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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
Women s Humor.

1t used TO be declared that women had
no sense of humor; the folk who said
this now admit that the women have
sense of humor, but that it differs from
the quality sometimes possessed by man,
says PETIT Ridge in LLOYD s Weekly News
Of London. At a drawing room meeting
the other afternoon, held to make pre-
liminary arrangements for baby work
a woman speaker, in rising, unpinned
her large hat and placed it on her chair
When she finished speaking and sat
down there came-instcad of the roar
Of amusement that the House of Com
mons gives when silk hat is thus
wrecked-there came prolonged "Oh,
dear, oh, dear. of intense and profound
sympathy.
The woman. with great coolness, put
on her damaged headgear, and it seemed
10 me that in its crushed state, it had
gained what rapturous fashion writers
call "the desirable note of exclusive
ness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
Curious Siberian Jewel Box.

\ curious jewel box made Of fossil
ivory by the natives of Siberia is on ex-
hibition at the museum of natural history
in New York. The sides and top are
carefully fitted together, the corners be-
ing dovetailed, They have carved on
them scenes of the northland, the front
side representing hunter returning from
the chase riding reindeer. The box is
made from the tusks of mammoths that
have been buried for ages beneath the
ice in Siberia Some of these tusks weigh
from 200 to 800 pounds. Elephants tusks
furnished the ivory for the Jews Solo
mon made his throne of it, says the Chris
tian Herald
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
SCHWENK CHOSEN.
Continued from Page ~

Brattleboro children. He said that he
understood that in the bookkeeping class
it costs to school tuition pupils twice what
it does Bratteboro pupils.
Chairman Z. O. S. Osgood of the pru-
dental committee in reply said that the
prudential committee had considered the
matter of tuition carefully and was ready
to announce plans for increased tuition
to date from next July. He said the COM
mittee did not feel that it would be fair
now to make a change this year as the
nearby towns had prepared their bud
gets and it might seriously affect the ed
ucational opportunities OF some pupils.
The tuition prices planned to date from
July, 1918, he read as follows: For grades
l to inclusive, So a term or SIS "a
year; grades 4 to inclusive, 50 term
or $27 year, grades Z and s, $l2 term
or 1886 a year; first two years in high
school, SlS term or S54 year; last two
years, $50 term or $50 a year.
| These prices, he said, are a little less
| than the real cost, but this Is customary.
He asked Mr. Holden If he would be
willing to amend his motion to make it
read as from next July. Mr. Holden said
he was willing to amend it to accept the
figures read by Mr. Osgood, but he could
see no real reason for waiting year.
| Fred H. Coombs moved to amend the
motion to leave the matter of tuition
prices with the committee, and this was
carried with only few dissenting voices.
| Under article 5, on motion of w A
Gilbert it was moved to continue medical
inspection in the schools as has been
done the last few years.
A tax rate of SO cents, as recommended
by the committee, was voted, payable
forthwith.
S. A. Richmond introduced his resolu
ton regarding the sale or exchange 0
a small piece of property on the ives
side of the Canal street school property
Martin Austin asked for a report from thu
prudential committee and Mr. OsgooC
said that there were about 400 squar
!. feet on the brow of the hill owned b.
the school, of irregular boundary lines
and property nearer the slope OF tn
. school building owned by other parties
The proposition is to sell or eXchanS
land the committee thinks the eXchang
would be a wise move and would enhanc
the value of the school property. Ate
few questions and answers and tn
drawing of a map of the property cor
cerned by Harold Smith, one OF the &C
, Joining property owners, the resolutio
was adopted unanimously.
!, With the motion by Judge Tyler, whlc
was carried, that the officers OF the schot
!, district be paid the same salaries as las
year the meeting adjourned, after BEN
!, in session 90 minutes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
STUDY
AT NORTHFIELD
School of Foreign Missions Closed Last
Evening - School of Home Mis-
sions Opened Today.
Especial to The Reformer.)

