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La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1918-05-04

co; poscia, appagandosi di una
mala voglia dellindugio, l1spose:
- Ebbene-... 81, accetto.
- Datemi ora gl'indizi della
carta in queStione.
Eccoli; compiacetevi di
scriveri. -
Gaetano passo Ia penna ALA
mano sinistra con un mOVimento
tanto rapido che non fu Osserva-
to.
"Testamento all'anima, in lin
qua latina, rogato dial notaro A
niello Basileo (zio di Tommaso) +,
del di 21 agosto 1745. RegistratO
al pubblico Repertoire il di 6 set
tembre detto ammo, volume 270,
casella 1924, ecc."
e vol voreste, - disse
Gaetano dopo aver preso queste
indicazioni - quest'atto origina-
le, non e vero?
~ Precisamente.
~ Sapete che, consegnandovi
est'atto, 10 condanno ALA gale
ia a vita il mio principale?
- QUAINT ami ha, il vostro
principale?
- Sessantaquattro circa.
- Vedete dunque che il bra
v'uomo non rimarrebbe per mol
to tempo in galera.
- Vol ragionate perfettamen-
te.
- Siamo dunque intesI?
- 81. Domani avrete Pistru-
dove abitate?
- Non occOrre che veniate in
casa mia. CT vedremo domain al
le ventitre sotto POrto Botanico
a Fo1ia.
- Tutto e inteso. ALE ventiue
in punto saro cola.
- Badate di non fare attende-
fe le cento plaStre.
- E vol badate di non falle
II vostro nome, di gTa-
zia p All g.. scusate, commette-
vo una indiscrezione.
- Addio, AMIGO.
- Addio ,signOre. -
L'incognito, accomiatatosi dial
sail in caITozza e di-
SparVe.
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1918-05-04
FRANCISCO MASTRIAnI
LA CIECA DI SORRENTO
ROMANZO

Non faccia pero maraviglia il
vedere come nelPanimo lacerato
di Gaetano queste continue stille
di piombo TarefattO, congiunte al
sentimento della propIia defor-
mita, non memo che al peso indi-
cibile di un ol1ibil Segreto che eli
faceva sempre maledir la sua esi-
stenza, doveSsero ingenerare in
lui il piu gran disprezzo del ge-
mere umano la piu moTtale apa-
tia al mali ed ale SOfferenze al
trui. Non e queSto il momento di
dire perche queSto giovane 81 fos-
Sc dato con tanto felvore allo
studio dell'arte salutare, mentre
avrebbe dovuto trovare un certo
sollievo nei torment nella NOR
te de Suoi Simii.
Mel tempo in cui cOmincia que
sto racconto, cioe nell'anno 1910,
Gaetano aveva fatto paSSi gigan-
teschi nella sua professions.
suoi compagni, dopo che egli eb-
be paTlato cosi dOttamente ALA
cattedra di anatomia, 10 teneva-
no gia in concetto di esperto me-
dico, ed i professor gil affdava-
no varie cure di malati, che egli
porto a guarigione perfetta. L'o-
culatezza, la somma penetrazio-
ne, la fredda disamina del morale
dellmfelmo erano le principal
qualita di Gaetano nell'esercizio
della sua arte. La voce della sua
valentia giunse alPorecchio del
notaro, il quale, per quella specie
di rancore che gl'ignoranti ser
bano sempre contro gil uomini di
lngegno, non scemava affattO i
maltrattamenti verso il suo COM
messO, AMI, Ii accresceva, spe-
cialmente quando egli indugiava
di pochi minuti la sua venuta al
Puffcio.
".
IL TESTMENTO ALL ANNA .
Un giorno Gaetano stava solo .
nello studio.
Erano lie dieci del mattino. Il
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1918-05-04
LA LETTERA

