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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
Little Benney's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE

Last mite aitr suppir | was setting at
pops desk IN the setting room pretending
to he hfznl>s man, writing on pecces of
paper and saying. Come in, come in have
I" sect, watts the name. please. And aftir
a vile pop looked up from his paper, say
ng, Benny, Is there ideer behind all
tins, or are YOU Jest Improving:
I'm bizniss man in otiiss, | sed, do
You wunt me to reed YOU some OF my biz
MSS letters that | Jest rotcz
Wy YES, I'm sure eny hizniss letter by
You wood be very instructive, sed pop.
And red him one being this as follows
Deer Sir In reply to Your offer of ,
miIlyin dollars Tor my services. it is not
cnutf. Yours trooIy, Benny Potts
Very good, sed pop. its short and to the
point. and at the same time you do not
commit yourself as to cny definite salary,
| thus giving opportunity to offer you a
larger figure than YOU, irum a sense OF
Imodcsty, mite care to name Yourself.
| es sin, how do YOU like this onez ] scd
| And | red him anuther one, being, Deer
Mr.. Jones, | rcseeved your letter a muntf
! ago, and wish to state that If YOU don't
like our propersition You can lump it. Res
pcckfuIly yours Benny Potts,
! ! think 1t shows even more mtclhgcnt'
than the ferst one, scd pop, in the fcIst
place, You have ony allowed munth to e
by before replying, witch shows that yor
appreciate the value of promptness, anC
in the 2nd place you combine fermncss
as shown III the Impression you can lumI
it. with dignifcd politeniss, as shown by
the Impression Respectfully yours, in ;
imost mastery manner.
| Yes sir. do YOU wunt to heer anuthe
one? | scd
Not Jest now, thank you, scd pop, you'
better go out and see who that is wissel
ing for YOU
Wich | did.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
WEDNESDAY, JUNE y. 1917.
GOODBYE OLD DAYS.

When We when into the big war we
said farewell to the old days of peace and
ease says the pittstcld News. We went
into 70 job OF hard work 1t was curtains
and dim lights for what had been
We said goodbye to the old ways, too.
Many of us didn't suspect at the time
that we were closing the book on things
as they were. But We we've.
We viii have peace some day-pcaca
with victory for democracy. But lot of
things We have had in the peace LETT be-
hind we viii not have in the peace to
come. And most of them we will not want
We are not going to do things
more efficiently in the new peace.
We are going to- take better care
LOT ourselves. And so, entirely aside
from the great question of world
democracy. we are going to have a better
democracy among ourselves
We are not going to stand for lot OF
the robbery we used to put up with. We
are going TO regulate food administration
for war purposes We are going To put the
brakes on gambling in food. Does anyone
thiul, that once having had a thcttIcss food
market ve will ever go back to the old
Ihiud?
Today Uncle sam is saying to the pro
duccrs of war commodities: 80 much shall
You charge. and no more. VIII Uncle SAN
]
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
America'S Einhtinn Forces.

The United States marine corps are
the soldiers Of the sea Kipling refers
to the marine as sailor and soldier,
too"-an apt description. The marine
does not man the ship in the sense of
sailing it. His business is to fight on
sea or land. and, in each instance as
a regiment of the army might do were
it temporarily detached to serve aboard
battleship. The term of enlistment
is for four years. This is the term of
enlistment, also for the navy No re-
cruit can enlist for shorter period
unless the president should authorize
Fundamentally, the difference between
the regular army and the National
Guard lies in the fact that the former
is under the command of the president
while the latter, until it is taken into
the federal service, is under command
of the governors of the respective
states. When the National Guard is
taken into the federal service it be-
comes, to all intents and purposes, q
portion of the federal army and is
subject to the presidents orders and
may be employed as the president
sees fit, either at home or abroad, pre-
cisely as he would employ the regular
| army.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
America Will Find the Words.
New ! ofk SUM-


