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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
NO GERMAN SEAMEN HELD.
Except Those Who Have Violated
Some American Law.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-No Ger
man seamen on ships in American har-
bors are being held, except those who
are believed to have violated some law.
This was indicated Yesterday by re-
ports taken to the cabinet meeting By
Acknowledgement Gregory and Secre-
tary Wilson, in charge of the inning ra-
ton service. One of the purposes for
collecting the facts was to place the
state department in a position to show
Germany that the United States was
living up to its treaty obligations III
the treatment of seamen on German
ships in American harbors.
In cases where machinery on German
ships has been damaged. the attorney
general said, no prosecutions will b,
brought. Where vessels have actually
been sunk in harbors, however, viola
tons of law are involved which probab
II will lead TO action being taken. So
far as the immigration service is con
cerned. Secretary Wilson said. ONLY
the usual procedure has been FOLLOWED
III d aiing with the German soamen
Those wishing to enter the Unite,
States have been dealt with in stric
! conformity with the law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
SOMETHING NEW IN BASEBALL
Pitcher Christy Mathewson Invents
''Warmup' Ball.

Christv Mathewson, close student of
pitching that he is, mas invented some
thing which he believes TO be absolutely
new in baseball. The innovation is
known as n warmup' ball, which
complies with the specifications under
which the regulation ball is made, ex-
ccpt that il is about two ounces heav
Ter Matty has had one made up espe
cially for him and the Cincinnati pitch
ers viii give it a trial this spring.
The idea is that the pitcher, who will
use the ball in warming up preparatory
to taking his turn III the box, will get
used to the ''feel' of it, and that the
regulation ball, which he will take upon
entering the box, will feel comparative.
4 ~ light to him and perhaps enable
him to put more speed on It, The the
DRY is the same as that on which is
] based the practice of a batter swing
ing three bats before stepping up to
the plate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
WABBLE OF SHOOTERS KNEES
Close Scrutiny Will Indicate Whether
Man Is Seasoned Sport or
Just Beginning.

The popular detective Of fiction,
Sherlock Holmes. once admitted that a
mans knees were the seat of great en-
llehtcnment, and from this source he
drew many of his deductions.
II Is interesting therefore, to scru-
tlnize a trapshooter's knees while he
Is in action. DO they wabble not? He
IS q seasoned shooter In good physical
condition. DO they wabble? He is
anxious, perhaps n little new at the
game but so happy and willing to get
that next target hrcnrcs little whether
the sun shines or the equInoctial is on.
II is fascinating sport without
placing strain on the nervous system
In fact trapshooting steadies the
nerves. 1t combines sport with fresh
air and sunshine and saves many
physicians bills.
Physicians and nurses recommend
the sport as a health tonic. and If the
patients follow the advice given there
will not be much need for the physi.
clan and the nurse.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17

tenn If il is to work out as il worked
last year am against il as applied to
our situation in town meeting.
There is a proposition before the
legislature to consolidate the town, >il-
lage and school district governments Of
Brattleboro. With the consolidation
and the system Of voting working as it
did last wear wc shall have a few Sc
lecting our officials for every phase Of
local gov rnment and all the ordinary
voter viii have TO do viii be to ratifv
that selection. | do not think we want
that condition to obtain.
have no desirn to mix with any
town contest. bat ! have felt for 4 long
time that the voters ought to he placed
in possession of some facts III regard tC
the trend of affairs in connection with
town finances To that end | hav~
caused to be complied a table which
follows. The figures have been checked
with the town clerk | hope the voters
viii Civ earnest study to the figures
and tell some of us where it all is tC
end.
+. W. GIBSON.
Brattleboro, Feb. Il.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
Sporting Notes.

Meanwhile S All-Star basketball team
of Springfield, Mass. was defeated east
~ AT Bellows Falls last evening by the
Company + team. The score was 50 to
80. Meanwhile made one basket from
the floor and one from the foul line
President W. f. Baker of the Phila-
delphia National league club and Gro
yer G. Alexander, star pitcher of the
team, met at Philadelphia yesterday
and discussed terms for the coming sea
son. No agreement was reached and
the two viii confer again Tuesday Al
cxander wants three-year contract at
$4,000 a year. The club has offered
him 81 900 year with bonus of s 600
for winning - games, but may slightly
raise its proposition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
LARGE INCREASE
IN TOWN EXPENSES
E. w. Gibson Gives Figures Since 1901
Not Suited by Way Australian
Ballot Worked Last Year.

