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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02
w. R. c. DISTRICT MEETING.
Attendance of $50 in G.. A. r. Hall, In
Guiding Representatives of Six Corps
--Wcrk Commended.

Six of the seven Woman S Relief
corps in district No. Q were represent
ed in the annual district meeting ia
G. A. Il. hall in Brattleboro Wednesday
afternoon. About - visitors were
present and enough Brattleboro mem
bcrs attended to make the total about
100. 1t was a very interesting and
successful occasion.
The corps in the district are Bellows
Falls, Brattleboro. Jamaica, London
field. All but Jamaica were represent.
ed.
With Sedgwick corps of Brattlcboro
as host an excellent dinner was served
at noon to 100 in the Universalist
vestry, and at clock the meeting
was opened in q. A. X. hall MIS-.
James Z. Elmer made an address of
welcome, to which Mrs. Louise j.
Swtzer of Bellows Falls responded.
Col. w. II. Greenwood corps of Put
ney then excmplfied the service book,
after which ScdgwicE corps excmplifed
the ritual. Mrs. II. |. Bangs of Brat
tleboro acting as installing officer.
After the meeting the visiting Office
stated to = representative Of this paper
that the cxcmplifcation by Scdgwicb
corps was almost perfect and that the
work by Greenwood corps also was OK
cellent. She also said that Mrs. Bangs ;,
part was taken with great credit.
The meeting was honored by the
presence of the state department pros
ident, Mrs. Nellie Crowley of Rutland
The visiting and inspecting officer we,
Mrs. Carrie Dean of Castleton. Tn,
department chaplain, Mrs. Mary i
Roberts of Springfield, was present
also Mrs. Clara Albee of Below.
Falls, department senior aide, and Mrs
Louise j. Switzer of Bellows Falls
chairman of the executive board.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02
SOME PLAIN WORDS.

In an article upon the necessity of
fighting for American existence, Her
bert Quick, United States farm loan
commissioner, speaks plainly and right
to the point, and some of his express
sions are of nature that call for as
wide a publicity as possible. and should
be read carefully by those who still
have a tendency to believe that Ger
many is fighting for its own preserva-
tion--that is admitting that there are
any such people in this country today.
We quote from Mr.. Quick 5 article:
owe must fight this war to the bit
ter end of German defeat. She must
never be able to say to herself that she
won this war, and thus keep her peo-
ple S appctites whetted for victory.
The German people must be broken of
this ancient habit of making war for
more territory. Their Kaiser is the
mad dog of Europe; unless he is de
feated his people will be as mad as he :;
and such national madness on the part
of some question for every people in
the world. 1t is not for nothing that
the world is in arms against Germany.
The world senses the danger which went
like a tornado with the arms of Per
STA against Greece, which flowed back
across Asia in the Macedonian phalanx
under Alexander, which lowered like a
cloud over the planet when the Athe-
Inians attacked the city OF Syracuse,
which flew with the Roman eagles until
freedom from Rome was nowhere to
be found, played like green lightning
about the standards of the Moors until
they were beaten back in France, which
broke over the dam when the Turks
took Constantinople before America was
discovered, which spread like n pesti-
lence in the gloomy empire of Spain,
which made of the French revolution
tool of despotism under Napoleon.
| Plain words, indeed, but words that
are fully deserved under existing con
ditions, and it would be well for every
lover of his country to take them to
heart. They are worthy Of the most
careful cOnsidcrat ion, and possess the
merit of representing the actual truth
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02
MANY SIGN PLEDGE CARDS.
Returns from the Various Counties of
Vermont Gives Caledonia the Best
Showing.

