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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-27

attacks and endeavored to retake Bouch-
avenes. Five days later the allies, resum-
ing the attack hurled back their line in
spite of the fact that considerable advan-
tages of ground were considered to be
with the Germans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-27
In Odd Fellows Temple

Regular meeting of Canton Palestine,
No. 3, Thursday evening, Sept. %, at
80. All members are requested to
make special effort to be present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-27
WON BY THE FRENCH.
Took Strongly Fortified Wood in a
Brilliant Attack.

PARIS, Sept. 27.-A brilliant French
attack east of Verfandovillers has sue
ceeded in capturing strongly forti-
fled wood, according to an official
statement issued by the war office to-
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-27
ARRIVED AT FORT
EARLY THIS MORNING
Soldiers of First Vermont Regiment
Travel Stained and Tired, But in
Good Condition.
Especial to The Reformer.) J
BURLINGTON. Sept.

Do hIIINNI ION, oVpI. y.
Travel stained and tired with the p
70O-milc trip from the government mobi-
lization camp at Eagle Pass, Texas, the
members of the First Vermont regi-
ment arrived at Fort Ethan Allen early
today.
They were given a rousing reception
when they passed through Rutland late
last night. Nearly all of the boys are
in good physical condition, notwith.
standing the hard trip.
They travelled in three sections and
Company / of Brattleboro was in the
second section with companies X. l. and
NJ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-27
No Rest Given the Germans
by the Victorious French
and British
CHAULMES Is NOW
THEIR OBJECTIVE
Stronghold Bears the Same Relation to
the Southern End Of the Somme Line
That Combles Did to the Northern
Sector.

No rest is being given the Germans by
the victorious Franco-Brtish forces on the
Somme front The British capture of the
long resisting Thiepval stronghold. follow
ing closely and unexpectedly upon the
capture Of Comblcs by the combined al
lied forces, was followed mp last night by
new stroke on the part OF the French
a strongly fortified wood To the east of the
town. Apparently this new drive is aimed
at Chaulmcs, which bears to the southern
end Of the Somme line somewhat the same
relation that Combles did to the northern
sector. The French lines already have
been pushed in well to the south of the
town
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-27
BOSTON BRAVES WON.
Beat Pittsburg 10 in the Game at Bos-
ton This Forenoon.

BOSTON, Sept. 27. The Boston
Braves won the game from Pittsburg
this morning, 10. Both teams played
errorless ball. Boston made eight hits
and Pittsburg four. The batteries; Bos-
ton, Tyler and Blackburn, Gowdy;
Pittsburg, Cooper and Vaughan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-27

We have our doubts that there 8
more reason than habit for calling old
paintings masterpieces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-27

Florida's highest point is 800 feet
above sea level.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
Scrap Metals Valuable.

The value OF the copper, lead, zinc,
tin, aluminium and anthony recovered
in the United States from scrap metals,
sklmmings and Dresses In 1915 was
$I14,304 $50 against $57 039, FOG In
1914, 100 per cent Increase says a
bulletin of the United States geological
survey. This large gain was caused by
greater recOveries and much higher
average values for all metals. lncreas-
ed traffic on the railroads and large
demand for metal products. particular
Iv for those "a he exported, made 1915
the most prosperous year I'm the waste
metal trade.
The imperative demand for zinc and
copper by munition manufacturers and
for foreign trade made spot metal very
scarce Secondary metals not desired
for these purposes were generally
available for domestic uses when vir-
gin metal could not he purchased for
prompt delivery The incentive OF high
prices caused all metal wastes to he
more carefully saved. segregated and
refined Many manufacturers who had
considered virgin metals only MS Suita-
BILE for their needs found that they
ss3t. stsaea sct5fts s.aAaettsi r. s-s
they selected suitable material and
used good Judgment I'm rs treatment.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
Fire Worshipere.

