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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03
SHIPPING EFFECTIVE.
Concealed SharpshoOters Do Deadly
Work with Their. Guns.

DTNKIRK. France. Jan - (cotre-
spondcncc Of The Associated Press .--
The activities of the highly efficient
.Gcrmau sharpshootcre have been re-
sponsihle for Il large proportion oil the
casualties in the French and British
armies during the past two months.
Lieutenant II. &. N0uZirr Of the French
army. writes OF these shnrpshooter.:
During the past three weeks | have
lost more men by the sniper than | did
in three stiff engagements, Our posi-
ton is not unlike Il golf hnks-half II
mile from the club house we are bunk
cred and nicely under cover. hut imme-
fdiately one Of 1tS- shows = head bullet
whiZzes past. la one dav ten were hit
land for the life OF rs we could not To-
cate the place where their Shippers were
concealed. At last we found It: fOur
hundred wards in front OF MS in the
open wer" several prominent tufts of
grass; one of my men fired into one OF
these tufts. and Il smper fell into view
Imortallv wounded. \ hundred wards
70 the right was another tnft which We
| demolished with fnsiliade of shots
| When il was dark we found there two
dead Germans. who were warmly clad
land wrapped in rugs
1--WE decided to initiate the tactics
| of the Germans. Two OF our men vol
luntcercd to become water rats, Just rs
the Germans had become field mice. I'm
der cover of darkness they wormed
themselves into the bank ut the water
ledge of a stagnaut pond, and the next
Iday they picked off many Germans be
fore they were discovered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03
ERICKSON'S PLANS
ARE INTERRUPTED
Missionary TO Albania, to Whom Cen.
ire Church Parish Gave $500.
Writes of Conditions.

Rev Charles t. Erickson. an Amer. |
lean Board missionary whose unexam. |
pied opportunity in Albania has re. |
suited in gifts Of thousands of dollars
by persons i'll this country, includinp
$500 by members Of the Centre Con
gregational parish Of Brattleboro. 10
whom he spoke il year ago. writes IA
he board concerning side glimpses or
the havoc he is seeing and Of the swift
Interpretation OF his mission plans
! When the European war broke out the
American Board was on the point OF
| reopening and greatly enlargine its
| institutions in Albania Rev. Mr.. Erick
son already was in Switzerland on his
way to his field. His entrance into All.
bania was impossible for a time. and
has been impracticahle since. He
writes
\ few days ago | met German
friend who has been all his life in
business in Calcutta His business is
rnined: his brother whom he left in
charge while he took a vacation is in
a concentration camp ut Ahmednagar.
Our English nurse who is 10 he head
of our training school for nurses in
Albania. writes us that her family :
business is completely ruined. being
Exclusively concerned with Germany
and Austria Here in Rome is a tvp-
zeal family: Mother, English; Father.
German; OF three daughters. two are
= married to Germans and one to Bel
gian and all three husbands have been
l called to their colors. While | was in
, Geneva there was at the Y. NJ. c. \
n PRAYER meeting attended by English
a. -. 1,
knelt together. prayed together and
= wept together, shook hands, commended
each other to God : keeping and went
!, out 10 fight each other with bullet,
, and bayoners.
: AT a quiet retreat up in the Carpa
THAN mountains, close to the boundary
i, lines Of Germany. Austria and Rus
, STA, ! attended - student conference
- during the second week Of August
q One Young man. son Of a Jewish moth
. er and inidel father. went ont from
: the morning meeting into the wood
=, and didn I return until evening. whel
. he came home with radiant face. Tina
: leVening, az the close of the address
invited to my room any who wished I
J. dedicate themselves to foreign missio
work. Nine Of the choicest Young pee
Il pie responded 1t was a ncver-to-he
= forgotten hour that we spent together
u ! saw visions Of . new era for th
= student life and the Protestant Chris
It tian life of Austria Hungary and @
n our Albanian mission. For the Prot
J estant leaders in Vienna a few dav
q before had formally adopted Alhani
Il A. their mission field. 10 be workc
q Jointly with our American Board an
3 under its direction and control; an,
4 here were the recruits already offcr
10 ing themselves for the field Teacher
D." preachers and evsngelsts, aruses, kin
n dergartncr-a complete working QUIT
y for a strong, aggressive mission pr,
, scented itself that night.
u Two weeks later almost every one q
I. the Young men in the group ana Of tn
: conference AZ large, - altogether, wer
! called to sacrifice themselves to III
+ > god of wa" instead.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03
No Warrant for Prediction
for Unprecedented
Meat Prices 81
MORE FARM ANIMALS
IN SPITE OF WAR
Tide Turned, After Decline for Several
Years-Shipments of Horses to Eli
rope Much Less than Reported, Says
Government.
Especial to The Reformer. J..
WASHINGTON. Feb. >

