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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
Two Years of War.
( Burlington NeWs.)

ADuIlluSl on News.
Friday, July 2s. will be the second
anniversary of the great war in
Europe That is. on that day two years
ago Austria made the declaration of
war against Serbia which precipitated
the conflict. Now the approach of the
anniversary finds the Germans still oc-
lcupying strong positions on the west
ern front, but gradually giving way be
fore the tremendous onslaughts of the
English and French. The cable tells us
that the fourth week of the Sommc
battle begins we'll for the allies and is
! Expected to be fruitful of important de
lVelopments. Before Saturday midnight
the British began new attack on the
whole line from PoZicrcS to Giullemont
and the fact that Gen. Haig has been
able to resume the offensive so soon at
! ter the unsuccessful German counter
attacks of last week in which strong
German forces were brought forward
is regarded in London as a good
/ augury. The fighting has been of the
! fierccst character, the Germans working
with their utmost strength to prevent
! the British from advancing to theil
third line positions.
On the Russian front, the tide of bat
I tie has flowed still more strongly
against the Germans Word comes that
Gen. Kuropatkin has cut Field Marsha
Won Hindenburg S line at several point.
and, according to an unofficial report
has penetrated a distance Of five miles
! Won IIindenburg line was considered
the strongest on the whole eastern front
and that the Russians were able t.
i break it is regarded as most significant
I And so on both fronts the Germans
face defeat and possible disaster. n,
submarine, however big, can help then
on the field of battle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
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mont highways. He has served the
state faithfully and ably as governor.
saving the state from some unfair
deals without making noise or charg-
ing his opponents with everything but
deceney and virtue. This record gives
Us confidence that he would credit
ably represent Vermont in the United
States senate. -
Gov. Gates entry to the contest
gives the people Of Vermont an oppor-
tunity to vote for a man who refuses
to use money to influence the voters, Il
man who has always lived in and
worked for Vermont, man who has
great ability in handling men and
great efficiency in accomplishing the
tasks to which he sets his hand. a man
whose integrity cannot be questioned.
He really is the representative of the
newer and better political element in
Vermont, the people who believe the
office should seek the man. We believe
a majority of the Republican voters of
the state will give a verdict for in
tegrity, for politics without the use of
money, for c. w. Gates for United
States senator.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
Strong for Gates.
(St. Johnsbury Caledonian.)

81. JOnnSDufN IaledOnlan.)
AS announced in the news columns
Tuesday morning, Gov. Charles w.
Gates has thrown his hat into the ring
III the senatorial contest in Vermont.
This makes the announced candidates
Sen. G. :. Page ex-Gov. \. NJ Fletcher
and Gov. c. w. Gates.
The Caiedonian believes c. w. Gates
should be elected to that position and
will advocate to the best of its ability
his nomination i'll the primaries to be
held i'll September. Mr. Gates becomes
Il candidate at the request of many
Nermonters who wish to see a younger
man than either of the present senators
begin n career in the United States
senate, and give the best years of his
life to serving Vermont in that dis
tinguished body. Both of Vermont Is
senators are old men who have passed
the zenith of their lives. To retain both
there means two Vermont sunsets rath-
er than one in the senate. The state
should have a man in that body build
ing up standing for himself and his
state while Sen. Dillingham; is filling
out his term of service.
Gov. Gates appeal to the voters is
simply this: q shall appreciate the
support of all those who have conf
dence in my integrity of purpose, and
who feel that |, if nominated and
elected, would creditablv represent Yer
mont in the United States senate
There will be no advertising, no so
Letting and no expenditure of money
on the part Of Gov. Gates. He will give
1 diligent attention to his duties as gov
ernor and let the people make theil
own choice for this important Office
We are glad to support for this higl
office man who stands on his integri
ty rather than his pocketbook.
j Gov. Gates has made good in all tn,
public positions he has accepted. II,
has built for himself more than stat
reputation in the development of Yer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

But my father would not, and added
hatred to grief by compelling me to
Kill my pet. DO you know how it i'm
pressed me! When my father died
did not shed tear. not a tear
The old Enterprise office was a plant
complete even to its dining room and
kitchen, with the Chinese cook, .'Old
joe
The old Chinaman,'' says Dan de
guile, ''was long thought to be the
boss cook of the town This was
chiefly for the reason that he was able
TO place the butter on the table mould
Jed into the form Of lions, dragons and
the like. So much was said in praise
.ot Joe S lions, tigers and dragons that
he finally gave most of his time to the
modelling of such works of art Pres
emily mouse hairs began to be found on
the biscuits every morning, and flies
and bugs in other articles of food.
- An investigation brought to light
two or three dead mice in Joe s lard
keg. where he had for week or two
been pouring back into the key hot fat
without discovering the our-lepeed
game that had been trapped from time
to time. Other equally unpleasant dis
coverieS were made, and Joe was fred
by reclamation. Other Cinnamon fol-
: lowed, but as all hands were now con
stantly on the watch for faults in the
| cookery, none remained long and pres
| ently cooking in the office was discon-
Itinued and the employees dispersed to
try their luck among the restaurants. =
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TIL E o N | o "

