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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
DENTISTS NAMED.
To Work in Conjunction with Vermont
Exemption Boards

These dentists have been appointed
TO serve with the county boards of ex-
omption in the draft regulations look
ing after repairs of the teeth of reg
istrants: p. f. Mellen, Middlebury; II,
ID. Jenney, Bennington; S. F. Cheney,
st. Johnsbury; o. S, Minis, Burlington;
Essex county, none; Ii. b. Soule, st.
Adams; j. A. Robinson, Morrisville;
IL, T. Hamilton, Newport; w. s. Cole,
Bradford; II. II. Warrington, Rutland;
q. l.. Gutterson, Fair Havep; G. c.
Cowan, Montpelier; A. L. Pettee, Brat
tleboro; L. T, Jewett, Bellows Falls;
+. X; Jewett, Woodstock.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
BONNEVILLE.

Mrs. Mary prouty is i'll with cold
and bronchitis.
John Busch of Mt. Hermon was a re-
cent visitor at ID. \. Leonard S.
Mr.. Montague and Mr.. Howard of
Southbridge, Mass, were in town recent
ly.
Arthur Prouty is moving his family
into the upstairs tenement at Roland
Morse S.
County Road Commissioner Davis OF
Manchester Center was in town on bust
ness Tuesday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
WILLIAIMSvILLE.
Rev. q. E. Webster Going to France

Rev. G. f. Webster, former pastor
of the Methodist church and who
moved here from Berlin, NJ Y, a few
months ago, has just received word
that his application for service in the
foreign transportation department OF
the Red Cross has been accepted. He
expects to receive call to sail fol
France at any time. Mr.. Webster
who is an experienced automobile
driver, will drive an automobile fol
the Red Cross in France. The shirt
factory, moved here recently, will bt
in charge Of Mrs. Webster during hi
absence
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26

Mrs. Olive Briggs of Wardsboro is
working at Walter Decell :.
A number of cases of humps and
measles are reported in town.
Mrs. Sclfors of Wardsboro is at the
parsonage caring for the new baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Allen of Brat
tleboro are guests at Charles NJ. Dean 5.
The Ladies Aid society will hold II
supper and social at the vestry Mon
day evening.
The body of little Melvin Dean was
taken from the tomb and buried in
Round Hill cemetery.
Miss Blanche Boyd of Brattleborc
was week end visitor at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Walter Deccll.
George Sanderson and Clifford Her
| rick, who have been in BrattleborC
through the winter, are working il
Taft 5 mill
The gang of Realty Co. men who
have been camping on the island an(
working the pulp logs down the rive
broke camp Tuesday and moved furthe
| down the river.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
Jail Preferable.

Jack-Tom, I'm in a terrible Gx I'm
engaged to three girls
Tom-Well that's not exactly crime.
Jack-No; that's the worst of it. If
it were could 60 to prison and have
some peace.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
JACKSONVILLE.
Death of Rev. E. L. Staples.

