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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24
MISUSING SERVICE FLAGS.
Burlington Men Get Opinion from Sec
rotary of War.

Growing misuse Of the new service
flag. So proudly displayed by those
members of whose family, or by en-
pIovers whose employees, are actually
lighting for their country, has aroused
public INDIGNATION In Burlington and
in other cities
the indignation has resulted in Off
cial action by at least one organization
and an investigation Of the proper use
Of the emblem hv others.
Frank l.. Lane has taken the trouble
to inquire Of United States officials as
70 the official ruling as to the use of
the flag and presents his finding III a
| letter to the editor. which is published
below
| In a meeting Of Burlington Council
Of United Commercial Travellers. held
| on Saturday, action was taken that on
account Of such misuse Of the service
fag III this city that body would dis
pcnsa with it, and in its stead post in
| their rooms roll Of honor containing
the names OF members Of Burlington
Council who are in tAe military service
Of the United States
The letter Of Mr. Lane follows:
To the Editor of the News:
There has been misunderstanding re
garding the use of the new service
flag. This flag is being used with {
wide Interpretation of the word "serv
Ice almost to the extent of tn,
brotherhood OF man.
One of these flags. is displayed il
front of a house on College street nca
the College street church. Upon in
qHiry there | learned that il was il
recognition of a second cousin Of tn
daughter Of the housa. This soldie
had enlisted from Toronto, Canada. an,
} had been killed in 1913.
inquired of navy officer a. tn
recruiting station as To the proper us
Of the flag. This officer was of I'll
opinion that the service flag was III
tended fer display at the homes o
/ mothers and wives Of men in milltar
J servie" of the United States in tn
i present European war. lie said fin
Their that there had been some discu.
: sion among military officers as t
! whether mother Of a married soldic
i might display the flag. Upon this pon
I his opinion was that if the mother va
! in amy way dependent upon the 50
= for her support she might properly III
h her household
i | afterwards wrote to the secretar
Of war for information. l stated tn;
there was confusion rs TO the use I
- the service flag. and asked Tor inform
n ton on the subject
e \ reply SAYS that while 1.-the W.
! department has not officially recognize
any form Of service lag-it is gene
ally understood thar when such FLAG
emblem is displayed by any home
/" business house, il indicates by the sta
4 thereon, the number OF members
q. that place who are serving with Il
military or naval forces of the Unite
H. States. | believe that the use of Il
& flag Is commendahe but that its pu
,- pose is defeated when il is improper
,f displayed.
1t seems to me that this stateme
by the war department and the OPT
lon of he recruiting officer here shou
keep the SKY clear of false colors
IS Frank l.. Lane in Burlington News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24

We want more cows in New England,
but we want good cows. The day Of
the scrub is over. She is good board
or, hut the price for maintenance is
too high. Striking testimony to this
effect was given at the hearing Re
fore the federal milk commission IN
Boston by George NJ. Putnam. treas
mer Of the Granite State Dairyman 5
association and head Of the federation
Of farm bureaus i'll New Hampshire
He said that the average COW in hi.
state produced 1000 pounds Of milk &
year at cost Of SOS cents a quart
whereas a cow Welding 5000 pound
year would brin. the cost down 4
5.9s cents a quart. The moral is ob
vious: Turn the 1000 pound COW int
| beef and develop more 5000 poun,
| cows.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24

The rush Of other events has crowd
ed out the fact that the demands OF
the railroad brothcrhoods. following
the p per cent addition won by them
with the passage of the Adamson law.
will offer in the course Of time its full
problem to the administration at Wash
ington; for it is not to be supposed
that the railroad arrangements. pressed
as they have been financially. can OF
themselves meet the increase which
the men are demanding To many it
appears the taking over of the roads
by the government is inevitable The
circle Of increased wages ana higher
rates has been swung around. There
must be adjustments which will have
some Of the elements Of permaneuce.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24
Remember, BOYS Make Men.