The total Of signed pledge cards
reported Wednesday night was 20,-
jo7. which is Al per cent of the
minimum set for Vermont of 10000
families and % per cent of the maxi
mum of S7,GSl families. The returns
from the counties are as follows:
Windsor. 3,2OG; Chittenden, 3,l02; Cal
cdonia. 2,jl5 Franklin. 1867; Orleans.
,64l; Rutland. 1920; Windham, 1877;
Orange. l,l05; Addison, 1875 Benning-
ton, LOCI; City of Barre, COG; Lamoille.
300; Grand Isle, PSI cards mailed to food
administrator, 35S.
The counties made the following per
ccntagcs towards their proportion of the
minimum enrolment and the maximum
nnrnl llnpnI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02
SURVEILLANCE OF ALIENS.
Close Watch to Be Kept Upon Them by
the Police of New York-Action TO
Follow Suspicious Acts

Federal authorities and police
officials conferred in New York ycstcr-
day over arrangements to under
take a far-reaching surveillance of
$4,000 enemy aliens within the barred
zones of Manhattan and Bronx Dor
oughs.
A list of these aliens has been sent
Il every police precinct in the two Dor
oughs. Policemen will be expected to
watch all their movements and report
any suspicious acts.
In Brooklyn leniency that had been
extended the enemy aliens has been
brought to an end, owing to a number
of suspicious and disastrous fires along
the water front in recent months. More
than 1000 aliens, is is estimated, who
have been employed within the half
mile barred zone have been obliged to
give up their positions.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02

DR.. +. Benjamin Andrews, who died
Tuesday after living in retirement sew
eral years at lnterlachcn, Florida, was
one of the most distinguished sons of
Hinsdalc, y. II. AS president of Brown
university he was regarded one of the
greatest educators and college execu-
tives in the country. He was some
thing of radical in his views and
shortened his career of usefulness by
his espousal of William j. Bryan 5
policy of the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at a popular ratio, re
gardless Of the market price of the
metal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02
East Burke Woman Killed.

Miss Cora Frasier was instantly
killed at East Burke Monday afternoon
when the horse which she was driving
became unmanageable and ran away,
throwing her against tree, crushing
her skull. Miss FraSicr had been to
the mill for grain and stopped at the
rostoilicc on her return. The horse
started and Miss Frasier left the build
ing and endeaVprcd to stop the animal
The horse turned back and ran into
the yard of Bert Streeter, dragging the
woman. She was thrown with great
force, her head striking a tree.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02

The food pledge card campaign is GO
ing forward steadily this week. Every
household, and that means every house
wife and every housekeepcr ought to be
enrolled in this cause The government
docs not ask us to go shy on food
docs ask is that we conserve our food as
much as possible, and that we eat more
of our vegetables and perishabc products,
Of which we have an abundance. so that
we can send to our allies increased sup.
plies of the necessities of life which are
easily transportabe in ships, like wheat
and other grains.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02
Minimum Maximum
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Now Wrikle in Black Fox Game.

A Montpelier citizen was approached
the other evening by a man who
claimed he had been drafted for the
national army and on that account was
obliged to part with Il set of black fox
furs and a fur overcoat which he Of
fercd, 5000 for the furs and $3.50 for
the coat. Relying it is said on the
word Of travelling man who seemed
to know something about furs, the cit
izen knocked down the price to $50
and gave his check. Later getting
skertical he took his purchase to two
local furrers, who pronounced the
black fox set rabbit fur and worth So
and the overcoat was valued by two
judges at $l5 TO $40. Payment on the
check was stopped next morning be-
fore it was cashed and the furs re-
turned to their original owner. Prob
ably the happiest man in town wa
the one who wanted to take the over
coat off the purchaser $ hands for $40
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02

Necessity is always stimulus to eff.
fort, No better illustration could be
found than the growth of the chemical in
dustry since the war cut off importations
from Germany. Instead of depending up
on foreign sources for dyestuifs, optical
glasses and certain drugs and fertilizers,
America will be ready to take care of her.
self in these lines after the war. To be
sure the work is not all accomplished We
have as yet only one iiftieth part of the
number of colors Germany was producing
But there Is constant and steady progress
New capital to the extent of three hun
dred million dollars has been invested in
the chemical industries Here in New
England where there were about $50 fac
tories before the war; the number and
size of the plants has been increased un
til the output is nearly trebled Unfor
tunately, according to statement of the
American Chemical society. Vermont ant
New Hampshire have taken little or NJ
part in the growth OF chemical ploduc
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02

