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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-21

Came back next day and then
Killed the mother and six daughter
Because they couldn't bake like me-
Five hundred thousand hungry
And idle in New York
Without home or shelter
Because they have no work
Seven million in Belgium
Sleeping in cellars at night
Under the wreckage of battle
A sorrowful pitiful sight.
German soldiers are forbidden
Any more to fraternize
With their 50 called enemies
On the sly or otherwise
AS they did at Xmas time
With the pigskin at foot ball
And forgot that they were fighting
Or were enemies at all.
Men must go back to their business
OF hurting death at each other
It's fated to the murderous scheme
To act anything like a brother
And find their foes are not devils
And mans a man before
A warrior with hate no thicker
Than the cartridge belt he wore
The rout of the Turkish army
Has given inspirations
To all the allied armies
And capitals of their nations
New Russian force on offensive
A German drive is slow
Toward Warsaw against the floods
And storms of rain and snow.
In the Caneussus mountains
The turks met a great mishap
Skilfully the Russians
Led them into a trap
With infantry and cavalry
And what couldn't run away
Met with humiliation
So the papers say.
The Turkish Sultans palace
Is surrounded by guard
Minister Enver Pasha
Perchance may lose his head
A battle in the Black Sea
With Turk and Russian ships
The Turk had two against seventeen
And gave the Russians fits
In a hundred and so thousand church
Three hunderd and twenty feet high
A cunning German officer
Intrenched himself as a spy
An dthe heavy German guns
That set the town on fire
Couldn't hit that Virgin statue
And child upon the spire.
Twas thought to be marvellous
But the guard had a woman seen
Go into the church door every day
And sly was found within
Shed fed the fellow for two weeks
And with his wireless power
He directed the German artillery
He was shot in half an hour.
BY H. s. Fish.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-21
EUROPEAN WAR NO. SEVENTEEN

When will the hell of war be DER
The heaven of peace reign over ALL
The war is like Leonardo's Christ,
With grief and shame his glances
fall
That men should ask his help before
Or thank him for the victory won
1t looks blasphemous to implore
His aid for man to kill man.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-21

And yet bow of promise spans
The future when the christian life,
Shall be in conformity with God
Not God alone in the side of strife
There may be war upon Gods side
But to believe war must remain
The ultimate means to higher ends
The best ideals never will gain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01
$1,366.00

1t was at the close of the town year, /
February, 1861, that Lafayette Clark, I
treasurer, reported a balance of 1885, |
on hand, after cleaning up all the cur
rent Indebtedness.
The present board of listers Will ar
que that the grand list is considerably
larger now than in former years, but
transportation facilities enable them
to expedite the work notably in com
parison to the slower methods of the
1860 board. But it is not in these
official boards that expenses have null
| tlplied. Real estate was then lightly,
but sufficiently appraised and there was
| little dissatisfaction or grumbling
among taxpayers. How different then
and now, with real estate appraisals
! boosted so high that comparatively few
people can afford to own local real
estate. The town received in taxes and
state aid last year approximately $140,-
4 coo and its authorities are asking that
Temporary loans be put into bonded in
|debtedness as a monument and heritage
ito the rising generation.
t 1t may occur to a good many voters
tomorrow that it could do little harm
|. to make a change in its official boards
and it may occur to a good many peo-
lple likewise that someone is paving
for extravagant advertising and post
cards to induce the town to vote mo y
with d vengeance. 1t is probable that
the town S position on one of the best
Temperance laws ever enacted in the
: state to suppress the traffic with minors
and men who make an improper use
of Intoxicating liquors. would be ma
teriallv changed if men who make com
mon practice Of using serving and
eondoning liquor at home and
who have no use for the wineleSs ban
lquet, would vote ives instead of
no. Then the pumping stations
outside the state would not be furnish
ing the enormous supplies of contra
o band goods that annually come I'd
town. The authorities would not neces
sarily need to license local sellers
while they have discretionary power
: There was less agitation Of the sub
= Ject of state prohibition when, in 1890
- Il Vermont towns, through their liquor
= agencies, took in more than a quarter
:, of million dollars, the amounts taker
! in some towns reaching as high as 81 s!
y per capita of their population. asC
when considering the drink habit. i
) might he well to take notice of til,
fact that So Vermont towns the sam,
n year sold monthly ~ pounds and /:
o ounces of gum opinm,a 10 pounds and !.
/ ounces of morphine, 25 pounds o
Il Dover S powders, b gallons and on,
II quart of laudanum, and b pounds ant
/ four ounces of choral. In considcrin,
i these appalling figures the question ma,
G present itself: What relation has tn,
prohibitory mandate of statewid
law regarding the sale of liquor to tn
consumption of drugs?
ROLLIN S. CHILDS.
Brattleboro, March /, 1915.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01

