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New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Labor, to See War
Won, Bears Burden
With Few Strikes: g {:
Assistant Secretary Posi-
Says Wages Fail to Equal
Cost Of Living

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S-Thc small
number of strikes in the face OF the
failure of wages to keep pace with the
rising cost of living was pointed to
tonight by Assistant Secretary Of
Labor Post as proof that the laboring
men OF the nation are willing to make
every sacrifice to sec the war through
to successful conclusion. He cited
the fact that the cost Of food increased
- per cent last year, while wages rose
only from one-half to thirds of
that rate, and declared it was remark
able there had not been more strikes
and labor disturbances.
"unless wages rise as fast as the
cost Of living" Mr.. Post said. "dis-
putes are inevitable. | consider the
small number OF actual strikes and the
general tendency OF wage earners TO
submit their differences to arbitratioa
as convincing proof that they believe
IN the war and are willing to make
every sacrifice to make it success"
Ihe skilled workers, Mr.. Post added.
had fared even worse than the an
skilled laborcrs.
= Except IN the case OF potatoes. the
price OF which decreased 10 per cent.
practically all articles Of food showed
big increases in retail cost last January
!9' as compared with prices the same
Gay IN l9lf, reports to the Department
OF Labor show The price of cornmeal
increased n per cent; bacon, 81 per
cent; lard. % per cent; pork chops, Al
per cent; nam, AZ per cent; milk, 35 per
cent; mems, ~ per cent; butter, 25 per
cent; eggs. % per cent: bread. 10 per
cent; sugar, Is Per cent. and flour, II
per cent.
Cigar making, paper manufacturing
and the IRON and steel mills were the
only industries out o. 13 inves tigated
by the Bureau OF Labor Statistics
which employed more persons in Janu-
ary. 1918. than IN the corresponding
month last year.
The increase was 40 per cent in cigar
factories, three-tenths OF per cent
IN paper mills and per cent in iron
and steel. Automobile plants showed
the greatest decrease in workers. 10 a
per cent; silks. 9.S; boots and shoes.
81. and leather 50
Nine industries had greater pavroYs
last month than in the CORES pondinp.
month of 1917, the greatest increase be
ing 1873 per cent in woollen manufac
turing, in which there was a decrease
OF two-tenths of / ptr cent in the
number Of employees. The payroll Of
cotton factories increased IA ner
cent as compared with Is per cent de-
cline III the number OF workers.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Pneumonia Plague Spreads
To Southeastern China

PtKING, Feb. %. Plague of the
pncumonic type, which has been prcva-
lent in Shnnsi Province, Northern
China, since The beginning of the year,
has spread southeastward to the Prov
ince of Anhwei Eight deaths from the
disease are reported to have occurred
at Fcngyane, 90 miles northwest of
Marking The infection is said to have
been taken into Fcngyang by Il soldier
from Kagan,,~ 10 miles northwest Of
Pokng
'Ihc plague, which is ono of the
deadlicst types known, is said to have
carried of many.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Senator Mcclellan
Scores Prohte'
Also Accuses W. A. Ste
Of falsehood; Denies a
Axc-C1rinclinv

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. PRO
graftcr5 and thieves Who t
secret war contracts, he charged
cost the government millions
lars. were assailed to-day by
Mcclellan. of Tennessee.
lie accused W. a. Starrc1t,
Emergency Construction Commi
"deiiberate and wilful 1al
regarding the awarding of
for the construction of an
field at Memphis. Tenn.
Senator Mcclellan read a ict'
had written 20 newspaper editor
intimated that the activities
ator Mcclellan and others in til
tary Committee N criticism OF
istration plans was founded on
pointment in not getting contrac,
Jobs for their constituents.
He denied he had urged the goS
mont 10 award Thomas Harman e
Of Memphis, the contract for the NJ
phis aviation field, which was |;
cancelled by the department.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Women Radio Operators
Not Wanted in the NAVY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2e. Women
asplrants to radio operators positions
in the navy and Naval Reserve force
were notified by the department to-day
that women are not desired for such
positions because they call for long cx-
pcriencc and for both land and sea
DUTY.
Women telcgraphcrs wtro advised
that they can perform patriotic GER
vice BY accepting employment with one
Of the commercial telegraph companies
thereby releasing men for military
duty. q
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01

