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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-20
GAINS Is POUNDS
ON ARMY RATIONS
Corporal Frank w. Larrow Writes from
France to His Mother-ThinkS
War Will Close Early.

An interesting letter has been re
ceived by Mrs. Angelina Larrow of
H0lyoke, Mass, from her son, Corp.
Frank w. Larrow of Battery A, 102d
Field Artillery, who is Somewhere
in France Mr.. Larrow, who is
son of Frank A. Larrow of this town,
is optimistic that the war will soon
be over and is already planning on
what he will do when he returns. The
letter follows:
November s, 1917.
Dear Mother: Just received your
letter of Oct %. There is not much
news, still enjoying good health and
am satisfied with the environment
Since leaving America l have gained
Is pounds, bringing my weight up to,
1915 pounds.
Nov. Sd, received letter from Ray
and Name. the first to reach me on
this side They were dated Oct. 4 and
Sept. %, respectively. | haven t heard
from Ed and fear my chances of meet
ING him will be slim.
How is Leona s scarf coming along (?
Tell her not to hurry. If | get back
O. K | intend to take it mighty easy
for good long time. ! expect to land
position in Springfield again. Have
written to a party who will try and
fix it for me when | return.
Should the war last through to
March | feel sure our battery will be
pouring its shots into the enemy S
lines.
If | retain my present position my
chances are good for it will be a cais
son corporal S duty to haul up ammuni-
ton, which most likely will be done
at night. All the corporals are fitted
| to man i'll the guns so IN case of casu
alties we could fill in.
! In America caisson corporal had
an individual mount. Here he has
charge of the lead horses of the cais
son or ammunition chest.
! Did YOU receive the money order2
was somewhat delayed in getting il
started. First l had to 90 to the army
p. o. to get the money order, which
succeeded in getting on my thirC
trip. Then a battery officer had to cen
sor the letter. Again it was censored
by the chaplain, who placed the otficia
stamp on it. Finally another trip t,
the p. o. to register same. l than
my stars that | don t have to do /
over. 1Ou SnOuld receive tue next I'll
rect from Washington. The lette
might have been further DELAYED i
it was on the Finland, which had t
run for foreign port after she wa
: torpedoed
Christmas is fast approaching.
don t want any of YOU to send me any
thing for m not in need of anvthin
but envelopes and II stock up on ther
after the next pay day, which Will 500
be here. When it is time for me t
: get some tobacco, | will remind Dad.
2 1t don I pay to talk about your goo
= health unless YOU knock wood. RI
5 turning from the stables yesterday aft
ernoOn | got an attack of cramps tina
lasted through the night. Rename
off duty this morning to rest up. Fe,
better now.
| would send some souvenirs fo
Christmas if the U-boatS were not 5
active. Will take some back with m
when we return. Then we will be sun
Of their reaching you Wishing vo
all a Merry Christmas and Happy Ne
Year, will close. Love to all.
e FRANK
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-20
SANCTIONS MINERS WORKING.
Cardinal Gibbons Favors Catholics
Working on Holy Days

WASHINGTON. Dee 20. 49, Cardinal
Gibbons gave his sanction today to Ro-
man Catholic miners working on the Holy
days falling within the Christmas and
New Years holiday season. In a letter
to fuel Administrator Garfield he APP
proved OF a suggestion that miners take
only Christmas day and New Years day
off and further proposed that saloons
might cooperate by closing from
O'Clock in the evening until S O'Clock the
following morning
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-20
PERSONAL.