Especial to The Reformer.
WASHINGTON. Feb, 3.
For the first time in many years. in
formation collected by the department
shows that all classes of live stock in
the United States are increasing in
numbers. SAYS the department. of agri-
culture ia statement issued today.
Thus the real facts contradict. abso-
lutely. sensational reports that prices
for meat and shoes would rise to un-
precedentet figures in the immediate
future 1t has even been said that a
government statiStician predicted meat
AT ~ cents Il pound and shoes ut $40
Il pair within the next two wears.
such a prediction, the real government
statisticians say. is quite unWarranted.
On January l. for example. the mum
her OF beef cattle showed an increase
Of n per cent over the number Il wear
AGO. and an actual increase OF l.2l2 .00G
head. Hitherto the number of beef
cattle in the United States has declin-
Ell steadily since 1910. There are also
more mich COWS in the country than
last wear. the increase being 30 per
cent. On January /. 1914. there were
only .IS.933.000 swine iu the. country !;
On January /, 1915, ID .6lS. 900. This is
accounted for by the fact that the pro
duction of swine can he increased more
rapidly than that Of any other classes
l.,,e,,4 l,r,or,1 NV, I,r ,la4 ,,,a,, ,,3
lily.
.In .hl,, ,,, .,,.or,,,,,.,,.;ol t,, tE,a ,Ia,.
1a,,+;an +bat Fra,.d Mana hos +ai.o,,
Fs,,,, -. ra.,r1,. 9no onG -,
r-itI,;,, ,ho last f,,a north. a,,a +he.,
tbe otha,. countries At war have drawn
mon o,,,. rasoureae in tho Same nro.
nnrtion Tbo far+s are that mora
bor.n. ,rn,n. a., tho FINN. NJ +Ln Irn;+na
Statas an J,nuaIy Iul5 than tbnrq
we're q year hcfnre tbo increase hoino
30. 00o baoa mr. I mon, ,.ant So far
Franco Homo bavinn tolnn 200 o00
horses t1om Ms the t0taI nvnorts since
| Tho WY has,ai, b.4va ,.af+ainlv- .hec,
much lass tbap zoo o0o AMI vnrv likely
| moi ovar - 600 since thern are nm
proyimatel, 5000 600 horses aItooe+heI
| II +hn 1rnita3 states the droin an 49,.
| count of tho war X sra,rrIv ALARMING
| II i IN far nointol ont nv Govern
| mcnt s+otis+iciops that the market val
ne Of farm horses has actually decIineG
70 snrh an extent that the AVERAGE !.
NOW ;,hout 81 = head less than = vcaI
ago. This decline j. most notieeahl,
| in the cotton states and in those state,
which make a business Of brecdino
horses for sale in other sections Mule,
have declined even more than horses
4 ut
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03
CYRUS ]. ESTABROoK DEAD.
Barre Merchant Served in Many Civil
War Battles.

BARRE, Feb @.-Cyrus J. E,tabrooI
-, for many wears "a merchant. dird
suddenly at his home in SoHth Barr,
yesterday. He leaves wife and tw"
sisters Mrs. Martin J. Perkins at New
London, Conn, and Mrs. Frank y Til
den OF lInsdolc. \. ~.
Mr.. Esrahrook was horn in Chelsea
land lived there until the outhrcall of
The war, when he enlisted i'm Company
of the 10th Vermont volunteers. and
served at Bail Run. Savages Station.
through the Wilderness. Gold Harhor
Spottsvlvania. Fishers Hin Antictan
and Gettysburg. At the close OF the
war he married ClemeHtine *. KELLOGG
of Worcester.
Mr.. Estabrook was one at the char
ter members of Il. b. Crandall post, G.
\. r.. and was y Mason. In the affair
of the Vermont SpiritunlSt association
he was prominent figure.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03
Why Beef Tea May Be intoxicating.

