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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20
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Petition of Clergymen to
I. States Attorney Glib
son Today
GAME SCHEDULEDv..-..s.
FOR TOMORROW
West River Team Was to Come Here
to Play on Valley Fair Grounds =
Golf, Open Stores, Etc.

Sunday ball IN Brattleboro is over for the
Z. w Gibson asking him to prevent the
game scheduled for tomorrow with the
West River team will be presented to
him this afternoon on his arrival from
Newfane and he has promised to take
action upon it.
This was the last game of the season,
cause trouble, as the members of the
team say they will. retaliate by entering
complaint to have the stores that are
open Sundays closed, likewise garages and
any other places of business that are open
Sundays, as well as to stop golf playing
at the Country club Automobile driving
for pleasure will also come under the ban
if the law is strictly and impartially en-
forced
The complaint to be presented to the
states attorney is signed by nine Brattle-
boro and West Brattleboro clergymen.
seven being signed personally and the last
two by authority. The only ministers
whose names do not appear are Rev E.
$. Hewitt, who had not been reached at
noon today, and Rev A. o. Peterson, who
is said to be out of town.
The text of the petition is as follows:
Brattleboro, Vt, Sept 10, 1919.
To Ernest W. Gibson,
| States Attorney,
Brattleboro, VT.
We, the undersigned, residents of Brat
tleboro, Windham County, Vermont, have
been informed that a game of baseball il
scheduled to be played on the Valley
Fair grounds Sunday, Sept 81, 1919.
| We hereby enter our protest as we are
informed such game will be in violation
of the laws of the state of Vermont.
7 We hereby respectfully ask you. to use
the power of your office to prevent said
contemplated violation of the law next
Sunday and on each succeeding Sunday
/ thereafter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20
CROSBY RETAIL
STORE is MOVED
Goes from Garage Building Back of
Brooks House to New Brick Build
ing Near White Stable.

Crosby & Co., are moving their retail
grain and feed store from the old Man
ley garage building in the rear of the
Brooks House to the new brick building
which the firm has. erected on land ad-
joining the White livery stable. The store
will occupy half of the ground floor and
all of the second floor of the new build
ing. The store will be in charge of George
Hebhs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20

PITTSBURGH, Sept 20.-Reports
that the United States Steel corpora
tion would shut down its plant in the
Pittsburgh district unless there was 100
per cent loyalty shown by the work
ers was denied today at the offices of
the Carnegie Steel Co, a subsidiary
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20

1890 a. m-Subject of sermon What
is God Like
II m.-Sunday school.
700 p. m.-Christian Endeavor meet
ing in the chapel. Topic, Truth
fulncss Ephcsians 4:25; Il
Kings 5:2O27. All the young
people of the parish are invited
The hike of the Sunday school boys
scheduled for Saturday has been post
poned week, as DR.. Woodin is unable to
go this week
Monday, Sept %, 7.30 p. m.-The
Scouts of this church viii meet in the
vcstry for organization. All who are
now Scouts or who intend to be are
urged TO be present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20
Red Mems Hall

All members of Quonekticut tribe wish
ing transportation to the outing Sunday,
Sept 81, are asked to notify the commit
tee or telephone TOM.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20

Sociologists estimate that among every
1000 bachelors there are SO criminals,
whereas married men produce only IS par
thousand
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20
Sunday, Sept 81.

Sunday, Sept 81.
1870 a. m.-Morning worship.
1900 m,-Sunday school
Gao p. m.-Epworth League Subject,
The Great Companion-How to
Live with Him. Leader, Mrs.
Eliza Adams.
1.3O ?. m.-Song service and address
by pastor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20

1890 a. m.-Morning worship. Ad-
dress by Dr. j. II, Franklin, sec
retary of American Baptist For-
eign Mission society.
HAS a. m.-Annual rally of Sunday
school.
6.15 p. m.-Christian Endeavor meet
ing
7.3o p. m.-Evening service. Address
by DR.. Franklin on Recent OBJ
servations in France.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20

Reports That Plants In the
Pittsburgh District Would
Be Shut Down Denied To-
day - Preparing at Gary
for a Fight to a Finish
Conflicting Claims About
Number That Will Strike
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20

Poverty is caused not so much by the
losses of gains once made, as by the
failure to get up and act
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20
Centre Congregational Church

Rev. Herbert P. Woodin, D. D., Pastor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20

Monday evening, Sept. %, at Bellows
Falls, mass meeting of the young peo-
pie OF the southern part of the state
under the auspices of the state Y. p. G.
L.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20

Saturday, Sept. 20, at 2.SO p. m.-The
Ramble club will meet in the church
parlors for the first fall outing of the
club. Members will prepare for the
trip up the mountain and supper at the
top
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20
Universalist Church
Rev. d. E. Trout, Pastor.

