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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
ONLY TWO APPLY
FOR ENLISTMENT
Capt Gibson Thinks Young Men Do Not
Realize Necessity for Patriotic
Service to the Country.
Editor OF The Rcformer:

Editor of Tho Rcformer.
since my lnttcr mvitino The vorna
mon of tbi. vicinity IN enlist hafora be.
mo ,aiIad b,- draft bayo received onI,.
.r,To a,,nIic,tion. These arc from fnrma,.
r,a,nI,nIs tbro,.p o,,t nv nb,,.icaI di.,h;l.
ity who have sci about 10 remedy the
drfoct. and think tbc,. have done "a and
are ap<iou. to oct back with Company /
Doe. moi his indicate real necessity
for am awakening to the real situation
confronting The countryz Are ,yc ia
leave ourselves opcn to the CHARGE thar
we are commcrcialized ana interested
more in the conservation of the dollar
than ready fo real sacrifice do not
think there +, a real lack OF patriotism
We do need 10 BE- aroused 10 the fact
that we are in i war. that we must send
men to the front. that the nation il fac
ing tie hardest task it has ever under
taken. What we need right now j, not
80 much money. organizations or a-,o-
eiations. however necessary these MAY
be. but men.
In one day ! made a note Of over &c
Young men on our streets. apparently iii
for military duty / do not doubt but
+ that there are 200 in town. Take notice
of these young men on any evening u.
they pass on the streets. and gather il
pool rooms fraternal hall and o1bc,
places Of meeting. 80 they appear t,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
OTIS HOWARD PIKE.
Native of Somerset Dies in East Lynn,
Mass, of Pneumonia.

Otis Howard Pike. -, a native of Som
erset and for number OF years a resi-
dent Of Marlboro, a veteran OF the Civil
war. died in his home at Union street,
East Lynn, Mass, Yesterday after an
illness with pneumonia and heart trou-
bic which dated back only to April %
He was born in Somerset March IS.
1912. and spent the greater part Of his
life in that place and in Marlboro 1t
was from the latter place that he enlist
ed in Company +, Fourth Vermont Vol
unteers. for service with the Union army
at the outbreak of the Civil war His
enlistment papers dated Aug /. lS6l. and
.during his term of service he saw fight
ing at gettysburg, charlottesville. An
tietam and other famous fights He was
discharged at Halls Mills, Virginia, July
Il, 1860. He was a carpenter by trade
and after the war went back to Somer-
set, where he lived for some time From
there he went to North Adams and
thence To Lynn in 1902 He was a hos,
icarpenter in the erection of the Beverly
I plant Of the United Shoe Machinery Co
He leaves two brothers, John Pike OF
Birmingham, Ala, and Lucius Pike Of
Los Angeles. Cal; three sisters, Mrs
/ Myrtle A. Williams of East Lynn, Mrs
Ada Marquay Of Lynn and Mrs. Lottie
| Llewellyn OF Saugus Mass, and three
/ grandchildren, Glenn Il. AIarquay and
/ Alice Williams Of Lynn and Miss Irene
/ johnson of Boston.
Funeral services viii be held at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. Williams
tomorrow at , o'clock, Rev Obed j
White, pastor Of the Washington street
! Baptist church officiating. Post No. )
q. A. r., Of Lynn will attend and per
/ form their burial ritual. The burial vii
take place in Pine Grove cemetery
/ Lynn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
MEMS FORUM TO
MEET TUESDAY
Principal Henry T. Cutler of Mount
Hermon, Recently Returned from
Belgium, to Be Speaker.

The last meeting for this season Of
the Men 5 Forum of Brattlehoro will
he held in the Unitarian parish house
next Tuesday night nj 5 clock, the
speaker for this occasion being fur
nished b. the Congregational Brother
hood.
Principal Henry F. Cutler of Mount
Hermon school will be the speaker.
Principal Cutler returned recently from
Belgium, where he spent six months IN
the service Of the Commission for Re
lief in Belgium
His theme will be The Need in Bel
GUM. Mr.. Cutler will speak from first
hand knowledge, concerning which
there is great interest at the present
time Every man i'll Brattlcboro is
urged to attend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
NEW ELECTRIC POWER LINE.
High Tension Wire Being Strung from
Claremont to Charlestown.

