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New-York tribune., 1918-07-07

~ lIIlNN Dy 0He WiHOo", e"c H'A-'
mournfully, thinking of her son.
~ 1t was. not because she knew that
his life was in danger, for he was not
fighting in the trenches with his COM
radcs. Some months before the war
he had evaded the call for his class.
Tempted by woman, he had fled with
her into Switzerland.
A half dozen lines, hastily scribbled,
had told the poor mother that she need
not worry about him. After that
nothing.
Presently war was declared. Each
day, when the postman passed, her
heart beat violently. For she still
hoped that letter would come from
him, saying that he had reentered
France and was going to do his duty.
But the postman never brought let
ter. The simple evader of service had
become deserter and a coward
And now, if she didn't pardon his
crime, out Of her mothers heart she
still loved the big, handsome boy, who,
up to the moment of his flight with
that accursed temptress, had been so
good son. So, when she found her
self alone, she improved the opportu-
nifty to have her little cry. There was
another in the household who had for
bidden her to speak of the absentee, or
even to think of him. 1t was his
father. Their boy had dishonored
them. For them he no longer existed.
This evening, as usual, her husband
had gone to get the wa- news AS she
the front door she hurriedly dried ner
tears. :,
"The communicates were excellent.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-07

OF the whole protectorate would be
the Euphrates Valley.
The most fascinating of the sug-
gested provincial areas would be
Palestine. Industrially, this strip of
historic land-half rock, half vale
has been highway, never support
ing more than two or three millions
Of people. 1t was the carrying trade
that enriched Tyre and Sidon, Caper-
naum and Jerusalem. This carrying
New-York tribune., 1918-07-07
Would Furnish Armv
S h oe Leather in
Great Abundance
Besides Oils for Mu-
milton Makers

recipes for the preparation of it.
The tons of skins have been sent
to tanners, who have had splendid re-
suits. All Of this has been supplied
without cost. though now the demand
Tor the skins is meeting d small part
or the cost Of getting and preparing
them. Every test of the tanners has
proved the claims previously made.
Some OF the leather is as soft
as any kid, and as beautiful. This
Piece Of betting is shark leather. This
DIT. not so heavy, is shark. 1t will take
almost any KIND of finish and it's not
expensive to handle
New-York tribune., 1918-07-07
Translated by William L. Mcpherson
Copyright, 1918, by The Tribune Association


This the struggle 6ceen parental grief and the SELF
appeal;
deals thousands
through Their 1yod be hopeless relieved
pride and resignation h spring
noble ideal of patriotic duty.
"t the mother the French must be poud
h the and the compematns such experience
be taken to heart by and
ues all its M th it, The dead do not die whn
for and all that has meant IN the past and c the
The A. de Br6uile "Le
New-York tribune., 1918-07-07

trade has now limitless potentiali-
ties. l may express the hope that,
here and now, statesmen will call in
scholars and other experts, who will
set about an immediate preservation
Of ancient places and landmarks.
Quarrying Of these immortal hills
should be carefully controlled. The
utmost attention should be devoted
to guiding trains and trans and
highroads so as to avoid vandalism.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-07

sumlng that, under any conceivable
treaty OF peace, Germany will relax
her IRON hold on the populations
winch she has duped. That relaxa-
tion Will be forced on the Western
front, where grip on the tyrant's
ehroat' despite all anxieties, grows
Ngnter every day. So far as Ger
many is concerned, therefore, can
only say that unless her political
domination of Constantinople and
the Porte comes to an end, this whole
scheme, or most of it, falls to the
ground.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-07
The Need for Unified
Administration