When you see ragged urchin
Standing wistful in the street.
With torn hat and kneeless trousers,
Dirty face and bare red feet;
Pass not by tho child unheeding,
Smile upon him. Mark me, when
He grown he III not forget it.
For remember, boys make men.
When the buoyant youthful spirits
Overflow in boyi$h freak.
Glide your child in gentle accents,
Do not in your anger speak;
You must sow in your youthful boSoms
Seeds of tender mercies; then
Plants will grow and bear good fruitage,
When the erring boys are mon.
Have YOU never seen grandsire,
With his eyes aglow with JOY,
Bring 20 mind some aet Of Kindness
Something said to him q boy
Or relate some Slight or GOODNESS.
With q brow All cloudcd, when
He said they were TOO thoughle>sS
To remember boys make men?
Let Us try 10 add some pleasures
To the life Of every boy;
For each child needs tender interest
In its sorrows and its 10Y;
Call your boys home by your kin1nas 81,
| They II avoid a gloomy den,
And seek for comfort elsewhere
And remember, boys make mon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24
Greene and Prohibition.
Rutland News.


Congressman Frank L. Greene is not
in favor of prohibition by federal con
stitutional provision, and by unan-
swarabic logic. He points to the fac:
that Vermont may have = bone-dry
prohibition law any time il want. II.
as can any other state. He calls at
tcntion to the inconsistency Of Vermont
crS asking him to vote for nation -wId2
prohibition when this state reatlirmcd
last wear its faith in local option hy
towns by vote Of twelve times as
large as the one originally enactin9 II.
constitutional prohibition strikes at the
entire principle Of home rule. and the
representative indicates that the claim
that il is war measure is specious as
states have six years in which to ratlfv
ready given the president ample powers
to regulate the liquor traffic. The stat
rites can be depended upon for rcgulat-
| ing such matter as the sale of liz
uofs and II l. an exceedingly bad prec
! cdent. this trying to have the con
! stitution altered to provide for tn,
! changing contingencies as they may
/ arise. Incidentally. il may be said that
/ Mr.. Greenc'S record on iuuor iegiSla
/ tioa rs il has appeared ia the congress
| has been entirely consistent He i
one of tho congressman who oppos,
! opening the constitution repeatedly TO
what are properly statutory enactmcnts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Complaints are frequently
received from subscribers 81
the late receipt OF copies OF
The Kcformcr sent through
the United States mails.
Aitcr We deliver papers to
the po>tol1icc we have no con
troll over them, but a an inn
portant step t. remedy these
late receipts we suggest that
every delay in transit be i'm
mcd'ately reported to the local
postmaster and to the Post
office Department. Washing
ton, y. {.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24
TO LIE SUBSCRIBERS.

il is the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery Of
the paper each night. and ii soliCits the
cooperation Of subscribers to that end.
Prompt reports should be given OF each
failure 90 receive the paper on the morn
mg following the omission. IN person,
by telephone or postal card. thus enabling
the cause Of the error to he promptly and
accurately discovered aud the proper
remedy Immediately applied 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24

Once there were two men and a lady
who decided TO 90 fishing. They took
n boat and rowed quite distance out
TO sea, and a. the fish were not biting
very well, the lady was trailing her
nand in the wafer. Suddenly She
pulled her hand into the boat and
cried. ooh, have lost my diamond
rin9,'
The water was too deep for a person
to dive ana oct the ring. so although
| the lady felt badly about it. nothing
could be done. just before they start
ed toward the shore one of the mcl
hooked an exceedingly big fish
That night they had some Of thai
! fish for dinner Ali Of sudden til,
/ lady who had lost the diamond ring oil
On something hard, and what do yol
think it was! It was a fish bone
| Harper : Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24
MONDAY, DECEMBER y, 1917.

I wish you health, and love, and mirth,
As fits the solemn Christmastide,
As hts the holy Christmas birth
Be this, good friends, our carol still
Be peace on earth. be peace on earth,
To men of gentle Will.
William MaIepeace Thackerary
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24
The Things I Meant 0 Do.

The things meant TO DE- today
| never do at all;
Those things, ! am compelled To say,
! cannot now recall.
] know that there were many things
really had in view,
But from my mind they We taken
The things | meant to DO.
The things | meant to do were wise
OF that have no doubt;
But other problems would arise
] had to straightcn out
They were important matteGs-that
This morning well ! knew:
But | could never quite get at
The things ! meant to do.
And there 5 reason: Ev ~ morn
What we shall do we plan
And yet the man was never born.
! Since this old world began,
Who didn 4 find in mill OF mart.
! Some problem that was now
And never got n chance to start
| The things he meant to do.
7 And It IS better as it i:
! The mortal man is wise
Who tackles problems new Of lis
/ As problems new arise
Who works the nearest puzzle out,
Who sees the matter through,
And docsn t worr,' much about
i The things he meant to do
douglas Ma!loch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24

