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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
BRATTLEBOROLOCAL.

The women 5 guild of ST. Michael 5
Episcopal church will serve a supper in
the parish house April TO-
The women Of the Unitarian church
will serve supper in the parish house
Thursday, April II, at 6 clock
The Ladies Enterprise society will
hold its regular meeting with Mrs S L.
Purinton of 81 Maple street tomorrow
afternoon at 3 clock.
The Daughters circle of the Uniyer
salist church will hold a poverty party
THURSDAY evening with Miss Ruth Sar-
gent at her home at - Estabrook
street
The Ladies' Aid society of the Metho-
dist church Will hold its annual bust
ness meeting and election of officers in
! the league room Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o clock.
Sedgwick Woman S Relief corps will
meet Thursday afternoon, March IS, 10
sew and knit. \ covered dish supper
the regular meeting in the evening Mt
$50 o clock.
Members of troop No. ., Boy Scouts,
will meet tonight at rs in st. Nj
chael's Episcopal parish house This Is
the last day for registration and the
re-assigning Of patrols. Harold T..
White will be instituted as scoutmaster
at this meeting. Every Scout is urged
to be present.
On Wednesday evening OF this week
Fort Dummer chapter, No. l., Il. y II,
will have special meeting and confer
the r. A. degree. Supper will be served
. at CSC, and it is hoped to make this
l the banner meeting of the year.
b d. p. C. II. p. Fred II. Spaulding OF
/ Springfield (Ttl will make his official
' visitation at this time. The chapter viii
S open at 100 p. m.
! The Is eases Of clothing shipped by
: the Red Cross yesterday for the suffer
ing allies in Belgium and northern
France weighed $3.50 pounds. Brattle
y boro was asked to send 1000 pounds
and no doubt would have done SO hat
Il sufficient notice had been given, but t.
d lsend $3.50 pounds without house to
I house canvass and on short notice i
il considered to be an excellent respons
sc to the call
o News has been received Of the dealt
IA of William c. DennIson at Denver, Col
. March "a. He was son of the lat
&c Charles II. aud Mary Bracket DENIM
t son and spent his early life in Brattlc
e. boro. Mr.. Dennison left Brattlebor
10 about 40 years ago and had lived i
h the West for many years. The bod
will be brought to Brattleboro i
r burial in the family lot in Prospect III
70 cemetery. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Gi
Is bert c. Pease Of Springfield, Mass.
The union morning services whic
> had been held during the winter,
II conserve coal. by the Unitarian an
'Y Universalst churches in the Unitaria
r. church, came to an end with the SER
an ice last Sunday. Next Sunday, East,
p Sunday the Tniversalist congregatio
re will worship in its own church. Aft
or the sermon last Sunday Chairman T.
NJ Vaughan Of the Tnivcrsalist trustee
al thanked the Unitarian society for /
at hospitality. Rev. L. Q. S. Osgood
IN the Unitarian church responding fttin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
DON'T FUSS WITH
MUSTARD PLASTERS!
Musterole Works Easier, Quicker
and Without the Blister

There's no sense in mixing mess OF
mustard. flour and water when you can
easily relieve pain, soreness or stiffness
.sith a little clean, white Musteroie.
Mustcrolc is made of pure OIL OF mus
lard and other helpful Ingredients, com
biued in the form of the present white
olrtrlent. i, takes the place Of out-oi.
date mustard plas'crs, ard will not bh-tc-
Mustcrc!c Usually aives prompt relief
from sore throat bronchitis. tonsiliis,
GROUP, stif rsclc, asthma. neuralgia, heed
ache. congestion, plearisy rheumatism,
lumblqo. pains and aches OF The back or
Joints. sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chill
f.aiu5, frosted feet, colds OF the chest
az often prevents pneumonia).
soc and Coo Jars, hospital size $3.50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
GEN. WOOD URGES
SENDING 100000
Declares Allies Are Disap-
pointed in Size of United
States Army Abroad
BELIEVES GERMAN
ATTACK WILL FAIL
Thousands of Airmen Are Ready, But
There Are No Planes-Men, Ships
and Artillery in the Order Stated Big
gest Needs.

