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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07

Mrs. Olive Leach and two children Of
Mortified Farms are visiting her mother
Mrs Ada Pierce.
The Helping Hand society cleared about
81 by IT. sale Of ice cream at the ball
ground Saturday afternoon.
The regular meeting of Orchard Wom-
ans Relief corps will be held at Newfane
Saturday afternoon Of this week
Rev Mr. Meek of Brookline delivered
an interesting address at the outdoor
union service Sunday afternoon A good
sized audience was present, including sew
eral automobile loads from Brookline.
Ten automobile loads, including probab-
| ~ 30 or more men, responded promptly
10 the call for help from Newfane Monday
afternoon, when the news of the fire at
| the Goodcnough place was heard by tele
phone. The family have much sympathy
here in the loss of their home.
Raymond 5. Starr, formerly OF this
place, has been spending few days Will
his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.
Hastings Mr. Starr, who for severa
years has been employed as travelling
salesman by a New York firm, has jus
accepted an appointment by the United
States government as assistant quarter
master in the transport service, operating
between New York and France.
At the West River Grange meeting Fri
day night the topic, Thrift, was discusseC
and many good points brought out
vote was taken to accept the invitation
to attend field day and picnic at Atf
ems pond given by the Saxtons Rive
Grange Plans were made for Pomon
Grange to meet in this village Thursday
Aug. q, when a program will be givel
and canning demonstration held t
which the public is cordially invited Com
mittees were announced for the annua
Grange fair, which will be held earle
than last year, though the exact date la
not yet been decided upon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
Playing Fair.

In the game of life-for its game,
And nobody can gainsay it
The question ism I the wealth or fame
You get, but the way you play it;
iou ought to struggle for victory
But if YOU must go without it,
You should cheerfully bow to fate S de
And be good sport about if.
\ "Good Sport doesn t mean one who
blows
His cash in a constant revel,
But a chap who S square with his friends
or foes,
And who doesn t fear man or devil;
The kind of fellow who meets despair
And cheerfully dares to flout it,
Who, whether life brings him jov or care
Is always a sport about it.
SO the way to play is the best YOU can,
However the game is going,
To lose with a smile, like regular man
Or win with no hint of crowning;
So when the reaper shall end the strife
As he certainly will, don t doubt it,
You can face your death as you have
your life
And be good sport about it.
-Berton Braley
ADVERTISE m Tuc pupnpMrp
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
West River League Standing.
HINSDALE, N. HI.

Chester Thomas has bought an auto
mobile
Mrs. H. w. Taylor spent several days
III Winchester last week
Galen Stevens has gone to Lynn.
Mass, to visit relatives.
Charles Bailey was at home from
Hyde Park over Sunday.
II. II. Newton and Norman Knapp
went to Moretown, Vt, Saturday
Miss Ruth Quigley of Greenfield,
Mass, visited in town over Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Robertson were in
Greenwich, \. j., few days recently.
Miss Mabel Temple, who spent sew
eral weeks in Togus, Me-, has returned
home.
Many from this town attended the
Chautauqua meetings i'll Winchester last
week
! Henry Higginson has been visiting
several days in South Manchester,
Mass.
Miss Lillian Stacy of Holyoke, Mass,
has been visiting relatives and friends
in town.
Miss Mary Ellen Enright of Keene
was a guest last week of her aunt, Mrs.
John f. Scott.
Miss Ingeborg Lady of Franklin has
been a guest of Miss Mildred Booth
the past week.
i Henry Harmon returned home Mon
day from Hull, Mass, where he had
been a month.
Mr. and Mrs l.. n. Stearns and Mr.
and Mrs. II. s. Garfield motored to Lake
Sunapee Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. c. H. Temple and tive
: children of Togus, Me-, are visiting
Hinsdale relatives.
Mrs. William j. Dew of Boston il
| visiting here with her parents, Mr.. an,
Mrs. J. P. McCaughern.
, Mrs William Fitzgerald and son, Del
mar, of North Walpole have beer
r spending few days at j. j. Powers S.
Mrs. Edison Moon and daughter, Mis-
Hattie Moon, are visiting relatives il
North Adams, Mass, and Bennington
, VT
Miss Lamoille Langworthy will re
: turn home this week from Morris, Mimi
where she had been visiting severa
: weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel H. Richards an
two children of South Deerfeld, Mass
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j. M. Lamb
Henry ]. Ray and family of Staffor
Springs, Conn, have been visiting Nj
and Mrs. Dono Bergeron and othe
= Hinsdale relatives.
e Miss Marion and Miss Ellen Watso
9 have returned home from Harrisvill,
s where they spent week with thei
y uncle, John Taylor.
I Miss Winifred Potter of Putnam
II Mass, is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
e Field. A. B. Buchanan of Stonehan
u Mass, was a guest also at Mr. Field
several days recently.
The Hinsdale baseball team, compose
- of players from this town and VIII
chester, which has been meeting wit
much success, went down to defeat La
Saturday before local team WI
le styled themselves the old timers TT
4, score was II to 10 and the contest wa
n, very interesting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
SALE OF HOLSTEINS
NOW IN PROGRESS
Cow Sold This Morning for $500 :
Calf in the Consignment Half
Brother to $50, 200 Bull.