Our community was saddencd by the
sudden death of Rev. Ernest l.. Staples
at his homo in East Bridgewater, Mon
day, April Is. Although Mr.. Staples
had not been well for some months no
had attended to his usual work and
answered many calls in different places.
He was at the ordination of Clifford
Stetson at Rutland last month.
Mr.. Staples had spent IL summers
here, preaching through his vacations of
July and August His annual coming
was looked forward to by large circle
of friends. He often spoke feelingly
of the place the people here held in his
esteem and of his appreciation of the
varied scenery round about here. His
many friends were looking forward to
his coming this summer and were OK
pecting an announcement of his accept
ancc to spend his 10Th successive sum
mer here, when the news came of his
death.
The funeral was held in st. Paul s
Universahst church, Springfield, Mass,
where he preached and officiated at a
funeral April 8. Those from here who
attended the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Roberts, MI and Mrs. Wal
lace Allen, Mrs. Hollis Stetson and r. j.
Phillips.
Clista Roberts is home for lo,days
vacation.
Mrs. n. f. Adams and daughter,
Audry, are visiting in town. ...
Neal Faulkner is home from Mount
Hermon school for the summer.
Eugene Brown Of Stamford has been
assisting George Sayres in sugaring.
All are glad to hear that John Gillctt
is gaining from his attack Of, pneumonia
The local orchestra furnished music
for the dance in West Halifax Friday
night.
Hugh Ward spent last week at W. II.
Hancock s, whore his family is for
| few weeks.
George Smith has moved into W. d
Canedy's tenement and is working fol
Mr.. Rogers.
Mrs. Agnes Cross is still with her par
cnts in Worthington, Mass. Her father
is still very i'll.
Emil Bigiebing of North Adams was
in town last week and stopped at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Ray Roberts.
Mr.. Henderson of Boston was here
last week looking after his mill inter
csts. He has a large force of teams
cleaning off the lumber on the Faulkner
lot.
II. w. Thomas and son, A. w. Thorn
as, who have been on the John Leonard
farm the past year, expect to move e
Wilmington soon. Mr.. Button has rent
cd the farm for two years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
BUSINESS CARDS.
w. r. MOVES, M. D.

w. r. MOVES M. p. or
Specialist. Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat. OF.
fee hours, 9l2 4. m, 1905 p m Wednesday
other evenings by appointment American
Building, Brattleboro. Appointments for
glasses fitting made by mail or telephone
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26

Mrs. F. II. Richardson went Tuesday
to Willimantic, Conn, to spend a week
Harold Elliott of Mortified (Vt.) is
visiting his grandfather, L. r. vii.
lard, and uncle, F. E. Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Fairbanks and
two daughters, Marion and Elizabeth
were guests Sunday of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. NJ Merrifeld.
Rev. G. f. Webster spoke in the
Methodist church at the evening scrv.
ice Sunday on the work that is be
ing done by the American Red Cross
+. b. Washer and son, Harold, OF
lion, n. Y, came Monday to spend {
few days. Harold has enlisted in The
navy and expects to be called in {
short time.
Rev. George Burdick, a former pas
tor, this being his last pastorate befor,
going to Korea as missionary IS year
ago, spoke in the Methodist churcl
Sunday morning. He spoke very in
terestingly of his work as missionary
the people and the customs of tn
country. He came to America last sum
mer on years furlough and will re
turn to Korea in few weeks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26

For the land 8 sake-use Bowker's
Fertilizers. They enrich the earth and
! those who till it,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26

Arizona is agitating for restoration OF
death penalty for murder.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26

Mrs. Bertha Brown is working at Les
lie Wordcn 5.
Miss Louise johnson visited at G, +
Wellington s in Brattleboro Saturday.
Mrs. Ella Halliday and Mrs. AbbiC
Patch visited AT f. II. Squircs S in Put
ncy Friday. ~
Mrs. Margaret st. Cyr and James
johnson of Greenfield and Fred BOYD
of Clinton, Mass, were Weekend guests
at Dwight johnson ~" 49,
The Red Cross met at Mrs. Lilla
Reed = last week. Mrs. NJ. Il. Brown
and Mrs. A. G. Walker were delegates
to the county chapter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
DUMMERSTCN.
Pomona Grange to Meet Saturday.

. Windham County Pomona Grange will
meet with West Dummcrston and Eve.
ming Star Oranges at DummcrStOn Cen
ter Saturday, April 81. Installation of
officers at 1890 Il. m. Dinner on the
picnic plan. The afternoon session is
open to the public, There will he a
literary program, a seed testing demon
stration by Mr.. Haywood OF Burlington
and other interesting features, n which
the public is cordially invited 10 be
present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
Bishop House Has Close Call.

