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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04

WASHINGTON. Aug 4--Dissatis-
fed with President Wilson's proposal
to have Congress create special body
to pass on their demands, or consider
them in fcnonection with the high cost
of living problem, the railway shop
men began yesterday to take an official
strike vote
The shop men contend that the rail
way wage board of the railroad admin
istration should pass on their demands
and failing favorable action a strike
of 100000 men is threatened labor of
ficias said yesterday.
B. NJ. Jewell, acting president of the
railway employees department of the
American Federation of Labor, said
that Director General Hines had been
Informed by the committee representing
the shop men of their dissatisfaction
with the suggestion that congress in
tervene.
Acting in behalf of the six shop
crafts, committee of 100 presented
to the director general of railroads on
January last, the request for an in
crease in the wage scales,'' Mr. Jewell
said. "On February the question was
referred to the board of adjustment of
railway wages and working conditions.
During March anrd April, the whole
subject was threshed out at hearings of
the board, and on July l6, the board
made its recommendation to the direc.
| tor general
/ Following a conference with Mr.
Hines on July % we believed that the
question had finally come to head and
expected a decision The letter from
Mr.. Hines to President Wilson followed
and that solution we have positively re
jected.
We have now decided to send out
| the call for strike vote, returnabl,
August %, at midnight, to the 500 OO(
employees of American railroads ant
the 100000 employees of Canadian
railroads affected. The shop crafts asl
for minimum of S5 cents an bour fo
mechanics, an increase of II cents .
minimum of so cents for helpers. an in
crease of ID cents and an increase q
lo cents per hour for apprentices. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
TROOPS CHARGED
WITH BAYONETS'
Crowds Disorderly On Account of Po-
licemen's S Strike at Liverpool
Bus and Tramway Strike.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 4.-Riotous
crowds were driven from the streets
today by troops charging with fixed
bayonets. The rioters filled the streets
during the night as the result of po-
licemen's strike and it was not until
daybre9k that the soldiers were or
dered to charge A cruiser and two
dcstroyers moved into the Mersey riv-
er to protect the docks. The employees
of buss and tramway lines failed to
report for work today. No notice of
a strike had been given.
The rioting thus far has resulted in
damage to the extent of $l,250000, it is
estimated. Nearly 200 small shops have
been wrecked and looted. One man has
been killed, two others wounded by shots
and 10 or 80 by glass, stones or police
clubs. There have been 400 arrests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
ITALIAN STRIKERS
RETURN TO FISHING
Secretary Wilson Has Sent Man to Bos
ton to Settle the Fisher
mems Strike.

BOSTON, Aug. An an effort to
settle the strike of fishermen of New
England ports which has been in prog
ress more than month, Henry j. Skef
fington, federal commissioner, today
called conference of all factions to
be held here Thursday. He said he was
acting at the direction of Secretary of
Labor William B. Wilson and that be-
sides trying to adjust the present CON
tToversy over wages he would endeavor
to obtain an agreement to prevent fu-
ture labor troubles.
Some relief from the fish shortage
was afforded today when number of
Italian fishermen, who joined in a sym
pathetic strike a week ago, returned to
their posts and landed catches at the
fish pier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
COuntry's Traffic Will Be Sc
riOusly Affected Within
a Few Days
ALREADY 250,0O0
HAVE QUIT WORK
President Wilson'S Project Rejected =
Want Railway Wage Board to Act
at Once-Demand Minimum Pay of
85 Cents.

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-The strike of
the federated railway shopmen, which
entered upon its fourth day today and
has already invovled 100000, will soon
spread to every section of the country,
according to local officials of the union,
unlehs their demands are speedily met.
The ranks of the strikers were aug
mented by several thousand yesterday,
many others voted to join today while
locals at number of important railway
centers were to ballot during the day
on the question of going out.
Railroad officials said that traffic
would begin TO suffer seriously within
a few days unless some settlement of
the strike is arranged
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
EIGHT KILLED
AND 25 INJURED
Box Car of Ammunition Exploded at
Raritan Arsenal - Three Mag
azineS Burn