The ninth sale of Holstein cattle by
the Purebred Live Stock Sales Co
opened at its sales pavilion on Vernon
street this forenoon with a fair numbeI
of buyers present. Aelarger number
are expected for tomorrow, and tomor,
row evening the annual meeting of the
Vermont Holstein Friesian club will
be held.
Up to 1880 today, when the forenoon
session ended, IS head had been dis
posed of, the highest price being $500
paid for a cow by Ira l.. Lewis OF
birmingham, Mass There were 12e
head to be disposed of in two days
One animal to be disposed of tomor
row is bull calf by Ormsby Jane King
being half brother to the bull cali
which went for $53,200 at the Worces
ter sale recently. There are also some
cows in calf to Ormsby Jane King.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
PERSONAL.

Miss Gida Hewitt is visiting rela
tives in Westfeld, Mass.
Mrs. h. A. Spraguc of Jamaica Wis
tied in town Friday and Saturday.
Mrs Joseph Amidon has returned from
two weeks stay in Springfield, Mass.
David Willard, who was visitor in
town over last night returned this after
noon To New York
Miss Catherine Il. Sullivan Of East
Gardner is spending her vacation with
her sister Mrs Charles Cook
Private Harold Evans of Company |,
" y. g.. Fort Ethan Allen. visited his
parents on Canal street Sunday.
Mrs A. j Exner and grandmother,
Mrs. g. h. Dennison, went yesterday TO
Wilmington TO visit at Mrs. Dennison :
home u few days.
Mrs. Florence Switzer, who had been
spending a weeks vacation at her home
in town, returned yesterday To her work
az proofTeader AZ +. l.. Hildreth co. :
Rev. T.. :. Hewitt, who spent last
week attending the Advent Christian
camp meetings in Palmer, Mass, is at
home and IL suffering from a nervous
attack.
Mrs Harriet w Cary and son, Web
ster. who had been visiting Harry p
Webster, left thi. morning for Skan
eatcles Lake, \ T., where they will be
guests OF y, G. Webster and family.
Miss Jennie Rose is having a few days
vacation from her work in the prooiread
ing department at +. l.. Hildreth & Co.'S
Her sister in law, Mrs. Francis Rose, for
merly Of Dayton, Ohio, is visiting her.
g. W Brooks, manager of the Clover
dale store on Elliot street, who had {
months vacation, has resumed work a
the store Mr. and Mrs Brooks spent !
part OF the time at Revere beach. w. +
Chase, clerk in the store is having a VA
cation this week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
BRATTLEBoROR LOCAL.

A business meeting of the w. &. T. T..
u called for tomorrow afternoon IN the
rest room at $3.50. Business of great inn
portance will come before the union.
Some definite action in regard to the
w &. 4. r. ambulance will be taken
aud other important matters will be
discussed.
A social and supper will be held with
Mrs. W T. Mixer on the lawn of her
home al 100 Western avenue Thursday
from 3 To o'clock for the benefit Of
the Woman s society of the First Bap-
fist church. Women are asked to carry
their Red Cross work. lee cream and
cake will bc served during the afternoon
aud evening. supper will be served on
the European plan from TO o clock.
All are invited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
uneannY Desert Growth.

