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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
MEMORIAL SERVICE
IN BAPTIST CHURCH
Patriotic Address by Pastor and Spe-
cial Music by Choir-Mr. Branan
Organist Hereafter.

The memorial service in the First Bap-
tist church last evening was largely at
tended and very interesting and impress
sive. Preceding the principal address of
the evening, Rev Clark E Browncll, the
pastor, read brief and appfeciative BIZ
ographical sketch of each of the four
Young men whose names appeared upon
the roll of honor and in whose memory
the gold stars appear upon the service
flag, viz, Carlton Halliday, Elmer Gray,
Robert Kenney and Verne Adams.
The address was uplifting in its high
patriotic tone and aimed to impress force
fully the future responsibility of the re
turning hero for his country, also the debt
of gratitude and its consequent obliga
tions on the part Of those who remained
at home. The duty of the church in this
tremendous world task was by no means
overlooked
The choir rendered hy raquest Kipling
Reeessional, and the service closed with
the singing of America.
Iucien Howe concluded Ills service as
organist last evening, he having consented
to serve the church until permanent on
ganist might be secured Earl A. Bramar
will assume charge Of the organ ant
choir next Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
SPRING FRESHET
CONDITIONS PASS
Island Park Now Out of Water-Ameri-
can Realty Co.'s Boom Holds
Danger Apparently Over.

The Connecticut river has fallen rap
idly and Island Park, which was sub
merged Thursday night, is again clear.
The boom at the American Realty Co. S
pulp mill, which it was feared might
break under the strain of high wind
and the l,000 cords of pulpwood logs
which broke away from the drive in
West river during the freshet, continues
to hold, and il is thought that the dan
ger of the loom. breaking is past. About
so cords of short logs We're washed ov.
er the boom and were lost. Probably
1000 cords of short logs are being held
near the mouth of West river, and 9th
ers viii he dumped into the river and
its tributaies in the vicinity of Jamai
ca this week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
RELEASE FRENCH PRoFITEER.
Court Refuses to Hold Man Wanted by
Allied Government.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-The deci-
sion of the District of Columbia supreme
court ordering the discharge from custody
on habeas corpus proceedings of Frank
j. Godsol, French citizen whose extra
dition was sought by the French govern
ment on charge of making several mil
lions in unauthorized profits on motor
truck contracts, was upheld today by the
district court of appeals. Godsol, while
acting as an agent of the French govern
ment, made several millions of dollars
on contracts for automobile trucks, it
was alleged in the proceedings ordered by
Ambassador Jusserand In defense, it
was asserted that there was nothing il
legal in the profits. Godsol, who is about
40 years of age served as a private in the
French army coming to this country as
an attache of one of the French war mis-
sions. He was arrested March 8, 1918.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
ROOT IN FAVOR OF
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Proposes Six Amendments With Which
He Thinks Covenant Should
Be Adopted.

NEW YORK, March 3l-Elihu Root
declared himself last night an advocate
of the league of nations covenant made
public by the peace conference, providing
it is amended, primarily, by writing en-
forcement clauses into the articles calling
for arbitration and limitation of arma-
ments, by restricting to five years the
unanimous guaranty OF the present po-
litical and territorial status of members
and by protecting from non-American IN
reference the affairs of the American
continent.
He made his approval contingent also
upon amendments assuring periodic re-
vision of international law and a general
redlafting of the covenant in an atmos-
phere removed by several years from the
issues attendant upon the settlement of
a world war To dispel doubt as to the
right of withdrawal from the league, he
favored specific reservation of this priv
ilege to any signatory, coIncident with or
after the proposed redrafting conference.
II these changes could be made, the
former secretary of state asserted, 1t
would be the clear duty of the United
States to enter into the league agreement,
in keeping with what he termed the APP
parent general desire of the American
public that the country do its full share
toward the establishment of an effective
international organization to preserve the
peace of the world.
Mr. Root reviewed the league project
and proposed his amendments, six in
number, in a letter to VIII H. Hays
chairman of the Republican National com
mittee, which the latter gave out for pub
| lication.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
TROOPS ABOARD
SHIP IN DISTRESS
Wireless Message from Gull
goa Picked Up at Halifax
Station
VESSEL HOVE TO
IN ROUGH SEA
Passengers Include 1O4 Soldiers, All
Casuals-Left Brest March 5 and Put
into Azores-Can Travel if Weather
Moderates, Message Says.