No one can read the history of Amcri
can arms and doubt that when the occa-
sion arrives there will be slogans and battle
cries a-penty for the inspiration Of Amcri-
can troops at the front and American war
workers at home
When Ethan Allen called for the sur
render of Ticondcroga in the name of
the great Jehovah and the Continental
Congress, he spoke impromptu When the
Rev. James Caldwell Of Elizabeth tore up
his hymn books for gun wadding, crying,
Give them Watts. boys: give them
Watts" his words were not the result of
rhetorical polishing in the privacy of his
study Paul Jones when he shouted from
the liddlcd Bon Homme Richard, II have
not yet begun to fight, spoke wholly with
out preparation save the preparation Of
hot shot and graphing mons. and urged
old Stark at the battle OF Bennington did
mounted a rail fence and shouted" There
are the redcoats: by night they re ours
or Molly Stark widow.
From the Lexington Minute Mans If
they want war. let it begin here, down t.
Dewey's You may fire when YOU re ready,
Gridley," history is full 81 evidence that
Americas soldier and sailor sons can DC
trusted to find tho slogan. They waste
neither shots nor words when the occa
sion comes.
Give them in this war a rallying cry il
you will but their battle cries as hereto
fore, will be cXtempolancous.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
America Must Win the War.

\NHltdst Ilibuut-i
America is not on the rim OF the world
war We are in the centre of it.
The quicker every American realizes this
the better for him and for the nation
We are not the reserve. We are in the
front trenches Beyond Is No Mans Land
and the issue OF the greatest conflict III
all history is at the point OF our bayonets.
The American people are not yet awake
to tins terrific fact. Ii they were no pol
lticlan would dare to fish with treason for
votes, and no class would dare to rest in
indifference while the call to patriotic seTv-
ice echoed over the land
Too many stlll think Of the war rs a
horrible phantasm which can have no
power upon IL. They still think our decar.
ations are diplomacy and that at best We
can pay our responsibilities in words and
goods.
This is tragic, fatal error, and day
by day the truth i, shouted from some
! terrible fact. The submarine crisis Is still
on, and the addition OF tile American Navy
| To the resources OF the Allies ha~ not yet
turned the scale OF even checked the on
-laught OF the enemy.
! This is not an issue of tomorrow. W.
are today the sole hope ct the Allies. With
ont our strength they are done. More thar
that, it Is not only they who will fan Will
our failure but we ourselves, the AmeIic.
We have made and hoped to be-
The fight is ON tor us-now, not tomor
ROW. Every American must wake to this
Every American who holds back from wha
he can give or do, himself or his posses
sions, Is betraying America. 1t docs no
matter what his blood OF his part Tn
doors of the past are shut Either he i
American or not American. Who is no
with us is against us, and the choice /
here
We are in the war. We carry its issue il
our souls. America is in the front trcnche,
America must win the war
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
Food Saving Day.
New York Worldly

Herbert Hoover S plan to make next
sunday day for special consideration
OF the problem Of food conservation. a
Root Saving Day on which to de
wise means for conserving food for our
selves and our allies, should receive
hearty support, as it must On that day
IN all American homes attention should
be given to economical food consumption
as 1t affects the family and to personal
measures taken in every household ''to
save the waste and win the war.
This Is patriotic movement i'll which
everybody can join to help the country
by helping himself. 1t involves no ex-
pense and only a negligible amount of
self-denial and makes possible through
individual economies an enormous col
lcctiyc saving.
In the United States there are more
than 2l,o00,000 families. If by each one
of them a pound of meat or pound of
flour is saved from the garbage pail
every week, it is a matter of easy cal
culatlon what the effect would be in off
setting either a shortage Of crops or an
access of exports.
This is the way to win the war and
rout the d-speculators, and its
adoption now demands none of the
| hardships of war rations. The date SET
| falls suggestively near the anniversary
of independence Why cannot it alsC
| be made the day of new emancipation
| from habits of food waste ana servitudt
to the food gambler!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
"Not One Cent for Tribute"

