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The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
Use the Vaterland
For Navy Recruits
Ipecial b nc Washlnrton Herald.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
New York. April 24.-The Water
land, greatest of steamships. Is to
be moved from her Hoboken pier
soon and sent to the New York
Navy Yard, there TO act as re-
cruiting ship for navy recruits.
That decision has been reached
at a conference of navy heads,
who found that two ends could be
served. A large vessel is required
to provide living quarters for the
thousands being added to the navy
\and at the navy yard in Brooklyn
the Vaterland can undergo the re-
pairs made necessary after her
German crew had wrecked the ma
chinery.
The Vaterland was seized by the
United States government when
war was declared.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
TEUTON AGENTS SPREAD
LIES FOR MEXICANS

German propagandists IN Mexico have
had posters and placards distributed
throughout several towns and cities in
Mexico containing in conspicuous display
the story that at the recent meeting OF
Congress the German Minister to Mexico
was enthusiastically applauded. while the
American Ambassador was hissed.
Consular reports show that the German
agents telegraphed a story OF the affair
to newspapers throughout the republic
besides ordering the printing Of posters
to convey the news to the Mexican peo-
Pile. The Mexican government, according
to a cablegram received here today, has
ordered the suppression OF these posters
and placaIds. A few newspaper articles
had appeared in Vera Cruz and other
cities when the government authorities
became aware of the propaganda and
stopped 1t.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25

entry into the country of wheat. The
grass was no longer found in patches,
but stretching away in undulating plains.
With the passing OF Rafa- the British
army began the English occupation of
Palestine and opened a new era In the
history of the East.
Early In January a bold cavalry dash
drove the Turks out of their last port
in Egyptian territory. El-Arish was
turned into a big railway depot. and to-
day for the first time a railway line runs
direct from Africa into Asia
Just over the Syrian border the ad-
vance began to- pass through towns of
more formal character. Thirty miles
northwest Is GAIA, the third city of Pal
estine. The Bedouins are the successors
Of the robber Philistines, and have thus
far held up the development of q fertile
country, but q strong ruling power will
curb them. as did David and Solomon Ia
their time.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
A FEEBLE
AGED WOMAN
Tells How Vinol Restored
Her Strength.

In her eighty-seeond year Mrs
John Wiekersharn, of Russellyille,
Pa, says: ~I was In a rundown
feeble condition and had lost flesh.
A neighbor asked me to Try Vinol,
and after taking two bottles my
strength returned; am gaining in
flesh, It has built up my health and
am feeling fine for a woman of my
age, 50 / get around and do my house,
work"
The reason Vinol was so successful
n Mrs Wickersham's case was be-
cause il contains the very elements
needed to build her up. There is
nothing like Vinol to give strength
and vitality to elderly people.
We viii return your money Il Vinol
tails to benefit you.
o,Doz eIPs Drug store. 9o4 # Street
". W. and other washiagton drus
stores Aat display the Vinol Sign
AdV'
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
RED CROSS TALK ToYWn "A

Mabel T. Boardman will speaJ, AZ the
Young Women's Christian Association
Friday afternoon at o'clock In regard
to ways in which the organization can
help the Red Cross. Miss Boardman's
plan is to enlist the services Of all the
$500 members who are not already en-
gagged In the work.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
8 DIE IN POWDER MILL BLAST.

Birmingham, Ala. April 24-Three men
were instantly killed today by an explo-
sion. OF undetermined cause at the JEFF
fsrson Powder Mil Of the Aetna Explo-
sives Company.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM

By the United States Soldiers Home
Band. ut bSndstSnd this afternoon beginning
at O'Clock. John 8. NJ 0mmerrnann,
director.
Ny Country tbs Of Thee."
Maruh-'Americau Nte'' .Ascher
Orartms-''Rayrnoud'' Thomas
Two popular song-
LAY "Ons F1eeting Hour" 80. Dorothy Lee
Cbl Tn Lonpn' Fo' You"..........
............................ Jane Hathaway
selectiou-''so Long Letty. Carroll
Fou Trot-"Mammys LGttls Coal Black
hoee ..-....--...-.-.............. Whiting
vGlse Hssitation-'valse Oelestia". Smith
Danoo-'Dsncs ot the COLLINS -. .Iorraine
FinAle-"H Hitting the Trail'' .schyarts
The Star Spanded Banner"
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25