MIS-. H. w. DlOOu OF 1OWHoHtIu was
a visitor i'll town yesterday.
Frank Dewitt of Newfane was in
town yesterday on business.
Miss Helena Carey has taken a pc
sition as waitress at the Albany cafe.
Miss Clara Perry has recovered from
an illness with tonslitis and is out
again.
Miss Ruth W. Childs is assisting
in Hopkins s store during the Christ
mas rush.
C. T. Giidden will leave tonight for
Baltimore, Nd, to visit his daughter,
Mrs. William McGreevy.
Miss Eleanor Richardson will finish
work this month in the Office of the
Holstein-Friesian association.
Miss Kathryn Sherman will come
Saturday from Boston to visit at her
home at the Brooks House over Christ
| mas.
Miss Ruth Hinckley left this morn
| ing for Boston and New Bedford,
Mass, to spend the holidays with rela
| tives.
Miss EVELYN Harris came today from
the Finch school in New York to visit
at her home on North street during
the Christmas recess.
Miss Alice DOYLE is expected Sat
urday from New York to visit her
mother, Mrs Mary Doyle of Clark
street, over the holidays.
Mason Sharp, student in Boston uni
versity theological school, will come TO
morrow to his home III town to spend
a vacation of two weeks.
Miss Gertrude Plummer is expected
Saturday from Caribou, Me-, where she
is teaching, to spend a week at her
home on Washington street.
Miss Emma Putnam came this morn
ing from New York to visit her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs f. B. Barrows of
Oak street, during the holidays.
Leonard Pearson is expected this
week from Plymouth, Mass, to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. L. Pear
son. during the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Mary Dunton, who had been
spending several months with Judge
and Mrs. James NJ. Tyler of Oak street
left this morning for her home in Chi
cage.
Miss Cloie Franklin is expected to
morrow from Boston, where she Is at
tending the Bryant & Stratton bushes,
college, to visit in town and at hel
home in Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs F. f. Dyke and son
Milton, will go Saturday to Concord
= n. H., to visit his parents. Mr.. amc
! Mrs. II. n. Dyke, over Christmas. They
) expect to be away week.
$ Rev. T. W. Illman of Philadelphia
who spoke before the Woman s clul
| yesterday afternoon. is a guest Will,
= in town of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur II
> Brasor of High Lawn road.
a Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Stafford an,
n daughter, Florice, came today from
o their home i'll Detroit. Mich. to spen,
Christmas with his parents. Mr.. an,
1 Mrs. j. G Stafford OF Guilford street.
= Miss Marjorie Waterman and Mis-
r Charlotte Hildreth. who are taking sec
I retarial courses at Columbia university
Il New York, will come Saturday t
i spend Christmas AT their homes here
Miss Janette Smith. who is a studcn
in the Sargent School of Physical Gu
0 ture in Cambridge. Mass, came toda
I to spend q vacation Of two weeks wit
{ her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Smith
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-20
NO FUEL FOR FOUR DAYS
First Case of Suffering is Reported at
Barre

BARRE, Dec. 20-The first report
Of actual suffering because of the fuel
shortage has been made to the charity
committee of the city council. Yes
terdav man who said he had the mon
ey to pay for wood, being unable to get
coal, applied to the overseer of the
poor to locate some wood for him. Be
cause of the lack of fuel he said his
family had not cooked any food in foul
days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-20
GUILFORD.

Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Amidon and
child Of Bellows Falls are visiting their
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. g. r. Amidon.
Miss Gertrude Sessions is at work
for Mrs w. Richardson for a week or
more on Prospect street, in Brattlc-
borO.
Miss Doris Shcdd, who is employed
in the telephone exchange in Green.
field. Mass, il home for "A Christmas
vacation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-20
ADJUSTMENTS.
Motion Picture Attractions.

The Empire today presents Bryant
Washburn and Virginia Vall in the
Perfection feature, The Fibbers. Tomor-
row Harold Lockwood will be seen in
the special Metro production, Paradise
Garden, in seven acts.
Today and tomorrow Billie Burke will
be seen at the Princess thcatcr in the
Paramount production, Arms and the
Girl. The story is placed in Belgium
during the first German advance
through that country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-20
Sporting Neus
ODD FELLOWS TEAM c WINS.
Beats Team 1,247 to 1,208-L. Pre-
fontaine High Man.

Team defeated team F in the Odd
Fellows bowling league last night by a
pinfall of pa to l,20s. l.. Prefon-
tame was high man for the single and
threestring totals, having SO and 262,
respectively. The scores:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-20

Two hundred and fifty million eggs
are used every year, it is claimed, in
egg shampoos. Mr.. Hoover may We
inauguratc an egglcss shampoo day.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-30
SERVICE AGENT TELLS
HOW TO KEEP LIGHTS
Attention of Motorist Neces.
sary to Electrical System,
Says c. L. Hedges.