Gaetano rimase alcuni minuti
in una indicibile pelplessita:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
NEW FACTS ABOUT
U-BOAT FIGHTING
Disclosed Since Arrival Here Of Head
of British NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Greater Than Ever.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-Since the ar
rival here of Sir Eric Geddes, first lord
of the British admiralty, new facts bear
ing on the submarine campaign have
been disclosed.
1t became known that the production
of submarines in Germany in recent
months has increased greatly and is now
larger than at any time since the war
began. But the defensive measures are
succeeding so well that this increased
production has been more than offset.
Previous declarations by Sir Eric still
hold good, that the submarine is held
but not mastered.
A new light was thrown by the. Brit
ish visitors on the reported German plan
to abandon the submarine bases in
Flanders. 1t appears that with the
Straits of Dover now closed to the sub
marines through the measures put into
effect in the last few months the useful
ness of these bases has disappeared. All
submarines must now seek the Atlantic
by the northern route. for which vii
helmshaven is better base
! While not seeking to disparage the eff
| feet of the campaign on these bases. the
naval experts made it plain that the
large proportion of the losses used ia
be due, no longer has reason to exist.
! The British navy has been dropping
seven tons of bombs every day upon
these bases for some time, which was
another reason why the Germans de.
cided to give them up, The blockading
ships are still in the channel, but the
Germans cut hole through the wall and
managed to get some of their submarines
out.
BY compelling submarines to take the
longer route to reach the Atlantic Sin
Eric said their efficiency had been re
duced at least one third. Another cause
for the reduction in sinkings outside oil
the successful defensive measures are
the poorer crews with which the t boat,
lare now manned.
The British coast patrol is nov Sc
effective that the submarines have moved
out into the Atlantic. This has like
wise reduced the number of snkings, but
the average size of ships sunk has in
creased somewhat Also it was disclosed
at the interview today that sinkings al
night are now as numerous as those IL
the daytime. new feature of the sub
marine campaign.
1t was pointed out by Sir Eric thai
the convoy system which has so success
fully achieved its purpose necessarily hai
reduced the number OF vessels to be useC
for offensive purposes against the sub
marines. Germany has realized. he said
that if the submarine was to continue t
be factor at all it would only b,
through a material increase in the mum
Der of new submarines turned out. II
the last few months she has concen
trated her efforts on this plan
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
SAGE TEA DANDY
TO DARKEN HAIR
Look years youngerl Use the old-tine
Sage Tea and Sulphur and
nobody will know.

