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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
BRATTLEBoRo PERSONAL.

Attorney A. V. d. Piper returned
yesterday afternoon from a few days
business trip to Albany, y. Y.
Captain Hayden Squircs of Norwich
University, Mortified, came Tuesday
to remain at his home in West Brattle-
boro during the Christmas recess.
Miss Emma Putnam came Yesterday
from New York city to visit here par
cnts, Mr. and Mrs +. b. Barrows of
Oak street, during the holidays.
Leonard Pearson is expected this
week from Plymouth, Mass, to visit
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Pear
son. during the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Mary punton, who had been
spending several months with Judge
and Mrs James NJ. Tyler of Oak street &,
left yesterday for her home in Chi
cago.
Miss Cloe Franklin is expected to-
day from Boston, where she is at
tending the Bryant & Stratton business
college, to visit in town and at her
home in Vernon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
WEST BRATTLEB0R0

Clinton Convey is i'll, threatened with
pneumonia.
DIR. W. A. Chamberlain of Waseeka,
Wis, is visiting here during the holi-
days.
The schools in the academy close at
1890 today for the Christmas vacation
of two weeks.
Miss Grace Burt is confined to the
house with rheumatism and is under
the care of physician.
Miss Gladys Stellman entertained the
Needlecraft society at their regular
meeting Friday afternoon.
The Christmas rush of mail began
Wednesday at the postoffice and is like
ly to continue for several days.
Miss Ida b. Fox goes to Springfield,
Mass, for an indefinite stay with her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Menard, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. O. johnson of
Worcester, Mass, will visit over Christ
mas with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
c. Squires.
George Robbins will 20 Saturday 10
New York to spend Christmas with his
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Merton
G. Robbins.
Mrs. Washburn. who had been liv-
ing at the Princess apartments, is
boarding for few weeks with Mrs. +.
a. Knight.
Robert Hcs,ock, student in the Uni
vcrsity of Vermont, comes today to
spend the holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. lIcscock
Charles Compton. student in the
StorrS agricultural college, will spend
the Christmas recess here with his par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. |, NJ. Compton.
f. +. Mathcr is cutting IN excellent
crop OF ice from his pond this week
and is filing several ice houses. includ-
ing the one at the Austinc Institution.
Mrs. Alice Richmond and sister, Mrs.
Emma Niles, 90 today to Revere, Mass,
where they will visit two weeks or more
with their brother, Clarence $. ellis
bee and family.
The annual Christmas party for the
Baptist Sunday school will he given
next Monday, Christmas eve, in the
church. There will be Christmas
tree and entertainments
Miss Webster will 90 today to her
home in Hartford, (Nt.), Miss Anderson
to her home in Florida, Mass, and Miss
Eileen Burns to her home in Fair Ha-
ven. where they will spend the Christ
mas vacation.
Those who are obliged to drive into
the village from the surrounding towns
complain not so much about the cold
weather as about the quantity of snow,
which makes the going unusually hard.
in some places it being almost impos-
sible to turn out for team.
Miss Florence Warmer, matron of
Weston hail at Mortified seminary, will
spend the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. f.. Chamberlain. Miss Agnes
Chamberlain, who is student in the
Mortified seminary, will spend tine
Christmas vacation with her parents.
Arthur Stearns, driver of the Will
mington. stage, reached West Brattle-
boro Monday for the first time since
Thursday. Mr.. Stearns left Whining
ton Sunday and only came as far as
Marlboro that day, sompleting his
trip Monday. On the return "trip he
intended to 90 only as far Monday as
Marlboro, arriving in Wilmington Tues
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
CRACK SHOT HERE NEXT MONTH.
Brattleboro Rifle Club Will Have For
NAL Opening of Range i'll Basement of
Town Hall

The rifle range of the Brattleboro
Rifle club in the basement of the town
hall building has been completed and
practice is in progress there, but the
range has not been formally opened.
The formal opening will take place
the second week in January, the exact
date to be determined and members to
be notified later George w. Chesley,
the champion rifle shot of the United
States, will come here to give talk
to the members, and it is probable that
he will he here two nights and will give
4 public exhibition and talk ON one of
the nights.
Mr. Chcsley visited the club recently,
but notice of his coming was so short
that it was impossible to get many
persons together to hear him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
Swing Round the Circle.