gest Needs.
WASHINGTON, March 26.--Back
from visit to the Western battle
front, Bal Gen. Leonard Wood in a
confidential statement yesterday be
fore the senate military committee de
clared the allied military opinion is
unanimous that the German offensive
will fail and urged great Increase
to 1000, 600 or 5000, coo men--in Amer
lea 5 army.
Ii was Gen. Wood s opinion accord
ing to his auditors that the Germans
on the WESTERN front now are nu-
mcricallF superior both on the ground
and in the air but that the allies ore
in better position While confident
that the German offensive will be halt
ed before tbs, enemy has gained any
material ohjectEcs, Gen. Wood suggest
ed that the offensive may change the
warfare into more open contest. For
that reason he recommended the train
ing OF American forces for open war
fare fighting.
The general was before the commit
te" for three hours and frankly dis
cuSsed the situation in Europe and at
home. Stating that the French are
disappointed IN me SIZE OF the Amer
ican army thus far sent to Europe, ae-
r"rd'ng to committee members. he rec
omlnrnded immediate steps to increase
| the American eXPedltlonarT forces ano
fl' army ~ training IN this country
Chairman hamherian SAID Gen. Nooo
recommended that an army OF 2,7oo,ool
men be maintained IN France at the
earnest possible moment, and 2.ooo,0ot
! more Ill training at home. Anotne.
! committee member placed Gen Wood !
4 communications at 100000 men, ont
half in France Is soon as they can b,
Iscn, There. In this connection, Con
, Wood also recommended compulsory
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
To Revive Corks,

After corks have been used a while
they sometimes become So compressed
that the contents Of the bottle leak out.
This may be remedied by putting the
corks in boiling water and leaving
them until the water coOls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
Couuette's Sad Ending.

The life of coquette is very like
that of a drunkard or opium-eater,
and its end Is the same-the utter ex-
tInction OF intellect, of cheerfulness
of generous feeling, and of self-respect
Mrs. jameson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26

New maple sugar will be scryed on
snow at the supper in the chapel of
the Centre Congregational church to-
morrow evening at go and 6.l3. The
public is invitcd.-Adv. %
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26

All barber shops viii close Tuesday
and Thursday nights 1T 6.l5 beginning
April ADV. % G|
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26

Special Easter sale of embroideries,
stamped linens and accessories. Mrs.
W. +. Cushman, - Canal St.-Adv.
% %
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26

College ices 10 cents at the Park Drug
Store.-Adv. lift
Evening star., 1918-02-16

Listen, Mr. Good American Citizen.
There are still some enemy aliens prowl-
ing about the city, despite all the ef-
6orts of the Department Of Justice to
deport them They skulk in the alley
ways and dark places, and go about
generally at night. Generally they are
ragged and hungry.
However, they are only the pet dogs
and cats which enemy alien familles
left behind when they made their en-
forced departure under the terms OF the
Presidents proclamation Dozens and
dozens of tabbie cats and scores OF dogs
ranging from dachshunds to Fidos ana
Just plain NUTS were just turned out
of doors to shift for themselves when
their owners departed, and many OF
them have been roaming about home
less ever since.
As Marshal Splain doesn't have any
time to hunt alien enemy cats and
dogs the Animal Rescue League took
up the task of rounding up the unwel-
come guests. Little by little, and with
the assistance of volunteer workers. the
Animal Rescue League has brought in
numbers of these homeless household
pets to its headquarters on Maryland
avenue southwest There they have
been given shelter, food and kind treat
ment, just as if they were regular Ger
mans and Austrians in an internment
camp.
Some of them have gone to new
homes in the District to become regu-
lar, good naturalized American dogs
and cats. Probably any one of them
would bite the first German who
threatened his new American home.
Others. entirely outcasts, have jour
neyed to the happy hunting grounds by
the happy. painless way.
But there are still many more in the
city. il is said, who. of course. do not
know where they may find refuge. AMI
NAL Rescue League officers say the
league will gladly send an agent to
take charge of any of these homeless
creatures if any citizen will only go to
the trouble of calling up league head
quarters on the telephone.
So. every one who wants~to help clear
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Says President Can Create
a SinuIe BUDGET system