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney first
used the phrase, millions for defense,
but not one cent for tribute" Sent
as peace envoy to France in 1891, he
was told that only payment of money,
to be called loan" would make the
directory of France cease violating
American rights on the sea. "War be
it. then" he replied. millions for de-
fenseS, but not one cent for tribute"
4 little later Napoleon BOnaparte
came into power as first consul of
France, and seeing the folly Of pro-
yoking war with America. he treated
this country with fairness. War.
which had really begun, quickly ceased
Pinckney's phrase was used again by
Captain Decatur in his dealings with
Algeria, country which, early in the
nineteenth century, tried to make
American ships pay for the privilege
of sailing the Mediterranean sea IN
moleSted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27

Burlington is getting Il lot Of undesirable
publicity on account of It's poor showing
in making subscriptions to the Red Cross
fund. \ city of over 10000 population
which gives only 5000 has reason to blush
with shame in comparison with a town
like Brattleboro, with less than 10000 pop
ulation. which raises $4,000. 1t is discour-
aging to the communities which went into
the latest drive with enthusiasm and raised
money far in excess of their quotas to have
the state as Il whole fall down and to be
pointed ont among the sisterhood OF states
as one of the commemorative which re
sponded with a weak voice"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27

After long delay. the war department
that when the draft quotas are
made out. the towns will get credit for
those who have enlisted voluntarily and
those who enlisted on or before june 80.
This j. as it should be- Bennington al
ready has between 100 and poo young men
IN the various departments of service and
with the notice that this week is the last
week for voluntary enlistment, it is GER
tain that several more will come forward,
who would prefer to volunteer rather than
take the chance of being drafted In count
ing against the draft it is not expected
those who have gone INTO ambulance work,
the engineering service and the supply
companies viii hc figured, but merely
those, who have enlisted in the regular
army. the national guard and in the navy
These arc the departments Ut service which
must do the real fighting and in these
branches, Bennington probably has more
than loo men. This ought To make tho
number To be drafted from this town com,
pamtiyely small-Bcnuington Banner.
The statement ct the Banner in regard
to the effects OF the draft is also appIi
cable TO Brattleboro, which has furnished
the majority Of the men in Company / in
addition to others in various branches OF
service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27

of the tragedy in their souls. Here, for
example, is a part of letter in the Chi
cago Tribune: Because Of my birth, and
feelings beyond my control, | have no
particular love for the French and less
for the British; but by Il strange irony of
fate 1 see those nations giving their blood
for principles | hold dear, against the
wrong principles OF people | individually
1--we. | do not want to see the Allies triumph
over the land Of my birth, but | do very
much wish to see the triumph of the ideas
they fight for 1t sickens my soul to think
of this nations going forth to help destroy
people many OF whom are bound to me by
ties Of blood and friendship, but so it must
be. 1t is like a dreadful surgical opera
ton"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Auto and Team Collide.

Mr.. and Mrs c. i. Hubbard of Ludlow
came to Chester Friday evening for the
purpose OF attending the commencement
concert and as they were entering the east
end Of the covered bridge on North street
in their car, and supposing the passage
all clear. Mr., Hubbard put on more power
when instantly horses head appeared
in a close front and before he could Shut
off his engine the auto was hurled to the
side Of the bridge, throwing Mrs. hubbard
through the wind shield cutting the lower
part Of her face very badly. She was tax
en- to the Bellows Falls hospital where her
injuries were given immediate attention.
With the exception of a severe shaking up
Mr.. Hubbard came out all right.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
Thrush.