The Parsees of Bombay are called
the fire worsIlipers" of the east be.
cause they hold In great reverence the
fire they brought with them from Per
STA and have never allowed it to be-
-c0nie axfingTI;Shied IN f1ieIr temples afC'
because they worship the sun as the
author Of life.
The Parsees have always held aloof
from other people and are famed for
their commercial ability. AS conse-
quence of this ability they are the
wealthiest. most cultured and infuen-
tial class I'm Bombay. SO numerous are
they that Bombay has been called the
''clty Of Parsees."
The religion Of the Parsees is one of
the ancient religions OF the world and
was the religion OF Persia when that
country was second In power OF the
four great empires OF the world-Baby-
lonia. Persia, Greece and Rome.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
"Hypnotizinq."

In order to play this game you must
have two small dishes, each with a lit
tie water in 1t. On the bottom of one
of the dishes rub the black from a
burned match. Give the dish with the
black on to the person to be hypnotic
ed, and take the plain one yourself
Place the person SO that he faces you,
and tell him to look straight at you
and do exactly what you do. Then
place your finger in the water, rub it
around or the bottom Of the dish and
rub 1t across your forehead. Do the
same thing again. this time rubbing it
on one cheek and again on the other
cheek. or course the other person does
the same thing with the exception that
he rubs black streak on his face each
time while you rub just plain water
1t is essential that the two persons
look at each other during the entire
process and never at their hands or
the dish. After the person is hypno-
TIED he must look at himself In the
mirror.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
Rino Orator Made q t1lt,

Speaking OF announcers recalls the
time when LET her go" Billy Jordan
failed to show up at Woodward pavil-
ion in San Francisco on account OF Ill
ness, says lgoe In the New York
World. There were dozen men who
wanted the chance to take Billy's
place in the ring
They finally selected q man who
said that he had sold Tiger Marrow
fat with Bill Miner in No. ? medi-
cine show to do the announcing. He
was an instantaneous hit.
Two skinny looking preliminary
boys crawled through the ropes ready
to do battle 4 sergeant of police got
an eyeful and ordered that the club
doctor give the scrawny pair thor
cdsh going over The lads were hus-
ted out Of the ring. and then Bill
Jordai's understudy stepped TO the
center Of the ring to inform the crowd
OF the reason for the delay. Assuming
an Edwin Booth pose. he raised his
Land for silence.
Gent lie men," he began.
1.-THE dock tors weel eggs amin the
fight ana after the eggs am cen "a
shawn the hat-tull will a go ou-a."
There was many Il dun thud heard as
strong men fell into the aisles. There
have been ring orators, but never one
like this chap
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
HOPPE and sutton Matched.

The peculiar persistency of G. Butler
Sutton. the veteran Chicago billiardist,
in challenging William +. Hoppe Of
New York has been rewarded Sutton
has been granted the match for which
he has ycarned for many moons. Now
that he has won his chance after re-
peatcd failures. what shall he accom-
plish? That is the question devotees
of halk line billiards all over the coun-
try are asking one another The aver
age fan does not believe Sutton figures
10 win against Hoppe at all. but deep
down I'm the veterans heart he feels
that. Notwithstanding row OF de-
fcats AZ the hands OF the champion OF
champions. he Is still his master,
which he hopes to demonstrate at st.
Louis late next October
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
SCIENCE INDUSTRY.
Scarcity of Manganese Ore.

The prices offered for manganese ore
adapted to the manufacture of ferro-
manganese rose during 1915 to the
highest figures that have been record
ed for thirty years. In August eastern
alloy makers offered $22.50 ton for
80 per cent ore, which should be com
pared with $l2.50 per ton, the average
price for the preceding five years. In
March, 1916, 1t was reported that
$3.50 per ton was paid for such ore.
This great rise In prices was due large
ly to the advance In ocean freights
caused by the shortage Of vessels In
which to move imported ore. There is
good reason for expecting a further
increase in domestic production during
1916 as a result of the high prices Of
fered, but IL is doubtful whether mora
than 10 per cert OF the domestic de-
mand can be met by domestic produc
ton.
The shortage Of high grade manga
nese dioxide ores caused by cessation
OF exports from Russia las become a
serious menace to the dry battery and
flint glass Industries. Prices as high
as $50 ton are freely offered but as
only few deposits in the United
States can supply ore OF this grade
little domestic ore has come to the
market There is record OF market
ed production OF $50 tons from mines
I'm Arizona, California, Colorado. Utah
and Virginia during 1915, whereas the
animal demand ruuppa from % ono IA
25,000 tons Ore Of this grade was
imported from Japan and Cuba during
1915
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
Gooseberry Shortcake.

