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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
1850 MEN FOR 2O9 PLACES.
Fine Response by Telephone Men for
Signal Reserve Corps.

In response to his recent announce
mcut of the formation of a battalion
of Signal Reserve corps by telephone en-
plcvs. President Spalding Of the New
England Telephone 4 Telegraph com
panv received about seven times rs
many volunteers as could toe enlisted
Only 209 men were needed, and 3JO
volunteered. George X. Manson. chief
engineer of the telephone company. is
to Toe major of the proposed battalion,
and the other officers have been ten
tativuly selected but will not be IN
uounccd until all examinations hav
/ been completed.
Major Manson had some difficulty in
/ selecting those to 90 with him in this
signal corps because Of the abundance
and quality Of the volunteer material
/ presented, also because he could not
afford to weaken the telephone organi-
/ zatiou ut any point by the Withdrawal
of any considerable number of men.
! Some of these not selected for the
initial company will he asked later t.
till vacancies as they occur. Preei
dent Spalding IN IN official announce
moHt of the results of this voluntary
enlistment plan. - It must be rcmem
bcred, however. by those who are no.
selected for the Signal Reserve corps
now or in the future. that there rest,
with them the duty of maintaining tn,
commercial telephone service unde
conditions that win perhaps be ia
more difficult than in normal times
which Is just Is essential to success il
times Of war as the telephone servlc,
TO be maintained by the signal corp
T with aruiag in tho fold -
The telephone company has agree
to pay men enlisted in tn signal corp
the difference between their army pa
FOR mastering in this new battalion
t and the rate paid them by the CON
. Ipany at the time of enlistIng. thu
practically guaranteeing each man hi
tull wages. No time has yet been Sc
) but the call is expected before long i
e order that active training may begi
a as early as possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

Istories, yet he succeeds in conveying
the impression of creating something
Irefreshingly new and strange.
The Grizzly King, James o. .Curwood
The story of one summer in the life
Of a grizzly Of remarkable intel
ligence and strength. In his struggle
for life and freedom, he is pittcd
against two hunters; he wins the adj
miration Of one of the hunters who
caves his life as he is about to be shot
/ by his companion.
The Hornets Nest, Mrs. Wilson
Woodrow
Senator William Whitehead is the f.
nancial success Of the Whitehead fam
| lily; but III becoming its head left 4
! long wake of financial ruil behind him.
His nephew seeks success in a different
field, loses his identity ana becomes
Hornet enters into 4 pact with his
cousin Muriel to compel the uncle to
make restitution to man he has
.uined and who is the lover of Muriel.
Now it is Whitehead brains against
Whitehead brains but the H'Hornet =
wins A rather melodraMatic tale
The White People, Frances Hodgson
Burnett.
A charming little story of young
) Scotch girl who is gifted with the power
to see through and beyond the dark
mystery of death. Is significant for it.
spirituality and its artistic treatment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

The men who are in the liquor bust
ness. wherever located, have reason
TO he worried. Here is the Connecticut
house Oft representatives voting l45 to
- in favor Of a bone dry amendment
70 the state constitution 10 become Ell
tcctive in 1872 The amendment must
run II tortuous course as it will bc nee
esgary for the next Legislature to adopt
the resolution by a two-thirds vote he
fore il can b. submitted to the people
for ratification in 1919. The law may
not be changed in Connecticut, but the
vote ia the house is significant OF q
change i'm sentiment. Ten years ag,
any probibitive liquor legislation woul,
have been given scaut consideration by
Connecticut lawmakers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

sad experience to have an unconccTncd
bank teller walk into the store and
throw down large, pugnacious sight
draft on the counter. face up, 20 that
at one glance the customer who is be
ing waited upon can hear the approach
ing footsteps OF an action i'll bank
ruptcy. When, after months of pa
tient industry. some merchant has Sc
.cured n collection of sight drafts which
have not been absorbed by legal ten.
der, the bank begins to call in his notes
with a series of reports like firing
buckshot through hot house
The most melancholy form Of draft
known to commerce is the overdraft
| by which the customer is able to meet
overdue bills without tapping the sun
I day school funds Owing to the PERM
cious and uarelanting form Of banl
inspection now prevalent, it is hecom
ling harder every year to slip noise
/ less, well fabricated ovcrdraft pas
! the board of directors which sends tn
customer a curt form letter, invitin,
him to be present when the bank open
Monday morning, with some real eur
rencv. This has prompted many q prom
inent business man to transfer his &c
count to some bank with which he i
jconneeted h. marriage
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
At the Library
New Fiction

