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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
JAcKIE's DOCTOR A BUSY MAN.
Doctor Braisted's Clients Incrcasct
Nearly 100000 in Single Month

WASHING ION, AHN -. How
would gou like to bc a physician or
surgeon and have your list Of clients
increased by nearly 100000 in a single
month"; Such is the experience Of Dr.
William G. Braistcd, the present sur
geon general of the United States navy,
and the man charged with the preserva-
tion Of the health Of the American sailor
and marine during the present war
The bureau Of mediciIe and sur
gerry, o. which he is the official head,
lsuperintends everything relating to
medicines, medical stores, surgical in
struments, and hospital supplies re
quired for the sick and wounded for
the navy and marine corps. Except
rs otherwise provided for, the duties
Of the bureau also include the upkeer
and operation Of the medical supply
dcpots, the medical laboratories, navy
osPitals, dispensarics, technical schools
or the medical and hospital corps, AMI
| he administration Of the nurse corps,
entail corps, and medical reserve
orps.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
THOUSANDS DELAYED.
Not Allowed to Leave Canada Until
After Strict Examination,

DETROIT, Mich, May 25.-Thou-
sands Of persons attempting to come to
Detroit from Windsor Ont, this fore
noon were detained at the ferry sta
tion by Canadian officials, who began. a
rigid enforcement of the Dominion S
military laws. No person of military
agc was allowed to board a ferry until
he had convinced the officials that he
was not seeking to avoid eonscription.
As a consequence many residents of
Windsor who are employed in Detroit
were DELAYED at least an hour at the
ferry station.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
ONE POTATO TO
YIELD BUSHELS
Intensive Gardening Scheme
Being Conducted in
No. Hinsdale
.NU MEROUS SPROUTS
FROM SINGLE EYE
Transplanted in Individual Pots, They
Soon Leave Out and Establish Strong
Roots = Then They Are Put in Gar
den Usual Distance Apart

Talk about intensive gardening,
What 5 the use Of paying 4l.25 for 4
peek Of seed potatoes from which to
grow four or five bushels of tubers
when one healthy sprouting potato IS
all that is required The Rcformcr S
search for all of the tips that viii he
of value TO cultivators of the soil led
this morning to the farm of {. II. Pet
tee in North Hinsdalc, n. H., where the
owner has been market gardening for
years. rs lie says with eyes and ears
| open.
Mr.. Pcttce was told that folks were
anxious to know how to make one po-
tato produce several bushels. The plan,
| he said IS not original with him and
| hc had never tried until this year al
| though he first saw il done p years
| or more ago in a potato raising dis
| Itrict in the northern part of this state.
With the high price of seed potatoes
this year he thought he would give it
| a trial, although il has forced him 10
| set out some potato plants weeks IN
advance of the time he usually plants
his tubers. July / is early enough to
plant potatoes, Mr.. Pettee declares, aud
saws that for a quarter OF q century
he has not put them in until .'the day
we celebrate -
To raise potato plants take one good
Ipotato with healthy looking eyes and
plant it in a pan or box Of dirt in a
warm spot i'm the house Do this i'll
March. When the sprouts come up
Through the dirt and attain little
size break them off and transplant
each one into an individual pot These
soon leave ont ana establish strong
roots Merely transplant them to tht
lgarden at the same distance apart that
lit is customary to plant potatoes il
.Ihills. Cultivate as is done with pota
Itoes planted in the usnal way.
Mr.. Pcttee showed a dozen pnts in !.
greenhouse. i'm each of which was :
lLe9Itbv lookiun potato 1,lant In tn,
garden is a long row of similar plant.
Ithat were set ont Il few days ago am
(which are progressing towards produc
Iti<cncss. On the strength of what h,
ihad seen dome many yearS aUo ann
P Iliased o, his Wild. .tx,,nri,nt.e i'm olarl...
rardcning Nh I,ptter' sail that each on.
of those ,,lants viii nrod,rp . bll -
tuototnes
Tie s,iJ tl,at +I,c s,,ro,,t., ,.o,,Id i. p,
/ nnyrd from tLn n,otb.r ,at,tn severe,
S times far tlnv coatinue ~ rroyy m
$ Iaftrr. Lripr brol,an oT t,,t oT+or tho,
q lbavr heeI, removed sn,eraI fincs fbn,
/ Income tr,al,nr rnr No. .aaga,, i,
q said II # 10 ,'Ia,,,a5 a., r.,iso ,,otataa
+ rnnr,yl tnr =. Iar,ra f.,,,,;I. ,,,,,. l,.,.J :,
- TOTO I,.r,ll,. ,,-,,,,7I ~, .,,,a,,..l g., T.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
VETO SUSTAINED.
Bill That Exempted Farmers Was
Probably Unconstitutional

