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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-15

latter class is Attorney John ". Gordon
Of eaGre. who has Published q yalemr
If poems uaHot the title d" \ Voice of
tae Kills.. The volume contains some
poetry ard eomr near poetry, but what
got the 3thor into trouble is n poem
ON "G-hin' in which he refers to
''bai; Of worm OF fly, and to a
"springin2 pole. Tho Brattleboro
Rotormer say that Fly ism t
bait and that fishermen use 4 rod
and not n pole The Reformer also
intimates that the poem contains in
tcual evidence that Lawyer Gordon
basn 7 been fishing more than twice in
thirtg years and ducsn I know what
he Is TALKING about. The lawyer gent
comes back N The Reformer with a
now poem in which he defends his
earlier effort but is wholly lacking in
his ordinary punch as he doesa I
/ threaten TO take il 10 the Supreme
court. The book is published by the
| Capital City Press, Montpelier, at sl.25
/ per volume and should be in every Yer.
/ mont library, whether or not said Ii
! hrary is owned by q fisherman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-15
MIRAGE SEEN IN TOPEKA.
Shows the Santa Fe Hospital Clearly
Outlined in Sky

TOPEKA. Kan. Dee 15.-An old
fashioned mirage, one Of the sky pie
lures so familiar TO travellers ON the
plains, was seen above Topeka about
noon few days ago. Peculiar atmos-
pheric conditions az that hour resulted
in perfect color photograph of a large
building, which was readily recognized
as the Santa Fr hospital, being cast
upon mist cloud high in the air. The
picture was shown, in all its colors Of
red brick and tile, with towers and
broad chimneys about 500 feet above
and two or three blocks north OF the
hospital The image was about twice
the size that the hospital building would
have appeared at the distance from the
state house grounds, and was right side
up, instead Of inverted, rs some pris
matte moisture clouds reflect n mirage
Several people who saw the cloud
picture pronounced il not only the plain
est mirage they had ever seen, but the
first ono in Topeka.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-15
SPAIN GERMAN RUMoR FACTORY
spantards Reported U. s. Ships Sunk
and Woman Executed.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 1.-THE source
Of the latest crop Of unfoundcd rumors
q disaster to American forces at sea
has been found in German propaganda
operating in Spain through Mexico.
For two days the rumor has been about
that two American transports and a
battlcship had been sunk with great
loss of life.
Officials at once realized that Ger
man propaganda again was ut work.
hut il was not until Yesterday that
they found the trail. The rumor was
carried to the United States from the
publication Of an alleged despatch in
paper in Guadalajara, Mexico
rurportiug 10 come from Spain. say
ing that two transports with ,000
men and the super-dreadnough TeXa-
had been sunk, and that the American
government was suppressing the news
4 Persistent repetition Of story that
woman spr had been executed in tho
United States has caused the state de
4 partment 10 send an Official denial tC
American con:llS and legations in tn,
European neutral countries. Tac stor
4 originated III Germany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-15
1890 STARS ON SERVICE FLAG
U. s. Steel Cooperation Unfurls Largest
Banner In Country.

NEW YORK, Dee. l5-The United
States steel corporation threw to the
chilly Broadway breezes yesterday, with
out the slightest ceremony, huge scrv-
ice flag, which told the story Of 1850
employees who have gone to serve the ma
ton. The big flag, 81 feet long by "a
feet wide, Is displayed in front OF the com
panys office at Il Broadway II IS the
largest service flag ever displayed il this
country
Huge figures, formed OF double rows OF
stars gives the total Of man power sent
10 the colors from tho big corporation
ranks. They represent 3o5 officers to say
nothing Of the enlisted personnel o.
them 29s are in the army and seven in
the navy. One colonel. five majors anc
one lieutenant commander are represented
in the list. Thirty seven different com
panics of the corporation contributed tn,
men whose service is thus remembered
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-15
TESTIMONY COMPLETED.
Arguments in the Reyes Murder Case
Will Be Made Monday

DEDHAM, Mass, Dec. 15.--Both
sides rested in the case Of Harriet A..
Varney, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Pauline A. Reyes, at 1915 this
afternoon. The court then adjourned
until Monday, when arguments will be
heard. The morning was occupied with
the introduction of testimony in rebuff
tai, the most important of which had
to do with the purchase of the revolver
with which Mrs. Keyes was shot and
the handwriting of an anonymous let
ter received by Geo. H. Keyes after
the finding of his bride in their home
III Brookline
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-15
BRATTLEBOROLOCAL.

