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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
FOR LARCENY OF $4,000.
T. o. Berry, Rubbish Contractor, Ar
rested in Springfield. Mass.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. Ell
Thomas 0. Berry, who for several years
has lad the rubbish disposal contract
in the city, was arrested yesterday here
on a warrant charging him with the
larceny of $26, from the CONNER
cial Credit company of Baltimore, Md,
on Nov. IS, 1916. The arrest was
made on a warrant from the Boston
police, where Berry was indicted on
complaint of agents for the company
According to the Boston police, Ber-
rv obtained the money from the credit
company by assigning to them accounts
which he claimed were owed to him An
investigation of the accounts. so it is
alleged, showed they were false and
fictitious Efforts TO have restitution
made, the police say did not result ia
vorably and warrant was issued for
his arrest
Berry was located in local hotel
and Capt. Frank w. Guilty assigned
Detective Lieutenant John St Ledger
to arrest him.
Mr.. Berry contract for disposing
of rubbish has been a verbal one with
the city. At present the city is trying
to let the contract on another basis
but although bids have been received
they have not yet been acted upon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
IDLE MEN URGED TO
CUT A CORD OF WOOD
Committee on Public Safety Makes Sug
gestion to Those Out Of Employ
meut by Fuel Order.

MONTPELIER, Jan. 2l.-The following
letter from the Office Of the Vermont
committee on public safety, signed by
Leighton P Slack, chairman, and Joseph
G.. Brown, secretary, has been sent to all
parts of the state:
I'm compliance with the order Of the
federal fuel administration, no manlhac-;
turing plant shall burn fuel or use power
derived from fuel for FIVE days tfTYn
Jan. IS to Jan. %, inclusive, and on ev-
cry Monday beginning Jan. % and end
ing March IS with the few exceptions
noted in said order The apparent reason
for the drastic order of the fuel admin
istration is on account OF the shortage
of fuel not only for the power in our
manufacturing plants but for the heat
ing Of our homes.
| This order will necessarily close down
large number Of manufacturing plants
in Vermont as we'll as in other states,
and il is therefore urged by the execu-
tive officers OF the Vermont committee
OF public safety, that each and every
employer secure for their employees an
opportunity to follow out the instructions
and recommendation of the Vermont fuel
administrator in the "cut-a-cord' cam
paign.
On account of the scarcity Of farm la
Dor the farmers are unable to produce
the amount of wood they would be glad
to furnish the residents of the different
towns The situation is certainly most
serious and can be relieved in our state
in large measure by the securing OF the
labor that will necessarily be employed
by reason of the order OF the fuel ad
ministration, in the cutting of wood witt
which our hills are SO bountifully sup
Piled Arrangements can doubtless bt
made with farmers who have woodlot'
where wood can be conveniently pro
cured but the help TO cut the wood can
not be secured.
This state has in the past provided thu
larger proportion OF wood that has beer
used for fuel, but the production of woO'
has gradually decreased to such an ex
tent that very little dry wood can nov
using wood for heating power have beel
depending entirely upon coal Consider
ing the great shortage of coal and the I'M
possibility of securing it, this condition
must not be allo-yed to continue, and ey
cry effort must be made TO awaken tn
people of this state to the necessity G
securing wood.
All who are not actually engaged IN wa
service or in preparation for this service
should be more than willing to render al
in the manner indicated, and IL Is antit
ipated that there will be q large an
willing response to this request.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
The Fighting Engineers.

We dug up husky mountains by the
We SPAWNED the rushing torrents with a
bridge,
We laid the rails to guide the steam
That led the men and guns at Cambria
ridge
We built a road through slush and
sloughy mud
While lodging shells the German min
MES sent
We did the Job and saw that it was
good
And then we heard another call and
went
The pick and shovel dropped from every
hand,
We didn't even notice where they fell,
We crawled or climbed or ran to Nc
Mans land
| To bring back tortured souls from worse
| than hell,
/ And then the Germans came and we hac
to fight
With something near to Joy we grabbed
! the guns.
| For this We waited many day anC
| night
To send our deadly greetings to tn
Huns.
With British Tommies we stood face t.
face
With death and counted it the chance
OF all to be with them in that red place
To live and fight and maybe die 10
France
So shot for shot and ball for ball W
gave,
From trench and shell hole till the figh
was won
Then we came back each from his Twin
grave,
Save those whose living-fghting days wei
done.
J So, when the story of the war is told,
Let one small chapter tell the world OF
: tale;
Say that We helped the thin first line
hold,
That when the big test came We d
not fail
> But do mot call US heroes, do not give
= For those who died "out there" yo'
ss.pitiful tears,
b But. smiling proudly, let their names st
ss. hive q =
Upon the roll, "The Fighting Engineers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
Only a Volunteer.