BOSTON, Mass, May 25.-Thc house
today sustained the governor 5 veto Of
bill to prohibit combinations and mo
Inopolies to control prices Of commodities
i'll common use. The bill as origin
Ially passed excluded farmers from its
provisions and GOV. Mccall expressed
the belief that it was unconstitutional
in that it denied all persons equal pro
lection of the laws.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
COLLEGIANS OFF
TO BATTLEFIELD
Proud Moment When Third Detachment
Of American Field Service Drove
Out of Paris.
From "a staff Correspondent Of The
American PrcSs.)

From staff Correspondent of The
American Prcss.)
GRAND HEADQUARTERS OF THE
FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE. MAY
-. The first American combatant
corps went to the front today. 1t was
proud moment when the third dctach-
mcnt of the American field service,
consisting mainly of Cornell undergrad
uatcs, departed for the Aisne battle
field. They were armed with carbncs,
attircd in khaki uniforms and drove
American fvc-ton motor ears. The
correspondent of The Associated Press
watched other American sections drill
ing in preparation for active partici-
patton in the fighting. Among them
were detaclmcuts from Andover, Dart
mouth, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Yale,
Chicago and Williams colleges, while a
large body from Princeton was await
inc organization.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
coMsTocK's ARREST REPORTED
Springfield Hears Receiver of Stolen
Cars Is in Custody.

SPRINGFIELD Mass, May -. -
Confessions of Ernest y. Sheehan aad
John H. Patterson, arrested here re
Gently for the theft or dozen or more
automobiles, have led to the arrest OF
Charles Comstoek of Westminster, Vt.
where the stolen cars were disposed of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
SOLDIERS STEPPED
IN FRONT OF TRAIN
Two Negroes, Members of the Sixth
Massachusetts Regiment. Killed
at Newmarket, n. H

NEWMARKET, \. H.. May %
Joseph Smith of Boston and Edward
Watson of Everett. both Negroes and
members of the 9th regiment, Massa-
chusetts National Guard, were killed
today ON the tracks Of the Portland
division of the Boston 4 Maine railroad
at Newmarket pond The were walk
ing along the track and in attempting
to avoid n freight train stepped in the
path Of a Boston bound passenger
train.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
FILLED WITH DEAD.
German Shelters Found Demolished by
French Artillery Fire.

PARIS. MAY 25.-Part OF Cheyreux
wood on the Aisne front was captured
last night by the French, the war Of
fee announces The German shelters
were found to have been demolished
by the French artillery and to be filled
with tie dead.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
MADE ANOTHER LOAN.
United States Advanced S75,000,000
Mere to Great Britain.

WASHINGTON, May - Another
loan OF s75.oOo.o0O was made to Great
Britain today by the United States,
bringing mp the total loaned that ma
of loans to all the allies @745.00O,Ooo.
\ payment Of S15 100000 also was made
to Italy today as part of the 100000,
600 loan announced some time ago. The
Italian government already had re
ceiycd ~2I,00.OO0 of the loan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
GREEKS LOST STEAMER.
American Survivors Bring News Of
Sinking Of Odysseus

NEW YORK, May 25.-Thc Greek
freight steamer Odysscus, a vessel Of
,463 tons, which left New Orleans the
latter part Of March for Marseillcs.
was torpedoed and sunk by a German
submarine April 13, according to two
members Of her crew, both Americans,
who arrived here today on a Norwegian
vessel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
GUILFCRD CENTER.

