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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19
KEEP UP FOOTBALL INTEREST
Biggest International ordlron Con.
test Of Season Slated for Ann
Arbor, November 10.

Cornell and Michigan viii do their
BIT this fall TO keep up the interest
In football. The annual game between
these two schools was scheduled as
usual last winter. but owing to unrest
In football circles as a result OF this
c0untry's entry into the war it was
Thought doubtful for a time that the
game could be played.
AS a result OF Secretary OF War
Bakers boost for football and college
athletics IN general. the Cornell. Micli-
gan game. scheduled for Ann Arbor
on November 10. viii be staged. and
Il viii be the biggest intersectional at
traction OF she season.
Cornell took stand for football
while Harvard and Yale announced
plans for abandoning their schedules,
and the re-entTy of Michigan into the
western conference stimulated interest
al the Ann Arbot school and had much
to do with the decision OF the athletic
board TO 10 through with football plans
on as large scale as possible
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19
USES TOMATOES AS WEAPONS
Woman Vendor Also Effectively Bonn
bards Kimonoed Customer With
the Scale Weights.

The high cost of things generally
including tOmatoes-was directly re-
FpOnsible for the loudest case heard in
the YOrkville court, a case rejecting
the difference in shopping tactics to be
observed In various segments of a
large city, says the New York Herald.
Mrs. Anna Saconne was present in
a cerise Kimono and bandages to COM
plain of the commercial tactics of
Mrs. Concetta FasanO, travelling sales
woman for tomatoes. According to
the evidence, Mrs. Saconne was COM
planning of the price and condition
of the tomatoes sold by Mrs. Fasano,
when she suddenly received a one
pound weight in the direct center of
the forehead, and was subsequently
bombarded with other weights ranging
from a quarter of a pound to three
pounds, after which a deluge of toma-
toes wrecked another azure blue XII
nono which Mrs. Saconne wears when
tomato shopping.
why this?" asked the magistrate
of Mrs. Fasano.
'"She buy notheeng and talka too
mooch," explained Mrs. Fasano. 'Tf
she joost buya sometheeng an walk
away, all right, shut up, but she no
buys sometheeng and says averytheeng
ees no good. I slappa da face; she
talks trow da weight; she talks. I
trow da fruit; she talks. She talk,
she talk, she talk She no buy soom-
theeng; she talk, she talk, she talk.
How mooch?"
Five dollars" answered the mag
lstrate, and the fine was paid.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19

The next thing Ruhe Vanguard
maker Of records. viii shoot for ~ the
z4lnning record " Jack coombs. who
m 1905 won the longest major league
rRme ever played.
knbc, however. could retire from
baseball tomorrow with more records
thnn nny baseball pitcher ever
achieved. In 1912 Rube tied Tim
Kcefe's old record By winning 10
straight and Ia 1914 he pitched the
longest National league game ever
fought up 10 that time defeating Pitts.
burgh IN a 1i.inning contest Recent
~ Vanguard got into the twenty-scc-
ond inning ~ the gnme played between
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh on Ebberts
Field Ia time 10 gct credit for winning
.he longest ilit IA the ~ years the Ma
tlonai league has been In existence.
Famous Tie Game OF 1892.
Il d strange coincidence that
Plftsburg should twice be the team
used to establish new National
league record aud that Marquard
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19
UNEARTH ANOTHER IRON MAN
Mike Casper Of Cleveland Sand Lots,
Pitches and Wins Three Games
IN One Afternoon.

Iron men have been scarce since Joe
McGInulty aud Louis Durham faded
from the glare Of the spotlight. but
ia few more years the Cleveland
sand lote may produce one WHOM out
shine either 81 the two former stars.
He's Mike Casper. now fourteen, who
pitched and won three gnmrs in one
afternoon for the Train street team.
participants IA the city Fairgrounds
championship. Nike trimmed the
lincolus "a to !. the Fairviews G 70 8
and the Br0adways his third game OF
the day, 20 0. Then the next day
Mike came right back and pitched his
team 90 4 10 8 ten-inning victory
over the Putnams, IN the final strug-
sic for the fihg. That Is pitching base
bsill
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19
U-B0ATS NOW EMPLOY
SMOKE SCREEN DEVICE

