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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-24
Much Torture Practiced.

In 1916 there was much torture prac-
ticed, according to informant. Lately, he
said, hanging has been stopped by orders,
but he doubts whether the orders will be
observed. In January and February of
1917 himself and other noncommissoned
officers were made to stand against wall
on rainy days from 6 a. m to 6 D. m,
with one houl.'s intermission for soup.
Punishments of this nature, bad food, and
forced work extended over long hours re-
duced the labor battalions rapidly His
battalion, originally 1900 men strong,
dwindled in November, 1916, to $50 men,
In March and April of the present year
only 80 men were left who could still dc
work He personally knew some 50 men
who died in the battalion while he was
with it,
Death often visited the prisoners bar
rack during the night and brought reEet
to some unfortunate
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-24
STRONG EVIDENCE.
Is the Statement of This Brattleboro
Woman :

Is the Statement of This Brattleboro
Woman :
Backache is often kidney ache;
A common warning Of serious kidney
ills.
"a Stitch in Time Saves Nine =
Don t delay-use Doan s Kidney
Pills.
Profit by Mrs. Knoylto s experience.
MIS-. Lora L. Knowlton, Horton
Place, Brattleboro, says: u have al
ways found Doan 5 Kidney Pills an ex-
.cellent remedy. ! have been subject to
attacks of kidney trouble which have
caused me quite a bit of distress and an
noyance. Ny kidneys haven acted
right at times and my back has felt
tired and painful. This has been quite
bother to me. However, | have used
Doan 5 Kidney Pills on such occasions
and they have soon improved my con
dition, and it has not been long befor,
have felt well again.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-24
SYMPTOMS OF
HER DISEASE
Backache, Sideache, Nervous
ness, Dizziness, Faintness.
all Disappeared After
the Woman's Medi-
cine was Taken.

Kinghsher, Okla. for two years /
suffered with a severe female trouble,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-24
His Narrow Escape.

Friend-Were you ever lost in the
woOds2
Batch-Almost.
Friend-Who rescued you?
Batch-Nature.
Friend-What do you mean! "a a
Batch-The wind was blowing SO hard
thai the girl didn t hear me when /
ErOposed Stories.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-24
In the Rough.

Newly Rich Hostess-''I on See I went
to the best bookseller in town and or
dered all the gems of literature for our
library" Caustic euest-"1ou ought to
have sent for jeweler when you got
them Why should | send for jeweer
for books Because most of them.
notice, are uncut gems Brooklyn Citi-
zen
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-24

man broke down and consented to work
Hanging of the remainder continued and
was followed by beatings with rifle butts,
then followed four more hours of hang
ing, when consciousness left them They
We're carried into the cellar and We're
thrown on wet stones. The men weak
ened and volunteered to work. The
informant still held out
Altogether he hung u hours on that
post People came to look at him, French
civilians took pictures of him, German
soldiers standing in the vicinity cursed
general came along, looked at him, said
nothing and went away
Finally Liberated
He was finally liberated and was sent
to work along with others. He was given
ia shovel and threw II away This went
on for five days, after which he was sent
to another barrack and was left alone as
he only created distraction on the work
The cook there enlisted his services and
he worked in the kitchen He stated that
there were 10 other noncommissioned Of
ficers who similarly resisted all German
efforts to compel them to work
| July /, 1917, party of 30 men, five OF
whom We're sergeants, came to his bat
talon Twenty of them consented t.
work, others refused. They were made tc
stand immovable from a. m to noon
when soup was given them, and then the
standing continued to 10 p. m. This con
tinued eight days. The commandment tolC
them they would stand until they were
dead unless they consented to work TIL,
mems legs became so swollen that the.
could neither stand nor move and the,
were removed somewhere.
Eight Russian hospital sergeants wer
collected at that camp from differen
places Just before the informant left an,
We're sent to work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-24

was nervous, ana
had backache and a
lain in my sid G
most of the time.
| had dizzy spells
and was often so
Lint / could not
walk across tn 9
floor. The doctor
said | would have to
have an operation
A friend asked ina
to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's V eg e.
HE Command
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-24

Price soc, at all dealers. Don t sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy - get
Doan 5 Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Knowlton had Foster Milburn
Co, Props, Buffalo, n ADV.
Evening star., 1917-12-04
BALLADS OF THE CABINS
FEATURE THE PROGRAM
Recital Of Lonesome Tunes" of
Kentucky Mountains Under Aus
pices Of Fine Arts Society.