What might have proven a disastrous
fire if it had not been discovered in
Just the nick of time started in John
Bishops house Saturday night. Mrs.
Bishop awoke about midnight and
smelled smoke, but being unable to
locate it called her husband and they
went to the kitchen below.
On opening the door they found the
room so hot and full of smoke that it
nut the light out. They managed to
get a window open so they could
breathe and found the fire in the chin
nev and around the old fireplace bach
of the cupboards, which was all ablazc
By hard -.peeEsiStesnt. LILY work. i hrowinl
soon put out.
1t was so hot in the room that all
the paint on doors and woodwork was
blistercd and much of it fell off. Gar
ments that hung on the wall were
scorched brown and ruined. Part OF
4 separator that was on a shelf melted
and ran down on the floor. The cup
boards were burned away, window,
were cracked, and almost everything
in the room was spoiled. The whole
inside of the house was damaged by
smoke.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
GRAFTON.
EVANGELIST to Begin Sunday.

Evangelist Swift will begin a cam
paign here SUNDAY morning. He could
be best described as a "pocket edi-
ton of Billy Sunday with the slang
left out. lie is blessed with a humor
and enthusiasm which is contagious
On Sunday morning when Mr.. Swift
will speak on First Things First and
on SUNDAY night he will speak on
Weighed by the Ten Commandments,
How much do You Weight He prom
Uses to speak straight from the shoul-
der.
On Monday night the subject will be
Things Never Seen Before in Grafton.
Those who say there is nothing new
under the sun are urged to attend this
service. On Tuesday evening the sub
ject will be Every Man Writing His
Own Record. On Wednesday night,
which will be patriotic night, he will
speak on Moral Lepers. Thursday
night the subject will be The Last
Words of Jesus.
Evangelistic singing will be fea-
ture of all the meetings. All demon
nations will be welcome at these serv-
ices.
Mrs. W. W. Evans returned from
Worcester Thursday.
Mrs. Glazier was in Chester from
Sunday to Tuesday.
Miss Clough, daughter of Dr.. Clough
was guest of her father at r. +.
Aiken s Friday and Saturday.
A package of scrap books made by
the Junior Red Cross of the village
schools was sent to the ship, Paul
Jones, last week.
The pine tree, an old landmark, a,
the Whitcomb residence was cut down
last week. 1t was 6s years old, 81
feet tall and three feet in diameter a,
the base.
Friends in town have received cards
announcing the marriage of Annie Cud
worth Higbie to William Howard Dew
lin on Thursday, April Is, in Brooklyn
Mrs. Devlin will be very pleasantly re
membered as having spent several sum
mers in Grafton.
Mrs, Maria j. Smith died suddenly
last week Tuesday. Funeral services
were held from her late residence Fri
day morning at 10. Rev. G.. +. Cong
don officiating The burial took place
in Springfield (Vt.). Mrs. Smith leave
two sons, Fred, who lives at Cam
bridgeport, and Frank, who lives il
Grafton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
Three Former Pastors at Service.

There were three former pastors in
the audience at the Methodist church
Sunday morning, Rev. G. NJ. Burdick
who preached here previous to 1903
Rev. G.. T.. Webster, who came after
Mr. Burdick, and Rev. a. S. Charlton
who has just retired.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
DIR. G. B. HUNTER.

DIR. C. B. HUNTER.
Office at residence. West Brattleboro Hours
3 to 9 a. m, to ,, and go to 8 p. m. Tele-
phone, 5lS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
Patriotic Rally This Week Friday.