The Claremont Power Co is stringing
a new high tension line between Glare
mont and Charlestown, n H., 10 miles.
to connect the CIaremont system with
the Connecticut river power station at
Vernon, through the line already built
from Charlestown to Bellows Falls This
will form an emergency circuit. Clare
mont gets its current normally from
the company's power station at Caven
dish and is >also connected on this side
of the river with Bellows Falls, Brattle-
boro and the Vernon plant. The new line
to Charlestown IS being built to use in
case of any accident to the Vermont
wires. \ large force of men is being
employed on the new construction work,
and the engineering is in charge Of Ken
meth F. Stebbins of Rutland
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
ANOTHER LOAN TO BRITAIN.
Amount Turned Over to Ambassador
Spring Rice Was S25, ,0O0,00

WASHINGTON, May "a second
loan was made today by the govern
mcnt to Great Britain. The amount.
25,00o,000. was transferred by See
rotary McAdoo to Ambassador Spring
Rice II viii meet Great Britain 5 re-
duirements in this country for about
three days
The loan Is for a short term and Will
be taken INTO the greater loan to be
made when the proceeds Of the bic bond
issue are in hand. Announcement also
was made hat the SlO0,O0O,000 loan to
France would be made within q day or
50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
PRINCE PICKS BRIDE.
To Ask for Hand Of His Third Cousin,
Who Has Lived Retired Life.

LONDON, May ), Correspondence of
the Associated Press.-Prince Edward
Albert of Wales, heir apparent to the
British throne. has answered for him
self the question whom he will marry
according to the National News, a Lon
weekly. The News says the Prince has
decided he will ask for the hand of his
third cousin, Princess Maud. the young
est daughter of the Princess Royal.
The young princess is IA months older
than the prince, who is %. She has
lived retired life, the inseparablc
companion of her mother.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
DEVICE AGAINST U-BoATs.
Chairman of Naval Consulting Beard
Believes Problem Is Solved

NEW YORK. May 5.-W. l.. Sau-
deus, chairman ef the naval consulting
board. announced here today that the
board had forwarded 30 Washington
plans for dealing with the submarine
problem which, IL was believed. had
solved the urohom successfully.
"lt looks ae though the submarine
problem has been solved" Mr.. >auuder-
said. mot only ju theory hrt i'm the
strength OF practical tests ou the Attain
tir coast"
Mir Saunders added that 500 iuyen-
tiou- for C-boat suppression had been
submitted for consideration of the
board
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
POWERS
OF GERMAN KAISER
Constitution Committee of the Reich
stag Makes Important Change
in Issuing DEGREES.

AMSTERDAM, May ), via Lon
dom A restriction of the power Of
the German emperor has been de-
cided upon by the constitution com
mittee Of the reirhstag, according
to 4 despatch from Berlin.
The committee has decided to alter
article Il Of the imperial constitu-
tion as follows:
Ordinances and decrees Of the
Kaiser will be issued in the name Of
the empire and win require for va
lidity the counter signature of the
imperial chancellor or his representa-
tive who thereby assumes response
bility to the rcichstag.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
TO CONTINUE JOURNEY.
Brazil to Permit the German Minister
to Go to Uruguay.
RIO DE JA\FIRO Nav D

RIO DE JANEIRO, May On re
ccipt Of a cahlegram from the Brazil
ian minister to Germany that he eX-
pcctcd to arrive in Zurich today the
government has ordered that the Ger
man minister to Brazil be permitted to
continue his journey to Uruguay. lie
had been ordered detained on informa-
tion that the German government was
Withholding the passports of the Bra
lillian representative.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
SPEECH BY BALFOUR.
Free People Banded Together to Fight
Menace of Militarism.

