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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
BEST OF CARE WILL BE
GIVEN U. S. SOLDIERS
BYY.MC. A. OVER THERE

II In well understood now that the
American army abroad will set new
standard for the care Of other armies.
America does not look upon her sol
-diers az mere food for cannon. They
are, MS President Wilson 20 aptly put
1t, soldiers Of freedom. The thought
full consideration fer their welfare
will be projected right into the front
trenches. Never will the man in olive
drab feel that he is out of touch with
the homeland.
The $4,000, zoo subscribed for
the Y. N. C. A. Ii the soldiers own
fund. The 7. n. C. A. is merely the
steward Of 1t.
Every week Trench and Camp
hopes to be able to tell Of new plans
for spending this money in the inter-
est of the soldiers.
Just glance over this list of things
that are even now ON their way to
France as well as to the camps and
cantonnnents:
Chocolate, candy, syrups, writing
paper, motion picture machines. base
balls and bats, footballs, volley balls
and quoits, portabie electric lighting
outfits, ink, pens, pins.
Day after day thrOngs OF statesmen
from all over the United States are
at the Y. N. C. A. purchasing head
quarters. The Y. M. c. A. men are
buying at unbelievably low figures.
The whole output of one lemon
drop factory has been contracted for.
1t will cost about 1920 q month to
ship them to France, but they will be
shipped. This is but one, and o minor
one, OF the problems OF transport that
must be arranged. The quarter
master corps Of the Y. M. C. A. is
no mean institution. Already hun
dreds of tons of Y. IA. G. A. supplies
are ready for shipment. Il is ex-
pected that large ship will have to
be placed at the disposal Of the as
ISOLATION.
With that self-sacrifce that has
characterized the Y. NJ. G. A. effort
throughout, the secretaries bound for
France have been giving up their
truAk space to supplies for the men.
Much has been transported in that
way.
Headquarters are rapidly being
multiplied In France and when the
larger units OF the new army arrive
they will ind the Y. M. c. A. ready
to resume the work so well done in
the home training camps.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
AMERICAN SOLDIER TELLS
HIS MOTHER HE'S HAVING
GRAND TIME IN FRANCE

''T hope you are not worried about
me. never was having q better time
in my life and am always seeing and
doing new things"
This IL NOT from the journal Of a
school boys holiday. It is from q
letter written by an American soldier.
q man in the Rainbow Division. He
is Joseph Mckinney, JF., wh0se.father
is q New York Police Captain. Orig
finally he was enlisted in the 7th New
York but was transferred to the new
165th, the basis OF which Is the
Fighting seth.
His letter also says:
Dear Mother:-This 10 the first
opportunity have had to write to
you. In the first place, I have been
on the 60 all Of the time since ] left
you. Everything and everybody Is ON
the 60 all OF the time.
There is no stop to anything, but
/ nevertheless have suffered very lit
tie in this long journey. ! have not
lost o nights sleep nor one meal, ex-
cept when was seasick. / was sick
twice and, believe me, some sickness.
81 think you will have to come
over here 10 live when the war is
over, for dread that one awful trip
across the ocean back home.
1.-THE only trouble is that L have
money bat NO cigarettes. The Gig
arettes they sell here are terrible.
They are either English or French
make, and nothing like (deleted
by cens0r).
81 had Q safe and speedy journey
across and will write often. I will
close now as / hear the mess call
blowing.
''YOur loving son, joe"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
All hail to the Engineers!