With traffic officials scrutinizing
the lighting system of every automo-
bile these days. II is well for the mo-
torist to give little attention to that
part Of his cars electrical system,
which makes night driving possible
under any conditions. says c. l..
Hedges. manager of technical service
for the Haynes Automobile company,
Kokomo, Ind.
According to Mr.. Hedges. there are
three situations which may lead to an
ineffective lighting arrangement, any
one Of which the man who drives his
own car may remedy himself. Briefly
stated, they are: Headlights in poor
focus. reduced reflection and failure
Of bulbs to burn.
IF your headlights burn brightly,
but fail to illuminate the road. II Is
an Indication that the lamps are not
properly focused" says Mr.. Hedges.
This may easily be remedied by plac-
side of building and adjusting the
headlights until the bright spot from
each bulb Is slightly more than three
feet In diameter and the two illumi-
mated areas almost touch. The lower
edge Of each circle of light should be
about eighteen inches from the
ground.
Reduced reflection results chiefly
from tarnished spots and dust on the
polished silver reflecting surfaces. A
chamois soaked in acohol and then
diped>i IN dry powdered rouge should
be used on tarnished areas. Great care
must be taken so that no grit will
scratch the reflector.
The failure of headlight bulbs to
burn may be traced to defective bulbs.
poor connections, short circuits or
grounds in the lighting system. - IL
one light goes out. the bulbs should
be interchanged and this will indicate
whether the trouble is in the bulb or
the wiring. When lights fail to burn
with the electric starter working and
the automatic circuit breaker closed,
the cause is, commonly an open circuit,
due either to break in the wiring or
a poor connection in the socket at the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-30
new LINE DAVIS
CARS ON EXHIBIT
Announcement Made of Arri.
val of 1918 Models at O. F.
Lawless Motor Co.

Announcement Is made of the COM
plete line of 1918 Davis cars now on
exhibition and ready for demonstra-
ton by the o. Il. Lawless Motor COM
pany.
The new line consists Of two sizes
sevon- passenger touring cars, 119-inch
and 124-inch wheelbase; two sizes
five passenger club roadsters, Of 119
and 125-inch wheelbase, and Spring
field body sedan. 125-inch wheelbase
prices ranging from 1,4S5 to $3.50,
according to models.
In general makeup the 1918 Davis
chassis is of the same satisfactory
character proven by hard tests during
eight years in America and in 81 for
eign countries, where Davis cars are
being driven under hardest road con-
dttions.
1t is designed to combine the great
est strength with the least weight and
to be easily accessible.
Every design is absolutely new so
far as the body and power plant is
concerned. but based on sane, con-
servative principles which have Gre
ated confidence with thousands of
Davis car owners. The 1918 power
plant is new. specially designed
vis-continental motor with perfect
ly balanced crankshaft, entirely elimi-
mating perceptible vibration and CIV
Ing greatly increased power and speed.
The massive, graceful-new stream
line bodies are. In every model, re-
markable in beauty of design. Higher
lazy-backs. more leg room, 56-inch
springs, every highest Quality stand
ard equipment has been added with
out stint. Luxurious first quality
Inn hn ,,p1 Lot. ],
with finest hair. Specially hand
painted exclusive color designs are
new and in accordance with the high
character OF the Davis car itself.
President George w. Davis in
speaking of the new Davis line, said:
THE entire line of 1918 Davis cars
has been disposed of, and as Davis
dealers now have the new models. il
10 perhaps interesting to note that the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-30
Along Gas Row