There will be patriotic rally in Cit
liens hall Friday evening of this week
ut o clock. Mrs. a. s. Yantis of Man
chester, n. H., will speak on Woman s
Part in the Winning of the War, and
Roy NJ. Pickard Of Kcene will give a
general address. A set of stcreopticon
slides, recently released by the govern
ment through the Red Cross, will be
shown. There will be singing, in which
everyone may join, and the admission
will be free to all. It is to be hoped
that everyone who possibly can will
come and make this meeting a success
Come and bring a friend.
It is rumorcd that Perlcy A. Richard
son and Addison NJ. Brown are to en-
ploy farmerettcs on their farms here
the coming summer,
George o. Cobleigh has nearly com
pleted a large garage on his place here
| George w. Butler and Oscar L. Colburr
are doing the work.
o. Z. Randall and George +. Amidoi
are the Liberty loan committee for thi
village, and anyone interested in buying
loan can get the necessary informa
ton from them.
| The faithful, old horse, Jerry, owned
in the family of the late Ashbel Stod
dard for nearly 25 years, was laid a
rest Monday. Jerry was nearly 80 year
! old and was of almost human intelli
/ gence. Horses of his stamp are hard t.
find nowadays.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
G, r. ANDERSON,

G. R. ANDERSON,
: SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN.
Surgery a speciality. Office and residence
Brooks House. l8 Main St. Hours: After
moons, 80 to 8; evenings, to 8, except Tues
| days and Fridays. Sundays by appointment
| only. Telephone. 30
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26

| A. I. MILLER, N. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
| Hooker block. Hours, 8 10 9 a. M, to ?,
| go to s p. III. Telephone, 27-W.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26

DIR. HENRY TUCKER.
Residence, 8 Grove street; telephone, 258.
Office, Leonard block. Hours, 80 to 3, and
to p. M Telephone, 29-W.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26

B. E. WHITE, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Main street, over Kuechs store. Tel. III.
The Washington times., 1918-09-17

New York: ut is my own discovery
Ind IL takes just one night to get
such marvellous results" says Mae
Edna Wilder, when her friends ask
her about her wonderful complex
Ion and the improved appearance Of
her hands and arms. You can do
the same thing IL you follow my ad-
vice" she says. Il feel IL my duty to
tell every girl and woman what this
wonderful prescription did for me.
Just think Of It All this change in
q single night! never tire of telling
remarkable results Here is the iden-
teal prescription that removed every
defect from my face, neck, hands Ind
arms. Until you try IL you can form
will make in just one application.
The prescription which you can pre-
pare at your own home is as followj:
Go to any grocery and get ten cents
worth nf ordinary oatmeal. and from
any drug store a bottle Of derw.liO.
Prepare the oatmeal as directed in
every package Of derwillo and apply
night and morning. The FIRST appllca-
tion will astonish you 1t makes the
skin appear transparent. smooth and
VelYety. especially recommend Il
for a sallow skin, freckles, tan, sun
spots, coarse pores. rough skin, ruddi-
ness. wrinkles and in fact, every blen-
lsh the face. hands and arms are heir
TO. II your neck or chest Is disc olored
from exposure, apply this combination
there and the Objectionable defect
will disappear as III by magic. It Is
absolutely harmless end will not re-
duce or stimulate 4 growth Of hGiT.
No Tl-il.r how rough and unEaiulv
the hands and arms. or what abuses
they have had through hard work and
exposure to sun and wind, this oat-
meal-derwillo combination will work
wonderful transformation in IL
The Washington times., 1918-09-17
Big FARM FOR TROOPS

LANCASTER, Mass, Sept. 17.-Mrs
Nathaniel Thayer, multi-millionaire.
has offered her 200-acre farm, one of
the finest in the country, to the Gov
eminent for the use of the troops sta
toned at the New England canton
ment, Camp Devens.
The farm is stocked with an the
latest devices for cultivation, and in
cludes q fine herd OF Jersey cows, each
of which has q pedigree as long as a
descendant OF the Pilgrim Fathers.
The broad meadows and streams
which are a part OF the estate have
long formed one of the beauty spots
Of this old town. There Is garden
space sufficient to raise all the vege-
tables the boys at the camp could
consume.
There are no strings to the OFFER
and no conditions, except that IT he
returned at the close Of the war in
as good condition as It is in now.
The Washington times., 1918-09-17
QUEST|ONNAIRES co
into MAILS FRIDAY

