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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02
PUTNEY.
Green Mountain Boys Halloween So
cial

A merry company of 30 boys, parents
and friends were present at the Hal
loween social III the vestrv of the Bap-
fist church Wednesday evening, the So
cial being under the auspices of the
Green Mountain BOYS club. A short
program was carried out. consisting
of words of welcome and an explana-
ton of the work Of the club and It's
aims by the leader, Rev. R. B. Davis,
reading of the list of officers and COM
mittees by the club secretary, Herbert
Worthlev, after which the members of
the club drawn up in line gave mil
litary salute in response to the roll call,
gave the club yell and saluted the flag.
| Pinning the tail of the donkey fur
nished much amusement and many
learned their future by the saucer test
and fortunes hidden about the room. A
bean bag contest between two sides
with Miss Mary Turner and Miss
lGladys Annis as captains was won by
Miss Turner's side by the score OF
he to l2 Refreshments of sandwiches
and cake were served after which thu
company dispersed to their homes, hav
ing spent most enjoyable evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02
BEST IF
HEADACHY, BILIOUS,
SICK, CONSTIPATED
Best for liver and bowels, bad breath.
bad colds, sour stomach.
Get n 10 cent box.

Get n l0ccnt box.
Sick headache, biliousncss, coated
tongue, head and nose eloggcd up with
~ cold always trace this TO torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food in the
bowels or sour, gassv stomach.
Poisonous matter cloggcd i'm the in
tcstines, instead o" being cast out of
'he system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes eonges-
tion and that dull, throbbing, sickening
headache.
Casearets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, mdigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matters and poi
sons in the bowels.
4 Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning They
work while YOU sleep--a l0-cent boz
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet, breath right, com
plexion rosy and your liver and bowels
regular for months.-Advt.
gentle cleansing, too.-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02

clare war, and officials here are fully |
alive to this fact.
Advices received in diplomatic circles
indicate clearly that Berlin is consider
ing the advisability of permitting Aus
tria to regard the United States as an
open enemy. Up to the present II has
suited the particular aims of the Ger
man foreign office to keep Austria on
a basis of neutrality with the United
States. Presumably this has been be
cause Berlin believed Austria might
serve as a tool to promote peace pros
poets. and that American participation
in the war might be kept down by this
means.
The German plan, as understood here,
has been roughly as follows: So long
as there is a chance of using the United
States for peace purposes and keeping
the American people from becoming a
fun fedged participant in the war it
| is important for Austria to remain at
peace with the United States.
As soon a. il becomes apparent that
/ the American nation cannot be used for
| German made peace purposes and that
| America is really determined to enter
into q war to the bitter end Austria
and Germany 5 other allies must regard
| the United States as an open enemy.
| The hope that Germany has entertained
of seeing the United States not carry
out its war policy to the point of EN-
barking on its gigantic overseas mill
tary plans has been dissipated by the
arrival of Gen. Pershing s contingents
in the first line trenches in France.
So long as American troops did not
actually participate in the fighting OF
the battle front there was hope i'll Ger
many that they never would. There
was a belief that the American troop
E were in Europe for moral effect only
, but now that the Americans are in TIN
trenches exchanging shell for shell wit
Germans il is fully realized in Bcrlil
that this means the beginning OF whole
r. hearted American military participatio
e in the war.
The news that the United States
i going to he represented at the inter
allied conference in Europe also cam
' rs a shock to Berlin, it is understood
t The Germans know that this conferenc
4 is to be the most important of the wa
a They probably have heard reports {
\ the Allies intention TO centralize a
W further military effort under one a
Y thOrity.
10 They know that this means centra
n ization of finances, supplies, shippir
and all the necessary sinews of wa
~ and that it means pooling America
. interests with the interests of the +
:, teutc. It serves notice on German
-. it is explained, that the United Stat
=, is to be an active, full Aedged militia
- PARTNER with the Entente to the bitt
= end
The advantages which Germany thel
- fore, hoped to get through Austria
remaining technically neutral with t
pearcd.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02
Expert Advice on Food Gardens
Daily to Back Yards Profitable

