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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
10 JAPANESE MISSING
Were On Transport That Foundered
August Is.

LONDON, Aug. 20. - The Japanese
transport Shijiki Maru struck rock
and foundered on Aug. Is south of
Sanegashima, according to despatch
received by Lloyds. One hundred and
ten of those on board are reported miss
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
MAY sRIKE IN MANCHESTER.
Street Carmen Awaiting. the Decision
Of Arbitrators Tonight.

MANCHESTER, \. H., Aug. 2O.-A
strike of the 200 street car men of this
city depended today on the action of a
board of arbitration which held sessions
in Boston. The carmen who had voted to
walk out last night in support of their
demand for 50-cent minimum hourly
wage agreed early today to wait until 6
O'Clock tonight for the arbitrators' award.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
TWO STEAMERS AGROUND.
Wireless Messages Tell of japanese
Misfortune

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug 2O.-Two
japanese steamers, the Yomei Maru and
the Shinbu Maru, early today were
aground on the shores of the straits of
Juan de Fuca, according to wireless mes
sages received here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
THE WEATHER.
Generally Fair Tonight and Thursday
Temperature Unchanged.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. = Weather
forecast: Generally fair tonight and
Thursday. Not much change in tenn
perature. Gentle to moderate west
winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20


MARIA, Texas, Aug. 20.-Some-
whore in Mexico opposite Candelaria,
American soldiers today continued the
pursuit begun yesterday of bandits who
from Lieut.. Estill, pilot, and Lieut.
Peterson and Davis, American aviators
rescued yesterday after the payment of
$500 in gold to Inc bandit leader. MI
itary headquarters here was without in
formation from the expedition, heavy
storms in the mountains interrupting
communication via the field telephones
of the army.
Possibility that the American soldiers
already have had their first skirmsh
with the bandits was indicated last
night when two aviators returned to the
American side with bullet holes in the
planes of their machine and a. report
that they had been attacked by three
Mexicans, one of whom they believed
they killed with machine gun bullets.
Another was believed to have been
wounded and the third put TO fight.
FIRST reports said the cavalry was in
pursuit of The remaining bandits, but
communication was interrupted and no
further word camo from the punitive
force The rains last night are believed
TO have wiped out the trails of the ban
dts but the softening Of the earth will
make fresh trails moro easily discern
ible than before the rain.
A report was received here today
from Lieut.. Estill, pilot, and Lieut.
Cooper, observer, dated Presidio, Tex
as, giving details of firing on their bi
plane by the Mexican bandits. While
flying over Mexican mountain trai
the American aviators observed three
Mexicans mounted riding south. The
plane swept down low to investigate
The bandits opened fire, rifle bullets
puncturing the wings of the American
machine. Observer Cooper returned tn,
FIRE and saw one horse and rider fall
A short time afterward one horse wa
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20

At Quito, the only city in the world
located ON the exact line of the Equator,
the sun sets and rises at six O'Clock all
the year round.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20

Starlings, which are extremely quar-
relsome over food, will sleep. together
at nights packed like peas in pod.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
Masonic Temple

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 7.3O p. m. =
Stated conelave of Beauseant commando
cry, No. z, Knights Templar.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
Heavy Storm Has Inter-
/ fered with COmmunica-
{ ton - American Airship
Fired Upon - AviatOrs
Believe They Killed One
of the Mexicans-Heavy
Rain Will Give Fresh
Trails of the Fleeing Ban
dts

WASHINGTON, Aug 2O-Mexican
border raids and depredations by ban
dts directly across the border, evidence
from official sources today showed, will
in the future bring upon the marauders
the armed forces of the United States.
The punitive expedition led by Maj.
Gen. Joseph p. Dickman, commander of
of the Southern department, it was
learned, constitutes the working out of
the new policy which one official char
actcrized as handling the border nui-
sance without gloves
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20
Red Mems Hall

Friday, Aug. %, 8 p. m.-Regular meet
ing of Quonekticut tribe, No. ?, l. o..
r. NJ Warriors degree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20

On some of the railways in Europe
smoking-cars are provided for women.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-20