Why didn't | wait to be drafted,
And be led to the train by a bands
And put in a claim for exemption
Oh, why didn't | hold up my hand?
Why didn't l wait for the banquet?
Why didn't | wait TO be cheered9
For the drafted men get all the credit,
While | only volunteered
Nobody gave me banquet;
Nobody said a kind word
The puff of the engine, the grind of the
wheels,
Was all the good-byes | heard
Then off to the training camps hustled.
To be trained for the next half year,
And in the shuttle forgotten
| was only volunteer
And perhaps some day in the future,
When my boy sits on my knee
And asks what | did in this great war,
And his little eyes look up to me,
| will look back into those little eyes
That at me so trustingly peer,
And tell him | missed being drafted,
For | was only volunteer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
KILLS BOSTON OFFICER.
Burglar, Interrupted in Break, Fires
Four Shots with Deadly Effect.

BOSTON, Jan. 2l-Policeman Joseph
&c. Reiser of the Back Bay station was
shot and killed in an apartment house
on Jersey street yesterday by thief,
whose speciality had been the stealing OF
monograph records. After firing four
times, the thief stepped over the body
of the officer, lying headdownward on
stairway, calmly notified woman ten
ant on the first floor that a man had
been shot, asked her to telephone for a
physician and then disappeared, Numer-
Gus thefts of monograph records from
apartments were reported to the police
three days ago and Reiser, who was as
signed to the case, had been trailing a
suspect. 1t is supposed that he had fol
lowed the man into the Jersey street
house and that the man fired at him
from the third floor landing before Reiser
could draw his revolver. Near the body
lay woman's handbag containing phoro-
graph records and roll of clotheshne
The police believe that the thief used the
clothesline in making his escape from
apartments after the robberies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
Motion Picture Attractions.

Today the Empire presents Stuart
Holmes in The Broadway Sport, Will
liam Fox production, also Hank Mann
in The Domestic Hound. two-act Fox
film comedy. On Wednesday Mabel
Trunnelle in The Ghost of Old Moro
and Little Mary MeAlister in Do Chill
dren Count9 are the attractions.
Today tbs Princess theatre presents
Pauline Frederick in the Paramount
production, The Hungry Heart, also a
Burton Holmes travel picture. Tomor-
row this theatre will be closed by or
der Of the fuel administrator. On
Wednesday William Desmond viii be
seen in the yitagraph feature, Paddy
o 'Hara, also keystone comedy will
be shown.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
TO UNLOAD FREIGHT.
Factory Workers to Help Clear Up
Congestion in Hartford, Conn.

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 2l-Between
5000 and 1000 factory employees who will
be out OF work Monday and Tuesday in
this city and more than 100 heavy auto
trucks from the factories, with trained
crews to operate them, began at O'Clock
this morning to unload, ship and distrib-
ute the contents of nearly 1000 freight
cars now tied up in the railroad yards in
Hartford
Mayor Frank A. Hagarty and a com
mittee of manufacturers met yesterday tc
discuss ways and means of relieving the
freight congestion and to give work L
the thousands of workingmen idle here
owing to the Garfield vacation The plaI
adopted is systematic and will result il
the clearing of every freight car in the
city in two days.
The trucks will deliver all freight Il
the consignees. Trolley schedules hav,
been altered to allow several of thu
streets to remain free for the auto
trucks
Hartford's freight has been severely
congested since early in 1917 This rad
lcal step in the moving OF local freight
is probably the first to be taken in The
country and was the idea of Mayor Hag
arty. 1t is believed by the Mayor that
if every city in the country east OF tn,
Mississippi river did as Hartford will do
the remaining Monday holidays will b,
unnecessary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
NEWS FROM HOME
WELCOMED MOST
Arthur H. Cain Writes His Brother
Carl, and Says He Has Taken Out
$4,000 Life Insurance.

