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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
TRAINS BLOWN Up
Several Hundred German Soldiers
Killed and Wounded as Result
of Rushing Munitions.

LONDON. Dec H. The correspondent
at Amsterdam Of the Daily Express re-
norts that the Germans are rushing troops
to the western front with the idea Of
smashing the entente allies before Ameri-
"a j. able 10 act and adds:
"Cue ot the result, OF tins rush was
that two German munitions trains collded
on Thursday. Both were blown up and
several hundred soldiers We're killed or
wounded.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
10 Odd Fellows Temple

Bowling matches Dec II. 4 and G.
Dee y, { and r. Dee II, d and +
Dennis Rebckah lodge will meet next
Tuesday evening at 80 O'Clock. when an
initiation and nomination OF officers will
be held
Wednesday evening, Dec. T. at 80
o o'clock Special meeting oi Oasis cncamp-
ment for the purpose ot conicrring the
Golden Rule degree
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
BRICKLAYERS WANTED.
Chance for Them TO Enlist and to See
Service in France

WASHINGTON. Dec. Illustrations
to enlist in the army as many bricklayers
as possible have been sent to recruiting
officers throughout the country These
men Will be sent to a concentration camp
in the South Tor short time and then to
France fot work on American air dromes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
PATRIOTIC MCCORMACK.
Irish Tenor to Earn 100000 for the
American Red Cross.

WASHINGTON, Dee IA gift of
100000 to Red Cross from John Me
Cormack, the tenor, was announced to-
day. Paving his own expenses, Mr.. Nc
Cormack will make a patriotic concert
tour from the Atlantic to the Pacif-
IL.
II will keep on singing until l have
earned 100000 which the American
Red Cross may use Us ii sees fit, he
said
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
Coolest Morning in Years
so Early in Month of
December
NUMEROUS CASES OF
PIPES FREEZING
Coolest Previous December Morning in
Eight Years Was Dec. 27, 1914, When
Thermometer Registered % Below the
Zero Mark


Oh Shivers,
When You awoke this morning and
took single glimpse at the frosty
window panes, did Won admire the pic
turesque figures which adorned them
Noo
As YOU slowly and fearlessIv emerged
from under the comfortable quilts only
to discover. as many did, that the fur
mace fire was out did You smile with
glee? No?
Did YOU have disheartening visions
of the rapidly vanishing wood pile and
the scanty coal supply in harmony with
the majority? Yes?
Well. there S a reasonable excuse for
most any sort Of an illusion for it was
the coldest morning so early in Decem-
Der which the oldest settler with the
best memory and most powerful imagi-
nation could recall, no matter how hard
be scratched his head
oh shivers, again,
What has become of the guy who.
carry IN the faH, predicted late fall,
mild winter and early spring. Well,
we II let him down on the early spring
part. but certainly the fellow must
have slipped a cog on his other cal
culations
Ferris r. Vaughan is official weath-
er recorder for Brattleboro. Just listen
10 his merry tune
How cold was il up at your place
Mr.. Vaughan?'' asked The Reformer
man in a tremolo voice.
Without batting an eye, yes even
with the semblance Of a smile so fa1
az could be determined over the telc
phone the reply came;
: Thirteen below
What2' shrieked back the report
er, fearing lest he had misunderstood
And the voice replied: Yes, l3 be
low
Isn I that unusual for this time OF
/
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
QUIET NOW IN OPORTo.
Revolutionary Excitement Has Died
Dcwn-Former Premier Arrested.

MADRID, Dec. 1.-THE revolution
arv excitement has died down in Opor-
To, according to despatch from that
Portuguese port today, and the city
now j. calm. Efforts are being made
TO solve the problem presented by the
high cost of food, the precinct ana
business men IS association holding Il
meeting 10 thi, end. Former Premier
Tosca was put under arrest in Oporto
after he, with his family. had arrived
there tr special train, the message
stated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
MUNDALE IS MISSING.
No Trace of Steamer Which Sent Out
Calls for Help--37 Men Aboard.