There is hardly on old New Eng
land town that is forging ahead, with
ont boom or ostcntation. more rapidly
aud solidlv than BrattlcOoro 5 south.
crn ncighhor. Greenfield. Its popula
lation at the time the state census was
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24

Chaplin = new contract calling Tor 4
payment OF 100000 for eight engage
ments which has escaped attention.
The government win get large pau
OF il in the form of income tax. Chap
lin is too valuable as q producer 81
coin for his country to be sent into the
ranks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24

The Burlington Clipper declares
with great assurance There viii be
no third term. May be SO, nciehhor.
but the decision will not he given ~
the Clipper or any other newspaper.
Let one individual say something and
the people will do the rest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24
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The Associated Press is exclusively
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news dispatches credited to it and not
otherwise credited in this paper and also
the local news published herein.
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by the following news dealers:
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w. Cleavelaud ;. l. Purinton 1Estey-
villel. Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand Mrs. ID. r. Doyle,
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quincy, NJ 6. Williams
Newfane, y. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend. G. w. Cutler.
West Townshend. G.. H. Grout.
jamaica, r. j. Daggett
South Londonderry, +. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, +. y. Ruffum.
NorthfieId Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, NJ. H., Mrs. w
Streetpr
Hinsdale, N. H., W. II. Lyman.
Bellows Falls. Depot Restaurant.
Windsor, VT. Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24

Doing your bit is no longer con>id-
cred important. All of ms Ought TO
strive to be worthy Of the tribute 10
the fallen hero carved roughly in sand
stone over a grave in the Arizona
desert: =. He done his damnedest An
gels could do no more.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24
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Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Fiv cents a
line first insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion,
without change ot copy.
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first insertion with so per cent discount
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24

Human nature sets 4 man up rs .
Judge Of mis- ncighbors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24

An authority at Dcs MONIES declare:
that the war has increased juvenile delin
qrcncy abroad a per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24

Everybody knows that other peopl,
make mistakes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24
Formulas For
Rolled Oats
Bread

No. without sugar and shortening.
No with sugar and without shorten
ing.
No with sugar and with shortening.
No. i. No.
80 lbs. flour 80 lbs flour
20 lbs oats 20 lbs. oats
~ lbs. salt la lbs. salt
ia lbs yeast 1aa lbs. sugar
SO to 60 lbs. Ia lbs yeast
water % 10 50 lbs water
No. 8
so lbs. flour
20 lbs. oats
~! lbs salt
l4 lbs. sugar. or
ID. sugar and
Id. nal.
IA lbs. yeast
lbs. lard
So to G8 lbs. water
Soak oats in warm water about -
minutes. IS per cent OF total water.
Allow 10 cool 10 30 degrees, or use boil.
ing hot water and allow TO cool Make
dough not too slack. temperature "a
degrees. Give first punch two hours
and forty five minutes. Second punch
fCrty.hve minutes Let stand one half
hour, then mold up. Let proof from
forty 20 sixty minutes, according to
temperature Of room. Proof slightly
les than white bread, and bake SAME
as white bread. Extreme care should
be exercised not to let fermentation
proceed too far, especially so when oats
arc scalded and the starch cells thus
broken down.
Except tac soaking OF the oats, The
process is nc different from the manu-
factUre of white bread
Cue to the great nutritive value Of
oats fat content from 2 20 times rs
great as in white -four the shortening
in oatmeal bread in unnecessary. Ever
without sugar a very nutritious, whole
some and palat1ble loaf is produced.
When the sponge method is used til,
Gets are incorporated III the sponge to
pether with part -four, yeast and enough
OF the water 20 make firm sponge.
Washington. d G., Dec -, II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-24

No. without sugar and shortening.
No. with sugar and without shorten
ing.
No with sugar and with shortening.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-19
WINS
SUIT over
MANSION
Judge Tappan Finds
For Motor Magnate
In Building Suit
SAYS EVIDENCE
SHOWS FRAUD
Tried to
Put One Over"
Court Holds