Jack Albertson of tho Mitchell
Motor Sales company. has just re-
turned from trip to the Mitchell
factory at Racine. Wis. taking in st.
Louis. Chicago and Milwaukee on the
way. Mr.. Albertson states that he
made the trip In order to get in closer
touch with the factory, and speaking
about the factory. Jack says It's n
wonder. In fact, he became so en-
thusiastlc about It that we now hear
that Il. NJ. Grotkop. the president of
the local Mitchell agency, is planning
similar trip for the near future.
w. II. Laird, special representative
for the Pennsylvania Tire & Rubber
Co.. was also in the city last week on
a business trip with c. l.. Kent, the
sales director. where from all reports
they must have spent a profitable
time, since l.. c. Sammons OF the
Carnation Auto Sales company reports
that he has just taken on the Bar
Circle line of Pennsylvania tires in
addition to the Vacuum Cup" tires.
Word has just been received from
II. n. (Bob) Alexander, formerly
manager OF the Electric Vehicle a
Battery Co. that he and Jim Pllking-
ton are spending good part oi their
leisure" time at the officers training
camp practiclng digging trenches. The
pair make an excellent trench digging
team. Bob being about 5 feet inches.
and big jim" full feet 6.
The new Electric garage at Twelfth
and Boston is reported to be nearing
completion. and X. NJ. Griffith, who
is identified with this new project,
promises that 1t will be the finest In
the southwest. Owners of electric cars,
Mr.. Griffith says. will find ample room
in this 100x140-foot garage and all
makes OF electrics will be welcomed.
The Hal Empire Motor Sales com
pany, reports the following sales: j.
A. Bearman of Broken Arrow, Okla.
a Hal-twelve; Cliff Hill of Pawhuska,
an Empire speedster.
C. l.. Kent. sales director for the
Pennsylvania Tire Il Rubber Co, was
in the city last week visiting with the
Carnation Auto Sales company, its dis
tributor I'm Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-30
KING WOULD SELECT HIS BRIDE
A Native Girl Is the Choice Of the
Youthful Ruler of Greece,

From the New York World.
The youthful King Of Greece Is re-
ported as showing an obstinate dis
position to make his own choice of a
queen. Tho urged for reasonas OF
state to marry a princess of one OF
the entente countries. he insists on
wedding a young Greek woman, the
daughter OF court official
Marrying for love Is privilege here
tofore denied to kings. But could II
possibly prove worse policy than
royal marriages for political reasons
have become under the strtRs Of the
European cataclysm? 1t might be
supposed that the Greek people, with
the memory Of Queen Sophie's sinis-
ter influence fresh in mind. would en-
courage their young sovereign in his
independent choice.
The day Of royal marriage alliances
between nations Is passing, IL It has
not already passed. They have proved
to be entangltng alliances, and so ia,
from strengthening international re-
lations they have merely served In
some conspicuous cases to hamper ma
tional independence. The desire of the
English people to have the Prince OF
Wales marry an English girl Is sig
nificant Of the new trend. Certainly
Greece has more to gain than to lose
by allowing King Alexander to marry
as he pleases.-New York World.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-30

back Of the headlight. II one light
burns moro brightly than the other
when the dimming switch is used. n
ground or short circuit Is usually
present"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-30
Not Very Good.

Mistress-I am not quite satisfied
with your references.
Maid-Neither am I, but they are
the best l could get.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-27

thickness of about sixteen inches. They
had become ungainly and much refuse
came from them.
A bumper crop" of maple sugar is
predicted by Vermont sugar makers
this year. The weather conditions are
very favorable for a large run of sap.
In fact it is good sugar weather right
here in our own vicinity so it would
seem that maple sugar ought to be
the one thing cheap this spring.
Mrs. Morey returned to Minocqua
Monday and is now making prepara-
lions to leave again, Friday, for Wau-
sau, where she will make her future
home. Mrs. Mofey has lived in Min
ocqua for many years during which
time she made host of friends who
are sorry to see her leave their midst
but who wish her much happiness
wherever she may cast her lot-Min-
ocqua Times.
Several of the logging camps in the
upper country have suspended work
in the woods and the woodsmen are
returning to their homes The past
winter has been tedious and disparag-
ing, owing to the many severe storms
and the tieing up of railroad traffic
in log hauling, ETC., incidental to OPP
Grating effects. The crop of logs
secured has not been as large as ex-
pected. Later operations, however,
during the present season may reverse
the past conditions.
The Wausau Canning company plant,
which manufactures the delicious
canned peas, is looking forward to a
very prosperous season. o. P. Babbitt,
manager of the company, returned
Friday afternoon from a trip to Chi
cago. where he transacted business for
the company. A large per cent of this
years crop has already been con-
tracted for. Canned goods are in
greater demand than ever before, and
this plant has no trouble in getting
rid of its products. The planting sea
son varies. The operating season conf
mences about the first of July and con-
tinues for about six weeks. During
this time the plant is running full
blast, and large number of girls and
boys are employed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-27
SPRING BREAKUP