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27
More Harvard Plays

DROF. GEORGE P. BAKER has sup
l. plemented his first volume of Har-
ward Plays with a second: Harvard Plays
H., collection of four one-acters written
and produced by members of the Harvard
Dramatic Club. Both these collections,
as well as the companion volume, Plays
of the AZ Workshop, are of greater inter
est to the producer of amateur plays than
to the reader 1t is doubtless on behalf
of those who produce such plays that the
editor was induced to ada this third vol
ume.
GardfeliG's Husband, by Esther VIII
lard Bates, is q grim little drama of re-
hgious mania The play has plenty Of
suspense and is developed with skill; but
when the explanation of the phenomenon
which has aroused our interest finally
comes, it is Disappointing. Had we known
the trouble with the lady's husband at
first we should, of course, have missed the
element of curiosity, but our interest and
sympathies would have been engaged
throughout by the people and not merely
by situation.
Considering what printed plays are
likely to be now, the second series of Har-
card Plays is 20 be highly commended;
these four have at least stood the test Of
amateur production is more than
can be said of most of the printed plays
that have recently come to our attention.
HARVARD PLAYS: THE HARVARD
DRAMATIC CLUB. Second Series. Edited
by George P. Baker. Brentano's.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27
A Chart of London's Reading Publics

not but wish that we had more Of
that lightness of touch, more of that
humot and commOnsense in our war
books. Almost alone of his cOntem-
praries E. V. Lueaos in The Yer
mlion B0r showed us how it could
be done. l believe that the time for
wailing and crashing of teeth is past.
We have to build up a new world
and the bricks that will go to the
building will be, l am sure, composed
of cheerfulness and optimism rather
than morbidity and unavailing re-
gret. HUGH WALPoLE-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27

public, the unintellectual, jolly, un-
considering public, that reads en-
tirely as it runs, buys cheap editions
at the station book stalls and leaves
them in the train and leans upon its
morning newspaper for its culture.
To this public BritIing al ID Sonia are
the only two better class war novels
that have really penetrated. 1t en-
joyed greatly John Buchan's tales,
The Thirty-nine Steps, Green Mantle
and Ar. StGHdfGst, and showed its
wisdom in doing so. It lived on Philip
Gibbs, laughed over IAN Hays First
Hundred Thousand, and revelled in
the stories of "Sapper" and ''Bar-
timeus." 1t hates psychology and
morbidity and anything that looks
like Pacifsm, it calls the German a
Hun, aud thinks that we have been
very soft over peace terms and talks
darkly of "the hidden hand" 1t is
by far the largest public in London,
but its judgments are Of no perma-
nent Importance, except perhaps to
the historian, because it forgets SO
quickly what it reads.
What then remains2 Undoubtedly
very little. 1t is, quite certainly, too
early yet for that detachment and
sense of proportion necessary for the
production of masterpieces. For my
self would have very small book
case and in it l would have the war
poetry of Thomas Hardy, Masefeld,
Nichols, Graves, Sassoon and Sorley.
I would have Mr.. Britling and The
Undyimg Fire, The Tree of Heaven,
Miss Macaulay's Non ons5GtGnts and
What-Not, Brett Young's Crescent
Noon, The Pretty Lady and that I'M
deservedly neglected but most brill
liant novel, Bohun Lynch Unofficial.
! would also have Wister's Pentecost
Of Calamity, Brand Whitlock's Bel
GUM Under German Occupation,
Denis Garstairs's SHILLING Soldier,
Brett Young's Marching on Tangu,
A Hilltop on the MarDe, some official
records, and Buchan's History.
There at any rate is a little COM
pany of books likely to secure more
than this years passing attention. In
reading over such list, however, one
is forced to feel that our war itera-
ture has been so far too propaganda
and melancholy. 1t is, as I have al
ready said, because we are too close
to the tragedy and horror of It all.
Reading the other day Nh. Newton's
amenities of Book Collecting, one of
the most delightful of its kind, I could
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27
HARVARD PLAYS: THE HARVARD
DRAMATIC CLUB. Second Series. Edited
by George P. Baker. Brentano's.