Why Beef Tea May Be Intoxicating.
Liverpool physicians are Interested
In the case OF a travelling salesman
who Lows every sign of alcoholic
poisoning, although he is a teetotaler
His illness is ascribed to the Excess
sive drinking of beef tea and other
meat extracts, aud the physicians be-
lieve that this indicates that nitro.
genous. stimulants have an effect on
the system similar to that OF alcohol
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03
THE BEST WAY

(and we might say the only var) 70
create an estate which you save If YOU
live, and leave if you do not live. is to
take an Endowment policy Circnfars
sent on request. National Life Ins.
Co. of VI (Mutual EARLE S.
KINSLEY, General Agent, Rutland,
VT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03
MAGNETIC Mountains.

The mountains OF Porto Rico are so
magnetic that they attract surveyors
plumb lines and it has been found that
some old surveys are incorrect by
half a mile or more.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03

The more everyday philosophy that
one learns the easier lie finds that life
becomes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03

TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Supervis-
ING Architects Office Washington. D. c.,
February / 1915.-SEALED PROPOSALS
viii be opened in this Office AT , pm
March -. 1913 for the construction com
plctc (ncludng mechanical equipment
except eleyator-Hghting fixtures and APP
proachesD of the United States Post Office
and Court House at Brattleboro, Vermont
Three story and basement, tIeproof build
ing: gIOund-area, O,22o square feet. stone
| and bricl, facing. Drawings and specifca-
! tonS may be obtained after February II,
| 1915, from the Custodian of the site at
| Brattleboro, Vermont, on at this office. in
the discretion OF the Supervising Architect
| Q. WENDEROTH, Supervising Architect
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03

TO RENT-After March l one OF the
best tenements in one of the hest loca-
tions in town Charles Miner. 2S3-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03

LOST - Friday afternoon between
Horton Place and Washington St. gold
Echel,ah lodge pin. Finder please re
ward. 294-3Se7
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03

PAINT and PAPER now Drop post al
to w J. Bond, 900 Western Ave. Brat
tlehoro 2S5-29O*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03
Special Notices

CARL KLOHS, Custom Tailor, will call
fol- and deliver work. Telephone 236-N
2Sl-296
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03

SWITCHES, pompadOurs; eombings
made up to order. Mrs. E. P. Bailey,
III Main Street j3-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03

FOR SALE-All kinds of dry wood
J.. A. Larrow. - 139-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03

CHTROPODY and Shampoo parlors
Mrs. f.. 2. Bailey, III Main st. 'Phone
~ :
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03

FOR SALE-Two-tcnemen house with
barn, easy terms Edgctt x Co 2Sl-ti
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03

SEWING Machine Needles and sup
plies for all makes of machines at !.
b. Duuton 5. - Flat street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03

FOR SALE-An kinds Of dry wood.
Georre NJ. Stark, Cedar Street. 234.tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03

BRATTLEBORO CUSTOM LATN.
DRY, 100 Elliot Street, first class work
guaranteed. Mrs. l.. p. Russell. 260-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-03
To Rent

TO RENT-Pleasant downstairs tene-
ment. inquire 3 Locust st. 166-tf
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-01-20
STUCK TO HIS FRIEND
BORROWER INSPIRED BY SPIRIT
OF LOYALTY.
Had Altogether Too Much self-Re-
spect to Apply to Anyone Else
While Old Neighbor Had
Things to Lend.

No one could truthfully deny that
were addicted to, MISUNDERSTANDING
tools chiehy-although as occasion
arose they would borrow anything
else with the utmost cheerfulness.
The burden fell heaviest upon Caleb
Peaslee. a thrifty farmer who kept
every necessary tool. and who tried to
keep them in condition for use. The
advent OF a new farmer. a well-to-do
man who brought with him almost
every known appliance for filling the
ground, seemed TO open an avenue OF
escape from some of his troubles
''Mebbe some OF these hawks'H take
toll firm that man Barney that's taken
the OIL Staples place for spell" he
confided to his son. Il hope sol do
SO. My seedtime and harvest has
come in between the times when 9TH
er folks was a-usin' my farmin' tools
ever since | can remember. and I've
got about tired out. I'm goin' to see
If can't turn some of 'em his way.
and get little rest"
Caleb made his first attempt at
turning them" when Jake Meader. his
nearest neighbor and an inveterate
borrower. came for the wheel hoe.
which lay in the tool shed with one
wheel broken. Jake went to the shed
and examined the hoe. and then re-
turned to the grind-stone. where Caleb
and his son were grinding scythes.
Jake's face wore a dissatisfied express
sion.
Amt you Rnin' into Bangor some
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-01-20
CONCRETE AND SEA WATER
Interesting Experiments Made to De.
termlne the Action Of Liquid ana
Frost on Material.