and Russian governments which have at
least nine months and in some instances
two years longer to run.
So enormous has the trade IN war sup
plies grown that the government officials
in charge of export statistics for the de-
partment of commerce admit the moor
rectness of their figures. Those in charge
of the domestic and export commerce bu-
reau at Washington confess that the fig
ures issued by the department convey no
idea of the tremendous traffic in war sup
plies.
Practically all war material destined for
the use of the allies is now shipped by
the American manufacturer or producer to
Canada, where it is transshipped in Brit
ish bottoms to England. Even war sup
plies for France and Russia are delivered
in Canada, shipped to England and dis
| tributed from there.
| The makers of arms, ammunition anc
explosives have been compelled to en-
| large their works and to increase the
number of their employees from 10000 t.
/ $4,000, and their contracts call for dellv
cries to the total value of SLOT ,OO0,OOO
The textile industry of the country l
fiourishing and has on hand orders TO
goods which will cost $50 100000. Thu
exporters of foodstuffs have been en-
Iiched to the amount of $161 100000
Among the industries which are feeling
the stimulus of business from war order
are those manufacturing auto trucks
army shoes, harness and saddles, wiz
cables and hospital supplies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01
FOUR GENERATIONS OF MALES.
Peter Cakes, Oldest Barber in Brat
tleboro, and Descendants.

Peter Cakes. 90, the oldest barber in
town, is the ancestor of three genera
tOns of BOYS.
Mr.. Cakes was born in Canada, Feb.
6, 1916, and while young his parents
moved to West BoylstOn. Mass, and
from there to Jaffrey, to Ashburnham,
Winchendon and Athol. He came to
Brattleboro April 10. 1873.
His first wife was Harriet Gey OF
Winchendon, who died in March, 1883
His second wife, who is still living
was Matilda Bean of Brattleboro, for
merly of Burlington.
He has two sons. Charles Cakes. who
has been barber the past % year:
conducting a shop on Main street the
past Is years, and George Cakes OF
Springfield, Mass. who is connected
with tea company.
His grandson is Ralph Cakes. clerl
for c. A. McRae, clothier of this towr
for about six years, and his great
grandson is Francis William Cakes, IA
months-old son of Ralph.
The four generations of the Oake
family frequently meet together for
family gathering, and Peter Oake
thinks the world of his great-grandson
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01
INJURIES FATAL.
Death of Conductor Daniel w. Chand
Ter is Announced.

Conductor Daniel w. Chandler, who
was SO seriously injured when his train
went into the washout two miles out of
Claremont on the Concord division Of
the Boston & Maine railroad Friday
morning, died at $50 Saturday morning
in Claremont.
Conductor Chandler was one of the
best known railroad men in New
Hampshire and his death win be de-
plored by q wide circle of friends ana
acquaintance.
He was born at Mount Sunapee and
took to railroading at an early age
first as a boy about the Mount Suna-
pee station, where he learned tele-
graphv. later as . brakeman. and
finally as 4 conductor, his term of ser
vice extending over a period of, more
| than 30 years
His home was in Bellows Falls, VT.
from with place his train started OF
the run to Concord.
Mr.. Chandler was prominent in Ma
solry, and in the New Hampshire con
sistory he had attained to the 32d lie
gree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01
AMERICAN KILLED BY YAQUIs
Indians Near Guaymas Menace to
Life and Property.

san DIEGO. Cal, March l. - The
gunboat Annapolis, at Guaymas, report
ed to Rear-AdmiraI Thomas B. Howard
on the United States steamship San
Diego at this port yesterday that Jean
Cameron, an American employed as Il
hneman On the Mexican branch of the
Southern Pacific railroad. was killed
Friday at Lencho, Sonora, by Yaqui In
dians. No details We're given.
The Indians in that region have be-
come menace to lives and property.
The old federal government held them
in strict subsection, forbidding them TO
have firearms When the constitution
alists came into control, they armed
the Indians and tried to make them
allies, but the Yaquis could not be con
trolled. On February u two Ameri-
cans were robbed by Indians near the
place where Cameron was killed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01
BILLION DOLLARS
FOR WAR SUPPLIES
This Amount Will Be Gained by Our
Manuf acturers - S4OO,OOO,0O0
Bought in Six Months.