Gore shoulders, lame back.
- stiff neck. all pains and aches
yield to Sloan's Liniment.
Do not rub It. Simply apply to
the sore spot, it quickly penetrates
and relieves. Cleaner than mussy
plasters or ointments, it does not
stain the skin.
Keep a bottle handy for rheumatism,
.prsins, bruises, toothache, neuralgia, sout,
lunnbaso and sore stiff muscles.
AT all druggists, 25c. Soc. and s1.O0,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
Little Benny's
Note Book
D. YEE DADE
By LEE PAPE

Us fellows was standing GROUND the lam
post today, tawking about wich We wood
rather have, a million dollerS OF dla-
mond mine, and WY safety matches wont
strike unless you do it on the box, no.
body knowing but Pubs Simkins saying
it was proberly on account of the stuff
they put on the box, and Jest then Sid
Hunt came erround the corner carry
ing empty potato baskit, his fox terrier
Teddy running after him, Sid saying, hay
fellows, | Jest tawt Teddy to do peetch
Of trick with this basket.
Lets see him. make him do 1t. We all
sed
No sir, you got to pay admission Tor
this trick. its CRATE trick, watt Will
you give me if | show you. sed Sid.
Wich we all looked in our pockets TO
see wat we had, PudS Sim<ins giving HIM
spring and little wheels out Of a
watch, Leroy Shooster giving him ! segar
bands Sam Cross giving him a little red
! wife and bloc button with pin on it.
Ed Wernick giving him peece OF
chocklit witch nobody knew he had, and
me giving him chunk of stone wlch
| looked as if il had come out OF gold
mine, but dident Sid putting the peect
| OF chockht in his mouth and the rest II
his pockit, saying. Heer, Teddy, do youi
wonderful trick
And he took hold OF Teddy by the
collier and stuck him under the potato
baskit and sat on it. Teddy barking lik,
| enything and trying to get out, sid say
ing, Now Teddy, wen | count 3 ! wun
you to mock the baskit over and com,
| out, |, ,, 8
Wich as soon as he sed be quicl
jumped up and Teddy nocked the baski
over on account Of Sid not setting ON j
eny more, and came out Everybody say
ing it was a heck of trick, but Sid wood
ent give back eny OF the prices Of admis
sion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
A Black Week.
{ Rutland Herald. J

Last week was a German week, so
far a. advantages 90. To begin with,
there was j formidable increase in sub
marine sinkings announced, and the
announcement of IN armistice with
Russia. Then i'll quick succession came
the following:
English retirement with loss from
advanced positions before Cambria;
Italian retirement with losses from
POSITIONS OH the PiaVe;
Announcement OF American casual
ties in France;
The Halifax disaster;
The destruction of the destroyer
Jacob Jones.
1t was one of those weeks that try
men 5 souls, but ii is rather significant
Of the new spirit III the United States
that most men. instead of wasting tim"
in useless lamentations, have quietly
looked each other i'll the eye and said:
I've must get busy over there.
Several months ago, the Herald asked
whether il would be necessary for the
American public to begin reading war
casualties in the newspapers before
we came to realization of what wal
| meant.
! Well, there had been considerable
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
THE LABOR SUPPLY.

In an investigation to be made con
corning the supply of labor. the Conn
ell Of National Defense has in mind
the demand for war industries, such
as the building of ships and the mann
facture Of munitions. 1t will under.
take to adjust and distribute the sup
ply with due regard for priority Of
demand.
While engaged in this work it should
and doubtless will, consider the labor
needs of agriculture. Our farmers must
be encouraged to produce next yeal
crops even larger than those recentlq
harvested. At the present time there
is an inclination to reduce acreage be
cause the supply of help was INSULT
cient in the recent season and the
shortage continues. Assertions have
come from some parts of the country
whore much aid was given by loan,
from the Patriotic Farmers fund tina,
potatoes have been left in the ground
corn stands unhusked in tho fields, ant
land that should have been plowcd be
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
TUESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1917.
TILE CAMBRIA SETBACK.