The warm weather Of the past week
has made the roads of our county al
most impossible; farmers have been
unable to even draw an empty sleigh
over them. The logging camps
throughout the north have ceased OPP
erations and their crews are disband-
ing and while Wausau does not get
the crowds it used to in years gone by,
there are many of the lumber jacks
who will make their headquarters
here. The high cost of living has
made logging operations this year
anything but profitable, however, many
logs have been put in-fully enough
to keep the mills in Wausau in opera
ton during the summer season. The
snow so far has been going off gradu
ally and it is hoped that it will con-
tinue to do so, otherwise there will
be a flood such as has not been wit
messed on the Wisconsin in many
a day. Up to the present time the ice
in the river is almost as firm as at
any time during the winter, owing
to it's great thickness. And sudden
breakup, accompanied by rain, will
mean immense ice jams which would
need dynamiting and work by large
crews of experienced men to prevent
disaster and ruin.
About the city we have never had a
spring breakup handled better. The
city authorities commenced several
weeks ago thawing out the catch
basins and the water has passed away
without any trouble. OF course, with
heavy rains, even the sewers could not
take care of the rush.
Our streets in the central part of
the city have been cleared of a large
amount of snow by men and teams
and it helped conditions wonderfully.
With all this work of preparation by
our city authorities, the past week
has been a very trying one for our de-
livery wagons, automobiles and for
those, generally, who have had to
make visits to various parts of the
city. 1t has not been an uncommon
sight to see automobiles hauled by
teams to places of safety, while others
have been seriously damaged by be-
ing thrown from one side of the road
to the other. Another week of warm
weather will clear our streets and
make them passable. But it will take
much longer to get our country roads
in any kind of shape.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-27
REMOVAL

A NJ. Petersen, who has had his
undertaking and picture framing es-
adjustment located on Jefferson street
for the past seven years, will be To-
Gated at sos Third street on or about
the 18th of next month. The building
on Third street was formerly occu-
pied by the Electric Studio. Mr.. Peter
sen has had the building repaired and
re-decorated to receive his stock and
is fitting the same up in first class con-
dition. The building is much larger
than his present location, where he
is short of room, and will give him a
better chance for handling his in
creased business.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-27
LAMSON TRUCK AND TRACTOR
COMPANY

There is a disturbance in the ar
rangements laid out for the landing
of the Lamson Truck and Tractor COM
pany in this city The plans called
for a building and site to be furnished
which the company was at liberty to
purchase within five years, provided
the company paid the cost plus the
carrying charges. This part had been
worked out satisfactorily; the site
having been furnished by the city and
money raised by our citizens to put
up the building, but the trouble has
arisen in our citizens not taking the
required amount Of stock. Last Fri
day evening meeting of our citizens
was held at the city hall which was
attended by about 100 j. n Manson
presided, who stated the object of the
meeting and gave, in brief, the details
of the attempt to bring the Lamson
Truck and Tractor company to our
city. Thatthe company was Chica-
go concern doing a paying business in
that city, but with a desire to increase
its capital that it might enter more ex-
tensiyely in the manufacture of trucks
and tractors, and for that reason it
had considered the proposition to
bring it's works to Wausau.
G. w. Lamson being present talked
at length upon the proposition and
what it was necessary for our peo-
pie to do to bring the institution here.
He stated plainly that the company
could continue to do thriving bust
ness where it was, and he did not care
to make the change, unless there was
a disposition shown to put in capital
with a view of securing large returns,
which he was certain would be the
result if the plans were carried out.
Up to this time, he said, there seemed
to be little indication that our peo-
pie wanted to make the investment,
and if this was the case, the company
would abandon this field and go else
where.
Mr.. Flieth addressed the meeting
and it was his idea that the institu
ton was a worthy one and inasmuch
as many of such enterprises were
capitalized for millions, Wausau ought
to be able to raise 100000. He
thought there was an element of risk
in every investment, but taking into
consideration that this plant was in
successful operation and had been for
years, there was practically no risk.
There were talks made by Mayor
Marquardt, ". E. Hudtloff, Roman
Deutsch, C. G. Kruger and others
along the same lines.
Considerable stock was disposed of
at the close o&the meeting and sales
will be continued up to the first of
April, when the company must know
just what can be done in tne matter.
About $4,000 must still be disposed
of to assure the plant coming here
and this will be sold on the condition
that the plant is located here.