NEW YORK, Dee. ll.-0hcial- oil
tho Munson steamship lines here wcr
Stil without adyices TODAY regarding
the whereabouts Of the steamer Man.
dale Tho vessel, carrying 81 men,
was reported last night a. having sent
out wireless calls for aid from a posi
ton about 50 miles southeast OF Caps
lla,teraS An oil steamer which caught
tucsc mce-rgcS reported il could find
10 trace of the Auudalc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
COLLEGE FOR FIREMEN.
Twenty Five Picked Men Receiving
Instruction at Camp Devens.

AVER, Mass, Dee. IA military
college for tiremen was opened at
Camp Devens today under direction Of
Lieut.. John +. McAree, chief of the
eantonment fire department. Twenty
five picked men Of the half hundred
that compose the fire fighting forces at
the camp commenced study of chem
istrv, including explosives, and a
course, in French, German and Italian.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
STARTS GENERAL INQUIRY.
Senate Committee to Investigate Oper
aticns CT War Department.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1l.-A general
inquiry into the operation Of the war
department in arning and cquippina
American forces was decided upon to
day by the senate military affairs com
mittcc. Secretary Baker and other do
partmcnt heads viii be called to aN
plain various features of war activities
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
MILES SIGNS FOR
DURATION OF WAR
Brattleboro Young Man Commissioned
First Lieutenant in United States
Ambulance Service

Mrs. e. A. Miles has received word
from her son, Appleton 7. Miles, that
he has been commissioned as first lieu
tenant III the ambulance service of the
United States army, having signed for
the duration Of the war. Lieut. Miles
is still leader of ambulance section No.
;, which was recently transferred from
the French TO the American service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
OF
BRITISH ATTACK
Artillery and Aerial Activity Probably
Prelude to Offensive on the
Western Front

LONDON. Dee II Unusually active
artillery fighting and aerial operations on
the western front yesterday are reported
in todays official communication This
activity was particularly noteworthy on
tile Ipres and Arras fronts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
THINKS WILSON CRAZY.
Austrian Paper Causdc on the Rccen.
Declaration Of War.

AMSTERDAM. Dec ~ Commenting
on the American declaration 81 Wat against
Austro-Iiungary one Austrian paper SAYS:
President Wilson's sudden idea that
wei must be declared against Austro-
Hungary on the ground that she is a
German vassal is the craziest of his ga
rocr So foi We are not frightened by his
declaration Of war. That Alr. Wilson should
thinl, he knows us better than We know
ourselves makes us laugh
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
ALIENS TRANSFERRED.
Austro Hungarian Subjects to Be Given
Cnly Police Duty.

PETERSBURG, Va, Dee. ll.-About
6oo drafted men at Camp Lee claiming to
be Austro-Hungarian subjects have been
separated from the various units to which
they were assigned originally and pat IN
the dcpo; brigade II was indicated they
would BE- given police duty exclusively
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11

Operations OF the nature and extent IN.
dicated by the British official communi-
cation almost invariably precede a great
attack The preliminary bombardment
designed to strike the opposing defenses
and clear the way lor the infantry ad-
vance may continue for week or more.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Continued Cold Tonight and
Wednesday. Northwest Winds

WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE
weather forecast: Fair and continued
cold tonight and Wednesday. Moder-
ate northwest winds.
Sun sets at AIS. Light all vehicle
lamps at 5.03.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
MARRIAGES.

III Grafton, Dec s, by Rev. George i
Congdon, Ronald L. Clark OF Brattlebor
and Miss Ruth F. Parker OF Grafton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
DEATHS.

In Springfield Mass, Dec 10, Mrs
Maverette \. Howe. widow Of William +
Howe Of Irattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11

Two weeks more to Christmas. 1t is
time to get busy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
10000 VERMONT CHANGERS.
Reports Presented in the Annual Meet
ing in Burlington Today.
Special to The Rcformerl

BURLINGTON. Dec II.
Reports were presented by the officers
at the annual meeting Of the Vermont
State Grange. which opened here today.
Al the present time the Grange has $1,000
members in the state, 1873 subordinate
Oranges and % Pomona Oranges Ten
thousand dollars in Liberty bonds has
been subscribed 10y the order During the
past year new Oranges were instituted in
RYcgate and Fairfax
Whatever has become Of the muck
rakerS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11

Don I stop huying thrift stamps and
war wings certificates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
First Baptist Church