HALIFAX, y. S., March 3l.-The Uni
ted States naval supply ship Culgoa with
l04 returning troops on board, all casuals,
is reported in distress off New York, ac-
cording to wireless message picked up
here. The message said the vessel was
hove to in strong northeast wind and
rough sea. 1t further stated that the ship
was capable of making six knots if the
weather moderated.
The Culgoa sailed from Brest for New
York on March 5 and put in at the Azores
from which she departed March TO- The
troops include members of casual com
panies from Texas, Pennsylvania, North
Carolina and Arkansas.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
TO INVESTIGATE
JAP. CONCESSION
State Department Looking Into Story
That Mexico Has Sold Land in
Lower California.

WASHINGTON, March 3l-The Amer
lean embassy at Mexica City was in
structed today to make inquiries concern
ing the report that the Mexican govern
ment had granted agricultural concessions
to japanese in lower California and to re-
port the facts as quickly as possible No
official information has reached the de-
partment about the concession and sur
prise was occasoned sby the despatch
from Mexico City yesterday quoting the
under secretary OF development and agri-
culture as saying they had been granted
The American government is interested
both because OF the apparent success OF
the japanese in obtaining a longsought
foothold in lower California and because
the plot OF land involved was developed
and was claimed by an American company
whose rights were declared forfeited by
the Mexican government in 1917.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
BRATTLEBORO IN
BOSTON DISTRICT
Naval Districts Re-districted, Both
Bennington and Windsor Coun-
ties with Boston Office.

Postmaster NJ. J. Moran, who has
served as naval recruiting officer here,
has been notified by Lieut.. j. w. Cros-
ley of the recruiting station at Bur
hngton, in a letter dated March %,
that q Owing to re-districting of dis
tricts this past week Brattleboro is. no
longer part of this recruiting district,
having been assigned to Boston, Mass. =
He adds that Bennington and Windham
counties have been assigned to the Bos-
ton district and transportation for men
in these two counties will have to come
from Boston, and he concludes by say
ing: q wish to thank you for your
|splendid cooperation in the past, feel
ing as | do that much of our success
from your section has been due to your
efforts in our behalf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
L. E. KELLEY DIES
IN MINNEAPOLIS
Former Member of Widely Known
Firm of Mortgage Loan Dealers
Underwent Operation.

A telegram last evening to the Yer
mont Savings bank announced the death
in Minneapolis yesterday of Lewis f.
Kelley, about 20 years old. who under
went an operation for an intestinal
trouble short time ago.
Mr.. Kelley formerly was member of
the firm of A. f. & L. f. Kelley, mort
gage loan dealers, who handled millions
of dollars for eastern investors, many of
them from Brattleboro and other towns
in this section. His brother, Austin f.
Kelley, died some years ago.
After the failure of A. f. & L. +. kel-
lev the Junior member of the firm became
associated with L. A. Thayer in the Z.
A. Thayer Mortgage Co, with which he
had been connected since. He leaves his
wife and two sons, also a sister, Miss
Lucia Kelley of Nottingham, formerly
of brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
MARCH HURRIES
DECENTRALIZATION
Points Out Necessity of Getting All
Men Out of Army as Promptly
as Possible.

WASHINGTON, March 3l-Neeessity
for the prompt discharge of all men who
can be spared from the army and whose
enlistment contracts do not hold them be-
yond the period of the war is emphasized
by Gen. March in circular of instruc.
tions to rehabilitation officers made pub
lie today at the war department.
The attention of all IS again directed,
he says, TO the importance of discharge
from military service, as rapidly as they
can be spared, and all men drafted or
enlisted only for the period Of emergency.
The orders direct also that previous IN
structions be interpreted so that men be
let out where there is no specific reason
r>r their being retained even though they
ar not in the classes authorized for pri
ority in discharge
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
LARGE RESPONSE
IN CLOTHING DRIVE
Two-Ton Truck Load Leaves Headquar-
ters This Afternoon to Be BaIed-
Much. More Remains.

