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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
VERMONT FARM LABOR.
Suggestions Whereby it May be Mad
More Effective.

lu all pats of Vermont there ap-
pears to hc a serious shortage Of farm
aelp. The supply available to Offset tais
shortage seems To be very limited. To
remedy this situation as much a. pos
bile She present labor upply on farms
must be used to the YER best advau-
Itago. .....
Mos. ncn on farms must keep busy
all tho wlile. The point is not in lust
keeping busy but in directing efforts
SO thE the most is accomplished. The
agricultural college OF the University
of Vermont through its extension scrv.
lee suggests the following ways where
by farm labor can Toe more effective.
4 Work should be planned far ahead 50
/ that q $40 per month hired man need
not hc idle after finishing one piece OF
/ work. Again it should not be Accessat,
20 stop and do on fair days what might
he done on rainy days, as repairing ma
II chincrv and harness, cleaning and treat
ling seed for sowilg, or Sharpening tools
n Farmer should change mctc than al
Il present. In every commonly there Az
u.'ay one man farms vince tic farm
n operations can bc done "a less ttar
II E1n the tIlnc II the olc.dtOi> 81 lNs
OF these farms work together. l.. hrr !.
not being used most eHcieativ IL arr
farmer endeavors to 10 hi hayins
alone, while his nci2hbor o-r: the fcncC
does the same thing.
instead cs two mcu r,owiug Will
two horses thee should be more ease,
81 one man with three iorses Thi
n ght not be practical ia e snail IN,
stony field One man WITH three house.
can accomplish nearly twice as muc}
in a week Of spring work y, one maI
with two horses. 1t j., Eotiecablo il
many parts Of the state hat more three
horse teams than usual are being ,Aivcl
this spring.
Economical use of labor PAS becom,
ighlv developed in mauu.ao Il ring en-
terpr,Saf. These companies CHplos mo-
who spend their time in Gaaising mean
- eliminate unnecessary motions o
tue workers. Farmers caGuot ;uHel,
these specialists and 20 must DO Til
planning for themselves. Tho work dGd
in lot measured 10y the time cxpende
but by the amount accomplished. Bcgi
Iuou 70. make each hour 5 work cour
fer the most.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
TOWNSHEND.
Patriotic Work by Tt. G.. r. Society

At the meeting of the L. q. Il. so
ciety in the home of Mrs. W. N. Sparks
Friday afternoon, several of the neavy
brown denim bags, Of the same design
as those furnished the Townshend hovs
who were ut the border last summer,
were finished with the exception Of the
name Of owner, which viii be stem
ciled on the side These bags are made
after the pattern Of one designed and
used by a Spanish-American war vet
Ieran and are greatly appreciated BIZ
the recipients. 1t is the intention ot the
society to furnish similar bags for all
Young men who enlist from this town
or who have a claim upon the friend
hip Of the people here. The bags Will
be packed with various gifts and ne.
cessities.
BY a vote Of the society 50 Of the
proceeds Of the recent entertainment
Above the Clouds, will be given to the
Red Cross through the Brattleborc
branch. The remainder of the sum will
be held here to be spent i'll patriotic
work and aid Plans were made for the
purchasing Of spring of water of DR.
l.. j. Parker, to be used in the base
ment of the town hall, and a committee
was appointed to arrange for a future
| entertainment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15

several days, returned to her home
Friday.
Hayden Marsh Of Company | came
to the home Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Almon Marsh, Friday on a three
days furlough following his illness in
the hospital. His health is much im-
proved.
Mrs Isaac Appleby, with Mrs Guy
Nelson and little son, all of Springfield,
Mass, have been in town for several
days. Mrs. Applehy has been spperin-
tending the removal of her household
goods from Mrs. Ada Pierce's tenement,
lWhere they have been stored
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
Half a cron,, in Vermont.