New York.-New German de-
vices Tor aiding U-hoat frightful-
ness are reported by passengers
on an American liner Just ar
rived Ia port from England.
One is the use OF smoke
screen Ia which the submarine
may conceal itself while attack
Ing. escaping or submerging.
The smoke screen has been used
for months by hattleships. de-
stroyers and merchantmen. Its
first use by submarine was re-
ported Ia the warnings of u
boat on the Atlantic coast.
The other device Is the use of
mirrcred periScopes. BY coat
ing them with silver the peri
scopes reflect the surrounding
water and become invisible a
couple OF hundred yards away.
Ii is believed this explains why
survivors OF several ships iately
sunk saw no evidence of sub
marine before or after the nj
tack.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19

\
ing moves are not looked for. but rath-
er a repetition on more intensive
scale Of last winters tactics. Short,
sharp blows at selected points during
fine spells, a continual battering on
wide fronts by concentrated gun fire
lengthening out TO closeup rest sta
tons, hundreds of airplanes swarming
out TO attack encampments, aviation
sheds. munition dumps and lines of
communication-thes will be the reg
ular order of the day throughout the
winter. The enemy win be kept on
the jump all the time, great gaps viii
be torn In his dwindling reserves and
every possible step taken. first TO pre-
vent his ever again assuming the ini-
tiative upon the western front. and,
secondly, to weaken him irreparably
for the final knockout blow in 1918.
The part the American contingeuts
will play In the winters activity is
the closest OF all military secrets at
this time. There Is nothing that Hin
denburg is burning TO know so much
as just what Pershing's plans are. and
there Is nothing that Pershlng is more |
bent upon doing than keeping the |
slightest hint from Hindenburg.
Prudence the Motto.
But while no light can be shed at |
This stage upon the plans of the Amer
lean commander in chief. l am able to
give this assurance. that prudence Is
his motto. that he will never consent
20 play to the gallery as even the best
generals are sometimes tempted to do.
L Is Haig's great merit that he bides
Ms time and only strikes when he Is
Ible 10 strike in real earnest. Perish
ng resembles the British leader In this
aspect. and Europe has had enough
var experience to know that these
re the men who get the real results
t the least possible cost In lives, and
hat though they have little to show on
he war map. they are steadily, per
istently. relentlessly wearing down
he toughest foe that ever took the
eld.
What can be said. however, without .
living any Information 10 the enemy is ,
hat here in France Americans will !
throughout the winter in
he gigantic task of preparing for the
cath blow. The details cannot be )
iscussed, but the ground has been ;
Ieared for colossal amount of work.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19
ALLIES PREPARING FOR THE WINTER
Warm Clothing Being Rushed
From Factory and Home
to Men in Trenches.
BIG MOVES NOT LOOKED FOR
Short, Sharp BIows at Selected Points
During Fine Spells, With occa-
sional Airpane Raids To Be
Order of Day for Winter.

Paris.-Preparations for the fourth
winter campaign on the western front
are already in full swing. The sum
mer campaign Is over, and while both
the English and French may be ex-
pected to make few big drives, II is
not anticipated that the beginning of
winter for military purposes. will see
any radical alteration In the war map
Of France and Flanders.
Millions of sweaters, socks, paper
suits, rubber Wellington boots, head
wraps, mufIlers. gloves and mlttens
are beginning to flow out from fac
tory aud home TO the French poilus
and British Tommies, hundreds of
thousands Of whom are facing their
fourth winter period In the trenches.
The comfort of the fighting man Is
so carefully studied now. after three
years experience. that nothing will be
overlooked to make the coming harsh
trial bearable.
Practically all the way from Nieu-
port to Verdun the armies are In quar-
ters totally different from those they
occupied last winter; with the excep-
lion of one or two stretches as
around La Bassee and the Argonne--
the French and British are stationed In
captured German lines. Throughout
the spring and summer the men have
shown little inclination to dig. feeling
that In view of the possibility of a
further move forward. just enough |
shelter was good enough for the time !
being. Turning over earth has never
appealed 20 any infantry In this war,
but necessity is likely TO force them to
do lot OF II In order TO provide them
selves with snug and well-drained
trenches for the winter.
Little Change in Line.
Until next spring the western line
IS not likely TO vary TO any great ex-
tent, unless the totally unexpected
happens. High winds, morning and
evening mists. snow flurries and rain
viii limit the usefulness of the air
plane and diminish the enormous help
I gives nowadays In every big often
dive. The machines are capable of per
orming wonders In any weather short
II hurricane. aud there will be plen-
y OF aerial activity, especially bomb
ng raids, right through the worst
months; but poor visibility viii make
with the gun batteries diff
lcult. the more SO as the Germans
atest type of Archibald" or anti-air-
raft gun, enforces respect and com
els pilots 20 fly high.
In these circumstances big sweep
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19
GERMAN CHANCELL0R'S
SON A FARM lAB0RER

