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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-25
WEST BRATTLEBORO

George Barrett of Bonnyvale road, who
has been i'll, is improved.
Miss Nellie Archer of New York has
opened her summer home, Quiturkare, on
Ames hill for the summer months.
Mrs. Ernest NJ Goedenough has
turned from Bellows Falls where she was
called by the illness of her mother, Mrs.
Hobson
Mrs. Clarence Bliss and two children
moved to Portsmouth, Y. H.. where Mr..
Bliss has been several weeks engaged in
shipbuilding.
The little daughter Of Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Crouch, who had been in quaran-
tine with measles, has recovered and the
quarantine has been lifted.se :,
r. H. Scadin and family have moved
| here from North Carolina and have taken
a tenement in L. E.. Bonds house. Mr..
Scadin intends to purchase farm in this
| locality. ;tns
| Mrs Edward E. CARPENTER of Putney
road, who underwent an operation for
appendicitis in the Melrose hospital this
week, IS making good recovery and Is
in satisfactory condition.
Ihe CHRISTIAN EndeavOri society OF the
/ Congregational church and friends held a
social at the parsonage last evening with
about 45 present. Various. games were
played, after which q musical program
was given consisting of a solo by vii
! lard Richardson's; song, Boys club; piano
duet, Miss Gladys Ames and Miss Rather
inc StockwelE piano solo, Miss Helen
Woodworth; spiano solo, Miss Gladys
Ames. Refreshments of punch and cake
were served. ss.... e ai..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-25
April 10, 1918.

Dear Mother
| hope you are not having as rainy
time as we are here; it seems to
rain all the time and, what makes it
worse, we have to be constantly on
the alert for gas. s.
At night we have guards to watch for
it, One watch is from to IL p. m.
one from II to a. m, and the other
from 3 to a. M. I've had my turn
at all three, and as we are in wood
it s quite dark. Last night l was on
the first watch and the old shells-gas
high explosives, and shrapnel-were fly.
ing all around. During the last part
everything was quiet.
| heard there was mail at a place
six kilometers from here so | went
down and got the mail for our detach
ment. There were seven letters for me
Saturday Evening Post dated Feb. 9
and Christian Herald l don t know
who sends me that, but it s all right.
We've had all kinds of excitement
the last three days. Yesterday and the
day before they shelled our kitchen
and we had to finish our meal in the
dugout. Last night l was just start.
ing out with my tray balanced on my
right hand, and two cups of coffee in
the other, taking chow for the lieuten
ant and myself, when a large shell
passed directly over our heads. Be
lieve me, mother, if it hadn't been de-
fective you d have lost that big boy OF
yours / thank God for my deliverance
My dishes went all over, and l fell
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-25

made severaD, l was passing along a
communicating trench when all at once
/ had strong desire to "look over. .
l was away up on a side hill, and l
stood up on the side and was looking
over the brush camoufage when sud-
denly l heard the sharp "crack!o of
a rife, and the "pst ping!" of Ger
man sniper's bullet as it buried itself
in the ground at my feet.
Believe me. l climbed down into the
trench in double quick time. My CON-
rade, an old soldier, said: "There, all
fools have to learn He grinned
and we went along about our business.
After that, when l have that desire, I
duck because there is always a
"boche' watching his chance. The
next time I took a chance was when /
got mothers flowers off No Man land.
Will close now with love to all,
KENNETH.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-25

fat to the ground, but there seemed no
hope and l was just waiting for it to
come. It landed but didn't explode or
I'd have been blown to pieces. I'm
not afraid though, mother, and I'm al
ways ready when they call for volun-
teers.
We don t eat out there anymore, as
most of the fellows are afraid to.
Yes, there are birds here too, and
flowers, but I have very little time to
notice them. I did notice furry Of
snowaakes though, nearly all day, and
coming back from -- / was taking
turns reading the letters by holding
them in one hand and keeping the 9th.
-er in my pocket for warmth, all the
way back to the aid station.
Shells are bursting all around now,
but l can sleep and eat>just the same
anyhow. Your loving son,
KENNETH.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-25
ESCAPES DEATH
BY CLOSE MARGIN
Kenneth q. Newton, Formerly Of Yer
non, Mark for sniper's Bullet
Shell Failed to Explode.
Special to The Reformer.)