Daniel /. Cady in the Burlington
Free Prcss.)
When ! was Young | used to hear
The same sad story every year;
The farmers punetually agreed
They wouldn t raise enough for seed;
They might have Jest as well set still
They said, and saved their phosphate
bill
They might as well "shut up the
shop,
There wouldn t be but half a crop.
The moon was either wet or dry,
And swung too low or swung too high:
The Dipper dipped too much one way.
Though which way twas. they didn I
say;
The spring WAS tate or extra late.
And piles of pullets didn I mate.
! And if il rained, or tried TO stop.
In either ease twas Good Night Crop.
The seeded piece it didn I keteh
! Except to poor man 5 weed ard vetch:
/ The oats were thin. the crows were
thitk.
The garden sass was looking sick,
, The apples WASH t doing WELL
| There 'dsbe no AStrakans to sell:
And even popcorn wouldn : pop,
That is, not more than half the crop.
| often think5 what pains they took
To prove Vermont was Sandy Hook;
/ ] wonder what they d have thought. or
I said sS15
/ If they had fa1med ar Marblehead;
+ ] guess ,twould made their hreastboncS
sigh -
70 work Wyoming alkali.
Or if they d seen a cyclone hon
They might have spoke of half crop
And yet as long as ! was round
never saw no crepless ground:
! never saw crop defailed-
Twas troopers, not the crops, that
failed:
The things that are 50 slow 10 grow in
spring
In summer grew like everything;
They hiked so fast they couldn I stop
And every year rolled up IFS crop
jest start with me what day YOU will
From COrbett s farm in Cnderhil;
Go up and down the state each side.
And note the valleys rich and wide:
See Newbury S meadows, clover sweet,
: And them that border Windsor street
See farms that crowd each mount ain
Then talk to me ef half a crop,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
5000 ROCKIES AT PLATTSRUHG.
Men Begin Three Months Training
Course Today.

PLATTSBU RI, y. e., May Is. -
Nearly 5000 men enlisted Ter The train
ing camp hc.e begin 10 ny the three
month";, giind Of training for commits
siou5 il the regular arm, ami officers
lrcscrvc CORPS.
! OF fine number now here, 20SS ar
rived At the camp on. eight special
trains YESTERDAY moraiug, four OF ,h-
trains being from New England anC
four from New York. All f the 200 re
'orv' officers holding commission,
signed by President Wilson win discard
the insignia Of the rank which they
held aad take their places in the rank.
Of privatcs or non.commissioned Of
liccrs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
A Major Operation.

There j. a French woman in Wash.
ingtou who supplements her meagcr in,
come 10y taking two bachelor Congress
men rs boarders. Rcccatly one Of them
was i'll and went to the hospital, where
She called upon him.
Upon her return she urged his col
league to 90 and see him immediately
for. said she, "zc doctair has done "
terrible operation on him.
What sort OF an operation, asked
his friend
"Ah, said She, ~ 30 not under
stand exactly but at re hospital 2,
nurse tells me they have cut off hi
booze.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
FIRE WARDENS APPOINTED.
Forestry Department Names Several
for This County.

The state department of forostry@has
appointed W. p Stiles OF Jamaica look
ont maa for Stratton mountain and W.
Il. Snyder Of Townshend Patrolman for
the West River railroad. Among the ad-
ditional fire Wardens appointed are the
following in Windham county: For the
town Of Londonderry, Frank II. Pierce
OF South Londonderry. for Windham.
Harry :. Hall Of South Wndham; for
Rockingham. ]. b. Wooley eft Bellows
Fails; for Marlboro, g. l.. Adams Of
Marlboro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
T. N.Y.. Matt, matron at the town

sister, Mr,. Matt, matgon at the town
farm.
Mrs. Sarah Coveyi who had been
spcndia. The winter here with relatives,
went sunday to her home ia South
Londonderry. Harry Covey and Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar G. Convey accompanied her,
making the trip by automobile.
Mi. Minnie Goodwin wa, discharged
Sunday from the Mclro,r hospital,
whore she had been following an opera
tjon on her les, Mrs. PiIlshurv Of Bel
lows Falls underwent an operation this
morning. DR.. Inch wa, assisted 10y
pr Hunter
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15

In the Four Counties ian, III England
1T IS possible to eat in Leicestcrshire
sleep III Staffordshire. drink III War
wickshirc and smoke in nerhvshirc
without leaving the building
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15

An entertainment will he held in the
parlors Of the Universali~t church
Wednesday evening May IL. Admission
10 cents. Adv. 65S
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15

Mrs, smith Of Brattlehofo who had a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
HAS BIG GARDEN PROJECT.
Montpelier Committee to Pillow and APP
portion Many Acres.

