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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23
DR.. EAST TO HOLD
PARALYSIS CLINIC

The first iniantile paralysis clinic
to be held in Ottawa since May will
lake place tomorrow afternoon at Ry.
burn Memorial Hospital, under the di.
rection of Dr c. ". East of the State
Board of Health. There Will be a
representative of the Brace house IN
Chicago in Ottawa for the clinic, and
a number of children will be mea.
ured. The children who were fitted
several weeks ago will be examined
and Or East will see tina the brace,
are giving them the right kind of sup
port, and that the Nearers are improy
ing properly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23
GET WORD FROM
SECT O'DONNEl

Word has been received in Ottawa
from Sergt Jack O'D0nnell, who has
been stationed in France since last
October in the American Motor Sery.
Ice. saying that he is well and happy
and is feeling fine.
This is the first word that has come
thru from Sergt ODOnnell since Feb
ruary
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23
PREPARE FOR NEXT CALL

Birmingham, Ala, July % More
than 200 of Birmingham most
prominent business and professional
mlp have begun drilling three times
each week and all day on Sundays IN
preparr lion for the next officers
trai AZ camps The men are all ovel
Ia. daft age.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23
FOUR CHICAG0ANS
VICTIMS OF HEAT

Chicago, July 23-The weather
man today promises relief to Chicago,
whose death toll was four in the hot.
test day OF the season yesterday.
Numerous prOstfati0ns occurred.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23
WILSON TAKES
OVER ALL LINES

Washington. July % President
Wilson this afternoon issued an ex-
ecutive order taking over the tele-
phone and telegraph lines Of the coua'
try, effective July 81.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23
TWO MORE OTTAWA'S
LAND COMMISSIONS

Two OttaWans and one man from
streator were named today on the
list Of reserve officers awarded their
commissions by the war department
Dr J. II Edgecomb who volunteered
his services some time ago. was given
"a first lieutenants commission in the
medical corps, and John Melvin
French first lieutenancy in the quar-.
termaslers' department. Otto =.
Wissen of Streator was given see
ond lieulenancy in the sanitary corp.
Try the Free Trader-Journal Want Ad,
for results
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23
BIG Guns BROUGHT UP TO ALLIED SUPPORT
SETTING STAGE FOR
POWERFUL ASSAULT

After surging up to a height of tremendous vio-
lence on Monday the fig hting between the Asne.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23

Try the Free Trader Journal Want Ads
for results.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23
BOARD
INSTRUCTED TO SEND
70 MEN TO CAMP
COlOREO AND WHITE SELECTS
ARE TO REPORT FOR DUTY
SPECIAL SERVICE MEN GOING
TO SYRACUSE.

The local exemption board has re.
ceiyed two calls for men To be mob
ilized between July 18th and August
9Th Each of these orders is for ten
men, the first being for five white
men in the limited military service
class. to be mobilized and sent to the
Syracuse recruiting station at .Syra-
cuse, \ y, during the five day per.
jod starting July 29th This call
comes under the Nations Want Col
lmn.
The second is for i've colored men
qualified tor iull military service to
be sent to Camp Dodge, la, during
the live day period between Aug. !
and Aug. g. II will take all the col.
ored men in class | registered with
the local board 10 ill this call
The date for the entrainment Tor
the men IN either call has net been
announced.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23
Call $4,000.

Washinton. July 23.-A call for o0,'
600 colored men with General mill
tary service qualifications was is
sued by Provost Marshal General
Crowder this afternoon.
The men will entrain between Aug
| and August 3.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23

British airmen have been bombing
Zeebrugge at close intervals for sew
pral weeks.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23
WEATHER.