Berlln.-Willy Michaelis. the
youngest son of the new Ger
man chancellor. is working as
common laborer on a large farm
In Langmeil. near Gutenberg, in
Silesia. The young man is a
student of one OF the Berlin high
schools. When the summer va
cation began in July he offered
his services for the harvest with
thousands of other pupils, and
was sent to Silesia. where he
works hard every day from four
o'clock in the morning until eight
o'clock at night. After the har-
vest he viii, of course. return to
school.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19
A Poor Financier.

He-We'll have to give up our in
tended trip. My account at the bank
is already overdrawn.
She-Oh, John, you are such a
wretched financier. Why don't you
keep your account in a bank that has
plenty of money?
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19
H. WAGNER WAS NOT WORRIED
Why Should RE Fret About Occupant
Of Bull Pen When Game Was
Just About to Begln2

During fionus wagncr's brief on.
gagement as Il manager he had one
or two funny experiences" says Chris
~ Mnthewson.
eve played the Pirates the first oay
Hans was on the Job, and he moved
out TO the first.base coaching lines
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19

Some one sent the bat boy out from
the bench TO ask Wagner who he want.
ed down IN the bun pan TO warm up.
"'Oh. l don't care. answered Hans.
Send anyone you like
''rhe game IVES just beginning. Why
should he worry about the tenant OF
the bull penY
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19
HOW's This 4?

We offer $4,000 for any case Of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price 75c. Testimonials free.
F. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19
CHIEF BENDER BIG SURPRISE
Former Athletic Star Causes Comment
BY Return 20 old-rimc Skill
With Pat Moran.

One Of the great surprises IN base
bail recently Is Chief Charles Bender's
return 70 winning form.
The Indian was supposed to be all ia
- twiricr when Pat Moran signed
tim for the fhiliies. but the baseball
wisdom Of the willy Pat was once more
displayed 20 good advantage. Fat
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19
WASALLRUN DOWN
Faulty Kidneys Caused Acute Suf-
fering. Completely Recovered
Since Using Doan's.

Mrs. Harry A. Lyon, st. William
St. S. Boston, Mass, says: "Doan's
Kidney Pills have surely done me
wonderful good. About two months
prior to the birth of my baby, l had
two commissions and was taken to a
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19

hospital. Doctors said
the commissions were
due to my kidneys not
working properly.
81 had swelling Of
the feet and ankles
so that I had TO wear
large sized slippers.
My back ached in
teusely. I was nerY-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19

Gus and unable TO sleep. also suf-
fered from awful headaches and felt
weak, tired, langnld, and run down.
"After came home a friend sug-
| gested that l try DOGn's Kidney
Pills, and / got some. soon noticed
improvement; my back became
stronger and I felt better in every
way. I kept On taking DoGn's and
was cured. They are surely reliable"
Mrs. Lyon gave the above state
ment in May, 1915, and on March
II, 1917, she said:
"My cure has lasted. take Dodn's
occasionally, however, as a strength
ener for my Kidneys"
Get Doan's at Any Store. soc Box
DOAN' $ n , D N Ex
FosTER-MLBURN CO., BUFFALO. N. Y.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19

Jim Scott, White sox pitcher. joined
the officers reserve training camp out
side OF San francisco.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19

rs she a good nurse?'
She must be; she's awfully home
ly."-The Lamb.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19
Not ALWAYS.

Talk is cheap"
Not when it's love talk with a wit
ness handy"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-19