A recital of Lonesome Tunes of the
Kentucky Mountains" was given last
evening in the auditorium of the Cen
trail High School by Miss Lorraine
Wyman and Howard Brockway Of New
York, under the auspices Of the Wash
ington Society Of the Fine Arts. These
tunes, which represent a purely native
balladry. were collected by Miss Wy
man and Mr.. Brockway in the cabins
of Kentucky mountaineers. Mr.. Brock
way told how they had journeyed
through roadless country. following
mountain trails for over 400 miles. and
Miss Wyman related how the tunes had
been coaxed from the simple people,
whose hospitality was ever generous
and attitude toward life large-minded
and dignifled.
Miss Wyman's singing was charming.
She was in excellent voice and her art
was exquisite and most finished. Again
and again she responded to encores.
The Accomplishments were all played
by Mr.. Brockway. and were composed
by him. From first to last 1t proved a
unique and memorable program. There
were about 1900 persons in attendance.
Evening star., 1917-12-04
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to the
health department in the last twenty-four hours
Margaret McConville. 80 years. Columbia Hos
pital
Dora Mozelowsky. s5 years. as NJ street
northwest.
William st. Claire. 50 years. st. Elizabeth
Hospital.
Charles T. Eldridge. 70 years. 1917 franklin
Anna E. Voiiand. 70 years. ST street north
west.
Thomas E. Burch. ss years. Sd and n streets
Ethel NJ stratton. 20 years. % Rhode Island
avenue northwest.
James E. Joplins, II years. 12o street north
west
Mollie Mcbride. As years, Episcopal Eye. Ear
and Throat Hospital.
David C. Gordon. 81 years. the Willard Courts.
Elizabeth Flanagan, so years. 1925 Benning
road.
william Cogley. 50 years. United States Sol
diers' Home Hospital.
Mary Messer. 81 years. George Washington
University Hospital.
John Il. Taylor. 70 years. s1e street south
west.
Raymond Butler, 10 years. Providence Hospi-
Ethel N. Tanner. 10 years. sss street south
west.
Alice C. Tapp. ss years. :s1s Hanover street
northwest.
Richard Fisher. 40 years. rear Of 1o41 31st
Alamo Holt. year. 1882 10th street north
west.
Evening star., 1917-12-04
HINDENBURG THINKS US.
WILL KEEP ARMY HERE

AMSTERDAM. December 4.-Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg is quoted by cor
RESPONDENT of the Vienna Neue Frae
Presse as saying. in reference to the
war:
TT is certain that the United States
is making efforts to create big army.
and the war is an opportune pretext for
This. as In peace times the difficulties
would be too great to do 1t. Japan, too,
would not have looked on with indif-
serence. The Americans will hardly send
anea cne.s s" as by doing 40 their own conn,rv a.
would be rendered helpless in case Japan
should show sudden inclination to square
M old accounts with America"
Evening star., 1917-12-04
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported to tn
health department in the last twenty -four hours
Charles A. and Margaret Warren, girl.
John B. and Josephine valck, girl.
Joseph I. and Catherine 2. Taylor. boy.
Walter @. and virgie T. Trittipoe. boy.
Harry and Gladys Rousseau. boy.
Diegolatado and Rose n. Las-Pinas, Ei1.
Morton o. and Irene M. Meads, boy.
Harry J. and Gertrude MacNichoias. girl
William G. and Martha P. Martin. girl.
Robert A. and Eunice Y. Hale, boy.
Arthur and Beatrice Ferguson, boy.
Nicola and Antonetto Di Filtppo, girl.
Edwin C. and Elsie e. Crouch, gill.
Christian and Sophia Caspar. boy.
Allan D. and Carrie Campneld. gtsa
William r. and Eva b. Bray. girl.
Otto B. and Daisy NJ. Andrews, boy.
David and Mary Williams, boy.
Wilbert H. and Beatrice NJ. Smith. g1h
Clarence and Annie v. Paige, girl.
James and Olive Phoenix, boy.
Charles E. and Jane N. Jones. boy.
Dennis A. and Eliza e. Greene. boy.
Cyprian and Charlesanna Colbert, girl
James and Claudia Baylor. boy.
Evening star., 1917-12-04
POST FOR F, I, KENT,
viii Aid Federal Reserve Board in
Foreign Exchange INQUIRIES.

severing relations with the Bankers
Trust Company Of New York. of which
he was vice president. Frederick L
Kent has been appointed by the Federal
Reserve Board to assist in the foreign
exchange transactions Of the federal re-
serve system. He will have charge of
investigation and will supervise and
authorize all such transactions. This
task was delegated to the Federal Re-
serve Board under the tradingwith
the-enemy act.
Mr.. Kent will work in close co-opera-
tfon with Albert Strauss of New York.
who advises the board on foreign ex-
change questions, and who is serving
the war trade board in that capacity as
representative of the Treasury.
Evening star., 1917-12-04
After 5000 Ground Men for Aviation