Warm tonight and Wed.
nesdsy. Unsettled Wed
nesday. -
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23

CONTINUED on page ., col. A.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1883
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23

OTTAWA FREE TRADE 4
Established 1s4e
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23

London. July 25.--rwo German tor
pedo boats We're sunk by bombs dur
ing the last British air raid over Zee.
brugge, said a Central News dis
patch from Amsterdam today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
EDITOR OF
SOLDIERS PAPER
Former Brattleboro Boy with Oath En-
gineers Writes E. Z. Hildreth
from "A French Port

4 letter was received yesterday bv T.
l.. Hildreth from Robert P. Kenney Of
Company G, Gath engineers, dated 'sAt
a French Port. = He reports an un-
eventful but interesting trip "except
for d few minutes of excitement A
copy of ''The Hatchet,' daily paper
published .'all the way across, was en-
closed with Mr.. Kenney's s letter. OF il
he says: "'On account of my extensive
~ experience | was appointed as one
Of the editors and printers and rather
enjoyed the experience. There is small
printing room on board in charge of
TWO sailor printers. The equipment con
sists of a Universal press run by an in
dividual motor, fair supply Of type
and large hand cutter, but the latter
broke down and we had to tear out the
paper with rulers. The circulation was
equal to over half the population Of
Brattleboro SO you can see that we had
some work to do. We are very anxious
to land and get started on the Big job
and, of course, the engineers expect to
be the first to enter Berlin.
Mr.. Kenney is the younger son Of
Mrs. Nora 2. Kenney, who for many
years was q resident of Brattleboro.
Robert Kenney graduated from the
Brattleboro high school with the class
Of 1908 and soon after went to Philadel-
phia, where he went into the insurance
business While in high school he was
employed by E. L. Hildreth & Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
Wilmington Student Given
10 Days to Salute or
Leave School
PARENTS SAID TO
BE PRO-GERMAN
House Decorated During Their Absence
Reported that Family Will Be
Asked to Salute Flag on Return from
New York
Especial to The Reformer.)
WILMINGTON. March .


Darwin Wilder, a student in the VIII
mington high school, who has stubborn
ly refused 10 salute the American flag
since the war began, at last was given
BY Principal Gorham 10 days to do so
or be expelled from school.
His father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Q. Wilder, Americans and life long
residents of Wilmington, have been re-
garded as pro-German. They at once
took the boy 10 New York and are at
present guests Of another son, Bernard.
Since their departure their dwelling
has been decorated by unknown hands.
Near the ridgepole is painted in large
white letters Y. S. Of America From a
long pole roped TO the chimney the Stars
and Stripes are floating. From a pole
in front of the house is another flag. At
the right of the front door is a cartoon
of Uncle Sam painted in red, white and
blue with finger pointing to the flag,
with the words ''Our Flag At his
feet are the immortal words Of John a.
Dix: If any man attempts to haul
down the American flag shoot him on
the spot
At the left Of the door Is placard
with quotation, Why, / "a rather help
the kaiser than Wilson," alleged to
have been made by Mrs. Wilder with
reference to the food administration
Last, but not least, hangs the kaiser in
efligv, black in the face with a broken
neck
II is reported that on the return of
the family there will be in waiting patri-
/, otic citizens who will invite them TO
salute the flag.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
ICE IN RIVERS
IS ROTTING AWAY
Long Open Spaces Of Water in Many
Places-Danger of Damage from
Freshet Is Disappearing.

Not much trouble is anticipated this
spring by reason Of the moving out Of
the ice IN the Connecticut river, al
though there is still enough snow so
that two or three days of rain might
create flood conditions. Directly oppo-
site this village and IN many other
places there are long spaces of open
water, and much Of the lee in West
river has disappeared. The movement
of ice in the Connecticut here was the
most pronounced yesterday afternoon
and In the night
Although ice reached an unusual
thickness the past winter the warm
weather of the past two weeks has
rotted il away until there is not much
substance left
Below the village the American Real
ty Go. constructed several piers in n
curved line from the rossing mill far
out into the river to the north, to which
a boom will be attached before the
pulp logs begin coming down from West
river. The company naturally hopes
that the lee will move out without de
stroying or damaging the piers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
WARFARE ZONE ENLARGED.
Present Offensive Is the Great Main
Effort of the Germans.