The Best Of Short Stories of 1916,
L. j. II. O'Brien, ed.
In the editor 5 opinion these selected
short stories are likely to become
q classics. . Readers of short stories
will find the list of more short stories,
given III the back Of the volumne very
convenient as il gives titles, authors
and the names of the magazines in
which the stories appeared.
Big Timber, Bertrand ". Sinclair
A story of western life for the most
Ipart laid in the logging camps Of the
Roaring Lake region near Vancouver.
Stella Benton, reared i'll luxury, is com
ipelled by the death Of her father to
seek refuge in her brother IS camp. He
is q beginner in the lumber business,
counts his pennies twice and uses
! Everybody to further his ambition to
become a Big Timber His sister
/ becomes his camp cook and general
| household drudge; when near the end
Of her endurance she receives an Offer
of marriage from Jack Fyfc, the lum-
Der king of the region. She accepts
him and from this point the real story
begins.
The Blue Envelope, Sophie Kerr.
An exciting story in which the hero
inc must learn profession and sup
port herself for two years before sh,
can inherit the fortune bequeathel
her. She studies stenographv and goe
to work for Kennedy, q very shy ma
but an able chemist He sends her t
Washington with a secret formula 70
the government; she is kidnappc,
while en- route by the secret agents 0
another government, outwits them am
saves the formula.
The Castaways, William W. Jacobs
I An amusing story Of trip aroum
the world in yacht owned by bacl
elor Englishman who has suddenlv be
, come very rich. \ novel entertainment
I is planned for the amusement of th
t Iguests-a mutiny on board the yach
, The result is most surprising.
! Dumb Bell Of Brooklyn John I. Foot
! Six bright stories o. champion do
k Dumb Bell in when the master, til
mistress, and the trainer all have
: part They show 4 real unde.standin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
Drafts.

\ draft Is something which the bank
gives to the customer in exchange for
the privilege of loaning out his none '
at eight per cent. This is highly sat
isfactorv arrangement for the custom
or. as he does not have to pay any
thing for having the draft written, if
he is director Of the bank, while if
he buys a money-order ne has to help
pay for the fuel towels aad liquid
soap consumed by the first assistant
postmaster general.
Before the bank issues O draft fol
la customer, the cashier j. obliged t.
look and SEE if his checking account
is fully charged with quick assets
These assets have probably been Loaned
out on first farm mortgages, but The
bank does not charge anything Eol
that. The draft is then written on f.;
machine with bright, red teeth an,
sent to some eager wholesale hous,
which had about given up hope.
/ From tho standpoint Of the bank
the most popular form of draft Is Tia,
sight draft, which carries a gcntec
irake-off and does not hurt anybody
feelings, except those of the part
drafted. who probably does his check
ing at the other bank, anyway. 1t is
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
BRATIIEBORO REFORNER, SATURDAY. MAY

these -, or exactly one-half arc law
vers. Only ten of the lbs have had
railway experience. The study includes
fortv-sevcn commissions in IS states
New York having two commissions
.Of tn non-lawyers the Gazette says
that IS are farmers, Is public officials
is merchants. ) civil engineers. 1 bank
.ers, 4 editors, ) university professors
and the remainder represent almost
every branch of professional and bust
ness activity. 1t would seem as if the
atmosphere of these commissions is toe
heavily sureharged with lawyers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
The Lyndon Idea.


With the rest of the state somewhat
fevcrishly striving to make Roadway
in the line Of greater food production,
it is useful TO east an eve toward Lvn-
don, where the "home project club y
has been in successful operation for
about nine years.
The fartlung activities Of this club
have been written up" many times,
but il may be stated that they include
the following: Vegetable gardening.
canning, dooryard improvement, spe-
ial crops, potatoes, forestry, maple
sugar, poultry, live stock, pigs butter
icrafts of various kinds
Practically every one Of these activ-
tiles becomes of vital Importance in
the present war crisis, and the past
years Of hard work in interesting
boys and girls III such activities now
comes into the fore front OF neighbor-
hood problems, with the solutions al
ready worked out,
/ The director of the club is Mrs
/ John y. Chase. who has spoken in
/ Rutland on the work of the Lyndon
club. Her work has been o. the pione"i
sort and has an influence by no means
{ eonfaed to Lyndon or even Caledonia
county and Vermont
/ The slogan of the club. SO far n,
canning is concerned, is "a can OF
. green. 81 can of fruit. Il can or veac
tables for every family for every day
Ia the wear Consider what this means
in these days of tight necessity 70
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