The men ON the draft boards have
had an important duty to perform. it
is an important question when You are
called upon to decide whether man
shall leave home and perhaps family
to go into hazardous war service, or to
allow him to remain at home on the
excuse of some form OF exemption. The
government proposes to simplify the
process in the future, and to make the
local boards little more than subordi-
nate agencies for carrying out the
wishes of the government. One of the
chief sources of complaint, in conncc-
tion with the first draft was that there
was no system of uniformity. Men
were exempted in some districts whose
claims for the same cause in others
were totally disregarded. The ideal
draft will be one which plays no favor
ties. but will retain at home men whose
services there are more valuable at
present than in the field of military
service.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02
LEGAL NOTICES.
ESTATE OF EDWARD r. ANDREWS.
STATE OF VERMONT,
- DlstricL of Westminster IS.

-
~ District of Westminster. IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District Aforesaid:
TO all persons interested in the estate
Of Edward X. Andrews. late of Boston.
Massachusetts, deceased, having estate
in said district, Greeting:
Whereas said court has assigned the
list day OF December next, for eNamin-
ing and allowing the account of the
executor of the estate of said deceased,
and for a decree of the residue of said
estate to the lawful claimants of the
same and ordered that public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested
i'm said estate by publishing this order
hree weeks successfully previous to the
day assigned. i'm The Vermont Phoenix,
a newspaper published at Brattleboro, in
said district.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to
appear at the probate Office in Bellows
Falls in said district. on the day as
signed, then and there to contest the al
lowance of said account If you see cause,
and to establish your right as heirs. leg
atees and lawful claimants to said resi-
due.
Given under my land, this S1st day of
&1 .iS tslf ,.i,ni4A CHATHAM, Judge.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02
TO REPRESENT VERMONT.
F. H. Rabbit and Gardner Brewer at
Atlantic Deep Waterways Convention.

Gov. Graham has named as delegates TO
the Atlantic Deep Waterways associa-
tion annual meeting, which takes place
in Miami, Fla, Nov. 26 to 80, Fred II.
Babbitt of Bellows Falls, the presi-
dent of the Greater Vermont associa-
ton, and Gardner Brewer of Burling-
ton, chairman of the committee for con
SideratiOn of the matter of public
barge terminal at Burlington. Mr.. Bah
bitt has attended several of the nation
al meetings in recent years and will
be one of the speakers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02
Gbe 0rrmumt qbeni..
TWELVE PAGES
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ., 1917.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX

Published In Brattleboro every Friday.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $3.50 A YEAR.
81 90 for eight months; rs cents for six
months; so cents for four months: 40 cents
for three months. All subscriptions are pay.
able strictly in advance. and all papers are
stopped promptly at their expiration unlesB
the subscriptions are renewed.
Rates Of display advertising furnished on
application. Small classified advertisements Is,
10 cents per line first insertion, Eve cents per
line each subsequent insertion.
entered at the Brattleboro post ONCE as
second class mail matter.)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02
Claim Man Is wrongfully Held.

George w. Duncan who shot and killed
his wife in Rutland in 1916 and was ac-
quilted by Jury at the September, 1916,
term of Rutland county court of II murder
charge on the ground that he was insane
at the time of the shooting. will be III
Rutland county court tomorrow. After
the verdict was brought in Judge i. NJ.
Butler of Rutland ordered Duncan sent
to Waterbury asylum for observation az
to the present condition OF his mind. His
attorneys. J. c. Jones and Ernest II.
O'Bricn of Rutland have brought habeas
corpus proceedings TO secure his release
on the ground that he is sane and wrong
fully held and the hearing will be on that
petition. Some of the Waterbury otli'
cials will be subpoenaed and States At
torney c. V. Poulin will he ordered Ia
produce Duncan,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02