Probably the most uncanny of all
the desert growths Is the creeping devil
cactus (Cereus erucm. Its lurge, round
very thorEy branches lie along the
ground, but with the end turned up like
caterpillar feeling It's way, and II
actually does creep away from Its base
FOR the branches ns they grow put
dnwn roots, and back of those roots
la time the stem dies. So that finally
a section OF the plant mny bc yards
away from the parent root.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
In DAYS Of Hard DRINKING,

In the days of George ~, when abil-
ity to drink hard was regarded as q
mark of distinction, every glass on the
table was dedicated to one or other
dignitary. The guest who dared to
omit any part of this elaborate baccha-
nalian routine was looked upon and
treated as an unclubable fellow, the
spirit being identical with that Of the
bad man" of Bret Harte's stories who
emptied his pistol into anyone who re-
fused to drink with him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
SANK NINETEEN VESSELS.
Destructive Work Of Submarine Report
ed by Norwegian Sailor.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, August Z. =
One German submarine during three
weeks period ending July 10, sank l9
vessels aggregating $4,000 tons and was
still i'll condition to remain longer away
from its base, according to report
brought here today by Harold Hansen
of Detroit, member of the crew of ont
of the 10 ships, who said he received
his information from the U-boat com
mander. Hansen said he belonged tt
the Norwegian steamship Artensin
sonk while on its way from Glasgow t.
Hampton Roads.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
FREIGHT HOUSE BURNED.
Loss of sIoo,ooo in Blaze Which Started
from an Explosion.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. August -
Fire broke out about q o'clock last night
in the union freight house Of the Boston
Maine aud New York, New Haven x
Hartford Railroad companies. The
freight house, with the exception of the
southern end, and 10 loaded ears were
destroyed There was large amount Of
merchandise in the frwght houses and
the total loss il estimated at about
SlOO0N0
The fire started from freight car. the
contents of which included goods of an
explosive nature. which were being un-
loaded by the night crew. The fire de
partment found it "A stubborn fire L
fight
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07

General Bailey is well known in some
Vermont circles, and some years ago,
when the war with Spain broke out, as
a lieutenant was stationed at the Uni
versity of Vermont as professor of mill
tary science and tactics. 1t is possible
that his being ordered to Washington
means that he will be given European
command
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07

Lightning amputated toe from the
foot of Mrs. Isaac Barrett of Kimball
Neb.. "a neatly as if done by a surgeon
but left her otherwise unframed wher
the bolt descended on the porch where
she was sitting at her home. Mrs
Wood Butterfield, who was sitting neal
Mrs. Barrett, also was injured.-Cincin
natl Enquirer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07

Two base hits, ?. Butler, kingsbury 2
First base on errors, Jamaica 3 Earned
runs, Jamaica 2 Stolen bases, NJ. Sparks,
II Sparks, A. Butler Struck out, by NJ.
Sparks /, II Sparks /, Fitch |, Kings
bury ). Bases on balls, off NJ. Sparks /,
II Sparks |, Fitch |. Double plays, H..
Sparks to Fitch to NJ. Sparks, Kingsbury
TO Clark to Butler. Left on bases, ia
maica 3, Townshend 3. Umpire Lincoln.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07

Total bases, Williamsville "A, Lon
donderry 9. Two-base hits, Metcalf,
Stone 2. Stolen bases, Tyler, Timson.
Struck out, by Moore 4; by Wyman, 4
in three and two-thirds innings; by Pat
terson, one in five and one-thlrd in
nings Bases on balls, off Moore ,; off
Wyman 4. Double play, Rowley to Stone
to Rowlev. Left on bases, Williams
Vile 9; Londonderry s. Passed balls,
Tyler, Rowlev. Time, 2h. Umpires,
CLAYTON and Carvey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
A Poor Counter.

"He's an expert accountant"
81 don't believe It."
"Why not2"
II played golf with him the other
day and the scores he handed in con.
WINGED me that he had never studied
arithmetic"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07

Assuming that Aaron was a man of
normal size and proportions, what was
the length of his beard? The only ref
erence to the subject in the Bible is in
Psalms cxxxiii, 2: ut is with the pre-
cious ointment upon the head, that ran
down upon the beard, even Aaron's
beard; that went down to the skirts Of
his garment" This is too indefinite to
be construed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
DISTRESS SIDE TRACKED.