Our annual town meeting is to be
held March s. We vote by the Aus
tralian ballot. In order to get names
on the official ballot the must be filed
By Monday.
The practical operation of the system
last year placed only one ticket in the
field and the voters had but one choice.
nominated by a few If that is the
way tn system of voting is to work
out it will result in perpetuating il OF
fee those who arr now in, because
those in hang together in having their
names placed before the people, and if
the situation can be handled so one
ticket only is nominated the one nomi-
nation is sure Of election. | was in
favor of voting by the Australian sys
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
Sporting Nevs
NEW RECORD FOR
SINGLE TEAM STRING
Masonic Team E Rolls 491 in First
String - Passes Team T and Now
Leads in Total Pinfall.

The most consistent team rolling of
the season was shown last night on the
Masonic alleys by teams + and d in q
match which the former won by score
of 1874 to $40. Team + got total
of 49l in the first string, which broke
the record for single team III q match,
held by team G, by five pins. Incidental
ly team passed team F in the total
pinfall for matches rolled 10 date and
now leads in the total pinfall of the
season by eight pins. In the match last
evening Thompson had high single of
los and Cain the high total of 292. All
! five members of the winning team av-
craged more than 90 for the match. The
saprpS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
WINDSOR MAN GETS GIFT.
William Dillon Left $4,000 by Woman
Whose Life He Saved.

WINDSOR, Feb. 17-William Dillon,
whose nome is III Corning, n. Y, but
who for the past year has been Gus
todian of the Windsor Farms Co., the
former summer home of Marie Dressler
the actress, has been notified that he
had fallen heir to fund of five thou
sand dollars, the bequest having been
made by a Mrs Clark, whose life Dillon
saved in New York last October.
Charles O'Connor, a New York law
yer, who wrote to Dillon about the mat
ter said that he had been trying to fine
him for three months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
AMERICAN JOCKEYS IN SPAIN
Frank o'Neill Heads List With Fifty
Six Suecesses-cohn Was Leader
Among Others.

Frank O'Neill, the famous American
Jockey, won the championship of the
French fat racing season, which was
transferred 10 Spain, with Sc success
Ses. George Stern was second with
10 wins and William MCGEE was third
with 20 victories. The leading owner
was j. u. Coln, with stakes to the
value of $4,000, mainly due to his
horse, Teddy. who nctted $4,000. w.
X. Nandcrblts stable was second with
sol 900.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
UMPIRE BYRON TELLS STORY
Slnuina Arbiter Relates Incident Of
Game Played at Newark-Player
Wished no Harm.

Bill Byron, the singing umpire, who
says there hasn't been single kick
against his decisions since October,
tells II new story on himself. Bill han
died the Indicator in the international
league before ne came to work on the
Tener circuit, and he AYERS that he
had quite MS much trouble in the
minors us he has in the National
league.
lie umpired in Newark one day
and in the course of the game he
called man out ut the plate on a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17

close play. The player arose, busted
OF his uniform, and then pointing TO
the chimney which towers high over
the field. he said to Byron: "Blu. /
amt sayin' nothln' TO YOU. Amt
maxim no Kick or nothin', but / hope
that that chimney falls on you and hits
you one brick at time
Blll says the hope was SO soothing
and so original that he did not put the
player out Of the game.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
PULLS GAME OUT OF FIRE.
Williams in Last String Lands Victory
for Odd Fellows Team B.

On the Odd Fellows alleys last even
ing team y and c had a nip and tuck
battle, winning by team score OF
pa TO ,2l3. Williams pulled the game
out Of the fire in his last string when
he got 10, the high single string of the
evening, which gave him also the total
houors with 30. The scores:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
PLAYER COST LITTLE MONEY
Roger Hornsby, Sensational Youngster
With 81. Louis Cardinals, Was
Dug Out OF Bushes.

Like u great many major league
stars, Roger Hornsby Of the Cardinals,
cost his owners small sum. Horns
by was dug ont Of the bushes by Bob
Connery. the Cardinal scout, and was
purchased for $500.
lie made good with a vim In ST.
Louis uniform and was easily the most
sensational youngster brought out by
the old league last season Any club
IN the league would give $4,000 or
more for Hornsby now.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
SPRINGFIELD HIGH
WILL PLAY TONIGHT
First Home Game of Brattleboro High
to Be Played il Armory-Game
Arranged Yesterday.