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. J., Aug. a.
Eight persons were reported killed and
p injured today in four explosions of
Twenty five beds were prepared in St.
Peters hospital to receives the injured.
A box car on siding near the ar
senal blew up setting fire to three maga-
zines, which exploded. Residents fled
from their homes, fearing other maya
zines would be destroyed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
TERRORIZING THE GREEKS.
Turks Pillaging Their Property Along
Shore of Black Sea

SALONlkI, Aug 4.-Bands of Turks
armed with rifles are terrorizing the
Greek population along the south shore
OF the Black Sea and pillaging their prop
erty, according to dispatches received by
the Athens news agency A monk was
forced to pay a heavy ransom for his
release. As a result of the terrorizinp
Greek farmers are abandoning their
fields.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS DROP.
Chicago Spectators Scared By Agita-
tion Against H. G. of L.

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Grain and pro-
visions crashed heavily downward to-
day in value. Selling was on large
scale influenced principally by the wide
spread agitation against the high cost
of living. Within an hour corn prices
dropped IL to Sc a bushel and pork
$1.25 a barrel. December delivery of
corn, the principal option, fell to ST..
40 IA and January pork to $4s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
TRAINING FOR ALL
YOUTHS OF 19 YEARS
No Change In Regard to Or
ganizatiOn of the National
Guard = All Youths TAX
ing Training Would Be
Liable to Military Service
for Period of Two Years
Letter from Secretary
Baker

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Plans for
a permanent peace-time army of 5lO,-
OO9 men and~ officers and system of
universal military training were trans
mitted to congress today by Secreta-
ry Baker. The plans were embodied
in bill which represents the policy
of the war department with respect
to the peace-time military establish
ment.
Under the measure all special serv-
ices built up during the war would be
maintained as separate branches ex-
cept the chemical warfare service,
which would DC merged with the en-
gineer corps. Three months military
training for youths of 10 would be
made compulsory and promotion of
officers by esniority would be abol-
ished Secretary Baker said the war
had shown this system of promotion to
be defective.
No change in the existing law with
regard to the organization of the ma
tional guard and its relation to the
regular army was suggested. Mr. Ba-
ker said it was assumed that the ma
tional defense and fcderahzing the
guard would be retained in force.
Under the war department plar
youths would be subject to military
service for two years after complet
ing the course of military training ant
in the event of war the selective serv
ice act in force during the great wa
would become operative.
Secretary Baker said in a letter ac
companying the bill that the plan ha'
not yet been referred to Gen. Perish
ing. "The bill as drawn" said Sec
retary Baker, "provides for a system
of universal training for a very brle
period applicable TO all male citizen
with suitable provision for exemption
and deferments 1t does not, however
provide for any reserve obligatio
since it is unnecessary with systcr
of universaF service in the time o
emergency
'The period suggested for training
brief, but not too brief it IS bclicN Q
to secure careful stock taking o
the health and physical condition o
the young manhood of the nation an
the institution of such remedial meas
ures as may be practical, nor 100 brio
to initiate the habits of orderlincs
coordination and self care Whic
proved so valuable in the recent train
ing of men preparing for active mi
itary service, nor is this period believe
to be too brief to entail great adval
tage to the country should any f
ture emergency require it to call II
service.
The plan for registering youths OF
years of age is the same with slig
notifications as was applied during t
war under selectivc service act. Exem
tons from training would be given on
to members of the regular army al
navy, honorably discharged soldiers al
sailors. members of the coast guard, fc
bigners actually employed in sea ser
ice. and persons permanently ply
cally, mentally or morally unit Tor a.
military service whatever"
Under such exemption clauses the az.
age Number Of boys of 10 years qualifi
for training each year would be appros
mately 100000. This number from !
last annual class trained would be h'
ready for immediate mobilization at
times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
PRISON FOR GO-BETWEEN.
German Horse Dealer Sentenced f
Trying to Bribe Americans

COBLENZ, Saturday, Aug. 3. fAsso-
ciated Pressl.-Ludwig Sacke, a German
horse dealer, convicted of attempting to
bribe American army officers in connec-
tion with the sale of $4,000 horses. was
sentenced to four months Imprisonment
today and fined 5000 marks by the supe-
rIor provost court. Army officers said
he was merely a go-between and that
wealthy Germans in the interior were
back of the conspiracy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM.
Will Be Rendered on DR.. Rathbone's
Lawn Tomorrow Evening.