Rev. d. E. Trout, Pastor.
Sunday, Sept 81.
1890 a. m.-Divine worship with SER
mon by the pastor. Subject
The Sting of Conscience as a
Punishment for Wrong Doing.
1l.45 a. m.-Sunday school Session
800 p. mat Vernon, service of
worship with sermon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20
THE WEATHER.
Showers Tonight - Partly Cloudy
Sunday.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O-The wealth
er forecast: Showers tonight. Sunday
partly cloudy. Moderate south winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-20

Continued on Page 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
STATE TEACHERS
CONVENE ANNUAL
MEET AT CAPITAL

Springfield. Ill, Jan. 25.-Pro-
posed legislation, to be presented
to the general assembly, which
will have the support of the Illi-
nois Teachers association. was
the important business to be dis
cussed by the delegate body at the
annual meeting of that organiza-
ton here today.
About two hundred teachers
from various parts of the state are
in attendance.
The annual meeting of the state
association was TO have been held
last December but was [ostponed
because of the epidemic of infiu-
enZa.
There are number of measures
to be considered. one Of which
favors a wage increase for teach
ers.
Officers for the year probably
will be elected before adjournment.
At a meeting of county superin-
tendents last night the following
newly elected officers were in
stalled:
President,W. r. Foster. LaSalle
county; vice president, E A. Ellis,
Kane county; secretary, George S.
Smith Bureau county; treasurer,
Z. G.. Pruitt, Springfield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
DENIES SOLDIERS
ARE BEING PUT IN
INSANE HOSPITAL

Washington, Jan. 25.-Surgeon-
General Ireland today denied re-
ports that soldiers returning from
overseas suffering from shell
shock have been sent to ST Eliza
beth's hospital for the insane at
Washington. The surgeon-general
said that a personal inquiry had
revealed that only two patients
who could possibly be classified as
"sheIl-shock" have been sent to st.
Elizabeth's hospital up to this time.
and that these two presented
symptoms of mental disorder of a
character to justify their having
been sent to this hospital"
General Ireland said that the
general hospital at PIattsburg. n.
Y, had been especially equipped
and provided with a selected staff
for nervous cases exclusively and
that the surgeons at the ports OF
debarkatiCn had been instructed -
send all patients of this class to
that hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
YANKEE NEGRO rs
A CURIOSITY AND
TERROR TO ENEMY

With the American Army OF Oc-
curation, Jan. 4-(Correspondence
OF the Associated Press. Where
ever American negroes have ap-
peared in the area occupied by the
Americans they have attracted
great attention among the civil
ians In Treves. Coblenz and other
places. during the early days of
the occupation, crowds assembled
wherever any negro soldiers
stopped in the streets and il was
necessary for the military police
to enforce the orders prohibiting
gatherings in the public thorough
fares Even now in Coblenz and
TreVes. where there are 4 number
of negro soldiers, they attract
crowds of German children every
time they appear in the streets.
The German soldier also regards
the negro with great curiosity. Ac-
cording to a discharged German
soldier in Rengsdorf. the German
army. early in the war. offered a
reward of 400 marks fo- the cap
ture alive of each negro. The dis
charged German soldier said that
throughout the war German sol
diers lived in great fear and even
terror of the negroes and 1t was
in order to overcome this fear that
rewards were offered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
TRANSPORT LOAD
OF TROOPS DOCKS;
MORE SAIL SOON