All hail to the Engineers!
Engaged in the UeriIous Work O
road building and OF projecting new
railroad lines right up to the latest
advances of General Byng's army
they were threatened by . German
turning movement.
Shovels and picks were dropped
and rifles were seized.
The bravery Of our American an.
gineers, suddenly become combatant
troops, thrilled even those accustOm-
ed BY years of observation to deeds
of valor.
The American soldier can fight!
He has won the admiration of his
Allies and, by hard hitting. by play
ing the game according to the rules
he has shown the people OF -Potsdam
that he Ii tower of strength to the
forces OF freedom.
There are regiments Of steyedores
over there. too. Strictly speaking
they are not combatant troops. But
let the need arise and they will ac-
quit themselves like meh. like Ameri-
cans.
Berlin papers please copy.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19

General Allenby, commander OF the
British forces in Palestine, il doing
something more than conducting o
successful military campaign against
the Turks. He is driving people to re-
read their Bibles to refresh their
memories OF Beersheba. Dan and
GAIA. Like another Samson, he has
pulled down the gates OF this last
named town.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19

Work q to be started Immediately
upon 2 prison cantonment at Laaven-
Worth, Kan, 10 accommodate 600
persona, Gin which win be lodged
slackerss spies, alien enemies, and
other var Offenders. The building
win cost e136,Oo0.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
GERMANY
CAN
<
MUST
WILL.
BE BEATEN

Bishop Luther b. Wilson. who
recently returned from France.
brought this message from Gen.
eral Pershing:
''There IL no ground for the
heresy that Germany cannot be
beaten. GERMANY CAN BE
BEATEN. Germany MUST be
beaten. Germany WILL be beaten
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-27
WALKER WILL CASE
STARTS AT NEWFANE
Two Witnesses Examined This Fore
noon-Home for Aged and Dis
abied Seeks to Break Document

County court began this morning the
tr'a Of the Walker will ease the drawing
of the jury for which was begun yester-
aay afternoon at the conclusion of the
.Iohnson- Temple case. and two witnesses
had been examined when the noon recess
was taken.
In this ease the Brattleboro Home for
the Aged and Disabled contests the sec
ond will of the late George w Walker of
Dummerston, who died in March, 1916.
leaving his property, which is estimated
to amount to about $1,000, to his daugh
ter and husband. Mr. and Mrs Win NJ
Randall of Dummerston.
MIR Walker executed a will Oct 20,
1914, leaving the income of his property
to his daughter as needed, the property
to 90 eventually to the Home for the
Aged. His second will was executed Dee
l6. 1918, and is now in contest Mr..
| Walker was over 90 years old, and it is
alleged by the Home that he was unduly
influenced and that he was mentally in
capacitated from making the second will
| pom the outcome Of this trial will de-
pend future action with reference to the
first will
Early in the present term a motion
was made to have the two cases consoli-
dated. but the court overrued the mo
tion, so the present case concerns the sec
ond will only.
The two witnesses examined this fore
noon were A. j. Hidreth, who was on,
of the witnesses to the second will, ant
Beatty 5. Balestier. Both testified t,
Mr. Walkers mental condition as the,
knew him and said they considered hin
competent to execute the second will
The attorneys for Mr.. and Mrs Ran
dali the proponents, are r. G. Bacon an,
w. r. Daley and for the contestant
Chase & Chase, Harvey & Whitney an,
II. G. & F. +. Barber
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-27
POLICE ARREST
GERMAN -PLOTTERS
Over 100 Picked Up in Raids
Which Began in New York
City Last Night
PLANNED TO WRECK
FINE MACHINERY
stance to Be Used in the Work of
Destruction Probably Directed by
Agents in Europe.
Agents in Europe.

NEW YORK, Sept. p Plans to
wreck the machinery in munition shops in
America at the bidding OF German agents
in Europe are believed by the police to
have been defeated through the arrest
Of 100 Germans and German sympathiz-
ers in raid which began here hast night
and were continued today.
This forenoon the aliens, each guarded
by a detective. we're placed in automobile
vans ut police headquarters and left for
Ellis Island where il was announced
they will be interned for the duration OF
the war.
Nearly all the men arrested are me-
chaHic~. number are employed in mu-
nitions plants and on navy contracts
In the possession of some were found
quantities OF carborundum in pulverized
form a substance used to DESTROY deli
cate machinery. The men had been under
surveillance many months. according t,
the police. The suspicion is held thai
the carDorundum reached here from Ger
man agents in Scandinavian countries
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-27
VERMONT OFFICERS
GIVEN BIG JOBS
Getting 26th Division Ready for Over
sea Service = Regiment to Be
Filled by Men from Aver.
Especial to The Reformer.)
CAMP BARTLETT,