Saturday was a big day in the Red
Cross drive for second hand clothing
for relief III European countries and
the headquarters on Main street re-
ceived large supply, and calls came in
from many families which were to be
visited today to collect articles which
those persons had been unable to leave
at the room during the week.
Although articles from all of the three
auxiliary receiving stations had not
been brought in up to l.30 o'clock this
afternoon q two-ton automobile truck
fun of mems and women's woolen suits,
coats, dresses, etc, drove away from
head quarters at that hour, taking the
clothing to the Hooker, Corser & Mitch
ell factory to be kaled, and the men
who loaded the truck said the articles
would make at least three bales.
The committee in charge of the drive
locally also has been busy sorting and
packing in bags large amount of cot
ton clothing and numberless pairs of
shoes. Twenty-Five large bags already
have been filed, and it is expected that
at least 10 or 20 more will he needed
to enclose the garments which will be
shipped TO Boston headquarters.
Aside from the large quantity of
second hand clothing received at head
quarters several new bed quilts, blan-
kets, webs of new toweling. webs OF
new outing flannel, new outing flannel
nightgowns, sheets, pillow cases. and
other articles were received and will
be shipped in a packing box.
1t was estimated this afternoon that
the shipment would be fully as large
as the shiment last fall, when more than
5000 pounds, including packing boxes
twas collected for the relief of BeIgians
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
WANT 44-HoUR WEEK.
65 Per Cent of Lawrence Textile Work.
ers Vote for it.

LAWRENCE, Mass, March 3l-Four
racial groups comprising Approximately
85 per cent of the textile mill strikers
have voted to demand a working week Of
"A hours instead of As hours with pay rate
at the 54-hour rate, A. j. Music, one OF
the strike leaders, said today. The Ger
man workers first adopted the demand for
Al hours and were followed by the ItaI-
ians, Jews and Lithuanians.
The mills of the city against which the
strike was first declared two months age
are operating with reduced forces on a
schedule of As hours with pay reduced
from that paid on the old 54-hour basis
The Everett mills remain closed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
Red Mems Hall

Regular meeting of Brattleboro camp.
No 1887, NJ. w. A., Tuesday evening,
April /, at 0 clock.
Pocahontas council will give an old
folks dance in Red Mems hall April g.
Prizes will be given for the best old-fash-
ioned costume. Come and compete as
grandpa and grandma The prize winning
ticket will be given at the door The pub
lie is invited.
Dance will be held every Saturday
night,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
MORE TROOPS ARRIVE.
Transports Lorraine and Alaska Land
Them in New York.

NEW YORK, March 31--The steam
ship Lorraine arrived today from
Havre with es7 casual troops. The
steamship Alaska brought AZ officers
and 1851 men of the 346th infantry,
S7th division, and 200 casuals aboard.
The Sidney arrived later from St.
Nazaire with more than 5000 officers
and men of the 91st division and cas-
uals.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
ON THEIR WAY HERE.
-Four German U-Boats in Charge of
United States Seamen.

HARWICH, Eng, March 31.-Four
German submarines, conveyed by the
United States submarine tender Bush
nell, left today for the United States.
Many more than the required number
of officers are making a transatlantic
trip on the captured craft
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
AMOUR WEEK BASIS.
United Shoe Machinery Plant in Bev-
erly, Mass, Opens To-day.

BEVERLY, Mass, March 3L-The
plant OF United Shoe Machinery Co.
here was opened today on new sched-
ule of a 44-hour week and readjustment
of wages An official of the company
authorized the statement that employees
would probably receive as much under
the 44-hour plan as they formerly did
on a 50-hour basis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
DEPUTY COLLECTOR
TO BE HERE AGAIN
Will Be at Federal Building Thursday,
Friday and Saturday to Give As
sistance to Corporations.