Carl +. Cain is in receipt of a letter
from his brother, Arthur II. Cain, of
the lO1st ammunition train, American
expeditionary force. written in France
on Christmas day The letter reads:
Dear Brother Carl:-
ave are in different camp taan
the one from which / wrote last. /
guess from now on we will do consider
able moving around.
This is sure fine day for Christ
mas. Even if we are many miles away
our thoughts are with you people at
home
eve are all waiting for the Christ
mas dinner to be served, turkey and
everything to go with it that the Z. 5.
could get US. If we get as much as we
did for Thanksgiving l surely will have
no kick coming. Last Saturday we
were being billeted and another lad
and myself had to sleep in a hay NOV.
1t was cold getting to bed, but believe
| me it was nice and warm to sleep IN.
That is only one of the many small
hardships we will have to 60 through.
Last month | took out $4,000 life
insurance, naming you as the benefac-
| tor, so if they get me before l do them
you will have enough each month to
take care of mother and father if they
need it.
81 am still looking for letter from
you and the folks. Thus far mail has
been kind of shy. Maybe in the next
batch there will be all kinds of mail
There is nothing which is more welcome
than news from across the pond.
$50 far | have written five short
letters today, and there remain foul
or five more which l ought to write
and get them on their way
~ wonder if the Jew who used t.
work for you was drafted. He would
make some soldier, but the t1ashy tie
would have to be discarded for thu
olive-drab color. Maybe he wouldn
be so fussy about the style of his uni
form, The last I saw of Oscar Swan
son, he was learning to ride a hors,
and he WASH t much good to sit down
Standing up seemed to suit him better
q have seen some wonderful sight
since arriving over here, in fact ever,
day something new is to be seen, bot
in civil life and in the army.
Will close with love and best wish
es to the whole family. Wishing yo,
a prosperous new year, I am as ever,
Your loving brother,
ARTHUR.
"P. S. If you send any smokes max
it Bull Durham and Lucky Strike in
stead of any high priced ones -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
BILL CLYMER is OPTIMISTIC
Manager OF Louisville Team Says Ca
lamity Howling Is Growing Very
Tiresome to Him.

William j. Clymer, manager Of the
Loulsvilles. has joined the baseball OPP
timists. "Somc of these fellows are
trying to talk baseball TO DEATH" says
Clymer. "They are grumblng over
nothing. The more they prattle about
cheap baseball next year the more the
public will lose interest. You can't
I'M thenter with poor show at low
prices. You must provide the best at
tmcuons for reasonable admission
fees. If oil the baseball men will pull
together In an effort to save the ma
tional game the task will be easy. If
the theuters and race tracks can run
next year, surely the ball parks can be
kept open. This calamity business Is
growing very tircsome. Cut it out'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21

Al, and in three-base hits, with %.
Cobb was at bat more times than any
other player, facing the pitchers 5SS
times.
DOME Bush scored the most runs,
tallying 112 times.
Everett Scott played In the most
games-157.
Wallie Pipp led in home runs with
nine.
Ray Chapman made the most sacri-
fee Lits-67.
Eddie Collins drew the greatest mum
Der Of passes, getting 80 bases on balls
Bob Roth famed oftener than any
other player. He struck out 10 times
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
What Vermont Has Already Done.