Tonight, 7,3t-Meeting Of Christians
Endcavor. Miss Sylvia Crosby. leader.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11

America has a2,969 millionaires. How
many Of them have earned the million !
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11

he weather early today was the coolest
oi the winter witk an unofficial thermom
eter record OF two degrees above zero.
Later there was a light fall Of snow and
atterward the sun appeared
\ blizzard ragged during a large part OF
the day yesterday causing suspension
OF all activities i'll recovering bodies from
the ruins and in disposing OF those now in
the morgues.
No change has been made i'll tie esti-
mates Of the dead and wounded The
number who perished Is upwards OF $500
and may total 1000 and fully 5000 are
wounded.
! 50 serious is the problem OF housing and
feeding those already in the city that a
strict embargo was issued tonight against
the admission OF all persons not connected
with relief OF reconstruction work Mill
/ tary guards were detailed to stop new
comers at Truro Among the first to fee
this stringent but necessary step wer,
many Americans who were halted at St
John
The citizens and the authorities recog
nIle that the multitude OF visitors wht
have been fiocking in since railway com
munication was re-established are movet
by the best OF intentions. The city ap
preciates then generous desire for help
But there is simply no accommodation 70
them In a community Of 65000 inhabi
tants 25.Q0o have been made suddenl
homeless. These must first be provided
for, as we'll as the army OF workmel
needed to clear away the debris and re
build the city Assurance has been give
, that there is food enough for the pres
unexpected throng Is to be fed, as
must
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
FIFTEEN NEGRO
RIOTERS HANGED
Executions at Fort Sam Houston, Tex
as, Took Place After a Trial by
Court Martial

: San ANTONIO, Texas, December IL
Fifteen negroes were hanged at Fort Sam
Houston today for completely in the riot
at Houston Aug .. The announcement
Of action on the court martials verdict
was made at the southern department ;
headquarters by the chief OF staff, who al
SO gave ont a formal statement in which
the names Of other men sentenced to life
Imprisonment were given
san ANTONIO, Dee. 1l.-Of the 63
men tried by the court martial Il were
sentenced TO life imprisonment One
was sentenced to two and one-halt
Years and three to two years. Five were
acquitted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
Is Able to Deal with the Sit.
uation in Halifax, DR..
J. F. MOOrs Reports
LITTLE CHANGE IN
ESTIMATES OF DEAD
Problem of Housing and Feeding Is
Serious Embargo Issued Against
Admission of Person Not Connected
with Relief Work

HALIFAA, y. =. Dec IL The United
States already has sent force Of doctors
and nurses sufficient to deal with the
situation here John +. Moors, head oi
the American Red Cross delegation, said
in a statement today
Hereafter, it seems to me- the peopl,
and supplies should be forwarded only Of
acquisitions in order that actual wants
should be taken care 81 and that conges
tion and overlapping should be avoided,
he added
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19
AT THE SHOW.

To the intelligent and discriminating au-
tomobile buyers, the Paige model .Linwood"
Six s39' offers an investment which inSures
the utmost value in the field. III this model
is summed up the experience which has been
such an important factor in the development
of the Motor Car industry. $ll75.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19

In the New Series Paige fairfield" Six
$40" we introduce the most completely equip
ped motor car that can be purchased Oh the
American market for less than $4,000.
On the basis of actual, comparable, dollar
for dollar value, the new Paige Six "46" again
offers striking proof Of leadership at $ 375
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-16
 PRAISE HOBO''

Dr. E. J. Lyons. prominent physi- clan (retired) of Lake Charles, La, has put himself squarely on record in advocacy of the Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy, a medicine that is producing truly marvellous results for sufferers from Brights disease and other kidney and bladder trou- bles. pr. Lyons used the medicine on his wife. For three years she had suffered with urinary trouble. "I and other physicians treated her." he says, Out could give only temporary relief. the trouble always returning. Finally she could get no relief ex- cept when actually under the iDflu- ence of drugs" After taking the first bottle of Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy shc commenced to improve until she had taken ten bottles, when she seemed completely cured. He adds: ''She has not had single re- curing symptom and 1 consider her cure complete and permanent" If you are suffering with any form of kidney or bladder trouble, you should, for your lealths sake, cer tainly know more about Hobo. Write for free copy of our intensely inter- esting booklet, containing sworn statements, etc. Address Hobo Med- icine Manufacturing Co.,, Singer, La.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-16