Especial to The Reformer.)
EAST NORTHFIELD, Mass, July Is.
The summer school of Women's Foreign
societies closed its session last
night at the Mortified auditorium with
an address by DR.. Robert Z. Speer of New
York city. Nearly 100 delegates had
been busily engaged in attending classes
and addresses on the study and progress
of missions in Africa, India, China, Japan,
Armenia, Burma, Turkey and South Afri-
ca African trails came In for large
share of the study, and the class led by
Mrs Helen Barrett Montgomery was one
of the most popular. Miss Ruth Paxson
on China-An Interpretation, placed be-
fore the delegates present day problems
and the opportunities for spreading the
gospel in China, and brought into new
light the awakening of that country The
daily Bible class on The Gospel of Mark,
taught by DR. Charles r. Erdman of
Princeton Theological seminary, had an
interesting course dealing with missionary
and evangelistic questions. Other speakers
who presented the needs of the field and
the progress and hope OF missionary en-
deavor were Dir. c. II. Patton of the Con
gregational Board of Missions, DIR. C. d.
Usher of Van, Turkey, Mrs. J. p White
of Egypt, DR. Catherine Mabie of the Bel
gian Congo, Dir Belle Allen of India and
Mrs w r. Stewart of China The Sun,
day morning address was delivered by
DR.. Raymond Callins of Cambridge
Mass, on the challenge to the Christian
world. A most interesting service was
that of Sunday evening, when 80 mission
aries, most of whom were on furlough
told of their stations, the length of THEN
service, and the hopes they cherished fol
their fields upon their return.
Camp life interest was evidenced by the
595 girls who secured accommodations il
| the UNCONVENTIONAL camps. The Baptists
and Congregationalsts had the largest q
these, with respective enrollments OF IL
and 100
| The recreational period in the after
moons was filed with walks, drives, motto
| trips, picnics and stunts" A series 0
original stunts and songs made Cam
| Palaver' an interesting feature A visi
to Mount Hernon school, the .Ashuclo
river motor drive, picnics on Garne
rock, reception to and for missionaries
and luncheons have provided amply oppol
tunity for the recreation of the delegates
| On Monday evening huge bonfire lighte
the campus While il was at its heigh
procession OF Camp girls formed aroun
it in complete circle singing Northel
and camp songs.
Today the summer school of HON
Missions convened for a week of stud
of home mission fields. Following thi
comes the summer school for Sunda
school workers, July % to August
The general conference of Christia
workers commences its sessions Angus
l3 and continues until August 10.
strong program has been prepared, a
is evidenced by such speakers as DR.. J.
II. Jowett, DIR. James l. Vance, DR.. /
A. Torrev, DR.. Len g. Broughton, d
John Gardner. Mr.. Melvin Trotter an
others of recognized ability in their ID
nominations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
FARM HELP SHORT.
Commissioner Says Not Enough Men
Secured to Harvest Hay Crop.

The official weather forecast for the
coming week is fair. This is good
news, if ture. So far this month the
weather has been wet, so that little
haying has been done. Wet weather
has also delayed the cultivation of
crops so that the situation at this
time, as regards farm work IN Yer
mont, is critical. Two million tons of
hay yet remain to be harvested. In
order that this hay may be of best
feeding value, it should be harvested
promptly. Labor is scarce. The re-
spouse to the labor advertising cam
paign conducted by the state depart
ment of agriculture has been fair.
Fifteen hundred letters have been re-
ceived from applicants, to whom enroll
ment cards have been forwarded. APP
proximatelv 500 of these cards have
| been returned and have been appOr
toned among the county agents of the
state for distribution among the farm
ers.-
Many business and professional men
| in the state have indicated a willing
ness to spend such time as IS possible
for them to be away from their bust
ness helping neighboring farmers. The
ministers of one denomination Will
spend their vacation in the hay field.
Still the supply is not adequate. The
need is imperative that every man who
can possibly do so go out on farm for
the next 10 days to help secure the
crops The loss of few dollars PEI
ton in the value of Vermont S hay
crop will mean a loss of several mil
lion dollars to the state. Farmers have
planted larger acreages in response t
the demand made upon them, and it i:
not fair to the farmers to desert them
at this time. Get out on farm ant
help.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
The Spires Of Oxford.
CAS- seen from a train. J

As seen from a train
| saw the spires of Oxford
As was passing by.
The gray spires of Oxford
Against pearl-gray sky
My heart was with the Oxford men
Who went abroad to die.
The years 90 fast at Oxford,
The golden years and gay,
The hoary Colleges look down
On careless boys at play.
But when the bugles sounded war
They put their games away.
They left the peaceful river,
The cricket-feld, the quad.
The shaven lawns of Oxford,
To seek bloody sod
They gave their merry youth away
For country and for God.
God rest you, happy gentlemen,
Who laid your good lives down,
Who took the khaki and the gun
Instead of cap and gown.
God bring you to a fairer place
Than even Oxford town.
Miss W NJ Let's.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
TOWNSHEND.
Beats Londonderry z to 1.