In the Daily Republican Register of
Galesburg, H., appears this tribute to
Vermont and her sons written by Dr.
John Van Ness, Standish, reproduced
by the Norwich University Record,
from which we quote it:
Statistics will show that Vermont
has produced more distinguished men or
men of achievement than any other
state in the Union. Eightytwo per
cent of her sons have performed their
life work outside tho state of their
nativity. She has furnished for Is
states and territories % chief justices
two for Illinois.
: She has given II states so asso-
ciate justices Of the supreme court
four for New York and three for Mas
sachusetts, etc.
She has given IA states "a United
States senators, and to IS states 12l
United States cOngresamen-23 of them
represented the state of New York.
Besides all these. Vermont has furnish
ed Is states and territories with AZ
governors-alnlost one for each state.
A noted clergyman, in one Of his
dyspeptie moments, said that Vermont
"was state of infidels.' Notwith-
standing that she has given to the church
one archbishop and six bishops-men OF
great prominence in the church.
Vermont has furnished SO editors of
newspapers and magazines, and one of
the number was the founder of the
New York World
Vermont believes in preparedness
for every line of work. Her citizen
I ~. Lo,
scholars have accomplished life work
in the writing of books. Two hundred
and ninety-two have become author,
and have written some Of the bes'
books extant. George P Marsh. am
bassador for many years at Rome
wrote n work on English language tina
it would be difficult TO excel Some o
her sons wrote as many as GO volume
of standard works.
For the defence and glory of GU
:, country. Vermont has furnished s.
: brigadier- generals. II major general
t and one commodore, 9 rear admiral
!, and one admiral, Dewey. She has give
: 40 presidents to our colleges and uni
il yersities. - artists. seven musical con
: posers, three architects and four sculr
= tors. one of whom has world wild
| reputation-Hiram Powers, maker G
: the "Greek Slave
Eight districts judges born in We,
mont have presided over the hight
courts of seven states and territorie
i and 100 capitalists, sons of Vernon
n ne-half of whom became millionaire
q And she can boast of furnishing
Y railroad presidents for as many diffe
= ent railroads. Three fathers of pre-
- ident of the United States were We
u monters, and two unsuccessful cand
dates for the presidency. Vermont h;
given to the country one president, OF
vice president, two chaplains of Il
IT, House, three secretaries of war, one
ne the treasury, one postmaster gener;
10 one attorney general.
y. She has furnished ministers and al
bassadors for every civilized country
the world: England, France, German
Russia, Italy, Spain, Switzerland a,
nearly all the countries of South Am,
% lea. She has furnished Governo
A General for the Philippines, two mayo
ell for New York city, consul general
London, and a director general for t
PanAmerican Union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
RETIRE REAL LADY FOR GOOD
Owner OF Winner Of Kentucky Futurity
Announces Three-Year-Old viii
Never Race Again.

A. II. Cosden has announced that
The Real Lady, 2.03, winner of the
Kentucky Futurity and holder Of the
worlds record Tor thrce-year-old trot-
ters, will never race again. She is
said TO be as sound as bell, but she
has trottcd nine Of the fastest races on
record for FLIES of her age in the last
two campaigns, winning S2I,G75, and
her owner Is now going to breed her to
Peter Volo, . ;o2, the only uotter that
ever held the record for yearlings,
two.year-olds, threeycur-olds and four
yCar-O!ds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
GIVEN RIGHT TO APPEAL

Hereafter when the president
Of the National league suspends
a player for more than ten days
IN appeal can be filed with the
board Of directors. When Mr..
McGraw was set down for 16
days last summer for his trouble
with Umpire Byron, there was
no provision for an appeal, there
being a conflict between the ma
tionnl agreement and the
leagues constitution. The New
York club wanted to have Nc
Graw's suspension reviewed by
the directors, but was oycrruled.
The maguates, ct their recent
meeting, simply cleared the at
mosphere.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
Thanks Of oarsmen.

Thames Rowing club of Putney, Eng
land olrc.ed It's clubhouse and rowing
equipment 70 Harvard and Yale oars
men. which brought thankful re-
sponses from the two American uni
vers!ties, many of whose crack oars.
men are enrolled In the government
service and rnay be able to row from
the famous English clubs quarters OF
the Thames London.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
Quite a Catch.

Berthe swanks a lot since he got his
commission. but his father was only a
fisherman
So, that s why he talks SO Nmuch
about his ancestral hauls9 London
Opinion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
Try COBB BATTING CHAMPION
Years With Percentage of .383-
Other Winners.

Ty Cobb was the batting champion
for the tenth time in Is years, with a
percentage Of 1888. He also led his
league in stolen bases, with So. He
led in safe hits, with 225; in total
bases, with 1886; in two-base hits, with
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
Play Lacrosse In Army.