Official reports of the allies retire
ment before Cambria indicate that the
Germans have recovered about thirty
per cent of the ground they lost during
General Byng's spectacular tank often
sive.
1t is impossible to avoid the conclu
sion that SO large recovery will
heighten the morale of the German
troops, but there is little reason to be
licvc it will be followed 10y major
German offensive in the wet Ger.
man manpowcr j. not sufficient to war.
rant 30 desperate an adventure with
American armies rapidly accommodating
along the French front.
Nevertheless this week 5 loss OF ter
ritorv before Cambria is a warning to
the allies Of the need for continuous
use OF the highest qualities of leader
ship after a dent has been made in
the German line rs well rs before. 1t
is now apparent that following the Brit
ish capture of the lindenburg line,
there was brief deadlock of which
Gen. Ludcndorf took immediate advau-
tagc to rush heavy reserves OF men and
guns to Cambria
At the time this new German con
centration was being made British
troops were being hurried into Italy
and there il some reason 10 believe the
/ British were simultaneously taking over
a new sector Of the French front. In
/ the midst OF these excrtions, an under
/ estimate must have been made OF tn,
new strength Gen Ludendorf coult
i throw into the Cambria area. The ex
i pcricncc OF the American engineer.
caught in q German attack three mile
j inside the British lines, shows how
! wrong was the construction Of German
4 incapacity after the lIindenburg lin
4 had been broken. The conclusion i
/. inct table that the Germans in dofea
are to be rcckoncd with. as fully Il
when they are successfully resisted il
an attack.
The lesson Of the German Camera
recovery is that future tank ofrensiv
of the allies must be followed up hv
rapid and Overwhelming arrival of II
serves to make impregnabIc the car
turod positions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
Gcd Gives Us Men.
Remington Banner.

Il would seem as though it ought TO
be possible TO fill the Vermont regi-
ment again now that the war depart
ment promises to keep it together. The
plain facts of the case are that The
war il not going well for the allies.
The Italians are hard pressed and the
hoped More American soldiers are
needed and must and will be had. The
work OF classifying men under the
draft Is already III progress and all
those in the lst class will have TO 60
sooner or later BY enlisting in The
First Vermont it will be possible TO e.
cape the bitter winds, colds and SHOWS
of Camp DevenS and train at Char
lotte. North Carolina, where the winter
Is about like our Vermont October.
The men who enlist in the First Yer
mont get so per month more than
those who are drafted. Their farf
is paid to Charlotte and they are sent
back at government expense ii not ac
copied. The state is promised credit
on its next quota for all those who On
reasons this il the greatest one Of all
the country calls for more soldiers. Tn;
task we have tackled is proving bi2ge'
than was expected.
President Wilson III his message =
congress has said that the Unite,
States viii see it through. This call i
for men who dare TO fight and to serv'
IN the ranks as our fathers fought Il
Bennington, Bunker Hill, Saratoga aux
at Yorktown. 1t is Il grand thing t.
| help the Red Cross, the war eanI
| funds, the Liberty loan and all taos
other things but they cannot win TIL
war without fighting men. Men on II
draft list, not actually called, can en-
| list and also all others between tn
ages of IS and A. The time is brle
rs this enlistment campaign is to clos
on December Is. The President say
we must fight it through. The countr.
calls tAe brave and the true. Fill u
the regiment, young men Of Vermont
Our country is worth fighting foi
worth living for, worth dying for. !
1861 the answer was We are coming
Father Abraham. 100000 strong. l.
the reply now be We ale comin.
Uncle Woodrow, three millions if -
need rs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11

fore winter has not been disturbed be-
cause laborcrs could not be obtained.
A local representative of the food ad-
ministration SAYS that at least 1000
men must be released from the selcc
tive draft if Lehigh county, Pa, is to
have normal crops next year Farms
have been abandoned because owners
could getAno help. For the same rea-
son cows have been killed.
The farm labor problem is a very
difficult one, both here and abroad. In
France, where this years crops were
the smallest known III half century,
the minister of supply recently pro
posed the release Of 900 men from
the army for blowing and sowing, ex.
pressing hope that their places would
use OF our soldiers there reduces the
supply of farm labor at home, where
surplus for France and England must
be produced. The urgent, immediate
demand here is for men in the ship
yards, war factories, and mines. If
possible, il should be satisfied. Blu.
those who strive to do this should be
thinking of the farms and planning to
help the agriculturists, whose food out
put next year will have great wa,
value.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
Grinned.

