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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-24
CATTLE SLOWLY STARVING.
Thousands in Southwestern Texas May
Perish.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-Nov. 24 M De
spite every effort Of the railroads iii
southwestern Texas, il is probable that 4
thousands Of cattle i'll the grazing coWn |
try there viii perish before they can be !
shipped cut. An unusually small rain 4
fan last year. followed bv prolonged I
drought this SUMMER and fall dried up
the pastures and forced stockmcn TO
rush their cattle to market. More than
100000 cattle are still in that region,
slowly starving. Many small towns have
been entirely deserted and thousands
of small ranches abandoned temporarily.
When il was seen that tile danger
point had been reached stockmcn ap
Pcaled to the food administration for re-
Il lief. The matter was immediately taken
lup with the railroads and every availa
Die car was rushed INTO that country,
the Santa Fe alone supplying 1900 cars
in three weeks Even this huge supply
Of cars is Inadequate
In some instances where cars were
| supplied the cattle that had to be deliy
cred on long drives to loading points
| were too weak to make the trip and
! owners were TRYING to get enough rough
! feed to keep them from starving.
| That part OF Texas south of Sweet
water and west of san Antonio to the
Icoast and into Southwestern New Mex
I leo IS the real drought area. This see
Itian in square miles measures the equal
If thc combined area Of Kansas and
about onc-fourth of Nebraska. There
rainfall has been insufficient for more
THAN two wears. and herds have been
cent down accordingly, vet il is in this
laraa that the food administration con-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-24

to recapture the lost ground. Fortu
nately, in this emergency our Red Cross
was prepared, as We were not when the
Germans pushed the French to the
Marine.
When thousands Of refugees from
the Venetian Plains poured toward
Milan They were met ny our Red Cross
men and Red Cross supplies, rushed in
special trains from France. II was the
one hundred million dollar fund that
made this possible We cannot over
estimate the value Of such help in such
a crisis. It hcartens them to realize
that the American fairy godmothcr is
on their side. Every American who has
given q dollar or has done one bit Of
work for the Red Cross has helped to
win thi' war, for IN 50 desperate a
truggle morale is allimportant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-24
WEST DUMMERSTON.

\ large number II books have lately been
given to the library by several different
people IN small lots And large number
was received IRON Dr. NJ a. IIosley Of
Springfield. Mass. Among those that were
given was the Nindham County Gazetteer.
Rcbecea OF sunny Brook Farm. Virgins,
Lie Letters and Journals Of Louisa May
A'cott by heney, Our Country, 81 Rev.
Strong The following are late books
recently bought for the library, Dwelling
Place Of the Light, by Churchill, Soul Of
a Bishop, by H. G. Wells, Over the Top,
by A. q Empey, EXtricating Obadiah,
BY J G. Lincoln
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-24
So Keen for the Fray That
They Sometimes Battle
Among Themselves
FURNISH FUN FOR
PEOPLE OF FRANCE
Loaded in Freight Cars the Americans
Convulse Onlookers by Bleating and
Mooing Like Sheep and Cattle
Praise for Red Cross Work.

49, -
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u. norton of the Red Cross war coun
La h, t.y ;a.,t r.+,,,cl fran ! visit
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meeting Of Red cross workers ut mead
quarters here He said:
.0gr tfoouS in France are in aiah
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cot into Il hot quarrel with a group 81
Union Pacific men, and the Red Cross
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and fight the Germans Ihat
lust the trouble, Miss; there ain 7 any
Germans here. was the reply.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-24

''For the Land 5 Sake Use Bowkor $
Fertilizers. They Enrich the Earth and
Those Who TIL tt
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
GOVERNMENT Fixes
PRICES FOR FUELS
Retail Dealers In Coal and Coke
Receive Orders To Keep Un-
Z der July Rates = ~

p WASHINGTON, October 1--(Asso-
'ciated Press)-COntrol by the govern.
ment of retail prices Of coal and coke
will be put into effect throughout the
United States today. Final orders and
directions for such control were issued
by Fuel Administrator Garfield yester-
day. They are drastic and explicit and
win at least prevent the price from GO
ing higher than il was two months ago,
All retail dealers ia coal and coke
have their instructions under the or
ders issued by Garfield 10 limit th,'
prices Of these fuels on a profit making
basis, No attempt is made by the gov.
eminent to establish uniform price
for all communities since conditions and
costs differ widely. Instead the deal
ers are to limit their gross margins TO
those of the average of the year. 1918
with thirty per cent added but il is
further provided that in no case shall
the price be higher than the average
prices of these fuels during the month
Of July last, a.. rIj'a x
The order further declares that all
attempts to disregard or eyade the law
will result in speedy prosecutions
through the department. of justice.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
Hun Aircraft Raid England
For Fifth Time In Six Days