Mailing Of questionnAires to men of
the IS to 45 year class will begin Fri
day.
It Is expected that every man who
registered September II. will have
their questionanaires by next Tues
day. Questionnaires must be returned
to the local board within a week, ex-
elusive of Sundays or holidays.
With complete returns of the regis
tration in the District in the hands
OF the provost marshal general, the
District is now ready for the drawing,
which Is to take place October 2.
The FIRST call for Glass 1 men of
the new draft is expected about the
middle of October. General Crow
der's call for $50 District men yester-
day completely exhausted the list of
Glass 1 men OF registrations before
September IL.
The Washington times., 1918-09-17
DAVID 7. O'CONNELL
KILLED IN FRANCE

David T. o'Connell thirty-one years
old, 14o2 w street northwest, is re-
ported in today's casualty list as
KILLED in action" His mother Mrs.
Elizabeth O'ConnelI received official
notice Of her boys death q week ago.
O'Connell was a FIRST class private
in the Twenty-third Infantry, Com
pany F. and enlisted early in July,
1917. He was at first stationed with
the overseas ammunition train. Mo-
tor Truck Company D, and was trans
ferred to the infantry at his own re-
quest He was killed July IS, after
he had served about one year.
In his last letter home, written
July II, he spoke Of his transfer,
saying that he wanted to do MS full
duty and get into the big fracas."
He spoke in high praise OF his OFF,
which he was to send home as a
stained glass taken from one OF the
ruined cathedrals a thousand years
old, in a town which the Yanks had
taken from the Germans.
He told of a night patrol who had
found q COW In No Mans Land and
brought 1t behind the lines. The
company had it for mess for several
days
o'connen attended the St Dominic
School. He is survived by his
widowed mother. six sisters, and a
younger brother.
The Washington times., 1918-09-17
LABOR'S
BIG PART IN WAR

Ninety-nine per cent OF the credit
for production of ships and other
necessities of war belongs to labor.
according to Senator Mcclellan OF
Tennessee. While he did not intend
to detract from the credit due to the
captains of industry who are direct
ing the shipbuilding and other gil
Eantic war enterprises. the Senator
declared they should not claim all the
glory of achievement. He said:
I'VE are building ships at the rate
of perhaps 6.OOO.O 900 tons a year We
must build them faster than the
enemy can sink them. 1t is labor
that builds those ships. 1t is labor
that digs the raw materials and FORCES
these raw materials. 1t is labor
that rivets. screws, nails, and NOR
The Washington times., 1918-09-17
ADVERTIsEME EMIT.
AoNERIlSEMENI ADVERTISEMENT.
How to Make
Your Own Complexion
Treatment at Home

hours at the most Thousands who
have used it report the same results
l have had"
Miss o. c. says: MY complexion
neck, chest, hands and arms were dark
from exposure. The very first lppli-
cation Of this wonderful Derwillo oat-
meal combination convinced me that
my poor complexion and skin 5lem-
ishes would soon be q thing Of the
past In 8 few weeks all these I'M
slightly defects had entirely disap-
peared and / shall always use II 10
keep my complexion al its best all
the time have recommended il To
my girl friends and they are just as
enthusiastic over IL as ] am. We all
use 1t before going to the theater,
dances or parties and it's wonderful
what a difference it makes in our ap-
pearance."
Mrs. G. V. writes: Oatmeal and
DerwIllo have worked miracles with
my complexion. ] had many despised
WRINKLES ana sallow rough skin. My
HANDS and arms were covered with
tEeckles. After eight weeks use -!
Nae Edna WildeT's wonderful COM
pleNio1 prescription these objectiou-
able defects have entirely van; shed.
every girl and woman to try il and I
feel confident after one or Two appli-
cations they will use il continually
and be Just as favorably Impressed
all Of my friends"
NOTE-To get the best effect be sure
to follow the complete directions contained
In every package Of derwilIo. You have
only 10 get dsrwillo and oatmeal. You
need nothing else and n is So simple that
anyone can use II and - ineNpsr,s.ge that
any -Eiri or wOInRl rsa afford 0. The
uanuf4 rtETer- and GruEPiyts r-uaran,sc
that Their" viii lie u"tircaJl- !:urrovc-
msHt after the Crst appli~at ion or th.y
will refund IN" money. II is sold in this
city under money refund guarantee BY
all druggists, including Peoples Drug
Stores and o'DonneIrG.
The Washington times., 1918-09-17
WOULD NOT STAND
FOR NATIONAL AIR