Without the United States. inter
national guardianship might be i'm
possible. But if Americans throw
themselves into it. they can make it
success. The requirements are
after all, simple. There must ba
equal trading rights, uniform taxa
ton, one system of authoritative
justice and police, and one executive
In Europe, at this moment. such uni
fed administration is rapidly ex-
tending from armies and nayies to
1lhance, commerce and food. Even
III Egypt, under the old conditions
Lord Cromer managed to work such
a system. Yet the powers were then.
automatically, at daggers drawn
The present proposal is based on the
assumption that league of powers
Will exclude all malicious elements.
| he East Is Now
Reconquering Herself
The populations affected are near
ly '20,O00,000, and would soon far
exceed that figure. For myself.
should like to see Georgian Armenia.
across the Caucasus, united with
turkish Armenia, to which, in faith
and civilization, it belongs, and with
Russia in chaos. that adjustment
should not be difficult. But warm
hearted Americans will fully under
stand that, while these farrcaching
policies are agitating statesmen. the
rest of US must do what can be done
to feed the hungry, heal the sick and
rescue the oppressed. Soldiers are full
illllng their part - Indian soldiers
among them. The East is in one sense
reconquering herself. The United
States has an opportunity of show
ing now a great piece Of Oriental re-
construction can be undertaken in
the right spirit, by peoples acting to-
gether for the common good, under
the guidance of courageous demo-
cratic nation.
Aim Is Happiness,
Not Exploitation
1t cannot be too often insisted that
our aim, whether in war or peace.
should be the happiness Of others,
in ministering to which alone do we
find real happiness for ourselves. In
this sense Americans will assuredly
expect a return from the gifts which
they are making in the Near East.
The children you are rearing in
Your orphanages Will be your own
in years 10 come. You cannot
see them again trampled in
the dust The only fear is that
under the guise of humanity
powerful financial interests which
will always flourish in every country
may seek opportunities for unfair
exploitation of the immense natural
resources known 10 exist in these
undeveloped countries. This has not
happened in India and Egypt, nor, I
take it, in the Philippines. One as
sumes that there will be reasonable
vigilance on the part of mission
aries in the areas affected who will
communicate with public opinion at
home. This will be a sufficient safe
guard against those abuses to which
all government, wherever carried on,
is liable. We are entitled to assume
that Americans will continue to dis
play their present unselfsh attitude.
and will insist on others conforming
to the same standards of conduct.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-07
treating the Problem

. agree with those who hold that
@a entire region ought to be re-
sa.ded as one entity. 1t need not
''clude Arabia. The British guar
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
HoWE's FESTIVAL MARCH 2.
Education, Interest, Sightseeing, Thrills
and Journeys in Howe's New Films

An attraction coming to the Audi
torium, Brattleboro on Saturday, March
., matinee and night, is an American in
stitution, for Lyman H. Howe 5 Travel
Festival fills place in the esteem of
the American public that it has earned
for itself by the high character and
educational advantages Of its program.
This season S presentation reveals in
spectacular fashion the almost inered-
ible feats of gigantic caterpillar war
tractors in the service of Uucle Sam s
army. These caterpillars are being
uesd on the different battlefronts TO
climb steep hills, uproot trees, ford
streams and combat mud.
Then we see the wonders of Alaska,
with the huge icebergs and glaciers
together with the beautiful streams and
some Of the industries of that country.
also large numbers Of leaping salmon
which brave waterfalls and swim
against heavy currents
Thrills aplenty are furnished by q
fearless man and equally dauntless
woman who go into the wilds of the
| great Northwest and capture noun.
tain lion with only a rope and few
trained dogs. \ trip through China
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22

Wednesday than at any time III the past
two months. There are several million
bushels of wheat stored in the New
York district, but most of this is not
consigned TO the allies
Joseph f. Parsons, in charge of coal
ing ships at this port for the United
States shipping board, said:
with the great amount of shipping
from this port now, and the many fac
tors entering into tho situation, it is
true that there is some delay in get
ting ships away But there are very
few ships being delayed here for car
goes, and no ships are being DELAYED
for lack of coal. The situation IS bet
ter than it has been for a long time. -
Both railroad officials and agents of
the allies said it was not to be denied
that wheat was a problem, and probably
would continue to be az long as the war
lasted but that the situation at pres
ent was not bad.
railroad man, connected with the
national railroad administration, said
in commenting upon the situation:
'The railroads have been told that
if they lay down 200 carloads of sup
plies a day at the ports, the problem
would be solved. That point has not
been reached, but it will be within a
few day. There were more than 200
ears started east Wednesday and there
are 100 on the way These will all
be here within q week and ready to
| load. This is part OF a big plan that
| Is being worked out, and it is because
Of this plan and tho improvement il
promises that more ships have been
sent here. | can t say that no ships
| are waiting. If 4 convoy of % ships
comes IN today, some of them will be
| waiting tomorrow and the next day
and go forth. But this is certainly thu
| wrong time 70 a3Saii our efforts. We
have planned TO handle the food as i,
IS offered as fast as it can be taker
care OF at the ports, and we believ,
we wall. At least, we should have ;
chance before it is said that we hav,
failed. In order to relieve the congeq
ton at the ports we have underta ker
TO have freight arrive only as it ear
be cared for. If we have missed calcu
lations by day or so, that is nothins
IN such a business Of adjustment. Civ,
us chance for another month and SCI
what will happen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
LEGAL NOTICES.
ESTATE OF JAMES B. REED.
STATE OF VERMONT.