The Brattleboro Military band of IS
pieces will give its next concert in the
series tomorrow evening on DR.. j. L.
Rathbone's lawn on Prospect HILL Fol
lowing is the program:
March, Men of Bronze, Losey
Overture, lie Macon, Auber
Dance of the Hours, from La Gioconda,
Ponchelli
Melodies from Going Up. Hirsch
Waltz Militaire. Waldteufel
Intermezzo, In the Southland, Tietjens
Descriptive, A Hunting Scene( request,
Bucalossi
Medley, Popular Airs, Feist
March, Baby Boo, Jewell
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
PRESIDENT RETURNS.
Busy Today Studying The High Cost
of Living.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-President
Wilson returned to Washington early
today from a weekend trip down the
Potomac on the Mayfower. He had no
engagements for the forenoon and was
understood to be devoting his atten-
tion to the high cost Of living.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
THE WEATHER.
Partly Cloudy-Thunder Storms To.
night and Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, August 4-The
weather forecast: Partly cloudy.
showers and thunder storms late to-
night or Tuesday. Moderate variable
winds, mostly south.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
Red Mems S Hall

Tuesday, August 5, o'clock-Regu-
lar meeting Brattleboro Camp No. 1887,
M. w. A. A full attendance is desired.
Expect adoption.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
FIVE KILLED, 15 WOUNDED.
Toll Of Recent Strike Riots In Basle
Switzerland.

PARIS, Aug. 4.-Five persons were
killed and Is wounded at Basle, Swift
zerand, during the recent strike riots
according to official reports.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04

just because you nave your work cut
out for you, does not necessarily mean
you are cut out for the work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-04
DEATHS.

In Putney, Aug 8, Miss Caroline Keyes,
over so.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-06

ufacturing company, are in the west on a business trip.
 Posters advertising the two year en- listment period for the navy have been placed in conspicuous positions in the postoffice.
 Miss Ruby Miller has been confined to her home on Norton place for the past few days suffe&ing from tonsi- litis.
 MT. and Mrs. William Mckee have returned from their honeymoon and taken up their residence on Hough street.
 Arthur Farrar of North Washing ton street is visiting his uncle in Pittsfield, Mass.
 Miss Elizabeth Ewald of South Washington street is visiting relatives in Port Chester, N. Y.
 Big alteration sale at Goldenblum Millinery Co. All millinery at 12 price.-advt..
New Britain herald., 1919-08-06

month of August in the Adirondack
 Charles Grimshaw and family are entertaining friends at their home from New York city.
 Dr. R. M. Griswold is out of town on short business trip and expects to be gone for a few days.
 Mrs Emily Powell and son Joseph of Brooklyn are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank HanfOrd
 Big alteration sale at Goldenblum Millinery Go. All millinery at 1-2 price.-adVt.
 East Berlin Items. Mrs. B. Derenthal and daughter of Springfield are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Holigan.
 The Epworth league of the Metho- dist church will hold an entertainment in the church parlors this evening. An elaborate program has been pre- pared by the committee in charge. There will be violin solos and recita- tions as we'll as other forms of en- tertainment.
 Word was received from John Hol- gan yesterday, the first word to be heard from him since last March. He is now stationed at Brest but expects to sail in the near future arriving home around the middle of Septem- Der.
 Prof. Adolph Benson left town yesterday for Providence where he will visit with relatives during the month of August.
 There will be a meeting of the Sunday school teachers of St. Ga briefs church on Thursday evening at the church parlors.
 Miss Marguerite Pollard is enjoying her annual two weeks vacation at her home.
 Marvin Hazelwood of West Crom- well was calling on friends in town last evening.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-06
Brief Items.