The onion is a small but powerful
object which springs from the bosom
of Mother Earth in perfumcd state,
after which it is eaten in greedy and
voluptuous manner by people who do
not expect to go out into society for
two weeks. When talkative male
guest who has Just eaten a plate of
red onions ambles into 4 select social
gathering and begins to disperSe rapid
fire conversation on the evening air. he
creates almost as profound a sensation
as the man in a full dress suit who has
everything in place except his shirt
studs.
The onion is recommended by all
first-class doctors as a spring tome and
Nature intended that ii should he eat
en- sparingly, owing to the penetrating
character of its contents But on all
sides of us we see tall, raw-bOned men
sitting down to brea kfast and destroy
ing at one fell blow the product of two
acres of early garden. If people would
treat the onion as a dehcacv. like the
cream puff, instead of seeking to de
molish the world 5 output at one sit
ting, it would take higher rank in the
vegetable kingdom.
The boiled onion is a popular va
rietv from which the singer has been
removed by the undaunted hand OF
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
Hamstringing the Parcel Post.

In Farm and Fireside ,Iudson c. Wei
liver says: Probably the biggest
thing the national government has
done for the farmer since the estab-
lishment of the rural mail delivery
was the creation of the parcel post.
1t is quite unnecessary to tell people
how much the parcel post means to
them. especially to the farmers
= But determined effort is afoot to
strike down the parcel post in its early
stages of growth, by hamstringing it
with regulations and restrictions. The
whole country. especially the rural
community, needs to understand and to
take measures to save this splendid
facility.
1.-The parcel-post legislation provides
that the interstate commerce commits
sion shall. on petition of the postmas-
ter-general, determine rates, condi-
tlons, regulations, weights of parcels,
etc, for the parcel-post service. That
IS, the interstate commission is vested
with authority to fix rates and condi-
lions of transportation for the rail-
roads and express companies, and i'll
these cases anybody may appeal to it
to exercise its authority. The present
parcel post rule limits the weight of 4
parcel handled by post to 80 pounds.
That is the maximum that Uncle Sam
will handle. However, if the postmas-
general wanted to increase the max
imum to 100 pounds, he could, as the
law now stands, apply to the interstate
commission for authority; and, if per
mitted, there would be nothing in the
law to prevent.
We hear lot about traffickine
from farm to table by parcel post, but
the fact is that crate Of eggs weighs
over 80 pounds; 50 does a bushel of
potatoes. Either of these units would
be barred until the limit could pass sc
pounds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
roll YOUR own"
FOR The LNEL|EST
OF ALL SMOKES!
Make Your Cigarettes Yourself with
Famous "BulI'' Durham-lt's
The Latest and Greatest
Smoking Fad

That smart, snappy fad of roll
ing your own" cigarettes with
Bull" Durham tobacco has cap
tured the country.
Smokers everywhere and in
every walk of life have taken it
up, and wherever you 60 you see
live, virile, sturdy men smoking
fresh-rolled Bull Durham ciga-
rettes.
Bull" Durham is the best to-
bacco in the world for cigarettes.
1t is pure Virginia Carolina leaf,
with a mellow sweet flavor that
is distinctive and an aroma that
is unique. 1t makes a cigarette
which simply can't be equalled for
thorough enjoyment.
Added to the wonderful smok-
ing quality of Bull Durham, you
also have the satisfaction of put
ting your own personality into the
shaping Of your cigarette. And
you know that it's always fresh.
Get a Sc sack of Bull Durham
with free package of papers"
Try rolling your own. A little
practice will give you the knack.
Then you'll know why this fad IS
so widespread-sO tremendously
popular with smart smokers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

Lloyd George, England s man of the
hour, has proposed measure author
ling the government to acquire land
by condemnation and purchase for cut
ting up into small parcels and selling
to Independent farmers. The large hold
ings of lands by the comparatively few
landlords of England has long been a
drawback to the nation s prosperity
and a hindrance to the happiness of
the people. Most British farmers have
held their land by rental only, with
little safeguard against eviction at the
within of landlord. The new proposal
combined as it is with provision for
taxing game preserves at the same
rates as improved and cultivated
lands, should do much to secure to
England s tillers Of the soil portion
of the soil they till. At the same time
it should have a tendency to bring
much of the waste and idle land into
cultivation-a measure whose import
ance has been made evident by the
war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
OLD NEVADA PAPER STOPS.
Office Where MARX Twain Found
Pen Name,