LONDON, March 27.-The zone Of open
warfare IS continuing to enlarge as the
entente forces fall back fighting under
enormous weight OF the German numbers,
says Reuters correspondence at British
headquarters in his despatch today 1t
IS now clearly established, he adds, that
the present offensive is the great main
effort Of the Germans and that it has not
been as successful as they anticipated.
The Germans are now pushing against
the British line with the full pressure
of their masses. They have thrown in
their reserves more rapidly than they
intended, it is declared, and are there
fore wearing themselves down, al
though they are naturally carrying the
defense in the process. The general
feeling, the correspondent says, is that
the trench warfare is definitely past
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27

INDUSTRIAL TIE-UP
THREATENED TODAY
Strike Made to Support Laundry Work
ers and Drivers Who Have Been Out
Several Weeks-Many to Work Be
fore Notification Came.

KANSAS CITY, March 27.-A gen
eral sympathetic strike which union
leaders declare would bring out up
wards of 25,0OG and cause a tie-up of in
dustry began here this morning. Tn
official reports were that several hun
dred persons, including brewery work
ers, BARRIERS and members of building
trades union, had obeyed the call, be
fore noon. Strike leaders said that as
the final call was not issued until early
today many workers had gone 10 work
as usual. These would be reached as
rapidly as possible. it was declared.
The strike was called to support laun.
dry workers and drivers who had been
out several weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
DR.. MUCK STILL IN JAIL.
Activities Of Some of His Friends Now
Under Investigation.

BOSTON, March 27-Dr. Karl Muck
the Boston symphony orchestra conduc
tor, now III federal custody as an enemy
alien. spent today in the jail at East Cam
bridge while government officials eX
amined a quantity Of letters and documents
seized at his home Officials in charge
81 the investigation declined 70 say
whether charges OF specific acts against
the United States would be brought in
court against him 1t was stated that the
activities Of the close friends Of the con
ductor were being investigated and that
another arrest might follow
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27

Fresh enemy forces We're thrown into
the southern phase of the offensive late
Yesterday. These re-enforcements, with
other picked troops, including the
famous Prussian guard, We're sent for
ward in dense wave against the al
lied defenders. The latest reports from
this fighting zone merely chronicles a
most sanguinary struggle without lndl-
eating any change in the situation.
The resistance which has been of
fercd by the allied troops to the German
advance constitutes one of the finest
pages in the annals of the war.
The appalling slaughter of the attack
ing masses has continued since the first
day. All the prisoners have much the
same story to tell of the great losses
suffered. Undoubtedly the Germans eX
pected some such result and it is proba
BILE all their cards have not yet beer
played.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
SPECIAL ORDER
Of FIELD MARSHAL.
Tells Armies in France and
Flanders "We Are Again
at Crisis in War
URGES ALL TO Do
UTMOST IN BATTLE
Have Inflicted Heavy Loss in the Last
Few Days and French Are Sending
Troops Quickly as Possible to Support
Of the British.

LONDON, March 27.--Field Marshal
Hag has issued the following special order
OF the day March %:
TO all ranks Of the British army in
France and Flanders. We are again at
a crisis IN the war The enemy has col
lected on this front every available divi-
sion and is aiming at the destruction OF
the British army We have already IN
tiicted on the enemy in the course OF the
last few days very heavy loss and the
French are sending troops as quickly as
possible to our support | feel that every
one in the army, fully realizing how much
depends on the exertion and steadfast-
ness OF each one Of It's. will do his utmost
! to prevent the enemy from attaining his
object ="
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
Red Men S Hall

Triumph lodge, No. 1873, 5. F. OF A,
will meet Wednesday evening, March q,
at o'clock This meeting ends the first
quarter OF the year and the quarterly dues
are therefore payable. Other important
business Attend.
Friday March %, 8. p, m.-Spccial meet
ing of Quonekticut tribe, No. 2, |. O. r.
NJ. Warriors degree will be conferred on
several candidates. A good attendance is
requested as business OF importance will
be transacted
Dances will be held in Red Men 5
hall every Saturday until further no.
ticc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
IRVING BELLOWS
IS MADE SERGEANT
Writes from France to His Mother, L-rs
J. NJ Alger of Reed Street-Tells
of Heavy Barrage Fire.