Mrs, A--Our cook has lived in some
of the best families.
Mrs. B-Ours has lived in all of
them, and is now on circuit for the
second time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
Over His Head.

| wrote poem entitled "Snow,
We ed, he made short shrift of it;
He sent it back, remarking that
He couldn t catch the drift of it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21

In making n goose Dame Nature re-
CURED lot Of quilts, but man can
make n goose Of himself with only
one quill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
TO Relieve FUEL SITUATION

The Commission of Public Safety
at its last meeting took action in
regard to the conservation of the
dead and down timber which is
now proving of such value because
of the fact that the fuel situation is
decidedly unpromising, and
strenuous measures will have to be
taken to enforce the saving of the
supply now on hand.
The Commission has authorized
the State Auditor to sell such timber
on state lands at rs cents per cord
and not to exceed $500 worth to
each purchaser. 1t is further
stipulated that such wood must be
for the personal use of the purchaser.
This action will be of direct benefit
to the residents of the northern
section of the state.
A suggestion to make use of dead
and down timber was sent out from
the office of the Commission on
October 9th. which has been acted
upon to a large extent all over the
state by farmers who own timber
tracts. The fuel situation is no
better at this time and the sugges-
ton made in October is doubly
pertinent now.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
"a WOMAN TOLD Me THAT
A WOMAN TOLD HER"

Most war lies are OF like neDul-
ons pareutage. But unfortunately,
there is nearly always some one
who will believe and repeat, the
tale "A Woman Told Me That a
Woman Told Her" Thus the war
lies are spread.
The Public Safety Commission
says the best thing to do about the
war lie is to trace it back to the war
liar, and then hale him before the
Department of Justice. Next to
that, just say the thing is lie, and
give many facts to prove it. It
doesn't take many facts to refute
one. Just say the average war lie
over to yourself, slowly, and you
will know it is lie.
Incidentally there is new lie
going around. 1t is that the
government is about to commander
all stocks of potatoes-private as
we'll as storage. The contrary is
the fact, because the government,
through the Food Administration
says officially; The Food Admins
tration desires to assure all produc-
ers and handlers of milk and dairy
products. poultry and eggs. fish,
fruits, potatoes and vegetables. that
no restrictions have been placed or
such food material, or are liable tc
be. +"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
FOOD SITUATION
State Food Administrator Gives
Information.

A. d. Wilson, federal food ad-
ministrator for Minnesota, re-
ceived from Herbert Hoover,
United States Food Administra
tor, the latest report on the food
needs abroad. The report comes
at time when the food admins
tration s efforts to secure volun-
tary response from the people of
the state in the matter of food
saving, that the sufferers abroad
may be fed, are being counter
acted by returning workers who
are saying they have been well
fed while abroad.
Every now and then there
comes to me report that some
American who has been working
in France has returned and de-
clared he has been well fed, and
there is no food shortage over
SEAS" says Mr.. Wilson. "This is
not pro-German propaganda; it is
sheer American ignorance and
another instance Of misplaced
generalization in statement. | be-
ieve that no person should so
carefully avoid sweeping food
statements as the American re-
turning from the war field. His
point of view cannot include all
the war-stricken areas and, un-
doubtedly, he has not been in a
position to learn of the tremend-
Gus general needs for food. He
may be honest in his statements,
but he is helping to defeat the
very thing for which he has given
his time and endangered his life,
maybe. Mr.. Hoover's La e ST
statement, just from Washington,
tells far different story, and the
food administration is in the clos
est possible touch with every
phase of the food needs in every
Allied corner. Here are some OF
the figures and the actual facts OF
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
6S3,070, most of them due to care

lessneSs.
Fire losses and the cost of fire
prevention in the United States
amount annually to 100000, 900
The cost Of fires each year is
one-half the cost of the new build.
ings erected in a year.
The legal doctrine Of personal
and financial responsibility for
preventable fire loss is steadily
gaining ground.
The annual per capita fire
waste in the United States is
1921, in Europe, 33c. Cause :
The latter has better construction,
less carelessness, increased re-
sponsibility.
If the buildings in the United
States were as fireproof as in
Europe, the annual cost of fire
losses and protection would be
only $90,OO0,OOO.
Over five thousand are killed
and $4,000 are injured annually
as result of fire.
Defective fues are responsible
for Ii per cent Of all the fires.
All fires are the same size a.
their start. Every second counts
so be prepared.
An ounce of fire prevention is
worth a pound of fire extinguish-
ment.
The way to get lower insurance
rates is to have fewer fires.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
The SALE OF BONDS
City Council Not Able to Dispose
of Bonds Just Now.