Washington, Jan. 25.-The Twen-
division tNew York Ma
tional Guard may be expected 70
arrive al New York about Feb. %,
according to information reaching
the war department today.
A cablegTam from the embarka-
tion authorities in France said ar
Tangements were heing made to put
the Twenty-seveuth on board trans
ports about Feb. 10. The Seventy
seventh division (New York ma
tional army is expected to sail
from France about March 5
New York. Jan. 25.-The trans
FORT Aetnas arrived today from
Bordeaux with 119 passengers. in
Guiding So officers. II privates. two
naval officers. one French officer
and two French enlisted men and
IS civilians. Major General c. C.
Ballou was the ranking officer
aboard. The others were largely
oasuals and the privates were from
the Eleventh casual company,
from Camp Dix. and the headquar-
e<s company of the Ninety-second
division.
Halifax. Jan. 25--The Cunard
line steamship Aquitania with more
than five thousand returned Cana
Dian soldiers, arrived here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
GERMANS FORCED
TO FIGHT TO GET
OUT OF UKRAINE

Coblenz. Friday. Jan. 24-CRy
the Associated Pressl After three
weeks on a train fighting their
way through bands OF Bolshevis'7
in Russia, several German SOL
diers, arrived here yesterday from
Ukraine.
Four hundred Germans Of tIa
Bavarian heavy Ca~aIry left Ehar-
kov on Dec %, after manning q
special train arrived with one
FOUNDERS. machine guns and rifles
A commissioned officer OF tho
German first corps, with headquar-
ters at Kharkov. VINO arrived hero,
estimates that 10000 German sol
diers remain in the Ukraine
Between Kharkoy and kiev, the
German train had frequent en-
counters with bands OF Folshevih
numbering between 200 and 1000.
In one OF these encounters. the
Germans suffered 60 casualties
The Bolsheviki fought as disnr
ganized units. a large proportion
appeared to have been Russian
prisoners, fighting with armS
stolen from German soldiers. The
noE-commissioned officer declared
that food was plentiful n the Tx
raine but expensive. In HIS opin-
ion the entire Ukraine viii he
overrun by the B0lsheyiki within
a month or two
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
SOCIALISTS AND
LABOR MEN MEET;
u. S. MADE TARGET

Berne, Switzerland, Friday, Jan.
24.-The absence OF American rep
resentatives at the International So
Cialist and Labor league assem-
bling here, mas caused much com
ment among the delegates. Camille
Huysmans, the secretary of the So
cialist internationaie. was outspok-
en- in criticism OF the state depart
nent at Washington for withhold
ing passports from Americans who
wished TO attend the conference.
When it was sugg ested that Will
liam English Walling and Charles
Edward Russell were already in
Europe, NJ. Huysmans replied:
They are no longer representa-
tIves of the American Socialists be-
cause they have broken with the
party"
So far the countries represented
include Great Britain, France Rus
sia, Germany, Ukrainia, Esthonia,
Livonia. Georgia, Finland. Bohe-
Lila. Hungary, Belgium. Sweden,
italy Denmark. Norway, Greece,
Switzerland. Argentina, Armenia
Spain. Portugal. Bulgaria and Aus
Lria-Hungarv.
Russia will he represented by NJ.
hXelrod. NJ Bienstock and NJ.
ihoupav; Denmark by ]. p. Mel
son, Nina K;efer and Evers Bran
shan; Holland by Pieter Troelstra
and NJ Wibault; Greece by Depu-
ties Courial and Bennaroya Kara
mojis; the Majority Socialists Of
Germany by Herman Mueller, Otto
Welz and Richard Molkenbuehr
bulgaria by Minister Sakosoff. and
Hungary by Minister Of Education
kuufi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
WILSON'S GIVE TEA;
rs STRANGEST ONE
PARIS EVER KNEW

Paris. Jan friday The
Tea" given at the Paris white
/ house this afternoon was an event
the like of which the French cap
ital probably had never seen. 1t
was especially and exclusively for
the working men and women who
surrounded the president and Mrs.
Wilson during their stay here. It's
purpose was TO make them feel that
they were members of the official
family. no matter what their occu-
pations.
French gendarmes who guard the
great palace. the gruff sergeants
and buck privates Of the American
troops that patrol the inner
grounds. the chauffers who drive
the presidential cars about the
streets. and American telephone
girls. who operate the private ex-
change all were there.
Some were bashful. some were
completely overcome by stage
fright. while others felt quite at
ease as they were received in dem
ocratic fashion and made to feel at
home in the drawing rooms of the
magnificent palace.
The president and Mrs. Wilson
acted as hosts for an hour.
The sergeant of the French guard
gallantly introduced his men as did
the sergeant of the American guard.
The telephone girls assisted their
hostess in pouring tea and waited
on the other guests.
The president and Mrs. Wilson
said afterward that the social ven
ture was a genuine success. Their
guests said they were much pleased
at their reception.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
us. Must Back Up
All of Wilson's IA
Points Says Lewis