You can turn gray, faded hair beau
tifully dark and lustrous almost over
night if you'll get bottle of
q Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound at any drug store. Millions
of bottles of this old famous Sage Tea
Recipe, improved by the addition Of
other ingredients, arc sold annually
says wcll7known druggist here, re
cause it darkens the hair 50 naturally
and evenly that no one. can tell il has
been applied. .,,.s
Those whose hair is turning gray or
becoming faded have surprise await
ing them. because after one or two
the gray hair vanishes and
your locks become luxuriantly dark and
beautiful.
/ This is the age of youth Gray
haired, unattractive folks aren't want
ed around, so get busy with Wyeth Is
Sage and Sulphur Compound tonight
and you IL be delighted with your dark,
handsome hair and your youthful ap-
pearance within few days.
This preparation is a toilet requisite
and is not intended for the cure, miti.
CATION or prevention of disease.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
OUR MEN SAFE FROM GAS.
American Masks Officially Stated to AT
ford Almost Perfect Protection.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The war de- !
partment authorizes a statement issued
bv the committee on public information
that the gas masks used by the Ameri-
can army furnish almost perfect protec- !
ton against German attacks.
THE American, attacking forces says
the statement, "are protected against .
gas by masks which actual field tests
prove give twenty times the projections
afforded by German gas masks. There
is not. as a matter of fact, single case
on record of an american soldier falling
victim to gas attack when protected
by the mask that is now being manu-
featured in the, United States on vast
quantity basis.} This fact has been so
thoroughly established by repeated ex-
perences that military authorities place
the blame for gas poisoning on the care
lessness of the victim. A great many
officers in the United States army insist
that in most cases the men who get
gassed should be court -martailed. not
decorated.
1T is an interesting fact that Ameri-
can gas masks stand up under tests that
German masks cannot meet German
masks will not give protection against
a high concentration of gas. This was
demonstrated recently when the British
assembled a sufficiently large battery of
projectors to put seventy tons of phos-
| gene gas into the air at once with con
/ sequences quite well known to the Ger
man general staff There is no concen-
tration of gas that American. masks will
not DEFY This has been proved, not
only on the battlefield, but in the expert
mental stations in this country. where
determined attempts to break down the
resistance of United States army masks
by heavy gas concentrations were abso-
lutely unsuccessful.
The American gas mask was devel-
oped by actual manufacture. The proper
authorities obtained complete informa-
ton about the French and British masks.
and full data as to the efficiency they
demonstrated under German gas attacks
Armed with this knowledge. an order
for the making of several thousand
masks was placed in this country Mem
beers of the force of 800 officers and 1000
enlisted men who are responsible for the
production of this modern weapon of
defense showed the courage of their CON
victions by volunteering for experiments.
They donned the masks and exposed
themselves to actual gas attacks. From
time to time American ingenuity and
inventive genius suggested improvements
in the original models As result the
officers of our allies are unanimous in
the frank admission that the American
mask is the best on the western front
absolute immunity TO German gas is
now merely a matter of thorough train
ing and constant preparedness. A few
cases of gassing are due to accidents
but the majority may be attributed to
sheer carelessness. American veterans II
France know from actual experience that
their masks will protect them against
any form of gas employed by the Ger
Imam army. For that reason they are Sc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
Is Buy LIBERTY BONDS @+
TRAPPING SEASON NEAR.
Skins of Vermont Furbearers Will
Bring High Prices This Year.

z The abnorinally high price of raw
furs is causing local trappers to get
ready early for the fab catch and 10
cal hardware dealers report that. there
is already a good demand for stee'
traps. With the first cold weather va
rious animals begin to take on then
fall coats and it is then that the fur
becomes prime. Formerly thousands of
dollars worth of pelts were wasted be
cause trappers were too anxious to get
ahead of the other fellow and set then
traps before tae pelts were covered BY
the full and glossy coat which makes
the hides of value TO be made up in
to garments or to be used as trimmings
Now state laws protect all fur bear
ing animals until the fur is in sal.
able condition, this being one of the
economical phases of the game laws
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
WHAT MAMMALIAN MUST ACCEPT.
Summary of Wilson'S Ia Peace Terms as Laid Down
in His Address to Congress Jan. s.

in IA in his ad
chancellor asked
whether he without qualification before the President replies
to be summarized as follows
international
any kind
freedom the outsde territorial
closed whole by international
action to enforc
o and establishment equality Of
conditions all eonntng the and associated
for its maintenance
Adequate guarantees will be reduced
minded and absolutely impartial adjustment all
population concerned and
claims of the
g.
the
the obtaining her unampercd and
barassed Independent determination OF her political
: development and national policy
Belgium and any attempt
should be freed the invaded portions
and to 1871 of
Aace 4 should be righted
readjustment Italy should be effected along
clearly recognized lines of nationality
peoples. Hungary should be accorded the
o development.
H. Rlmania Serbia should be evacuated occupied territories
another along historically established
lines
should
undoubtd unmoIeted
development Dadanel should be permanently
opened a
independent Polish should be erected which should include
should
be assured a and the
a. A o formed mutual
political independently territorial integrity and
smals
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09

Buyers cooperate by refusing to ham
die early caught skins
Last season trappers reaped rich
harvest, furs participating with other
merchandise in war prices. Fall sales
in New York of last year 5 catch in
dictate that offerings the coming sea-
son win be higher than in 1917. OF
the pelts which are collected IN Yer
mont, skunk are n great demand as
are muskrats, foxes, mink, and rae
coon and even house eats bring a good
price. The trapper who remembers sell
ing muskrat hides for 10 cents rs a
boy now receives over dollar for the
best skins and q s. bill will hardly
buy No. ! skunk fer which $l.25 was
the standard price for years.
The Vermont laws permit the tax
ing of skunk, raecoon, and foxes o.
tober % and thereafter but It Is I'M
lawful to catch muskrat and mink I'M
til November |.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
All MENTs CT WOMEN.