Insurance is a switch which will put
many an evil thing and evil consequence
ON siding. The science applied in all
eases properly. Insure and be sure.
dsth year National Life Ins. CO., of
VI. Mutual ALDER G. LAIRD,
Special Agent, Crosby Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
GEN. BAILEY ORDERED HOME.
Relieved of Command in Philippines

WASHINGTON, August I. Brig.
Gen. Charles J. Bailey, recently in com
mand of the Philippines department
has been relieved and is under orders
to report to Washington for duty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, August 4, son, Ray
mond Ralph, to Mr.. and Mrs E. R. Weth
erell
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-07

Africa is three times larger than
Europe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
ON THE SIDE OF HUMANITY

TNHE United States has taken It's stand
l. squarely in opposition to German
ffightfulness. The break has come be-
cause of the entrance of Germany upon
O new and extended policy of disregard
of all the principles of humanity in war
fare.
War makes it's own conditions, but we
have registered our protest against q
course which began with the sinking of
the Lusitania and is now to be extended
to as many Lusitanias as may come
within reach of the submarines. Neutral
shipping and noncombatants have some
rights on the seas which must be re.
spected. The mere fact that Germany
Is fighting for her life does not justify
her in expecting the acquiescence of the
world in every desperate measure which
she may adopt. AS a matter of fact she
has not expected it. She entered upon
the new course with the knowledge that
she was challenging the conscience and
the nerve of every neutral Power.
The fact that the United States has ac-
cepted the challenge to her conscience and
has told Germany that she will have no
dealings with a Power guitA Of such
methods of warfare ought to make every
manly American thrill with pride for his
country. The event has made US moral
If not material allies With the Powers
fighting Germany. Even though we are
not at war we are no longer spiritually
neutral We have in effect told Germany
that she is an outlaw nation.
The other neutrals which have been
looking to us for guidance can have no
doubt of the direction in which our face
is turned. If they follow our lead Ger.
many will be in the wretched moral
state of despised Serbia after the assas.
sination Of her king. She will have to do
works meet for repentance before we can
have any more dealings with her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
JUSTIFIES GERMANY
the Editor Of the Euenin9 Ledger:

10 Tue EuWOT " tue HVtHWD LtuytT'
Sir-The intensely justifiable position
which Germany has now taken Is squarely
based upon the solid and immutable con-
ception of justice that what is right for
one nation is also right for another nation.
If the armed forces of Britain have a right
to manhandle neutral ships carrying contra
band on every section of the high seas in an
effort TO starve the people of Germany, then
the armed forces of Germany most EN-
phatically have an irrefutable retaliatory
right to manhande neutral ships carrying
contraband in the war zone in an effort
TO star.e the people of Britain. Germany
has been clearly shown to be fighting for
her national existence, and since the first
law Of nature Is the preservation of itself
the means employed to bring about this
prospective starving of the British Isles is
totally and altogether irrelevant to the basic
principle involved, which is hinged on the
question of whether or not the United States
of America are to be betrayed into for
saking their traditional and honorable code
of exact fairness to all nations, without
fear and without favor. 1t is the solemn
duty of true and genuine AmericanScitzen-
ship to cry out with clarion call against
this proposed deliberate betrayal of our
country into the hands of the proverbially
aggrandizing empire that has always been
in reality and until repubncanized by the
British people themselves always will be
in reality the chief foreign menace to our
republic CHARLES C. RHODES, JR.
Philadelphia, February 2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
STATUS OF THE HOUSATONIC

WHDN war broke out in August, 1914,
w the Housatonc was a German mer.
chant ship, belonging to the Hamburg
American company. If caught on the
high seas she was fair prey for any Al.
lied warshp.
She was sold on April 16 1915, nearly
nine months after the war began, TO an
American syndicate, in disregard of the
rule of international law that merchant
ship belonging to a beligcrent nation
may not be transferred to neutral flag
after the beginning of hostiities.
She was chartered by an English com
pany and put in tho service of English
commerce.
Her last voyage was from Texas to
England with a cargo of grain.
Food is contraband, by the ruling Of
both England and Germany
She was sunk on February 3, 1917. by
a German snip.
The right of Germany to sink her
seems to be undoubted, and the legality
of the transfer to American owners and
to the American flag seems to be in
grave doubt.
When the Administration was consid-
ering enlarging the American merchant
marine by the purchase of the German
ships tied up in our ports, it was as
serted by the international lawyers in
the Senate that the Government would
buy an international dispute, II not war;
with every ship it purchased. The plan
was thereupon abandoned.
The status of the Housatonic is so un.
certain that it does not seem possible the
President will regard the sinking of her
as justification for an appeal to Congress
to use all necessary means to protect
our ships on the high seas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY
To the Editor Of the EveninJ Ledger:

Sir-I wish to be informed through your
columns of the meaning of the word
neutral. A little dictionary of Websters
which | now have gives the meaning as
follows Not of either party; Indifferent"
America claims before the world today that
she is Indifferent she cares not which side
wins. so long as her interests are undis-
turbed. This is, l presume, the attitude
of the American Government. How about
the attitude of the American people? We
have witnessed the last two years of the
war in Europe where Americans have en-
listed by the hundreds and perhaps thou
sands in the Canadian regiments, and also
in the Foreign Legion of France A few
weeks ago we weresplso told that the Amer
lean flag was flying along the western front
not on an ambulance, but right on the
battle line. Now where does our neutrality
come in? If the Government of the United
States claims neutrality. why does it per-
NIT expeditions to leave this country to
go fight for the respective countries in Eu-
rope? The Government, no doubt, knows
this, and yet raises no hand to stop it.
Yet we cry neutrality. / think under these
conditions our neutrality is nothing but a
big bluff. If we really do want to get into
the fray and help fight against Germany,
why don't we act like men and declare
one way or the other, and not beat about
the bush like lot of ours and then claim
we are what we are not? We could not
handle Mexico, so what business have we
got in a world war? i say again we are
not neutral. II. r.
Philadelphia, February ..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
THE COLONEL simply can't keep still

THE COLONEL simply can't keep still
The only other man in the country quail
ified by actual experience to tell what ails
him is Doctor Taft, and he won't. We
bear no brief-not even the briefest-for
T. r., but we can partly appreciate his
trouble. Our late respected father-in.law
Captain Leonard Barrett. was one of the
first traders to the Congo and master Of
a ship before he was of age. In his time
he commanded all manner of craft, but
at forty he quit the sea. Twenty years
after that he took a trip to Europe and
1t nearly killed him. For two days he
was the most unhappy creature aboard
that great ship. Then her commander,
remembering the old captains past, in
vited him up on the bridge. This some
what relieved his agony, but to be aboard
a vessel and yet not boss of her was In
tolerable. He never sailed again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
SPEAKS FOR ALL NEUTRALS

TNHE President said In his address to
l. Congress: II take it for granted that
all neutral Governments will take the
same course"
This statement he has promptly fol.
lowed up by appealing to them directly
and officially to break with Germany.
The neutral nations have indeed looked
to the United States for leadership since
the day the Lusitania was sunk. They
have suffered the same and even worse,
indignities that that crime heaped upon
America, Their protests could be laughed
to scorn while Germany sank the ships
of all weak neutrals, refraining only from
defying the one great neutral Power.
The defiance she has shown to Spain.
Norway, Holland and other nations unable
to bring her to terms she now shows 10
America. Now that the American navy
stands ready to rebuke the least overt
act there will be nothing in the way
of the other neutrals' decision TO com.
plete officially the outlawing of Germany
which President Wilson has already vir.
tually accomplished They can lose moth
ing by dsmissing the German Ambassa.
doris accredited to them that they have
Rot already lost by the attempted un.
lawful blockade by submarine of the
whole northeastern corner of the At.
lantic
Spain is stirred to a fever heat of
wrath by the loss of Spanish lives on a
torpedoed Greek steamship. Never since
the start of the war has that Govern,
ment come so near the end Of pacific re
lations with Germany Brazilians en-
Enthusiastically commend Mr.. Wilson's
action and their Government is expected
to break with Germany. Holland must
choose between war or the surrender OF
her commerce. the complete abandon
ment of the use of her coast. The Ger
man submarine order is in effect the re
duction of the Netherlands to the status
of a German province.
Nations like Holland and Spain rejoice
that America has spoken. not only be
cause they see in her breach with Ger
many a hope for the restoration of thell
right to trade now, but also because they
see in 1t the assurance that Germany
with Americas friendship lost, cannot
hope to abridge their rights to their owr
territory and to the use OF the seas II
the future after the present war. The
modification of the blockade OF tn,
Dutch coast by Germany is significant
Or ., fear in Berlin that It had gon,
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