From the Gyldendalske Publishing
House and other Copenhagen sources,
via the Press Department Of the Danish
Legation at Washington, it is learned
that 100000 copies of Bjornson's books
and 2,750,OO0 copies of Ibsen's works
have been sold in Denmark and Norway.
Also that 81, 900 copies of DR.. Brandes's
books have been sold, and that Knut
Hamsun, who in his youth spent several
years in America, is coming along to the
tune of $4,000. Frank Norris and Jack
London are American authors mentioned.
Danish critics appreciate Norris, which
is more than many Americans do now,
Hand London's books have made his DAN
ish publisher rich man."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27

L having just read in my news
paper that the Germans Will sign the
peace terms. I have also been asked
four times during the past week as to
what I thought was "the outstanding
literature of the war" Finally l
have had my attention in the last fort
night drawn to at least three novels
concerned with England during the
war. Georges Blind Alley, Cannon's
Pink Roses and Snaith s Love Lane,
christened in America, l think, The
Indicated.
1t does not thus seem a bad moment
to try and discover what London, now
that the war is over, really does con-
slider is the best war literature pro-
dueed so far by Great Britain. Of
what America has produced we are
none of US very certain; very little
has come over to us and of that little
Owen Wister's Pentec0st of Calamity
leads the way by a long distance.
Edith Wharton's Marine was gen.
orally felt to be one of her less excel
lent works, and l cannot at the mo-
ment remember any other American
war story that has been discussed here
at all.
But in trying to estimate London s
judgment ones first difficulty is in
estimating London's publics; heaven
knows how many there really are
but broadly speaking one may say
that there are four. There is first
the reading public that lives in Chel-
sea and the chaster parts of Kensing-
ton; this public is very small and
very precious; it admires T. S. Eliot s
Prufrock and Wynolhan Lewis s
Tars; it is bored with Wells and Ben
nett, and produces new Vers Libres
poets once a minute. If you were to
set this public down in chair ESQ
as to curb its restless movements) :,
hold smelling bottle to its nose and
ask it what war literature Great Brit
ain has produced it would say "None
at all" fercely, but then it lives en-
tirely in the future and has nothing
to say about anything that happened
an hour ago. Finally, if very seri-
ously pressed, it might admit Lewis s
Tdrs as a readable war novel, but
already Lewis is little behind the
lines in this circle.
There is then the Intellectual pub
lie with a big 1, centred very largely
around the weekly reviews; there are
the solemn composites of the Athe-
naeun who believe in Give Bell as an
art critic and regard hearty laughter
as kind Of leprosy. l don't think
the Athehaeum would admit any war
literature at all that wasn't written
in French, italian or German, with a
kindly word Of encouragement to
Chinese and Hindustani. But in
cluded also in this public is what
seems to me the sanest and wisest
literary criticism in England, the men
and women who work round the New
Statesman, the Westminster Gazette
and Land and Water.
These papers really influence, 1 be-
lieve, educated literary opinion in
England to-day. To them might be
joined the Manchester Guardian and
certain articles in the Times Literary
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27

Another volume of Mr.. Dooley, the first
since 1910, is announced by Charles
Scribner's Sons for early August.
Dooley abool
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27

Supplement. 1t is difficult to detect
in these papers basic prejudices.
They achieve a remarkable fairmind-
edness. They do indeed command in
such men as T. c. Squire, Frank
Swinnerton, Walter De La Mare, Ed
ward Shanks and others the best
younger criticism we have. They can
see the merit of such new work as
Eliot's Prufrock, Joyce's Portrait of
the Artist and Miss Richardson's
Tunnel as we'll as the novels of Beres-
ford or the poetry Of Ralph Hodgson
or, to take an older generation still,
the Five Tales of John Galsworthy or
The Undying Fire of Wells.
This is the most reasoned, best bal
anced and sanest literary public we
have and its verdict on the literature
of the war is of real Importance. l
think it would admit at once Mase-
fields GGlIp0h, Miss Bagnold's
Diary Without Dates, some Of the
poetry of Sassoon and Robert Mich
oils, May Sinclair's Tree Of Heaven
and Rose Macaulay's two remarkable
satires, Nom CombdtGntS and What
Not.
About Mr.. BritIing, by far the
most successful novel of the war, its
verdict would be less certain. As the
months pass it is less and less appar-
ent whether that work belongs to
literature or to journalism. 1t is GER
tainly not creative in the sense that
The Tree of Heaven and The Pretty
Lady are creative. Besides these
books there are of course the definite
records of the war-Philip Gibbs's
journalism, Jellicoe's book, Lord
French s book and John Buchan's
history.
But the work that has obtained
any kind of lasting credit with this
particular public is very small indeed
and it does not seem at present to
have very much to add to its total.
Thirdly there is the general reading
public of London. This is the dining
out public, the public that buys books
only rarely and gets most of its intel
lectual food from the circulating IL
braries. 1t is always reading the last
book published and forgetting the one
before the last; it tangles up authors
names and book titles in a truly
astonishing manner, and it is the pub
lie by which most authors earn their
living. It is largely composed Of
women.\ Its taste is discriminating
rather than altogether bad, and it is
mainly interested in fiction, or In
books like Jellicoe's and French's
about which there has been newspaper
discussion. Two novels stand out In
this public's estimation far beyond
all others, Wells's Britling and Ste
phen McKenna's Sonia. Sonia gave
it exactly what it wanted, being con-
cerned entirely with the doings and
sayings Of people whom it knew or
wanted badly to know. The Pretty
Lody also caught its attention very
seriously; and it was remarkable how,
in that instance, it fastened ruthlessly
upon the books less important fea-
lures and disregarded its really won
derful atmosphere of fantasy and
color.
This public thought for time that
it cared about poetry, and it applaud
ed, and even bought Siegfried Sas-
soon s Old HuntSnlan, Robert Mich
olls's Ardours and Endurdnces and
Sorley s posthumous poems, although
it comparatively passed over what
.-.o. o. ,>,o,,, 1,ooVD1a N ,,,or.a nrio;nol
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27
A London Letter From
Hugh Walpole