embracing all branches that go to
make for the efficient operation of a
modern war machine, and a big share
will be taken over during the bad
weather by Americans. not only in
the United States, but also in France.
And this quite aside from the training
I of the fighting men and the education
of the officers in the latest phases of
warfare.
The result of all this activity will
be that next spring the entente allies
Will possess n supereminent war ma.
chine, gunned, manned and equipped
in an unprecedentedly complete and
magnificent manner. 1t was correct to
say last winter that in 1917 the entente
allies would develop a striking force
which could not be exceeded in 1913
if the war continued. But at that
time the Intervention of the United
States was only dim possibility; the
revolution in Russia and the collapse
of her army wero foreseen by nobody.
Tough Problem for Enemy
As the situation stands at present,
with the United States adding her
mighty power to the common lot, ard
with a still unextinguished hope that
the MuscOvites may be brought back
TO their old aggressive fighting, men
belonging to the inner circles of Eur
rope affirm their belief thst the entente
allies will be able TO confront linden
burg with a far harsher problem in
1918 than they could have hoped to |
put up to him In 1917.
Next spring the British army will |
still be at top strength, for in the past |
summer Haig has put forth nothing
ike his maximum effort. and in con-
sequence has suffered losses far below
he figures anticipated at the British
var office. When 1t was seen that the
Russian army must drop out of all
Intensive plans this summer and that
Germany would be able to develop an
Unexpected strength upon the western
ront, the FrancoBritish policy natur-
lily became more conservative The
uilding up of the American armies
las confirmed the wisdom of this
curse, which looks to the accumula-
lon of an irresistible power before the
lst continuous, annihilating blows are
upon all possible fronts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-21
DEATH COMES TO GEO. C. AvERILL
Confined from Page J.

Mr.. Averin was connected at different
times, in positions Of trust. with numer-
GUS institutions. corporations ana cs-
tates, always bringing to bear keen in
sight and marked business ability He
liquidated several corporations, all of
which paid in full, including the Brat
tleboro Gas Light Co., the Vermont Live
Stock Co. and the Fort Worth Improved
Realty Co
Hewas treasurer Of Windham county,
and incorporates of the Vermont Say
ings bank and the Brattleboro Savings
bank, treasurer and trustee of the Brat
tlebOro Home for the Aged and Dis
abed and the Brooks Library Building
association, trustee of the Austine In
stitution for deaf and blind children, q
trustee Of the Brattleboro Retreat, di
rector Of the Connecticut Valley Street
Railway Co., treasurer Of the Western
Aqueduct association, former treasurer
Of the incorporated school district No.
, and former treasurer of the society
of the Centre congregational church.
He was a member Of Columbian lodge
'of Masons and Wantastiquet lodge Of
Odd Fellows.
On Oct -, 1851, while Mr.. Ayerill was
teller in the northampton bank, he mar
riel Miss Nellie f. Chuhbuck IN South
Boston, Mass She was native Of
Nevada City. Cal, came to Boston in her
girlhood and later taught school in
Greenfield They came to Brattlcboro
i'll 1855 and boarded with Mrs. Barrows
/ on Walnut street, going from there to
| their home on Terrace street which they
occupied many years, and from there
moving a number of years ago 10 the
b. d. Harris residence at 2l3 Main
street which they had bought ana I'm
proved extensively and which was aft
erwards their home They united with
the Centre Congregational church in
1856 and were thoroughly devoted TO its
well being Mrs Averill served as pres
ident and treasurer of the Woman 5 as
sociation. Mr.. Averill gave literally il
support of the church, and in all worthy
causes he could always be counted on fol
ungrudging assistance lie aided il
many enterprises for the upbuilding 81
the town and community. Mrs. Averil
died in her home July p, 1919, and sine,
then Mr.. Averll and his son. Richard
and family had continued to make thei
home there.
Mr.. Averill leaves one son, Richard c
Averill, teller in the Vermont Nationa
bank, and one daughter, Margaret q
wife of George +. adams of Springfield
Mass, four grandchildren, James Averil
of Brattleboro and Marion, Rosamon,
| and Averill Adams of Springfield, am
one sister, Miss Mary \. Averill of Cam
| bridge, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-21
Be Charitable.

white River Junction landmark
Every time the closet of Your neighbor
is opened a little do YOU strain your neck
to peek, and then afterwards strain your
tongue in talking about it? Do you ever
stop to think that some day a tragedy
may take up its abode in your home:
Can't You get it into your head that some
day the tongue Of slanderer may cut YOU
like sharp sword and the whispers Of
your ncighhors be as vinegar on your
wounds. Misfortune and disgrace may have
overtaken yoHr neghbor, but it does not
become You to get ON the housetopa and
shout it out to the world lou will not
ho called upon to pay for nor answer Tor
any of the SINS OF your neghbor. You
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-21
NEWPORT MILL BURNED.
$4,000 Loss and so Men Thrown Out
of Employment.

