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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
MOORE GOLDEN WEDDING.
Sixty Friends Gather in Their Home
on Vine Street Program of Music
and Readings Given.

Sixty of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Moore gathered in the home of
Lucius Moore on Vine street Saturday
evening to commemorate the golden
wedding anniversary of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Moore. Their pastor, Rev. E. S. Hewitt,
presented the couple n purse of money
equal to nearly one dollar for each year
of their pilgrimage together. Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore have lived here "a years,
coming from Newfane. The evening
was spent very pleasantly with instru-
mental and vocal music. Instrumental
music was rendered by Elroy Hewitt
Miss Ruth Howe and Miss Stella Belden
sang duet and Earl j. Taylor SOLO
There were also several selections on the
sraphaphone. Mrs. Frank B. Pier gave
several readings. r. S. Childs was pres
emit and Mr.. Hewitt called upon him for
an impromptu speech. This was much
enjoyed by all. He also read the follow
ing:
81 lived long time in this valley
of tears and my head has been whit
ened by hurrying years; we sized up
the world as I have toddled along,
have sampled the right and | have sam
pied the wrong; I've herded with
goats, we frolicked with sheep; I've
learned how to laugh and have learned
how to weep; | have loafed, l have
dreamed, / have whacked up some wood,
and | am sure of this fact. that it pays
to be good. Whene 'er | do wrong with
malicious intent, | feel for awhile like
counterfeit cent; | feel like a watch
manufactured of brass, and | haven t
the courage to look in the glass. But
when I do right how chesty i feel! The
village is filled with my iubilant speel.
| feel that a feather has been placed
i'll my hood and l am sure of this fact
that it pays to be good. Oh what are
the things of particular worth, and
what are the prizes we strive for on
earth; they are not the gems that go
clinkity-clank and they re not the bun
dies we have in the bank. The respect
of our neighbors, the love of our friends,
some credit up there where the firma-
ment bends,-these things are the goal
for which we should strive, they give
us an object in being alive. But we II
never gain them as gain them we should,
unless we believe that it pays to be
good.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
DRAG SOUTH POND FOR BASS.
Efforts Fruitless as Seine Was Not Suit
able for Deep Watcr-Pcnd to Be fer
Trout Alone.

County Warden +. H. Metcalf and two
representatives. of the Connecticut de-
partment of fisheries spent two days
last week in dragging a seine through
the waters of Marlboro South pond in
search of black bass, permission to do
this having been granted by the Yer
mont department in pursuance of the
policy to make this pond exclusively
trout waters. The result of the efforts
of Warden Metcalf and his visitors was
the capture of one small sucker and
few sinners, but no bass. While Mr..
Metcalf is convinced that there are com
paratively few bass in the pond the
SEEMING in which he assisted was not con-
elusive for the reason that the nets
used were only deep enough to make
possible dragging the water around the
shores. In fact, it was impossible with
the equipment which the Connecticut
men brought with them to operate in
water deeper than four or FIVE feet.
Soundings were made in various parts
of the pond, the greatest depth found
being 3S feet.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
YARN CLUB STARTED THIS WEEK.
Aims to Secure 1000 Members and
Raise $1,000 to Buy Yarn-Western
Union Loans Store.