LONDON, October Associated Pres-For the fifth
and aircraft raied England
evening No
officials
Taking advantage heavy mist that falling and which oud
with
bombed in Essex Kent
ceeded in reaching London,
When gunsw
brought
further bombs sound whirg machinery
audible l.,:~
Three feled the
before the others There uneonfrmed
No
It aiding
this has tended the casualties. s."
The heavens obseured by low hanging
falling
quickly followed antireraft
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
PROPOS[DSTRIKE
!. OF SAl|tORSEOFF
Shipping Board Intervenes,
E Wages Raised and Lake
Transportation Will Go On

CHICAGO, October ~ Associated
Press Mo strike Of the lake sailors
and no consequent tie-up of lake ship
ping and the movement of grain and
other commodities through the Great
Lakes will occur today. The strike has
boon averted through the Intervention
of the shipping board as arbitrator.
F., Plans of the sailors union for o
strike Of the sailors employed in Great
Lakes shipping have been cancelled,
it was announced yesterday. Today
was to have marked the time limit for
yielding to their demands and the men
were to have quit work and tied up
lake transportation. This has been
averted by the order of the shipping
board that the men shall be granted
the increase in wages which they asked.
On the other hand the sailors union
has agreed to waive all of its other de-
mands pending an investigation by the
shipping board which, il has been prom.
ised, will be investigated at the earl,
lest possible moment and a decision
rendered speedily. -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
BRITISH CAPTURE
OTTOMAN FORCES
ON EAST FRONT
General, Staff Officers and
Several thousand Men Are
Made Prisoners

NEW YORK October 1-(Associated Press)Stkng heavily
on eastern Mesopotaa British forces achieved
victory the of the Turkish position the
commanding general his staff several hundred officers
thousand men, large guns big supplies
munton provisions The entire force annihiated
tured. s5 fsEE 4
Proceeding Khabor River little than fifty miles
British bank of the Euphraes River
Turkish position Kalaat Ramad
almost Bagdad The battle ragged fousy for time but
Toes rushed the position carried the outer works at the
bayon the other defenders cut off from retreat
westward by the Euphras forced capate 1t grave
the forces and brilliant victory for British
arms II Turkish forces the bank of
Euphraes will general falling back the river
and positions further ., s7a. ri.
ITALIANS CAPTURE HIGH GROUND
Another victory for the Allies reported from the Italian Ison-
Bansizza Plateau Itays forces
ured position higher Madon and south of
Podlacax this official that l4oo prisoners
besides machine and few of heavier caber
position gives Italy control from the heights of consider
able of valley lands and the to advances to the east
and to the south. ,sar. ..t<, ...s. 20. s.. d..
- HUN ATTACKS REPULsED WITH LOSS
British General Haig broke his silence
his had repulsed heavy German
upon recently captured positions along the Ypes
Considerable losses inflicted upon the
he asserted. .g..,'.. .,t ..........
Reports artillery activity contained in the official
report which Berlin issued last night These that the
artillery fire the Belgian
Coast southwark a a number of positions.
FRENCH HOLD ALL POSITIONS,
repue Hun attacks the French front
ceived from night These reports say that there main
artillery both sides of the Mouse in the Ver
Huns launched attacks of infantry but these
whitening fire that poured into their advancing
considerable the attackers is reported
reports that bombs dropped by apanes killed
eral civilians in Dunkirk. "a -. 49, =. =
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
Wants
Ten Million
Bond BON Subscribers
Secretary Of Treasury viii Open.
Speaking Campaign For Loan
At Cleveland Today and Big
Drive Starts Officially 4