WASHINGTON, May ). = Foreign
Minister Balfour in speech before
the house today declared 'the menace
of militarism Increases. We free peo
pies of western civilization are band
cd together to fight this menace. In
this cause we will surely conquer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
DELAY IN OPENING CAMP.
Ficked Men of National Guard to Be
gin Special Training MAY 20.

WASHINGTON, May enlisted
men of the National Guard who are to
attend officers training camps will not
be ordered to camp before May 20.
Delay in designating men has caused
the postponement, which allows regi-
mental commanders to make better Sc
lections in picking out % enlisted
guardsmen from each regiment. The
camp will not be opened to officers OF
the National Guard, as the secretary
of war has ruled they are needed with
their regiments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
DECLARATION OF
PEACE CONDITIONS
Chancellor Won Bethmann- -Hollweg Ex-
pected to Speak in Reichstag
Within Fortnight

COPENHAGEN. May !, via London.
a palmer declaration OF German peace
conditions will be made by Chancellor
Nou Bcthmam-IIo IIollweg within fort
night DR.. IicIiIcricl. the vice chanccl-
Tor. announced yesterday that an answer
would bc made within this time by the
chancellor To- the Interpolation, present
ed by the conservatives and the social
lists. The chauccllor's decision to define
Germany aims was the result Of pres
sure eNortcd from all sides.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
PRESIDENT IN GALLERY.
Mr.. Wilson Broke Precedent by His
Appearance in House Today

WASHINGTON, Ma President
Wilson occupied seat III the executive
gallery Of the house today while the
British foreign minister, Mr., Balfour,
and members Of the British mission
were received on the floor. 1t was the
first time. as far as capitol historians
could find, that any President Of the
Tnitcd States had appeared in the GAL
lcrics.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
MET Won BERNSToRFF.
Kaiser Gave Former Ambassador to
United States an Audience.

AMSTERDAM, May >, via London.
Emperor William, according to Ber-
hu newspapers, gave am audience at
headquarters on Thursday to Couut
Won BemstorT, former German ambas-
,ador 10 the United States. II is re-
ported that Count Won Bcrnstorf is
about to be appointed minister to a
neutral country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
Germans Beaten Back When They Made
Counter Attacks on Positions

PARIS, May s. -- Heavy counter at
taets launched hy the Gemaus with a
tresh division last night ora the posi-
tl1us captured 10y the French yesterday
vrIo rrpuIscd m ail eases, the war of
Grc announced today. I'm addition the
French made progress east of Mont
Camillet. Moro than l,0u9 prisoners
have been taken bv the French.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
In Odd Fellows Temple

Regular meeting or Wantasti1uct
lodge Monday at $50 p. nj. The first
degree win BE conferred
Tuesday. May S. 7.3D p. m.-Rcgular
meeting of Dennis Bolcaah lodge. fol-
lowed hv social hour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

1880 a. ~. subject of sermon,
Through Worship Unto Peace.
lIIG Il. m.- Communion service.
1900 sunday school
100 p. m.--Scnior Christian Endeayor
meeting. Topic, Love. Corin-
thiauS I3:1-l3. Cousccration
meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

The optimist expects a good deal
even if IL is the other fellow 5 turn to
shuttle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
THE WEATHER.
Snow or Rain Tonight. Sunday Cloudy.
Northeast Winds.

WASHINGTON. May .. The
weather. forecast Suow or rain tonight.
Sunday el0HIE Strong northeast
winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

Men who know themselves are often
of others.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
Unitarian Church

Unitarian Literature Free.
Leaflets describing the Unitarian belle,
may he obtained ON application 10 Mrs
James NJ Adams. Z Cedar 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05
Centre Congregational Church

Rev. Richard II. CIapp. Pastor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17

especially adapted. One Of the first
requisites of the ripening fruit is
moisture. and care should be taken
that this is provided. Hence very
dry or loose, sandy soil would not be
safe location, although in moist sea-
sons a fair crop might be harvested.
Neither is a stiff clay adapted to
strawberry growth. as very early in
season it cannot be worked without
becoming cloddy, and late Is apt to
bake, and the plants will suffer more
than on sandy soil 1t would seem
that a sandy loan or loan with slight
mixture of clay should, If properly
handled, give the best results.
Having chosen a soil retentive of
moisture, it next becomes necessary to
prepare for proper drainage in case
of excessive rainfall, unless the natural
lay of the land is such that no water
will stand upon the surface. Tile
drains are the only practical ones to
use. Open bitches will. perhaps. an
swer this purpose. but are unsatisfac-
tory in many ways.
In planning your strawberry field
care should be taken 10 avoid frosty
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17