\ canvass will be made Monday for
FUNDS with which to provide Christmas
gifts in specific instances in Brattleboro
where The need is known and recognized.
although as previously stated there will
be no municipal observance this year. A
meeting Of the Civic Improvement league
municipal Christmas tree committee met
yesterday afternoon and special eases
were called to the attention Of the com
mittee by Miss Mary b. Loomis. school
nurse A member Of the committee will
make canvass to raise 500 or more Il
provide for such cases.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-15
ELECTION POSTPONED.
Also Men in Halifax Win Net BE

HALIFAX, y. s., Dec. l5.-It is an
nouneed by Sir Robert Borden that
the military service council has ac-
q,iiesced in his suggestion that in view
of the Halifax disaster and distress
and confusion resulting therefrom the
calling up under the military service
act Of men from Nova Scotia should
be temporarily postponed. There will
be no Dominion election in Halifax on
Dec. II for two seats in parliament.
Polling in Halifax will be held on
Jan. 2S. Announcement to this effect
is contained in an official statement
from Ottawa.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-15
Simple.

1.-The Kaiser is undoubtedly in a
bad fix, remarked the chatty man
one not so easy to get out of as that
the city youngster found himself in on
the farm. He was put on top of a
tall haystack and shouted to the farm
CIR: Say, Mr.. Barnes, how anu goin
TO get down.
The farmer considered the prob
lem, and finally solved it,
Oh, jest shut your EYES an walk
round a bit, he said
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-15
PATRIOTIC BOYS
Half of Those in Concord High School
to Work in Lumber Camps.

CONCORD, \. H., Dec l5--It was
announced today that nearly half of
the boys Of Concord high school had
agreed to work during the holiday re-.
cess in nearby lumber camps in order
TO relieve TO some extent the fuel
shortage in this vicinity.
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Glass III.

"a Man with dependent children
mot his own but toward whom he
stands in relation of parent.
(B) Man with dependent, aged or
infrm parents.
Co Man with dependent, helpless
brothers or sisters.
Cd County or municipal officer.
{E) Highly trained fireman or po-
lieeman, at least three years in service
Of municipality.
(fJ Necessary Custom House clerk
90 Necessary employee of United
States in transmits Of the mails.
CID Necessary artifcer or work
man III the United States amorv or
arsenal.
D Necessary employee in service OF
United States.
% Necessary assistant. associate,
or hired manager Of necessary agricul-
tural enterprise
/ (kl Necessary highly specialized
technical or mechanical expert OF nee
essaty industrial enterprise.
1 ID Necessary assistant or associate
manager Of necessary industrial enter
prise.
} Glass ".
(Aj Man whose wife or children
are mainly dependent on his labor for
support.
OBJ Mariner actually employed in
ga service of citizen or merchant in
the United States.
co Necessary sole mana ging, con
trolling, or directing head Of necessary
agricultural enterprise.
10 Necessary sole managing, con
trolling, Of directing head of neccsear,
industrial enterprise.
Glass v.
The men slated in this class will b,
exempted or discharged from draft.
tA) Officers, legislative, executive
or judicial, OF the United States or 0
state, territory, or District of Column
bia.
tB) Regular or duly ordained min
! lister Of religion
{C) Student who on Nav Is, 1917
/ was preparing for ministry in recog
/ nized school.
+ ID Persons in military or navn
| service Of the United States.
c (E) Alien enemy.
2 ~ Resident alien mot an enemy
Q who claims exemption.
4 GO Person totally and permanent
G physically or mentally unfit fer mil
G tary service.
tH) Person morally unfit TO be
!. soldier Of the United States
q ID Licensed pilot actually on
+ Ploycd in the pursuit Of his vocation
Q Member OF well recognized religion
sect O. organization, organized and G.
listing on May IS, 1917, whose the
existing creed or principles forbid i
member to participate in war in an
D.. form and whose religious conviction
= are against war or participation .her
in.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-15
Swing Round the Circle.