NEW YORK, March lone billion
dollars is a conservative estimate of the
value of the trade in arms, ammunition
and war supplies between the allies of
Europe and the manufacturers in the
United States during the first year of the
war. 1t has not been possible for Ameri-
can manufacturers to furnish war supplies
to Germany because of the interruption
of trade relations with that country.
During the past six months the allies
have bought from the United States
$40O, 100000 worth of war supplies. Many
Of the manufacturers in the United States
hold contracts with the British. French
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01
CHESTER.
Henry j. Stewart, a native of South
Londonderry

A1S4AS - SGSWaAIt Il AaeAFC VI SOdOh
Londonderry.
This community was greatly sad
dened Thursday morning, Feb. is, to
hear of the death of Henry J. Stewart
at his home in Factoryville after a
long illness. He was born in South
Londonderry, Oct. IS, 1884, the son of
Robert j. Stewart and Mehta Mason.
He married Emily Martin Nov. 20,
1862, who died June II, 1905. Two
children were born to them, Herbert
j. and Mrs. Burbank, both of this town.
Mr.. Stewart came to this town about
eight years ago from South London
derry, buying the sawmill at Factory
Vile. He was charter member of the
Londonderry lodge of Odd Fellows and
had served his native town in all its
different offices. The funeral was held
at the home of his son Herbert Satur-
day morning at ten O'Clock and was in
charge of the Odd Fellows. Mr.. Good
win of the Baptist church of London
derry officiated. The burial was in the
family lot of that town. Beside his
son and daughter, he leaves three
grandchildren Hazel and Mildred Bur
bank and Huzon Stewart to mourn his
loss
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01
CHILDS COMPARES
TOWN EXPENSES
once Sought Man in 1850, but Now
Candidate Seeks Office and Makes
Effort to Hold On.
Editor of The Reformer:-

Editor of The Reformer:-
In former years when rigid economy
and not needless extravaganza was
the rule towns had difficulty in Undue
ing their substantial citizens to take
pubIc office. The office then sought
the man because the compensation was
small and the incentive to office hold
ing was purely matter of serving the
town faithfully and well. Now the
candidate seeks the Office and, once in,
makes tireless effort to hold on for
reasons best known to himself (and
others). By way of contrast in show.
ing how expenses have multiplied, as
well as officials, in the town of Brat
tleboro, l am giving the amounts OF
compensation paid the board of Sc
lectmen and listers a year prior to the
war (1S60)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01
FLED TO SAFETY.
Fifty Girls Went Down Fire Escapes
at Factory in Nashua.

NASHUA, n. H., March l. = Fifty
girls employed at the factory of the
Granite Overall company, made theiI
way down fire escapes to safety i'll the
breaking out today of fire which de
stroyed the plant. The loss was placed
at $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01
This Cold, Cold World.

Gritty Pikes-It's a heartless world,
pard Think what woman done when
[ asked her TO give me something to
keep body and soul together.
Muddy Lanes-Can t imagine.
Gritty Pixies - She gimme q safety
pin.-Strav Stories.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01
THREATENING FIRE.
Buildings on Atlantic Avenue in Bos
ton in Great Danger

BOSTON, March l. = Fire in an
oil warehouse on Central wharf menac-
ed other property along the Atlantic
avenue water front today, but hard
work on the part of the tiremen kept
the flames from spreading. Two firms
shared a loss estimated at $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01

Congress is asked to vote one hun
dred and sixty thousand dollars to paw
the expenses Of the Presidents trip to
the Panama-Pacihc exposition, but
there are some of us who won t get
there unless we find that we can 60 for
considerably less.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01
Selectnlen.


David Goodell, 26 days $50. s $500
Henry F. Smith, % days -. 5000
Samuel Martin, % days .... $500
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01
For Same Service 1914.
Selectmen.
Listers.

