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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15
Like Real War.

Dugouts are constructed by the men and sand bag barricades set up as in actual warfare. Trenches hidden by high grass are made for surprise at tacks and the usual barbed wire en- tanglements are strung and cut and restrung. Sometimes 1t seems almost real" said an enthusiastic Marine as he merged from his trench to view .'No Mans Land" "The Germans can fight, but we are going to show them that we are quicker and better shots. |"
 Wall scaling has always been part of the training, and many readers will recall how this served our Marines during the Boxer uprising in China some years ago, when so many Amer ican lives were imperiled. A thorough course along the wall scaling line is given at every camp. 1
 Instructions in camp cooking are also studied. A soldier without food is almost as helpless as one without ammunition. A days ration is carried by each man while on a hike and a stop is made sometime during the day when the men are taught how to pre- pare a lunch or dinner, as the case may be. In this way every man is able to take care of himself until some kind of mess kitchen can be set up.
 AltosatEer the trs:ning Is no bed c. roses, but one look at the strong, sturdy men of the Marine Corps shows it's value as a maker of real men. There are various camps for training Marines for duty in France, but at present Quantico is the largest and the greatest amount of work will be done there during the next year at least.
 School For Officers.
 There Is also a school for Marine Corps officers now in progress al Quantico which is open to educated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15
Methods Employed In Teaching the Soldiers of the Sea How To Meet and Vanquish the Ger man In France.
Copyright. 1917. by The International
 Syndicate.

sTKLMO5T AS FAR BACK as we have authentic records of fight
 ing at sea accounts may be read y U of a marine army-a corps of men trained to do battle both on land and on sea. They have been noted for their efficiency and have always shown great bravery. This is especial ly true of the countries of ancient times engaged in international trade, for such force was necessary even in those days to protect the avenues of the sea from enemies of all kinds, and they were found to be effective when these countries were actually at war with one another.
 In the United States the Marine Corps came into existence and useful ness in Revolutionary times, and have been part of the national defense ever since. Whenever we have had trouble on foreign soil it was the Marines who were first sent to do service for their country. They were the advance guard-the policemen. so to speak. and so we'll have they always done their duty that in most cases C was unnecessary to send any ad- ditional force So, when Germany forced us into the present war 1t was expected that men of our Marine Corps would be among the first to land on foreign soil to vindicafe the rights of humanity and civilization, and "somewhere in France hundreds of our Marines are training for the conflict. -semper Fidelis"-Always
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-15

AS FAR BACK as we have authentic records of fight
 ing at sea accounts may be read of a marine army-a corps of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
FL MD(N'5Gy[N|NQ|
I'll [AIQY TALL
III s. hAM RAAAM BONNER
SHARPLY AND CHIPPY.

Il am wondering" said SHARPLY. the
squirrel, IF they will remember"
'What are You wondering if they
viii remember asked Chippy Chap
ny the chipmunk. And who do you
mean by ,hcyf You must lac more
clear, Sharply. Even with the quick
wits ] have | cannot understand you."
Sorry" said Sharpy "Eut mean
that l wonder II people and children
viii remember to give US something Ia
cat. They're having the most wonder
rul dinner in there"
Sharpy led Chippy Chappy up n side
porch which looked in on the dining
room. There sat biz emily. Il moth
Ct, Gaddy, grandmother, and several
children. They were having their
Christmas dinner.
Chippy Chappy >qHcaled delightcdly
'eh food" h" said. And 50 much
food, too! Right in the middle Of win
ter. How could they eyer save 50
nnch ana where do you suppose they
hid it,
I'm pot wondering about where they
hid it, when now its right out in The
npen-at least almost in the open. =
said SHARPLY.
I'VE might be able to see, where
some mere is hidden, said Chinpy
Chappy.
ooh, dear; oh, deas,' said SHARPLY.
You're a voIY queer little chpmunk.
/ | believe in saving up for hard days.
! leIt you are always thinking of the
/ future ~
Whats the fnturc:' asked Chippy
! Chappr rs he sat upon his hind feet
ana looked ut SHARPLY.
THE future means the days ahead
the days that haven't come yer, hut
the ones we expect to come"
Then If we expect them to come.
said Chippy Chappy, isn't it wei, 10
/ he prepared for them:''
yes, yes. yes" said SHARPLY. But
/ this is special feast and we might
rs well enjoy 1t without thinking n
the time of the days ahead w
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
MONDAY, DECEMBER II. 1911.
THE TRAINING OF TROOPS