Copyright, 1919. All rights reserved.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
The ROOSEVELT ESTATE,

Col. Theodore Roosevelt left an
estate valued at s810,607, according
to affidavitS filed at Mineola l.. l., n.
Y, on Oct. 25th, with Transfer Tax
Appraiser Gehrig by executors of
the will.
After approximately $4,000 has
been deducted for funeral expenses,
counsel fees and debts, the entire
estate will so to the widow of the
former president in trust to be dis
tributed among their children in
any proportions she may deter
mine. A trust fund of $4,000 given
to Col. Roosevelt by his father to
be used by Mrs. Roosevelt during
her life will revert to her children
after her death.
Sycamore Hill, the Roosevelt es-
tate at Oyster Bay, where the colon
ei died last January, is appraised
at S1SO,5OO. The estate also includes
corporate bonds valued at approxi-
mately $394,OO0, the largest of
which is $4,000 worth of first Lib
cry Loan Bonds. The bonds also
include a $1,000 subscription TO the
Canadian Victory loan and a $4,000
republic of Mexico bond which is
listed as worthless. Stocks owned
by the colonel are valued at ap-
proXimately S184,000.
Included in the list of appraisaIs
are gifts from various foreign dig
nitarleS, trophies of the cOloncTs
hunting expeditions and various
paintings, including one given him
by the late Pope Leo XII.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
KAaAWHA MEN GET NITRO.

Assistant Secretary Crowell last
Saturday approved the bid of the
Charleston Development Co. for the
government powder plant and de-
velopment project at Nitro, the
company's bid being 1851 900.
The Charleston Development Co.,
formed recently for the exclusive
purpose of bidding on Nitro, con-
sists of leading Charleston capital
lists, backed by strong New York
City financial leaders. The Char
lesion men are w. o. Abney, presi-
dent Of the Union Trust Co; John
l.. Dickinson, vice-president of the
kanawha Valley Bank; Isaac Loew-
enstein, president of the Charleston
National Bank; Chas. K. PAYNE. of
the Payne Shoe Co.; II. G. Scott, of
the Virginian Power Co., and II. H.
Bartolet, of the New River and Po-
cahontas Coal Co. The New York
man concerned is A. B. Leach, of
A. B. Leach Go, bankers and in
vestment brokers.
A. b. Leach & Co. and the Kama
wha Valley Bank control the Vir-
ginian Power Co., with the large
plant at Cabin Greek Junction. This
concern controls electric power in
the Kanawha Valley. According to
statement by a member of the de-
velopment company, it is planned
to lease the plant in small lots 10
industrial concerns. 1t is under
stood that the Hooker Electro
Chemical Co., of New York, second
highest bidder of the original elev-
en-, and others originally interested
IN securing the vast plant as a
whole, will make arrangements TO
take over a large slice of the plant
Tor extension of their operations.
Therefore, the development COM
pany will act as holding concern
in the disposition of Nitro, it was
authoritativeiy stated to the Gazette
by one financially connected with
the company. 1t was organized a
short time ago with the sole view
of negotiating for the plant and will
probably make request for a char
ter of incorporation in the near fu-
ture.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
THE KAISER'S TRIAL,