Because" said Mr.. Vireo, 'time
goes on all the time. 1t never stops.
1t goes from spring to summer and on
to winter and then on to spring
again"
That's So" said Efr. Thrush.
and it is never late" said Mr..
Nirco. "Now you see, though we have
wings we are late-quite, quite late.
But the time has come on just the
same. We are behind the time-see?'
Yes" said Mr.. Thrush. Though
we have wings and though children
have legs and feet still the time beats
US all for it is never late"
"And So" ended Mr.. Vireo, Il think
it deserves to have the word flying
used for it
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
The Right Spirit.
(Barre Tines


Captain T. w Gibson of Company /.
located at Brqtteborot is showing the,
right spirit in going out after recruits
for other companies Of the list Vermont
infantry, his own company having been
filled to war strength 1t is SAID that the
regiment needs 600 more men to bring
il up to the full complement of men re
quired by the war department, and a
powerful effort will be needed to com
plete the recruiting before the time limit
before the operation of The national
CONSUMPTION law. after which it prob
ably will not be possible to select the
branch Of service in which one would
prefer to serve. From reports in differ
ent parts OF the state, on rather from the
dearth of reports, one is led to believe
that such vigorous recruiting campaigns
as are necessary are not being conducted
everywhere in behalf of the Vermont
National Guard. Many Of the companies
are far below the desired strength,
either through lack Of enhstments, OF
through failure Of the applicants to pass
the physical examinations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
little ThruSheS.
Inorningf'

mornlngE
''No," said Mr.. Thrush. "We are
safer in the night time when we travel
then. We will go from tree TO tree
and take n little rest in each one until
our travelling is over WITH
MAY we join?" asked the Vireo
family. They are very shy and they
like to travel at night for in the day
time they are so afraid Of being seen
and hurt.
"Yes, indeed" said Mr.. Thrush. "a
great many of your relations must be
ahead of you too"
Yes. they have all gone except US"
said the VireOs.
And may we join the rest of you?"
asked the Warblers.
"Oh. hello, Warblers," said Mr..
Thrush. Glad TO see you. BY all
means, come right along"
The Thrushes, Warblers and Vireos
started off and very slowly they took
the trip. They Travelled only at night
and they flew from one tree to anoth-
er. They said they all felt too shy to
travel IN the DAY Tune.
At last they reached their summer
home. The Virco family settled in
the woods where some of their rela-
tons were. They knew they would
be quiet where they had settled for it
looked wild and as if few people came
along that way
| The Thrushes chose some nice
| bushes for their homes and the War
| blers soon got their nest homes in
readiness for the season.
When the other birds saw that they
had arrived they were very much
| pleased.
You were so late" they said. eve
were afraid you would not come at
| an."
"Oh yes" said Mr. Thrush. But we
kept putting off the starting of our
trip and time just seemed to fly by
Just as we did, eh?" asked the 9th
er birds.
Eyes time and birds are both good
fliers," said Mr.. Thrush. But The
strange part of it is that one is al
ways hearing about the time flying
and not nearly so much about birds
flying"
True" said Mr.. Warbler. II won
der why that is
II am sure | don't know" said Mr.
Thrush. "Of course when 1t is saiC
that time flies it means that time hur
ries along. For time doesn't reall.
fly. 1t hasn't wings. 1t has clocks
and hands on the clocks that keel
time and go straight on all through
the days and nights
There are clocks named after US,
said Mrs. Cuckoo.
Yes" said Mr.. Cuckoo, proudly
"And they have little make-believ
bird which looks and speaks like w
do"
: But clocks often don't CO." sal
Mrs. Thrush.
THE time goes on just the same,
said Mr.. Thrush. sit simply mean
that the clock has not been wound III
| really could never understand VIII
they didn't say that time hurried alon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
Member of the Associated Press.

Tie Refc-5ner in on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
BrattIeboro, Brattleboro News Co,
G.. w. Cleavelaud. D. r. Cutler & Co
(Esteyville). Brooks House Pharmacy
Aliens Depot Newsstand.
West BrattIeboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston. NJ. F. Brown.
Putney, NJ G. Williams.
Newfane, n. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. II. Grout,
jamaica, r. ]. Daggett.
South Londonderry. F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, f. B. Buffum.
west Chesterfield, NJ. H., Mrs. w
Streeter.
Hlnsdale, NJ. H., W. n, Lyman.
Bellows Falls, VT, Depot Restaurant,
Windsor. VI. Windsor Restaurant.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertlsing-Run OF paper.
80 cents an inch for first insertion; 2
cents an Inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
n line first insertion with 80 per cent
discount for each subsequent insertion,
without change OF copy.
Reading Notices Ten cents per line.
first insertion with 80 per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change OF copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27