The possibilities III Formidable
winter campaign on the western trout.
heightened bv Germany : increasing
man power there, bring renewed dis
cnSsion Of the period OF training nee
csaarv before troops may safely be
placed in action for the first time. Thi.
matter has come up incidentally before
The senate committer investigating war
Preparations. and Mai General John
+. . Ryan, who is Just back from the
front in France, has stated to the com
mittCc that troops need year of train
ing at least. The late General Kitch-
cner set the period at six months when
he was engaged in the gigantic task Of
raising a British army Of millions.
There may be a definite training re
quircmcnt for all green armies. but uc-
cessitv more frequently determines how
long this shall be. When Germany in.
yadcd Belgium and set the world on
fire there were fcw war veterans in El-
rope. Germany had none. save Il few
here and there, and the same condition
was true Of France. Russia had had a
great war within recent wears and
many Of her higher officers were vel.
Grams. Is were some OF her troops. The
first British cNpcditjonary force .
mere handful. was the nearest 10 n
veteran army Of any Of the troops On.
gagged, save the serbian army. and the
wonderful defense il made against tn,
German tide proved thu value of learn
I ing the actual warfare
Relatively. the French and German
armies were green armies. OF course
they knew the theory of warfare, bur
!. the crack Of the rifle. the bark Of III,
machine gun, and the varied noises o.
the light and heavy artillery were al
new to them when the targets wer,
human beings instead OF iuanimatc OH
icctS. These armies were trained
broadly speaking, rs our old stat
militia regiments now the natioua
guard regiments, were trained, al
though more intensivcly and probabl,
with better results. But il holds tru
that there are many American soldier
in France who are not raw troops b
any manner OF calculation, unless
is TO be admitted that our methods o
militia days were all wrong and wen
for nothing in the actual test.
Major General o 'Rvan. however.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31

we must share Christmas dinner
With them" said the children.
SHARPLY and Chippy did not know the
difference between Christmas dinner
and any other kind, but they did know
that this seemed to be an especially
fine dinner.
"We have quantities of nuts today"
said the children isn't that tine?"
And I can assure you that SHARPLY and
Ihippy Chappy thought it was fine,
too.
The children fed the little creatures
who had splendid meals and who also
tool, many nuts home as Chippy Chap
py suggested.
'Mcrry Christmas" shouted the chill
dren rs they emptied the last dish Of
nuts, and though the little chipmnnk
aud squirrel did not quite know what
1t meant they knew it meant some
hing very. very nice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
Pcrshins'S Endorsement.
Boston Globe.

The field service work being douc
hv tho knights Of Columbus among the
American troops III France has received
the hearty approval Of Gen. Pcrshing
aud plans are being made to extend
the work on much wider s.ope.
Gen. PoShinc has stated that he will
give every support TO this enterprise
not only Tor the benefit 10 his men
hut also 10 show the Germans that
the Catholics OF America heartily sup
port the war. No better Endorsement
Of the efforts Of the Knights of Colum-
bus could y" obtained than from the
commander in-chief III the field. who
knows better than anyone else the
need. OF the american troops in
France
Ncu and women i'll America cannot
possibly understand al the terrific
hardShip4 that the American soldiers
will have 70 endure At the front as waI
Is tcrrificallv waged now. l. they did
realize fully. which is impossible be
cause such experiences must b. under
gone to he understood, they would
augment their support Of such work
rs il being done b. the Knights OF
Columbus many hundrcdfoid
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31

mai io0 vide iate5ation dictated by a
vital public necessity rather than by Il
rrlfata interest. II r1ilrra,s unity in
New England would haya conferred
half the advantages upon this section
that its advocates iii the Mellon rcgimn
pictured to rs, the unity now to be
tt;nlzc& under federal control should
make tacm manifest within a reason
able time For the six New England
gtates through their legislatures or
public utility commissions cannot now
DO the least thing to obstruct unified
railroad administration: and nothing
was more Of an obstacle to the unfit
alton sought by the private Morgan
control than the unfricndly state gov
crnments with their divergent laws and
regulations bearing on the railroad
business.
If the people Of New England can
now secure the advantages Of railroad
unity in these states without the zeal
ousics ard conflicts which the private
uniiication process aroused, they viii
| probably be easily converted t. tho
Wow that no other system is toler
able. They would inevitably, in that
! event. oppose a return after the war
I 10 tlit &tdl n ono ante ~ fa!I0aQlne
80 far At least aa New England va
concerned solid New England pub
lie opinion. if sustained IN experience
/ i'll unified control under government
auspices, WOULD strongly influence TIN
action Of Congress and, whatever migh
happen in the rest OF the country il
solving the railroad problem, pcrma
neat railroad Indignation in our owl
section would probably be the outcom
of the vast administrative experiment
which has now been undertaken
There is reason to conclude tia
New England has already paese
through the worst phase of its raj
road troubles and thar although on
two most important systems may no
soon be dividend payers, themaelvct
their fortunes will steadily mend frol
this time onward.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31