Make very sweet gooseberry sauce,
this for the filling. For the pastry use
one generous pint of -four, two even
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one
egg, one cupful of milk, one tablespoon
full (heaping) of butter and one-half
cupful of sugar. Sift the dry ingredl-
ents together, beat the egg thoroughly,
add the milk and the melted butter,
then into this stir the dry ingredients.
Pour into layer cake thin and bake.
Remove from the oven and, while still
warm, split the cake, and butter each
layer. Just before serving place one
layer of the cake on deep plate, cover
with a thick layer Of the gooseberry
sauce, place the second layer on top of
this and pour over all the remainder Of
the sauce. Serve Immediately, with or
without cream, as desired.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
YOUNG FOLKS CORNER
characteristics Game.

A game called characteristics fur
nishes good fun among friends whose
personal pecuharities may he hit off
good naturally.
Have as many cards a. players. and
at the top of each card write the maine
of one of the players In IA column on
the left write the followin@ Inte,i
gence, piety, courage. obstlnacy. hu
NOR, taste, tact, generosity. truthful
ness, affection. Or you may Substitute
ether characteristics il you prefer. bu,
all the cards should be the same
Explain that 10 is the normal per
centage for each characteristic. that
any number less or more than that is
below or above the normal and that
the whole must add up to 100 per cent.
Distribute the cards so that no one re.
ceives the one with his own name
upon it.
Each one then fills in the percentages.
according to his ideas of the persons
character or in testing spirit, as he
chooses. After all have been filed in
gather up the cards. Have ready ten
slips Of paper, on each of which has
been written one Of the characteristics.
One of the company, blindfolded,
draws one Of the slips out of basket
The player who has been given the
greatest percentage in this Characters
tic Is required to do some ''stunt" prov
ing his claim to the quality.
After this each card is read aloud,
and the insists cause much amusement.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
Cleaning Lace.

The kind of lace that is too delicate
to be washed in the usual way can be
cleaned in this way: Make strong
soapsuds of some good soap and allow
the lace to remain In it for several
hours at least, although it is well TO
shake it out occasionally. A wide
mouthed bottle Is most convenient TO
handle When the lace is thoroughly
soaked let the soapy water orc of the
bottle and keep adding clean water I'M
til the soap has all been removed from
the lace. DO not handle the lace at all;
shaking the bottle will rinse 1t thor
oughly. If the lace is narrow wind II
around a bottle that has been covered
with a piece of soft flannel and do not
remove it until 1t Is dry.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20

TO play the game of trades" the
players divide into two equal parties.
One party retires and decides upon
some trade or occupation. when they
advance to the second party, saying:
Here are some men from Botany bay.
Got any work 10 do today?
The second party asks. what can
you do?'
First Party-Anything.
Second Party Set to work, then.
Then the first party goes through the
motions of some occupation, such as
saving, hammering. etc. The second
party must guess what occupation has
been chosen II successful they have
n turn at representing trade.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
New Camera Device.

camera device for film cameras
enabling one e take two pictures ON
a single film has been invented by
Waldo =. Hoppe. a Junior In animal
huSbaud,y IN the Kansas State Agri
cultural coucet The device Is simple
in It's makeup aud can hc readily al
tached 60 the oplinary camera using
film pack or ron films. for which II has
been expressly designed by means of
Hhis device the operator can take tw,
tapestries on a single film, each picture
being half the size OF the CHM. The
operator has his choice ~ Il fu' Si2,
picture or a smaller. half S'ze pirWr,
OF an object or of two pNturcS ~ The
same object ou single tilm The n
ventiou also covers the taNir. ~ mo,,
than twu pictures on tie ~,iac 6lm
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20