Lacrosse may be played in the army,
If the suggestion of the U. S. Intercol-
legiate Lacrosse league is followed. 1t
has been pointed out that American,
Canadians, Australians and many Eng
lishmen know the game, and French
soldiers have been taking it up. AT
a recent game in Salonlca, Greece, at
least five nntlonaities were represent
ed, each with expert players.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
White Sox Sion Catcher

George Lees, college catcher, hall
ing from Lehich university. has been
signed for trial with the Chicago
White Sex. Some Of the experts say
he was the best college catcher in the
country last season, and several major
league managers sought his services.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
English Errcrs.

The latest example of English as she
is spoken comes from Egypt, where
native interpreter, who had overstayed
his leave, wrote the following letter
to his chief:
my absence is impossible Some one
has removed my wife. Ny God, l am
annoyed. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
ATTACK ON OSTEND.
Naval Forces Bombard Belgium City
Occupied by the Germans

BERLIN, Jan. 2l.-Ostend, on the
Belgian coast, has been bombarded BY
enemy naval forces, it was announced
II Yesterday s. army headquarters re-
port at Berlin. Considerable artillery
lighting occurred at various points
along the western front. the British
fire being especially intense south Of
the Scarpe, while on the French front
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
Rnder and Pennock Enlist.

Two more members of the Boston
American league baseball team have
enlisted in the navy Pitchers Pen
mock and Bader signed as yeomen,
making II members Of the team who
have joined the nations first, line Of
defense.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
Griffin is in France.

Peck Griffin. No. 6 on the national
tennis singles ranking list, and holder
Of the doubles title with William NJ.
Johnston, Is somewhere in France"
according 20 his father
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
DUMMERSTON.

Ora Knapp has been appointed by
County Chairman c. F. Mann Of Brat
tleboro as captain Of the X. Of c. war
camp fund for Dummerston, and he and
Rev. /. s. Beardslee will make can
vass of the town for funds Z. H. Miller
has given the use Of his team for this
work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21

Edgar Allison. weil-known Balti-
more athlete. who had a trial with the
Detroit Tigers, is now ut Camp Meade.
He is also Il good swimmer and foot
bali player.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
costly chance Tor Dreyfuss.

Barney Dreyfuss, 4 IS said, has lost
100000 since he allowed Fred Clarke
20 give up the management Of the Pi-
rates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
U. S. Favors Trap Shooting.

The government has made arrange
msuts TO have trapshooting taken W
OF the various environments and avia.
yia- schools.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21

Mrs. Grace Humiston, the most noted
attorney in New York city, will shortly
launch a campaign to raise, 81, 100000
for the purpose of endowing a nation
wide organization for the projections of
womanhood. Several wealthy women
of the United States have promised
SuppOrt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
Skate Once In a While.

War department proposes TO pro-
vide skating ponds for soldiers. A
little skate on, now and then, is rel
ishcd by the best Of men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
Didn't Take ANY Orders.

"You cant order me around' de-
clared the new salesman. Il take or
ders from nobody
'sY Oh demonstrated that on your last
trip, - said the boss, coming in at this
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21

The National City Bank of New YORK
city employs nearly 400 women.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21

there We're bursts of activity in the
Nerdun sector and on both sides of the
RhineMarne canal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21

Miss Elizabeth MARYLAND is the only
woman surgeon in the British army.
Evening journal., 1918-12-18

Men who apply the yardstick Of sound
Judgment to their smoking prefer Fatinas,
not alone because they give full, honest value
instead of Snowy" looks, but also because
they please the taste and never talk back
--even though man smoke more often
than usual.
Evening journal., 1918-12-18
and at hundreds of other places
big and little
"a fact::

Here are several Fatima advertisements that
have recently appeared in this paper. A hundred
other advertisements like these couldn't tell you
all the places where Fatirna is top-notch seller.
Not only the Capitol Washington
mot only at big hotels and clubs, East and West
mot only with the Army and Navy
mot only at the many other places mentioned in
these advertisements
But also at hundreds of other important places
in every part of the country. In fact Fatma is the
only inexpensive cigarette that has ever won
large sale among men who can afford anything
they like. 81 H 81 M