offend him. He's making enough money to buy all the cigars that are good for him. The only bribe he will fall for is news, so if you are hand ling two or more papers in the same town, see that you keep at least one good item for each paper that the them know it when you hand in the copy.
 Don't try to get publicity without effort. If story is worth printing it is worth working up. Create news. Do something original that will com mand the readers attention when pub lishod. Plan unique meetings, do something that will make one partic- ular meeting different from all others. Failing that, make it appear different.
 A Case in Point.
 For the sake of illustration, we will suppose you are the sec retary or chairman of the publicity committee of a rotary club who wishes to get a story of the regular weekly meeting in the paper. Here is the way not to begin your article:
 "The Albuquerque Rotary club held its regular weekly meeting and lunch. con at the Alvarado hotel yesterday. Fifty-four members were present. Captain La Fayette of the American ambulance corps was the guest of honor and spoke as follows:"
 Isn't that about as. exciting as a moving picture show to a blind man?
 But that story can be revised so that any city editor, no matter how exacting, will find space for it.. Here's the remedy:
 "Seven hundred thousand soldiers were killed at the first battle of Ver- dun. This was the astounding state ment made by Captain La Fayette. a returned American ambulance driver,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-16
HOW TO GET YOUR ARTICLE PRINTED
Newspaper Man Gives Amateur Press Agents Tips on Obtaining Free
 Space in Newspapers.
By JOHN TONES, A lhl1nllern1la M M

AlUuQutIHuc, IN. WI.
 There is only one way to write a story for newspaper. State the facts. Tell your story in the first sen tence. Don't write sustained "lead" and make the reader wade through three or four paragraphs before he finds out what you want to tell him. Save the polysyllabic words in your vocabulary for magazine articles. Be natural in your writing. Hit the reader right between the eyes, with the first word if you can.
 The secret of successful newspaper story writing is getting all the impor- tant facts in the first sentence or first paragraph. The city editor apprc- ciates such concentration of mate rial. It is easy for him to cut the story if he finds it necessary.
 See that your copy is typewriter and don't single space it. Leave room for the copyreader to make cor rections. Even if your story is per feet, the copyreader will want to change it. 1t is way he has.
 Don't try to write a head on your story. Tat is what newspaper pub fishers are paying the copyreader to do. They will be piqued if you cheat them out of an opportunity to tell the reader in the headline all you want to tell him in your story. .
 Get your story in early. Don't wait until the "dead line when the local room is chaos. It is likely to be forgotten and abandoned if real story breaks. If you have a special Sunday arti- cle that you want printed in the fea- ture section, don't ask the editor to take it Saturday afternoon if you want to see it in type the next day. Paradoxical as it may seem, the in side sections of Sunday paper are printed on Thursday, sometimes We'd nesday.
 That applies to the larger papers. If your material is for the Sunday so- ciety page of small town daily get lit in on Friday. Another thing. with most small town dailies, Mondays paper. on account of the way their telegraph stuff comes in, is much less likely to be crowded than any other day in the week. Therefore, Sunday is good day to offer yonr longer stories. This also appllek the gay Iafter a holiday. ,.. |lsss Don't '.slss l:''ss|si s2|Is 's ss'si; ssi;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-16

who spoke to the members of the AL
 buquerque Rotary club at the regu- lar weekly luncheon"
 There's some punch to such lead.
 It will get smuch attention as rat tlesnake in hen coop. The news
 papers have been filled with war news,
 but no figures have ever been pub.
 lished on the losses of the French and Germans before Verdun, and you can't help but gain the attention of
 the city editor with such copy. He'll
 eat it up, to use the vernacular of the local room, and if the story isn't long enough, will call you up for more facts.
 If you feel you have not been get ting your share of free advertising,
 don't blame the newspapers. Have a
 heart-to-heart talk with yourself and
 see if YOU are not at fault. Use your
 brain more and your pull with the ed- itor or publisher less.
 Get the editors viewpoint. Ask
 yourself what it is he is trying to ac- complish. Consider yourself for the nonce an employe of his and realize
 that if your material does not jibe with his needs there is nothing to it, your story will not be, and does not deserve to be, printed.
 If you're determined to get your stuff into print, if you have news or
 create news, and if you write your story as newspaper story should be written, the meanest city editor that
 ever swore at a piece of illegible copy
 can't keep you out.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-16
Fire Insurance, Real Estate, Land
 Loans. TAYLOR & COMPANY
 Phone 1O32.