Especial to The Reformer.)
SOUTH VERNON, Nav %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Newton, who
recently sold their Vernon farm and
moved to Springfield, Mass, have re-
eeived some especially interesting let
ters from their son, Kenneth G. New.
ton of the medical corps, 9Th machine
gun battalion, in France, in which he
tells of some narrow escapes from
death, one from a sniper's bullet and
one from German shell. He writes
April =, 1918
Dear Father
Am so glad you are gaining; it makes
me feel great deal happier 1t s bum
day today, but walked about five
miles this morning to French commits
'safiat where / bought this paper, cost
ing me five francs or nearly dollar.
Coming back noticed the road all
along was full of shell holes, and pretty
soon | came to one of the large
buds, :" a .10inch shell that hadn t
exploded. Believe me. gave way and
made a 20-yard detpur.
The other day three-in high ex
plosive landed right near our dugout.
We are in dugont about 20 by so by
10, and the roof is constructed of four
solid feet of concrete, with steel foun-
dation, and there is concrete floor.
We have sleeping capacity for so men
The chow is good; this morning we had
mashed spads, bacon. buttered toast and
coffee. we learned to relish coffe;
it took some time, but I can truthfully
say that a meal is not half there with
out pint of coffee. I've been buy
ing cocoa up to now.
Water is out of the question, and
we have orders to drink only what is
really necessary. This noon we had
mashed spuds, gravy favored with
boiled onions, steak (all we wanted or
could possibly eat), toasted bread and
coffee. They feed pretty good up here
at the front.
/ can hear the 75s and 155s pound
ing away all of the time.
On my first to the trenches Owe
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-25
GUILFoRD CENTER.

j. L. Baker went to Greenfield Sat
urday for short visit with his mother
and sisters.
/ Graduating exercises of the 9th grade
will be in connection with the usual
school program.
Fred Ward of Michigan, formerly of
this town, visited on Saturday night at
F. L. Wellman 5.
Children s day will be observed Sat-
urday. June ], at the Grange hall. Din
! ncr will be served at noon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-25
HER MANY CARES

To her they become paramount joys, for
with a McDougall Cabinet standing guard
in her kitchen, simplifying her tasks and
saving her dollars, she has learned to apply
a new meaning to health, happiness, thrift
and convenience
She chose McDougall because she knows
it was the first kitchen cabinet ever made,
and that it is still first in quality and con-
venience.
She knows, too, that the McDougall is not
an ordinary kitchen cabinet-that it is a
veritabe method of better kitchen manage
ment which extends to the pantry, the ice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-25

box, the stove, ETC., even to the better utiliza-
ton of foods. She knows that the Nc
Dougall meets anurgent need in her kitchen
and turns her many cares into joys.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-25
Easy Payment Plan

Come and see our display Of McDougall
Kitchen Cabinets. Let us demonstrate the
wonderful Auto-Front Cabinet to you and
show you how it will save your time, energy,
steps and money.
A McDougall Cabinet will be delivered to
your home on approvalif you wish-and re-
member, it may be purchased on the easy
payment plan-you won't miss the small
amounts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-25
NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN"

does not mean that you will never be too
old 10 earn. Learn about our annuities,
comforts for your old age. National
Life Ins. Co. Of VT. Mutual. EARLE
8. KINsLEY, General Agent, Rutland,
VT.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07
Waterplane PiIotino.

Describing the difference in The
operation of a waterplsne and an air
plane, one pilot said:
"Piloting waterplane is slightly
different from plotting an ordinary
land machine. It is sometimes very
difficult to alight on a choppy sea in
the case Of an airplane fitted with
floats, especially II the alightng has to
be done across wind. II the floatA do
not land simultaneously-that is. II
one strikes q wave-the result may be
disastrous float may be torn of and
the machine spun into the water. With
q flying b6at-which is much more sea-
worthy-there is not this difficulty.
Certainly landing on the water is not
50 easy as alighting on land. Water is
50 very hard IL you do not hit in the
right way, as once found out from
personal experiences with seaplane
on the south coast"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07