WASHINGTON, October IL AssO;
ciated PressJ-Throughout the United
States the campaign for the second
Liberty Loan will be opened today and
continued for thirty days, until the
close Of subscriptions In all of the
chief cities and in most Of the smaller
ones the solieitation Of subscriptions
will be started today and the United
States Repositories win be ready to ae,
eept signed blanks from such subscrib.
ers as may cali at their banking houses.
Secretary AEeAdoo will start his first
speechmaking tour Of the campaign at
Cleveland today and will speak at one
or more cities daily during his trip.
His speechmaking campaign will be
much along the same lines as during
the campaign for the first loan. ta#E
/ WhfSe. three billions of dollars in
bonds viii be issued by the government
in this loan, that IL not the mark set
for subscriptions. IT il the intention
of the campaign managers that the loan
shall be heavily subscribed and
Ave billion dollars the minimum figures
for subscriptions that will satisfy ten
million individual Subscribers will be
sought for, as I'M the instance Of the
former lean. II Is the desire of the gov.
eminent that as many as possible in.
dividuals shall show their interest in
the war loan and participate in the
tangible display Of patriotism which
such showing win mean. III
y Secretary McAdoo will not be the
only prominent speaker 20 campaign the
country in the interests of the loan.
Business men and national leaders will
do their part and give their time and
their abilities as well rs their money
to making the loan SO heavily over.
subscribed that il will speak for itself
and give to the kaiser and to the rest
of the world an emphatic denial of the
statement that has been circulated that
the United States i 4 lykewarm ally,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
THIS v[[k NAY END /.
CONGRESS- SESSION
Final. Legislative Program Is. All
But Completed and Few
Measures Await Action

WASHINGTON, October I-(Asso-
ciqtod Press --Congress may possibly
dispose of all of the most urgent legis.
lation before il and reach an adjourn
meDt this week. The final legislative
program was almost completed by the
leaders of the two houses last night.
The house will take up the War Rev
enue Tax Bill as reported by the con.
ference committee today, and if plans
do not miscarry it will be passed before
night, This practically clears the table
for that body unless senate action shall
make necessary conferences on meas
ures which will come before the upper
house. s..... 60, ~. ... ~.
In the senate there, remains to be
passed the conferees War Revenue Tax
Bill, the Urgent Deficiency Bill and the
Administration s Soldiers and Sailors
Insurance Bill. This latter measure is
the only one that is looked upon, as
dangerous to plans for an adjournment
with the close of the week, for some
prolonged debate may be provoked by
1t. Desire to end the gruelling work
and get back TO their homes isA how.
ever, expected to have the effect of ex.
pediting favorable action. -. III
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
PERU FINDS TEUT0N
SHIPS ARE DAMAGED
When Naval Guards Are Put
Aboard Vessels Are Found
Temporarily Useless

LIMA, October / Associated
Press SHERMAN steamers which have
been interned since they sought refuge
in Peruvian ports have been rendered
useless for the time being by the re-
moval or damage or destruction of
parts of their machinery.
Naval guards were put over all in
termed German vessels in the ports of
Peru yesterday. There were eight in
all, five steamers and three sailing yes
sells. All of the steamers were found
damaged more or less seriously. Ma
chinery parts had been removed in
some instances, destroyed in others and
slightly broken in still others. None
of the five steamers could be put into
commission immediately. So.
While il was not possible to so seri-
,ously damage the sailing craft some
damage had been oecasioned TO these
through the cutting of ropes and cables
and injury to sails.
The damage in all instances was such
as could not have occurred unless will
fully done TO prevent the use by the
Peruvian government in case of de-
claratiOn of war.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
MAY BUILD SUGAR
MILL IN FAR EAST
Local Men Plan To Send Commit
tee To Philippines To Investi-
gate Financing of a Central