New York, Jan. 25.-Senator
James Hamilton Lewis, speaking
today before the Lawyers club in
support of the proposal for a league
OF nations, declared the American
government in the peace settlement
resident Wilson's IA principles
without laying itself open to the
charge Of perfidy
Germany. Senator Lewis said,
would have the right to refuse to
abide by the terms of the armi-
sice, the allies would be justified
il Withdrawing from the peace ia
BILE and all small nations or aspir-
ing peoples fighting with the United
States on the basis of the presi-
dents proposals would be excused
before the world IN turning from
America.
The peace was made by Ger
many and her people on terms of
the IA points proposed by the Unit
ed States, including the proposal of
I. league of nations for future
peace" said Senator Lewis. These
y ere adopted by the allies as their
only terms of peace and all accept
ed as the basis by Italy. the Bal
kans and Turkey. 1t is impossible
for the United States to withdraw
one of her terms Or postpone one
OF omit to press without Civ
ing Germany the tight then and
there to refuse to abide by the
terms of the armis.ice in any par
tiCular. She could refuse to de
liver her cannon and arms as
agreed. The people of Germany
would be justified in charging us
with fraud on them and turn
against US and support any force
against our soldiers. The allies
would be justified in accusing US
OF trickery and withdraw from the
table.
Every little nation or aspiring
people fighting with US on the ba-
SIS of the proposals, would be ex-
Cused before the world in turning
from us and assailing US for perfidy
TO them. Then rese1ting it by al
wing themselves with any foes OF
the United States-this on the
ground that our cants and agree
IIents were delusions, and fraud
and our treaties of peace but
scraps of paper" We would be
the perfidious traitors to solemn
compacts and the one nation whose
word would sink as low as was that
Of Prussia. when her deceptions and
lies brought her to destruc ctio1 in
the indignation of civilization"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
DEFENSE COUNCIL
ORGANIZATION TO
AID IDLE WORKERS

New York. Jan. 25.-The nation
wide resources of the United States
council of national defense have
been placed at the disposal of the
United States employment service,
in an effort to meet the situation
arising from unemployment, it was
announced here today. G. B.
Clarkson. director of the council of
national defense, has ordered 164,
900 community and municipal units.
5000 units of the woman's COM
mittee, 1000 county units and As
state councils. to furnish the fed
eral employment service with in
formation as to the needs of en-
ployers in their community.
1t was announced that 800 bu-
reaus had been established by the
council to aid in finding employ
ment for returned soldiers and sail
orS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
Less Money Loaned
Allies This Month;
VIII Continue Low

Washington, Jan. 25.-America' s
job as banker for the allies has
been lighter this month than at
any time since the natiCn entered
the war Only $I7O,O00 900 has
been paid out as allied loans since
Jan. l, the treasury reported today,
although payments on this account
for a long time ran around S400.-
10000 a month. The reduction
is caused principally by the cur
tailmept of shipments of food for
payment of which the American
credits had been largely used.
Until congress enacts The bill ad-
vocated by the treasury to author
ize loans to the allies for other
than strictly war purposes, Offic-
ials do not look for much change
in the present low rate OF demand )
on the American government.
Total credits extended by the
treasury now amount to $685.
773.O00 but only $6.5S4,St6. 600 has
been actually paid out under these
credits. Greece, Liberi- and the
Geek -Slovak council have never
pI bSeIlLeu tIdlulS lot payments
Russia still has S13U. 900, 600 to her
credit on the treasury books al
though she has not applied for
money since the revolution.
Credits established and pay
ments made up to today were re-
ported as follows:
5 12,OOO,OoO 5 1854 900
Great Britain
s4,165,981,OoO s4.C52,O0O. 600
France
$2.436,427,O 900 s2.O96.427, ,ooo
Italy s1,3l0, 100000 $1,271, 900, 900
Belgium
$ 256,145,OoO $ 237,O45, 900
Russia
S 325.OOO,O00 IS7.129, 600
Cuba 5 15,0OO,00J 100000
Serbia
S 100000 $ 100000
Czecho-Slovak
5 100000 5 90S 900
Greece
5 29,554,O3 None
Rumania
6,666,666 None
100000 None
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
Mysterious Death
Of Chicago Woman
Battling to olice