io'al '..-.,'.. ................... ,995,C'5
During tnis period thousands Of
open top coal cars were living Idle on
some railroads, awaiting TRANSPORTATION
10 iAe mines. In the Philadelphia dis
Srict alone there were between 5000
and 1000 open top empties on hand
awaiting movement This condition
vas caused partly by the urgent neccs-
slty for the transportation of grain
winch required preferential movement
OF thousands Of empty boxcars west
ward for grain loading.
so lar as equipment is concerned.
inc grain requirements have been
largely satisfied, and il is hoped that
empty coal cars held inactive By the
boXcar movement will be moved quick
" before the railroads arc again
flooded with traffic loaded in tho box
cars sent westward.
ut is suggested, in case it becomes
necessary to make any similar move
ment OF DoXcars again shortly. that
rather than interfere with the move
ment of empty coal cars back to the
mines the railroad administration tenn
Lorarily reduce The passager traffic Oh
Eastern roads. This, it is believed.
would permit the movement both Of
boXcars and OF empty coal cars, en-
<''i'HS pl OuuCSlS OIL coal 10 meet the
extraordinary demands which are be
ing made upon them at the presenS
time.
Says Mines Must Need Cars
{" 1t is impossible for tho btuminous
coal producers TO meet the country's
requirements of coal il they are not
given the cars TO transport their prod
uct
"For the first two months of the
year they have been producing about
% per cent OF the possible output.
Mess this percentage is materially
Increased by an increased car supply
there is no escaping the conclusion
that the country will soon again find
itself in the grip OF a fuel shortage. 3"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Health in Army Camps
Is Greatly Improved
164 Deaths in Cantonments in
United States Reported for
Week Ended Feb. 22

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s-Rapid im-
provement in health conditions in all
army camps in the United States with
the passing of winter is shown in re-
ports for the week ended February %
made public tonight by The War De-
partmcnt.
Admission, non-cfTcctivc and death
rates for all troops show material
reduction from corresponding figures
tor the preceding week. the statement
says. Measles. pneumonia and monin-
gifts continue to Decline"
The total number of deaths in tho
regulars, National Guard and National
Army was 164 for the week, of which
s. were due 10 pneumonia.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
George w. Lawrence
| O Direct Coffee Trade
lSta.B Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-The food
administration to-day announced the
of George w. Lawrence
president of the New York Coffee and
sugar Exchange, as a member of the
dlstribption division in charge Of
coffee. The problem before Mr.. Law
renee, it is understood, viii be to Oh
tam tonnage for the immediate move
ment of large quantities Of coffee from
Brazil 10 the United States
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
| Killed, S Hurt as Bomb Bursts

HONOLULJ, Hawaii, Feb 28.-Cor-
porai John Simmons, Of Piedmont, S.
G., vas instantly killed; Captain Peter
we're injured seriously, and three other
oficcss received slight injuries from
Inc ezpIosion u II grenade ut the
school u fre, Seoaeld Barracks, to-day.
The ozplosion s said 10 have iecn duo
10 the presence Of live bomb in u
boz supposed to contain dummies.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Portugal Lacks Food
But People Are Firm
ISt0f Correspondcnce |

WASHINGTON. Feb. 28.-Oficial dis
patches from Lisbon state that there
is intense suffering in Portugal on ac-
count OF the lack OF foodstufTs, hut that
the country is bearing UP urconlplain-
ingiy under war conditions.
The national elections probably VIII
be held next month.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Accuses Railroads
Of Using Women
For Heavy Work
Sister-in-Law of Justice
Brandeis appears Before
Wage Commission