probably in q position e judge well Of
the requirements this war makes Oh
troops. before the war; lie W.. cl,,'
handing officer of the national @unr'l
troops of the state Of New York, til"
largest unit in the country, and he
should know well the value Of the men
whose training he directed for years.
Reports now coming from France.
especially along the sector behind
which the American troops are III train
ing, indicate that winter ~ setting in
there in earnest, and il may be that
along the greater part OF the western
front conditions will soon b. such that
will be almost out Of the question. Ii
an offensive comes it will almost Ger
tainly be from the German side OF the
line, for the allies have everything 10
gain by waiting for the day when Goa
eral pcrshing shall say his men are
fit to carry their share of the burden in
volvcd in making the world unsafe for
the Hohcnzollern tribe
But should necessity bring that day
around months short of the l. months
fixed by General Organ, there Is no
one here who is not sure that the sol
dicrs under our flag would be- ready
for the great test.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
The Children Fed the Little Creatures.

mustn't miss the good things of the
present. You're worry sensible to be
saving and TO think of the future, as
! said before, but take piece Of adj
vice, Chippy Chappy. That is-enjoy
the present. Have good time and
he happy every day as the days come
around"
81 don't SIZE that were enjoying our
selves so much by seeing those people
III there who are eating That is
neither saving for the future nor cat
Ing in the present, said Chppy Chap
| by.
Wait, have patience" said SHARPLY
lie ran along the porch and told Chip
! ny Chappy to follow him.
| "Wiai are YOU doing this for?" asked
Chilny Chappy.
| I'VE want 70 make noise 50 they
viii notice rs. said SHARPLY.
PERHAPS they won't like US said
chippy Chappy. And some folks don't
enjoy noise
They look as if they liked it."
/ Slfiekcd Sllarpy Listen to the chill
dren. | don't believe they Will hear
u.s."
But when Chippy Chappy and SHARPLY
began 10 Scampcr over the porch and
- they Shrieked at each other some
times as if they We're scolding and
sometimes as if they We're laughing,
The people in the dining room heard
| hem.
oh" said the children, there is a
squirrel and dear little chipmunk -
Sharpy and Chippy Chappy looked
their very best, or tried to, standing on
heir hind legs and looking very sweet
and cunning as they begged Theii
little mouths were moving All The time
: Is if they were quite realY.-.---------.-.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31

Some people Join ChristmaS clubs ana
aome are paving for Liberty bonds and
some begin a ittlo savings account,
but cycryonc can start a thrift card
and stick on - cents III stamps every
once in a while. The stamp saving
system is familiar IN England and
France. II is handy. It pays good
returns. 1t helps to pay the cost Of
war. People who have not been able
to take part IN tn" Larger war savings
movement can buy thrift stamps. They
can put few cents iuto stamps IN
stead OF into beer, candy or tobacco.
Employers have done a valuable 5crv
ice in starting r thrift card for their
employees. Now the owners Of the
cards must do their best toward filing
the cards and securing certificates
which bear interest. Thrift stamps are
the best sort Of small change saving
the war has developed. Every man can
either buy bond or fill stamp card.
The Tina 10 begin i todaE. Your
| bank, your postmaster or four grocer
will ten you more about il. Start q
card today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
Railroad Situation in New England

Springfield Repubiieag
Thu M" Haven and the Boston aud
Maine railroad systems are "uerged
again, although not in n way that WIS
once cuntrivrd hr the baak"r control
vested in the late Mr. Morgan New
England is now, ii ever, that ona
great terminal Of which MIR. Mcllpn
was accu-amNd 'o speak in hia aft
en- dinner speeches TO boards Of trade.
II would be IN cxagGerat!on to say that
NJ. Mellcn * noH vindicat"d. crcil If
h does announce from his retirement
that l." supreme VA control e Amer
it9n transportation assumed III the
Precedent viii prove the salvation Of
the New England railroads. But il
! must l.. clear 20 al that something has
happened Of great and lasting i'm
oortancc to this corner OF the United
StatC;,
, Under the decree Of the federal
court the New Haven and the Boston
and Maine were 10 be separated abso-
lately within Il specified number Of
wears That period ha. been extended
in order TO give the New Haven moro
time in which to dispose Of It's BoSto on
ami Maine icldoinQa without scrions
1 loss. The two systems have been op-
Grated a. separate railroad entities for
several years past; actual control by
the New Haven of virtually all New
/ England transportation was long since
destroyed. More recently, or since the
i United State entered the war. there
has been Il more unified control Of tho
two Ne" England systems because Of
| the war emergency, notwithstanding he
antitrust laws who's, rigid enforcement
had compelled their disintegratiou, but
this was coordination Of effort and
Il pooling Of equipment. III so far as il
went that WAS spread over the waolc
! country.
New England has now become IN
teeratcd again in transportation in the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Complaints are frequently
received from subscribers q
the late receipt 81 copies 81
The Reiormcr sent through
the United States.mails.
Aitcr wc deliver papers to
the postoihcc we have no con
troll over them. bat a, an I'M
portant step to remedy these
late receipts we suggest that
every delay in transit be i'm
nediately reported 20 the local
postmaster and 10 the Post
office Department, ashing-
ton, y. {.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
FREE OF CHARGE.