District of Marlboro SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Marlboro.
To all persons interested in the estate
of James b. Reed, late of Dummerston,
in said district deceased GREETING:
At a probate court, holden at Brattle-
boro, within and for said district, on the
Sth day of February, 1918, in instrument
purpOrting to be the last will and testi-
meut Of James b. Reed, late of Dunn
meraton, in said district, deceased, was
presented to the court aforesaid, for
probate
: And il is ordered by said court that
the Odd day of February, 1918, at the
probate Office N said Brattleboro, be as
signed for proving said instrument; and
that notice thereof be given to an per
sons concerned, by publishing this order
three weeks successfully in The Brattle
boro Reformer, a newspaper circulating
in that vicinity, in said district, preyi.
Gus TO the time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to
appear before said court, at the time
and place aforesaid, and contest the
probate Of said will, if you have cause
Given under my hand at Brattleboro
in said district, this sth day of Fcbru.
airy, 1915.
\. +. SCHWENK,
Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
MRS. ENSIGN HICKEY
NOW AT THE FRONT
How Salvation Army Worker, Former.
ly in Brattleboro, Fried 1000
Doughnuts in France.

BURLINGTON, Feb. o2.--'' Now for
4 grand three days' wind up SAYS
Adit. T. Fowler, who is conducting the
Salvation Army drive for war fund
here.
Everybody seems so enthusiastic
that there is no doubt, but what Bur
Engton VIII be in the forefront. News
comes TO us of 4 Vermont woman,
5alvationist, Mrs. Ensign Hickey,
whose home was in Brattleboro who is
now At the front doir~ her bit with the
troops. Fully equipped with gas masks,
steel helmets, rubber blankets and re-
yoIvcrs, she is nursing and sewing,
making hot drinks and cakes, for tie
'oltitTs within easy range Of the Hun
she'll fire. Surely no one dare say that
Vermont Is not doing her utmost to
win the war.
- Everywhere Nermonters are in the
| lead rs far as patriotism is concerned,
| and the New England war service fund
in Burlington will be no exception to
this rule. >
The work Mrs Hickey, VINO Is
mentioned in recent cable dispatches
A. one Of the first four American WON
an 10 reach the actual American front
IN France, is doing IL pictured in a
much-censored bat bri3tling letter re
| ceived in Boston from Miss Geneva
Ladd of Portland, Maine.
- have been with Ensign and Mrs
Hickey until the ED Of December, and
rhen Colonel Barker came along and
said | must go. We were lust at the
height Of our Christmas arrangements
and | was to have been a school teach
n in a play the boys were having on
Christmas eve, so you can imagine ms
feelings when | had to leave
We found couple of deserted
rooms behind a Catholic institution
which we later discovered was filIet
with Belgian refugee children, 50 we al
once saw our chance to make a ioyfu
Christmas for someone.
"The next day we got a soldier {,
hop down a tree for us and we deco
rated il with candles and such thing
"a we could find, and soon it looked ;
bit like Christmas We found that tn,
officer of the regiment had hrouoh
!. presents for the refugee children, S.
we had a nice time after all
, eve invited all the mothers an,
| children Of the town and gave then
candy and toy each. At the close "
. served hot chocolate and cake to tn
, mothers, and you should have see
. them. 1t was great.
) "The fame Of the American girls
! cooking has spread far and wide an
We Just have to hustle to satisfy tn
/ demand The most pies | have mad
IN one day is "a, while Mrs. Hicke
ried / 600 doughnuts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
ALLIES LEADING
IN U-bOAT RACE
President Wilson's Chart of
Sinkings Shows Lowest
Depression Passed
NEWS is CHEERING
TO MANY OFFICIALS
Upward Trend Will Prevent Drastic
Cutting Off Of Imports and Exports
More Ships Communicated for
Coastwise and West Indies Trade.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The Unit
ed States and her allies are forging
ahead in the race with Germany s sub
marines. The lowest point in the chart
ed curve OF the international shipping
situation has been reached and passed.
and the chart carefully kept by Presi
dent Wilson and tho closest advisers
show, it was learned from high official
sources, that the availability Of ships
is now on the increase.
The shipping situation was one Of
the principal topics of discussion at the
last meeting of the war council as well
as Of the cabinet, and the shipping
chart showed clearly that the point OF
availability Of ships was on the rising
curve
The situation is due to improvement
of handling vessels III the transatlan-
tie trade, particularly in military trans
port; through lowering the time lost in
loading and unloading at French ports,
through increased submarine defence
and consequent lowering of the ratio
Of sinkings; through acquisition of a
| number of Dutch and other steamships
| for allied trade and through increase
| in the ratio Of construction TO destruc
/ ton.
! Administration officials are greatly
| heartencd over this situation. The
| chart which was carefully planned aft
cr consultation with all allied authori-
| ties showed when it was drawn that
| the lowest depression probably would
| be reached late III February or early
| in March. This lowest depression, how
ever, was passed little more than two
weeks ago and since then has been
| sweeping upward.
Officials charged with tho conduct OF
the war believe the rising curve will in
! crease and that submarines will BIZ
definitely placed out of the equation
So far as the military situation is con
eerned if there IS no further halt il
shipbuilding programs of the country
As a result, it was learned authorize
lively, that there viii be no arbitrar,
cutting off Of imports or further dras
tic action concerning the shipping sit
uation.
Leaders Of the allied government
are confident that they now have tn
| upper hand over Germany 5 submarin
warfare Imports viii be limited onl,
, on the basis of particular ship sail
ings
\ further advance on the upwar
curve Is anticipated as q result of tn
action taken by the ship control con
I mittee in communicating steamship
! under $500 tons deadweight to pu
them in the coastwise and West Indie
, trade with a view TO stopping transa'
lantie voyages by them as rate cor
| troll measure
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
Motion Picture Attractions.

