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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-27
Pity the Poor Farmer.

The predicament of the farmer in this
country is something awful. In the
Spring he doesn t dare plant for fear
he won I get fair prices. He decides to
plant and can t get help. He gets his
crops in and the weather is against
them. They mature and ripen and he
can't get help to harvest them. When
they are harvested the middlemen cheat
him out of them. Then he puts his
family in twin six and goes to the
Opera.-Seattle Post -Intelligencer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-27

other street came the sound of the
tread of many hobnail boots and in
tine darkness the dim form of men
,could be seen marching.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-27

The Germans lately recalled the Tooth
anniversary of the birth of Baron Won
Drais, who they say invented the bicy-
Gle. He was an engineer and mechanic,
and the popularity of his machine,
which was of the hobby horse type,
was that the front wheel, being NOV.
able, was used for steering. 1t hap
pens, however, that the bicycle was
not German invention, at all. but
French. A "velocipede, - invented by
Blanchard and Magunier, on the same
principle rs that OF Drais, though with
out the steering arrangement, was de-
scnbed in the "Journal de Paris, - on
July p, 1919, and differed little from
the "celerifere, proposed by another
Frcnchman, de Siyrac, in 1900
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-27
BIRTHS.

In Grove, Oct. 20, a son, BARLEY Bar
Der Gerish, to Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
.Gerish.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-27
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Hattie H. Robinson Of Franklin
Conn, came today TO be the guest of
her son, Lloyd Robinson, and family.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-27

ADVERTISE IN THE REFORMER
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-07
TEuTON PRESS RAPS
PEACE CONFERENCE

The Hague. June German news
papers are beginning to express sus.
picions of the Stockholm Socialist con.
ference. Some of their comments
are:
Rheinische Westfalische Zeitung:
"Ihe Austrian Socialists are certainly
only serving entente interests"
Deutsche Tages zeitung: "Under
the cloak of democratic principles
England's interests are being served"
Greuz Zeitung: 1--WE cannot see
how the Stockholm conference can
bring the desired peace any nearer"
Goelntsche Zeitung; "Our Social
Democrats are following In a difficult
track in going to Stockholm. The long
program of the conference, with it's
undigested theories and its treatment
Of the questions Of Alsaee-LorrAine
and Poland, which we have long since
settled, is full Of traps"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-07
SENDS NOTE TO NATIONS

Germany Maktav War on All Latin.
America, Says Brazil,
Rio de Janeiro, June 6.--Brazil was
forced to break her neutrality because
Germany was virtually declaring war
on all Latin-AmericA. according to q
formal note forwarded all nations ex.
cept the central powers by the foreign
minister.
Included in the note was a charge
that the attitude of certain South
American republics docs not com.
port with the principles of the Monroe
doctrine"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-07
Former Idaho Governor pIes.

Boise, Ida, June 6--John M. Haines,
governor of Idaho in 1913 and 1915,
died at his home here after long i'll.
ness. Haines was born in Jasper
county, Iowa, Jan. /, 1863
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-07
Diver Sink. spanish Shin.

Madrid, June 6..-The Spanish YES.
sci Telsefero, 4,415 tons, was sunk
without warning by a German subma.
rine, it was announced. The crew
was saved.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-07

General Michael v. Alexieff, com.
mander.inrchief of the Russian ar.
mics. has resigned. General Alexis
Brussilotf, commander,tn.chiet OF the
armies of the Southwestern front, has
been appointed to succeed him.
General Gurko, commander of the
Western front, replaces Brussiloft on
the Southwestern front.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16
BY MILTON sRoNNER.