Deputy Collector Harold K Burt viii
be in Brattleboro April 8, and 5, from
9 am. to pm, at the federal building,
for the purpose of giving assistance to
corporations needing help in making the
permanent corporation income tax re-
turns, the blank forms for which have
been. sent to all corporations. Deputy
Collector Burt will be glad to give such
other help or information as may be re
quired
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
TWO TO BOSTON YARDS.
Early Arrival of German Steamships in
This Country Indicated.

BOSTON, March 31.-The early ar
rival in this country of eight German
steamers to be converted into trans
ports was Indicated today in a message
from the bureau of navigation announe-
ing assignments for the ships for re-
pair work necessary Two of the steam
ers viii come to Boston yards.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31

LONDON, March 3l-The German f.
nRncial commission sent to Spa has been
authorized to give an exact description
Of the financial situation OF Germany to
the representatives, Of the allies, according
TO German wireless message
The department of the German foreign
office having charge of the peace negoti-
ations has decided the German govern
ment shall act in the negotiations only in
accordance with President Wilson's IA
points.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
DEBs APPEAL DENIED.
Supreme Court Will Not Give Socialist
Rehearing.

WASHINGTON, March 31-Eugene
V. Debs's application for re-hearing
on his appeal from conviction and sen
tence to 10 years imprisonment for
violating the espionage act was denied
today by the supreme court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
GERMANY PRETENDS
CONTRACT is VALID
Tries to Make Chilean Government Ad-
here to Negotiations Started
During War

SAN DIEGO, Chile, Saturday, March
29.-Germany has surprised the Chilean
government by pretending to consider
valid negotiations which Chile entered
into for the leasing of German ships in
termed in Chile which are soon to be
handed over to the United States in
keeping with an agreement reached ar
Tile peace conference. The Chilean gov
ernment announces that it does not rec
ognize the contract because it was new
er completed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31

Mrs. Firmin Hamor, superintendent of
the Colorado fish hatchery at Durango.
one Of the largest in the West, is prob
ably the only woman in America who is
holding such position.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31

ed viii be appointed to command al
lied operations in the Balkans and Rus
sia, had q conference with Premier
Clemenceau today at the ministry of
war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
10000 Reported Out in Coal
Mining District-Ask
Six-hour Day
FRENCH TROOPS
TAKEN PRISONERS
Detachment Stationed in Neutral Zone
Said to Have Been Attacked by Hun
garians-Railroad Strike in German
Austria Not Yet Settled.

COLOGNE, Saturday, March 20 As
sociated Press) Reports from Essen
and neighboring towns show a serious
increase in the number of strikers
among the coal miners. Today 10000
men were out and 80 shops closed. The
demand includes the withdrawal of
government troops, % per cent increase
in pay, additional bonuses and a six
hour day.
The strike fever is also spreading to
other fields, for instance, the Prussian-
Hessian railway. 5000 employees of
which passed a. resolution threatening
10 cease work ON all lines unless all
their demands were conceded by April
10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
ADM. SIMS COMING HOME.
Given Rousing SendofT on Eve of De-
parture from England.

LONDON, March 31.-Vice Admiral
William Sims, who commanded the Am
eriean naval forces in the war zone,
was given rousing sendoff at naval
headquarters this morning when he
said farewell as he was about to leave
for the United States. He will sail
from southampton on the Mauretania
tonight
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
COMMISSION HAS
ARRIVED AT SPA
German Financial Experts to Tell AL
lies Exact Situation of
Their Country.

PARIS, March 81 (Havas) The Ger
to discuss pending financial questions with
representatives of the allies has arrived
at Spa.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday, April l. ! p.m.-Pool tourna-
ment banquet. All members Of losing side
please be prompt in presenting ticket to
the one with whom they played
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
Masonic Temple

Monday night, March Especial
communication Brattleboro lodge No.
1O9 Work, NJ NJ degree
Tuesday evening, April Regular
meeting Of Bingham chapter, No. 80,
o. +. S. A social hour with cards will
follow the meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31

In the spring of 1918 Chile began ne,
gotiations with Germany to lease Ger
man vessels, but dropped the negotia-
tions in September after the German
crews of the interned ships had at
tempted to destroy them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
Centre Congregational Church

April IL and l2-The Woman's associ-
alton will have a rummage sale
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31

pin has head to stop it going too
far. A man has head to help him 90
as far as he wills
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
GOING TC ITALY.
Secretary Daniels and staff Leave
Paris Tomorrow.