Today the Empire presents Emmy
Wehlen III the Metro de luxe produc-
tion, The Outsider Tomorrow Ameri-
can War News, Secret of Black Noun
tain, Getting the Coin, a comedy, and
A Boarding House Battle, comedy,
are the attractions
Today the Princess theatre presents
Jack Pickford in the special Para
mount feature, Tom Sawyer, from the
book by Mark Twain. Tomorrow Ros-
coe (Fatty) Arbuckle will be seen in
the Paramount Arbuckle comedy, Out
West, also Evart Overton and Adele
de Garde in the Vitagraph production,
The Bottom OF the Well.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22

is an interesting and educational part
of the program.
Rip-roaring comedy that comes fast
and furious is the outcome of several
months spent at Coney Island by Mr..
Howe s photographers. Clever and
amusing animated caricatures and film
novelties will be freely interspersed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
WILMINGTON.

w. y. Johnson was in North Adams
Tuesday.
Charles Wheeloek visited in West
Dover Sunday.
Wallace Bartlett of Brattleboro was
i'll town Thursday.
Perley Davis of Readsboro was in
town Saturday on business.
Marcus Gorham was called to Rut-
land on business over Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
EAST DUMMERSTON.
T. II. Laughton is i'll.

Mrs John Z. Walker went to North
ampton Wednesday for few DAYS visit
with her sister, Mrs. William Amatt.
Miss Ida Ridley went to Boston Mon
day for two-weeks vacation from her
duties as housekeeper at B. S. Bal
esther s
Mrs. Lestina Brown returned to her
home in Lowell, Mass, Monday, after
spending q month with her brother,
Henry G. Hazclton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
WEST MORTIFIED, MASS.

Mike White has pneumonia, Charles
Spear, Frank Wilson, Miss Irene Al
len and some in the Brassor family
have mumps.
Mrs. c. L. Harrington is very i'll
with double pneumonia and is being
cared for by Miss Beth Britton, a
graduate nurse from Springfield, Mass.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-31
CHARGES BURLESON
DECEIVED PUBLIC
Senator Accuses Him of Pre-
dating Wire Control.
special DespI,cA 10 THE srN.