Westfield, Mass, Sept. p.
The lst Vermont men are doing their
share in getting the Doth division ready
for oversee service. The big jobs have
been turned to Vermont officers in sim-
charge of the depot storehouse: Capt.
Eastman, quartermaster of the lst Yer
mont, has been appointed camp quarter
master and has charge of the entire camp:
Lieut. Boyd, commissary OF the lst Yer
mont, has taken over the feeding of the
whole camp; Capt Barber, adjutant, has
been detailed to the depot quartermaster
office; Lieut. Tripp and Lieut. Cartoza are
at work on the ordnance and quartermas
ter property of the division; Major Cooley
now has charge of the guard of the en-
tire camp, and Capt. Sullivan is train mas
ter in charge of all trains III and out
These details have drawn heavily on the
officers of the lst Vermont, but all are
making good and easily taking care of the
work owing to their knowledge gained
with their own regiment
! 1t is generally understood that the reg
iment will soon be filled up by mel
transferred from Camp Devens at Aver
Company | enlisted one man today, th'
! first for the regiment for some weeks
Two more recruits for the company ar
expected within the next week Tn
company now has 30 men from Brattle
boro, several from towns in Windhan
county and six from Bennington.
Sergt Foley and Private Noetsch, VIII
have been absent on account of illness
have returned to duty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-27
HOW CONGESTION
WILL BE RELIEVED
Brattleboro Freight Shippers and Rail
road Men to Cooperate in Send
ing Capacity Carloads.

During the meeting of shippers and
railroad officials i'll the board of trade
rooms yesterday afternoon the vital
necessity of transportation in winning
the war was emphasized. 1t was the
sentiment that every concern shipping
freight must do its full duty in helping
the railroads move the vast volume Of
business and war necessities.
According to statements made by Of
feials present, the railroads of this coun-
try are carrying an amount of freight
at the present time gFeater than that
of 1915 which is equal to the entire
freight of Great Britain, France. Ger
many, Austria Hungary, Italy, Switzel-
land and Russia. The United States
war board has cut down car shortage
nearly 20 Per cent. One thousand Bos
ton & Maine ears have been taken from
that road and diverted to the West
where they are badly needed
This means that in New England
greater volume of business must be
moved with big shortage of equipment
It was said that the railroads are sue
ceeding in doing it.
Freight service has necessarily suf-
fered said F. j. Guthrie, superintend
cnt of the New London division Of the
Central Vermont railroad The roads
no longer attempt to run express sery-
ice for their freight Freight trains are
j no longer run at q 30 or 80 mile an
hour rate. for that means more fuel
consumption and quic ker depreciation
of equipment, and fuel and rolling
stock must he conserved. Railroads axe
no longer sending out cars that are not
loaded to cubic capacity, 80 that ton.
mage must be increased.
| The shippers and committeeman al
the meeting agreed that it was thea
patriotic duty to help the railroads. ant
Station Agent Samuel Ashby will draw
up a schedule Of DAYS upon which freight
will be accepted for certain points.
After this has been approved by Tho
transportation committee it will b,
printed and distributed to the shippers
Changes may have to be made from tim,
to time, and they will be whenever nee
esSary. The railroads agreed to coon
crate to the limit to give Brattlebor,
shippers the best possible service.
/, Under the new schedule business con
Germs viii hold their freight for certai
destinations until the day set. This vii
relieve congestion at the freight hous
an important item because Of labo
shortage. Cars can he. loaded quickly
and being loaded to rubic capaeity the
viii be sent along the route avoidin
transfers as much as possible
Cars loaded to full capacity will elm
mate re-handling al transfer point
with the resulting benefit of rapi
transit, less breakage and pilfering.
The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad has announced that afte
Oct. ! il viii have certain dates 20
, receiving goods for various destination
: No les than carload lots will be accep
led on scheduled dayS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-27
ODD FELLOWS HAVE
DISTRICT MEETING
Degree Work by Wantastiquet Lodge
Done in Exceptionally Fine Form
More than 200 Present.