The death of the old Territorial En-
terprIse at Virginia City on June /. the
trst newspaper published in Nevada
and one of the most famous journals
of the West III its wild days, now
merged with the Virginia City Chron-
lcle, recalls a deal of history of the
great days of the Comstock, says the
New York Sun.
Into 1t comes Mark Twain, who first
assumed that pen name as a local writer
on the Enterprise. W. L. Jernegan
and Alfred James were the original
publishers of the Enterprise, which
first appeared at Genoa, in Douglas
county on Dee. s, 1888, later removing
to Carson, and in 1860 to Virginia CITY.
1t was in 1862, says the San Francisco
Chronicle, that Samuel L. Clemens
came to the Enterprise as a reporter.
Before that time he had written n
number of letters to it from Aurora. in
Esmeralda county, signing them sim
ply "Josh.' He had not then thought
of the name "Mark Twain When
he first came to the Enterprise office
all hands called him "Josh.' lie did
not like the name and in casting about
| for better one hit upon the sobriquet
" Mark Twain, digging that up from
his old days on the Mississippi river
where the soundings were called by the
marks on the lead line
Mark Twain S fellow reporter on the
Enterprise was Dan de guile, other.
wise William Wright, who remained
for many years as local editor of the
paper, and whose humor was familiar
to magazine readers of generation
/ ago
Rollin NJ. Daggett did not come to
the paper until 1874, when Williams
Sharon, as a part of his campaign t
represent Nevada in the United States
senate furnished the capital to buy out
the Enterprise, at that time bitterly
opposed to him. Daggett was a strange
genius, whose character is illustrated
by an anecdote told by himself. In his
boyhood he had a pet pig. which he
loved, he said, 'better than a broth
er. - when it came time to butcher
/ implored my father to spare him
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
The Senator's Long Suit.
bellows Falls Times.

(BellOWS Fails Times
In his political advertising this
week Senator Page touches upon the
value to a state of retaining its repre-
sentatives in congress for long periods
Here is the senator 5 strongest argu-
ment for reelection. He cannot point
to Il brilliant record of achievements.
He has been conscientious, faithful and
thorough going. If senator must hang
around the senate chamber eight years
before he can secure recognition that
amounts to much. the senator has a
good argument. However. we have a
suspicion that the degree of recognition
secured prior to the eight year limit de
ponds a bit on the ambition and caliber
of the senator. Page probably makes
no claim of being Wendell Phillips on
Daniel Webster, and, after all, the
question for Vermont to consider is
whether the senator : rivals are his su
periors in senatorial qualifications and
whether they are superior enough tc
outweigh the handicap the senator ,.
eight years of service places upon
them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

The Pennsylvania road for the first
six months of this year carried 3d.
5So,lSi passengers without the loss of
single life in train accidents. For
two ANA one-half years no passenger
has been killed in train accident on
any part of the Pennsylvania system
In that time 1895, 29S passengers
have been carried, in more than $1,000,
GOO trains, for total distance Of more
than ten billions of miles. This is GER
tainly a record of efficient service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
EVENING
UEAIR TALE 81
b. MARY GRAHAM BONNER
CHIPMUNk'S ADVENTURE.

Little Chippy Chappy had been
the name given to Mrs. Chipmunks
youngest Son. said Daddy. HE was
q very fine Son, and Mrs. Chipmunk
was very. very proud of him. In the
first place he was most beautifully
marked and all the other ChipmunkS
from far and near came to see the fine
markings on his little soft, furry body.
And his tail was very bushy and full.
Altogether he was a beautiful Chip
munk and it wasn't surprising in the
slightest degree that Mrs. Chipmunk
should be so proud of him.
But alas and alack all the Chip
how wonderful he was. They not only
told him he was beautiful, but they
told him he was very wise and clever
and smart. Now. he wasn't SO very
smart If the truth is to be told.
Strangely enough he was not in the
least bit conceited about his beauty,
but the minute he was told he was
clever and smart he whisked his tail
about and made up his mind to have
some wonderful adventures so he
could prove to all the other Chip
hunks that he was even cleverer than
they thought.
1T was a fine sunny morning when
Chippy Chappy started off on his first
adventure. He thought he would take
a trip so he could relate how the
world looked to him. On and on he
scampered and ran feeling ever so well
on such perfect day.
He hadn't gone very far when he
saw some Pear trees that looked quite
| nice, so he hurried to the orchard
where they were. Up the first tree he
| scrambled. and then when he haC
! taken some delicious bites of the
/ juicy Pear from that tree. he jumped
across to the next one, where the
! Pears looked even better.
| But down on the earth, from on
of a nearby farmhouse came a Ca
strolling along. In the Cats eye
were hungry CLEANS as he caugh
sight of little Chippy Chappy.
eyes muttered the Cat to himself
the Cook didn't give me good break
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

ty Offices with the county clerk and for
town representative with the town
clerk. The time for filing the town rep
resentative nominations is IA days be-
fore the primary, or on or before
August 2s. There was never year
when there seemed to be such a dearth
of candidates for town representative
in Southern Vermont as at present But
men willing to serve the state as leg
islators will doubtless declare them
selves in the next month.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
Euh, uh-r-r-r!" shrleked the chipmunk.