HAGERsTowN. Nd, Sept. IL
George Sharer. OF Montana, sailor,
on duty at q munItion plant here
knocked q young man down with his
nst for refusing to stand at attention
while The Star-Spangled Banner"
was being played by the Municipal
Band in the city park.
When the band struck up the ma
tIonaI anthem Sharer Immediately
stood at attention and called to the
man. who was sitting on a railing.
to show his loyalty.
ITO - with It," the man replied.
Sharer's fist shot out and caught
him under the ear. Regaining his
feet, the fellow fled.
The Washington times., 1918-09-17

tises the various parts and materials
into 4 completed whole. To lsbor is
due 90 per cent OF the credit
"And as in the case OF ships so II Is
virtually with all the rest of our war
services and war activities. Our mu-
nitions of war. the bullets, cannon.
shells, guns. machine guns, rifles. rail-
roads. clothing. uniforms. canton
ments, war vessels. and food are man
ufactured and produced by the unre-
hitting and patriotic toll OF labor.
And. more than that. 1t Is labor's
sons in the largest degree who actu-
ally use these materials on the field
of battle"
Senator Mcclellan declared himself
opposed TO the regulation of prices OF
labor. THE war has raised prices on
everything" he said. ut has brought
untold prosperity to manufacturers.
Why should we begrudge prosperity
to the Iaboring man, who brings
prosperity to others?"
The Washington times., 1918-09-17
PRISONERS GIVE
/ WARNING OF GAS
y BY NEWTON c. PARKE.
i31nternGtional News Service Staff

1L4uLGTnGllOnBA MOVIE CCENlCC oNoAA
:, Correspondent)
u WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF
i"E LORRAINE FRONT, Sept. IL
5German prisoners, fearing they
iWould be overcome warned Ameri-
8ans Of impending gas attack i'm
6lnediately upon their arrival in our
Hines north of Thiaucourt (St. Mihiel
xrontl.
The alarm was given and sure
E5snough five minutes later the Ger
IMAM artillery began to shower gas
eShells upon the American positions
Many horses that were abandoned
by the Germans in their flight were
-HtIlized by slightly wounded Ameri-
S cans in getting to the dressing sta
tStons. Our wounded were extremely
cheerful They smoked cigarettes
and 5oked with each other as they
swere carried rearward in ambulances.
One man from the Bronx New
1;York eity), who had received bull
Act In the nose came in for his share
{ sOf kidding"
/ That's what you get for having
snch q big beezer," remarked one
Among the German prisoners was
a1ne who had worked in q beer gar
;aaen on upper Broadway. CNew York
sstty.
! 81 would not have been here" he
Sfennarked. IL I had not been with
Rhis bunch of dubs," indicating his
sSeomradeA They did not know
whether they wanted to run or fight
No officers could be found at all.
, And while everybody was chewing
Ahs rag along came you guys and
sRot US"
The press arrangements for the
Sbattls between the Meuse and Mo-
,RsIle were better than at the Marine
tfCorrespondents were CHARTERED TWEEN
~ miles from the front and dis
patches were flied within sound of
The gunA
On the Marne II was necessary to
&ravel two hours before reaching the
'front.'