HotiiuS III ALL ne was just Srlnnlng
1.-THE camel was sitting down in his
zoo home, and he was chewing as hard
as he could. His mouth went from
side to side as he chewed and he also
grinned in very silly fashion.
Don't you ever wish you had a
short neck?" asked q sparrow who had
hoped just outside the CRATES cage.
"'NO, | don't bother to wish about
anything said the giraffe.
whats the trouble? asked the
sparrow. Are you too discouraged
with life?'
"'No,' answered the giraffe. 4 am
not discouraged. 1 simply cannot be
bothered with such things
"'That seems funny to me- said
the sparrow. 1T wouldn't be natural
| to live without fights and wishes and
| trying to get things. / can't under
stand you at ALL
| Don't bother said the giraffe. Il
am sure it is too much trouble
"'1t wouldn't be any, trouble If I
could only understand you said the
sparrow. I've thought about it and
thought about 1t, but it never did any
good You have always been puzzle
| to me-
"T don't see why you ever both
cred to think about it, said the gil
raffe.
"'You really don't see why any crea-
ture takes the trouble to find out about
anything, do you? Are you so ter
ribly lazy?
"sOh. I'm not energetic said the gil
raffe. but the chief trouble with me is
my mind
"'Your mind? repeated the sparrow
rs he hoped on nearer bar. so he
wouldn't miss word of what the gil
raffe was saying.
my mind said the giraffe again
I haven't much, you know. In fact.
don't believe / have any at all. Per
haps a wee scrap, but 1t certainly
doesn't amount to- anything. 50 as
haven't any sense. and very little mind
I never think about anything. Yor
see, I couldn't if | triedr
"T see said the sparrow. Blu
doesn't it make you very unhappy Il
think that you are so stupid?'
~ don't think about it. said th'
giraffe. I just am stupid, and that
all there is to it.
, "Isn't there anything you bother t
, think about?' asked the sparrow. 90
is 1t impossible for you to think abou
5 anything?
!, az think about my food said tn
! giraffe. I am very fond of hay and al
sorts of vegetables. l also like mul
berry leaves, and / absolutely low
milk. would rather have it than wa
J ter any day.
"'Well,' said the sparrow, I am gla
: you have some things to be intereste
5 in, and that is quite list of differen
kinds of things to eat
t "'Listen to me- said the oStric
/ from his yard. 4 am the most stupi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11

Gov. Whitman of New York strikes
the key note for legislatures when he
says that in his message he will urge
as little legislation as possible be en-
acted at the coming session; that no
bond issues be proposed, and that all
state construction be suspended ex-
eept that which is absolutely ncces
sary and cannot be delayed The GOV
crnor will ask the legislature to grant
newly cnfranchised women Of the state
all the rights and privileges to which
they are entitled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11

ava kening, but hardly any such unanl-
nous setting of jaws and expressions
of determination to ''carry on as
have been heard during the past few
days.
Are You down heartede' No.
On the contrary, we haven't yet begun
to fight.
Congress this week approaches sew
eral tense problems intimately related
to the war With few notorious eA-
ceptions, the members Of both houses
have returned to Washington deeply
impressed with one paramount and in
sistent duty-that of winning the war.
Let congress apply this acid test to
every public question: What will best
aid in getting soldiers, sailors, ships
and supplies quickest TO France, so that
they may soonest take thelr part IN
staying the surge of barbarism which
threatens the world?
What will best aid the President md
the fighting arms of the nation IN con
quering the Hun?
Newspapers have been calling for a
| fighting spirit in the United States.
| 1t $ here, but il lacks expression. Let $
have fighting congress that Will un-
mistakably express the will OF hight
ing people. which, if the surface indi-
cations count, is people now ready TO
| battle to the death with the brute
| beast OF Potsdam, whose successes OF
the past week show US what sort Of Z
| Job we have taken on in Europe.
Ii is bigger job than most people
think-cleaning up this European mess
but it is no bigger than We are, nc
more formidable than the people OF
America, once they re fighting mad
Ii steadily lengthening roll OF
American dead, a steadily growing neet
of American fighters and steadily in
creasing belief that victory will never
be reached without our help does no
get up our fighting spirit, nothing eve
will.
We confidently believe that this IA
tion is stripped for a fight TO tae fight
ing finish, and that the black weel
last has merely sobered and intensified
our native courage.
Tha Hun will get a touch of it be
fore many weeks pass, if present sign
, | count.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
A WCMAN'S VOCATION.