A. R. Van Horn of the Dwelly house and John H. Trumbull, presiz dent of the Trumbull Electric Man
New Britain herald., 1919-08-06
DRINK MORE WATER
 IF KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat less meat and take Salts for Backache or Bladder trouble
 Neufr1IizaS aofds z


 NeutraIizes acids.
 Uric acid in meat excites the kid neys, they become overworked; get sluggish, ache, and feel like Jumps of lead. The urine becomes cloudy; the bladder is irritated, and you may be obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night. When tho kidneys clog you must help them flush off the body's urinous waste orr you'll be a real sick person shortly. At first you feel a dull misery in the kidney region, you suffer from back ache, sick headache, dizziness, ston-s, ach gets sour, tongue coated and you feel rheumatic tw1nges when the weather Is bad.
 Eat less meat drink lots of water also get from any pharmacist four ounces of lad Salts; take table, spoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for g. few days and your kidneys will then net fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with Iithia, and has been used for generations to clean clogged kid neys and stimulate them to normal artivity, also to neutralize the acids in urine, so 1t no longer is a source of irritation, thus ending bladder weak ness.
 lad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in~ iure; makes a delightful effervescent lithia-water drink which everyone should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and active Drug gists here say they sell lots of lad Salts to folks who believe in over coming kidney trouble while it is only trouble
New Britain herald., 1919-08-06
Speculation Rife as to Future Use
 Of Old Factory
ROWLAND MAKES STATEMENT
For Time Being But Few Men Will Be Employed There-Many Berlin Boys Want to Go to Trade School Other News Items.

The community of East Berlin is as to what the new concern that has bought out the old Peck, Stowe plant intends to do. There are several problems to be met by the newcomer such as the housing and the labor situation At the present time prac tically everyone in East Berlin works in either New Britain, Middletown or Hartford, and it would take good in ducements to make them change. A large number of mechanics live in the community and in all proba ability these men would be willing to work at home , provided they could get the same wage as they obtain in New Britain.
 East Berlin. is just like all the other towns when it comes to rents or houses for sale Real estate men have secured the place for salabie property and within the last few months 25 houses have changed hands.
 When the Berlin Iron & Bridge Go. and the Peck, Stowe & Wilcox plants were here East Berlin odated all the Workmen and there are just as many houses here now as there was then and the population was consider ably larger than it is now, but the fact Is that there are no rents or houses for sale now.
 Mir. Hazen Director of Local Branch.
 Conversation with William Row land, manager of the new concern, brought out the statement that at the start there would not be a large num- Der of men to be employed, but only enough to take care of the business at it's present status. As the business grows more men will be added to the force The company plans to use the plant for the development of several anew processes upon which it has been Experimenting lately. These experi- ments are not of great magnitude as far as actual work in the experiment itself is concerned, but if each experi- ment is successful it will mean that the process will be developed, there by adding to the working force. A . good class of Workmen is desired and 7 not f1oaters. They will be paid well and will be accorded all the attention that merits their interest in the com pany's welfare. There is no doubt but that a number of local men will jump at the chance as it will mean more time at home as they will not have to leave home so early in the morning and at noon there will always be a hot dinner for them. Instead of getting home at o'clock in the eve- ming man will be home at five after six Gardens can come in for more attention than they have had and in general several other benefits will accrue
 The East Berlin road has been 2
New Britain herald., 1919-08-06

