aug IS delayed Amer
lea has won the deep gratitude of Ger
many for her treatment of prisoners
of war and her labors for their behalf
in Siberia, declared Daniel Steueklen,
member of the national assembly and
imperial commissioner for war and ci-
william prisoners, today at a meeting of
Majority Socialists protesting against
the further retention of German pris-
oners in France.
The meeting was the first move by
the Socialists in the plan to bring WON
en- forward as an influence for the re-
turn of prisoners, it being felt that
they can arouse more sympathy than
men,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
LEAVE Bodies IN FRANCE.
General Pershing Says They Will Be

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-General
Pershing in a cablegram to the war de-
partment has expressed the opinion that
the bocies of American soldiers who died
abroad should be left near where they
fell L believe that could the soldiers
speak for themselves they would wish
to be left undisturbed where with their
comrades they fought the last fight Gen
eral Pershing said ''The graves of our
soldiers constitute if they are allowed to
remain a perpetual reminder to our al
lies of the liberty and ideals upon which
the greatness of America rests"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
HORSE THOUGHT TO
HAVE BEEN STOLEN
Rig Said to Belong in Windham County
Driven Into Bennington by Two
Men Who Have Disappeared

State IS Attorney E. w. Gibson was
notified today thai bay horse 10 years
old and buggy, apparently stolen from
Windham county, We're being held in
Bennington. The buggy apparently had
top at one time, but it has none at
present. The outfit was driven into
Bennington by two men who afterwards
disappeared without the property The
horse is known to have been driven
through Woodford States ATTORNEY
Gibson will give whatever information
he has to anyone interested
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
TO CARRY OUT
TERMS OF PEACE
An Important Bill Presented to the
German National
Assembly.

BERLIN, Aug. 10 ASSOCIATED Press
A bill providing ways and means for
are embodied in a separate resolution pre-
sented before the national assembly at
Weimar yesterday with the approval OF
tie imperial council 1t is a far-reaching
measure, the purpose of which is to set
definite limits and establish control OF
Ill sorts of activities in commerce, finance
and industries bearing on the means ol
meeting the responsibilities laid upon Ger
many by the conditions of peace.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
WILL HANDLE THE
BORDER NUISANCE
WITHOUT GLOVES

observed standing without rider. The
third horseman dismounted and climb
ing up the side of the mountains dis
appeared. Neither aviator was hit.
Reports from all troops in the field in
Mexico indicate progress is being made
in searching the mountain canyons and
passes for the bandits who held Avia-
tors Peterson and Davis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20

Government at Washington
Has Adopted New Policy
Toward MexicO-Present
Punitive Expedition Un-
der Command of Maj
Gen. Joseph P. Dickman
Armed Forces Will Be
Sent Against Any Future
Marauders