Mrs. A--Qur cook has lived in some
Of the best families.
Mrs. B-Ours has lived i'll all of
them, and is now on circuit for the
second time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-15
TREATY FORMULATED.
Eertrt that Russian Bc,sheyiIi and
Germans Reach Agreement.

AMSTERDAM, Dee IA treaty
between Russia and Germany has been
formulated, according to an official
German statement received here today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-15
CUESTIONNAIRES BEING SENT.
CONTINUED from Page !

QUESTIONABLE and in respect OF whom
10 deferred classification is claimed or
made.
All registrants not included in any
other division in this schedule.
Glass II
"a Married man with children or
father Of motherle&s children, where
2uch wife or children or such mother
less children are not mainly dependent
upon his labor for support for the rea-
con that there are other reasonably
certain sources OF adequate support
(excluding earnings or possible earn
ings from the labor Of the wife) avail
able, and that the removal of the reg
istrant will not deprive such depend
ents Of support.
OBJ Married man without children,
whose wife, although the registrant
is engaged in a useful occupation, is
not mainly dependent upon his labor
for support, for the reason that the
wife Is skilled in some special class of
work which she is physically able 10
perform and in which she is employed
or in which there IS an immediate open
ing for her under conditions that will
enable her to support herself decently
and without Suffering or hardship.
! 60 Necessary skilled farm laborel
( i'll necessary agricultural enterprise
4 (D) Necessary skilled industrial Ia
1 boror i'll necessary industrial enter
/ TrlSp
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BIRTHS.

In Worcester, Mass, Dee 10, daugh
ter, Gertrude, TO Ray L, and Ellen tHunt
Greene, formerly of Brattleboro
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27
STEALING FROM THE SOLDIERS

The Tampa Times correspondent
gives the following described attempt
to rob the Florida selects on their
way to Camp jackson:
"Out of Jacksonville there were IT
coaches loaded with Florida men. The
entire outfit was to have had break
fast at little town named Blackville,
S. C.. The night before the train crew
and several officials of the Southern
railroad came through the train and
collected the meal tickets for the men
under the arrangements ahead of
time. The tickets were readily given
them-no thought of dirty deal was
had.
very early the next morning. The
men were expecting coffee at least.
However, a truck backed up to the
train with number of paper bags in
boxes The captains of each of the
Tampa outfits inspected the bags and
found them to contain nothing but
two ham sandwiches and a green ap-
ple-for breakfast. They were loaded
on the train but ordered off by the
captains, who demanded their meal
tickets. Naturally they were refused
and when the men in charge went
back on the railroad men they played
the clam and refused to say word.
Several men from district Ne. 1
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27
ORANGE SPRINGS

Orange Springs, Sept. 28.-Owing
to the recent showers every day, the
farmers are feeling uneasy about
cotton that is yet in the field.
Mrs. John Livingston is GONZALES
cent and every one is glad to see her
out again.
The young people were disappointed
last Saturday night as the rain came
down in torrents that prevented their
attending the dance at KenwoOd. On
Thursday night they were entertain
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Pegram. Some Hawthorne people
were present.
The government dredge boat is
deepening the channel of the Okla
waha river near Jordan's Landing by
taking out rock bed that has been
source Of trouble to boats passing
this point. When the water is low
many of the boats could not get over
there.
Mrs. o. E. Notes visited at Spar
Saturday and Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clemmons. Her
mother returned home with her for a
short visit.
School began Monday with fairly
good attendance.
Mrs. C. J. Rast is now in charge of
the postoffice and will take the exam
nation that is to be held here next
month to supply the vacancy of post
master. Everyone is glad to have
| Mrs PaSt as noStni stress
Mr. James ClooEan and brother OF
Palatka are guests of the Pegram
| House.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCarley OF
Boardman were visitors here Tues
day.
Mr.. ]. B. Hall, the cattle buyer OF
this place, has driven his cattle tc
pasture and we hope that some OF
them will be marketed at home.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27
SHADY