All measurements are level full. Sift
together the meal, salt and baking pow
der twice. Have the shortening as cold
as possible and cut it into the mixture
with a knife, finally rubbing it in with
the hands. Mix quickly with the cold
liquid (milk, skim milk or water), form
ing a fairly soft dough which can be
rolled on the board Turn onto a
Toured board; roll into sheet not over
II inch thick; cut into rounds; place
these in lightly Toured biscuit tins Cor
shallow pans), and bake 10 to y min
utes III rather hot oven.
$3.50 Soy Bean Waters.
81 cup soy bean meal
3-4 cup sifted wheat flour.
IL teaspoonful salt
| teaspoon baking powder.
3S cup sugar.
| ounce butter.
Milk enough to mix (about l A cup).
Sift together the -four, soy bean meal,
salt and baking powder twice. Cream
together the sugar and butter and add
to it a portion of the milk. Alternate
~ add the flour mixture and more milk
| until the dough is of such consistency
| that it can be rolled on the board.
| Turn onto Toured board; roll very
| thin (about Is inch), cut with a bis
cult cutter; place in creased shallow
pans, and bake 10 minutes in a fairly
hot oven or until delicate brown
! Lesson No. 100.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02

The Reformer is conducting this COL
umn with the cooperation of the Ma
tional Emergency Food Garden Com
mission to inspire the planting of more
food gardens throughout the country.
Charles Lathrop Pack, president of
American Forestry association; Lu-
Their Burbank, DIR. Charles w. Eliot,
Prof Irving Fisher. John Hays Ham
mond Fairfax Harrison, Myron T.
Herrick. On. John Grier Hibben, En-
erson McMillin A w. Shaw, Carl
Vrooman. assistant secretary of agr-
culture; Capt. J. b. White, L. S. Ship
ping Board; James Wilson, former sec
rotary of agriculture. You should watch
this column every day. Any questions
should be written on one side of the
paper and sent to Garden Editor of
The Reformer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02
Diplomats Believe American
Aid to Italy Will Be
Made the Basis
HAS BEEN HELD BACK
FOR PEACE PURPOSES
News that United States Is to Be
Represented in the Inter-.lnied Con-
ference in Europe Came as Great
Shock to Berlin, 1t is Said.

WASHINGTON. Nov. diplomats
here regard it as not improbable that a
declaration of war on the United States
hv Austria may follow the American
aid rushed to Italy. Reports here indi-
cate that popular feeling throughout
Austria Hungary viii demand drastic
action, especially if assistance from the
United States materially helps Italy S
war plans.
Secretary Lansing declined to com
mcut ON the possibility Of an immediate
war declaration by the Austro-Hm
gariau government. 1t is believed
that both President Wilson and Secrc
tary Lansing are indifferent a, to what
action Austria takes They realize that
the turning over of $3.50, 100000 tC
Italy for war purposes by the Unite,
States and the di,patching of shippin!
and war materials 10 Italy constitut,
FUN grounds for q declaration of wa
against this country.
They know that this American actor
carries with il the recognized iuterna
fioual penalty of war from the Govern
mcnt which is injured Ivy it, but ther
IS no desire To escape responsibility.
one sense the American action is a
most on invitation 70 Austria To d,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02
GREEN RIVER.

L. s Wrisley Of Shelburne, Mass,
was at his home IN this place for a
short time Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Maurice Cutting and son. Ken
meth Howard, were i'll Halifax last
week visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. Elsie Gates has returned from
Bernardston and is at the home of her
nephew, y. f. Fairbanks, for the pres
ent.
p. Z. Pond of Colrain was a week
end visitor here, coming to see his sis
ter, Mrs Walter Church of Westmin-
ster West.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Church came
from Westminster West Sunday, re
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02
Soy Bean and Whole Wheat Meal
Biscuits

Biscuits made of SOY bean meal and
whole wheat meal are delicious breakfast
food, says today's bulletin of the Ma
tional Emergency Food Garden COM
mission, cooperating with this news
paper to conserve the food supply Of
the country. Here is a recipe for these
biscuits:
! cup soy bean meal
/ cup whole wheat meal.
IL teaspoon salt.
. teaspoons baking powder.
l tablespoon sugar.
, tablespoons shortening.
Liquid sufficient to mix (about "a
cup.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02

turning to that place with the remain
dar of their household goods Tuesday.
F. H. Stowe, Mrs. /. l. Hulse and
Mr. and Mrs. George Lynde went by au-
tomobile to Hinsdale. Mortified and
Bernardston Sunday afternoon.
J. Warren White, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
W. White and sons, Wendell and Rob-
ert, of Dedham, Mass, made short
stop at H. f. White s while motoring
through the Berkshires.
Mr.. and Mrs H. +. White and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Frost motored TO Sill
yer Brook farm, Halifax. the first of
the week. Mrs. Frost. who is in her
SSth year, greatly enjoyed the outing.
Food conservation will reduce waste
also waist
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02
WESTMINSTER WEST,
Mrs. Nancy (Taft) Ranney.