The country is now feeling the touch Of
war taxes The change affecting railroad
tickets, Pullman car tickets, Telegraph and
telephone messages, club dues. new life
insurance policies, various forms Of to-
bacco and tobacco products and other
things went into force Thursday, and
today the new postage rates of three
cents on letters and two cents on post
cards became operative. The change is
designed to give the government addition
al revenue for the prosecution of the war.
Back in Tom Reeds day it was consid
cred disgrace for double session OF
congress to appropriate a billion dollars
but in these strenuous times the demand,
upon the government aggregate a billion
dollars month. and they arc slrer to
go higher the deeper we become involved
in the war. The keen observers do not
expect the war to end in year. We arc
simply facing a crisis in world history
and it is up to all OF us to do everything
to help the government and to face the
future high of heart and resolute of faith
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02

1t is estimated that salt to the
amount of 10000 tons is extracted an
nually from the Great Salt lake in
Utah.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02
WANTED
Baling Press and Crew
to bale 100 tons of hay in
Leyden, Mass.
Tel. Greenfield 2Ti-6 The Darling Farm.
Not without Enough.

Roumder-Miss Giddithing has tried
for years to attract attention, without
avail.
Soundor-Oh, well, in these days she
would have to be without lot of things
besides Il veil to attract any attention
whateVcr.--Farm Life.
Some people only recognize nm oppor
tunity by its back.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02

who made the Heine Zimmerman play
in this fuel regulation game.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02

FOR SALE-Slx to 10 Shropshire ewes.
registered; also Shropshire buck lambs.
w. l.. HAYNES, WlmirGto Vt 1916
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02

Now the South American states are
ialling up their old troubles with a hope
OF getting into a war among themselves,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02

FOR SALE-or ENchange-Iforse for
stock. Weight 1900, sound and all right.
BOYD BROS, Gulford, VT. i3-4l*
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Two Go-gallon gasoline
tanks with faucets at old price, $3.50
j. T. ROGERS. 26-tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02
LOST
When a man is working

for all he is worth, shouldn't he insure
for "A part of what he is worth? lnsur-
ance is the fulhllment Of promising
man It keeps his promise for him. Ma
tional Life Insurance Co, Montpelier, VT.
(Mutual) 6Sth year,
ALBERT C. LAIRD, Special Agent,
8 Crosby Block, 8rattleboro, VI.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-06
SINK GERMAN RAIDER
AND TEN PATROL BOATS
British Boats Unharmed Raider Was
Attempting to Escape Through North
Sea.

In an engagement Saturday, be-
tween a British destroyer squadron
operating in Scandinavian waters and
a German squadron which was con-
Quoting an armed and masked COM
merce raider toward the North sea.
the raider. a cruiser and ten armed
patrol ships were sent to the bottom
by the British hurricane of fire. The
admiralty has not announced all the
details, but dispatches from Copen-
hagen, to which port some of the Ger
man survivors were taken, make it
possible to piece together a narrative
of a thrilling fight.
The British ships had passed
through the Skagerrack into the Cat
tegat. an arm of the sea between
Sweden and Denmark AS they were
proceeding westward. probably on the
return trip. they ran across twelve
ships which were flying no colors
The British commander signalled, ask
ing them to show their colors. where
upon the captain OF the auxiliary
cruiser Marie of Flensburg ordered
the ships under his command to put
cut the German flag and open fire.
According to the testimony Of the
captain of the Marie who is in Copen-
hagen, the British quickly over
whelmed the cruiser with a hurricane
Of fire. His gunners were virtually
unable TO operate their guns and in
side Of ten minutes his ship was
aflame in many places. With a few
/ officers and sailors he got into a yawl
and drew away from his doomed ship.
He was picked up by a Danish vessel
and taken to Copenhagen.
The British continued the battle un-
/ til the commerce raider called the
Crocodile had been sunk. together
with ten armed trawlers A Danish
ship rescued twenty Of the Crocodile S
crew and landed them at Copenhage
OF the eighty-one members Of the
Marie's crew. thrifty were killed and
others took to their boats. The Brit
ish destroyers as well as Danish ships
picked up survivors. The prisoners
are on their way to England
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-06
WAR TAX HITS CONSUMER NOW.
Uncle Sam Begins to Collect His "Bit"
on Various Commodities and Pleas
ureS.