Those who attended the annual meet
ing of district No. 10, l. o. O. F.. held
with Wantastiquet lodge, No. 5, in Odd
Fellows temple last evening were am
ply repaid because it proved to be very
interesting and instructive. At the
banquet which preceded the meeting
l66 plates were spread and the utmost
good fellowship prevailed while delect
able menu was being served. Music
Ito enliven the occasion was furnished
by a mandolin and guitar club COM
prised of the following members: Mr..
and Mrs. 5. G. Akeley, Miss Marion
Simonds, Miss Alvena Walker and Miss
Edith Douglas. Miss May Cook pre-
sided at the piano as accompanist.
Wantastiquet lodge Of Brattleboro
opened the meeting in form at 7.30
clock and by that time the number
present had been swelled to more than
200, representing 10 lodges. Delegates
We're present from keene, Hinsdale and
| Winchester, y. H., and Winchendon,
Mass.
| Following the introduction of grand
officers, Rev Delmar +. Trout, pastor
of the Universalist church and mem
Der of the local lodge, delivered the ad-
dress of welcome which was pronounced
"a masterpiece of eloquence. F. A. De
Witt, vice grand of Newfane lodge, No
-, responded for the district and
Grand Master Z. a. Spear of Woodstock
for the grand officers.
/ Vocal selections were rendered by the
Wantastiquet quartet composed of E
~ Morse and 4. l.. Maynard, tenors
and +. 5. Knight and +. II. Brasor
ibaSsoS.
The exemplifcation of the second de
gree by the degree team of Wantasti
quet lodge was declared by all present
to be the finest which they ever haC
seen. This was carried out under the
tdirection of Degree Master Charles G
Staples and the new scenery recent,
provided at the temple was used 70
the first time. Harry c. Wales presid
ed at the organ.
All reports from subordinate lodge,
indicated that they are in very pros
Iperous and harmonious condition an,
stand well from financial standpoint
The increase in membership has no
been SO large as in former years be
cause of the absence from the stat
of so many Young men who are perform
ing military duty.
f. w. jackson of Barre. secretary
, gave an cNthlpllicatIoh oI lhe uhNrlt
ten work, after which remarks TO
the good Of the order were made b,
Grand Master Spear, Grand Secretar.
Jackson and Past Grand Representa-
tive Page of Keene, \. H.
The committee under direction o
which the arrangements We're so sue
cessfully carried out consisted of A. l
Maynard, =. G., o. D. StOwell, p. G
and H. J. Wilson, F. G.
Lodges in the district include Wan
tastiquet. No. ), of Brattleboro, Wes
: River, No. -, of South Londonderry
, Wardsboro, No. 40. of WardsbOro an
! Newfane, No. -, of Newfane,
Tonight the grand officers viii go t
: ReadsbOro. --tr
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-27
PILGRIM FATHERS
OFFICER OPTIMISTIC
Mrs. w. F. Mixer Thinks Local Mem
bers Need Not Be Alarmed at
Financial Tangle of the Order

According to Mrs W. F. Mixer. sec
retary OF Fort Dummer Colony, United
Order of Pilgrim Fathers, Brattleboro
members have no occasion for alarm be-
cause Of the recent appointment OF re-
ceiyer at Boston for the supreme coun-
ell
Mrs Mixer stated today that the
local colony is in tlourishing condition,
is out OF debt and has money in the treas
my. There are at present 33 members
and she pronounces 1t a nice. social or
der. Only recently officers for the en-
suing year were elected
\ few days ago Mrs. Mixer received a
letter from Supreme Secretary George f.
Bradstreet Of Boston which explained that
because OF suit filed against the order
the state commissioner OF insurance had
been appealed to FOR the appointment OF Il
receiver He advised members to 90
ahead with the annual election and gave
assurances that all insured members
would 'bc taken care of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-27
HEFLIN ON THE GRILL.
May Be Asked to Substantiate Charges
Made in Speech

