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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23

4 money-mad nation is still the ia
vorite theme of the German press,
though it has been varied of late by in
terludes expressing contempt for the
American army. The funny part Of it
is the seriousness with which the Ger
man press dilates upon its favorite
theme and keeps recurring to it, while
seeming to be engaged on other lines
of thought. 1t would be a waste of time
to deny the allegation, for it is the
least of the otfense which Germany
has committed against the United
States. If it is true, the German peo-
pie have beaten us at our own game
Up to the time of the war they were
doing excellentlv well at it, demon
strating by the thoroughness of their
methods III overcoming competition
that they were not ashamed to be seen
i'll the company of a dollar, or its
equivalent in German money. Even if
we, as nation, were as money mad
as pictured in the German mind, we
did not 90 on rampage over the
whole earth, demanding your money OF
your life at the point of a gun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23

Petrograd is no place for peaceable
Americans and the move Of the United
States embassy T. get them away does
not come too soon. There have been
over 200 cooped up there during these
promiscuous shoot-ups, and they must
have been quite a little restricted in
taking their daily exercise. 1t is said
that the fury of the mobs is especially
directed against persons on the streets
who are CARRIED in clothes that are be.
yond the means of the average mouiik.
Life in the midst of such disposition
may be full Of excitement, but it has
numerous drawbacks, the most serious
of which is that it may end all toe
suddenly in the grave.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23
U-BOATS STILL A FACTOR.

Any phase of German warfare is to
be viewed with suspicion until all the
facts are in. The remarkable decrease
in allied shipping losses reported last
week and hailed by some as evidence
that the U-boat was no longer a fac
tor in the struggle was followed yes
tcrdav by the announcement Of the
biggest aggregate loss since the week
Of Oct y, 10 ships Of more than 1900
tons and seven of less.
However, there is ground for opti-
mism in the recent reports regarding
losses from submarines. They harmon
izc with all the other evidence, aecu-
mulatiug through May weeks, that
the l.-hoats cannot do what was ex-
pccted OF them, that the allies are
meeting the menace, that the Germans
themselves are beginning to recognize
their inevitable failure. But vester-
days figures show that the U-boats
have not failed 50 suddenly and spec
tacularlv as they appeared to have
done last week.
1t is possible that the German ad-
miralty purposcly eased up in its
submarine campaign temporarily, in
order to lure enemies and neutrals into
a false sense of security, meanwhile
assembling greater fleets than ever in
/ preparation for wholesale raids. If 50,
we may soon have rude awakening.
| We may have more than one such
awakening before the submarines are
finally curbed.
Another possibility is suggested by
the New York Times. Suppose the
! German government is simply playing
a willy game to affect American public
opinion. 1t was her submarine fright
fulness that drove Ms into the war
Suppose, recognizing that eventual fail
ure is certain, she deliberately puts {
stop to such frightfulness before sh,
is driven to it, and at the same time
! opens a new propaganda intended II
/ persuade America to make peace
1t is well for the United States t.
be on guard against both Of these
tricks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23
starting to say, Good

glasses came up, starting to say, Good
aftirnoon
times, sed pop.
| beg your pardin? sed the man. Not
lat all, not at all, sed pop And we kepp
on going and lady came up, being
beauty looking lady with dimples in her
face wen she smiled, witch she did And
she stood in frunt of pop, saying, Good
aftlrnoon, | do hope you'll give me a con-
trlbution for the Red Cross fund.
With plezzure, sed pop. And wat did
he give her but doller.
., thank YOU SO mulch, sed the lady,
and pop sed, Don't mention it, | realize
every little helps. And me and him kepp
on going, me saying, Wy dident you give
| II to the other ones pop and HIM saying
Shershy la fem. Being forrin lang
| widge
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23
Be the First.