The City Council held a spe-
cial meeting Saturday evening,
when the matter of the sale of
the $4,000 bond issue recently
voted was discussed. The bonds
have been widely advertised, but
owing to the fact that the char
ter calls for the issuing of per
cent bonds, no buyers came out
in the open and bid directly for
the issue.
Several firms offered to take
them on a 6 per cent basis, be-
sides demanding a premium. The
sale could not be legally made at
this figure and after due deliber-
alton the council decided to wait
a few months and secure the
money from the state at 4 per
cent. The demand for state loans
to municipalities and school dis
tricts has been so great that the
state is also shy of money just
now and asked the officials that
called on them last week to wait
a few months when the same
would be supplied. The state Of
fcials also were not very eager
to invest, but owing to the fact
that the larger part of the issue
was made to refund present in
debtedness, the authorities de-
cided to do all in their power to
get the money for the bonds.
The council has decided to is
sue certificates of Indebtedness to
tide them over for necessary ex-
penses until such time as the
money for bonds becomes availa-
BILE. The council also decided to
do no more new work until the
financial horizon is more clear and
not so much money is required
for war purposes. A program of
retrenchment will also be mapped
out at some future meeting.
At this time investments OF al
most any nature are carrying
from six to ten per cent. Bond
ing companies are prophesying the
advance of government loans to
six per cent within very short
time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

Liberty Loan Bonds became due.
The amount approximated $35,
600, 900, being $1.75 interest on
every one hundred dollars of
bonds.
Holders of coupon bonds OBJ
tain their intrest money from any
bank or post office in the coun-
try by simply presenting their
coupons. Holders Of registered
bonds are sent checks for their
interest by the Treasury.
Hereafter every six months ten
to fifteen million American citi-
zens are to receive interest money
on their Liberty Loan Bonds
from the United States Govern
ment. This is going to create a
closer and more direct associa-
ton of these citizens with their
Government and the effect of this
association is going to be of great
value to the Nation in making
them more personally interested
in their government and more ac-
tive and alert in the exercise of
their duties and rights as citizens.
Every Liberty Bond holder is GO
ing to be an active champion of
wise and economic legislation and
administration.
The Liberty Loan is not only
great financial transaction; it is
a great national force, great ma
tional bond between the bond
holders and their country, great
influence for better government
and better citizenship.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

Flowers, Plants, etc. Order of
HERBERT RosENBLooM. Phone Fl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
Ely Secures a Place

Fred B. James of this city has
been appointed onAthe Committee
on Taxation by the League of
Minnesota municipalities. j. P.
Murphy of Hibbing and A. D..
Larson of Herman, are the other
members of the committee. In
the appointment of Mr.. James no
mistake was made, as he has made
study of tax matters and his
knowledge will be of much value
to the committee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

An exchange reports a joke OH
an editor who went one evening to
attend party at home recently
blessed with new baby. He met
his hostess at the door, and after
the usual salutations he asked after
the baby's health. The lady who
was quite deaf and suffering with
the grippe, thought he was asking
after her cold, answered that
although she usually had one every
winter, this was the worst one she
ever had; it kept her awake at night
good deal and at first confined
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
Fire Waste

The fire waste Of the country
is excessive, and is sapping its
prosperity. Reduction of the fire
waste is an important part OF the
campaign for the conservation OF
the national resources.
Fire losses in the United States
and Canada in 1916 were 1927,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
Elected Officers

The election of officers for the
Knights of Pythias took place at
the last meeting and the follow
ing were named to fill the posi-
tons:
G. Cos. Kelsall.
V. CT. w. Mokres.
Prelate-A. L. Sundholm.
M. Of Was. Moonan.
X. r. S.-Henry Chinn.
M. of E.-Jas. |. Laing.
M. of A.-C. NJ. Brown.
|. Oh. E. Olson.
0. G.-Theo. Thompson.
Trustee-Jas. Tonkin.
The installation will take place
some time this month and it is eX-
pected the grand chancellor will
be present to install the officers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

her to her bed. Then noticing
that the newspaper man was getting
nervous she said she could tell by
his looks that he was going to have
one just like hers and asked him to
go in and sit down.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

John Fuller the agent at EN-
barras who was injured in the
wreck of the D. & 1. R. train at
Hinsdale week ago Sunday, has
left the Soudan hospital and return
ed home on crutches.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
Oliver Shipments Less

Iron ore shipments by the o.
iver Mining company for the sea-
son just passed (1917) amounted
to 27,S61, $50 gross tons as COM
pared with 31,044,070 tons in
1916, a decrease of 1884 tons.
The total tons shipped from the
Vermilion range was 1,059,67e,
divided by mines as follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
Interest Received

On December Is the first IN
stallment of interest on the two
billion dollars of the first issue OF
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-21
Rose and the Strong were lost.
 Tl,a c+.knu.,n& JonIn,.o~ ,,~%,u,o ,