Navy recruiting officers have been
ordered to begin at once a drive for
5000 men between twenty-one and
thirty-five to form the ground person.
mel of the Navy's flying corps. carpen-
ters. woodworkers. machinists, copper
smiths. biacksmiths. fabric workers.
rigEers. acetylene welders. gas engine
repairmen and instrument workers are
needed especially. After intensive train
ing the men will be eligible for promo
ton to higher grade
Evening star., 1917-12-04
CONFER OVER SILVER PRICES.
Western Producers Told by Officials
of Adeduate Rise.

Western silver producers who con-
ferred yesterday with Director Baker
Of the mint and Albert Strauss. foreign
exchange expert OF the war trade
board on the governments plan vir-
tually to fx silver prices, were told
that the price would be made adequate
to provide for recent wage increases
and to insure against loss.
II was intimated that the price woulc
he above the current market rate of 81
cents an ounce Some producers asked
for a 81 rate, saying the cost Of pro-
duction had risen 60 per cent in the
last two years.
Evening star., 1917-12-04
Marriage Licenses.

lowing:
william chason, o. .. A.. Of oolquitt, Ga. and
Martha J. Kean Of this city.
Elwood Graham, o. 8. N. and Lucy b. Low
MAJ Rosen of Lynn. Mass. and Bertha RoEosa
Of Chelsea, Mass.
Alonxo d. krauss and Clara 9. Dyer.
William Suydam and Cora Burrell.
Clarence Cole Of Baltimore. Nd. and Gertrude
Gross Of Paw.Paw. W. Va. ~
". Grieb Of Louisville. Ky.
Raymond r. Cole Of this city and Fila L. Law
renee of Rockland. Me.
John g. Laeorra and Eunies NJ. Nalley.
Willie H. Michaels and Bertha q. Scott.
Henry N. wisler Of Chicago. H.. and Kate
W. Weirick Of this city.
Hugh ]. Hunt and Josie Y. Thomas. both Of
Henry g. Burgess and Kathleen NJ. Mulvey.
Thomas A. Bryant and Cora e. Jenkins.
Fred D. Powell and Arleathea Cole.
Riddle johnson and Ellen Carter.
Evening star., 1917-12-04

citation will be held in the lecture hall
of the National College of Pharmacy.
sos street northwest, at o'clock to-
morrow evening.
"Good Medicine" will be the topic
of a lecture by Rev. Earle Wilf1ey of
Vermont Avenue Christian Church at
Friends Church, 18th and Irving streets
northwest. tomorrow night.
The second of a series of lectures ON
Latter Nineteenth Century History
will be delivered by Miss Elizabeth
Donnan of the department Of historical
research of the Carnegie Institute at
the headquarters of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association. 14th and q
streets northwest. tomorrow night.
Miss Domains subject will be The
Growth of the German Empire and Ger
man Ambitions" Monthly lectures by
prominent men and women make up the
series. which ends February s.
The second meeting of the Johnson
Powell Community Association will be
held tomorrow night in the auditorium
of the Powell School. Reports from
the committee appointed to draw up
constitution for the association Will be
read, a permanent organization will be
erected and officers will be elected.
Members of the constitutional commit
tee are: Chairman, Frederick ]. Rice;
George De La Mater. Mrs. Harry u.
Bradford and Robert L. Haycock.
Evening star., 1917-12-04
Varlet Signs Placard.

1t continues:
But disregarding all rights (since
he admits himself that the 21st of July
is declared holiday by the Belgian
law, in spite of solemn declaration
In which the occupant affirms that he
would never hurt our feeling as Bel
gians. our governor general. ashamed
probably of the meanness Of what he
is about to do and not daring to take
the responsibility upon himself, makes
Evening star., 1917-12-04

equip them. To send soldiers by sea
routes would be ineffective. Japan
holds. because the shipping can be used
to better advantage in other ways.
Moreover. Japanese representatives In
this country do not hesitate to urge
that the German menace in the far east
demands that Japan be in a position to
defend her interests there.
Evening star., 1917-12-04
Workers Forbidden Potatoes.