when there is no trouble brewing in
labor circles, or among disturbers sus-
pected of being alien enemy sympathiz.
e1s, the klan goes after idlers and
slackers. It's methods are proving eff
fective and so far no detective has
been able to get on the inside of the
organization, which appears to have
public sentiment behind it.
Wherever the khan is organized it Is
made up of some Of the best men Of
the community. Neither strangers nor
half-strangers are taken in, and the
rule of 'once member, always men,
ber'' still holds good. Otherwise, the
unfaithful one may be treated to the
fate that awaits other victims Of the
khan.
Not many days ago the unseen hand
of the khan stretched forth in Mobile,
Ala, where many ships are being built
for the government. A strike agitatOr
appeared in the community and sought
to foment trouble. The stevedOres,
shipworkers and washerwomen Of the
city were called out on strike, in spite
Of the fact that they were making a
good wage and did not want to strike.
Then rumor spread that the man
planning the strike was in personal
danger. He was apprehended by the
police and was being taken to head
quarters when the patrol was stopped
by a squad Of motorcars, each covered
with white cloth bearing the insignia
s'Invisible Empire" the fiery cross Of
Scotland. The agitator. was taken.
What became of him is unknown. But
there was no strike.
In Birmingham, Ala, an agitator
sought to start tyouble in the big
mills. Again the arm Of the Invisible
Empire" reached from the darkness,
the plans of the strike leader were
barred, the man was seized and has
not been heard from since. His plans
for q strike also failed.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07
Hospital Discipline.

The discipline in base, hospitals pre-
cluUrS social relations between nurses
ana enlisted men. A certain nurse
was found ringing the doorbcil Of the
officers quarters early one morning.
Whom asked what she wanted, she re-
piled that the villa in which she and
the other nurses were QlE.tcrcu was
on fire. After the fire had been eXtin-
,lliShCu, she W&s asked why SHE didn't
give the alarm ut once, instead Of rum
ming the lnng Distance to the officers
quarters. Ecr reply NaS 1--WE aren't
allowed TO speak to enlisted men"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07
PATROL DRIVER IS TOUCHED
Wallet Missing After He Calamity
Accords Girl Prisoner
Front Seat.

Atlanta, Ga. - Patrolman Harry
Vaughn, driver of the city's patrol, Ii
very considerate of girl prisoners and
allows them to ride on the front seat
with him to save embarrassment Of
riding with other prisoners. One morn
ing recently Vaughn accorded this priv
ilege to Ruth Warf, a Tennessee girl
sentenced for violation Of the vice
law, en- route to the stockade. About
noon Vaughn missed his wallet, which
had contained about $50 and check
for $57. .-s.-. .... -.. o..
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07
XII kLUX KHAN IS
REVIVED IN SOUTH
Invisible Empire" Organized in
Many Localities to Deal With
ldlerS and SIaCkers.

Mobile, Ala.-The first invisible
Empire" which was brought into be-
ing by General Forrest after the Civil
war to offset the evils of the carpet
bag rule in the Southern states, has
been succeedea-by second invisible
EMPIRE The Ku Klux Khan, silent,
daring and terrible, is once more or
ganizing in many localities Of the
South. First of all the new organ
ization is on the lookout for alien en-
enlies, for the disloyal and for the fell
low who is seeking to begin a.strikes
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07
Geld In tic Head"

,s en- acute attack of Nasal Catarrh:, Per.
sons who are s,?hiGct TO frequent colds
IN the head" will fad that the use Of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE VII!
build up the ;Systom. cleanse tho BLOOD
and render them less liable to colds.
Repeated attacks OF Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRTT NTDTC1NT rs tax;
on Internally ana acts through the $1,000
on the Mucous E;urfaCeT or the system.
All Druggists T5c. Testimonials free:
$4,000 for any case Of catarrh thas
HALLS CATAl2RFI MEDICINE will nos
r. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07
Poisoning Bees.

Up near Inverell, N. 8. W., Australia
men who encourage bees to work for
them are making q hubbub over the
among their swarms. Whole
colonies are dying out, and this II
attributed to the tree-poisoning car
ried out by the government on q r.
turned soldiers settlement area. Ar.
senic and soda are used on the tim
Der, and an expert has been detailed
to make inquiries as to the mixture's
share In the destructioo.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07

Just rs soon as you eat tablet Of
Papes Diapepsin all the dyspepsia, in
digestion and stomach distress ends.
These pleasant, harmless tablets Of
Pane's Diapcpsin always make sick, up
set StOnaCi feel fine at once and they
cost so little at drug storcs.-Adv.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07

FALSE TEETH FALL OUT;
TRAFFIC is HELD UP

Oshkosh, Wis.-When a pas
senger on the interurban line
opened his mouth too wide and
his false teeth fell out and
: lodged behind some steam pipes
It was necessary to transfer the
passengers to another car and
rip out the pipes of the former
one in order to recover the miss
ing molars.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07
Meets Horrible Death.