Star Special
NEW YORK. May 16.-"It was near
Charleroi in Belgium. didn't see this,
but comrades OF mine in the high-
teenth French Infantry regiment OF
the line vouch for Il.
"The Beigians were starving Child
rem were clamOring for food. One
German soldier was throwing bits Of
bread, enjoying himself watching lit
tie girls and boys scrambling for
them. Just when one little boy had
his hand outstretched. another Ger
man soldier with one blow OF his
sharp bayonet hacked of the child's
hand"
The speaker was Charles Nlcole,
one Of the two million poilus who thus
far have helped save democracy. A
24.year-old veteran OF the Somme, OF
verdun, of the Argonne, he Is in New
York to recuperate and visit his fam.
ily Nicole Is a corporal IN charge OF
a hand grenade squad, the hrst part
OF the regiment TO leap forth when
attack is ordered
With the indomitable spirit of the
French woman his pretty-wife has es-
tablished successful millinery busi-
ness for the duration of the war.
Monster, do you realize why we
take very few prisoners2
II will tell you. Back there in the
villages of northern France many OF
my comrades Of the Eighteenth left
wives and mothers and little sisters.
The Germans came, took those viii
lages-and turned northern France
into hell for our 'women-folk
"There Is nothing nothing gross,
and bestial. and cruel that the German
soldiers have not done to those hap
less ones
zone OF my trench-mates, a fine
fellow, went crazy and had to be sent
TO an institution. DO you know why
His wife and daughter were in one
Of those villages in northern France.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16
German Soldier Hacks Off
Hand of a Hungry Boy

Bad news travels Monsieur, and word
came to Henri K. There are
things one doesn't print in newspa-
pers. Henri went insane. and we, we.
Monsieur. went mad. We took no
prisoners that day.
"The German soldiers under the
direction OF their officers are not what
you call square. One day we saw a
bunch OF them holding up their hands
In token Of surrender, coming toward
us with what looked like napsacks
on their shoulders.
when they came into our lines
whisht-whisht-- there was a sound
like that. and we saw those fellows
manipulating pipes that were scatter
ing liquid fire on our men.
"The iInapsacks were really tanks
with that terrible stuff In them.
Nowadays we take no chances.
Let me give you another instance.
In the great fights around Douaumont
strong redoubt was turned over to
the Red Cross so Il could care for our
wounded.
1.-THE Germans attacked and took
II one day. but we drove them out.
Now after they had been in there, the
Germans knew what It was for. They
saw stacks Of bandages and gauzes
and medicines and knew this was a
field hospital
Later in the day the redoubt was
filled with men OF our regiment badly
wounded. Most of them had frstaid
bandages on. We saw a German aero
plane lowering over and little later
we saw smoke from that redoubt.
"The Germans had hurled shells
which scattered liquid fire over the
poor fellows. They were burning to
death, suffering horrible agonies. Not
even the Red Cross had been respect
ed"
He paused. His blue-gray eyes CLINT
ed like points of steel.
"That evening we took a deadly toll
Of Germans"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16
PRESS GANGS MAY RAID
CHICAGO SLAVE MARKET"

By The United Press
CHICAGO, May 16.-Tramp, tramp,
tramp, the boys are marching, but
they won't enlist, seasoned old cam
paigners Of the road though they be.
These particular "boys" whose sum-
mer rendezvous is the Chicago slave
market" on Madison street near the
river, are variously known as bindle
stiffs. ear-chewers and members Of
the Complete Rest Society. Because
Of their numerous presence in the
block which boasts more employment
Offices than any other in the world,
recruiting Offices have dubbed the
place "Slackers Lane"
There are perhaps $500 Of these
knights Of the highway. With other
citizens who toll not nor spin, they
have been wintering I'm Southern Call
fornia and Florida, but now they are
fioeking back TO their old haunts. Why
they congregate among the employ
ment agencies nobody knows. The
agencies mean nothing to them. Be
cause Of these agencies, the ]. w. w.
dubbed that part OF Madison street
the "slave market"
At foraging for provisions, recruit
ing sergeants believe these gentlemen
would prove an asset to any army.
Uncle Sam needs fighters, but when
the recruiters invaded "Slackers lane
their appeals went unheard
what has the government ever
done for me?" was a stock reply. The
mobilization OF unemployed grows
greater daily. With selective con
scription as authority, old-fashiOned
press gang" raids may be directed
against the slave market.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16
BY HENRY WOOD.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
April 23.-(By Maid Germany eff.
forts to "Kulturize' the occupied dis.
tricts Of France reached such q degree
that the civil population was subject
ed to fines OF the most extortionate
amounts IL their watches and clocks
did not agree 10 within a few seconds
OF the official time as established by
tho "Kommandateur.
Every new town retaken by the
French armies reveals fresh facts TO
earding the almost incredible system
employed by the Germans 10 Ger
mamie" the local inhabitants.
Ofhcers had the right TO stop any
civilian on the street and demand
that he show his watch. II the hands
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16