Jimmy Shaw OF the Washington
American league club is touted by his
have as much speed as the great Wal
ter Johnson. Shaws greatest fault Is
said to be lack of control, and 1t is
predicted that when he overcomes that
difficulty he will he one of the great
est twirIers OF the game. Shaw is n
native of Pittsburgh, product OF the
Pittsburgh collegians, and Clark Crit
fifth believes that he will develop into
winning hurler before the season Is
much older
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20

Fat Moran evidently believes in let
ting wei enoagh alone. lie ia sticking
TO the philles old lineup. believing
that there Is no room for Improvement
Moran built M pcnnant winner last
year with material that was believed
Mt first 90 lack the necessary quality.
The philicS were shown up by the
Red SoN IN the worlds series. hut only
for the rraSon that the Boston pitchers
displayed greater effectiveness. Moran
therefore reached the conclusion when
the PhilicS reported in March that Il
would hc wise 10 make no experiments
So he has heen plugging along with the
same luteld Luderus, Nicho0. Ban.
croft aud Stock-at the same time
Keeping Whltted. PaSkcrt aud Cravath
In the oltield.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20

Women on shopping expeditions fire.
Quently carry suit cases in which to
take home the various small articles
they may purchase. In order to over
come the bother of the suit case when
it is not in service woman inventor
has designed one which collapses, and
when there is no demand for its serv-
ices it is folded up and carried fiat I'M
der the arm like book. The recepta-
Gle, with all it's sides, top and bot
tom, is in one piece. but provision Is
made for locking the edges together so
that when it is properly shaped up the
dress suit case is substantial recep-
tace suitable for all ordinary uses.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
South Dakota Ignite.

Few people think of South Dakota as
containing much fuel, and therefore
many may he surprised to know that
I'm Pekins aud Harding counties. In that
state. there are more than 1,OO0,WoWD
tons of coal This estimate Is given In
a bulletin OF the United States geolog
zeal survey. just published. and covers
Ignite In beds more than two feet SIX
. inches thick Thinner beds are not
considered valuable. and lands contain
ing osAy such beds are classified as
noncoaL At present this ignite is
mined for local domestic use AND as
fuel for steam pillow equipments. Elk
periments made 10y the United States
geological survey and later ut the bu-
reau of mines and the North Dakota
School OF Mines have proved that this
Ignite on hriquettlng makes very
superior fuel When burned without
briQuetting In producer gas engine u
In more efficient than the best coal
when burpedA pder boilers.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
Walnut Staining For Floors.

If you want a dark floor like walnut,
first be sure that the floor is quite
clean; then take pound of burnt UNI
Der ground In oil; mix a sufficient guam
tity Of this in boiled linseed oil. enough
to color 1t and not thicken the oil very
much. Then try It on small piece of
wood until you get the color desired,
and In this way you will learn the
quantity of lumber TO use. Rub this
into the floor until the stain ceases to
come of. and 1t should be a rich wal
nut brown. If some OF the color dries
out another coat will bring it up.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
PASSING Of Ed Walsh.

Note The difference between Pitchers
Eddie riauk aud Ell Walsh Plank is
far below Walsh in physique and
stamina His pitching lacked the case
o. the Sig Reel But Plank was work
60 wisely He knew about what he
Fould stand, and from twenty dvc to
fhirt games year was his limit.
while Walsh was working from dfty to
sixty I've. The answer IS that Flank IS
still a star at forty one and Walsh is
through az thirty four
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
Care of Gloves.

When putting gloves on always be
gin by buttonlng the second button;
then when butttoned to the top, you
can easily fasten the first button with
out tearing the kid. Never remove the
glove by pulling the fingers. but by
drawing the part covering the wrist
over the hand and leaving them thus
wrong side out for some time before
turning them TO their proper shape. AL
ways lag gloves lengthwise, never roll
them.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
Conundrums.