MONTPELIER, May 15,-The sub
committee on food production and con
servation of the Montpelier committee
of public safety has completed plans
for the cultivation of the I.an2don
meadow which contains nearly % acres.
the property being Owned hy the cen
trail Vermont railway
The land Will be plowed and har-
.rowed Shy the committee which Will al
50 furnish seed aud fertilizer. The
meadow will he divided into acre. half
acre and quarter ac.e plots and tac
committee has issued 4 call for voidn
tccrs to ca.e for thcSa p,ot".
Wisely, Wilson 5 mans are based on
our military strength. not on possible
idissensions in Germany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
Your Flag and MY Flag.

Your flag and my flag,
And how it flies today
IN your land and ms land
And half 4 world away.
Rose-red and blood-red
The stripes forever CLEAN
Snow-white and soHl-white-
The good forefathers dream:
Sky-blue and true blue. with
stars to CLEAN Alright
The gIoricd guidon Of the day:
y shelter through the night.
Your flag and my flag
To cyrrt star and stripe
The drums beat as hearts beat
And flies shrilly pipe:
Your flag and my flag
4 blessing III tho sky.
Your hope aud my hope
1t never hid a lie
Home land and far land ana
Half the world around.
Old Glory hears our glad salute
And lipples TO the sound.
Your flag and my flag
thd ~ now mQrA 1t holds
Your land aud my land
Secure within its folds.
Your heart and my heart
Beat quicker at the sight.
Sun kissed and wind tossed
t;ed and blue and .Whitc
The one tiag-the great flag
II" flag ror me and you
Glorifed all else besidc-thc
Red and white and blue
WILBUR y. NESBl
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-19

and attack only the leaves of the vine. Arsenate of lead should be sprayed on the plants as soon as these insects appear with second spraying ten days later, and repeated spraying ev- cry ten days if necessary. Bordeaux repels these beetles to some extent but will not kill them.
 The life sucking pIant-liee also at tack bean vines, is the other insect that requires strenuous methods to ex- terminate if the gardener would pro- tect his bean crop for the seasons successive yield. Lioe suck the sap from all parts of the plant. The sign of lice is shown when the leaves be- gin to crumple. Nicotine suiphate, if applied when the lice first apear will kill them. This poison will kill them when it touches their bodies. Pick and burn all crunpled bean leaves. as these afford protection for the lice. Occasional spraying of bordeaux will insure bean plants against the ordin- ary gungons diseases of the garden
 Rusty spots on the leaves and some times on the pods indicate a diseased condition known as rust. This is a bacterial blight and therefore conta- gious to other plants. Pick and burn all diseased pods and check rust with bordeaux applied when the plants are three to four inches high and repeat ed when necessary. Seeds from dis eased plants should never be saved for another planting.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-19
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society,

Tsarskoye Seto-The National Geo. graphic Society's war geography bull letin today deals with Tsarskoye -Seio the village in the neighborhood of Petrograd where tie former Tsar was accustomed to spend the> spring and where recently the peasants seized the hunting preserve et the deposed Nich- oias.
 Travellers from Petrograd to Tsar- skoyeISelo, have a journey of Is miles to the south over the oldest railroad in the Russian empire" says the bulletin: The line which connects the capital city with the Village of the Tsar, (which is the meaning of the hyphen- ated narne) was constructed in 1898, just eight years after the first railroa d built in the United StateA- It runs through level country dotted with fer tile fields and rich pasture land.
 Tsarskoye-Selo has taken more than 200 years to attain a population of 30,000. It was an insignificant Fin nish village when Peter the Great as- stunned control of the mouth of the River Neva. The monarch presented the village to his royal consort, Cath : crime I, and began the construction of the Great Imperial Palace (usua :ly designated as the Old Palace, to dis by Catherine II during the closing years of her reign and of the 18th century,. The edifiee was completed just year before Peters death, but it was greatly beautified by his daughter Elizabeth Petrovna between 1747 and 1756.
 Some of the most magnificent royal apartments in Europe are to be found in the Old Palace, notably the bed room of Marie Alexandrovr1a, consort of Alexander IT, with it's opalescent g.ass walls, it's columns of purple glass and it's mother of-pearf iniaid floor. The walls of another chamber are panelled with amber; a third apart rnent is decorated with silver. another has wonderful tables and chandeliers which glow with the soft light of lapis- azuli, and there is a ballroom which g.itters with gold and mirrors. The agate room of the palace was the bedchamber of the great Catherine.
 With all these SumptUouS apart ments at his disposal. Nicholas II, so recently deposed, seldom occupied any of them. but preferred to live in a modest building no larger than the country home of the average weil-to- do American.
 The. extensive gardens and parks, embracing an area 2S times as large as the United States capitol grounds, are among the chief beauties of Tsar- skoye- -Selo. Picturesque groftoes, ar tistic bridges, charming arbors, and delightful swan ponds are to be found on a sides. with here and there an artificial ruin which eaptivates the eye and quickens the imagination.
 The famous Alexander lyceum was formerly located at Tsarskoye- Selo sian literary geniuses, including the great Pushkin. were educated.
 Beyond the imperial gardens and grounds. the streets of the village are barracks and hospitals and eight churches"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-19
THE DUMA FOR ACTION.