Townshend batted out big lead in
the league game with Londonderry on
the local ground, winning when the
game was called at the end of the
eighth inning on account of rain, by a
score of Z to /. Patterson in the box
for Londonderry for the first three in
nings allowed numerous hits and re-
ceived poor support in the field. The
team frightened up after the fourth,
when Rowley and Stone were put in as
battery. NJ. Sparks did steady work
for the locals. T0wnshend s next game
will be at Williamsville Saturday, July
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18

Almost on the eve of the army draft,
the war department at Washington yes
terday pointed out that the organization
of 40 baking companies offers an oppor-
tunity for young men to volunteer, learn
the bakers trade under pay, see serv-
ice abroad, and possibly get promotion.
Each company will consist of 100 men,
divided into 10 field units, capable of sup
plying 1000 pounds of bread day. Com
missions will be offered ''to deserving
men from the ranks said department
announcement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18

Churches of Mexico City which contain
many objects of art and jewels OF great
value recently have been despolled by
what is believed by the police to be an
organized band Of thieves They pretend
to be worshipping, but when the church
custodians are not watching them, steal
articles of value The latest to suffer from
these depredations was the church OF
those who have taken vows, where col
lar of diamonds and pearls was taken from
the neck of an image Of the Virgin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
FUNERAL OF GEN. CLossoN.
Native Of Nottingham Was a Civil War
Veteran.

WASHINGTON, July i. 49, The fu.
neral Of Brig. Gen. Henry W. Clossou,
-, retired. civil war veteran and Indian
fighter. who died in this city Sunday,
was held yesterday, followed by burial
IN Arlington national cemetery. Gen.
Clossou was born in Nottingham, Vt.
lie was graduated from West Point in
the class of 1884 aud rose through the
grades TO the rank of colonel. In 1901
he was retired with the rank of briga.
dicr general.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18

Maine coast lobster fishermen have dis
covered that the lobster enters the lob
stcr trap through the sense of sight and
not through smelling bait, and are now
batting the traps with fresh fish sealed
IN glass jars
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18

j. II. Allbee of SaXtons River is visit
ing in the home of his son, +. III. Allbee.
]. :. Sayre is making daily trips to
Brattleboro in his jitney for the conven-
fence of shoppers and passengers who
wish to make connections with trains.
Ralph Leach of Northfed Farms,
Mass, came Wednesday to take home his
baby son, who had been in the home of
his grandmother, Mrs. Ada Pierce, a
week.
special meeting of West River
Grange will be held Tuesday evening
July IL, when the third and fourth de-
grees will be conferred on several candi-
dates
DIR. and Mrs j. L. Hair of Bridge
port, Conn, their daughter, Miss Bessie
| Hair of Philadelphia, and friends came
recently TO their summer home in this
village.
Mrs. 4. w. Barry and daughter, Miss
/ Ruth Barry, went Saturday to Saxtens
River to visit relatives and to join Mr..
| Barry, who is working there for the
present.
The materiul for costumes for the
Camp Fire girls has been received and at
the meeting Friday afternoon honors
were counted and beads i'll accordance
given each member.
/ Mrs. Osborne and son, Howard Os-
borne. who spent the winter at the
home of Mrs Osborne's sister, Mrs H. j
Heath, went Monday to New York
where they will remain for time before
returning to their home in the West.
Deer have begun their annual depre
: dations on bectS, mangels, etc, in many
gardens in this section. r. 5. Cutler
has lost his entire crop in this way. II
is discouraging for those who are re
spending to the call for larger crops OF
/ vegetables.
Lightning came uncomfortable close
to the village Saturday afternoon dur
B. ing the storm Electricity evidently
. followed the telephone line, the louC
4 crack as of pistol being heard seem
inglv close at hand by residents al
along the road A bolt struck near II
i. o. Gale S, tearing up the water pipe
a distance of 30 feet
Mrs. Fl. II. Franklin has receive,
' news of the death of her brother. viii
;, Clark, of pneumonia at his home il
q Nashua y. II. Mr.. Clark was a forme
y resident of this place, also of Yves
y Townshcnd, and was known to man
here. He leaves besides his wife,
: family of six children, only one 0
: whom is grown to maturity. The fl
neral was held at his boyhood home i
i Wardsboro Wednesday.
II Leon Stevens of Company /, 59t
regiment, L. 5. A., has been spending
jlpart of a furlough in this village, visit
ing at the home of his uncle, +. II. AL
bee, and calling on many friends VI
Stevens is a graduate of Leland an
Gray seminary, class of 1911 He Ell
listed in the t. :. regular army nearl
four years ago and has recently bee
! promoted to lieutenant for faithful IN
tilment of duty. He has been with h
regiment in Mexico and on the bord,
much of the time the past year or tw
lie will join his company at Gettysbm
soon. Mr.. Stevcns's brother, Alton st
vens, enlisted in the navy some time a!
and is supposed to be ON the battlcsh
Nebraska. The family formerly lived
this village.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18