conceited and overconfdent remark
Nonsense said Bunnie Bonnie. i
always have luck. Wherever l go |
find the best of things to eat with the
least trouble. As for other animals
the dangerous ones-I always know
enough to get out of their way in
plenty of time
''Bunnie Bonnie's mother worried for
fear he might have some harm happen
to him, because he was so reckless and
so sure of himself
"Of course Bunnie Bonnie thought
his mother had only foolish fears and
that she didn't know nearly as much
about the great world as he did.
lone day he started out for walk
I wonder where | will go today he
said to himself. Everyone | call on
will be glad to see me, SO | think per
haps | shall make few calls.
''Bunnie Bonnie was popular for he
had a great deal of charm. He was a
very cunning bunnie rabbit and his lit
tie black and white jacket was very
becoming. His head was covered by
an enormous black spot SO that for a
nickname Bunnie Bonnie had often
been called the 'Black-haired Bunnie.
"He called first on Mr.. and Mrs
White Cotton Tail Rabbit and their
| children. Although he was 50 fine
| looking he was sometimes little I'm
kind for he had grown to think him
| self quite perfect. Nothing was too
| good for him. No matter what wa:
| done for him he always thought i
| only wight.
"'They like to do things for me- h
said. 1 am such a fire rabbit. Jus
look who l am, l am Bunnie Bonnie
! grandson of the famous Bunni,
Bonnie
when he was calling on Mr.. ant
| Mrs. White Cotton Tail Rabbit he tool
| some Of the clover away from TIL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

children rs they were eating II. They
didn't dare fight with Bunnie Bonnie.
And did he feel badly about it? Not
Il bit.
He simply wiggled his nose. and
put his ears way up in the air and said,
I must always have the best to eat.
Always, Yes. indeed. Everyone
should be glad TO give up things to me
and all l need do is to eat them and
enjoy them. That is thanks and APP
probation enough
Mr.. and Mrs. White Cotton Tail
Rabbit and the children were surprised
and amazed when they saw how selfish
Bunuie Bonnie had become. For he
was growing more selfish every day.
1T was not altogether Bunnie Bon
MES fault for every creature spoilt
hiTn-his mother, too. And it is real
~ an unkindness to spoil creatures-it
makes them so selfish. Then no one
likes them at all
'Bunnie Bonnie went on and made
several more calls. Wherever he went
he talked about himself, and said, over
and over again, Just look who am
Nothing is too good for me. They
must all like me, but / don't have tC
be kind to them. 1t doesn't make any
difference to them.
For Bunnie Bonnie had actually
grown to think that he could b. NEAR
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

Ii might he "a good plan to take from
our penal institutions men with good
records aud place them on probation
with the understanding that they shall
give their services in farm work daring
the summer aud fall months at least
In our opinion the probation system
could be greatly extended with adj
vantagcous results ina many eases, an,
the men whose Tendencies are not dis
tinctlr criminal would welcome the op
.portuuity of working in the open.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro Brattlebnro News Co,
q. W. Cleavelaud ID. T.. Cutler & Co
,Estevvilel Brooks House Pharmacy
Aliens Depot Newsstand.
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East Dummerston, NJ. +. Brown.
Putney. NJ q. Williams.
Newtanu, y. NJ Batcheider.
Townshend. G. w Cutler.
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Jamai r. j. DagGett.
South Londonderry. r. II, Tyler.
South vernon, r., b. BuTnm.
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. w
Streeter.
Hinsdale, N, H., w. II, Lyman.
Bellows Falls, VT, Depot Restaurant
Windsor. VT. Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

II IS the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service In the delivery
OF the paper each night, and It solicits
the cooperation Of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given OF
each failure TO receive the paper on the
morning following the omission, In per-
son. by telephone or postal card, thus
enabling the cause OF the error to be
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied.
Il T. only b. this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
The Windham County Plan.