Many a quarrel would come to
speedy ending If both sides were not
afraid of being the first to make ad-
vances. Instead of being unwilling to
take the first step, you should be glad
OF the chance. Some of you perhaps
are little inclined TO be envious Of
the girl who is a born leader, who is
The first in so many things, but there
is no greater honor than to be the first
TO end misunderstanding, the first
to say, I'm sorry."-Girls Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23

again; but remember, I'm not at home
If you call me by any other name but
wallaby. I'm the brush-tailed walla-
by, for there is a wallaby family and
we have different names"
The sparrow promised and flew OH
to tell all about the wallaby family,
hut he did not tell the sparrows unul
they had had quarrel over their food
and had finished eating.
In the meantime Mr.. Wallaby
jumped about his yard, saying: Il
taught the sparrow a good lesson. A
wallaby is a wallaby and q kangaroo
is a kangaroo" And no one disagreed
with him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23
The State Boundary.
{ Randolph Herald and News. J

randolph Herald and News.
New Hampshire newspapers are con
cerned because the governor of their
state, on the occasion of the dedication
of the new Wells River-W louisville free
bridge, came only half way across the
structure, meeting the Vermont COVER
nor at that point instead of crossing
to the New Hampshire boundary, which
is the west bank of the Connecticut
That would have been "hogging it, >
since half the cost of the structure was
borne in Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23
Showing Right Spirit.

Rutland S high school team shows its
fighting spirit by "taking on foot
ball game with Brattleboro in Bellows
Falls Saturday and will have no ex-
cuses to make if defeated, even though
three of its men are i'll the service and
several more suffering from Injuries.
1t S the spirit that counts in football,
not victories, defeats or championships.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23

In most towns in Vermont the Red
Triangle drive was completed Monday,
but Burlington, at last accounts, was
still $1,000 behind its minimum quota.
To the fore in buying Liberty bonds,
the Queen city is nevertheless IL the
Stacker class when it comes to actual
giving.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management TO
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night, and IL solicits the
cooperation 81 subscribers to that end.
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, In person,
by telephone or postal card thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. It Ia only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cnre the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23
Gen, Byng is well named.
Bennington's Quotas.
{ Bennington Banner.

Whenever there is money to be raised
somebody fixes up 4 quota for various
sections Of Vermont that doesn't APP
pear to be related to ANYTHING. In the
recent Red Triangle canvass Bennington
was given quota of $4,000 to raise
and Brattlehoro was asked for So 500.
Bennington itself is a few hundred
larger than Brattleboro in population,
but when the surrounding towns of the
business area are included Brattleboro
has twice the population of Bennington
and nearly three times when the New
Hampshire side of the river is figured,
though in the y. VI. &. a. and Liberty
Loan campaigns the New Hampshire
side was not included. In spite of its
preponderance in population and re-
sources the Brattleboro district quota in
the loan canvass was only about two
thirds that assigned to Bennington.
Vermont S entire quota for the Red
Triangle fund was 100000 but if oil
the other towns had been assigned a
quota at the same rate as Bennington
the total would have been 100000. 1t
is evident that Bennington has earned
reputation for meeting its calls, both
to the colors, and to provide the money
to pay the bills. Lest we Bennington
village folks get too chesty, though we
might remember that it is Old Benning
ton and North Bennington that lug us
along III the way of good works.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23