\ letter from Sergt Irving Bellows
of the medical department, 10lst am
munition train. American expeditionarv
force, written in France Feb . to his
mother, Mrs. j. NJ. Algeer Of Reed
street. Is largely Of 4 personal nature,
but one or two paragraphs are Of gen
eral interest. He wrote that there was
. heavy barrage fire going on that
night ''It started at 9 O'Clock and
they are still going to it and it is 10
o clock now. We can see the flashes
from the guns and the bursting shells
and it is also very noisy He also
says: = | received my warrant for ser.
geant Yesterday -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
MARSHAL HAIG REPLIES.
Gables President Wilson That Fight
viii Continue Until Mankind is Safe.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Field
Marshal Haig's reply to President
Wilson 5 cablegram was received to-
day at the White House.
Your message of generous appre-
citation of the steadfastness and val
or of our soldiers in the great battle
now raging has greatly touched US
all, = cabled the marshal.
Please accept our heartfelt
thanks. One and all believe in the
justice Of our cause and are deter
mined to fight on without counting
the cost until the freedom Of man
kind is safe. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
CLAIM OF VICTORY
BY GEN. LUDENDORFF
But Chief Aid to Won Hindenburg Says
Nobody Can See What viii
Result rrom It.

AMSTERDAM. March 27.-A great
battle has been fought and victory
has been won. but nobody can forsee
what will result from it. said Gen. Won
Ludendortf, chief aid to Field Marshal
ven Iiindenbrug, in an interview with
the correspondents at the front, Of a
Berlin newspaper, The general praised
the British for their tenacious resist
anee. The German infantry, he adds,
had only one night S normal rest dur
ing five or six DAYS Of battle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
BRITISH FORCED BACK.
Yielded Ground Both Sides of the
somme in Neighborhood of Bray.

LONDON. March 27.-In conse-
quence of attacks yesterday afternoon
and evening astride the Somme the
British troops on both banks were
forced back short distance in the
neiehborhood of Bray. Further fight
ing has taken place north and north
west of Albert, but the situation on
this part of the battlefield remains
unchanged.
Another despatch says q heavy attack
was made early in the night against
the new British line south OF the
Somme. 1t was rcpulsed after severe
lighting, the war office announces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME TOMORROW
Seniors and All Schools Meet for Third
and Deciding Combat in Festival
Hall at O'clock.

The third and deciding game in the
high school championship series between
the Seniors and the All Schools will be
played in Festival hall tomorrow after
noon.
The Seniors won the opening game, but
the All Schools came back with a ven
geance Both teams will be keyed up for
a hard struggle tomorrow
This probably will be the last time the
Seniors will be seen III basketball game.
4 large turnout IS anticipated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
Centre Congregational Church

Wednesday, March 81, $50 and Gl5 p.
m.-Sugar supper in the chapel served by
young people Of the church Menu:
Baked beans, cabbage salad brown bread,
corn rolls. pickles, maple sugar on snow,
doughnuts, tea, coffee. The members OF
the church and parish are asked to gather
for "A fcw minutes after the supper for a
short business meeting. The public Is
invited 20 the supper
Friday. March 20. $50 p. m.-Home
missionary thank offering meeting OF thc
Wnman's association
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27

The official British statement of yes.
tcrday said il had been established that
moro than 20 German divisions had been
engaged in the battle. The usual esti-
mate Of the present strength Of the Ger
man division Is 1900 men, so that a
loss of 50 per cent would mean casual
ties in excess Of 100000 for the Ger.
mans in less than a week Of fighting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
SLOW UP EFFORTS.
German Advance Everywhere Halted.
Paris Reports Officially.

PARIS, March 27--Last night the
German advance was held up every
where, according to the official state
ment of the war Office today. The
enemy, weakened by heavy losses, il
adds, and has been obliged to slow up
his efforts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
PERSONAL.

Miss Minnie Nazarro, who has been
confined 10 her home several DAYS with
the grip, is improving.
Attorney John = Harvey is expected
home tonight from a business trip to
Montreal and Boston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
AMERICANS HELPING,
Bring Valiant Support to the Assistance
Of the British.