The fact that the Red Cross week IS
over constitutes no barrier to contribu-
tons to Red Cross funds. 1t is figured that
the $ll4,o0o,ooo raised will last only a few
months Persons who did not get on the
list of contributors in the last drive will
have another chance and those who feel
the sting Of conscience because they gave
so little can come back with larger gifts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery
Of tho paper each night, and 1t sollcits
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.
II is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27

with its hands. But they always speak
OF its flying. Very, very funny"
you did the same thing yourself"
Mrs. Thrush said.
THAT shows what a habit it has be-
come said Mr.. Thrush. But l still
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27

think they should
do less talking
about time flying
and more about
birds flying. For
we have wings
and we do fly"
but quite diff
ferently FIR o m
time" said Mr..
Nireo, in his
sweet, shy voice.
How do you
mean?" asked Mr..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27

1--WE must be off
on our travels"
said Mr.. Thrush.
"All the rest Of
our family have
gone, and the
birds are all set
tied for the sum
mer. We are
very late. And
we must hurry"
"Must we start
at Once. asked
one little Thrush.
am so very
sleepy. Can't we
Wait until the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27

Probably the great majority of German
Americans in this country are loyal to the
land OF their adoption, but most Of them
are silent II is only when one Of them
speaks out frankly that We get a glimpse
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
Philippine Lumber Goes to China.

Certain grades of lumber from the
Philippine islands have largely sup.
planted American lumber in the Hong.
kong market lately, owing to the high
rates of freight for the trans-P Pacific
voyage. Imports of what is known liz
the Chinese trade as Oregon pine
douglas fir, which formerly averaged
about 100000 board feet annually
from the United States, fell in 1916 tc
about 100000 feet. Cheaper woods
from the Philippines are now freely
used, although inferior in quality tc
the American product. Philippine
hardwoods' and log timber are also
finding a good demand in China under
present conditions. - Popular Mechan
les Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27

The new army will contain no cavalry.
The airpane and the motorcycle are now
used tor the spectacular wark which fell
to the cavalry in the Civil war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
DADDY SEV[NDN(
ARY TALL ~
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER
FLYING.

"Come on, come on" said Mr..
Thrush, tive are very late.
'Where are we going?" asked the
little ThruSheS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
Circle Described.

A pupil in the junior department
surprised his teacher recently by de.
sCribing q circle as "a straight line
that is crooked all the way round"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
Warned in Vain.

Mrs. Housefy-I warned that daughter
Of mine to beware Of the men, and now
she S gone and got mashed on an old
bald head.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27
Defined.

What is fame. Willie ~
= 1t = the thing that makes everybody
want to look at yer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27

The question is; Shall we begin calling
Guy Bailey Professor OF Doctor:-Rutand
Herald.
Most Of us will keep on calling him Guy,
and he is some guy at that
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-27

ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS
IN THE DAILY REFORMER
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-12
SALE
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.
H. H. GOODWIN, JAMIE TOLBERT
and others,

H. H. GOODWIN, JAMIE TOLBERT
and others,
against
W. C. GOODWIN.
By authority of a Decree of Sale
by the Court of Common Pleas for
Abbeville County, in said State,
made in the above stated case, I will
offer for sale, at Public Cutlery, at
Abbeville C. H., S. c., on Salesday
in November, A. D., 1917, within
the legal hours of sale the following
described land, to wit: All that
tract or parcel of land situate, lying
and being in Abbeville County, in
the State aforesaid, containing Thir-
ty-Two 1927 Acres, more or less,
and bounded by lands now or for
merly owned by R. T. Belcher, R. R.
Tolbert, Jr., Young Kennedy, and
J. G.. Stockmanf
TERMS OF SALE-CASH. Pur-
chaser to pay for papers.
R. E. HILL,\
1884. Master A. c., S. C.