H. B. Chamberlain, 90 days and
making tax .............
F. a. Betterley, 81 days $500.
J. l.. Barney, 50 IL days ....
r. II. Briggs, - 1-2 days ....
y. j. Currier, SO days ......
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01

TO RENT-Pleasant downstairs ten
ement. INQUIRE 3 Locust st. 166-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01

TO RENT-Sman tenement. W. E.
Bartlett Phone 3S6-M. 299-310*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01

TO LET-Rooms and Offices, steam
heated, in Ullery building. 207-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-01
To Rent

TO RENT-Small tenement on Green |
street. Edgett & Co. 301-tf
TO RENT-Sman tenement. W. E.
Bartlett. Phone 3S6-M. 299-310*
TO RENT-Pleasant downstairs ten
ement. Inquire Locust st. 166-tf
TO LET-Rooms and offices, steam
heated, in Ullery building. 207-tf
TO RENT-Nice home in the best loca-
ton. Price moderate. Address e." Re
former Office. 2S9-tf
TO RENT-Modern moderate priced
tenement for small family. Inquire at
Il Prospect st. 305-tf
TO RENT-Furnished rooms with bath,
electric light. furnace heat, use of tele.
phone. 30 Green st. LIT
TO RENT-Five-room tenement near
Main St, electric lights, SO per
month. Edgett & Co. 29f-tf
TO RENT-After March / one of the
best tenements in one of the best loca-
tons in town. Charles Miner 2S3-tf
TO RENT = Groom cottage house
with modern improvements and garden,
at l04 Williams St. Tel. 323-W. 299-tf
TO RENT-Tenement of five rooms.
bath, gas, electricity, new plumbing
and new shades. Jennie E. Crosby.
3Ol-tf
TO RENT-S-room house with bath,
hot and cold water, electric lights and
steam heat. j. Edgar Mellen, agent.
266-tf
TO RENT-A modern broom tenement.
City and pump water. Situated at GS
Frost st. Apply to o. d. Stowell, "A
Canal st. 272-tf
TO RENT-Rooms to men only. ,
minutes from post flee, electric lights
use Of bath. Goodhue House, POI
Main street. 302 If
TO RENT-March /, 1915, small ten
| ement in Union block. In first class
condition. Reasonable price. f. c.
Crosby, Agent. 3o3-5-1
TO RENT-Cottag house, So Green
street; upper tenement in Hines house
81 Green street. Apply Z. B. Smith
81 Green street. 305-tt
TO RENT-A very desirable nine
room house in perfect repair, centrally
located at No. 3 Bullock St, between
High and Green. Also a broom tene
ment in Granite block. o. J. Pratt.
293-t
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-17
BEGIN BLOCKADE OF ENGLAND
Bolton and Collins
Lead All Riuals in
Primary Election

Josiah Collins. r. II. Bolton. viii
~. Hanna. Albert +. Parish A. r
Haas and II E Kennedy were nom
mated. In tho order named. in the
primary election Tuesday. Coun
cilmen Goddard and Cooley. run
ming for reelection. were decisiEely
defeated Goddard ran eighth IN
tho list OF % candidates and Cooley
ran 10Th.
The vote was exceedingly light
as expected
Tho highest vote was polled by
Josiah Collins. who received ~,
1872 votes. Next came Bolton. with
i0.02s. Hanna with s.37l Parish
with s.20i. Haas with 5.56i. and
Kennedy with 5.i05
Out OF the registration OF si.3ss
there were probably not over a..
900 votes cast In all.
Reniek 10 Nosed Out
The other candidates received
the following votes: Renick. 5.0s+
Goddard. 4.ai7: Mckenzie. 1876
McElwain. to5e. Jacobs. 3.22t:
Raymer. 2.s73. LIttlefield. 1881:
alckels. 2.is3. Cooley. l.7S7. Man,
ming. 1879. sullivan. l.5is. John.
son. 1881: Miller. 7S9 Hess. 7ss:
lde. 75i: I'M, 722
kennedy edged Rcnick out OF
sixth place by lead of 81 votes.
The real battle will be vaged In
the next two weeks. Practically
no interest was manifested in the
primary election. But with several
charter Amendments and municipal
ownership resolutions TO bo decided
March 2. the election OF three ooun
cilmen from the SIX nominated
Tuesday. will be given more care
ful attention.
Bolton nuny ownershlp Man
OF the six nominated. Bolton IL
the only ons who had received the
unqualified rndorpcmtnt of the Pub
Tic OwnershIp league.
Josiah Collins has in the past
consistently opposed municipal
Ownership At the present time
however. he processes Willingness
10 support the light and water de
I
partments.
II is OF more than passing Interest
10 note that Collins and Bolton
tho two receiving the highest votes
In Tuesdays election, were on op
posing sides in the recent charter
election. Both Collins aud Bolton
were members Of the charter com
mission Collins approved the
Hinky Dink charter. while Boltor
fought against it's adoption. Al
the charter election the Boltor
views won out
Collins . Capitalist
Collins is n lawyer and capitalist
He has retired from active practice
OF law He has lived in Seattl,
since 1883. Is a prominent member
of the Chamber OF Commerce. th'
Rainier club. and was member
OF the state senate for one term
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-17
SOCIETY STAR
QUIT HER JOB,
HERE IS WHY