One OF the largest construction com
panies in this country is making ex-
periments to determine what is the
action Of sea water and frost upon
concrete. According to Science Con
spectus. the company made "a col.
umns, each 16 feet long and 10 inches
square, reinforced with iron bars near
their corners and in January. 1903.
immersed them in the water at the
Boston navy yard At high tide the
water almost entirely covers them. but
at low tide they are completely ex.
posed Thus in cold weather the col.
umns are alternately thawed and
frozen, as the tide rises and falls The
columns are made with various quail.
ties OF concrete mixed dry. plastic
and very wet and also with different
qualities OF cement Experts are study
Ing the effects of the addition of wa
terproofing materials; clay and other
substances are added from time to
time. and the effect is observed. Many
years must elapse before 1t will be
possible to tell with certainty which
kind of concrete is most permanent.
When last examined many OF the col
umns were virtually unaffected; but
others were badly eroded. The col
umns thar contain the largest proper
tion OF cement mixed wet have so far
shown the least wear OF two columns
made with one part Of cement to one
of sand and two OF stone, the one
mixed dry was badly eroded over its
entire length whereas the other, which
was mixed very wet. was only slightly
pitted The experiments, 1t is expected,
will throw much light upon a prob
lon that has long perplexed construc-
tion ereineers Youths Companion.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-01-20
Grandpa Now

President Wilson is now eligible to
the even more honorable name of
Grandpa Wilson. A young son was
born on Sunday afternoon to his
daughter, Mrs. Sayre, at the White
house The boy will have the distinc-
ton of being one of the eleven child
rem born in the White House, five be-
ing boys and six girls. 1t is remark
able considering the age of most of
our presidents that so few have been
grandfathers until after their term as
president had expired. Mr.. Wilson is
the first since President Harrison. The
American people are piling up con-
gratulations on their president.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-01-20

The press dispatches this week an
nounce that among the agitators ar
rested in Chicago during the riots this
week was Mrs. Lucy Parsons. That
name had a familiar ring to it, but
most people had to scratch around a
little to recall it. She was very prom
inent during the bread riots in Chi
cago during Cleveland's term as pres
ident and it took another democratic
president to make trouble enough in
the country to bring her to the sur
face again. Her old co-worker, Mary
Yellin' Lease, must be dead. If not
she will be heard from.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-01-20

time this afternoon. Calepr' ne IN
quired. anxiously.
Mr. Peaslee drew his thumb care
fully along the scythe. testing the
edge
81 d'know but mebbe shall" he re-
turned. noncommittally. "Why?"
"Whyl" returned Jake. in aggrieved
surprise. "On account OF that wheel
hoe-that's why Here it's been laying
right there in that shed for four-five
days with the wheel broke. and the
weeds gettin' higher in my beets every
minute. | callated to borrow 1t this
afternoon and see II couldn't get EN-
thinned out a little-and here I find
that you amt got It fixed yeti"
Caleb regarded the borrower with
fine irony. tempered by an eIasper-
ated amusement.
See here. Jake" he said at length.
''if my tools aint in shape to suit you,
why don't you go up the road a piece
and. try Barney. He's got everything
you need In the way OF tools-mebbe
and get Il when you want II. I'd
REILLY ruther you'd try him a spell"
Jake turned TO Caleb a face full of
wounded dignity.
Beats all how a manll live right
alongside OF another man for years.
and not know him, after ALL" he burst
out. earnestly. 81 want you to know.
Caleb Peaslee, that amt none OF your
towhiffe.minded folksl Them that
wanta IN cap horrOw NJ Rarney hut
I amt goin' to | started in borrowin'
OF you when fust come here. and I'm
goin' to keep on borrowin' OF you as
long as you've got anything to lendl"
Youths Companion.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-01-20
Didn't plscharae Him.