Mrs, Nancy II. Taft Ranney, 81.
died Sunday, Oct. 81, in the Spring
field Mass Home for Aged Women.
of pneumonia. She died on her birth
day anniversary. Mrs. Ranney was
born in Putney Oct 81, 1890, daugh-
ter of Nancy HUBBARD and TrestoI
w. Taft. She was married in Putnev
in 1869 TO Joel Rannev of Westminster
West and came here to live. She lived
here % years, when she moved to
Springfield, Mass, where she had since
lived, about 80 years. Her husband
died May 9, 1885.
The body was brought here for buri-
al. Funeral services were held in the
church Wednesday at 2 p. M, Rev. T.
J. Poelman of Putney officiating Rela-
tives present from out Of town were
Mrs. Atkinson of Springfield, Mass,
Mrs. Lester Rannev of Greenfield,
Mass, and Miss Elizabeth Ranney of
Brattleboro, all granddaughters. Mr.
and Mrs. ". n. Dickinson of Putnev.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rannev of Sax
tons River, Mrs. Ranney, Wallace Ran
| ey and Miss Laura Ranney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Arnold and Mrs. Arthur
Arnold, all of Westminster Besides
her daughter. Alice, Mrs. W. H. Dix.
inson) of Putney, and son, Charles, of
Saxtons River, she leaves a half sister
| Mrs. Martha Watkins.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02

We have no particular interest in the
convict just returned to Lansing to
finish 35-vear sentence for horse
stealing. We merely wish to mediate
upon the judicial discretion exercised
in sending a man to the penitentiary
for 30 years for stealing horses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02

No marriage is so great an otfcnse
against common sense and good taste
as are the antics of family which
believes its offspring has married be-
meath it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02

The telegraph notes that Berlin $ ac-
count of yesterday S battle was brief.
Come to think of it, there WASH I
much for Berlin to say
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02
WESTMINSTER.
Death of Walter Fuller, Soldier.

The funeral of waiter j. Fuller, 70,
who died at Camp Bartlett early last
Saturday of bronchial pneumonia was
held at the church in this place Tues
day afternoon at l clock, Rev. f. W.
Wild officiating. A quartet sang Beau
tiful Isle of Somewhere and Abide
with Me- Besides his father and moth
err, he leaves one brother. Henry, who
lives in Westminster. The death of
Walter Fuller, young man beloved
by all who knew him, cut down by
disease when his hopes were highest
in the desire to serve his country,
causes every thinking person to pause
in sorrow.
All that was mortal of Walter Fuller
was escorted to the cemtery by guards
from Bellows Falls. In the downpour-
ing rain these young men, ten in num-
Der. in silence and sorrow marched to
the last resting place of their comrade,
where military honors were conducted
over the grave. The floral offerings
were the choicest nature could bestow
| 1t is needless to say that every heart
goes out i'll sympathy to the bereaved
family.
Miss Eva Larkin is visiting in
Springfield.
Mrs. H. H. Reed ofyWalpole is work
ing at Ray Metcalf S.
Mrs Mary Rideout of Weston is a
guest in the family of her son, S. C.
Rideout.
Mrs. Jason Mcpherson of Oxford
willie, \. H., is visiting Mr.. and Mrs
f. T. Stevens.
Mrs. Richardson of Newport \. H..
was a recent guest of her sister. Mrs
TO- H. Comstock.
There will be a demonstration of the
new chemical engine Saturday after
noon at clock on the grounds bach
of 5. NJ. Nuttings buildings.
S. A. Pierce leaves Thursday fol
Hartford, Conn, where he will spent
the winter. Mrs. Pierce goes to Green
Vile, \. H., with her sister. Mrs. .Tulis
Lyman, for a visit after which she vii
join her husband in Hartford
Tuesdays storm was the worst il
| this locality for years. The rain anC
| wind combined with thunder and light
: ming made the day one not soon to b.
' forgotten. In some localities road
| were badly washed, but no seriou
damage was done to trees or property
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard an,
son, Leon, visited last week with thei
S daughter, Lila, who is attending schoo
in Woburn, Mass. Mrs. Ernest WOOD
a niece of Mrs. Howard, returned wit
. them. The party spent Saturday an
e Sunday in Townshend and Londor
5 derry.
1 The chairmen of the different CON
!. mittees for the chicken pie supper an
i sale at the town hall next Wednesda
0 evening are as follows Entertainment
a Mrs. J. f. Ward; fancy table, Mrs. {
/ B. Hall; fish pond, Mrs. Herman Bond
: candy Miss Florence Wellman; SUI
e per, Mrs. Kate Holton. Supper will b
! served from 6 clock to o clock.
l. short farce will follow, entitled Mr.
f Jenkin s Brilliant Idea.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02