Sacrifice hits, II. Sparks, Rowley.
First base on errors, Londonderry 3,
TownShend 4. Earned runs LONDONDERRY
/, Townshend 5. Stolen bases, M.
Sparks, Cole, H. Sparks, Fitch, Thomp-
son, Slade. Struck out, by Patter-
son .. Rowley ,, Sparks 3. Bases
on balls, off NJ. S. Sparks /
off Patterson /. Batters hit, Blanchard
Rowlev. Left on bases, Londonderry
10, Townshend II. Wild pitches, Pat.
terson >. Umpire, Clayton. Scorer
Osgood.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
Realization.

Waitress-Sorrv, we have no tea akes
or crumpets. We're not allowed to
make them.
Chorus of "Severe' Cases-What,
This blooming war IS gettin to be bit
too thick.-Passing Show.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18

Genius is said to be certain form Of
madness, but the madness Of most people
is move or less uncertain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18

A great man is seldom taken at his true
value, but lots of others pass current for
more than they are worth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-18
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

On account of the weather conditions
the picnic of the Philathea class of the
First Baptist church, was to have been
held today at $50 on the Creamery flats.
was postponed to tomorrow, or the next
fair day, at the same time and place.
PRIVATE SALE - One Crawford
range, 6 upholstered chairs and sofa TO
match; ] round table, oak chamber set,
crib and go-cart. 1S3 South Main ST.
ADV. 117-tf
Sale at the DR.. Holton barn, Walnut
Street.-Cot bed, chairs, bookcase, ia
hles, stands, rockers, lounges, pictures.
few pieces of antique furniture.
Good novels 10 cents each.-Adv.
1l6-11S
Dance at Henry Ingram s July %,
two miles from the village on upper
Dummerston road.-Adv. 116-120*
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-31
German Atmosphere" Cooled.

Reports from College hill are that all
is going smoothly with the summer SEES
sion language schools, and that in line
with the suggestions previously made in
these columns the head of the German
department has modified to large ex-
tent some of the requirements of previ-
GUS years regarding constant use of the
German language on the streets and the
compulsory reading of German newspa-
pers.
1t is pointed out that the prospectus of
the school promising the creation of a
German atmosphere was prepared by
Fraulein Professor Stroebe long before
the United States went to war with
Germany, and that in full realization of
the circumstances, the German atmos-
phere is not in any sense a proGerman
one. Studiously the instructors appear
to be avoiding the raising of any issue
that involves the war or odious contrast
of German kultur and American ideas.
Fraulein Stroebe herself has lately taken
out naturalization papers. - Middlehury
Register.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-31