That the President, and not Congress,
is responsible for the non-existence of
a single budget system in the govern
ment, and that such a system can be
created by the President. was stated
by Chairman Sherley in his explana-
ton of the urgent deficiency bill. He
said he had always favored a single
appropriating committee.
Explaining why he has not pressed
President Wilson's recommendation for
a single appropriating committee in
the House. Mr.. Sherley said:
Il want to say one word touching the
recommendations of the President in
favor of one appropriating committee
/ have always favored concentration
of appropriating power, but l do not
consider that that represents in any
degree an adequate remedy or anything
more than a step toward budget
Il have not sought to press it be-
cause of the tremendous task imposed
on Congress in connection with the
war
NO man desires to be chairman of
the appropriating committee unless he
can have behind him the entire mem
bership of the House in that reform.
Il would welcome letting cabinet
members on the floor. and l would do
it for two reasons. not only to give the
officer an opportunity to present his
case in the open, but it would give
Congress an opportunity to explode a
great many false regulations that have
existed in America for a great many
years past"
Evening star., 1918-02-16
GAS SHELLS ARE HURLED
ON AMERICAN POSITIONS
German Bombardment Unsuccessful.
United States Troops Drive
Off Airplanes.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. February 15.-The Germans
opposed to the Americans early today
made an unsuccessful bombardment
with gas Shells
German airplanes in large numbers
also were driven off by the American
machines and anti-aircraft batteries
Gas shells in considerable number
from the German guns fell within the
American sector this morning, making
parts of the trenches for more than
three hours. One American was in
jured by an exploding shell. but so
excellent has been the anti-gaS train
ing of the men that not a single cass
of gas poisoning was reported. The
duration of the shelling was two hours,
but traces of the poisonous fumes re-
mained for another hour after the
bombardment had ceased.
Visibility was good today in the clear,
cold atmosphere, and as a result there
was much aerial activity on both sides.
German airplanes in large numbers re-
peatedly attempted to cross the Amer
lean lines, but were driven off either
by anti-aircraft batteries or by the air
sQuadrons.
The American artillerymen rapidly
are attaining a high degree of eff
cheney. Today they continually fired
shells that exploded SO close to the
enemy airplanes that the aviators were
compelled to dodge and duck and sour
ried back to safer area. pursued
across the sky by a trail of shrapnel
puffs.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Says Item for Buildings
Is Not Within the Law