The finance committee of the Brattle
boro Red Cross is starting "yarn
club this week, to secure 1000 mem
bcrs and raise + 900 for yarn for knit
ting sweaters, socks, wristers, mittens,
and other comforts for the soldiers, The
local supplies committee already has
expended over $500 for supplies, and
the funds are now exhausted and wom-
en- who would be glad to knit cannot
do so until more money can be had to
buy more yarn. Not all of the yarn al
ready bought has been used, as much
of it is now in the process of being made
into wooden clothing, but more is need
ed to keep everyone busy.
Of the $l2,O 900 raised in Brattleboro
during the recent Red Cross week, only
% per. cent is available for local use,
and as that has not yet been fully paid,
the treasury needs replenishing at once.
Every man, woman and child in town
who docsn t knit is entitled to become
a member of the "yarn club y by sign
ing a pledge to pay 25 cents a month
for four months. Payments are to be
made in October, November, December
and January, or may be made in ad-
vance for the whole period. Kntters
may UOlu HoHOIdlN HtHlbCloHi lol tHV
same monthly dues. Thus all citizens
are eligible for membership in the
'yarn club.
The slogan is eff you can't fight,
knit; if you amt knit, buy yarn. y
The finance committee is Mrs. c. c.
Fits, chairman, Rev. d. E. Trout, Mrs.
Cora G. Leonard, Mrs. Howard l., Odds,
Miss Maria Stedman, Miss Adeline
Shattuck and Mrs. NJ. J. Moran. The
pledge cards and membership cards
have been made ready and will be dis
tributed as widely as possible. Anyone
who wishes to join and does not receive
a pledge card, may apply to any mem
Der of the committee. Every card has
a serial number and must be signed and
returned or returned without signature.
Dues may be paid monthly at the
Red Cross branch Office next door to
the Western Union Telegraph office,
which has been kindly loaned for this
purpose by the Western Union Telc-
graph company. This Office will be open
Saturdays during the four months, be-
tween 4 and o'clock and and 9
o clock p. m. and a representative of
the committee will receive payments
and enter them on the pledge cards.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
Brattleboro Girl Puts On operetta.

Miss Josephine Toedt of Brattleboro,
who spent the summer in Montana and
Yellowstone Park, is on her return trip
by way of Wisconsin, Chicago, Washing,
ton and Philadelphia.
The women of the Red Cross society
in Phillipsburg, Mont, where she was
staying, were in need of funds with
which to buy materials and Miss Toedt
got the young people of the town togeth-
er and under her direction the operetta,
The Pennant, was rendered
After expenses were paid Miss Toedt
had the pleasure of turning over to the
treasurer of the Red Cross organization
$l77.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
ENsIaNIA OF OFFICERS.
How Different Grades May Be Recog
nized in ARMY.

The rank of commissioned officers is
indicated by metal devices worn on
the shoulders or collars of the khaki
coats or shirts. All commissioned Of
ficers and no others wear hat cords of
black or gold strands twisted together.
This cord is the infallible indication that
the wearer is an officer and is the only
mark that distinguishes second lieu
tenant from an enlisted man with the
exception of band of braid of the
same color as the coat on the lower part
of the sleeve.
The insignia of all ranks above that
of second lieutenant is as follows: Cen
eral of army. coat of arms of the Unit
ed States with one silver star on each
side of the shield.
Lieutenant general, three silver stars,
the middle star larger than the other
two.
Major general, two silver stars.
Brigadier general, one silver star.
Colonel, silver spread eagle.
Lieutenant colonel, silver leaf
Major. gold leaf.
Captain, two silver bars
First lieutenant. one silver bar.
The devices detailed above are worn
on both shoulders.
The grade of non commissioned officers
is shown by chevronS, usually called
''stripes,' on the sleeve above the ell
bow. as follows:
Rcgimental duartermaster sergeant,
three inverted Vshaped bars, with three
horizontal bars below, the horizontal
bars forming ties with the V-shaped
"stripes.
Regimental sergeant major, three V
bars, with three arched bars below,
forming ties with the V stripes.
Regimental commissary sergeant,
three inverted V-shaped bars, with three
horizontal bars below, with a crescent
with points to the rear, in the angle of
lower V bar.
Battalion quartermaster sergeant,
similar to regimental quartermaster SER
geant except that only two of horizon
tai bars are worn.
Battalion sergeant major, similar to
regimental sergeant mapor, except that
only two of arched bars are worn.
Color sergeant, three inverted V bars
with star below.
First sergeant, three inverted V bars
with lozenge on "diamond below.
Other sergeants in line, three V.
shaped bars, inverted.
Corporal, two inverted V bars.
Lance corporal, one inverted V bar
Chief musician, three inverted V bars
with two arched bars below, inclosing q
bugle.
Chief trumpeter, three inverted V
bars. with one arched bar below, incos
ing a bugle.
Principal musician, three inverted '
bars, with bugle below.
Drum major, three inverted V bars
with crossed batons below.
Stable sergeant, three inverted
bars, with Horse s head below.
Chief mechanic, two crossed ham
mers, with wreath below.
Mechanic and artificer, two crossed
hammers.
Mechanic -sadder, saddler's rount
knife, edge up.
Horshoer, horshoe, toe up.
Cook, cook IS cap, inverted.
All the devices are worn on boil
arms above the elbow and are in clotl
of the same color as the coat or shirt
To distinguish between the variou
branches of the service, note the cola
devices. These are of metal and ar
worn on the collar of the coat.
For enlisted men they are worn OF
the sleeve and are of the same color a
the shirt or coat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