tor Claude Lewis on his lawn last evening. Walter Hart sang a solo and also a duet with Mrs. Frank Hart which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Miss Robinson of the State County Farm bureau gave d short talk on Home Economies" After the entertainment of the evening games of all kinds were enjoyed after which ice cream and cake was served The Changers departed at late hour after very enjoyable evening.
 Realty Transfer.
 John J. Guilty of New Britain has sold to Thomas H. Wayne farm of 35 acres south of the Lucius Deane property and formerly owned by Mrs. Mary Lacelles.
 Berlin Briefs.
 Miss Edith Anderson daughter of Willis Anderson left today for the New Britain General hospital where she will undergo an operation upon her throat.
 John Webber returned home last evening from Winsted where he has been spending a few days.
 Joseph Moore who is at the Hart ford hospital is in a serious condition and is not expected to recover. He underwent a second operation the other day and has not rallied from the effects.
 Miss Bertha1 Goodrich was enter tainins Miss Madeline Brown of New Britain yesterday.
 There is a letter in the Berlin post office for Henry Waszynsl1i which has been there for some time.
 Miss Hattie Hollster is spending the day at Savin Rock
 Postmaster A. E. Goodrich received consignment of posters from the war department this morning in con- nection with two year cnlistments for the navy.
 Adam Adomovitch, the popular man about town, left today for a short outing to be spent at Savin Rock.
 Mrs. Adam Adomovitch is leaving town today for Massachusetts where she will spend a short vacation.
 Kilby Cafe Goes Bankrupt.
 John A. Hart, who has been con- ducting the cafe and hotel in Ken sington for a number of years, filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States court yesterday. He has liabilities of s3,453, all unse- cured. He has assets Of $250, repre- senting the value of stock in trade. Since the prohibition enactment there has been a slump which has hit MT. Hart particularly hard. kCnsington Items. Edward Thrasher, a former resi- | dent of Kensington, now of Bridge port, is spending a week with MT. and Mrs. George Baldwin. TDOlljrieS were roada yoctor1o1v for James w. Carter who is unknown to the people here. If anyone knows l anything of his wherea bouts kindly 1 communicate with Postmaster w. w. | Pagan.
 Annie c. Pagan of New Haven is visiting with Miss Annie V. Pagan for 1 a few days.
 David Corbin has returned from l his vacation spent in New York city. James Kenny of New York is wis 1 iting with his sister Mrs. w. w. Fa- l gan.
 Rev. J. C. Brennan left yesterday for a short auto tour. He expects | to return tomorrow
 There will be a social and dance l tomorrow evening at Grange hall 1 given by Miss Helen Garrity. Postmaster w. w. Pagan is spend 1 ing the day in Hartford on business. j. C. Bauer left today for East orange, N. J., to spend two weeks with his grandson, Lawrence Bauer. The Coles family with their guests have returned from Columbia lake where they have been spending a few days.
 Miss Olive Bauer is spending the
New Britain herald., 1919-08-06

good of all the people in the town. In short we want the bacon and something should be done So that we will get it," they say.
 Possibly the Plafnvil1e Business and lmproveme association could come to the rescue as in the ice question. Still better. it offers a fine opportunity for the local post of the American Legion to show it's inter- est in civic matters and help lower the cost of living.
 Petty Thcfts Reported.
 Sneak thieves are operating in the business center of the town. A few days ago a family in the Russell block on Central Square went out for a few hours. On their return they found that their apartments had been entered and articles of clothing taken. The police are working on the matter.
 Pythian Lodge Meets.
 Installation of officers was held at a meeting of the Pythian lodge last evening and the rank of past chan cellor was conferred on Henry Ward Futile, recently discharged from the Army and who was recomm ended for a D. s. C. for exceptional bravery in action. Barr Judd Wadsworth, United States Navy, now home on fur tough, was present at the meeting and gave an interesting talk to his lodge brothers. Following are the officers for the term: Chancellor command er Frank Roberts; vice. commander, Charles Klatt; master of work Jack son Mckee; master of arms, Henry Futile; keeper of seal and records. o1roI, T11tt octn nf George Futile; master of finance, Louis Mead; inside guard, Charles Turner; outside guard, Ancedo Di- nunzio.
 Joins Navy.
 Robert James Hanna, son of MT. and Mrs Frank D. Hanna, of 205 Whiting street, has joined the United States Navy as an apprentice electri- cian He is stationed at Newport. R. I.
 Auction Today.
 SiIkey Brothers, of ForestVille, who were in the trucking business, were declared insolvent some time ago, and their stock of horses, wagons auto trucks etc., was disposed of at public auction at the Rogers barn on Whit ing street this afternoon. MT. Gris- wold acted as auctioneer.
 Clark Funeral.
 The funeral of Norris Elmore Clark, the inventor and manufacturer, was held this afternoon from his home on Broad street and from the Congrega- tional church at o'clock. The funeral was largely attended by busi- ness men and lodge men, brothers of the deceased Intern ent was in West cemetery Rev. E. c. Gillette off, ciated.
 Brief Items.
 A. R. Van Horn of the Dwelly house and John H. Trumbull, presi7
New Britain herald., 1919-08-06
CORN JUMPS UPWARD
 ON WASHINGTON REPORT.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-An instantaneous upward jump of 4 1-2 cents to g 1-2 cents a bushel, was the response of the corn market was in the principal nouncement that the government would maintain the guaranteed $2.26 price of wheat. The biggest rise of tn corn market was in the principal trading delivery. December corn scared at once to $1.52.