When the item for ss.152.500 for tenn
porary Office buildings for the War and
Navy departments is reached in debate
on the urgent deficiency bill Represen-
tative Frank Clark of Florida. chair
man of the House committee on public
buildings and grounds. under the five
minute rule. is going to raise point of
order that this appropriation cannot be
made because these buildings have not
been authorized by law.
Chairman Clark is ready to quote
from the rules showing that no govern
ment building can be erected without
authority in law, and that even if a
building should burn down it cannot be
replaced without legislation.
Chairman Clark is not opposed to pro-
viding for the government such office
buildings as may be needed to carry on
the war work, but he says it is his in
tention to see that the rules are lived
up to-.
AS chairman of the House committee
on public buildings and grounds. Rep
resentative Clark last week demanded
and secured reassignment by the House
of the s50,000.000 housing bill which
had been assigned to the labor COM
mittee. Hearings on this bill are now
being held before the public buildings
committee, with Secretary of Labor
Wilson as the first witness.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to the
health department in the last twenty-four hours :
Winfield Sigourney. 81 years. George Washing
ton University Hospital.
Charles T.. Forester. 4 years. on train Alex
andria. Va. en- route TO District of Columbia.
Mary Schoenpslug. g. years, Garfield Hospital
Mary Stathis, 80 years. Emergency Hospital.
Samuel Cooley, ~ years. Et. Elizabeth Hos
pital.
Louis C. zeltman. 33 years. St. Elizabeth Hos
pital.
Justine De Farses. IS years. St. Elizabeth
Hospital.
Charles Reynolds, 43 years. Casualty Hospital.
Jennie Z. Hamett, S5 years. $50 street
northeast.
Anna A. Talbot 54 years. ee5 Virginia ave
Alice E. Jones. years, 1860 Florida avenue
northeast.
Edmund Lemore. 10 years. Walter Reed Hos
pital.
Barney C. Wallis. % years, Walter Reed Hos
pital.
Fannie A. Meeks. 4s years. 15Os-Park road.
Mary C. Mitchell, Is years, us East Capitol
Infant Of William and Eva Ockershausen, l
day, Columbia Hospital.
John Smith. 40 years. 1872 C street southwest.
!uanita A. Honesty, Is years, 6a3 Acker street
Mary Smith. IS years, 1895 81 street north
west.
Infant Of Dudley and Hattie Frederick, boy.
oay, 100 18th street northeast.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Speaker and Mrs. Clark Entertain
Large Congressional Party at
Luncheon at Capitol Today.
Secretary of Navy and Mrs. Daniels
Go to New York to Attend Bag
ley-Harrington Wedding.

The President and Mrs. Wilson, ac-
companied by Prof. Stockton Axson
and Mr.. John Randolph Boiling. occu-
pied the presidential box at Keith's
Theater last evening. Mrs. Wilson had
a box party at the concert in the after
noon of Eddy Brown. the violinist. She
had with her Mrs. William Gibbs Nc
Adoo, Miss Agnes Hart Wilson, and
Mrs. Cary T. Grayson.
The President and Mrs. Wilson spent
this morning on the golf links.
The Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark
entertained at luncheon today at the
Capitol, when their guests were Senator
and Mrs. William F. Kirby. Representa-
tive and Mrs. William f. Mason, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. John f. Raker. Rep
resentative and Mrs. Loren E. Wheeler,
Representative and Mrs. Benjamin c.
Hi1liar.l Representative and Mrs. Joseph
j. Russell, Mrs. Montgomery of Mon
tana and Representative Harold Knut-
son.
The Spanish ambassador and Mime.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Mr.. M'AD00 PLANS
T0BUY HOTEL SITE
Asks &,2W,O00 to Build
Treasury Annex on Old
Arlington Tract.