ITO sell potatoes to those who work
Tor the German authorities while max
Ing them forbidden fruit for all other
classes of workers is surely the proof
OF heart which feels for the sorrows
or the unhappy. Those were unkind
tongues indeed which should venture
to affirm that by the publication of
these DEGREES our governor aimed at
one thing and one thing only, namely,
to compel Belgium to equip the enemy
and to arm him against her children.
For two years now we have tasted
the celebrated German 'kultur' and
even now we cannot rise to the full
conception OF such impudent folly"
A deep note Of the pathos of the vio-
latfon Of Belgium and suggestion Of
the indomitable Belgian spirit is given
In an editorial on Loyalty" 1t says:
"A year has gone BY; long year full
OF mourning and suffering, whose
hours OF anguish have been many And
today whatever they (the Germans)
contrive and whatever they dare to do,
our masters must swallow the humil-
iation Of hearing the soul Of the pub
lie cry out to them its indestructible
confidence In the resurrection of the
country
Let us do our masters this justice:
for their part they have materially
helped in maintaining the faith and
loyalty of the Belgian people; no doubt,
much against their will and contrary
to their intentions. but by the direct
and fatal effect Of their public policy
Of 'kultur.'
Evening star., 1917-12-04
Minister'S Credentials Accented.

Credentials Of Manuel de Freyre y
Santander as minister from Peru to
tho United States yesterday were pre-
sented to President Wilson and accept
ed by him. The minister formerly was
the charge at the Peruvian legation.
He succeeds former Minister Tavet,
who was recalled.
Evening star., 1917-12-04
n, 500, 900 0ne-Cent Pieces Coined

Within the last month 77,500.000 one
cent pieces have been coined to re-
ieve the penny shortage caused by i'm
position of war taxes. The usual
swollen demand for small coins for
holiday shopping has been anticipated
in the coinage of 100000 dimes and
1l.00O.0e0 nickels.
Evening star., 1917-12-04
&ocieK

Brooklyn about January to Join sena-
tor Calder.
Dr.. and Ame. Arturo do Guerro have
opened their home for the season and
arc receiving on Sundays in December
and January.
Mrs. Stanley Gibson Of Newark. N. J..
10 visiting her sister. Miss Ida Carkhuff.
Of the Cecil
Mrs Carl Joerissen entertained at lunch
con today at the Shoreham Mr.. and Mrs.
Joerissen, who have been abroad for the
past swo winters. have leased their resi-
dence in Massachusetts, avenue to Admiral
and Mrs II. H Rousseau. and arc at the
Highlands for the winter.
Evening star., 1917-12-04

Copies of La Libre Belgiaue. the
notable publication issued somewhere
In Belgium" which the Germans have
not been able to suppress after three
years effort, have reached Washington.
To possess a copy of the publication
In Belgium is to court the death PEN
atty. The German government has
made standing offer OF $4,000 marks
reward for the apprehension OF any
one who has a part in writing, printing
or distributing the paper. Recently
Yale University bought for $4,000 the
most nearly complete file Of the pub
lication that has found its way out Of
Belgium.
From the numbers that have reached
Washington Belgians here have had
printed facsimiles of the first sheets
Of two Of the forbidden paperS. and
also have made English translations
OF them.
The papers standing captions under
its headline betoken some of that keen.
sprightly humor of the Belgfans when
has before now been reported as being
more embarrassing than open opposi-
ton to what the paper itself terms
"the clumsy and pedantic minuteness
of the German police"
Described as LeaueC.
Just above the title is the line. Price
of number-elastic, ranging from moth
ing at all ad intinitum (the vendors
are requested not to exceed this limit.
Under the title the publication Is de-
scribed as "Leaflet Of patriotic prop
aganda-dates Of issue. regularly ir-
regular" and the reader Is further In
formed as follows:
'"Telegraphic address: Commanoan-
tur Brussels (kommandantur of Ger
man Military Bureau"
The editorial establishment being no
place Of repose, a cellar on wheels has
been found more convenient"
Advertisement: Business being at
standstiIl under German domination. we
have suppressed the page of advertise
ments and advise our readers to save
their money for better times"
1t Is stated "All censorship respect
fully declined"
One of the issues received here Is that
published as n special anniversary num-
Der on the occasion of the celebration
of Belgium's national independence
held yearly on July 21.
An article signed Free Belgium" first
quotes from what is termed the never
to be forgotten pastoral letter of our
great cardinal" meaning Archbishop
Mercier. in which he counseled, Let
US respect the regulations of the in
vader. SO long as they do not infringe
upon our patriotic dignity"
Evening star., 1917-12-04
FORBIDDEN m
BELGIUM IS RECEIVED HERE
La Libre Belgique, Printed in Cellar OF
: Wheels" Respectfully Declines German
Censorship-Contains Keen Humor