Miss Worden of Marlboro is working
at Merton Clark 5.
Mrs. Marrilla Barney is staying with
Mrs. Minnie Clarke a few days.
Z. 2. Goodman and family visited
his brother in Greenfield Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williams Wis
tied at W. II. Castle IS Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
TO PLANT 35 ACRES TO BEANS.
N. P. Wheeler Will Also Plant Is Acres
to Potatoes.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, May ..
N. F. Wheeler, one of the proprictors
of the Junction House has perfected
arrangements in accordance with food
preparedness for the planting of a total
Of - acres to beans and Is acres to
potatoes on his Beaver meadow farm in
West Norwich. This is thought to be
the largest acreage of beans ever plant
ed in this section of Vermont. Various
kinds will be planted, but the yellow
eye variety will predominate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
BRITISH MISSION
LEFT WASHINGTON
Departure Wa. Kept Secret for Consid.
erati.ns Of -fetv - Crosses m
Canada Early Today.

WASHINGTON, May -. The
British mission left Washington last
evening for Canada, official announce
ncut was made today at the state de-
partmcut. The mission was TO cross
jltr Canadian border ou special train.
The drpartmc, though commonly known
ta The newspaper .poudrHts. was
withheld from publication at the ro-
quest of the government for cou,idcra-
ltous ot safety, as was the ease with
the departure of the French mission.
American newspapers. acting under 81
censorship wholly voluntary ou their
part cu.oprratnd loyalty with the gov
erumnHt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
SOME ARE EXEMPT
FROM REGISTRY
Members of Organizations Subject to
Call or Draft in Service Are Not
to Be Included

WASHINGTON. May -. - Members
of amy duly organized and recognized
force, military or naval. subject under
the laws Of the United States 10 bc
called, ordered or drafted in the mill
tarv or naval service, are not required
to register June under the solprtjve
service act. I'm telegrams to Govern
ors of all states today Provost Marshal
General Crowdcr announced this ruling.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-25
SMALL POX CASES
AT STATE HOSPITAL
One Person III and Two Others Prob
ably Suffering from Disease-Strict
Quarantine.

NATEkBJ RG. May 2J.-Amouncc-
mcnt was made Yesterday that there is
one positive case of smallpox and two
eases thought to be that disease at the
state hospital for the insane. They
are said TO be light eases.
The positive case is that of Miss AZ
mes Steilacv. nurse. and the others
who probably have the disease are
Miss Vera Ballou, another nurse. and
a patient. whose name is not given
They have been isolated in a ward with
those who arc 5, king case of them
aud q strict quarantine has been placed
upon the institution.
It is believed that the disease was
contracted by a nurse who was on the
Itrain April T. When Mrs Gertrude
TIiue was discovered to he i'll Will
/ SMALLPOX on arrival at Essex Junction
where she has since been in quarantine
About ao cases Of smallpox hay,
been traced to Mrs. IIinc, who is now
recovering at Essex Junction. All the
leases so far have been light, the largeS
number being in Calais, where MANI
were exposed by a teacher who was On
1.-THE train that Mrs. IIuc Travelled ON
land who taught school while i'll. expos
ling many pupils and towuspcopic.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
Athletic Sports.

Athletics and soldering go hand In
hand. A good athlete generally makes
a good soldier. AS far as we are con.
cerned, the more athletics the merrier. -
says an army officer.
"Our country should do everything to
encourage rough manly sports. Away
with the tango palaces and such places.
On with every kind Of rough sport that
is going to help make the youths and
men of the nation physically fit to un-
dergo whatever duties may confront
them.
eve not only want athletics outside
the army, but we want athletics inside
the army as part of the military cur
riculum. Athletic games and sports
should be features in every training
camp, and for that matter not only run
ming, jumping, throwing the weights,
swimming, etc, but also boxing and
wrestling. All such sports make for
better physical development, encourage
self reliance and breed confidence. A
man in good physical condition will
shoot better, march longer and with
stand the rigors of campaigning better
than his soft and flabby brother
New York Sun.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
Rlunders of a SCULPTOR.

Stroll back of the treasury depart
ment building in Washington into Po-
tomac park and look upon the statue
of General William T. Sherman At
each corner Of the base stands a SOL
dier figure in full uniform and equip
ment. Since the day of the unveiling
military men have smiled at the lack
of knowledge of military costumes dis
played by the sculptor. Each figure
wears blanket roll over the right in
stead of over the left shoulder, making
impossible the use of his rifle. The
canteen rests on the left hip under the
blanket roll, whereas custom places it
on the right, and the cartridge pouch
is placed on the right hip, while the
military manner of dress prescribes
that it be worn in front or ON the side
Washington Post.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
Naming Submarines.