Morgan horses from the Edgeville
farm in Brandon, owned by II. r. C..
Watson, captured II first premiums, 10
second and third premiums at the New
England fair held in Worcester, Mass,
short time ago. Thirty-two ribbons in
a single show indicates that the Morgan
breed is holding its own, and The Reg
lister, now as ever eager to see the
Morgan horse preserve in its highest
strain, congratulates those who are fur
thering this laudable enterprise.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
POMONA GRANGE MEETING.
About 65 Attended Session in West
Halifax.

Windham County Pomona Grange re-
Gently held meeting at West Hall
fax with Marlboro and Guiding Star
Oranges About IS were present, and
the meeting was very interesting one,
the discussion being followed with close
interest. Several different subordinate
Oranges were represented and Worthy
Master Smith presided in his usual
pleasing manner The next meeting will
be held in Williamsville, Oct. IS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

Occasionally statesman gets the idea
that a bone head makes good cappcr for
he great bell of fame
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

+. C.. Royce, who lives in Roxbury, is
raising his own coffee this year, as has
been his custom for several years, The
coffee stalks are "a inches in height, ;
one stalk has 90 pods on it and another
80. The pods have the appearance of
pea pods except that they grow up the
stalk. At maturity, about the middle
of September, the pods turn black, aft
err that the beans are removed and
ground as needed. Mr.. Royce will have
about 100 pounds.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

Secretary Redfeld urges fish farming.
Would it pay to plant them on an upland
farm?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

Don't try to garden life by making
blossoms of thoughts, and weeds of deeds
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
SO Disinterested.

Count, my father has lost all his
Il will marry you, anyhow"
DO you really mean it?"
Yes; man like your father can easily
make another fortune"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-09
Bapaume Again Comes Into
The Hands of the French

one of the few successes won by the
army of the North while Paris lay
bcsieged; but as a French chronicler
sadly records, it was a success with
out a morrow" Faidherbe, the French
commander, dared not shell the town,
as that would entail the devastation Of
a French city by French tro0ps-an
excess of consideration which has
found no place in the present war
and his young troops were incapable
of the effort necessary to follow up the
victories which they had won in the
territory to the north of the town. In
commemoration Of their prowess, how
ever, the French caused to be set up,
on one of the fields of battle, Just be-
low Favreuil and little to the north
of Bapaume on the road to Arras, q
monument of blue stone suitably in
scribed and surrounded by hedge. It
is not to be assumed that the long
German occupation of the place has
left this monument standing.
"Bapaume Is we'll served by rail-
road, and its natural position made it
the market center for wide region Of
Artois, Picardy and even of Cembresis
The agricultural products of the reg
ion are chiefly Of olives and the sugar
beet, though in the town were soap
factories, breweries, tanneries and ma
chine shops.
"The town was regularly laid out
and it's principal streets all conferred In
the great square, where q statue Of
Faidherbe further signalized the sue
cess of 1871. In this Square also stood
the City Hall, dating from the epoch
when Artois was an appendage Of
Spain and ornate with its colonnade
and arches and it's square brick bell
tower in the campanile style.
"The cathedral was another strik
ing edifce, its clock-tower being espec-
tally notable for the fine gallery which
surrounded it; while the interior was
charmingly decorated, the vault espec-
tally retaining the restored scenes
which the ancient frescoes had de-
picted.
Near to the Cathedral the remnant
of an old monastic establishment was
utilized as a college; and here the
ancient bastiens, crowned with the
verdure of the centuries, formed the
boundaries for public garden, gen
teely laid out as the French guide
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-09
SAYS MANY BRITISH PRISONERS
DON'T WANT TO RETURN