II resembles cottonseed oil, but is of
a more pronounced drying character.
With the rapid growth of the soy
bean industry many new trade uses
for the oil have been found, and on
account of it's lower cost it has be-
come an important competitor Of
other vegetable oils.
One of the principal uses of the oil
in Asiatic countries, chiefly China, is
for food, 1t being consumed largely in
the crude state by the poorer classes,
but among the rich it is boiled and
allowed to stand until clarified. The
oil Is also utilized in the Orient in the
manufacture of foodstuffs, paints,
waterproof goods, soap, varnish, and
printing ink, and for lubricating and
lighting.
Soy-bean OIL was at first used in
F:Arope and America in its crude state
principally in the manufacture of soft
soaps. 1t is now claimed that some
soap manufacturers have secret pro-
cess by which the oil can be utilized
in the manufacture Of the best grades
of hard soap. To some extent it is
being refined and placed on the Eu-
ropean markets as an edible table oil
The refined oil is also used in the
manufacture of butter substitutes, and
In the Mediterranean countries to
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17

Matched by the time there is good
grass pasture. They are allowed to
make nests on the floor of the house,
or large boxes, barrels. or shelters are
provided for that purpose. The eggs
should be collected daily and kept in
a cool place where the contents will
not evaporate too freely; if kept for
some time they may be stored in loose
bran. The first eggs are usually set
under hens, while the last ones which
the goose lays may be Matched either
under hens or under the goose if she
goes broody. If the eggs are not re-
moved from the nest in which the
goose is laying she will usually stop
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
SUGAR CROP OF HAWAII, 1916.

The sugar production of Hawaii for
the year ending September 80, 1916
was about 592, 7G3 tons, or 1929 tons
less than in the preceding year. The
area harvested in 1916, or lis, a19 acres
was 2,2l9 more than in 1915; but in
1916 a lower yield of cane per acre and
smaller average OF sugar per ton OF
cane made the sugar crop OF 1916 less
than that OF the preceding year.
The total area in cane in 1916, or
246, 1892 acres, was an increase of 6,522
acres over 1915. OF the total cane
area, lis, 419 acres. or AZ percent, was
harvested, and the remainder, 13O,913
acres was left for the next years
grinding.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17

me setting schedule outlined ais
VIII permit the development Of ear
spring friers.' The young chicks "
be developed to the point where TIL X
may be turned out on the ground e
the time vegetation Is out, and Il
may augment their feed with gree
stuff. The smaller breeds of chicke,
can be Matched later than those which
are larger and slower to develop.
Using An Incubator.
The suggested schedule can be fol
lowed exactly il an incubator is used,
The machine should be operated in a
warm room. preferably cellar. as a
protection against outside temperature
changes. 1t should be disinfecte6
thoroughly before being used. with !
solution OF reliable coal-tar dis;n
fectant. Instead of using such soiu.
ton small receptacle containing one.
half ounce Of permanganate OF potash
on which one-half ounce of formaiir
has been poured may be shut up in the
incubator. The resulting gas will
thoroughly dislnfect the machine
After disinfection the incubator shoult
be run empty for several days 10 sc
1t into good operating condition
After the eggs are in place the tenn
perature should be held at fron
1O1 X to 1O2" F. the first wee;s. 1oe
to 1882 the second week. and at 1903
the third week.
The eggs usually are turned for ths
first time at the end OF the secon
day and twice daily through the eishs
teenth or nineteenth day. Tie egg
are cooled outside the Matching chaal%
Der once daily after the seventh am
up to the nineteenth day. Moistur
should be furnished in artificial incu
baton in the south, in high attitudes
and when the incubator room is dry
This may be done by sprinkling tn
eggs with warm water or by placing
wet sponge or pan of water under tn
egg tray.
During the Matching period CAREFUL
fill the lamp and trim the wick eac.
day. 1t is best to trim the wick b.
scraping of the burnt portion rathes
than by cutting the wick. The laml
should not be filled entirely. Afie
the lamp Is filled 1t should be closet
observed for time to make sure thi,
the flame does not get too high.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17