WASHINGTON. Feb. 28.-A special
session Of the Railroad Wage Commits
sion was held to-day to hear Miss Pau
line Goldmark. sister-in-law of Asso-
c!ate Justice Brandeis, tell of the en-
ploYment OF women on railroads. She
gave figures to show that women were
beng hired in increasing numbers for
heavy work, her statement contradict
ing in some instances the testimony of
railroad executives.
Miss Goldmark appeared as repre-
sentative of the Consumers Learue Of
New York and other organizations. The
testimony was given informally and
VIII not be- included III the record
until she has incorporated it in for
maj statement. Secretary Lane, chair
man, and other members OF the COM
mission showed by their frequent
questions a keen interest in the GEN
era question of women in railroad
work.
Women first were employed in any
number by the railroads about a year
ago, Miss Goldmarh said They were
rut IN clerical positions experimental
ly, but their use has been extended
until now they are in the freight yards,
section gangs, shops and rouy dhouses.
" hlie much of the work is suitable to
them. many occupations involve heavy
physical strain and other hazards.
Women Lift Heavy Weights
Miss Goldmark declared white wom-
en- were lifting weights of as much as
nifty pounds in work as drill press
operators.
Are they used in England in the
same OccuDatlOnS or IL, N barHo1 1uOrl,
asked Secretary Lane.
They are used in England in the
operation OF street railway service,
and also IS station agents and in otkcr
work. Miss Goldmark said. She added
that the English were using incrcas-
ing care 20 provide mechanical equip
inent for relieving the women IRON
lifting heavy weights
sac told of invcstieating conditions
at a factory III GAINESVILLE, Ohio, where
many women arc employed.
he majority OF 55ornon at this
plant She said, "arc engaged at hard
iabor-thc women loading SCRAP and
sorting same york out in The wards: =:
no protection from the intense lavs o'
the sun or the weather. These women
wear overalls and large brim hats.
They hand the iron up IRON thc
ground to others in the cars who pile
-. nc nOufS are nine 4 day, wages
20 cents an hour, and $50 deducted
each month for relief purposes. Men
receive Il cents an hour for labor of
the same class"
Laws Not Adequate
Miss Goldrnarl, said a rccommenda-
ton had been made that the railroads
observe the labor laws in protection OF
women, but that these laws did not
cover many occupations.
For instance, there is 70 law affect.
ing women employed on the strcctcars,
and therefore it is necessary this wear
to put in a bill for their benefit" she
said
"Iherc is great confusion as to the
classification Of women working on the
railroads, for, III Minnesota, the law
applies to all establishments where
powcr-driycn machines are used. vet
railroads claim that the roundhouses
are not under the Law. In New York
state the shops arc cons dcred under
the Federal law, but the roundhouscs
"hefe the women arc employed as en-
ginc dispatchcrs are not so included"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Naval Censor Relieved

WASHINGTON, Feb 2S.~C M
mandcr ii. G. Sparrow, who has been
acting AS naval censor for several
months. has been relieved and ordered
. 10 yea duty. His successor has not yet
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01

of car shortage aud congestion in six
producing districts alone.
These figures follow:
Loss in Producing Districts
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01

Western front and has behind power
of reinforcement of another 100000, IS
one Of those mysteries that no sane
mind can comprehend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-03
GIRLS! THICKEN AND
BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR
AND STOP DANDRUFF
Try this! Your hair gets wavy, glossy
and abundant at
once.

To be possessed Of head of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft lustrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is merely
matter of using a little Danderine
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just
get small bottle of Knowlton's Dan
derine now for few cents-an drug
stores recommend it-apply little as
directed and within ten minutes there
will be an appearance of abundance,
freshness. fiutiiness and an Incompatible
gloss and lustre, and try as you viii
You cannot find a trace of dandruff or
falling hair; but your real surprise will
be after about two weeks use, when
you viii see new hair-fine and downy
at first-yes-but really new hair
sprouting out all over your scalp-Dan-
derine is, we believe, the only sure
hair grower, destroyer of dandruff and
cure for itchy scalp and it never fails
to stop falling hair at once.
II YOU want to prove how pretty and
SOFT your hair really is. moisten cloth
with a little Danderine and carefully
draw It through your hair-taking one
small strand at time. Your hair will
be soft, glossy and beautiful in Just
few momcnts-a delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-03
Some Vermin.
(By Robert ". Chambers of The
Nigilantes.)