NEWPORT, July 2l.-The saw and fin
ishing mill Of Prouty 4 Miller was struck
by lightning and completely destroyed at
6 O'Clock last night. The loss is estimated
at $4,000 with no insurance. 1t is not
decided whether the property will be re-
built or not This was one of the largest
industries in town and employed 30 men
The firm has been in the lumber business
for many years, having large holdings in
Canada and Maine and at Jackman, Me
it is operating the largest lumber mill III
New England The firm handles many mil
lion feet OF lumber year EX-Gov G. II
Prouty is senior member of the firm ano
Oscar p. Miller. w r. Prouty and f. j
Prouty are the other members of the finn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-21
BARBER is INVESTIGATING.
Attorney General Seeking Evidence in
Bradshaw Murder Case.

ST. JOHNSBURY, July 2l.-Attorney
General Herbert c. Barber of Blattleboro
with States Attorney James B. Campbell
and Sheriff w H. Worthen visited the
Bradshaw farm yesterday and interviewed
those connected with the tragedy of July
3 The attorney general will be here to
morrow and press the investigation
Two women held for the murder of eight
year-old Alice Bradshaw, Mary Hicks,
Bradshaw's housekeeper, and Mrs. Alvaf
Kenerson, have been slightly ILL., They now
preserve a discreet silence, contrary to
their first days in jail, when various sto
ries were told regarding the disposal o.
the child's body. 1t is expected that the
grand jury will be called before long to
consider the evidence, when the womer
may be indicted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-21

have all you can tend to to pay for your
own lndiscretions Some day one near and
dear to YOU may fall-the prison walls may
open TO a son or the scarlet letter of eter-
nifty blight daughter When a home is
IN mourning over tragedy the best thing
You can do Is to keep your mouth shut
unless you ca nsay something that will
come as Il rift iii the clouds Then again,
neighhor The only difference IS that You
You know You may be no better than your
neighbor was caught and you, up to date.
lave kept the sunlight away BE chart
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-21
Automobile for Hire
Business or Pleasure
Long or Short Trips
REASONABLE RATES
WALTER M. ROBBINS, Tel. 269-W
Wanted Farm Salesman

At once in this locality on commits
sion basis. our business for the six
months ending July J., 1917, was much
in excess of that for the corresponding
period Of 1916. An auto, health, ability
20 learn, time to devote To the business.
and references which will stand invcsti-
cation. absolutely essential. To secure
list of places In season 80 show them
when our fall rush begins. an agent
should start now. Write for application
blank. =. +. LELAND Farm Agency, cs
tablishcd in 1872, 81 Milk Street, Bos
ton, Mass
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-21

Having been told that all of her knit
ting would 90 to the Germans, "A patri-
'Otic Worcester; woman now puts touch
OF red. white and blue i'll everything that
she knits, declaring that 1T il there Ia
plague the Germans, and if it does not
plague the Germans it will please the Al
lies. so its missions-is fllllled in either
case"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-21
CHURCH NOTICES.

st MichaeIs Roman Catholic church.
Masses sunday at I. $40 and 1890 a nj.
Benediction Immediately after the last
mass.
Unitarian church, Rev. f. Q. S. Os-
good pastor. Service Sunday morning
at 1890. Subject of sermon, A. Bless
ing Upon the Day. All are welcome
st Michacl's Episcopal church Rev j.
Fredrk Virgin rector Seventh Sunday
after Trinity: 1890 a. m, morning prayer
and sermon Mr. Sercombe). No midweell
services
First Church Of Christ, Scientist.
Emerson building, Elliot street. Sun
day service at 1915 a. M. Subject,
Life Wednesday evening testimonial
meeting at 40 o'clock. Reading room
open daily, except Sundays and legal
holidays, from to 5 clock. All are
welcome.
Swedish Congregational church, Rev.
A. o. Peterson pastor Sunday service
and Sunday school. l. a. N. Young PEG
pie S meeting at the home of Mr.. and
| Mrs. E. Larson on Williams street at A
o clock. Meeting in the church at 80
Song by church chorus and solos by Mrs
Y. Johnson and Mrs. G. Lii Jequist OF
Hartford, Conn. All are welcome.
Advent Christian church, Rev +. 5
Hewitt pastor. Morning worship at slQ,4I
with sermon by the paster Sunday
school at r. Prayer and praise servic
at 6 o'clock Lee f. Baker and John X
Fox of Aurora, H., will have charge o
, the evening service and will speak III tn
interests of Aurora college The public i
invited Thursday evening at $50, semi
annual business meeting OF the church.