Why suffer with Indigestion, dyspep-
ala, torpid liver, constipation, sour stom-
ach, coming up of-food after-eating, etc,
when You con set a sample bottle Of
Green s Angus Flower free at Vii
fred +. Root drug store. This medi-
cine has remarkable curative properties,
and has demonstrated its efficiency by
fifty years Of success. Headaches are
often caused by Z disordered stomach
August Flower is put up in 80 and
80 cent bottles For sale in all civilized
countries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim o. tho management 10
secure efficient service in tho delivery OF
the paper each night. and II soliCits the
cooperation Of Subscribers TO that cad
Prompt reports should be given Of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn-
ins following the omission, In person.
h. telephone Or postal card. thus enabling,
the cause Of the Crrsr TO be promptly and
ACCURATELY discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t is only
bv this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31

The statement of Food Administrators
Hoover that if he had not fixed the
price of sugar il would have been sell
ing for 30 cents n pound, is well with
in the bounds Of reason. Under far
less strenuous circumstances that have
prevailed for the last month or two,
sugar has sold for 10 cents a pound His
statement that more than 100000 900
would have been profitccrcd from the
American people BY this time permits
the unfortunate inference to be made
that tho supply Of sugar in this country
has not been so short % VIC have beea
led to believe during the time of great
est stress To effect q saving Of $500.
100000, there would have 10 DC q turn
over Of billion pounds OF sugar. II
is impossible TO save on nothing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31

Tie Reformer Is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
6rattleboro, Bratueboro News Co. G.
w. Cleavel3nd :. l. rurintnn (Estey-
Villei. Brooks House Pharmacy, Allen's
Depot Newsstand Mrs. -. r. Doyle,
South Main street
West Btattleboro, j J.. Stockwell
East Oummerston, NJ H. Brown
putney NJ. G. Williams
Newfane, \. NJ. Batchelder
ToWnshend. 2. w. Cutler.
West ToWnshend, G. II Grout
jamaica, r. J. DaSgett.
South Londonderry, T. H. Tyler.
South Vernon. +. b. Buffum
Northfeld, Mass. Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield, ~. r., Mrs. W.
Streeter
Hlnsdale, N. H., ". H. Lyman
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsor, VT. Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
FORMULA
FOR
Liberty or War Bread

T. KCrf in charge of the Bakery
rtment Of the Central Continuation
u Milwaukee, has been working
Mr.. joseph NJ Bachman in charge
the Fleischman Demonstrating Lab
ratory Of New York. Mr. Korff states
that = substitute must be found which
Gan he used in connection with wheat
-four, so that the voluminous loaf of
Tread can be turned out and figures
ut Rolled Cats is the product that can
be- mixed most successfully with wheat
Tar and his formula for Rolled Oats
as follows
so lbs Wheat Flour
- lbs. Rolled Oats
I've lbs. Salt
Ia lbs. Yeast (may be increased)
3 lbs. Sugar.
G2 lbs. Water
lie feels that possibly % lbs. Rolled
Oats could be used.
Dec. %, II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31

There is enc advantage il having
an carly winter such As has SGT It's seal
upon this section Of New England now.
and that il that WE may have an early
spTing by reason Of il One ot In"
tcst, Of an early >pring j. settled roads,
tor even ii til. sun shines warmly and
leaves begin to give evidence CT m
carly arrival, hub deep mud dI,pole the
dream. The heavy SHOWS Of early De
ccmhcr tcll upon and covered the
ground hefor" the winter frost, had
penetrated deeply Not since the
around was- first we'll covered has It
since been barred 10 the ravage> OF
Jack Frost, and Us thing, look now the
white blanket is good Toy maAv weeks.
Through this blanket the frost pene
trates with difficulty, AMI in the natu.
raj order OF things the roads and fields
should dry with rapi1ity when the
/ March winds and alternating APRIL
sunshine and showers get in their work.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Gun OF paper
so cents an inch for first insertion; rs
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates
Space rates on applica ton.
Classified ELECTROMAGNETIC cents a
line first insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion,
without change OF copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line.
first insertion with 30 per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change OF copy.
Position 10 per cent extra
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Why the Valuation?
Burlington News.

A Brattlcboro woman in an alicna
tion suit values her husbands affec-
tiOna at only 5000. Is that because
Of the calibrc Of Brattleboro husbands
OF because husbands are plentiful III
that town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-31
A Riddle.

] lift. I raise, ] help all men,
Transpose two letters. and | then
Dispel al gloom. and can AT least
BE called n Jolly, merry feast.
Answer Lever. rcYel.