The Armory will be the scene this
evening of the first home game of the
season by the high school basketball
team. The Springfield high school team
will be the opposing team. The game
was not arranged until yesterday and
consequently little advertising is pos
sible before the event.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
Fatal Blunder.

Hey, what did you 60 and sell
them apples fer?'
Amt they fer Sale3'
mo. Them was the samples we
take out to our automobile customers. =
columbus Citizen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
Temporal Mutant.

Mr.. Goodleigh-H age really sur
prises me; she doesn { look 2s. does
she
Miss Srappc-Not now, but | sup
pose She did once.-Candle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
Truei

\ giggler 5 better than a man
Who never laughs bit.
To laugh at nothing better than
To worry over it.
Boston Transcript
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17

The l.. c. b. A. will hold a food sale
the afternoon of the 10Th, followed by
a card party and dance in the evening,
in Knights of Columbus hall.-Adv.
29S- 2q9
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
TO HELP BATTING

Business of devising ways and
means to help batting in the Ma
tlonal league seems TO be occu- {
plying the magnates. Herewith
q few suggestions
Equip the infielders with box
ing gloves.
Tag the outfielders with a bali
and chain.
Make Grover Alexander shoot
'em from the port side.
Have Dick Rudolph recite
"Curfcw Shall Not Ring To-
night" while delivering the ball.
Mount JEFF Pfcfrer on roller
skates on his pitching days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
MeatSRetail.

Ordinarily d young man takes
girls hand before asking for it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17

433 AL 436-1,340
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
CHILDREN SAVED
BY RED CROSS IN FRANCE

Ho. the Red Cfoss carries on its
humanitarian work in Krance is Illus
tlated in a cablegram received q day
OF two ago from that country.
At Evian the Red Cross opened q
children's dispensary In the garage OF
an old hotel. 1t is known - the Amer.
lean Children's Hospital. Ten days
before a general hospital was opened
ut Evian with 70 beds. It is already
oyercrowded with cases Of diphtheria.
measles, scarlet fever and w%hooping
cough. American doctors twice daily
examine an average Of $50 children
arriving from behind the German lines
and send contagious cases to the
American hospitals.
Every contagious case thus stopped
may mean that an epidemic will have
been prevented somewhere In France.
An American dentist opened a den
tai dispensary in an cid hotel at EVAN,
using a chair improvtsed from wine
barrels. His first patient was an un.
derfed boy from Ions. Phs boys
family Of seven had been living two
years and a half in the cellar Of their
home, which had been wrecked BY
the Germans. J.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
Weather Forecast

U. s. Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau.
Charles +. Marvin, Chief.
Forecast for the week beginning Sun
day, December 2, 1917.
Washington, DO. December l, 1917.
For the Upper Mississippi and Lower
Missouri Valleys illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas,
and that portion OF North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Okla
homa east OF longitude 80 degrees:
Light and scattered rains or
SHOWS are indicated for the sou
portions and SHOWS for
the no. tI,ern portion earIy'in the
week. followed by fair and cold
err Weather which will continue
without decided changes until
Satur lay.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
RED CROSS NURSES SENT
TO ARMY C%ANT0NMENTS

Fifty public health nurses have
been assigned by the American Red
Cross to the zones surrounding the
national army cantonments, camps
and navy bases.
Tho nurses will work under Red
Cross sanitary directions In oo.opera.
ton with the local state and federal
health authorities.
Nurses have already taken UP their
work In the vicinity Of environments
at Hattesburg, Miss; ~. Riley. Kan;
Des Moines, Iowa; Louisville. KY;
Little Rock, Ark; Ayss. Mass.; ohit
licothe, Ohio; Atlanta, O.; Newport
News and PetersburS, Va,
AS visiting nurses II ths rural ter
rttory and cities ad3oipinS the camps
the Red Cross nurses Assigned "a
public health work viii sndeAvor 70
prevent the spread Of t~uberculosis
malaria and other infectious diseases
and strengthen the local work Tor IN
FAINT welfare. {"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
Trustees Sale