The Treasury Department wants au-
thority from Congress to spend $4,20O,-
900 to acquire the site and to continue
the erection of an Office building on the
Arlington Hotel property on Vermont
avenue between H and streets for
use by the war risk bureau. This mat
ter is before the House appropriations
committee on recommendation of Secre-
tary McAdoo. The item is not carried
in the urgent deficiency bill. as it is
considered of sufficient Importance to
warrant a separate appropriation.
This was brought out on the floor OF
the House yesterday during discussion
of the 100000 appropriation in i'm
provement of the government owned
property on the south side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue at 18th street. Chair
man Sherley of the appropriations
committee said that the Treasury De-
partment estimates to take over the
Arlington property came in too late
for consideration in the urgent de-
pc enditure of about s4.2OO.OOO is to ac-
quire the land. take over the contract
for the building now in course of con-
struction and provide a ten-story per-
manent office building for the depart
ment.
Chairman Sherley said:
This may offer a solution of the
housing needs of the Treasury Depart
ment. because the proposal made IN
this urgent deficiency bill for buildings
are not sufficient to take care of the
Treasury needs"
In his letter urging the appropria-
tion. Secretary McAdoo wrote:
The Treasury Department has pro-
posal from the Arlington Building,
Inc, subject to acceptance by March II,
1918, for the building and extension
thereon including the site for S4,119.072.
To this amount the department desires
TO add for contingencies and expendi-
lures which may be necessary to make
the building and extension ready for
occupancy, ss0.s2S, making a total of
$4,000. 900"
Secretary McAdoo already has ten
tative agreement that the company
shall complete the building by october
and the extension by next February.
| This agreement also provides that the
stone-faced building now under con-
struction shall be modified from elev-
en- stories to a ten-story Office build
ing. Debate in the House showed that
this building had sbeen started as a
hotel. but that the plans had been
changed because of the government
need for office building.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the fol-
lowing:
Herbert n. Seeley of Guthrie. Okla, and
Mary III. Lewis of this city.
George X. Green of this city and Ruth r.
Bond of Laurel. Nd.
William X. Mcfarland of Stevensville, Va.
and Lucy G. Brooks of Essex, Va.
Raymond Campbell and Marie welch.
j.. Austin King and Anna C. Butler.
Charles NJ Deasy and Nellie Mahoney.
Harry J. Beattie and Dorothy +. Bailey. both
of Denver, Col.
Robert c. kilmartin, jr.. c. s. NJ c., and
Alice G.. Smith of this city.
Charles X. Milne, U. s. A., and Grace D.
Beckert of this city
Alexander Woronovich and Irena Grechko. both
Of Baltimore. Md.
George p. Pollock and Virginia f. Owen.
Jesse +. Hall and Florence Dyson
Carl A. Hannen. U. S. N, and Mineola Barnitz
of this city.
Paul Wilson and Genevieve X. A. Jemail.
hari J. Osterhout of this city and Marie
Du -Four of st. Louis, No.
Julius II. Hart and Henriette NJ. Stohler both
of Portland, ore.
Herbert C. Becker of Hazleton. Pa, and
Orementa Amend of Baltimore. Md.
Victor A. Hunt, L. s. A., and Elva F. Van
Meter of Ottawa. Kan.
Marone W. Neht~tt and Ella Tyler.
John a. Wyatt, L. S. A. and Lucy J. Powell
of Hampton. Va.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
8ocleeM
returning within a few days to COM
plete her visit to Representative and
Mrs. Britten.

Among those entertaining at dinner
last evening before the informal dance
at the United Service Club were: capt
Thomas Messer, Capt Middleton, Capt.
Smiley. Lieut. Lex and Lieut.. Berr.
The lecture at Senator and Mrs
James w. Wadssworth's this evening,
England in the War;" promises to be
series which Mr.. S. Richard Fuller IS
giving for the benefit of the French
ladies' who have been driven from their
Denys will present Mr.. Fuller this
evening Miss Denys. Miss Valentine
Mitchell, Miss Penelope King. Mrs.
Hayes of Boston and Miss Priscilla
White will be the young ladies with
baskets, who will receive the volun-
tary contributions of those interested
in assisting this appealing cause.
Mrs John B. Henderson entertained
at dinner last evening. Among the
guests were DR.. Fridtjof Nansen, chtef
of the Norwegian mission, and MISS
Nansen; the Chilean ambassador and
Nine. Aldunate; Senator and MRS.
Warren Harding, Senator and Mrs.
Charles B. Henderson, Senator James
D. Phelan, DR.. and Mrs. David Jayne
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Col
lier, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Willert, Mr..
and Mrs. Truxton Beale. the secretary
of the Norwegian legation and Nine.
van orgh-Stachonwer; Miss
Mabel Boardman, Mr.. Spero x. Con-
stantinidi. secretary of the Greek lega-
tion; Representative Norman j. Gould.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported to tn,
health department in the last twenty -four hours
Alfred and Grace Savage, girl.
Frederick F. and Elsie {. Smith, boy.
Frank L. and Margaret f. Rowe. girl.
Jean D. and Grace E. Ross. girl.
Sampler S. and Ida B. Poston. girl.
William f. and Margaret Maloney. boy.
William b. and Alice d. MacGregor. boy.
Grover c. and Georgia l. Berry, girl.
William H. and Ellen NJ. Barse, boy.
Harris W. and Mildred Barnum, boy.
Harry L. and Iona Budd. girl.
Elias S. and Emily =. Webb boy.
Walter and Sadie Woodson, boy.
William and Cora Shorter. girl.
Charles and Annie Robinson. boy.
Robert and Mary Loving girl.
Milton A. and Ruth Lightfoot. boy.
Clarence and Edith Lucas, girl.
John and Eva Foster. girl.
Champ and Annie Burroughs boy.
Evening star., 1918-02-16