In the construction OF Henry
Ford's palatial horle at Dearborn
W. s. Piggins q Sons, stone cutters.
tried TO put II over" on the motor
magnnie. according to the finding OF
Judge Harvey 8. TapPan. OF Port
Huron, who for nve months has
been studying testimony In the suit
which Ford brought against Frank
n Goddard the contractor, and the
stone cutters he employed.
Damages for breach OF contract
are refused Goddard. who brought
suit against Ford when he was dis
missed from the work after 70
months had gone by with no appre-
ciable progress in The conAtruo lion
OF his Dearborn mansion. The court
allows bills OF S7,61a
Ford paid out thousands OF dol
lsrs 10 the stone cutters FOR which
be received no benefit whatever.
and the entire cost OF operating
their plant was charged TO him.
Judge Tappan linda. He holds them
guilty OF fraud.
The court finds that ne 10 defend
ant W, 8. Piggins and Sons company.
that they included and charged to
Henry Ford large Gums OF money
paid 10 sawyers, planers. engineers
and other workmen who were work
ing on stone fo- their regular Gus
toners, Judge Tappan's nnding
reads.
The bills OF defendant Goddard
were not tainted with fraud and
were just and true accounts Of his
expenditures"
Altho Piggins' claims OF 310ee4
are disallowed. Judge Tappan also
refuses Fore's demands for restitu.
tlon because OF the delays which
Ford himself caused
The hearing OF the suit was one
of the most protracted In the Wayne
county circuit II started June ls.
1915. and did not end until October.
Fifty witnesses testified and the rec
ord comprises SIX volumes OF 1000
typewriter pages. Stone men were
brought from all over the middle
west 10 testify.
Edwin Henderson and Percy W.
Grose handled the Goddard and Pig
gins suit a. one case There were
bitter wrangles with Ford's attorney.
Alfred LuckinE.
"I1l bet you 81 900 TIL win this
suit" shouted Henderson 10 I4uckins
at one Of the hearings. Ducking rc-
fused TO bet
Ford showed in his testimony that
he was more concerned with the af-
fairs of hts great business that with
the building Of his home aud eppar.
emily knew little about II.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-19

Murphy. state president OF tho An
cient Order OF Hibernians, was
chairman. The Hibernians and its
women's auxiliary Was In charge OF
the celebration.
The preamble OF the resolutions
state that the principal belligerents
In the woric conflict have announc-
ed that they are lighting for Tho
rights OF smaller nations; that
President Wilson has come out In
support of this princlple' and that
ireland. by the nature OF her peo-
pie and her history. is capable Of
governing herself and cannot be
successfully governed by any other
people,
In closing. the plea for freedom
states
BE "a resolved now by Brin's chill
dren and her children's children here
on this sacred soil OF liberty. 20 dedi-
Gated by the precious blood OF thous-
ands, that Ireland must be free; that
her long night OF sorrow and suner..
ing must give way 90 the pleased
sunrise nf freedom, and she permit
ted 20 take her place among the ma
tions Of the earth, that this 10 our
right. our hope, our wish, our long
ing and we announce this a. the
voice and spirit ~ n scattered but
united people.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-19

FOR IRISH
DEMANDED
Detroiters Make Plea
At st. Patrick's
Observance
RESOLUTION is
SENT TO WILSON
"Other Nations Cannot
Govern Erin; Must
Rule Herself"

An part or 4 nationwide move
rnent. frfsh-American residents OF
Detroit AZ the st. Patrick's Day ex-
ercises held In the Detroit opera
house Sunday night. adopted resolu-
tions declaring that Ireland must
be given her freedom, The resolu-
tons VIII reach President Wilson
and congress aoout the same time
as similar statements from Irish
citizens in all parts OF the country.
The resolutions we're adopted
after Aid. william p Bradley had
delivered the chief address, in which
he recounted the wrongs which Ire.
land had suffered tiru centuries He
said Irishmen in America today
thought nrst Of their adopted land,
but would not cease in their ef.
forts 20 free their mother country
from oppression.
A delightful musical program fol-
lowed the oratory, with Nine Marie
Narelle and her daughter Katherine
az the stars. Nine. Nsrelle sang
The wearin' o. the Green and
other favorite melodies OF Erin. Her
daughter accompanied her on the
piano. Onward T. Fiannery offered
several vocal selections Patrick J.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-19