WASHINGTON, Sept 27.-The house
rules committee met today to act on res
olutions calling for an investigation of
charges made against members by Repre-
sentative Hefin of Alabama and others
alleged to have been made by Represen-
tative Howard of Georgia in connection
with the revelation that Count Won Bern
storff sought $4,000 to influence congress
Representative Heflin has reiterated
his Willingness to name to an investiga :
tion committee the men that he declared
on the floor of the house had acted s,ls-
piciously" in connection with the war
Published reports that President Wilson
has rebuked Mr.. Heflin for his speech are
formally denied in statement issued BY
Secretary Tumulty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-27
MISS E|D[ER SENT
EXPENSIVE GIFTS.
Additional Facts Concerning
Suspected Former Local
Nurse
SAID TO HAVE HAD
SUBSTANTIAL DEPOSIT
Letter of Recommendation Which She
Had from Brattleboro Physician Gave
Inspector Clue as to Her Former Res
idence Here.

From stories being circulated it de
velops that Miss Christine Eidler. the
Austrian girl formerly a pupil nurse at
the Memorial hospital, who IS reported
to be detained with a man in Florida
on the ground of being a German spy
was well regarded while in Brattleboro
and was entertained at homes of we'll
known people.
Among those who came to know her
well was \. w j. wilkins, selectman
and deputy sheriff, at whose house Miss
Eidler was a frequent visitor. He stat
ed today that she ALWAYS carried a plen-
| tiful supply of money with her and he
often wondered where she obtained it,
| 1t is also known that the nurse carried
balance Of about $500 in one of the
| banks
| Mr.. Wilkins commented on the fact
that she was always dressed in the
height of fashion and made numerous
trips out Of town, saving that she was
going to New York While away il was
| her custom to send back presents to
Mr.. Wilkins s grandchildren, such as
dresses, etc, some of which he believes
must have cost $l5 to SIS
| Miss Eider, il is said. always told q
lpitiful story of tile way in which hel
folks had lost everything they possessed
shortly after the European war broke
out, and she claimed to have several
brothers in the service from whom sh,
had not heard in long time.
Those who knew her best say tha
she was in the habit of purchasing sur
gical instruments from the different
Idrug stores and this gives rise to tn,
story that she was shipping them Il
Germany whenever the opportunit,
came.
Mr.. Wilkins saws that he met a MAJ
with her on numerous occasions, whom
she referred to as her uncle, and il j
believed that this is the one taken int,
custody with her as they were abou
70 sail from Florida to Cuba.
After leaving Brattleboro Miss Eid
Ter sent several souvenir postcard
back to her friends from different cit
les, including Washington, Cincinnati
: and Chicago
The secret service man who was i
town Tuesday looking up Miss Eidler
record was desirous, II is said, of con
Meeting her with Cincinnati, statin
that she had denied ever being in tha
place. He carried away the card whie
Q came from there.
: 1t is understood that letter OF rec
ommendation from Brattleboro phys
E elan, which Miss Eidler had, gave the in
: spcctor his clue that she formerly live
5 here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-27
STATED DAYS FOR
RED CROSS WORK
Cut This Out for Reference as It viii
Save Confusion and Annoyance
Telephone Number 396.

Beginning next week the days for work
at the Red Cross rooms will be as fol
lows
Sewing meetings Tuesday and Fridays
from 2.30 to ) as usual.
Surgical dressings meetings will be held
Thursday afternoons from 2.30 to ,, in
stead of Wednesdays as previously.
The evening sessions will be on
Wednesdays from to 9.45 as usual.
Monday afternoons will be given over
to the national surgical dressings, which
are now a part of the Red Cross work but
are after the French models.
Women are asked to come and work at
any or all of these meetings.
Cut this out for future reference as
further notice will not be given unless
some change is made.
Attention is called once more to the
fact that the rooms are open every week
dav from $50 to ll.30 a. m. and from
230 to p. m. The telephone number is
800 and anyone wishing information IL
regard to any of the Red Cross work Is
asked to get it from this source as some
one will be in attendance during those
| hours for that express purpose.