All necessary preparations for
the trial of former Emperor Will
liam are being made, it was an
nonnccd in the House of Commons.
London, on Oct. 22d. by Bonar Law.
the government leader. The request
10 the Netherlands for the surrend-
er OF the cX-Emperor, he explained,
could not be made until all. the
powers had signed the peace treaty.
The actual strength of the British
army at prcsent-750,000 men-wilI
be reduced in the course of the
coming financial year approximate
~ 10 The Drc-war standard. it was
announced by Winston Churchill.
the secretary of war of England.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
HOMECOMING DAY AT RONCEyERTE,

There will be great Com
ing Celebration at Roncevertc to-
morrow Saturday., Nov. 1st, for
'dreenDrler county eX-SoldierS. sail
ors and marines. Governor John
}. Cornwell will probably be pres
cnt to address the soldiers and pco-
pie, and General John l.. Hines,
one of Greenbrier's sons who rose
to the rank of Major-General in The
army in France, will be present as
q distinguished guest.
AT this time Grccnbricr Post No.
2G, American Legion of West Vir-
ginia will hold It's first convention
for a permanent organization and
election of officers, at which time
every man Of the county, late in
The service, is urged to be present.
Dinner will be served to all ex-
service men by the Local Chapter
American Red Cross. The Ronce-
vcrte Citizens Band will lead the
parade, sci for 10 a. M, i'm which
it is hoped every Greenbrier sol
dicr. sailor and marine will be seen
in the uniform of the arm of SER
vice in which he served.
Let everybody turn out to give
the boys splendid welcome home.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
DEATH OF MRS, ARBUCKLE,

Mrs. Lizzie Stuart Arbuckle, wife
Of A. p. Arbuckle, died at Denver,
Colo, on Oct. 90, 1919. She mar
ried Paris Arbuckle back in the
early seventies and soon after went
with him to the great West. Her
home was at Colorado Springs, Col,
where she lived many years. Mrs.
Arbucklc was daughter Of Chas.
Stuart and, for some years during
and after the civil war, made her
home with her uncle by marriage,
Governor Sam'l Price. During these
years she was well known to many
yet living in this community as a
young lady Of many admirable
traits Of mind and character. Her
husband, who was a brother Of Jno.
d. and Alex. Arbuckle, Of this coun-
ty, died eight or ten years ago, but
she leaves several children 10
mours the death Of a loving and
devoted mother.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
NUMBER 10
REVIVAL AT METHODIST CHURCH.

Rev. Absalom Knox, the pastor,
and members of the LewiSburg
Methodist Church are completing
plans for a two-weeks' revival meet
ing to begin in that church next
Sunday morning, Nov. I'd. AS we
announced some weeks ago, DR.. J.
H. Light, of Hinton, will be present
the first week of the meeting and
will preach every afternoon and
night. Tho afternoon meetings
will be in the nature of prayer and
song services and will begin at $3.50
o'clock and continue but forty-five
minutes. The night services will
begin promptly at 1880.
A large choir is being organized
and the singing will be directed by
II. c. Wiley, of Berryville, Va,
who is expected to arrive here on
Saturday.
Mr.. Knox wishes us to emphasize
that members and friends of all
churches are earnestly requested to
cooperate in this meeting, as it is
the purpose to make the services
union in spirit.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
DEATH OF ". F. McCLUNG,

w. Frank McClung, aged about
S6 years, died on Thursday, Oct.
%, 1919, at the home of his daugh-
ter Mrs. Lula Curry, at Fort Spring.
and on the following day the BODY
was committed TO the grave in the
burying ground on the old William
George place On Muddy Creek,
where the deceased lived many
years, Rev. J. E. Flow officiating.
Mr.. McClung was son of the late.
Samuel, better known as Devil
Sam,' McClung and was twice mar
ried. His first wife was Miss Mat
tie, daughter of Col. VIM. George,
of Muddy Greek. After her death
he married Miss Matte Feamster.
daughter of the late VIM. Feamster,
OF the same community, who also
preceded him to the spirit world.
He leaves two children-Mrs. Mar
shall Johnson, of Monroe county.
and Mrs. Curry, with whom, dur
ing the latter years of life he made
his home.
He was active in attention TO
business to within few days prior
to his death, was a very intelligent
man, a good citizen and had long
been a member of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church.