There is no denying the fact that
thousands Of American women drag
along day in and day out su1 ring
with these ailments peculiar to their
sex which make life a burden II
women who suffer from drag ging-do1vn
pains, inGammatcry, liberated. on en-
tarrhal conditions would only give shat
greatest of all remedies. Lydia =
Pinkham 5 Vegetable Compound a tri-
81. they would readily find relief from
such suffering, as the many letters OF
commentator constantly being pub
lished prove.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
Making Hun Work.

A lanky private was detailed to take
a captured German artillery officer to
regimental headquarters. He had pro
crossed about half a mile when the Amer
lean noticed that his charge was tearing
up some papers he evidently didn't want
to get into American hands and scatter
ing the pieces along the road.
Amt you the cute cuss?' said tbs
American. Nov you just go back ant
pick them all up.
The officer NAV not have understood
the instructions, but he did the gesture
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
Lieutenant Ladd succumbs.

ST. J0FNSBUHY, Oct 0.-Lieutenant
Harold Ladd died Saturday in Troy, ~
Y, of influenza. Lieutenant Ladd was a
member of Company b and was the son
of Mrs. l.. l.. Ladd He went to the
border with the troops in 1916 and re-
turned to st. Johnsb,ry and went to
Plattsburg training school early in 1917,
but was rejected on account of defective
eyesight. He later was detailed for duty
in Montpelier, under Lieut.. Col Tillotson
and from there went to Syracuse, n. Y.
where he had been doing special service.
a. ~ ; n ? = y = : in,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
-.ss BUY LIBERTY BONDS ~
A Compelling Appeal.
Barre Times.

One of the most striking appeals for
contributions to the Fourth Liberty loan
is framed in the shape of page adver-
tisement printed in The Brattleboro Re
former and paid for by the first allot-
ment money sent home by Seaman Ed
ward Moran, Brattleboro boy, who died
in naval training camp. OF course. the
advertisement does not say so. but the
inference is clear that the relatives OF
the young man caused the advertisement
to be printed. 1t makes compelling APP
peal to the people of Brattleboro. where
Seaman Moran was one of the best
known and most popular young men, be-
sides being locally well known as high
school athlete. Every community might
take home to itself such an appeal be-
cause of men dying on the field of battle
and in camps.
-fe BUY LlBERTY BONDS SE+
People blame fate for troubles that
are caused by their own laziness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
DEATH OF LEE PARKER.
Son of Publisher H. E. Parker of Brad
ford Opinion.

BARRE, Oct 9-Lee Parker, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry f.. Parker of Brad
ford who enlisted in the navy depart
ment some months ago and was as
sighed to the printing department, died
at naval hospital in Norfolk Va night
before last, according to information re-
ceived by his sister-iniaw, Mrs. Charles
Parker of Montpelier.
He was u years of age and was born
in Bradford. After finishing his school
ing he entered the printing office of the
Bradford Opinion. of which his father is
publisher, and for some years had been
engaged in that business. Besides his
parents, he leaves his wife and one son ;
sister, Miss Sara Parker of Bradford; a
sister, Mrs. Huntington of Concord
n. H.; and brother, Charles, in Mont
pelier.
Mr.. Parker married Miss Bernice
Dodge at the home of the latter's cousin
Mrs. NJ. I. Page, in Barre, four years
ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09

The puppy had been punished, and was
sulking in a corner. To him came the
small daughter OF the house. to admins
ter. not comfort, Ia. advice, reetes Life.
"You may ust as we'll be good first rs
last, Buddy, she admonshed Every
body that belongs to mother has got T.
mind. I've been through it all-and |
know. Burlington Free Press
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
Three Barre Bows Dead.