The Washington Film Co. has
changed leading ladies.
a Seattle society woman, who
was cast for the part Of Mrs.
OrRrien. in Mike OBrien's Dream.
a onereel comedy and the new com
pany's first production. refused the
role when she read the synopsis
end discovered that Mike had his
dream in bed. with Mrs. O'Brien
slumbering by his side.
She said she was afraid her hus.
band wouldn't Ike II.
The new leading lady is Mrs. Ber-
tha Craven. formerly OF Tacoma,
who will undertake the role. She
has already rehearsed the part with
Billy Meland. who, before the ad-
vent OF the movies, was stock
actor, well known up and down the
Coast.
Tnasmuch as the Seattle society
woman IL no longer member OF
the company and has abandoned all
idea OF becoming a Mary Pickford
or Marguerite Clark. the manage
ment has promised her TO keep her
identity a secret
Mrs. Craven says she can see no
harm In Mike OBrfen's Dream
and she Is willing 20 simulate slum-
ber by Mikes side while he dreams.
The interiors for the play will be
taken at the company's studios at
kirkland tomorrow The erteriors
were 10 have been taken today at
f1s Vine st.. but the light was bad.
The play is being rehearsed by
the managing director. Wilhelm
Hitler, formerly Of the Lubin
studios In California.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-17
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BRINGING UP
SCHOOL AND LEARNS A LOT OF THINGS

a plaster Is applied and that
there have been horrible cases
OF burning because uniformed
mothers neglected TO take this
precaution7
DO you know how 20 do 80
simple n thing as washing a
baby's eyes II one OF them has
an Infection? Why. you take a
soft. clean cloth and-No. you
DON'T. You take TWO soft.
clean cloths. one for each eye.
Otherwise you would spread
the infection TO tho other eye.
BY degrees which cannot bo
measured and I'm directions
which cannot DO discerned. the
mothers who attend the train
ing school are spreading the
doctrine of cleanliness and
health in the rearing OF chill
dren and I'm the conduct OF the
home. AND THE GOOD RE
RULTS WILL BE SEEN
MORE AND MORE AS THE
PRESENT GENERATION OF
SEATTLE BABIES AD.
VANcEs TOWARD MANHOOD
AND WOmhNHOOD
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-17
! DIE in
fire in
OREGON

MARSHFiELD. ore. Feb. If
Seven men we're burned to death
aud seven men and one boy serious
~ injured or badly burned In a fire
which destroyed the boarding house
Of the G. A. Smith Lumber Co. here
early today.
THE DEAD
a. A. Craig. an Invalid. father
OF George Craig. proprietor Of the
boarding house.
Louis kalino~skt. a Pole.
WIN. Glover. Will worker.
W. Ward. iaborcr.
Louis peppas. q Greek lsborer.
Sidney e. Lewis. a sawyer,
Unidentified man.
THE INJURED: Byron Craig IL.
son of tho pripricaor. terribly
burned. not expected To- survive: r
A shores. jumped from third story
window. injured about head. both
hands and right foot broken: Jas.
shahRs. badly burned about face
and hands e. A. Aeese. broken leF
Jumped 60 feet from second story
window. Gus Kulumski. foot
broken. Bcni W. Olson. scalp
wound and back injured A. J. John.
son. burned about face. Sivert Nord
by. cut about face and hands by
broken glass
There we're ~ persons In the
ho,.l at the time tn. fire broke out
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-17

seven children OF her own. and
she's the grandmother Of 10.
all healthy. She told me what
10 do. She told me what all
her children and grandchildren
were brought up on"
And what was thstf" the
other woman asked.
BOILED CABBAGE" said
the mother Of the puny baby.
The Mothers Training School
meets at 3:30 every Tuesday
afternoon in the Bon Marche
restaurant There is no admis
sion charge. no dues. and all
mothers are invited.
The puzzled young mother
can pick up a lot OF pointers at
these sessions. which are made
interesting by actual demon
stratlons BY doctors and pro-
fessional nurses who give their
services.
DO you know how To make a
mustard plaster7 For an adult
For q baby? DO you know that
the sensitive skin OF baby
ought always TO be oiled before