to yours. You are very, very rude.
AT least we speak when we are spok-
en- to, and you don't"
Still the sparrow received no ans
sWer. Did you hear me, or are you
deaf Kangaroo" he asked.
No answer Tell me" he shrieked,
are you deaf or not? Are you alive
or not? Are you q kangaroo or notY
And at the last question the crea-
ture turned around.
Il am most certainly not kanga-
roo he said; land when you said,
Woodworking, Kangaroo l did not
answer because your question was not
| addressed to me-"
Gracious, but you're fussy," said
the sparrow. ''And if you're not
| kangaroo, what are you?"
Il am wallaby-a brush-tailed
wallaby"
i beg your pardon" said the SPAR
row, quite meekly. "Well, how do you
do. Mr. Wallaby?"
I Il am quite well, / thank YOU" said
the wallaby, who seemed to be quite
pleasant now, that he was called by
his right name
1T is not that l dislike the kanga-
roo family he said. Far from it.
! But l do not like to be mistaken for
some other creature. One likes to be
oneself, no matter if one is queer
and ugly. Who would change places
with the peacock? It's all very nice
for the peacock to have a handsome
tail, but do you suppose that the mon
key would change places with him?
Not at ALL The monkey has far
better time playing and swinging and
doing tricks. The wart hog wouldn't
change places with the peacock.
though he is about as ugly a creature
as you could ask for"
Il didn't ask for any ugly creature"
said the sparrow.
NO matter" said the wallaby; "it's
all part of my talk. Poor old wart
hog has crooked horns, ugly wrinkles.
n few queer hairs and an enormous
Snout which has a peculiar way of
hanging down. But he is happy He
likes to lie in the sun and dig in the
ground like any member of the pig
family.
He'd be most unhappy as a pea
, COCK. And SO, you see. all creatures
: want to be themselves"
Il suppose l see," said the sparrow,
for the wallaby had talked along In
such a way that though the sparrow
didn't see why he was talking in this
fashion, still everything he had said
sounded quite true.
There's my cousin, over there"
said the brush-tailed wallaby. HE Is
called the agile wallaby, because he
, can move so easily and quickly. An
agile creature means one who is MINI
: bic and quick, in case you don't know,
Mr.. Sparrow! And there is the wal
!aroo, tOo-he is a cousin, though he
IS quite gray in color and he is q good
deal larger"
The brush-tailed wallaby is really
like small kangaroo, and he comes
from the country called Australia He
has very long tail, short front legs
and longer back ones. When he had
finished making this speech to Mr..
Sparrow, he sat down upon his hind
legs while he put his tail between
and sat upon it,
letting it come out
I: !" !: !: :. !: !: !: !. !.
in front of him,
for it is so long.
He is mixed
color of gray and
brown and red, NOI
but he certainly
: thought he was
= very important. c. M !
! Il must be GO ia n.<
ing" said Mr. @<
Sparrow.
80 Ar. -. Sat Upon His Tail
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23

'Banquets have already been
Hooverized so extensively that man
with poor digestion can attend them
with impunity; now the sensible thing
to do is TO abolish the word and cali
these meals dinners, suppers or lunch
cons. Who wants to admit that he has
been present at q banquet
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper.
80 cents an inch for first insertion; 25 cents
an inch for each subsequent insertion.
Limited space on first page at double
rates.
Space rates on application.
classified advertisements Five 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 so per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change OF copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23

of one of the AMI
mails yards in the
zoo.
The sparrow re-
ceived no answer,
a n d began TO
scold and chatter
for all he was
worth.
They say we
have bad man.
ners," he scolded,
"but they are
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23
Too Much Thrift.
( Randolph Herald and News

Randolph Herald and News
\ Brattleboro woman bought 800 two
cent stamps "before the rise as a
measure of economy and learned to her
dismay that she had to buy an equal
number of ones to make them count
Sometimes thrift over-reaches itself.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23

that neither baseball nor woman s suf-
frage nor any one of thousand other
immaterial things are to be tolerated
if they interfere with our great our-
pose of licking the Germans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23