10 the teachings OF Christianity ana
By fofiowing In the footsteps Of the
Great PhysicIAa.
AIths Wtlltsm N. Msrris has taken
another wife 20 ktmseif sases ~
went thru divorce proceedings
against his nrst mate, Mrs Mary
" Morris she 10 see king 60 have
his decree act aside on the ground
that she never was served with
papera Her husband knew whore
sho lived at the time OF the salt IN
1919, abe contends but never mott
ned her. Morris, on the other
hand. holds she 10 msreiy bringing
the action 10 annoy him because OF
hia second marriage. The petition
and answer are hled IN circuit
court
John Evans seemed In to- mach
haste whes he aepped tsts o chair
In th. barber shop & Of The Hotsl
day night and quickly pulled an
apron over his head. moment
later Patrolman Gus Dreher came
down and pulled Evans out OF the
chair. He is now held In police
headquarters a. a pickpooket with
his companion. William Burns. The
pair acted suspiciously on . Miehi-
gan-Ave. car the conductor sus-
pecting that they were working
the crowd. He notified DTeher.
stationed at the Sheiby-st cross-
ing, and when Evans and Burns
saw the officer board the car they
The Detroit times., 1917-03-19
HOLD-UP MAN
ROBS TWO, BUT
is STILL 81 SHY

A holdup man backed two men
against a wall on Hovard-st. be.
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth-sts.
Sunday night, and ordered them 10
hand over $40. He told the pair.
Edward Mangan and Albert Cor
don. both OF No. s24 Howardst.
that IL WAS immaterial 20 him how
they made M their contribution. as
long as he got the $40 which he
said he needed very much
A. the highwayman was unusual
" polite. MangRn and Gordon
searched their pockets and between
them could nnd no more than $3.50.
The thief accepted the money and
left. on the run.
Someone stole an automobile be
longing 10 Daniel ColweIl. No. 1873
Atkinson-ave. Sunday night The
car was standing on woodward-ave
near Horton-ave
Harry Leach. No. 1888 Theodore
ST.. was robbed OF s3s in cash and
a check for 1850. on a Fourteenth
car. Sunday night
The Detroit times., 1917-03-19
RUSSIAN NAVY
IS WITH REBELS
Grand Duke Enjoins Troops to
Be Loyal to New Gov
ernment

LONDON March ls--The entire
Russian Baltic feet and the fort.
resses at Viborg and sveaborg have
joined tho revolutionary movemen,
in Russia. says a dispatch 20 the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Copenhagen, based on reports re-
ceived from Haparanda, Sweden.
A dispatch from Berlin says the
revolt IL still in full swing in Moe
COW. Violent street ngating be.
tween troops. police and civilians
continues. it is reported from Ha.
paranga, on the Russo-Sw edish bor-
der The military commander OF
Moscow refused TO submit to the
revolutionists.
Grand Duke Nicholas has ordered
the release OF the political prison
ers incarcerated AZ Baku. in the
TiansC Caucasus. Reuters Tinis cor
respondent telegraphs
The grand duke enioins senior
and junior officers 10 advise the sol
diers and sailors now that the
throne has been renounced by EN-
peror Nicholas. that they should
quietly await an expression OF will
from the Russian people II is their
sacred duty. the grand duke said.
To continue 20 obey the lawful
chiefs. to defend the country from
It's enemies and by their exploits
10 support their Allies
The Detroit times., 1917-03-19
City News in Brief

superintendent OF schools. In an sp-
peal 20 the common council 10 act
favorably on the boards request
for tl0o. 900 10 operate the night
schools next year. This iH $4,000
more than the aldermen allowed a
year ago. A change In the admin
istra uon OF the night schools will
save the city tiS, 900 on light and
1anttor service. Mr. Cody points
out 20 tha council
Ne ensfsn az an snti-toxfa sEzinss sin
was the subject 81 q scrrnsa by the
Rev. O. W. Lowrte. pastor OF the
Bethany Presbyterian church. sun
day evening. the tsxf being BE
not overcome OF evil. but over
come evil with good DV. Lowrie
compared sin with physical dissass.
He aid that a. anti -ssptios and
anti-toxins had been discover red
and developed 20 prevent disease
and Infection and that az sin WAS
all about US. In the very air we
breathe. we must bs inoeuiated
with a spiritual anti toxin to make
ourselves immune. This Immunity
will be found In a strict adherence
The Detroit times., 1917-03-19

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