The scenery is always pretty good
III localities which women frequent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02

The Ladies Aid society met Thurs
day with Mrs. Alfred Rannev for dim
lner. .a,..,.
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Curtis returned
home from q two weeks vacation Sat
urdav.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Goodhue spent
the weekend with their daughters II
Brattleboro.
Paul and Frank Harlow, Castleton
Holden and Keith Castleton attended
the dance in Westminster Friday night
| Miss Kate Harding, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Harlow.
returned to her home in Boston Mon
day.
j, A. Sturtevant, sheep expert of .ha
Vermont Agricultural Extension serv.
ice, was in town Tuesday, Oct. %, Wis
iting the Grange exhibition and called
upon various sheep growers here.
The work of the food campaign is
in charge here of Mrs. Arthur Harlow.
She and Mrs. Rollin Rannev have called
at every house. With just a few ex-
ceptions every woman has signed the
cards, and Herbert Hoover would sure
ly be pleased if he could ride along
any of the roads and see the display
Of cards in the front windows,
II rained Monday, with some hail in
the afternoon, and on Tuesday the towr
was visited by the heaviest downpoul
of rain, with considerable wind, tha
has been known here in long time
with lightning and thunder in the
morning. A limb of tree was blown
on the telephone wire, breaking off
bracket on a post near Jerome Hol
den S, so all of line Is from there t
Putney was out of commission in tn,
afternoon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02

The Ladies Union Aid society of
East Putney will meet with Mrs. David
Smith next Thursday. Nov. S, for Red
Cross work.
The next meeting of the Boy Scouts
will be an important one and each Scout
| is urged to be present. Tests in sig
mailing will be given. The Scouts are
planning for series of patriotic meet
ings in town hall in the near future.
Russell r. Howard of New Haven,
Conn, visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. c. Howard, last Sunday and left
for Fort Slocum, \. ", where he has
enlisted as mechanic in the aviation
corps. After a few days he will leave
Fort Slocum and go to Houston, Texas
The Ladies Aid society Of the Con
gregational church held its annual
meeting last Thursday. Mrs. T. u
Lord was elected president. Mrs. II. &
Everleth vice president, with Mrs. II
Smith az assistant, Mrs. +. +. Robert
son second vice president with Mis-:
Jennie Abbott as assistant. They an
nounce harvest supper Wednesday
Nov. H. Thursday at 80 D. M tn,
church prayer meeting will be held.
Congregational church, Rev. Theo
, dore J. Poelman minister, SUNDAY
services: 1915 a. m, morning WORSHIP
wifi sermon by the pastor; 1910, spe
: cial temperance day exercises in til
Sunday school. Nov. II will be Go
to-Sundav School day. The conini
Sunday at 40 u. m. the Baptis
! church will unite with this church i
service to hear Rev. Edw. A. Tuel
field secretary of the Lord s Da
league. He is a strong and enthusiast
tie speaker.
I James Lahcv of Philadelphia Ina
q been visiting his mother. Mrs. +. I
J Blood, and he spent Wednesday wit
7 his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ere
l. Laughton of Dummerston, whose 50t
q wedding anniversary occurred on thu
II day, but there was no celebration
o James enlisted from New Haven an
went to the border. He was ordere
: from Philadelphia TO do guard dut
at the Winchester Arms works in Ne
Haven, but failed TO pass the physics
examination and was honorablv di
| charged He has now been given a
other chance and is to appear at Phil
delphia Thursday from there he hop,
rs to 90 to Camp Meade, Baltimore
First Baptist church. Rev. r. B. D
Wis pastor. The morning preachir
service will be omitted in the absen
IL of the pastor; 10 m, Bible school TIL
u is $50 to Sunday school Sunday al
:; every member is urged to be preser
y The standing of the teams in the 60
iii test is Reds Ill. Blues 1873. At T.,
1ntp. m, the congregation will unite in
is union service in the Congregation
e, church, when Rev. f. A. Tuck Of Co
II cord, \. H., field secretary of Il
H. Lord s Day league for New Ham
od shire and Vermont. will deliver an a
n. dress on The Sabbath. the Citadel
on Civilization. An offering will be TAX
Ia at this service for the work of t
to league.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02
Sale of Liberty Bonds.