people are likely to ask is: ''Do you !
run across anyone who is able to give
and absolutely refuses to do so?' Of
course there are few such folks-only
a very few, thank the Lord-and they
bid fair to reap exactly the sort of re-
ward that their unpatriotic attitude
merits. For, after all, solicitors are
merely human beings, and when they
are met with rebuffs in the furtherance
of q cause about whose value there
can be no particle of doubt-are turned
down cold-they cannot be expected to
keep quiet. This ism t q threat; it :
simply the statement of an attitude
that is fast becoming general
The deer hunting season, which closed
Tuesday, didn t pan out very well for
hunters in this locality although the
number of bucks shot in the county
was about as many in proportion to.
other sections of the state as III past
years. Without doubt the extremely
dry condition of the woods had much
to do with the small toll, for it is
only an occasional nimrod who can trav-
ell through dry leaves and brush without
giving warning Of his presence. It is
probable also that the MANY deer shot
while damaging crops last summer cut
/ Il b,, i1oIJ OLE
ter during the open season. However,
if the deer hunters found the season
| a poor one the same experience does
! not hold true il case Of the coon hunt
ers, who seem TO be turning their night
prowling to unusual advantage this
fail, despite early reports Of scarcity
Of this valuable fur-bcarer
The idea Of those behind the scheme
to establish a shooting range in the
basement of the town building is not
simply to provide a place Of amuse
ment but rather an opportunity fol
young men Of draft age to learn the
rudiments Of craftsmanship. As sucl
the plan IS worthy Of cordial support
for after all is said and done one OF
the chief qualifications Of a good sol
der is ability to shoot straight. Tner'
is no doubt that many young men from
Brattleboro and the surrounding town
will be called on the second draft, ant
everyone who is on the list ought Il
be glad TO avail himself Of an oppor
tunity to learn something Of the trad
fer which Uncle Sam wants him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23

1t s a safe bet that Ban Johnson will
not get very far with his proposition
to get professional baseball players ex-
empted from military service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23
The MeddLer
81 the coat fits you. put Il on"

One does not have to 90 a great
way into the real estate tax list which
the town has recently published in
pamphlet form to be convinced that
there is much variation in the valuation
of local property and that real estate
as a whole is assessed at figures con
siderablv lower than its true value
in money. While it is true beyond
question that the low valuation, com
pared to the Massachusetts standard,
tends to create false impression con
corning the local tax rate there is
serious objection to making it higher,
and that is the result that such an in
crease would have ON the town s share
Of state taxes. One has only to be told
that Brattleboro paid the third largest
amount on this year s state war tax
to be convinced of one thing; namely.
that property here is assessed on a
higher basis that il is i'll 4 number of
other towns and cities in Vermont.
hCAt CSL bt NJ otANI tAI'ldlltlIC1I VI
this situation. which obviously is UNI
fair, and constitutes the best kind of
an argument against increasing valua-
tions locally so long as there exists
no central agency for putting all prop
crty in the state on an equitable basis.
The pamphlet referred to, by the way,
contains only the 1910 and 1914 apprais-
ais and so will be out Of date by next
spring. But il seems to be OF sufficient
value TO warrant the publication of
new edition after each quadrennial.
| The Meddler voices the expressed
opinion of 4 number Of people when he
reiterateS his belief that It he wires ex-
tending up the west side of Main street
in front Of the new Barber building
should be eliminated. Perhaps il is
too much to expect the Twin State
company to put these wires under
7 ground at the present time, but they
certainly ought not to be allowed to
remain where they are for any length
of time. As matter of fact, it ought
not to be necessary for The Meddler
or anyone else to agitate this question,
which is one that the selcctmen ought
to have backbone enough to settle in
the only way that it can be settled
right. No weak kneed or procrastinat
ing policy ought to be allowed TO in
terfere with the town s securing the
fullest benefit from the Main street
hill improvements.
The experiences of one who has had
not little to do with raising Brattle-
boro s share of the country S various war
funds furnish proof that the great ma
jority of people fully appreciate the
unusual obligations that rest upon them
in this war for the safety of democ-
racy. Every new call for money seems
to find them more keenlv sensitive to
the need of it--more willing to give
to the extent Of their resources Now
adays solicitors seldom meet with the
once common disposition to contribute
as little as possible. As general
thing that kind of measurement has be
! come obsolete. The question that many
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, c.
w Cleaveland, S. /. Purrinton (Estey-
ville). Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand, Mrs. y. F. Doyle.
South Main street.
West Brattleboro, J. L. StockwelL
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ G. Williams.
NeWfane, n. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, C. W. Cutler
West Townshend, c. II Grout
jamaica, r. j. Daggett
South Londonderry, +. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, F. B Bufum.
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. W.
Streeter.
Hinsdaie, NJ. H., w. Fl. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant.
Windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23
Rye Flour
FOR The
4WheatIess Days"