One Of our modern writers has said.
A woman is as efficient in business
as 4 man-when she is.
The reason why sometimes sac is
not so efficient is that her health may
fail. But the wise business woman
knows now what to do when attacked
by the ailments peculiar to the so-called
weaker sex. That greatest Of al
remedies for woman s ills, Lydia +.
Pinkham 5 Vegetable Compound, has
been freeing women from such all
ments for forty years. Try it, if you
suffer from such an ailment, and insure
your competency and efficiency in the
business world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
A REAL HAIR SAVER
AND BEAUTIFIER
Found at Last-Shows Results at Once
or Nothing to Pay.

Here S good news for men and wom-
en- whose hair is falling out, who are
growing bald, whose scalps are covered
with dandruff, and itch like mad.
Any good druggist can now supply
you with the genuine Partisan sage
that is guaranteed to quickly stop loss
of hair, promote a new growth, entire
ly Danish every trace of dandruff and
itching scalp, or the cost, small as it
is, will be refunded.
Thousands can testify to the excel
lent results from its use; some who
feared badness now have abundant
hair, while others who suffered for
years with dandruff and itching head
got clean, cool scalp after just few
days use of this splendid treatment.
No matter whether bothered with
falling hair, gray hair, dandruf or
itching scalp, try Partisan sage tonight
You will not be disappointed. There
is nothing SO good for any form of
hair trouble. 1t good for any form
Of hair trouble. 1t S easy to use, deli
cately perfumed, and will not color or
| streak the hair.
Wilfred F. Root will supply you and
guarantee money refunded if not sat
! isfied-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11

The appalling accident at Halifax,
with its wholesale destruction of life
and property, brings closer home to us
the conditions which have become mat
tiers of every day experience in Europe.
Over there lives are snuffed out so
commonly and things worse than death
are of such frequent occurrence, that
our minds have been unable to compre-
bend the enernity of the suffering.
How near must it come, as near as Hall
fax or nearer, before we sense the ter
rible meaning of this world ware Let
us hope that we are already seeing the
tragedy clearly enough so that we are
ready TO give up anything we have
that may be needed to save the world
from utter ruin and desolation. It is
in the power of the American people
by unanimous action, to do this great
service. Are we all doing what we arr
asked to do--all we can?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
10 THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim Of the management TO
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night and it solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt reports should be given of each
FAILURE TO receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission. i'll person.
by telephone or postal card. thus enabling
the cause Of the error 10 he promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy immediately applied. 1t is only
bv this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11

The Appalachian club Of Boston will
rendezvous at Bristol, Dee %, and for
five days will enjoy mountain climbing
and other outdoor sports. Vermonters
ought to get a lesson from the visitors
The air is never so invigorating and
te-giving as in winter, but because the
first blasts cause the cheeks to Jingle
and to send shivers down the spine
most people who live in this climate
hibernate like the bear at the coming
of cold weather, with the result that
there is generous crop of grip, pneu-
monia and other cases for the doctors
to attend to in January and February.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient auyertisnG-Run of paper
30 cents an inch for first insertion; %
cents an inch for each subsequent lnser-
tion. Limited space on first page AT
double rates.
Space rates on application.
classified advertisementS-Five cents
line INST insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent Insertion
without change of copy
Reading NotiCes-Ten cents per line
first insertion with 50 per cent discount
FOR each subsequent insertion without
change OF copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
More Important.

Assisted by Il small son. war gar
dener was striving manfully with his
work, and after 4 special effort leaned,
for moment, on his spade, and looked
around him.
His assistant also rested.
There was moments expressive
silence, and then the boy remarked
with conviction: "Father, this isn't
gardening-it's farming"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
Ambassador Gerard's Book.

On account of the Importance of Am
hassador Gerard s book, My Four
ment, and tae widespread interest re-
garding it, an additional copy has been
placed on the shelf Of war books at
The Free library 1t is book which
every patriotic, wellinformed Amori-
can should read.