Apropos OF the stringency going
on in the financial district is the
story of a failure several years ago
and how the clearing house happened
to learn of the situation. One of the
big national banks was clearing fol-
a certain other bank that was in trou
BILE. and every day the president of the
clearinghouse bank would certify a
couple of million dollars worth OF
checks for the other Finally the pay
ing teller called attention to the fact
that he was taking a mighty long
chance. but the president paid no at
tention to the hint Then the teller
informed the clearing house of the
situation and the president was called
to book Did my paying teller tell
you that?" demanded the president
He did" replied the chairman of the
clearinghouse committee. 81 shall
discharge him at once" declared the
president. bristling up with indigna
ton. You do and Wen close your
bank tomorrow" calmly replied the
chairman. Needless to say. the teller
was not dischargrd.-Pittsbu Dis
patch.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-01-20
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION IN
THE MAY VALLEY DRAINAGE
DISTRICT

Whereas the Board Of Directors Of
The May Valley Drainage District In
Prowers County. Colorado. has inquired
into and considered the cost of proVid-
ing a suitable drainage system for the
needs of said District and has. by res
olution duly made and entered. adopted
detailed plans and specifications for
system OF drainage works for said dis
trict. and.
Whereas, the said Board has estimat-
ed and determined the amount Of mon
ey necessary TO be raised for the pur-
pose of constructing a drainage system
and the necessary works for said
drainage district and for acquiring the
necessary property and rights of-way
therefor and for the purpose of paying
the first years interest upon the bonds
to be issued by II and otherwise carry
ing out the purposes and objects of the
organization of said drainage district.
the said Board having estimated and
determined that for the purposes afore-
said II is necessary that The May Val
ley Drainage District raise the sum OF
Twenty thousand Dollars (S25.OOO-
00) by issuing the. bonds Of said Dis
trict to the amount of Twenty-Five
thousand Dollars ts25.OO0.OO), and.
Whereas, 1t has been by said Board
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-01-20
Unexpired Term

1t now transpires that the various
men who fit across the stage of action
as presidents of Mexico are filling out
the unexpired (mark the world term
Of Porfirio Diaz, which yet has sew
eral years to go. Diaz and his term
are about the only 'unexpired" things
connected with the Mexican situation.
Nearly all the men who have attempt
ed to hold down that unexpired term
have expired-even that salute to our
flag seems to have expired.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-01-20

of Directors deemed eNpedient that
there be submitted to the qualified
electors OF said Drainage District the
Of the said District shall be issued in
ne amount Of Twenty-Five thousand
dollars tS2b.OOOOO) at special cleo
ton to be held therein and the Presi-
dent and Secretary Of said District
have been by resolution Of said Board
directed to make and publish notice.
law:
Now. Therefore. pursuant to the or
der Of the Board Of Directors OF The
May valley Drainage District notice is
hereby given that pursuant to the pro-
sembly Of the State Of Colorado. m
titled, An Act to provide for the Or
sahlz&tion and Government Of Drain
age Districts" adopted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Colorado. and
approved June End, 1911. as the SAM.
was anne nded by the Act in relation 10
Drainage Districts adopted by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Colo
aa rad and approved April Both. 1918.
ana 70 the orders and resolutions OF
me Board OF Directors Of said Drainage.
district hereinbefore referred to. a
special election Will be held in said
District al the polling places therein
hereinafter specifically designated OF
the qualified electors of said District
on saturday. the both day or jnnuarV.
n. d 1918; for the purpose of voting
upon and determining the question:
Shall the bonds of The May Val
ley Drainage District be issued in
ne amount Of Twenty five thousand
Dollars tS25, 000-0O) under and nur
suant to the provisions of the 4 ct or
the General Assembly of the State of
colorado, as amended hereinbeforr
referred tor"
The said District comprises and CON
tains but one election district and hui
one election precinct and the Board of
Directors thereof have by RESOLUTION
established and designated as the poll
ing place within said District for said
special election to be holden therein ON
January goth, 1915. the May Valley
School House, situate and located with
III IN. boundaries OF said District
Each qualified elector voting al said
special election shall vote by balIut
upon which ballot shall be written OF.
printed the words: -
"Bonds-Yes
Bonds--No"
and shall indicate his vote by placing q
mar Binal cross upon said ballot for ar
thereto.
The polls at said May Valley scbooI
House shall be opened at eight o'cIocE
IN the morning and shall be kent omen
uhlil SIX o'clock. Of the afternoon Of
BY order Of the Board OF Directors
OF The May Valley Drainage District
Dated at Lamar. Colorado. January
RAY McGRATH
Attest; II. g BYRNEs. e7'ueht
First pub. Jany, G igi5
Last pub. Jany. 81, 1915.