The Food Administration
is urging the use Of rye
bread as a substitute for
white bread at least one day
each week. Housewives and
restaurants are getting be-
hind this movement with I'M
expected enthusiasm and are
buying rye flour as never be-
fore.
You can purchase Rye
Flour from your Grocer at
$1,000 per barrel u 98-lb,
sacks). Also Rye Meal at
$500 per barrel " 9S-lb.
sacks).
- nnnnnzs ~ an
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23

and sat upon it,
letting it come out
in front of him,
for it is so long.
He is a mixed
color of gray and
brown and red,
but he certainly
thought he was
very important.
Il must be GO
ing" said Mr..
Sparrow.
Good day, !"
said Mr.. Walla-
by, "Glad TO ba-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23
DADDSEVENDN(
AR TALL az
~ MARY GRAHAM. bonner
WAIlABY FAMILY.

"Good-mOrning, Mr. Kangaroo" said
the sparrow. who hoped on the fence
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23

Reputation lost? Well, try The Re
formers classified columns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23
Member OF the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication OF all
news dispatches credited TO II and not
otherwise credited in this paper and also
the local news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-23

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1917.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-28
Oldest Senator
Has Birthday

WNSulNIION March ~ Ncn
tor Jacob n ualmrcr oi New uamp
shire the oldest member ui 'hc mp,
huu,, ,u point ol aye reached NJ,
r,rhurlh birthday aunuc,,iry TODAY
The ,oncttiulaliun, o' No, colleague,
were bestowed with more than usual
hr1rmr,s since the ,currah'. senator
3, iu,t recovering lrom rather severe
,prll NJ Hines, Senator lllruprt :,
q native o' luuNal' Out Me grad
ua'rl 900 medicine M lS'S aud pa,uy,l
lor number ot ,rat, B,,umur Al,
u,c m pnhil,, he held uumcrou, M,
uut puhl, office, m New llmp,htr
and finally va, ,rui ln yunltc,, ON
iSS' II, served two 'crm, ard male
a strong impression ,n Washington llc
Nas made member ul the luuyd
state, senate 'r 1871 and r u,N .rr,ms
hs ii'lh consecutive term no the uppc.
house
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-28
You Can't Brush Or
Wash Out Dandruff

The only m, way to &c, rid Of dand.
Iw' 3. to dissolve II, then YOU destroy h
m'rc'N w. do tins. get abou, four
ounce, of ORDINARY liquid aryon. apply
u At night when rcur,ng. use enough 20
mo',',m 'hc scalp and rub II IN gently
with 'hr finger tips
Do 'u, ought and hy morning MOS,
iD mot am oft Your dandwo viii he gone.
and three or four more applications " M
completely dissolve and entirely destroy
ever, ,luglc sign and trace oi II, No
matter how much dandruii YOU may
have
Nou will find too that all itching and
digging ul the scalp will stop Al once.
and yuur hdi NIL be fluffy. lus,rous.
glossy silk, and soft and look and feel
hundred time, better
YOU ,an vet liquid atyon Al any dvun
uorc II Is inexpensive and never fVilS
to do the wotk-Ad,.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-28
R0TARIANS PLAN TO
ORGANIZE REGIMENT

WACO, Texas. March ~ The $50.
tar, rluh oi Waco Is fostering move
mcut to organic q volunteer regiment
Ia he formed under the new army mll
with Waco aN center and smaller
towns nearby contributing units ~.
tarlaus also pledge their support Of q
moycmcn, for the larger armory ucpc
,ary IN Waco should the regimen, a.
formed