Harry Pollock, former manager of Freddie Welsh. declares emphatically that his new charge, Patsy Cline, is the next lightweight champion. As the coffee and ad says, Everything taken out of the bean."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-16

President Tener of the National league was opposed to holding the joint meeting of the National and American leagues on the 18th of the month. Tener, being an old pastimer himself, doesn't want any part of the 18th stuff.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-08-31

FROM all over Arkansas comes the good news of a bumper corn crop. In fact the farmers are said to be wondering where they will house their grain. Other food stuffs will be in excess of anything grown in our state for years Cotton is also making a much better yield than was first thought, and with the high prices for same the indications now are that Arkansas will wit ness this fall the greatest pros perity ever before known in the state.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-08-31
Dipping Dates for Cattle in
 Monroe County.

Following are the regular dip ping dates for Monroe county:
 Black and Young Vat - August 21; Sept. 4, IS; October 2, l6, 30; November l3, 27.
 w. L. Jefferies Vat August 2e;; Sept, 5, 20; October 1, IS; November l, 15, g.
 Ben Allen Vat August 24; September ', 2l; October 5 and l9; November 2, Is, 30.
 Geo. Chedister Vat August .27; September 10, 24; October 8, 22; November 5, 19.
 Breeding and Knight Vat August 28; September II, 25; October 9, 23; November 6, 20.
 Frank Henderson Vat August 30; September l3, 27; October II, %; November 8, 22.
 Evan and Batefnan Vat August r, 31; September IA, 28; October 12, 26; November 9, 23.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-08-31
BETTER BE CAREFUL

4 German editor in Little Rock was interned by orders of the Federal Government at Wash ington a few days ago on accoun of giving publication to notices calculating to hinder selectlve draft. Other editors have been dealt with in like manner Tn other sections of our nation.
 We hope that every Pro-Ger- man in this country will receive a lesson in the severest terms for any disloyalty to our govern ment while making this their home and using the many oppor- tunities this country affords for their personal gain.
 Right here in Brinkley we have heard idle ramarks made since a state of war has been declared with Germany that would sub- ject the parties making the said slurring remarks to arrest or inn prisonment. Better be careful even how you talk. 1T you are making your home on this side of the Atlantic, uphold our coun- try and the American govern ment on every hand or else get your passports and ship out to where you belong as early as possible.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-08-31

THE stacker who defrauds his country by making false rep resentations in order to keep from being drafted into the army is a pretty sorry fellow, but he is not in the class with the stacker who swears falsely to the tax assessor. It is claimed that the government has lost millions of dollars on income taxes because of the false reports given. Let Uncle Sam keep right after this class and may the burden of the war fall heavily on the great money powers of our country.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-08-31

LET the man who said prohi- bition would not prohibit just try to equip himself with the embibing fluid in "bone-dry"
 town. It is true that in certain cities booze con be obtained. In fact we were recently told that in a city not over one hundred miles from Brinkley, that whis- key could be bought at $500 per quart, the purchaser to pay an additional charge for an auto trip to the outskirts of town.
 This is not prohibition with cer- tain classes but the fellow who
The Brinkley argus., 1917-08-31
They All Mean We'll.

What's the matter?" asked the young doctor of a patient who seemed extremely pessimistIc regarding his chances. "Oh, don't know, doctor but l feel that l shall never pull through here" Nonsense, my boy nonsense. Why, your case is absolute ly the same as an illness had years ago. Yet look at me-strong and hearty as ever? .Yes," replied the patient but then I expect you had good doctor P
The Brinkley argus., 1917-08-31

works for from $10 to $20 per week and whose family is de- pendent on this money for the necessaries of life will not have an opportunity to even smell any whiskey at this price.