In default in the payment Of a
certain promissory note, secured
by a d. ed IF trust, dated on the
23d day of September, 1916, ex-
ecuted b. Amanda Roberts, a
single woman, and recorded in
book 81. at page 306, in the office
of the recorder Of deeds within
and for Wright county, in the
state of Missouri, at the request
of the legal holder of said note
and beneficiary in said deed of
trust described and in pursu.
ance of the t. rms therein con-
tanned, l, the undersigned trus.
tee in said deed of trust des-
c,ibed, will, ON Friday. the 28th
day of December, 1917, between
the hours of 9 o'clock in the fore
noon and 5 o'cl ok in the after.
noon of said day, at the court
house door, in the city of Hart
vile, ia the county of Wright,
and state of Missouri, sell at
public vtndue, to the highest
bidder, for cash in hand. the real
estate in said deed of trust des.
cribed as follows, tow,t: A part
of lot twenty seven (2O, Neltle-
tons second addition to the city
of Mansfield, co nmonciny at the
southwest corner If said lot,
running along the south side in
an eaSt-rly direct on 100 feel,
thence north 100 feet, thence
west 100 feet, thence south 100
feet, t" place of beginning, for
the purpose of satisfying the
terms expressed and in said
deed of trust contained. In wit.
ness whereof, | have hereto set
my hand as such trustee this 9Th
day o. December, 1917
GEO. W. FREEMAN.
Trustee.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
With the Colors

Miss Maude Reynolds of Mans
field is now a district U. S. re
cruitiug officer. having received
her con, mission as such. Her
appointment was recommended
by DR.. F H. Riley, chairman OF
the Wright County Council of
Defense. She will maintain her
Office in the I'D. Reynolds store,
Mrs. f. D. Gardner. fo jeff.
erson City leads the organi.
z ton of tl.ese recruiting ottic' rs
for the state.
Lieutenant Paul Rohinett is
visiting his brother /, o L., and
family. He has BEEN at Fort
Smelling, Mimi, where he was
offered his choice of first lieuten
ant in the reserve army, or Sec
ond in the regular. He accepted
the latter and will be with the
first cavalry at Cheyenne, Wyo.
Arthur Glass of the Douglas
County Democrat of Ava was
here last week enroute toSpling.
field, having enlisted in the aria
ton section of the Army He
left Springfield for St. Louis,
where he expects to be about ten
days going from tn. re to San
Antonio, Texas.
Frank Mays was home from
Camp Funston, Kans., to spend
his Thanksgiving vacation with
home folks. Frank was with the
Douglas cor nty draft.
Erbin Sc. lie and Charles Allen
Of H~artville have joined the avia.
tiOn section of the Army and are
t } report for duty about the 10th
. John Roy one of the Douglas
County soldier boy at Cant
Funston spant his Thanksgiving
fUrlough with home folks.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
RED CROSS WORK
SAVES SOLDIERS
FOR NEXTsPR|NG
MEN At FRONT ARE HEARTENED
BECAUSE THEIR FAMILIES
ARE CARED FOR.
GEN. PERsHING Co.oPERATEs
American Leader and Gen. Petain Aid
In Relieving Distress, Thereby
Keeping UP the Morale
Of the Army.

That the work which the Red Cross
IS doing in France to alleviate suffer.
ing among the families of Frenchmen
who are fighting at the front repre-.
sents a saving of 1900 900 men is the
opinion OF William Allen White, noted
writer and owner of the Emporia
(Kan.) Gazette, who has just returned
from France.
ut is not probable that our army in
France will get into the fighting TO
any large extent until next spring.
The real war work that should interest,"
the people of America this winter is
of an economic rather than of q mill.
tary character. 1t will be carried on
by the Red Cross in France, its pur.
pose being to relieve needy conditions
in the homes Of French soldiers who
are in winter quarters in the trenches
at the front.
Comfort Women and Children.
ut Is felt by the military officers OF
both nations that nothing could do
more to keep up the morale of the
French soldiers during the coming
winter than to bring comfort to WON.
en- and children at home. The soldiers
knowledge that his family is being
well cared for will take a great load
off his mind and hearten him to stand
up against privation which otherwise
might break his spirit and render him
Of no physical use.
Maj. Grayson Mp. Murphy Of the
Red Cross. Gen. Pershing and Gen.
Petain of France are working in uni
son to perfect the plans for the relief
of families of soldiers, the military
commanders believing that it will be
of the greatest benefit to both armies.
II should be kept in mind that every
soldier who is saved this winter means
the saving of an American boy when
the big drive begins next spring. Some
American boy will have to take the
place of every Frenchman who 10
killed or who breaks down under the
strain.
This particular relief work means,
therefore, that French soldiers will BIZ
saved for work III the spring and
American lives will be conserved al
the same time.
PetaIn Is Doing a Great Service.
Gen. Petain is having French Of.
ficers 60 right down the lines and
ascertain from every soldier whether
he has any worries or his mind con
corning sickness or want at home. Re.
port will be made to headquarters
weekly and not a single case will be
overlooked In the immense undertak.
ing. Special attention will be given to
the treatment and prevention Of tuber-
c%ulosis, and child welfare work also
will be an accompaniment Of the gen
ersl relief. Scattered through France.
many Of them In soldiers homes. are
some 100000 refugees from the wal
zone, and these also will receive ut.
tention.
I'm short, 1t il the purpose to keep
the spirit of France bright until tho
military forces are ready to deal their
smashing blow against German sutoc'
racy. Thus 1t is l say that the great
struggle of the winter will be the eco.
nomic struggle. The Red Cross psac.
tically will fight the American fight
until our boys take their places on the
firing line next spring."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06