Shady, Sept. 26.-The Shady school
morning with an increased attend
ance. Mrs. Terry of Orlando is the
teacher this term and all the patrons
seem pleased with her. She has had
a good many years of experience and
seems to love her occupation.
We have had some heavy rains here
the past few days. We are glad to
say that that bad hill has been work
ed and travel over it is much improv-
ed.
There is some sickness in the neigh
borhood, chills and fever mostly, for
which we blame the mosquitoes, a
pest we have had more of this sum-
mer than for years. We will have to
use every precaution against the
mosquitoes and take them more ser
iousIy than we have been doing.
The stork has been going the
rounds out here lately. A dainty
baby daughter was left at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Sellers few
days ago and one also at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jirash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Gaskin moved
from here to the Anthony Farm last
week where Mr.. Gaskin has accepted
| work for the coming year.
Masters Edible Hugh and Arthur
Douglas are attending the Ocala high
school this term.
Mr.. B. J. Woods returned from a
business trip to Macclenny Saturday.
Mr.. Woods was called home by the
serious illness of his baby daughter,
whom we learn is slowly improving.
| We are glad to report the Baptist
| Sunday school has started again and
hope all who can will go every Sun
day at $3.50 p. m.
We are informed that the work of
repairing the Baptist church will be-
gin right away. The committee on
finance for this project were much
gratified at their success and appre-
ciate the iberality of all who con-
tributed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Knoblock OF
Martin visited Mrs. Carl Bull Sun
day.
We have received our Marion Coun-
ty Fair book, neat, clean volume
which settled any doubt we had about
there being a fair this year. Here's
hoping it will be the best ever.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27

eminent work and training camp,
trying to grab off government money
and charge the soldiers two and three
prices for everything they buy. A
case in point is the one given by the
Tampa Times, where bunch of two
legged skunks tried to sell each SOL
der a couple of sandwiches and a
green apple for breakfast. These
people are like maggots on cheese
If the officers at the training camps
when they want to instruct the sol
diers in bayonet drill, would tell them
to charge all such thieves in then
vicinity and give them about half ar
inch of cold steel apiece, it would be
good practice, a good lesson anC
something the honest people of the
country would approve of.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27
AN EMERGENCY CASE

There are times and conditions that
often justify unusual and strenuous
methods. One of these now exists in
Ocala. We refer to the dire need of
the city council opening South Fourth
street and doing it at once.
Aside from the great monetary
damage and discomfort that the
property owners in that vicinity have
sustained for the past several years,
a condition rapidly growing worse,
the hundreds of school children at
tending both of the schools in that
locality are subject to great incon-
venience and danger from illness
as a result of the mud and water.
The streets and cutters in this sec
ton of town are gradually filling and
raising till the water no longer passes
off down the streets and cutters, but
washes like roaring torrent across
the private properties Of citizens
there and takes regularly down the
sidewalks as being the outlet of least
resistance.
Automobiles begged down to their
day of the opening of school. Chill
dren had to wade knee-deep in some
places to get to either one of the
school buildings. And this in a
thrifty city in a moderR age. This
condition exists because the city can
not or will not pay Mrs. Maize Lyles
the 900 awarded her by the jury OF
property owners at the condemnation
proceedings held almost two years
ago in the circuit court, together with
500 for attorney fees (said SUM fixed
by the court).
Property in that part of town has
been damaged many time this sum.
The property owners pay heavy taxes
and other city expenses and are as
much entitled to protection as any
other part of town, to say nothing of
the injustice that is being done the
whole city through the school children
and their teachers.
The city has spent thousands and
tens of thousands of dollars during
this time. Surely, measly thousand
could have been used for this purpose,
and even now it is not too late.
Threats of suit against the city
from a number of different sources
are rife, and the city will not only
have to pay the condemnation sum
as fixed by the court, sooner or later
but will be called on to settle heavy
damages, most likely, and in the
meantime the entire childhood of the
| city suffers.
We do not believe a condition like
this would be tolerated or permitted
in any other city in the state. This
is strong language, but we leave it tc
the people to say if it is not true.
The amount of damages awarded
Mrs. Lyles by the court is not large
when the matter is understood. The
street would take almost half of hel
lot, leaving a strip on the south side
nine feet wide which will be worth
less to her. If ones lot, none too
large at first, is worth $4,000, one
would not sell half of it for half thai
sum. The remaining portion woulc
not serve his purpose or be worth
anything like the half of the whole.
Let the city pay the sum and oper
the street. 1t is far the cheapest anC
! best method out of difficult and try.
| ing situation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27
According to the Tampa