WASHINGTON, Dec 30.--The charge
was made in the Senate to-day that
Postmaster-General Burleson had re-
sorted to the subterfuge of rre-dating
his assumption OF control of the cables in
order to make it appear OF record that the
seizure was accomplished before rather
than after the signing OF the armistice
with Germany.
Senator Watson Gndiana), a Repub.
lican, asserted that while the date had
first been put down as November II.
three days after the signing Of the
agreement 10 halt the war 1t had after
ward been erased and the date of No
vember written into the document
And I have every reason 10 believe"
declared Senator Watson. that that fact
is susceptible of PROOF The object OF Il
Is quite apparent without comment"
In answer to the criticism in the Sem
ate the Post Oflco Department issued
a statement as follows:
The attention cf the Postmaster-Gen-
eral having been directed TO the state
ment OF Senator Watson Il Indiana that
the proclamation OF the President taking
over the cables was fHlstied In order
that II might appear that the cables were
taken over before the armistice was
signed. he made the following statement:
Senator Watson has evidently been
imposed upon. was present on the Cd
day of November when the President
signed the proclamation taking over the
cables. l saw him attach his signature
thereto and In his own handwriting in
sert with pen and NIX t1e line date No
vember ?, 1918"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-31
FOR WORLD ALLIANCE ONLY, 4
WILSON TELLS MANCHESTER
Says America Is Not Interested in European Politics
and Will Join No Combination Not Com
posed of All Nations
MANCHESTER, Dec. SO--In his address at the Free
Trade Hall today President Wilson said:

is a doctrine which ought to be easy
of comprehension in great CONNER
cial centre like this. You cannot trade
with a man who suspects you. You
cannot establish commercial and in
dustrial relations with those who do
not trust you. Good will II the fore
runner Of trade. Good will Is the
foundation OF trade. and trade 10 the
great amicable instrument OF the
world on that account
felt, before I came here. at home
in Manchester~-becaus Manchester
has SO many characteristic OF our
great American cities. was reminded
Of an anecdote Of humorous fellow
countryman OF mine who was sitting
at luncheon In his club one day when
a man whom he did not like par
ticularly came up and slapped him
on the shoulders and said
Hello. Ollie. how are your"
He looked at him coldly and said
II don't know your face and
don't know your name, but your man.
ners are very familiar"
Community OF Understandings.
don't know your name, but your
manners are very familiar and very
delightfully."- familiar. 80 that felt
that in the corscunity of interest and
understanding Which is established in
great currents OF trade We are enabled
TO see international processes perhaps
better than they can be seen by others.
l take II am not far from right In
supposing that that IL the reason why
Manchester has been the centre Of
the great forward looking sentiments
of men who had the instincts of large
planning not merely for the city itself.
nut for the kingdom and the empire
and the world. And with that outlook
we can be sure we can go shoulder
and shoulder together.
wish II were possible for US to do
something like Some OF my very stern
ancestors did. for among my ancestors
are those very determined persons who
were known as the Covenanters. I
wish we could, not for Great Britain
and the United States. but for France.
for Italy and the world. enter into a
great league and covenant declaring
ourselves first of all friends of man
kind and uniting ourselves together
for the maintenance of the triumph OF
right.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-31
FALL LAID TO WILSON.
Italian Minister Called Forcrun-
ner TO President.

Special cable Despatch 10 THE SuN from, the
London Times Serrice
Copyright 1918; all rights reSrrrsd.
PARIS. Dec. 3o.--A telegram from
Rome TO tho Temps says that the cause
OF the resignation Of Leonida Bissolati.
Socialist Minister Of Military Aid and
War Pensions, was tho Wilson ques-
ton"
That is the feeling OF those who feel a
war like this cannot end without bring
ing about radical changes In interna-
tional relations and that blood has been
shed in vain in the old diplomatic meth
DDS are perpetuated. As the Tribund
argues. Blssolati has always thought
like Wilson and was in a sense fore
ruined OF Wilson
Tho same despatch quotes the Mes
sdgOcro as authority for the statement
that the resignation of Signor Borenino,
which Is forecast, W make necessary
full decomposition OF the Cabinet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-31

the famous fourteen points calling
forth the loudest outburst.
The Mayor, In introducing the
President, quoted Lowell: "what he
dared to dream he dared to do" The
President then spoke for twenty min
utes, the audience hanging on to his
words with breathless interest. The
evident humanitarianism In the
Presidents voice and address pro-
duced a revival meeting aspect.