BARRE, Oct. 9.-Notices of three
deaths of influenza at Camp Colt, Get
tysburg, Pa, have been received here
These are William ]. Mcdonald, former
~ compositor in the Barre Times office
who was son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Mcdonald, age 20 years; Harry j. Hill
who was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. James j
Hill, age u years. and Daniel Mcleod
who was son of Murdo Mcleod and
lived in Barre town for several years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
Died at Camp Mills.

ST. ALBANS, Oct. 9.--Sergeant George
Wallace Bronson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Bronson of Detroit, Mich,
formerly of this city, died at Camp Mills,
y. j., Sunday morning of pneumonia,
following Spanish influenza The body
arrived in this city last evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
CORPORAL Severely Wounded.

BRANDON, Oct. Corporal Frank o.
Bashaw, officially reported as severely
wounded, enlisted in the early spring and
was sent to Camp Greene, Charlotte, y
c. He is 26 years old and was EN-
ployed in the clothing store of A. j.
Ives. He lived with his grandmother
Mrs. Levi Bashaw, who, since he entered
the service, has moved to Fair Haven
Both OF the young mans parents are
dead
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
STOP THESE CASUALTIES.
The men and money of America will

The men and money of America will
help do it.
Buy LIBERTY BONDSl Buy them
NOW-Buy often. Buy to the limit
of your MEANS and MORE. Hasten
the victory that will bring our boys
home.
Don't think about the money-that
will all come back to you with inter-
est. Think about the brave young
Americans who are fighting and suf-
fering and dying over there" for Lib
erty. In
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
Now Reported Killed.

BRANDON, Oct. 0.-NIr and Mrs Fay
Chamberln of Goshen received word
from the government Friday that their
son, Private Harlan Chamberlin. who was
previously reported missing in action,
was killed in action. Private Chamber
lin was reported as missing several weeks
ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
BUY LIBERTY BONDS e.

what 5 the hardest thing about
rollcr-skating when you re learning,
asked a hcaitating young man of the
instructor of the rink.
The floor, answered the attend
an4.-Brooklyn EAGLE.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09

which accompanied them, and he COM
piled. He spent the next half hour pains
takingly gathering the fragments of a
map which, when pasted together, showed
all the Boche artillery positions in his
seetor-Stars and Stripes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09

renely indifferent to the gas clouds that
come rolling in from the enemy lines and
proceed nonchalantly with the task of
rolling back the defenders of the nation
that defied the opinion of civilization by
introducing poison gas and liquid fire in
to modern warfare
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
TODAY'S CASUALTIES.
Official Summary Released for Publ
cation This Afternoon.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-In the list
of casualties announced today by the
war department there are 622 names.
3l2 in the forenoon section and $40
in the afternoon section. The after
noon summary follows.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
"A sUY IIBERTY BONDS H.

While the prices of necessities con
tinue TO soar, there may be some con.
ISOLATION in the fact that the leaves are
falling according to the seasonal
schedule of former years-Bostor
Herald
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
If BUY LIeERTY BONDS M

The length of the night at any time
of the year may be found by multiply
ing by two the time of the sun IS ris-
ing. Doubling the time of its setting
win give the length of the day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09

Two Vermont boys are numbered
among the casualties today, as fol
lows: Private Curtis +. Mayville of
Milton. wounded severely; Lieut..
Lloyd Hamilton of Burlington, miss
ing i'm action.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
-.leeUY LIetRTY eoNps =
The Trouble.

81 admit that | should like TO
marry
''Well, why don't your Can't you
find a wife,
"Oh, yes, but no suitable father-in-
aw."-Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09

Are shocked the adj drinking ships?
drink ships youu
80 "S0 S"e"i uNneoess0aiS' III d
in
brought
port4tion OF troops and supplies o the side. - $3.50
$3.50 anu you ieiease many shps Tor war
DON'T T-NNSN 'N-sF-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-09
She Knew.

BUY LIBERTY BONDS D.