~. JOmsOurV CaIcd0nlal.T
Wiudham county is enjoying 4 very
Elective bit Of cooperation. Its co
operative crgameries are cooperating
with each other ito bring about more
efficient methods, TO produce a higher
quality oil finished products and to
gain more profitable markets. To
encourage this work the Brattleboro
board Of trade has offered prize in
the form of suitably engraved loving
cup to 1.-The creamery which. in the
option OF competent Judges is in the
.ueatest condition and has the most at
tractive surroundings. Success to the
undertaking.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

~ " ~ 20 N = a <
his grandfather,
the old Bunnie
Bonnie who had
been a very wise
rabbit.
Il never make
q mistake. said
Bunnie B o n n i G,
as he wiggled his
nose In the funny
way that rabbits
have.
o u muStn
say that said his
mother. You will
come To so m {
grief by such O
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

carrots that grew in the barnyard
where the dog lived.
BoW-WoW, said the dog and then
growled as he had not seen, but only
Smelt, the rabbit And then he spied
him. We are very much alike, said
the dog, as he growled. and began TO
chase Bunnie Bonnie. There is moth
ing too good for me, and | never made
a mistake in my life. So il l catch
you | shall have an adventure worthy
of my great luck
Poor Bunnie Bonnie! His own very
words We're being used against him.
oh. I've made lots Of Mistakes he
Squealed. Tn sure I'm too good for
YOU, but I'm too bad for the rabbits.
I've been SO mean TO them. 1t will
teach me good lesson And most of
this he said while running for all he
was worth. He escaped from the dog,
but never again did he brag and boast.
He became once more a nice rabbit
without any silly conceit."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

1t was very eousiderate OF the Im-
pcror of Au.tgia-lIuugary, in praying
i'm q peace service. TO remind the Lord
that ''rigbteous self-defeusc compelled
Jus to draw the sword Wonder
what the Scsbiaus think of declaration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
Advertised Letters.

Men-A. II. Clapp, Z. G. Cowles, Cor
don Gunner, Henry Hale, Arthur NJ
Jones. Z. S. Turner, Exalted Ruler, s.
=. O. +. Lodge.
Women-Mrs T. A. Chaplin. Mrs
James Clark, Miss Marjorie Dwyer,
Miss May Erskine, Miss Mabel Fuller
ton, Miss Hazel Johnson, Mrs. Mary
Mechana, Miss Alice l.. Morse, Miss
Idclla Tucker.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

The Railway Gazette has been Turn
ing It's Mays on the IS state railway
commissioners. It finds that the rail
road or public utility commissioners of
So states have l5S members, and Of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

and hurt rabbits
feelings and take
their food. Now,
rs he was walk
ing alo n &, he
heard n low bark.
His mother had
always told him
he must not go
near Il dog. But
he thought TO him.
self that he had
never made a mis-
take in his life,
so he might as
well see if the dog
wouldn't brin G
him some of tho
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

This is the fifth day of May but we
have NOT had "a May day got.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
Fl DADH'SGy[N|NQ
r. [A|RY TALL
In 6 MACY GRAHAM BONNER,
BUNNlE BoNNlE'S LESSON.

Now Bunnie Bonnie" said Daddy
had been growing very conceited. He
+,l-1 - 81. ~,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
TO ADVERTISERS.

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

The human race marches forward on
the feet Of the children.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

Protected by The Adams Newspaper servi.el
The Detroit times., 1917-10-25
BIG SENTN-oEF
IS pT sNrTTD TOP
CO. GnTD TROOPS

pcir r oud $50 of Michi.
san's quote M 900 coIored men to
Camp Cslnr
The cprel citizens of petrur
srn plaruing o vitc fhc Ng q
grand send en- 81" tht terln af
Friday Otf rs Tt nItr
The form of q rrcf ftlen .u tn Enc
end bapii chnroh i.a
between irh aud reen
There Nit tr fr iti rf rI t
rnmbert spgechr hr uent
'icrth cififenf, m.r nIfi' t-
i lenfat.tes of hc e.ff -otn.atrenf
rni ihc war department nt ra.
rrFNwente viii be served the draft
,s ritn.
This AFFAIR hae been arraneed an-
def ihc auspices OF Tho Culorpd Sol
aicft Welfare league of which Edi
tor Wm y Kemp OF the Detroit
Leader is chairman d. Iang ION
Henderson is vice pre- idenf. ana fhe
Rev. Ruht T. Brady. treasurer
Forty separate coiored churchc.
make up The Colorcd Soldiers Wei
fare league.
II II the intention OF this new or
gnniSation Ia addition 10 giving
these boys This send on. 10 escorl
them 90 the train with militar,
band on tho day they leave. The
public is invited 90 this AFFAIR and
admission Il free
The Detroit times., 1917-10-25
GREAT FIGHTER
GOES TO CRAVE
Thousands Attend Funeral OF
"BObv FitzsimmOns and Hear
EIoquent EuiOgy