Rhinelander, Wis.-When his cloth
Ing was caught in the shafting at the
mill of the Rhinelander Box and Lum-
Der company, Bernard Afosknes was
whirled about the shaft at terrific
speed and practically crushed to death.
Every bone in his body was broken
before the machinery could be stopped
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07
INDIGESTION, GAS,
UPSET STOMACH
HURRY! JUST EAT oNECrA1LET
OF PAPE'S DIAPEPSlN FOR
INSTANT relief.

No waiting! When meals don't At
and you belch gas, acids and undigest-
ed food. When you feel indigestion
pain, Jumps of distress in stomach.
heartburn or headache. Here is instant
relief. =.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07

Arizona forbids bnrbecues for the
duration of the war.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07
Shoes Are Stamped.

In Great Britain shoe manufacturers
are required to stamp on each pair OF
shoes its approved retail price.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07

Brevet is Il French word, meaning
commission or warrant.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07
Eritioh Columbia Lumber.

British Columbia's lumber mills can
produce about 1000. 600, 900 feet of lum-
Der each year.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07

Of farmers clubs is org its
clubs which are not in the ire
swept region, to aid membe'' tubs
in the fire.swept region. The execu-
tive committee is asking all farmers
clubs not in the burned area to call
special meetings, make up donations
of livestock, feed, machinery, seed or
money. and notify the secretary, Mrs.
I. e. Richardson, 1893 Cleveland ave-
emu north, St. Paul, of what they have.
The federation will then provide for
the distribution of the donations.
Clubs ready to cooperate should send
to Mrs. Richardson nothing but mott
fication Of what they have to give.
She will then indicate to what points
shipments should be made.
Red Lake Falls.-H. E. Ives, field
agent in the department Of hospital
support for the state board Of control,
Is preparing to move his family to
Brainerd, which he has found to be the
most convenient spot for his head
quarters. F.-
Deerwood. The Aitkin-D eerwood
Telephone company lost about $1,000
through the burning Of poles and other
equipment in the recent forest fires.
Fifteen poles are now down between
Crosby and Ironton, $50 between Ait
hin and Palisade. Burned-out wires,
brackets and insulators win have to
be replaced.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-08-30
The Primaries
Rather Quiet
About 1000 Republican Ballots
Cast in County.

The primaries of last Tuesday were
rather quiet although fairly good
vote was polled. In the contests in
Charlevoix county on the Republican
ticket the winners were:
,ypr Representative in the State Leg
AS6ture-Jaeob +. Chew.
Yor Sheriff-George w. Weaver.
For County Clerk--Richard Lewis.
For Treasurer-Ch Charles ii. Emrey.
For Register of Deeds-Malcolm A.
Mcdonald.
For Prosecuting Attorney E. A.
Ruegsegger.
For Surveyor-Ernest A. Robinson.
For County Road Commissioner
Joseph M. Courier.
In the u. S. Senatorship contest,
Newberry has walk-a-way, carrying
nearly every county in the state.
For Congressman, Frank d. Scott
easily defeated his opponent.
For State Senator, Herbert Baker
receives the nomination by a substan-
tial majority.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-08-30
GROUNDING AND WIND
BUILD SAND MOUNDS.
Unusual Sight at Midway, N. Y,
Arouses Interest Of Travellers
and Visitors.


MIDWAY, N. Y.-When strangers
enter this village by automobile or
railroad trains they observe numerous
mounds in North street at the corpor.
ate limits, and often see little ami
mails disappear in them. When they
reach the village hotel the majority
of strangers are sure to inquire about
the mounds.
The mounds are the work of ground.
hogs-woodchucks, as they are known
here-and the wind. The earth sur
rounding the mounds Is a light sand.
Years ago woodchucks appeared in
the sand lot and dug holes. After a
time it was observed that mounds had
appeared in the sand lot.
The woodchucks had packed the
sand so hard around the holes that the
wind had no effect, but blew II away
from the holes for several feet, thus
forming the mounds.
At the approach Of persons the
woodchucks climb the mounds and
disappear in the holes. Many Of the
mounds are very steep and the wood
chucks often slip back several times
before they are able to reach the
summit and disappear.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-08-30
That Is What Every American
Must Do in Order That War
Shall Be Won.
DEMOCRACY Being TESTED
vletd>ky over Teuton Despotlsm a Mat
ter of Money and Each Patriot
viii Deny Himself All but Ne
eessities That Il May Be
Achieved.
BY HERBERT QUICK.