ing six months for the production Of the
wonderful engines that weigh less than
two pounds per horsepower,
1t would be absurd Of America TO en-
ter the air war with inferior machines.
Italy sets us standard which amounts
to a challenge. Maj Terfetti of her fly
ing corps, says that she has now in use
the fastest airplane in the world, having
a speed of 1880 miles an hour, and the
fastest seaplane, with a speed. of ll2
miles. How has she managed this? The
major remarks that all the planes used
by the Italian army are constructed of
raw materials shipped to Italy from
America. Such materials we shall not
have for ourselves unless we deal quick
ly and sternly with the treacherous stop
page of the saw mills in the spruce for
ests from which the aircraft production
board was to get its supply. And Mr..
Coffin believes that German money is do
ing the mischief. This is a matter which
calls most urgently for the immediate
attention of the government. Interna-
tional plotters and traitors must be
swept out of the country or into prison
if they attempt to block the nations eff
fort to win supremacy in the air for de-
mocracy.-Boston Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-31

The Vermont National Guard is to bt
mustered into the federal service on Aug
5, and it is probable that the regiment
and its accompanying detachment will
leave Vermont shortly after that date
for the training camp at Charlotte, N. G
The removal of the regiment will leave
the state in an unprepared state as far
as military forces are concerned because
the Home Guards are probably not in
shape to give very efficient service at the
present time. The prospective early
withdrawal of the National Guard ought
to act as spur to greater effort to bring
the Home Guards to point of reason
able efficiency; the ranks should be filed
Immediately and the men should go
through several drills each week in order
to acquaint the men with the use of fire.
arms and with the manual of arms
There is possibility there may be need
of their services during the months, per-
haps years, that the states chief military
forces are away from the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-31
Building Our Air Navy.

The chairman of the aircraft produc.
ton board understands the difficulty and
magnitude of the task which it has to
perform, and wisely refrains from any
word that would encourage the idea OF
Americas air navy getting into action
earlier than next summer. knowing that
months are required for the making of
the iigs, tools and gauges without which
a battle ship cannot be built, he begins
at the beginning with the energy that
must be sustained to the end, and as
soon the tools are ready the work on the
fighting machines will start DO not ex-
pect results too soon, says Mr.. Coffin, hut
if progress is kept at the pace already
attained there need be no fear as to
Americas position j nthe aircraft field
by next summer" This is sober esti-
mate in which we may have confidence,
Hundreds Of machines have to be built
and thousands of airmen trained before
fighting plane can take TO the air, and
this production of training machines and
teaching of hiers is proceeding now and
will be continued until there are qualified
pilots ready to mount the battleplanes
as fast as these are finished. The light
and speedy high powered planes that go
to battle four miles up in the air have
been developed only. through the chief
belligerents' war experience, and we
must begin with their designs if we are
to join them in their flights. II we can
make improvements, so much the better,
but they will take time, and Lord North
cliffe may not be too generous in allow
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-31
MORE OFFICIAL HAZE FROM BUR
LINGTON.

The new German chancellor, DIR. Georg
Michaelis, is no more convincing in his
public utterances than his distinguished
predecessor, Won Bethmann- Hollweg,
was. The latter seemed to be a past
master in the art of concealing his
thought in maze of words but the new
conner in the position has thus far dem
onstrated an ability along the same line
equally as strong 1t may be taken for a
fact, therefore, that the manner of talk
ing in public is peculiar to the form of
German diplomacy, if the conduct of
German international relations may be
considered diplomacy. The officials are
simply following out Prussian method
of treating international relations, start
ing with the designation of treaties as
scraps of paper and continuing with a
violation of about every well-estsblished
canon of international law. That form
of procedure may hoodwink the German
people but it is no longer effective among
the nations of the world. Germany is
henceforth branded as wolf among ma
tions and will be treated as such until
such time as the present regime and the
present methods are eliminated. There
seems to be nothing to expect from
Chancellor Michaelis, as he is merely the
mouthpiece of the Prussian government
The entente nations are simply wasting |
their efforts in their replies to the docu
ments which the new chancellor is hand |
ing out from time to time. Moreover, as
a new official Michaelis is supposed to
put in just about so much publicity for
himself in an effort TO solidify his posi-
ton with the German people. Let the
entente allies ignore his carnations un-
til such time as there appears to be sin
,erity back of his proposals.