PARIS, March PA French military
commentator, writing with reference to
the situation today concerning the Amer
leans says:
AT various points on the front our
allies are bringing to the British their
valiant support"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
Masonic Temple

Wednesday evening 73o-Special CON
vocation Of Fort Dummer chapter, D. D.
G. II. P Fred H Spaulding will make
his official visitation Work r. A. NJ.
Supper $50
Brattleboro lodge, No. l02, will hold a
stated communication Thursday evening
at 730 o'clock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
llniversaIist Church

"wednesday, March %, at 7.l5 p. m.-
A regular meeting of Boy Scouts, troop
No 1.
Thursday, March 2s, at 80 p. m.-The
Daughters circle will hold n ten
cent poverty party at the homo Of Miss
Ruth Sargent, l3 Estnbrook street.
Friday, March 20, at 80 p. m. IN the
Baptist church--A union Good Friday
prayer and musical service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
ENEMY RECLAIM VIRTUALLY ALL
LOST IN BATTLE OF SOMME IN 1916

At Some Places They Have Not Retaken All of the Old
Ground, But at Other Points They Over-stepped 1t
Somewhat-Brtsh Hold Stubbornly to the Possible
Gateway to the Important City of Amens.
BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE,
March 81 by The Associated Press-The Germans last
night continued their furious onslaught souhwesward
from Ham against the allied deenses in the region of Roye
and Noyon having slowed down in their patent attempt to
cut through the British line farther north where such
desperate resistance offered Hard fighting occurred
last night about the town of Albert Large enemy forces
pushed forward toward the place. but at last accounts the
British holding them doggedly at this possible gate
way to Amiens.
The conflict in the sector around Roye and Noyon ap
pears to be of great Importance from the many indications
that the German high command is attempting to split the
allied front there and start rolling up process either way
From the average of casualties in the various German
units given by prisoners arrived at the conclusion
that the German emperor has lost so per cent of these
since he gave the signal for the advance
The Germans have reclaimed virtually all the ter
ritoy they held at the beginning Of the battle of the
Somme in 1916 At places they have not retaken al
the old ground but at other points they have overspped
il somewhat. !.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
GERMAN GENERAL KILLED.
Bloch you Blottnitz Was Slain at the
Front on March %.

AMSTERDAM, March 27.-German
newsnaners announce that Gen. Bloch
von Blottnitz, an infantry DIVISION
commander in the German army, was
killed at the front on March -.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
Meat Market and
Grocery For Sale

Located on High street, Brattleboro.
Vt. Complete modern equipment, in
cluding beef refrigerator, electric scales.
slcing machine, hamburg grinder and
coffee mill. Everything as good as new.
win be sold for 60 cents on the dollar to
make quick sale.
This adv. will not appear again.
SWIFT & COMPANY, Brattleboro, vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
In Odd Fellows Temple

q, team 4 at Masonic alleys team \ on
Odd Fellows alleys; March %, team Z at
Odd Fellows alleys
Thursday, March 2S.-Regular meeting
Of Canton Palestine, No. 3.
Friday, March 90 Regular dance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
WOUNDED REACH LONDON.
Four Train Loads from the Battle Front
Arrived in Capital Last Night.

LONDON, March 27-Four train
loads of wounded officers and men from
the battle front in France reached
London last night. As they were being
transferred to ambulances crowds
cheered and threw flowers The wound
ed responded smilingly to these greet
lnuS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
LONG FORCED MARCH.
Germans Tramped Six Nights to Reach
the Battle Front.

AMSTERDAM, March oT.-German
troops going forward to the attack on
the British front in France detrained
far behind the line, even behind the
Belgian frontier, according to the cor
respondent at the front of a German
newspaper They marched for six con
secutive nights, no column showing
themselves on the road IN the day time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
HoNORS HIS SON.
Kaiser Appoints Crown Prince Chief Of
Guard Grenadiers.

AMSTERDAM, March 27-Emperor
William has appointed the German Crown
prince chief of the Guard Grenadier rcgi-
ment IN recognition Of the good work Of
his troops on the western front
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-27
SPEAK OF AMERICANS.
Germans State Our Boys Helped British
in Fight Near LaFeTe.

AMSTERDAM, March 27.-The part
reported to have been played by Ameri-
can troops in the attempted relief Of the
British flank near LaFere Is referred to
briefly by most of the German CORE
spondents. but so far no mention has
been made of the presence Of Americans
among the prisoners.