Rose and the Strong were lost.
 The statement declares untrue the German story to the effect that the attack occurred in the territorial wat CTS of the Shetland islands.
 The hostile raiders, it appears, sue. ceeded in evading the British watch CTS on dark nights on both the out ward and homeward dash.
 Admiralty Statement.
 The admiralty statement giving tho details of the North sea incident reads:
 "Two fast and heavily armed Ger man raiders attacked a convoy in the North sea about midway between the Shetland islands and the Norwegian coast on Wednesday. Two British de- stroyers, His Majesty's ships Mary Rose, Lieutenant Commander Charles Fox, and Strong Bow, Lieutenant Commander Edward Brooke, which formed the anti-submarine escort, a' once engaged the enemy vessels ane fought until they were sunk after } shor. and unequal engagement:
 "Their gallant action held the Ger man raiders sufficiently long to en able three merchant vessels to effec' their escape"
 Anxious to make good their es- cape before British forces could in tercept them, no effort was made te rescue the crews of the sunken de- stroyers and the Germans left the doomed merchant ships while these were still sinking, thus enabling the British patrol craft, which arrived shortly afterward to rescue some 3f Norwegians and others, regardine whom the details are not known. Tn i German navy, by this act, once more and further degraded itself by thle I disregard of the historic chivalry ot tha sea.
 "The German official communiqu~ on this subject states that the attacf took place within territorial waterF in the neighborhood Of the Shetland islands and that all the escort vessels including the destroyers were sunk with the exception of one escort flsh' l inp steamer. The statement as to ths iocality of the attack is untrue as iS also the statement regarding the de struction of the escort vessels.
 "The enemy raiders succeeded Y ovading the Britisch watching squad rons on long dark nights both on thei' bnrried outward dash and their home 1 "It is regretted that all of the 88 of f;cers and men of H. M. s. Mary Rosf and the AT officers and men of the Il M. S. Strong Bow were lost.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-21
GUARD OFFICERS
 GET ORDERS 10
 BE C|RlUMSpEC1
Recent Disclosures Calls for Sharp Word from War
 Department.

Washington, Oct. 20--A sharp order has gone out to all National guard officers forbidding them to communicate to state authorities any information as to the movement of their own or other units of the Fed eral army. Two recent instances where messages of this character have come from, Europe, revealing facts that the government wished to he withheld from publication prompt ed the action of the war department. The order does not forbid National guard officers from advising their families of arrival at any point.
 The cases which prompted the or der cannot be specifically described under the voluntary censorship rules. High officers of National guard units in each case sent the offending mes sage. It is not known whether any action against them is contemplated by the military authorities.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-21
ARMY FILMS.
Government Will Show Pictures Of
 Camps to the Folk at Home.

New Orleans, Oct. 20.-Announce- ment is made today by. the Southern Pine association that as result of special authorization received from the war department. arrangements are now being completed for show ing throughout the United States series of motion pictures of the Amer ican army in training.
 The first of these films will be taken at Camp Logan, Houston, Tex, where the former Illinois National guard is now encamped. Camp life scenes, closeup views of the boys at work and play, athletic events, com panies and regiments grouped, some individual shots" at commanding of. ficers. and other interesting sights into army camp life in the South, wil 1e vis"alized on the screen.
 These pictures, which will bear the seal of the war department. will be exhibited primarily in each of those states from which come the troops, both of the state militia and the new National army, it being the intention of the war department to give parents and friends at nome a comprehensive idea of just how their boys are cared for by Uncle Sam.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-21
LIBERTY LOAN DAY
 COMMITTEE INVITES
 THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Continued from page one.,

6 general committee.
 Chamber of commerce Minor Woodward, w. w. Taylor, E. B. Bloom.
 Rotary club-R. T. Lothian, Sol. Klarburg, D. Stanley Dreyfus.
 Pine Bluff Clearing House associa- tion-A. D. Foster, M. E. Bloom, Hu bert B. Strange. .,.,o ,e~ ..,- :
 City at large-iMayoi Simon Bloom. The above committees immediately thereafter organized by the election of M. E. Bloom as general chairman, with full power to act.
 The general committee will meet this morning at 10 o'clock.
 Easy to Buy Bonds.
 According to the arrangements made by the banks it is an easy thing for one to buy a Liberty loan bond; simply call at the bank, pay down few dollars, and the hank will carry it for you until you have paid the full amount, then the bond is your prop erty. It affords an excellent oppor- tunity to save money, which other wise would be spent.
 NAoli DIOOlH yCoCClOdS odIu that with all the money there is i'll Jefferson county, the richest county in the South, the full quota should he subscribed in few hours. eff the people do not subscribe to the bonds the government will be forced to con script the money the same as it has the men,"
 Women Are Working.
 Mrs. A. w. Troupe and Mrs. Jack Bernhardt are exerting every effort to nerfect thairSpart of the work, which IS to secure the cooperation of the women. Mrs. Troupe has requested the president or chairman of every wo mans organization to appoint com mittees to take part in the work of securing a full cooperation among their resepctive organizations.
 Mrs. Troupe is appointing commit. tees of women to officiatein the lob