Chicago, Jan. 25.-Detcctivess to-
day declared they were no nearer
solution of the mystery surround
ing the death of Miss Josephine
Mcdonald than they were when
her body was found % hours ago
in a lonely spot near the outer
Lake Shore drive on the north
side. For l. hours they worked
on the theory that she was the
victim of an automobile accident
near her home, from which she
had departed TO meet Il woman
friend. 4 nickle in her hand and
broken glass at the corner near
her hCme where she was thought
to have taken a carriage gave col
oring TO the auto accident theory.
Later it was thought possible she
had been murdered and her body
dumped out of an automobile.
Marks found on her body by cor
oner's physician give support to
the theory.
Miss Mcdonald was 40 fears o.
age, the sister of d politician and
city hall empIoye. Both legs and
an arm were broken and the skull
gashed.
At the corner. haf block from
her home. she was seen waiting fol-
a car. but was not seen to board
one. The trip from her own home
to her friends house, would take
about 10 minutes.
Physicians say she had not been
de1d more than two or three hours
when found. The police believe
she was thrown out Of an auto,
while still alive. and die in agony
after lying there most of the night
Shortly after o'clock yester-
day morning, Alan Mclean, a pri-
vate in the motor transport corps,
left the Holland garage. Fairbanks
and Erie streets. lie had finished
his nights detail at the garage,
where the government autos are
pier, five blocks away, where he
sleeps.
He walked east on the south
side of Erie street. flanked by un-
derbrush and wild-f1ower stalks A
wire fence feet high restricts the
use of the land.
About two hundred seyenty-fiye
feet west of outeI Lake Shore
drive he saw the outstretched form
of a woman With the exception
of the hat, it was fully clothed. Be
tween the curb and the walk. it lay
in the mud. Life was extinct
Mclean started for a policeman.
He ran to the drive. with machines
passing in all directions. and
turned south toward the pier. At
Ohio street he stopped 4 govern
ment machine, told of his discov-
cry and was taken to Rush and
Grand avenue, where Patrolman
John Delehanty was notified and
telephoned for the patrol.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
DRAFT WORLD
LEAGUE PLAN;
MADE PUBLIC
Provide for Permanent
Organization-To Fix
= War Responsibility.

Paris. Jan. 25.-The peace con-
ference at it's second open session
today considered the proposals for
:Le formation OF a league OF ma
tIons and afterward made public
the draft of the preliminary reso-
lutiOn looking to the creation OF
the league.
The French. British, American
and Italian associations advocating
a league of nations have decided
10 elaborate their plan for joint
meetings The first session will be
held Sunday and presided over by
Leon Bourgeois. the former French
premier.
The preliminary draft for q
league OF nations says that the
league should have a permanent or
ganization a. carry on the business
between meetings of the interna-
, tIonal conferences of all the mem
Ners.
NWill Fix War Responsibility.
1t says that the conference should
appoint a committee representative
of all the governments to work out
the details OF the constitution and.
functions OF the league '~e draft
calls for the appointment OF a com
mission composed of two represen-
natives OF the five great powers. and
I've representative Of the other
powers. TO inquire and report on
the responsibility Of the authors of
tie war.
Great Britain's decision TO leave
such questions as the future of
Mesopotamia, Palestine and ths
German colonies to the league Of
nations. is profoundly important, .
says the Daily News
Spreads Good VIII.
THE adoption of such a policy
by the British delegation has es-
tabiished the league in its place
and invests the whole proceedings
of the congress with an atmosphere
of confidence and good will, crea-
ted by the refusal Of a great nation
to take advantage of the accident
OF military possession of valuable
territory"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
C0NFEREES Get
BIG RELIEF BILL
Measure Providing 100000 900
Fund Passed By Senate and
Goes to Conference.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Passed by
the senate after a weeks debate,
the bill appropriating 1O0.000.00O
for food relief in European and
near east countries, went to con-
ference today with administration
leaders in both houses firmly of the
opinion that minor amendments by
the senate can be adjusted and
President Wilson's request finally
granted early next week.
The principal amendment by the
senate would substitute for the
house section against using any of
the appropriation for enemy peo-
pies. a provision that nationalities
friendly to the United States and
the allies might receive aid.