Carn.nc as # does sc Iu.,sIy after he action taken by thc y.or!4men's and Soldiers council Of delegates in rejecting he. plan put forth by Ger many for a separate T>9 ce between Germany ana Russia ihA resolution passed hv tisc RuSs'AE duma in secret session carrot F;..i to have much sig nifcanes in reCard to thc rlanner in which Lat =."t:l.ir'< ;nsa5,e:- 70 stick to the entente and tc do ;:s part in re- sistinr; the advenccs uf the enemy and in carrying the war to a success ful conclusion :n a T7acner which will bc creditab;e tc its=ff
 n deciarif- against separate peace the duna recognizes that such. or in fact any prolonged inactivity on the battlefront, would be ignoble trea- son toward the allies of that coun- try from which Russia would suffer seriously both at present and in the future. The nation by entering into any agreement with Germany would be branded at it's very start by un- relia bility and by the claim that it was knuclzling to the very influence which it has cast aside by it's revo- lution. and it is a manifestation that sound judgment is in control when it declares that the safety of Russia and the maintenance of the liberties which have been obtained lie in an immediate offensive in close coopera- ton with the Russian allies"
 Just so long as Russia remains idle just so long as it permits fraterniz- ing along the battlefront and just so long as it shows any inclination to be swayed in its decisions by the ene- my. 1t is contributing to the assist ance and comfort of Germany and playing false to the nations which are fighting for it as well as themselves Had Russia been carrying on an of fensive in cooperation with the al- lies during the recent drives the sit uation would have been much inn proved over what it is today and the action of the duma shows that they have come to a full realization of what they have been doing and what their duty Is.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-19
ALL FOR HIS COUNTRY

I bandaging the head was better than | using a towel when one had head ache. She just wanted to practice on me-
 You must be a. long suffering mor- tai"> "Oh, I don't know! I can't have a real comfortable game of solitaire now because my wife wants to band age my arm or my wrist, or play have broken my collarbone and put on the proper bandages and splints I did bolt, however, when they asked me to pretend that I was drowned and let them give me artificial respiration' And all the rest Of it." You gre accommodating, laugh ed Wilkinson. Why can't you be so so kind as to break bone or two in reality and let them have real prac- tice?"
 Edna almost asked me to. She did say she was so sorry had not post poned the breaking of my arm from the time she was a child to the pres ent hour. I had to wear a throat bandage for two hours the other eve ming because they said I was hoarse. and they wanted to cure my sore throat, which I didn't have. The worst of it was that they put cardboard in the bandages in order to be sure that it was nice and stiff
 Comfortable, III bet!"
 This very morning." the man from
 
 bright and cary by my daughter Nan, who apologiZed, saying she was try ing to make the bed with fresh sheets without waking me up. It seems that that was the day for her exan1in ation in home nursing, and she was afraid she had forgotten the lesson on how to make up bed with clean sheets and not disturb the patient. I let her see she had disturbed me. so she went off quite alarmed for fear she should not pass"
 You are quite heartless!'
 Maybe so. When we go out to lunch want lobster Newburg, Or something equally fierce" sighed the out of town customer.
 That is because Nan is taking die- tetics and we have nothing indigesti- ble at our meals, merely the most sen sible eatables with just the proper proportion of unpronounceable proper ties, proteins and enzymes and car for the most unwholesome things I can have"
 We'll go now" Wilkinson said cor dially. certainly do sympathize with you"
 And by the way the out of town custoter said as he rose, Can we take the time to stop at the Red Cross shop minute? Martha asked me to get her the directions for knitting the Kitchener sock for the soldiers. She Is going to make me a supply first so that I can tell where the sock hurts my foot and so save the soldiers any suffering. ."-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-19
CHANGE FOR MORE ACTIVITY.