fast today. The milk was poor and
the bacon was wretched-not crisp
and nice the way | should have it.
But never mind, | shall make up for
it now. l have been thinking for a
long time that my digestion wasn't
good. It's eating the same things all
the time. l must have a change of
food-that's what | must hsve'
And the Cat went quietly along
Soon he was under the Pear tree and
looked up. He was wondering
whether to climb up the tree right
away or to wait a little while-if he
waited the Chipmunk would taste
even better-but still he was hungry
now! For the Cat was thinking of
poor little Chippy Chappy as his new
breakfast.
"Chippy Chappy saw the Cat below
the trees, but it was the first time he
had ever seen Cat. You see, he had
never been out without his family
and he had only been in the world
such a very, very short time that he
didn't know that there were many
dangerous things be must not have
anything to do with. He expected the
Cat to admire him, for. of course, he
was used to nothing else but praise.
Well he said in a very friendly
way, i don't know who you are or
what you are, but I'd like to be
friends and have you tell me how
ift1l
THE Cat grinned-a big, broad grin
He simply had never had such funny
thing happen in all his life. You're
beautiful, but you don't know a thing
not thing-not even Cat-you
should have known me without being
told-most Of your family do. You're
very, very stupid But then the Cat
said, Meow for the Chipmunk die
look very delicious! And up the tree
he went, caught hold of the Chip
munk's bushy tail and dragged him
down to the earth.
'Uh-Uh-r-r-rl shrieked the Chip
munk. And just then a Fairy hap
pened near.
"'Oh, King Thunder the Fairy
shouted. Come, come quick' Ant
sudden crash of Thunder came sc
suddenly that the Cat dropped Chippy
Chappy. Another clap of Thunder
came and then a flash of Lightning
and terrible storm arose.
Hurry away, Chippy Chappy,' sale
the Fairy, and OFF he scampered to his
home. His family nursed his poor
hurt tail, but they told him never
again TO forget that beauty and wis
dom were the same, for he still haC
lots, lots to learn before he'd b.
WISE"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

lime Is flying and some persons who
wish to get into the political campaign
III this year of primaries will find them
selves marooned if they don t watch
out. The state primary will be held
sept. l.. All nominations for state,
congressional and county officers must
be filed p days before the state pri-
mary. That means that air nominations
for offices that appear on the senate,
congressional and county tickets must
be filed before August %. The filing for
state and congressional offices must be
with the secretary of state, for coun-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

1t will be we'll to remember, that
when the call for service at the Mexi,
can border came, the only university
or college in the entire country which
sent a company fully equipped for duty
was the University of Vermont. Carry
this news to Harvard, Columbia and
Yale, to say nothing of the institutions
Of the West which number their stu
dents by the thousands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service In the delivery
Of the paper each night, and IL solicits
the cooperation Of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given Of
each failure to receive the paper on the
morning following the omission, in per
son. by telephone OF postal card, thus
enabling the cause Of the error to be
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied
1t is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

The Pennsylvania road since 1892
has abolished 1000 grade crossings.
The cost of this change has been about
S7o,oOo,o00. There still remain in the
state of Pennsylvania alone about
1900 more to go. The increased use of
has been followed and
naturally by a great increase in grade
crossing accidents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

Carroll :. Page is now in his 74th
year. If elected for another term he
will be beyond pier 50 when his term
OF service expires. He has been at
Washington eight years, and has made
no remarkable record in that time. 1t
is hardly to be expected that a man
who already has had a chance will
make record between IS and 50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

The action of the Vermont state
board of health in establishing quar-
antine against infantile paralysis when
the outbreak in New York gained dan
gerous proportions has been justified
by the experience at North Adams,
Mass. where there are five cases, all
traeeable to children who came from
Brooklyn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

The world acknowledges that the
main error in the blacklist published
by Great Britain is its colossal stu
ridity. The blacklist has been in opera
ton, more or less effectively, for con
siderable time. To make so much noise
about it at this stage of the game was
worse than stupid.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
TO ADVERTISERS.

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cents an inch for each subsequent inser
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Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
line first insertion with so per cent
discount for each subsequent Insertion
without change OF copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line
first insertion with so per cent discoun
for each subsequent insertion without
change Of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
TUESDAY, JULY -, 1916.

The Vermont guardsmcn at Eagle
Pass are getting plenty to eat. That is
an Improvement on conditions at Chick
in 1s9S.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

Art IS long especially drawn out
a dozen movie reels.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25

IN THE REFORMER.