In the various interment camps in the
United States are many Germans, nomi-
nally prisoners. actually pensioners Of
the Republic, well fed, well lodged, well
treated.
Sc Germans owed everything to the
kindly welcome extended to them BY the
Republic when they first set foot here,
Our laws had protected them, our gov
ernment had asked nothing OF them ex-
cept that they behave dccently; all OPP
portunities for their betterment and pros
perity were open to them.
These are the people who in her hour
OF need turned against the land that vel
coined them These are the people who
proved disloyal, treacherous. murderous
I csc sleek, IDLE well housed, well fed rats
known commonly as alien enemies
| What is to be done with them at the
end of the war? Are they to be liberated
and permitted once more to resume resi-
dence and occupation among us here il
the land which they betrayed and whicl
| hey would gladly have done to the death
Remember what the word German
stands for today in the civilized world
Remember that these creatures termed
enemy aliens, and now fattening in idle
ness in our detention camps, are eNactl,
that same breed of vermin that trample,
Belgium into a bloody wallow. that spare
neither age nor sex, that outraged it'll
girls, that disemboweled children, tina
bombed hospitals, torpedoed hospita
ships, murdered Red Gross nurses.
Don't forget what this loathoome wor
German" now means 1t means a gov
, ernment,- applauded by its swinish pee
| ! le,-that hand million Armenians owe
to the Turk to be butchered, all age
| both sexes. 1t means the people VIII
struck medals to celebrate the death {
women and children on the Lustani;
: 1t means a people who began this Wa
; with a lie and who have lied ever since
. people now SO degenerate, so brutalizet
, that only the vile blasphemv OF Il
). Black Mass" can compare to the livin
!, blasphemy of which their War Lord ar
: the hordes he leads are the never-to b
forgotten symbols,
Are the interned Germans of this idei
: teal breed to be permitted to remain
: : his country after the war?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-03
WEDNESDAY. APRIL >, 1918.
4 LULL IN PICARDY.

The It'd" apparently turned on the
SommC front Sunday. Then it was that
the Hun gave up his attempts to widen
the gap in the British line by smashing
through the Arras salient The other
part Of the program, driving a wedge
between the French and British south
Of the Somme, was still worth trying,
for the German strategists. but now
that too, seems checked in blood.
Hindenburg is now engaged in
watching Foeh. lie probably feels that
the new change in policy of the allies
which has brought about a unity of
command is likely to result in quick
offensive thrust along the line some
where. And the Marine is still vivid
memory with the German general staff
4 America is especially interested II
4 the next move, and why should it not
wherever the Foeh blow comes, there
win be 100000 Americans taking part
As armies 90 these days, it is a little
army. And still it is a picked body Of
picked men probably the best body OF
men of its size in the world for often
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-03
ENGLAND MUST PAY.
Editor Says Germans Must Rule Wher-
ever German Has Been Spoken.

TIE true pagan spirit of the Hun is re-
vealed now and then in editorials in news
papers in out Of the way places. Herr
Max Lochner, in the Gouzenheimer lei
tung, shows himself to be true disciple OF
Won Tirpitz in tie following utterance re-
Gently found in his newspaper:
I'VE shall conclude no peace OF any
kind with our Western enemies until we
have obtained a guarantee that all the
costs of this criminal war will be paid by
that lousy brood Of liars, the English.
ITO Us nothing matters, neither death
nor hunger, 50 long as We know that our
vile enemies Of the islands of deceit and
hatred viii 90 TO their well-merited perdi-
ton We, however. shall cling to the
iron mines Of Briey, to Wallonia, TO Elan
ders, to the German Provinces of the Bal
tic. and 70 tie area surrounding Warsaw
''NGr i this all Rumania too, we shall
have. and the rest Of them We are not
satiated; ouI hatred must have more food
/ Is nurture itself On Wherever once the
| German language has been spoken there
We shall fiN our standard, there we shall
remain the masters for evermore.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-03
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
Soldiers.
By LEE PAPE