Kendrick and Miss Kendrick, wife and
daughter of Senator Kendrick. and Miss
Ruth Eleanor Jones. Guests will also
go from Baltimore and Philadelphia.
The Junior League will give its Sec
ond dance Of the season at the Arcade
ballroom Thursday. To complete ar
rangements for the dance a special
meeting will be held at the home of
Miss Anna Aronson, 1856 9th street
northwest, tomorrow at pm.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Hanson have re-
turned to their apartment, at Rutland
CourtA after . visit, to, Mr.. -Haason'S,
parents in southern -KanaAae
Evening star., 1918-02-16
SAYS AERIAL FEATS
REQUIRED IN FLYING
Lieut.. Col. Charles Lee, Brit
ish Aviator, Asserts It May
Mean Life or Death.
WOULD TRAIN U. S. AIRMEN

Stunts such as the Imme1mann turn,
the falling leaf, loop the loop and other
aerial feats. which to observers on the
ground look to be the height OF fool-
hardness, are really nothing of the
kind, according to Lieut. Col. Charles
Lee, Royal Flying Corps, who Is the
head of the British aviation mission IN
the United States, and whose perform
ances over the city during the last 1eW
days have caused thousands of specta-
tors to gasp and turn their eyes away.
Rather, these tricks in the air are ab-
solutely necessary if the aviator is 70
be able to wriggie out OF tight places'
elude boche airmen and become an e1-
fective cog in the intricate and 1mpor-
tant machinery of the allied air serv-
ice. says Col. Lee.
Performance of these stunts. Col. Lee
fecuy. have saved the lives of hun
dreds of allied airmen, while inability
to perform the evolutions instanta-
neously has resulted in scores of fatall-
ties which would have been avoloed
had the airmen been completely famil-
lar with the possibilities of their ma
chimes and able quickly to make turns
and loops to evade boche flyers.
ITO forbid student aviators to attempt
these stunts" Col Lee said, may save a
few fatalities at training camps on this
side, but will certainly be the cause OF
hundreds Of them at the front"
Calls It Necessary.
Col. Lee laid special emphasis on the
statement that not only are the stunts
not dangerous, provided the pilot of the
plane knows his machine, knows what II
can do and knows how to perform the
feats, but that such knowledge and abil-
ity is absolutely necessary if the aviator
is to be effective as fighting factor.
Three years of warfare" said Col. Lee,
'has brought about a great development
in aviation. Air combatants in the field
having gained wide experience, aviators
on both sides are trained to state OF
wonderful efficiency. Barring accidents
and the operations Of chance, the result
of combat depends with deadly GER
tainty, assuming the opposing planes, en-
gines and armament are equivlent, on the
following factors:
Il Personal morale.
"2 Perfection in flying.
"3 Perfection in aerial gunnery.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
DR.. R. A. PEARSON SPEAKS.

DR.. r. A. Pearson of the Department
OF Agriculture this afternoon addressed
the conference of canning club leaders
and Junior extension workers from
thirty-three states. who yesterday
opened a conference at the Public
Library. under auspices of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Matters pertaining to food conserva-
ton as carried on by boys and girls
agricultural clubs throughout the
country are being considered by the
conference, which will end Wednesday.