What is the difference between 3
matchmaker and a jailer? One sells
wat. Aes the other watches cells.
What word becomes shorter 10y the
addition OF a syllable? Short.
What month Of the year is a Zebra,
&c falsehoodg July.
What kind OF robbery is never dan
gerous? 4 safe robbery
II your uncle's sister is not your aunt
what relation IS she to you? Your
mother
Why does duck so under water
For divers reasons.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
Cherry Fritters,

Sift together one cupful OF -four. one
teaspoonful Of baking powder and one
fourth teaspoonful of salt Add to one
half cupful of milk two well beaten
eggs, a level tablespoonful Of melted
butter and. lastly. the dry ingredients.
Now add one cupful OF pitted cherries
which have been mixed with one-half
cupful OF graduated sugar. stir thor
oughly then drop by spoonfuls into
deep fat and fry as ordinary fritters
Serve hot with strip
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
Song Of Summer DAYS.

Sing = song - summer days.
Come and he rover
Shady ate the woodland ways.
Luck IS IN the clover.
Schoo'books dun are laid away.
summer IS y pleasure.
Two months FOR a holiday
My but it's good measure,
Let US see what we can learn
From the birds and flowers:
Watchful eyes will always earn
Many pleasant hours
Happy summer days will ny.
But We must rcrne~vo ,~
When they're tlytrs quickly by
School comes In September
Philadelphia Record
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
a Trick Blotter

An ordinary blotter may be trans
formed easily SO that 1t will remove
ink completely when applied instead
of leaving sufficient to recognize the
script by sleeping II in q solution OF
oxalic acid. Permit II TO dry after sew
eral applications Of the acid. 1t will be
the source of much amusement and is
useful as well. Popular Mechanics.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
Household hinta.

To keep the whites Of eggs from fall
ing back before using add a pinch of
cream OF tartar to the half beaten
whites and beat until stiff.
A little paratiin wax shaved into
starch while hot win make clothes hold
their shape longer and iron easier.
Acid fruit win require much less sug,
ar il little soda is stirred in before
adding sugar.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
NOVEL WAY TO PROPOSE.
He "Pops" Question on Photograph
Record; She Answers Same Way.

Parkersburg, w. va.-Girls. is kiss
less and hugless proposal better than
none? If you cannot answer ask the
future Mrs. A. B. Manning Of this city.
She got the big question on phono-
graph record, husband expectant being
too timid TO propose in person. Soon
he got a record back. 1t contained one
word-"Yes." So the k. and b. propos-
al seemed o. X. to one girl.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
Warm Wssther Drink.

Lemonade made with oranges. lem.
ons, a few slices Of banana and spriga
OF mint Is delicious and refreshing.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
Adtof1sz FIRE pamper.

The UNSATISFACTORY shows dampcr for
use In ventilating duct which passes
through fire wall As may be seen.
a fusible link Is Incorporated In the
actuating chain. says Popular Mechan-
les. This INK will open when heated
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20
nAARER-

WhTNttk NE4VNVaN E7ANl 7 I"IF WIN ' TN ~
LINK tUSEs.
TO about lao degrees. allowing the
dampcr to be closed by the action "
the weight which is attached to II.
The damper may be locked In any po-
sition 10y drawing the chain into the
narrow cnd of the lo'k plate Slot
which holds the chain from slipping
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-07-20

All Wichita (Kan.) woman asks with
her divorce is her dog, one pillow, a
pair Of portieres, two stewpans and
two geraniums.
Escaped monkey stole four umbrel-
las on Hudson river boat Berkshire
threw coal at engineer and committed
suicide by jumping from upper deck
When Bayonne judge asked for evi-
dence horse had gnawed bark from a
tree policeman pulled up tree, roots
and all, and took it to court to convict
driver.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-01-07
THOUSANDS GAZE AT
HAmMOND'S REMAINS

st. Paul, JAN 3.-Minnesota paid
homage to the life and achievements
of Governor w. S. Hammond when
Is, 900 persons viewed the body of the
former executive as it lay in state un-
der the marble dome Of the capitol.
Thousands were unable to gain admis-
sion at once and turned for home on
account of the cold.
For twelve hours continuous line
passed the bier.
In all that time silence prevailed.
Now and then the sobs of a woman or
the voice of a child broke the silence.
There was no conversation, no
noise, nothing to break the stiffness
of the death chamber except the clat-
ter of many feet as they passed over
the marble floor at the rate Of fifty
minute. Former governors. legisla-
tors, city and county officials and citi-
Gems Of high and low estate were
there