Safety end speed with safety as the
major point, is to be remembered IN
hitching team, says bulletin OF the
Washington State college. Many men
report different methods in the hitch
ing. A very good practice is partial
hitching Of the team as the horses are
led from the barn. When this is
done, the horses are check I. the in
side reins are then snapped to the
brides thus coupling the horses. The
outside rein of the off horse is then
snapped and his rein undone. Then
this line is carefully thrown across the
back of the two horses. Next the
outside rein of the near horse is
snapped and his line unfastened. In
coupling the horses be sure TO put the
coupling rein of the "freest'' horse
above that of the other, and If one
horse IL higher headed, place his coup
ling rein above that Of the other. This
is done because there is no need of
Furnishing the quiet horse, If the other
is fiery or high headed. When the
horses are coupled, they may have to
be driven to the wagon. Put them in
position for hitching by driving across
the tongue from the side and rear.
First fasten the neckyoke, slip the
tongue into the neckyoke ring and
then fasten the traces. The inside
trace of the off horse may be fastened
while working ,ohind the near horse,
and then fastening both traces of the
near horse, and finally the outside
trace Of the off horse.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
CLEAN SEED MAKES BETTER
POTATOES.

The first step in preparing for a
potato crop is to obtain good seed
of standard market varieties. Prices
for well known varieties are better
than for the unknown ones, and it is
easier to secure good seed when stan
dard varieties are planted. If home
grown seed Is used, it should be select
ed when the crop is harvested so as to
make sure not only OF having the most
desirable tubers but also those from
the best hills. Always reject any
diseased potatoes when selecting seed
for they Will not only produce poor
crop but will infect the soil with
disease and endanger the whole crop
AS further precaution seed pota-
toes should be treated with either
formaldehyde ,r corrosive sublimate
to destroy any disease organisms
This is desira BILE, or in fact almost ne
cessary, since there are always apt to
be some disease-carrying tubers Sc
lected unknowingly.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17

The industry is at present on the
basis Of small focks raised on gem
eral farms. few, if any, farms being
devoted entirely to goose raising. in
some producing sections, however, the
fattening of geese is conducted as a
snecial business For this business
the geese are collected from genera
farms, usually over large area ana
are fattened for several weeks before
being killed.
Geese can be raised in small num-
bers successfully and at a proht on
farms where there is low rough pas
ture land with a natural supply Oh
water. Pasturage, is essential TO thelr
success. Geese are generally quite
free from disease and all insect pests,
but occasionally are affected by the
disease common to poultry. Grass
makes up the bulk Of the feed TOT
geese, and it is doubtful whether II
paws to raise them unless GOOD grass
range is available. body OF water
where they can swim is considered
essential during the breeding season
and is a good feature during the rest
of the year. The market Tor geese IS
not so general as for chickens. rms
should be considered in undertaking
the raising of geese. The demand ana
the price paid for geese are usually
good in sections where goose fattenlng
is conducted on a large scale Many
geese are kept in the South TOT the
production Of feathers rather than Tor
their flesh. but the demand for their
feathers is not so good as it has oeen'
making the business less profitable.
Wherever possible, the geese on
farm should have free range. Many
farmers in the South keep them TO
kill the weeds in the cotton fields
Houses.
Except in winter or during stormy
weather, when some protection should
be provided. mature geese do not usu-
ally need a house. Some kind OF smell
ter, such as a shed open on the south
side, a poultry house, or barn IS
usually provided by breeders in the
North and is used by many IN the
South. Coops, barrels. or some other
dry shelter should be provided LOT
young goslings. The goose houses