As was to be expected interest cen +ers Tn the move which is to be made by the allies following the abdication Of Consts ntine in Greece and the re- adjustment of conditions there which leaves the situation in that region much moro favorable to the entente powers.
 General SarraiIs forces have been held Up because of the danger which was threatened from the rear as long as Constan ntine and his German ad- visers were in control of the Greek army IL is true that the Greek army alone could not have caused serious trouble but had it been put in action along with an army of the central powers in Macedonia and pressure di- rected against the allies from oppo- site directions the predicament would have been decidedly unpleasant and this is what has been recognized and what efforts have been made to over come.
 The handicap ha- been the cause during the past year of holding up any prolonged offensive by General Sarra;L Could it have been removed before or at the lime Rrnania en- tered the war a tremendous advan- taEe would have beer obtained but virh large part of Rurnania in the hands of the Aus:r:ans and Bulgar- ans the task of cutting of Bulgaria md Tursey from the other two na- tons is msu,festIy ircrfaczd
 Yet -he inactivity of -ne allies in Macedonia. like the lett4a- :p Of the 2Gsstan5 OF the cast"r>. fr3ar. has .esujted to the aGvs~tasc 2: b= cen- ..a! powers but wi~f tI7a .&Al-se i'll conditions in Greco .ue r'I7.- fs ripe oF ths army It :.,;cnih; 70 70. into .l1a fray and interest naturally sur rounds the ope~2 ticrz whicf r-. talk ng shape there IL Is one tarater of the war where increased -z.ity can well he exnectef
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-19
MAKE IF A BIG SUCCESS.

Even though it does come right on the heels of the big Liberty loan. even though it is a large sum of money which is sought and even though ii is a gift and not a loan that the American Red Cross is seeking in it's endeavor to raise a fund of S100, 900, 900 this week to carry on the work ganizatien alreadS has to do and which will be greatly increas sed in a brief time now that this country has entered the war, there is every req son to believe that this country will respond as nobly to that as it has met the many ether appeals for as sistance which have been put forth in the past three years.
 This. like all other solicitations for aid by this organization, is for the purpose of meeting an emergency and the greatest of the kind which 1t has ever been called upon to face. On all occasions where there were wounded, where there was Suffering. whare people were in distress this society has done wonderful and self sacri- f1cing work. It is important that the American soldiers and sailors, a few of whom are abroad now and many more will be there in a comparative ly short time. should receive the. best of care whether they are suffering from sickness or wounds The Red Cross not only stands ready to do it's utmost in their behalf, but for all others possible, and it is in preparation for that that this large sum is being raised.
 This is d period for the display of patriotism and sacrifice. We cannot all fight but we can all help and it is when each and everyone lends his assistance that the task is the more easily accomplished, and it is appro- priate that the Red Cross fund should be made as great a success as the Liberty loan was. There is every req son to believe that Norwich will do it's mart
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-19
STORIES OF THE WAR
French Ports Want to Shelter Ameri-
 can Warships.


 Three French ports are now disput- ing for the. honor and advantage of sheltering the United States warships during the war, and American ship ping afterward.
 Saint :Nazaire is not so well known as either Brest, which had the furth- er advantage of being first in the field, or Bordeaux which counts upon the prestige of ifs commerce. but it offers and Chember of Commerce intend to exploit for all they are worth.
 Saint Nazaire is only 277 miles from Paris, whiles Bordeaux is $50 miles from the capital and Brest 372. It is conseqHently 73 miles nearer the bat tie front than its rivals in the event uality of the landing Of American troops in France. It has. moreover, the prestige of already having served as a base during the war.
 The British service corps transferred Saint Nazafre for prudential reasons during the retreat of the allies from Charleroi. British troops to the mum Der of 13o, 900 with 12, ,000 horses, were brought there in 150 vessels in the fall and winter of 1914-i5, and the first Canadian contingents landed there.
 American ships also became famll- far with the port after the British went back to Havre. More than a mil from Afnrica were imported there.
 The harbur of Saint Nazaire com prises a larger roadstead of a mile and a quarter long and nearly half a mi.e wide, and a. smaller one about a mile loisH with a channel of about 800 yards length with a minin-t m of 20 feet of water rising to 52 feet with the tide.