Wednesday was the last day of grace
from many new war taxes.
With the exception or increased let
ter rates and tobacco taxes which went
into effect Friday the special stamp
taxes on documents. legal instru-
ments and parcel post packages which
go into operation December l, all spe-
cial taxes began to apply at midnight.
They include:
One cent on each dime paid for
amusement admissions.
Three per cent on payments for
freight transportation
Eight per cent on passenger fares.
Ten per cent on payments for Pull
man and similar Accommodations
Five per cent on oil pipe line trans
portation.
One cent for each 90 cents or frac-
tion paid for express packages.
Five cents on each telegraph, tele-
phone or radio message costing 10
cents or more.
Various taxes on cigars, cigarettes,
tobacco and products.
Ten per cent on club dues.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-06

boxing, wrestling. singing on other
nights, and all kinds of stunts There
are six Of them on the cantonment
They sell views. post cards and fruit
cheaper than the most of the other out
fits. They have classes in French and
English. arithmetic and other things
and the tuition and instruction is free
Some class, eh,
How would you like to be here with
US boys. You would be right at home.
You could get some Of Beatty's coffee
or cake or roast beef, or almost any
thing you wanted any time and you
would make a good soldier under our
tine instructors.
Well. I will close for this time. wish
ing the Press ana all the American
Falls people ali the success in the
world I remain your friend and a
true Sammie.
WILLIAM VINCENT SHUPE.
co. A, Saith ". G. u. American Lake
Washington.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-06
Officers Die in Mutiny on German
ShiDs

Three officers and a number Of
sailors of the German navy were Kill
led in another mutiny at Kiel early
September according to an Am
sterdam dispatch. The outbreak oc-
Cured aboard the battleships Kron-
prinz and Schleswig-H and
started when the men revolted against
being drafted into submarine service.
Sailors on the Kronprinz threw Ad-
miral Schmidt overheard and stabbed
and threw overheard Lieutenant Raul.
the admirars aide. and another Off
Ger. The battle on the ships deck be-
tween the officers and sailors fol-
lowed. Three officers and a number
of sailors were killed. Similar scenes
occurred on the Schleswig-H
schmidt was rescued, but it was nee
essary for him to leave Kiel All the
surviving mutineers were arrested.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-06
TEUTONS MAKE PRISONERS
OF L. ). SOLDIERS
According to Reports From Berlin
Capture Was Effected During a Rec
OnnOitering Thrust.

The capture Of American soldiers by
German reconnoitering party is an
nounced by the Berlin war office. The
statement says that on the Rhine
Marne canal, as result Of a reconnoit-
ering thrust, North American soldiers
were brought in.
The Rhine-Marne canal runs through
a section of northeastern France in
which there has been little fighting
since the early days of the war. 1t
crosses the French front at a point
near the German border, twenty miles
northeast of Luneville.
None of Pershing's dispatches re-
ceived by the war department up to
Saturday afternoon says anything
about any American troops having
been captured by the Germans, but
officials have no reason to doubt the
Berlin announcement.
Capture, killing and wounding of
American troops on the battlefront,
they say, will be one of the inevitable
fortunes of war. Moreover, the Ger
man high command has appeared very
eager to capture some Americans and
recently the commanders on the front
offered special rewards to the first
German troops who should take man
in the American uniform.
Although the sector in which the
American unit is being hardened to
trench warfare is comparatively a
quiet one there have been night raid
ing parties on both sides-in which
American soldiers participated-and
if some have been taken prisoner il
probably was on one Of those noe
turnal exploits. The American gov
ernment has arranged already to care
for American prisoners in German
/ hands.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-06
Plan to Reduce Unnecessary Mail.

Every business man in the United
States Will be asked to cooperate in a
movement to eliminate millions of IN
necessary letters and other business
details in a campaign launched by the
National Association Of Creditmen.
One OF the first reforms to be urged
viii be the systematizing of office
routine so as TO avoid the writing of
unnecessary communications. Rub
Der stamps bearing the word "unnec-
essary" will be sent to the heads of
departments in business houses. to be
used on all letters which deserve such
characterization and returned to :he
men who dictated them.