According to the Tampa Times
correspondent, the Florida selects,
now i'm the 324th regiment at Camp
Jackson, are not DESTROYS of being
merged in the national guard regi-
ments. We think they are right, and
we also think the war department is
making a mistake in doubling the
size of the regiments. Fifteen hun
dred men is enough. The ancient
Roman legion, which corresponds to
our brigade, and was the most SYM
metrical military organization ever
devised, numbered about four thou
sand men. 1t was divided into four
cohorts, the cohort corresponding to
the regiment of the present. As time
went on the legion was increased to
twelve or fifteen thousand men, and
it became too unwieldy. Then it was
cut down to few hundred, and about
that time the power of Rome broke
down.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27

wanted to start fight, but were held
in check and the matter reported
when camp was reached.
practically all the men blame the
railroad for the treatment. Several
were heard to say they wished Y. r.
Beasley, of the Atlantic Coast Line,
had been aboard and they were GER
tain such a thing would never have
happened. However, not man from
Tampa went hungry. The Red Cross
lunches were in abundance and it is
certain no men ever had anything
they appreciated more than they die
those lunches"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27

Germany's remarkable peace terms,
as set forth in a pamphlet widely dis
tributed among the German people,
demand compensation of S87, 5C0,-
100000 and the territorial acquisition
of the greater part of Belgium, the
districts of Briez and Longwy and the
cities of Boulogne and Calais in
France, the Suez canal, Belgian Con-
go, English and French colonies in
tropolical Africa, the Portuguese col
onies, Malta, Alden, Cyprus, Gibral-
tar, Madeira, the Azores, Morocco,
Tunis, Canary Islands; and from Rus
STA Lithunia, Esthonia, Livonia,
Grodno, Minsk and Courland. Ice
bergs will be thick in hell when Ger
many obtains such terms.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27

A friend poked his head into our
sanctum last night, at the time when
graveyards are popularity supposed to
yawn, and queried, whats the diff
ference between Texans and Flor
idians?" We started to tell him one
of the differences was about SIS rail-
road fare, when he answered himself
as follows: Texans remove a gov
ernor; Floridians are removed by a
governor" and left for his happy
home.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27

The Arcadia News says there is a
dearth of ideas among the newspaper
photographers of the state, and in
proof thereof reproduces couple of
paragraphs from the Star and the ST.
Petersburg Times. Now, then, why
didn't Editor Jones of the News fill
up that space with a paragraph or
two of his own?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27

We do not believe that Senator
Robert M. LaFollette has ever accept
ed bride from Germany. The most
probable explanation for his conduct
is that he believes there are enough
towards in the country to elect him
president in 1920.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27

We beg to inform our friend Huff
aker of the Tampa Times that we do
not become peeved at anyone. When
we make disparaging remark, it is
done as a coid-blooded fact, and not
to relieve any feeling of Indignation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27

1t is announced that in China one
can send piano by parcels post.
China is behind the times. Over thirty
years ago an American congressman
franked his piano through the mails.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27

When you write to your friends in
Company A, address them in care
Go. A, 124th Infantry, Camp Wheel
err, Ca" The camps have their own
postoffices and are just as well known
to the postal clerks as any American
cities of twenty-five to fifty thousand
peopIe.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27

Notwithstanding the horrible stor-
les told Of German soldiers, we be-
lieve there are some among them
whose hearts ache at the sufferings of
their enemies as we'll as at their own.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-27

When this war is over, all sensible
people will be entirely sick of war,
and if they can all get together there
are enough sensible people to prevent
another war