Every one knows what submarines
are and what an important factor they
have become in modern naval warfare.
Their nomenclature is rather interest
ing, according to the Popular Science
Monthly. In the United States navy
the first of these crafts were named
for various kinds of fish and reptiles,
and we had such odd cognomens as
Adder, Moccasin, Pike, Sturgeon,
Shark, Carp, Haddock, ETC., on the
naval lists. Before this list Of pisca-
torial names ran out the system was
changed, and designations of Al, A-2,
B-1, B-2, ETC., down to the more recent
submarines known as the o class. In
general the numbers applied CORE
spond to the particular lot in which
they were constructed, and the letters
closely follow the number of years
since they were first built In Ger
many they are all known as U boats.
the U being the first letter of unter-
seeboOt, meaning submarine.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
MUST PAY S25 MONTHLY.
Embezzler Released on Parole to Make
Good on InstalIment Plan.

Little Rock, Ark.-On monthly pay
ments Of $25 r. G. Anderson is under
parole from six year term in the PEN
itentiary to make good more than
$4,000 obtained from the state through
forgery and embeZzlement.
Within two hours after his plea of
guilty and sentence in the circuit court
Governor Brough had issued the pa
role on the condition stipulated. On
the basis Of settlement, Anderson will
be paying the monthly installments for
about twenty-one years. He is thirty
eight years old and has a wife and
three children.
Anderson was a clerk in the peniten-
tiary. The forgery committed by him
was ON warrant for $4,000, to which
he attached the name of ]. T. Burkett,
a prison commissioner, and the embez-
Elements were three in number, aggre-
eating more than $1,000.
Governor Brough did not base his
clemency altogether upon the repay
ment of the money wrongfully OBJ
tanned. He explained that Anderson
had given valuable information upon
which important reforms in the prison
system were easily possible.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
SAN MARIN0 ON THE MAP.
Flag of Worlds Oldest Republic to Be
Entwined With Its Allies,

New York.-The managers of the ho-
tells and public buildings that are now
decorated with flags of the allies are
very likely to be brought to task by
some stanch patriot if the flag of his
country, no matter how small or little
talked of, does not prominently figure
in the scheme.
An excitable stranger accosted Fl.
Douglass Brown, assistant manager of
hotel here, and demanded volubly to
know why flag of San Marino was
not with the others in front of the ho-
tel. For awhile the manager was over
whelmed, but finally made out that the
man was one of the ten thousand odd
inhabitants of San Marino and that he
and his relatives, making up most of
the population, wanted it understood
that they and their army of $50 were
now allies of this vera great countree." F"
In some distress of mind Mr.. Brown
went to the decorators room, but no
San MarinO flag could be found, so q
special order was given, and within a
few days the smallest epubic-twenty-
two square miles-and one of the
worlds Oldest, having existed thou
sand years, will have its place beside
its greater allies.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
PLOW BY ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Chicago Expects One Hundred Thou
sand Back Lot Gardens.

sand Back Lot Gardens.
Chicago.-Plowing by electric light,
as has been done in England, was be-
gun here in furtherance of the back lot
garden movement Because the gar
den commissions ten tractors now at
work are insufficient night work was
decided on. 1t is estimated that there
will be 100000 gardens in Chicago this
summer. There are more applications
from amateur farmers than there is
land available.
All unused lands Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St Paul Railway COM
pany will be offered for the raising
Of foodstuffs, it was decided by the
company's executive officers. Arrange
ments for cultivating the lands will be
made by the company's agricultural
bureau through the department of ag-
riculture at Washington and the agri-
cultural divisions of all the state uni
versities along the line.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
Military Watches.