Soldiers.
Armies ia composed Of guns and cannons
and soldiers. espeshilly soldiers. If there
wasent eny soldiers there woodent be eny-
body to shoot the guns and cannons and
there woodent be enybody to shoot them
at, witch wood be sutch a waste OF guns
and cannons that nobody wood make ery
more.
There is kinds Of soldiers, privates
and officers. y private has to saloot a
officer weather he likes him or not, and i
he pertends he don't see him the officer
can wawk rite Ground and stand in lrunt
OF him il he wunts to- Ii officer orders
private to do sumthing, he has to &c
and do it no matter even if he wood rather
not This proves the best thing to dc
IS To be officer.
4 general is the highest officer, and eny
other officer that thinks he can sass
genrel opv thinks. so. because he nsEei
tried IT. But genres can sass each othe
/ all they Wunt to- The lowest officer Is
/ lootenant, but most lootenants wear tn
| highest expressions.
Soldiers half to be out in all kinds 0
weather, jest like letter carriers ony verse
The following is a pome about a soldier
The soldier looked sad and worried
He said "Sumthing has happened to ia
me.
| wunt to fife like enything.
But I've went and lost the army
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-03

The first day of April has passed
and Field Marshal Won Hindenburg IS
not vet in Paris. Something has gone
wrong with his schedule. Possibly he
has come to the conclusion that he
does not care much for French cooking
and prefers to keep well behind the
German lines. His only communication
with Paris is by means of the long
range guns in the forest of st. Go
balm. and these seem to be aimed
especially at the churches and the wor-
shippers therein. Three New York
women by the names of Landon were
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-03
Statement of the Ownership, Manage
ment, Circulation, Etc,

Required by the Act of Congress of Au-
gust "A. 1912, of The Brattleboro Daily
Reformer. published every week day, at
Bratteboro, VT, for April /. 1918
state of Vermont, County Of Windham.
Before me. a notary in and for the
state and county aforesaid personally
appeared Howard G. Rice, who having
been duly sworn according TO law, de-
poses and says that ne is the business
manager of The BrattlebOro Daily Re
former and that the following is TO the
best of his knowledge and belief, true
statement Of the ownership, mdudgelneut
taud If q daily paper, the circulauonJ.
ctG qf the .alQIesaid ndbLSat ton t9r (hee
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in section AIS Postal Laws and Regula-
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form. to wit.
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! the publisher, editor, managing editor.
and business managers are: Publisher,
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tleboro, VT; editor, Walter +. Hubbard,
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II stock and securities in capacity othe
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tn the said stock. bonds. or other Sc
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-03

The clearest lesson of the big Ger
man drive to the American people IS
the imperative need of war prepare
tons on a vast scale No matter
whether the drive is stopped or whcth-
er the Germans seem TO exhaust them
selves in the supreme effort, it Is not
safe 10 assume that we can win by
standing pat on present plans. The
narrow escape Of the allies from a
great catastrophe is a sufficient warn
ling. Huge as the German losses have
/ been the German giant still has a mar
velous amount of strength left in him
and will take an indefinite amount OF
beating. Major General Leonard Wood
i in a statement to the senate military
committee. is said to have recommend.
). ed an army of 100000 to 100000
men. He believes we should have
:. 800 900 men in France at the earliest
moment. Wood is not only an abb
general, but he has been in the battle
5 fields on the western 'front.' and speak
( from, first hand knowledge of condi
; tions. Any difference of policy tina
: may develop among administrator
: leaders or army experts is likely to con
cern the size of the forces we shoul
proceed to train when this first bi
: army has been raised and sent.
hardly seems wise to count on les
than an additional 100000 to provid
: the necessary achievements for tn
!, main expeditionary force. If we neve
have to send them across, all the bet
: ter. But we should get them ready