one of his varlets sign a placard in
which he forbids us to celebrate In any
way our national feast and to fly our
colors.
Gould one wound US more deeply in
our patriotic dignity. and take better
steps to drive us to a revolt?'
The first page of another number con-
tafns an example Of the reproduction
OF German correspondence card, dis
tributed in Germany. depicting the Bel
gfan lion ridden by a German soldier,
the whole shield being surmounted by
the German military helmet
This insulting production" ESQ
termed by the Belgians) contains the
words:
The new arms Of Belgium. In re-
membrance of the conquest OF Bel
GUM. August, 1914"
This number contains caustic reply
to an interview given to an American
newspaper man before the United
states entry into the war by Won Bliss
ing. in which Won Bissing sought to
enumerate blessings of the German
administration in Belgium. Inspart,
the reply states: "Is It in order that
they may have bread to give to their
children that he tvon Bissing) has ap-
pealed to our soldiers wives to make
sacks for cement to be used to pro-
tect, in the trenches. the Germans!
Evening star., 1917-12-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A meeting of the Washington Branch
Of the American Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation will be held in the lecture hall
of the National College of Pharmacy.
B0S I street northwest, at o'clock to-
morrow evening
Evening star., 1917-12-04
+JAPAN'S AID IN WAR
RATED BIG FACTOR
Increasing Her Supplies Of Mu-
nitions and Ships to Britain
and France.
ATTITUDE TOWARD RUSSIA

Japan's part in the world war. al
ready notable because Of tho aid she
extended to Russia, Is now becoming
an even greater factor In the allied
concerted action because of the In
creasng volume OF supplies. munitions
and ships she is supplying to Great
Britain and France.
Though Japan. like the United States.
has shown no disposition to cancel con-
tracts with Russia. pending the fur-
ther developments in which 1t Is hoped
Russia will re-enter the war with her
allies. it became known today through
diplomatic channels in Washington
that Japan is supplementing the ma
terial aid rendered to Russia with as
sistance to the western allies which Is
considered of highest value.
Support Of Allied Cause.
In reports of Industrial mobilization
on a vast scale for the support OF the
allied cause. Of shipyards and rae.
tories working under high pressure, OF
utilizs-ion Of all the raw materials she
has and of arrangements to get more.
are found the first fruits of the agree-
ment reached with the United States
through Viscount Ishii in regard to
American recognition Of Japan's inter-
ests in China.
The nature and the volume Of the
shipments OF munitions. supplies and
the Japanese shipbuilding and Destroy
er building program are withheld for
military reasons. but they are suff1-
cient to be a factor Of no moan tmpor-
tance in the conduct of the allied war
fare. 1t was learned from an authorita-
tive source today.
The full report Of these activities
and assurances Of Japan's desire to
render most effective aid. are UNDER
Paris war conference
Evening star., 1917-12-04
Work Of Viscount Ishii.

viscount Ishii helped bring to the
American people a realization of the
paramount Importance of Japan's as
sistance to Russia early In the war.
Though no such outcome is looked for.
il the Russians should conclude a sepa-
rate peace. it Is only logical to suppose
that the vast volume of materials be-
ing sent to Russia would be diverted to
other allied nations. where they would
be of great service.
There is no indication at present that
Japan's man power will be utilized in
Europe. Russia would not welcome
Japanese soldiers. and even If she did
1t is contended that the Siberian rail-
road facilities are not adequate to
transport any larges number of Japa-
service necessary to feed. clothe and
Evening star., 1917-12-04
2ofaadt 962e 1855
TO RESIST THE ATTACEof tn,

us. These germs are everywhere in
the air we breathe. The odds are in
favor of the germs, if the liver is
inactive and the blood impure.
What is needed most is an increase
in the germ-hghting strength. To do
this successfully you need to put
on healthy flesh, rouse the liver to
vigorous action, so it will throw off
these germs, and purify the blood so
that there will be no weak spot"
or soil for germ-growth.
We claim for DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery that it does all
this in way peculiar to itself.
1t cures troubles caused by torpid
liver or impure blood.
THE Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser" latest edition, in French cloth
binding, will be sent free on re-
ceipt of FIVE dimes or stamps to pay
the cost of printing and mailing only.
Address DR.. Pierce. Prest. Invalids'
Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
Evening star., 1917-12-04

No one knows the humiliation of
being q wall flower 'betterthan the girl
with a red, rough. pimply complexion.
If yoHv skin is not fresh and smooth,
or has suffered from an unwise use of
cosmetics, try Resinol Soap and Resi-
mol Ointment for 4 week and see II they
Evening star., 1917-12-04

Brooklyn about January / to Join sena-
.0r Caidap