At the urgent solicitation Of a num-
Der Of leading residents of the Philip
pines, local capitalists may send a spe-
cial committee to Manila about October
~, consisting of Frank Anterior, w.
w. Goodale, manager of WaiaIua Agri.
cultural Company, and Mill Manager
Searby of the Hawaiian Commercial
Company, of Maui, to investigate the
possibilities Of building and operating
one or more eentrals, as they call su
gar mills in the Philippines, to care for
growing crops financed by capitalists
there. hE.',,t..
The request reached local sugar men
and the above named islanders were
suggested TO be the members of the
committee. The committee, however
il be composed. will undoubtedly sail
from Honolulu for Manila about the
middle Of this month.
The proposition involves the state
ment that the parties owning or con
trolling the lands upon which crops
are growing, as well as new lands to
he opened up and developed as sugar
estates, have insufficient capital to
finance the construction and operation
of mills, and therefore prepared a
proposition to invite Hawaiian Islands
capital to take over the mill part Of
the plan. The local capitalists have
consented to investigate the subject, at
least. .....". .'gttE
"A first class sugar mill costs between
S6O0,000 and 81 100000 With all nee
ossary capital for transportation, the
aFt ~ ma
close 70 million dollars. s-.
Provisling the plan is adopted, con.
tract would undoubtedly be given the
Honolulu Iron Works TO build the en-
tire mill, and ship 1t in numbered
parts TO Manila. Several mills have
been built here and sent to Formosa
ami the Philippines in the past ten
years. III. H-.E -, ..', IN
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
AMERICANS STUDYING. j.
MODERN WAR METHODS

Z AMERICAN CAMP IN FRANCE,
October l--(Associated Press)--m-
struetion in the modes of modern war.
fare goes on apace, and Uncle sam =
men are fast picking up the new train
ing under British and French officers.
Today was given over wholly to the
solution of battalion. problems, and
later regimental, brigade and division,
al movements will be tackled, but Of
ficers consider the tactics under way
today as the most important drill. to
bring the unit to its fullest usefulness
i'm the war. : &c ta.s-H q
The use of captured German weap'
ons is also being shown the troops,
particularly machine guns and trench
mortars. ....-... ..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
NAVY YARD BADLY
DAMAGED BY GALES


NEW ORLEANS, October LAS,
ISOLATED Press -Pensacola was not
seriously damaged, as had been feared
from its long silence, by the hurricane.
Communication was opened by the
naval radio yesteday afternoon. Loss
of life is also reported as having been
small though numbers. are not given.
The storm is reported to have struck
the Florida city with terrible fury and
to have ragged with exceptional VIC
lence.
The most severe damage reported
from Pensacola was to the navy yard.
1t is said that the damage there will
reach 100000.
shipping has suffered severely and
number Of merchant steamers and sail'
ing vessels are reported to have bear
driven ashore. T.. -. -. d.. .'".. .
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
DARING BURGLARY
!. TRIED BY EMPL0YE
ConceaIS Self In Store and Tries
To Saw Into Safe ~,

WAILUKUt September 2S-Paui
Chuck, for eight months an employee
Of the Waikiki Hardware 4 Grocery
ing and on Monday was committed to
the grand jury on charge of bur
glary, the Maui News reports. |
According TO his own story, told to
the police, Chuck went upstairs in the
store between and s O'Clock in the
evening and hid himself. AT about
8 o'clock, after everything was closed,
be unbOlted the side door and went to
his home, his purpose being to
throw of the suspicious of other per-
sons living there. To the latter he
stated that he was going to take q
run over to I.ahaina. ..at Ef...t W
At about 1890 he went back TO the
store, entering by the unbolted door
which he had closed behind him when
departing earlier in the night. Get
ting tools from the store he sawed on
the hinges of the outer door of the
safe, and succeeded in opening that
door. The inner door, however, proved
not so easy to get at, and he worked
Oh it until about 3 a. m. without re-
suits, Becoming tired he opened the
door of the building again and went
outside, where he was seen by the
police. The latter, noting that he Was
acting queerly, placed him under ar.
rest and the confession followed. *
So far as il known, nothing in the
store was taken, the sole object of
the would-be burglar seeming to have
had to do with cash in the safe.
1t is understood that Chuck was TO
have been married Saturday evening.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
JAPANESE GUESTS Of ;.
IaEiRCOUNTRYNEN

NEW YORK, October IL Associate l
ess)-Yesterday was comparative
Iy quiet and restful one for the Japan
csc mission headed by Viscount Ishii.
During the day and last night they
were entertained by their own country
men and the formality of international
meetings and greetings was absent.
In part Sunday was day of sight
seeing for the visitors, but two recep-
tions and dinner were rendered them
after n informal luncheon. There was
a short sight seeing trip, small recep,
ton in the afternoon and a larger one
last night, at which all of the most
prominent of the japanese colony was
in attendance. .'..-. ..t
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
OBSTRUCTIONIST..
SENATE GROUP TO
BE DRIVEN OUT.
American Defense Society
Opens Attack In Own States
and Homes Of Soldiers