text has now been completely aban-
doned.
Forced as the Germans now are to
realize that they cannot hold indeh-
nitely the occupied districts Of France
and Belgium, the fine system is now
being used for the open purpose Of
extorting the last penny that the
civil population possesses while they
still have # in their power to enforce
the eXtortion.
At Brussels alone the fines now be-
ing imposed are declared to amount
to millions Of francs every month.
Some idea of the nature and amount
OF these fines can be secured from
the following cases in towns recently
retaken by the French.
At Guivy, two horses were In some
mysterious manner injured I'm a sta
BILE For this four inhabitants who
knew nothing about the affair were
found guilty, and forced to pay 1000
marks.
AT UgnyleGay. house was burned
down by the Germans themselves.
Nevertheless. they charged that the
owner had set fire TO the structure.
The village as a whole was held re.
sponsible and forced to pay 10000
marks.
AT the same village a civilian was
heavily fined for driving horse
which the Germans declared was not
sufficiently currycombed. AS a search
OF the mans premises failed TO re.
veal sufficient money 10 pay the fine
he was given 15 days IN prison.
! Failure in every instance to pro
duce the amount Of cash fined by the
Germans Is invariably followed either
by deportation or long prison sen
( fences.
AT Channy, three prominent citi
Gems were imprisoned An offer was
then made to release them upon the
surrender Of a certain amount II
municipal bonds. These the three mer
finally secured, whereupon the Ger
mans deciding they wanted the
amount demanded in cash instead OF
bonds, refused to accept the latter
and confined the three men in hu
mid room without fire. light nor bed
ding and a diet Of a pint of coffee IL
the morning and a piece OF bread ii
the evening.
The men were kept In this condi
ton until friends succeeded In rails
ing in the neighboring villages the
sum demanded.
Up 10 date five cemeteries have
been found at Bray Saint Christophe
Champion, Amy. Beuraignes anC
Crapeaumesnil where all OF the more
promising looking tombs had beer
dynamited and the collins stripped
not only of the metal lining but OF
any objects of silver that adorned
them Not I'm a single instance were
! the bodies ever placed back in the
tombs and can only be supposed thai
the remains were scattered to the
four winds.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16
OKLAHOMA LAND
EXHIBIT CAR HERE.

The Indian land car oklahoma"
moving exhibit Of maps. charts. sur
veys and blueprints showing the de-
velopment possibilities Of half mil
lion acres OF Oklahoma Indian lands
that are TO be sold by the government
arrived in Wilmington yesterday, ana
will be open 20 public inspection on
Fourth street near the Wilson Line
for three or four days. The lands
that will be sold are the Choctaw and
Chickasaw lands.
The exhibit car. which IS in charge
Of J. F. Murphy. was sent out at the
expense of the business men OF south
east Oklahoma for the purpose OF IN
teresting people in other parts OF the
country. All of the lands in question
the maps indicate, show great posi-
bilities in oil and minerals. Ihe land
is not sold on the car. but must DC
bought directly from the government
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16
INQUIRE ABOUT BRIDGE WORK.