1t has become common saying that
democracy Is inefficient. We have
often read that 1t takes a despotism
to do things.
The Germans believed that they
could win this war and conquer the
world for two reasons; first, because,
In spite of some things which look
democratic, the German empire L.
despotism; and, second, because II Is
the first despotism In the history Of
the world which has reached very
high point In general physical and
mental development. They and many
people In the democratic countries be-
lieved that they could win against the
democracies of the world.
Democracy, they said, would be the
anvil; despotism the hammer.
Democracy would be the whale
despotism would be the swordfish.
Democracy would be the target |;
despotism the gun.
Democracy would be the deer !;
despotism the wolf.
Democracy the huge, unwieldy graz
Ing animal; despotism the flesh eater
with fangs and claws.
Surprises for Despotlsm.
The splendid resistance Of Belgium
emo France, the magnificent rallying Of
Great Britain to the trumpet call, and
~ intrepid decision Of Italy to join
In resistance to the German attack,
were the greatest surprises which up
to that time had ever been encounter
ed by a despot. Before the war had
been going on for six months some of
the wisest of the cold and cruel minds
of Germany began to wonder whether
after all the democracies Of the world
were not too strong to be overcome.
And then came the biggest surprise
of the war. The greatest democracy
of the world-the United States-slow-
ly began to realize that the whole
cause Of freedom for the common man.
not only In Europe and In Asia, but
here In America, was at stake In this
war. Slowly the idea began to pene-
trate the American mind that the
Vaccinations of Germany constitute q
greater peril to this country than did
Uthe issue fought out In the American
revolution or the decisive strife of oul
own war between the states.
America saw Mt last that II Germany
wins this war democracy Will have fall
ed; not only the democracy of Euro
pean countries, but the democracy OF
the world. There would be nothing
left for us through all the future but
losing fight against the most crue
and efficient despotism Of all time.
And finally, In spite Of our owr
peaceful history, In spite Of our own
love Of peace, In spite of German lie,
and German propaganda, and the
d2mnable plots of German spies. the
United States acted.
The nation reached slowly for th.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-08-30
GOOD REPORTS
PLEASE EAST JORDAN.

There has never been anything with
the QUICK results OF pure Lavoptik
eye wash. One mans eyes were so
badly strained he could not read with
out pain. TWO applications of Lavop-
tik relieved him. A lady had tried
three different glasses for weak, in
famed eyes. ONE Lavoptik wash sur
prised her. We guarantee small bot
tie to benefit EVERY CASE weak,
strained or inflamed eyes.-Gidley &
Mac, Druggists.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-08-30
MILITARY DRILL BY 80 PIGS.
Can Perform Their EvoIutions With
out a Commander.

Can Perform Their EvoIutions With.
out Commander.
BELCHERTOWN, Mass. - Jack
Newman has organized his piggery
according to the infantry drill regu-
lations. From out of a company of a
hundred pigs he has picked squad of
thirty-two.
Every morning before breakfast
these thirty-two pigs follow their drill
master for two miles around the edge
Of the field, just inside the wire. and
then parade across the center.
Newman purposely delayed his ap-
pearance one day and found that the
pigs went thrugh their usual evolu-
tions alone.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-08-30
SURE, 1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
Experience Of This Maine Woman
Lends Further Proof.

BUCKSPORT, Maine. - Anna Gag
ley, answering an offer to wed in a
matrimonial magazine because of the
mans many fine points, found 1t was
her divorced husband. They were
married for the second time this week.
Mrs. Cagley says she never knew till
she read the advertisement what
fine man her husband was, or they
never would have parted In the first
place
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-08-30
IT'S IN THE AIR

Windblown pollen, carrying the
germs that cause hay fever, is abroad
in the land. One remedy is known to
give relief and comfort from choking,
gasping asthma and tormenting hay
fever. Foley's Honey and Tar spreads
a healing coating on inflamed men,
braines, stops coughs and colds. Hite's
Drug Store.