LONDON, April 9-Lord Newton, a
few days ago in the House Of Lords.
caused surprise by stating that many
British prisoners at Ruhleben, Ger
many, had no desire to return to Eng
land. 1t Is now learned that there are
about 800 of these prisoners, British
subjects, who openly profess sympathy
with the German cause.
The reason for this large number of
pro-German British, according to state
ments made here, is that they are al
most all Germans, born and bred. who
acquired British naturalization either
in England or in some of the colonies,
in order to escape liability to military
service in Germany. Most of them left
Germany specially for this purpose,
and after residing on English soil
for the minimum period requisite to
naturalization, they returned to the
Fatherland and resumed their ordinary
life. The interned prisoners also in
clude their sons and grandsons. There
are also natives of Austria, German
Switzerland, and Russia, who similarly
acquired British citizenship.
There was much indignation among
these pseudo-British at the outbreak of
the war when they suddenly found
themselves interned as were out-and-
out Englishmen. There were many
protests, but the police replied that
they had sheltered themselves from
military service under their alleged
British nationality and must take the
consequences. At first they were care
fully distributed among the purely
British prisoners for observation and
espionage purposes. The Englishmen
countered with a boycott which even
taally resulted in the separation of the
two elements.
Whenever one of the pro-Germans
asked for leave, the officer Of the day
would say What regiment do you wish
to join?" In the end about 300 volun-
teers for the German army were OBJ
tanned from the camp.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-09
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford's Black-Draught.

McDuff, va suffered for several
years" says Mrs. ]. B. Whitaker, Of
his place, with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago friend told me TO fry
rhedford's Black Draught, which | did,
ind found it to be the best family medi-
cine for young and old.
| keep Black Draught on hand all the
lime now, and when my children feel q
little bad, they ask me for dose, and il
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have a long speil Of sick
ness in our family, since we commenced
using lack-Draught."
Thedford's Black Draught Is purely
vegetable, and has been found to regu-
ate weak stomachs, and digestion, re-
ieve indigestion, colicc, wind wind, NAUSEA,
headache, sick stomach, and similar
symptoms.
II has been In constant use for more
han 10 years, and has benefited more
han a million people.
Your druggist sells and recommends
Back rauglis. Price only 25c- Get .
package to-day. NC n
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-09
KING GEORGE IS A
MODEL LANDLORD

LONDON, April SKIING George, ac-
cording to DR.. C. W. Saleeby, the fam
Gus eugenist, is the one model land
lord in the country. mo one has OBJ
served the distinction between what /
call respectively housing and homing, -
he writes, except the King on the
Duchy of Cornwall estate in South
London. Elsewhere all housing
schemes are for the childless. II you
have baby, out you go as If you had
committed a nuisance.
Everywhere we penalize, punish,
prohibit the parenthood upon which
the future of our Empire depends. On
ly the King has set an example to be
commended to all other landlords, in
the provision of homing instead Of
merely housing, and In the adoption Of
an ingenious device for moving the
partition between adjacent houses, ac-
cording to the growth or decline of
contiguous families. To set such an
example is to practice the precept Inn
plicit in His Majesty's own words to
the Convocation of York, The founda-
lions of national glory are laid in the
homes of the people, For the rest our
landlords are conniving at our imperial
ruin"
DR.. Saleeby is pleading for the adop-
ton by government of policy that
will encourage worthy parenthood. !"
The need for it, he declares to be most
urgent owing to the wastage of the
war, and the steadily declining birth
rate. In 1916 it was ZIG per thousand
the lowest on record.
I'VE must" he says, make parent
hood possible for self-respecting and
provident people. l roundly assert
that while worthy parenthood is our
greatest imperial need, the whole force
and trend of our policy is to penalize
it. Recent budgets have been simply
brutal in this respect, the relief for
parenthood being little better than the
calculated insult which lawyers call
'contemptuous damages.
THE National Council Of Public
Morals, which prompted the Birth-Rate
Commission is now preparing a petit
ton to the Chancellor of the Exchecq-
er, A Bonar Law. which is, In effect.
plea for parenthood. In this petition
many measures of financial relief for
worthy parenthood are suggested, to-
gether with provision for education of
children especially the promising. The
housing of the people is described as a
crying scandal. Mr.. Bonar Law and
the government will be asked to act
forthwith for the encouragement OF
the worthy parenthood upon which the
future of our Empire depends
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-09