CHICAGO. oct 20 FUNERAL ser
vices for Bob" fitzsimmOns we're
held here yesterday afternoon ~ me
Mood tabernacle More than d.pNu
pcreons attended. many ~ them ad'
mirrors who had seen fhe former pa
gillst in some of bis greet hgnta.
The services Nere conducted by
Rev. Paul RAIDER. who was noted
athlete IN his college days NJ
RAIDER said
"This man fought many battles.
and tasted The sweets OF victor,
more often than he did the acid OF
defeat Bui he never fought
greater fght than the one with him.
self which led 90 rengnciation oi
tho old for the new man 90 oof
courage 10 face BE coniempluous
laugh, the snecr. the doubt east on
his sincerity when the big athlete
submitted 10 baptism hy Tho little
Baptist CLERGY man at Los Angelic.
"His baptism was the EYubol o'
the casting on of The Old Aman f0T
The new An the world despises a
auitter. an ihe world admires a
hero. Bob fought his final tight as
he had fought his ring battles
with inGomitahle courage The son
OF an Episcopal clergyman his
early training was never wholly for
gotten and helped him In mis- iinal
victory over death
The Detroit times., 1917-10-25

FdI sor is being shown IN tht Mad.
son fhfafcr tins week The lite Ni
tho rreaf inventor it taken up IN
l.tr..t and tha various steps %
WIN. bee VAS Ted on 10 thr aAln
cf h|. INVENTIONS are interesting y
.h,ur Tits work ia The Development
~ -rs Ir.andesrrn lamp. the dInamo
arf ft. .rstrw ul wlFtng which bears
81 ranI is NiFidly presented
rrs wnr an elaborate film pro-
.f,.r..n rf thr sp~ctacuiar stage sue
.... comes to the Washington screen
moss Week r-adgtcd ON the mpsf
fa... ra4r Imaginable trath
,t-k .taEtI fcr the purpcse ~ -
...rnG ono scene alone cost 3 s.oto
th.. -raIa. tlon marks new epoch
f~ .Hr history 20 tho silent drama
rf. NtHp has been elaborated frNm
o.. f.rinH~ stage production witch
r.u .r tae brlry Isnr thoater, le'n-
Lrr three years. snd - New
Ynrk rttr f.r two YEAR The stage
pIat Also had two-year run IN
Australia ard VAS played Win si'-
co.'s. .r tRrlous countries IN kurope
rna .tr-l ~ rha whip concerns a
fa. .arr horse. and the intrigue
re..'t.ng around his winuing ~ los
IrE frtaiu race There IL AZ I'M -
rs -rr..us gentleman and his advent
.r..s PARTNER. a handsome yonng man
In .F. w|fh fht charming doughteT
nr frr hars~-l.NIng Judge vfo owns
I. WHIP. thc jockey Mo fides
art fal'trs fhe horse, ana the uns0-
rr atet and pretty sister ~ the
.-N.r Tho usual hlSh ass ADDED
att-ttI"rs .n firsf run rims And
..Ia. music arc noted and Emmons
art fstrrite entertainer. w.li
s.rE
The Detroit times., 1917-10-25
FOOTBALL BOOK
AIDS SOLDIERS

The Camp. Custer gymnasium fund
wants 10 got IN touch with every
school and student body In the state
and IN that part OF Wisconsin which
As represented az Camp Custer The
idea Is 10 encourage the sale of "a
booklet entitled Football made plain
10 the spectator The booklet tells
In language plain 20 the novice au
about the game and illustrates
with charts and diagrams If also
contains many views OF life ~ Camp
Custer and sells for 10 cents Tnr
proceeds of the sale viii so into tho
gymnasium fund Already The foot
hall public has pledged itself 10
buy 10000 copies. but The committee
hopes to sell many more than that
II ~ proposed 10 pnt this book or
sale at every important football
game In the state ms fali and in
may b. obtained bv mail when or.
dered of the Football Committee.
Camp Custer Gymnasium Fund Em.
plre building, Detroit The cost when
mailed will b. . cents