You only need San0l Eczema
to get rid Of thuse Black
Heads, Plmples, rough bumpy
skin. Leaves skin smooth. Cures
any case of Eczema. Is pleasant
to use. a trial will convince you.
35c ut the drug s,ore.-adv
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
Is Your Name Here?

The following have our thanks for
cash on subscription since our last re.
port:
Miss Flora Mcclellan, Mem
pIis, Tenn.
Mrs. NJ G. McClell.n, Mansfield
Mrs. e, Peters, Mansfield.
y George GaSkill, Mansfield.
James Will ANS, Norwood.
Vannoy Drug Co., Norwood.
Mrs, Rose Ella Skies, BartIes.
vile, Okla.
r E.. Cooley, Mansfield.
Jack Rippee, Mansfield.
l.. T Rice, Kansas City.
J. J. Turner, Mansfield.
Mrs. Jake Goss, Bryant.
j. H. Carter, Mansfield.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
Christ Flowers.

Born of the clouds and darkness,
OF the frost and early snoU,
When the summer blooms haze faded,
The beautiful Christ foUers bloa0.
All through the budding sprin0ttne,
All through the summers heat,
All through the 0utumn's glory y.
They hide their blossoms sUeet.
But 1Dhen the earth Is lonely
And the bitter north Wtnds blow,
With q smile Of cheer for the dear old
The Christmas blossoms blo.D.
Speet az the dream Of SUMNER,
White az the drifting snotD:
When our hearts are filled With 0riev
Ing,
The beautiful ChrIst fowers olop.
Not all the south sO1nd's tooo1n0
Opens their secret heart,
Slender they 0roW and stately,
Guarding their life apart;
But when the earth 10 dredry
AND heavy clouds hang loto,
with their tender cheer for the wa'
D0rn year
The Christmas blossoms bIoU.
: speetest of all consolersi
Fatrest of fOtDcrs that Or0p!
When hopes and foccrs haze faded
The beautiful Christ fooers 6lo'o
Bright In the cottage Wtndo,o,
Speet In the darkencd room,
Fair IN the shortened sunlight
Cheering the dusky gloom.
Oh, chen our hedrts are lonely
And clouds Of care hang loto,
! What blessed cheer t0r our dying yea
The Chrtstmas bl0ssonts blOpl
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
Shooting at Names

Joe Todd. aged about 81 years,
teacher of the Perkins school
near Names, was mysterious'y
shot Thanksgiving night ut a pie
supper at the Names school The
bullet passed entirely through
Todd's body and he has since
been in a critical condition, with
chances, however, of recovery.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO AID
IN WORK OF RED CROSS

Organization. Of the Junior Aeo
Cross among public school children
throughout the United States has beer
warmly approved by President WI
son, in a letter 10 DR.. II. N. Mac
Cracker, president Of Vassar college
who Is in charge Of the organization
of the new Junior Membership Board
The campaign for members Is DC
ing carried, led, =. .nction with I'M
Christine @cricri a'l'e'
and
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06

Do You get up at night? SanOl
is surely the best for oil kidney
or bladder troubles. San0l gives
relief in 81 hours from all back.
ache and bladder troubles. SanOl
is a guaranteed remedy. 35c and
81 90 q bottle at the drug store. ad
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06

l. T.. Rice. wife and two child
rem, who had been visiting re'a
tives here, left Tuesday for their
home at Kansas City. Ruth Ev'
elyn Rice arrived ut the Rice
home Aug II