The town of Putney, with its 500
population. did grandly in subscribing
for $9,750 in Liberty bonds. The Boy
Scouts secured in small amounts $3.50
The work accomplished by the Boy
Scouts will bring three United
States war service emblems to the Put
ney troop. Hence, in due time, three
of our Boy Scouts will be decorated by
the United States government with
medals of honor for their service in
the Liberty loan campaign. Thus Put
ney has right to be proud of her
troop of Boy Scouts of America and
every parent is honored whose boy is
Scout.
In the first Liberty loan IS bonds
were sold in this town with a total OF
50, 100. The Scouts gave only ehalt
day to the work and secured $3.50 in
that campaign.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02

Food conservation will reduce waste
also waist
The Irish standard., 1917-07-14
7. P. 0'CoNNoR GIVES
HIS IMPRESSIONS OF
PRESIDENT WILSON

A word picture of President Wilson
which faded into vision likeness of
Lincoln was sketched for the Evening
Star of Washington on last Friday by
the famous Irish journalist, T. P.
O'Connor, M. P, who, although he
has written many analytical articles
about President Wilson and his war
attitude, met him for the first time
at the White House on last Friday
AS delegates from the Irish party,
the President received Mr.. O'Connor
and Richard HaZleton, Fl. P. who were
presented by Senator James P. Phelan
of California, who has been a close
friend Of Mr.. O'Connor for many years
and who has taken great interest in
the Irish movement
II found the President just as l
had expected him to look and to be-"
said MIR. O'Connor, "for his photo.
graphs are wonderfully life-like.
felt as if l had known the President
all my life, not merely because his
photographs are so good. but because
of the startling, might almost say
weird, resemblance of his face to that
of the president of my old Irish COL
The Irish standard., 1917-07-14
St. Helena Parish

lege, Sir Thomas Moffett, long dead,
l am sorry to say.
II realized at once that 1 was in the
presence of a great, clear, cold intelli-
gence. The impression l got of the
nature of the man was one of sweet
ness and love of his fellow man.
Memories crowded upon me of the
epochs and the men who had passed
through the White House portals.
have been long a tireless student Of
the life and character of Lincoln;
whatever the reason, l found my sub
conscious self making analogies be-
tween the temper of the man before
me in this tragic crisis and the other
man in the other great tragic crisis
of the civil war.
II saw, or thought I saw, resem-
blance between the mental and moral
attitude of the two Presidents; that
is to say, with stern determination to
carry the thing through on the one
side, and on the other no hatred, no
rancor and ultimate good will through
ultimate good to the enemy as to the
friend; in short, the words almost
came to my lips, In charity to all and
malice to none.
II was told by Senator Phelan that
l had seen but one side of the Presi-
dent; that there was a fighting side,
when the strong chin seemed to grow
squarer, and the quiet eyes to fash
But that did not surprise or disturb
my impression. Those who love hui
mainly best have to fight the hard
est
In his interview with the President
Mr.. O'ConnOr gave an account of re-
cent events in England and Ireland,
with which, he said, the President
seemed himself to be very familiar.
Mr.. O'Connor also conveyed to the
President the warm thanks of John
Redmond and the Irish party for the
sympathy he had always shown to the
Irish people, and for the great appeal
in his messages for small nations and
the principle of nationality.
The Irish standard., 1917-07-14
SIGNS CONTRACT TO WE'D
Document Produced as Exhibit A In
Suit Of Chicago Insurance
Broker.

Chicago.-A promise-to-wed con
tract, couched in legal terms and
sworn to before notary, is Exhibit A
in suit filed by 1. X. Werwinski, in.
surance broker, to recover $1,O2O in
cash, one diamond ring, one pearl la.
valliere etc., from Mrs. Antoinette Per.
lowski, until recently Miss Antoinette
Zebrowslli.
The contract, dated October Il
1912, bound the girl to wed Werwinslll
r"within two years, On request, of first
party" Werwinski says he advanced
the cash for violin lessons for Miss
Zebrowsli in Europe.
II was only fifteen years old when
I signed the contract, and thought
it was u huge joke" said the girl to.
day.