AT the request OF Levy Courtman
Isaac c. Elliott, the clerk of the court,
yesterday. was instructed to write the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. re-
quiring how soon work will be com
menced on the new overhead bridge
at Edge Moor, thus eliminating the
grade crossing at that point.
Alfred H. Mcdowell. the Concord
pike contractor, was allowed $4,000 on
account OF a bill for $4,O35.45 rem
dnrad
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16
FINES EXTORT LAST PENNY FROM
PEOPLE AS GERMANS RETREAT

varied even TO the slightest degree
from the German official time" as
carried by the officer, the unfortunate
civilian was heavily fined.
Officers could also enter private
houses to look at clocks? If the lat.
ter did not have enough German
system and organization" In their me-
chanism TO register the hour as fixed
by the Kommandateur" the unfortun-
ate house owner was subjected to a
fine so severe that 10 amounted to
conhscation Of property.
While the system OF fines originally
was ostensiby for the purpose OF
bringing the civil population up to
the German standard Of discipline.
system and organization this pre-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16

troubled with cramps and feel Ike a
different woman. l cannot praise
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound too highly and I am recommend
ing it to my friends who suffer as did. ="
Mrs. GEORGE r. MAYOR, Box 70,
Marysville, Pa.
Young women VINO are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-down sensations,
fainting spells or Indigestion should
take Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Thousands have been re-
stored to health by this root and herb
remedy.
Write for free and helpful advice to
Lydia f. Pinkham Medicine Co. (con-
fidentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Only women
open and read such letters.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16
RICHARDSON PARK cIVIcs.

Woman's Civic Club Of Richardson
Park. will meet tomorrow evening in
the village schoolhouse Business ses-
sion will be held from Z to 8 o'clock
and the rest of the evening will be
open to the public. Mrs. Frederic c.
Snyder VIII talk on Food Conserva-
ton
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16

MQ0ln nave " = Wy
in bed several days
every month. l
tried all kinds Of
remedies and was
treated by doctors,
butmy trouble con-
tinued until one day
/ read about Lydia
r. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what it had done for
others. l tried It
and NOW | am never
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16
TO RESrRFAcF ROAnS.

County Engineer James Wilson
was authorized by the Levy Court
yesterday to advertise for bids for re-
surfacing the improved stone roads in
the county with a bitullthic top dress
ing.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16
Those awful
CRAMPS
Suggestions that may save
Much Suffering

Marvsville, Pa.-''For twelve years
suffered with terrible cramps. J.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-11-07
SUBSCRIBERS
MISS PAPERS
Local Papers As Well As Daily Pa
pers Land at the Rummage Sale
Last Week Thursday.
Bundles Left for the Carriers Picked
Up BY Man Gathering Packages
for the Rummage Sale.

A number of Denison people who re.
ceive their mail from city carrier No.
2 were disappointed Thursday when
they failed to receive their Denison
papers as well as the Thursday morn
ing daily papers. 1t seems that the
city carriers packages are so heavy
Thursday morning owing to the Re-
view and Bulletin city circulation that
they are not able to carry them. A
portion Of the papers are delivered at
a designated place on the route, to be
picked up by the carrier and distribut
ed. Thursday morning the package
for carrier two was left on the side
walk in front Of the Frank Woolston
home. When the carrier arrived there
the package was not to be found. A
search was instituted in which Deputy
Postmaster c. X. Meyers and Marshal
A. C. Weeks figured prominently, but
it was not until 4 o'clock in the after.
noon that the mystery was cleared up.
The ladies conducting the rummage
sale at the city hall sent man and
woman out to collect some packages
for the sale and the man returned with
this package of the government mail
Not one Of the ladies suspected that
the papers were valuable, but were
elated to think that someone had been
so far sighted as to send the papers
to use in wrapping packages. From
10 o'clock in the forenoon until 4
O'Clock in the afternoon buyers at the
rummage sale had their purchases
wrapped up in the, newspapers. BY
accident the postoffice officials go1
wind Of the missing mail package and
rushed to the rummage sale post haste
and commandered the remaining pa
pers. This explains why so many sub
scribers of the Review and Bulletin
failed to receive their papers last
week. Needless to say better care
will be taken of the mail in the future.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-11-07
fuel COMMISSION
STILL ON JOB
Commission Orders All Teachers and
Custodians OF Public Buildings to
Keep Register Of Temperature.
Coal Dealers Warned to Sell but One
Ton Of Hard Coal and me Load
of Soft Coal to Customer