PARIS. March 31.-S,.Ietaly Dan
iels and his staff VIII leave Paris TO
morrow for Italy, where they will con-
fer with Italian naval officials.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight With Much Lower Tenn
perature-Strong Winds.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Thc
weather forecast: Fair tonight and
Tuesday except probably snow tonight
in East Maine. Colder tonight. Tenn
perature considerably below freezing.
Fresh and strong northwest winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31

BASLE, March 81 (Havas).-The
Hungarian government is reported in
Vienna dispatches to have sent an III
timatum to the Czecho-Slovak govern
ment because of the concentration Of
Czecho.Slovak troops and rumor that
there viii be a general mobilization in
Bohemia in the near future.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31

PARIS, March 51.-A small force of
French troops stationed in the neutral
zone letween Hungary and Rumania
has been attacked by Hungarian troops
and 800 French have been taken priso-
ners according to an official report re
ccived here On demand Of the French
general the release Of French prisoners
has been promised by the Hungarians
ported to exist in Hungary.
Reports that the railroad strike4-in
German Austria has been settled are
untrue, according TO Vienna despatch
to Echo dc Paris. Negotiations between
the strikers and Chancellor Renner and
Herr Deutsch, secretary for military
affairs, have failed.
Gen. Mangin, who it has been report
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31

CONTINUED on Page 81
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-07
THE GENT IN

] was stopping al a hotel the other day and overheard two he'll.
boys taking. They were talking about me. | don't remember what
they uid except the title which they gave me. They referred to me as
"uhe rnt IL nineteen
II gave me a curious feeling. and N a way it expressed that mos,
excellent thing which a hotel has 20 oher-anonymiiy.
There ia a certain JOY in walking about in a strange hotel, n a
strange cwn where You know nobody and nobody knows You.
II n as though you escaped from the burden Of your personality.
Yu snp out from the consciousness that the people around YOU know
all about you, your habits, your tastes, and what you are going 10 say.
You can SIC down In the lobby and talk 10 a stranger sud give
him The impression that you are IN the United States Secret Service or
the King OF Spain IN disguise. Probably he n trying also TO put some
thing ever on you. Nobod; is deceived, for you arr both too busy
with your own camouflage 10 pay any attention TO the Others.
You AXE a delightful vacation from yourself.
You slip back into the arms % humanity.
AZ in dresms, yon can imagine you are somebody else and yet be
yourself oil the time, to enjoy Il.
You can go into the dining room and order your coffee with
sugar and no cream without anybody lifting the eyebrows and saying
Why. l thought yn always took cream and sugar.
fou can come in late 10 dinner, you can get up late 10 breakfast
you can buy a hve-cent cigar that was made out behind the barn aud
SMOKE a. N you want 10; you can stay up ill after half past ten, by
u : sweet 20 be cared for, and then again sometimes Ia sweet Ia
have a little rest
When you are simply "the gent in nineteen Won can associate
with your fellow men with an entirely different pleasure from that
yon enjoy from associatine with your neighbors and friends-that il
with that subtle warmth ~ one human soul against another, that
hroiheriness that content In human character or history, that enjoy
ment Of your fellow men which Charles Lamb calls the most kindly
and natural species ~ love"
] would not want to be the gent in nineteen permanently.
appreciate the value Of families, cousins, aunts, next door neghbors
fellow club members, familiar servants and assiduous enemies, hut tm
greatest thing in life is, after all, something elise.
And when n man walks into the hotel at Mattoon or Canajohari
and Pumps down his grip and enjoys a career of a day or 10 as "th'
gent IN nineteen II Is something IL is something, Horatio-and no
altogether TO be sneezed at by eonnohsseurS of the unusual.