NEW YORK October 1-(Associsted Pess-o
chamber of the f of obstructonists who by speech
and their ALL nearly all
prolonged the session held back leg
of import opposed the administration and the
majority the conduct of the against Pussansm and reused
Indignation millions millions of patriotic citizens the
Of the American Defense Society through its drec
will campaign against these directly into the
which declares the obsructon mepreent the
the citizens of those the
from which young and youths have forth fight
their country's battles.
WOULD GUST ALL SEVEN
LaFoette is the only against which the American
Defense Society will direct its fire. Stone Missouri
Oklahoma of North Dakota Hardwick
of Georgia vardaman of Mississippi all will also receive the
tenion of the patriotic society. 5sGE. ..
In an open letter governors of the
which the United States
which given last night the executive committee
of the American Defense Society carries its campaign against the
whom Colonel Roosevelt has called Shadow
Huns straight into their home and communities 1t the
of these in aousng public sentiment especially
through appeals relatives and friends of the who have
going whose life and health alleges
the "wilful group" is jeopardizing 3D." &l-
PATRIOTIC ASSISTANCE is SOUGHT
this open the committee urges that immediate steps be
Of whose sedous
aiding lending comfort to the German enemy!
Public remarks of aFoette Stone Reed Gore Gronna, YARD
" show wu obstruction the plans Of the nation and
sedous they be not actually reasonable tactics which
have been employed not single occasion only but constantly and
persistently."
1899 GO DIRECT TO RELATIVES ST..
The governors whom directed give
all possible aid aousng public sentiment To point to the
cheery giving their services and perhaps their lives to the
world its struggle against Prussan autocacy that these seven
misrepresentation of public opinion in the of the United
States" pursuing which tend terribly enhance the
per which patriots exposed the in
dgnaton which the action of these well warrants
Members of the executive committee the society said last
ming they their efforts until they had succeeded
driving group public every
in their power to achieve the end sought
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
Chinese Consul IS
Pleased With
Ishii's Statement
Tsz ang Woohuan Says He
Hopes Announcement Regard
ing Japan's Policy In China
Will Prove To Be true

81 hope that the statement Of policy
Of Mr.. Ishii as to Japan's attitude to.
ward China win prove to be true,,, was
the only comment made upon the New
York statement Of viscount Ishii in an
nouHcing Japan's Monroe Doctrine In
the Orient, z by Mr.. Tsz,ang woohuan,
consul for China in Hawaii.
The consul admitted that he was not
In position TO interpret Mr.. Ishii,s
statement, inasmuch as IL was given
as a public utterance, and not officially
TO the government OF the United States
and that he had no information from
his own government which would aid
him in giving statement.
He stated that for some time Chi.
nose newspapers Of the Orient had been
giving publicity 70 the mission Of
Viscount Ishii T., the United States and
attempting TO guess what policy of
Japan toward China would be express
ed, and he stated he was very much
in the position Of the Chinese editors
with reference to the Ishii statement.
MIR. Woohuan also stated that he had
been observant of the fact, TO him, that
so far no Official statement has been
given TO the public by the Washington
government as to the official results Of
the Ishii mission. Il.
81 can really say little, or rather
nothing at all with regard to discount
Ishii's statement,'i added MI Woo
buah, for l am not Of the diplomatic
service exactly, and can only say that
hope what he has stated on behalf %
his government as TO Japan's attitude
toward China viii prove TO be true. II
may be a policy for war time, and for
the period of the war. = ~. 81 NJ
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
BURNING POLE STARTS
FIRE IN CANE FIELD

WAILUKU, September 2S - Paia
Plantation was the scene of consider.
able excitment last Saturday when a
blaze was started in canefeld No. 81 in
singular manner. One of the electric
poles caught fire from q wire that had
become poorly insulated, the blaze
spread to the surrounding dry grass
and from the grass into the equally
dried up canefeld. .-,..
Persons on the veranda of, the Paia
hospital building first saw the flames
and gave the Harm. A squad of men
was Immediately sent to the field and
within short time the fire was dnder
control but not before half acre Of
cane had been destroyed for a total
loss ,.s ....