The Federal Fuel commission of
Crawford county has not relaxed it's
efforts in regard to the conserving of
fuel in this county during the past
week, but have been hard at work re-
ducing the amount Of coal used in ev-
cry way practicable
One coal dealer Wednesday and
Thursday OF last week supplied forty
five different families from one car
load Of COAL This is apportoning the
available supply fairly and equitably
and what our federal board calls sys-
tematic and efficient business.
The county commission has request
ed the Review to again call the atten-
ton of coal dealers to the. fact that
they are not permitted to sell more
than one ton of hard coal or one wag-
on load Of soft coal to head Of a fam
lily at one time. the space Of time al
lowed betWee loads will be governed
by the number of cubic feet absolute
ly necessary to heat. Dealers should
also bear in mind that all complaints
for shortage of shipments Of coal must
go through the federal board and al
so the complaints of consumers.
The federal board has ordered that
all teachers in all the schools of the
county be obliged to register the tenn
perature of their room at least five
times during the day. Also custodi-
ans or their assistants are obliged to
register on charts the temperature of
the buildings during the hours from
6 a. m. to 5 p. m
Electric light service in Denison
will be cut down on Sundays in the
future, for time at least. Service
from 1870 to 4:30 p. M. will be elm
mated, which will effect consider
able saving of fuel at the municipal
plant. Very little if any current is
used on Sundays between those hours
and it will not work hardship on any
one as far as we are able to learn.
Members of the Baptist church on
last Sunday volunteered sufficient
wood to heat the church during the
evangelistic meetings. The fuel COM
mission would not have permitted the
meetings to be held had it not been
for the fact that members of the
church offered wood with which to
heat the building.
There is a scarcity of fuel in Deni-
son this week. One dealer did not
have a pound of coal yesterday and
other dealers reported only limited
supply of soft coal. Shipments of coal
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-11-07
FACTORY. MAY
LOCATE HERE
Gcdbersen Machinery Company Of
Charter Oak May Decide to Lo-
cate in Denison.
LOCAL CLUB BOOSTS PROJECT
Plans May Mature for Corn Show in
January-Wil Mark Roads Lead
ing to and From Oenison.

The November business meeting OF
day evening and was quite well at
tended. Some important business mat
ters came up for consideration
First Of Importance was the posi-
blity of securing large manufacture
ing plant for Denison. 1t was reported
to the club that the Godbersen COM
pany of Charter Oak were considering
erecting a factory at Arion for manu-
featuring a corn picking machine, ma
nure leaders and other farm machin-
cry. The Godbersen company owns
patents on corn picking machine
and have the necessary capital behind
them to erect fine factory and go in
to the manufacturing of farm machin-
cry extensively. The company will re-
qure about fifteen acres of ground on
which to build a foundry. factory and
lumber sheds. This ground of course
should be in close proximity to the
railway tracks to afford siding for the
loading and unloading of material. A
committee, made up of B. J. Sibbert
and Geo. Powell, was appointed to take
up the matter with the officers of the
GOdbersen company and see what
might be done to bring this manufac-
turing plant to Denison. This is an
opportunity for Denison to secure
something which we have long been
in need Of The plant would employ
number Of workmen and would
mean number of new families for
Denison. We believe the company
could secure the necessary ground in
Denison for their factory site and rail
road connections would be excellent
It is hoped that every possible effort
will be made to secure this factory.
School children of Crawford county
will be urged to plant gardens next
spring and by so doing help to increase
the food production. Prof. w. w. Stan
field. agricultural instructor of the
junior college, has worked out plan
to this end and has asked the cooper
alton of the club. A committee, COM
posed of Prof. Stantield, B. Brodersen,
F. N. Olry, Albert Weiss and John
Woodruff, was appointed to look after
the matter
A Crawford county corn show, to be
held in the month of January, came up
for discussion, but no action was TAX
en- by the club, the matter being re-
ferred to a committee for investiga-
ton. Some members of the club
thought it might not be we'll to hold