The Jews, like the Greeks and Ro-
mans, divided the night into military
watches instead of hours Each watch
represented the period for which senti.
nels or pickets remained on duty.
These watches were from sunset to 10
p. m.. from 10 p. m. to 2 a. m. and
from 2 a. IN. to sunrise. Under Roman
supremacy a fourth watch was added,
the first terminating at p. M, the
second at midnight, the third at a. m.
and the last at a. m.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
A Clean Mouth.

y The mouth and nose are the "
Y busiest ports of entry for dis "
y ease in the human body. The "
y mouth. particularly when the "
y teeth are defective retains many Y.
v germs that would produce dis v
y ease. and the environment will v
y furnish that which promotes "
v their multiplication. The mu- "
~ cous membrane of the mouth is v
y in itself quite resistful to dis v.
y ease germs. yet at times it be- "
" comes infected, and the pus y.
y forming germs bore their way y.
X into the bones of the face. pro- v
y ducing long suffering and disfie. "
- urement. and sometimes pro- "
y ceed until they destroy the life "
y of the individual Through the y
y poisons that are produced bv the |.
y absorption from these centers of y
y pus the vital organs of the body y
y are frequently disturbed. Dis /.
y ease of the intestinal tract !.
" which is often secondary to in. y
- fected teeth. even in its early y
- stages, is very distressing and y
" has a terribly depressing effect !.
" on the sufferer. Long life. han !.
~ piness and prosperity depend y
" much upon clean mouth fun of y
" healthy teeth. y
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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
KING ASKS FOR FORGIVENESS
Leads Children to Pray For "Them
THAT Trespass Against U.s."

London. - A dozen children, lean
from semistarvation, came out Of their
cellar school near Furnes, Belgium.
where heaps of battle rubbish mock
the site of thousands of homes, and,
going to the shell smashed crucifix at
the crossroads, knelt to say their
prayers. A Belgian officer without
any insignia of rank stood near, alb
sorbed in identifying the detonation
of the distant German guns. The chill
dren said their prayer as far as For
give us our trespasses as Then
there was silence, for they could say
no more. The Belgian officer conclud-
ed the petition: Forgive US our tres
passes as we forgive them that tres
pass against u.s." The Belgian officer
was Albert, the king.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
Long Lived IceIanders.

1t would be interesting to know if
any part of the world beats Iceland in
the average length of life of it's inhab-
itants. On an average the people of
that island live to the age of 61S
years, which is very nearly double the
mean duration of human life as it was
computed generation ago.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
FAITHFUL TO SICK cow.
Probably Owes His Own and Three
Children's Lives to IT,

O''HUI SII ITVcS 10 TIs
Baker, Ore.-Fred Spencer probably
owes his and his three childrens lives
to his faithfulness to sick COW.
He arose in the cold at ! O'Clock in
the morning and went to the barn to
give medicine to the sick COW. When on
his way he saw flames issuing from a
defective flue, and moment later the
house burst into flames.
He fought his way back and will
great difficulty carried his three little
ones from their beds in their night
clothes.
The house was new and had been oc
cupied only four months.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
ST, ,489,370 HILL TAX PAID.

Minnesota Gets Check For Biggest
Levy on Inheritance.
st. Paula check for $1,4S9,370 as
the inheritance tax on the S51, 900
estate of the late J. ]. Hill was pre-
sented by l.. W. Hill to NJ. J. O'Malley.
county treasurer. 1t is the largest sin
gle tax payment ever made by an indi-
vidual in Ramsey county.
OF the money the city and county get
back 10 per cent from the state.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
Substitutes For Potatoes.

Green bananas, peeled under water,
boiled until mealy and served with
drawn butter, salt and pepper, are said
to be satisfactory substitutes for pota-
toes
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
Agreed,

Agreed.
I'D give anything almost if I had
Mrs. Toner'S savoir faire'
Il think it much more patriotic to
own an American made car."-Ex-
change.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-27
CHAMP FOR CHAIRMAN
Independents Swing Support in House
of Representatives to Democrats.

Washington, March 27.-Democratic
claims that they would re-elect
Speaker Clark and organize the house
when congress meet in special session
next Monday were corroborated today
by Representative Randell of Cali
fornia Prohibitionist, and one of the
five so-called independents whose sup
port may decide the numerical tie be-
tween Republicans and Democrats. He
said he was in a position to know that
enough independents would vote with
the Democrats to assure that party's
control in the house. If each party's
representatives voted together. four in
dependent votes would be required to
elect a speaker.
Republican Leader Mann today set
about the task of persuading his Re
publican colleagues to agree to his
withdrawal as a candidate for speaker
on condition that the house be or
ganized on nonpartisan or bipartisan
basis. He found a number hostile to
the suggestion including Representa-
tive Lenroot of Wisconsin. leader of
the essive-Republicans and fire.
quently mentioned as a candidate for
Republican support for speaker.