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 0.-Ba-
paume, fallen at last after nearly o
years offensive In which 1t has been
only one of the Allied detectives, is
OF was, IL as reported, the retreating
Germans have destroyed the country
over which they have at length fallen
back-a village of some three thous-
and souls, the center Of fiourishing
agricultural trade and a community OF
some note for nearly thousand years.
1t lies in the Department of Pals de
Calais, in the plateau which stretches
between the Escaut and the Somme, at
a distance of about 100 miles from
Paris. to the north and east. OF the
place the National Geographic Society
in a bulletin issued from its headquar-
ters here says:
Here, in 1880, at the Chateau which,
even thus early, it seems, was disting-
Unstable by the name of the town, oc-
CURED the marriage of Philippe-Au-
buste. son of Louis VIII, and Elizabeth,
daughter of Baldwin and niece OF
the Count of Flanders, who richly
lowered the bride with territory much
coveted by her young husand. At the
time of the feudal coalition against
Philippe, Baupaume was one OF the
cities of Artos where the Count OF
Flanders operated in conjunction with
an invasion to the north undertaken by
Richard Cour de Lion; and from time
to time in the intervening centuries the
village has figured in nearly every
important war which French territory
has staged.
I'm 1S47 it was besieged by the
Princes of Orleans, who destroyed the
ancient ramparts, which remained dis
mantled because of natural fear
that. in the hands of an enemy, the
remnants, even, of the Bapaume for
tifications would be a source Of danger
to France
Twice, since then, has this fear
been realized-in 1871, when one Of the
bloodiest engagements of the Franco
Prussian war took place here; and
row, when the possession of Bapaume
has afforded strong base for the Teu-
ton invader during the long months
since the advance upon Paris was
first checked.
Earlier Battle Of City.
This earlier battle of Bapaume be-
tween French and Germans comprised
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-09

book says. From here fine view can
be had not only of the town but of the
wide fields which sustained it.
"a third memorial to the gallant
days Of Seventy-one stood in the Gem
etery to the memory Of the victims of
the battle of the third of January, most
of whom are buried there.
ITO these, however, will one day be
added others, commemorative OF the
past two years when Bapaume lay
once more in the hands of the invader,
whence the sword of France has taken
her in course of the most persistent
and deadly warfare which the world
has seen"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-09

There are two times in the year
when the wise man costumes himself
eorrectly-in his youth and in his ma
tnrity.
In this manner he adds a mature
1ogic to his early life and adds the
happiness of youth to his after years.
You will find glad note of spring
time In the cool-toned shirts and straw
hats we are displaying. Our variety
OF stylish spring wear will enable you
70 cheer up your wardrobe In a very
proper, fashionable way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-09
EXCURSION FARES TO
ATLANTA, GA, AND RETURN

Account Convention Southern Cat
tlernen's Association, April as, 1917.
Tickets on sale April 2,3 and morning
trains of the 4th, 1917. Final limit,
April II, 1911. Ask the ticket agent
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY,
27-1p> The Right Way.