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70 \. SuItBUuIp.
2aiurcnte. 8oib, | Gecember OF.
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Let the PunisEInent
Fit the Crime

Editor The Daily Record. Canon CITY.
Colorado:
Dear Sir-There must be personal
punishment for the super-criminals OF
this war. They must be brought be-
fore an international tribunal. tried
for definite violations of international
Law Qike the ravishing of Belgium.
the sinking of the Lusitania, the bomb
ing of Red Cross hospitals. the starv-
ing and brutaIizing of helpless civil
ians on land and sea and sentenced 10
personally pay the clearly provided
I.nrity may never forget their wicked
ness Napoleon Bonaparte was per
sonally punished for his crime. Charles
Stuart was personally punished. Mich
Iolas Romnsoff has been personally
punished And now William Hohen-
zoIiern must be personally punished.
No money indemnities, no territorial
adjustments. no overthrow of Prussian
autocracy can relieve the arch-crim-
inal and his guilty advisors from their
personal responsibility for this war
and its hideous consequences. They
must suffer in their own bodies for
their own sins The dead would rise
from their graves on the battlefield
If these monsters of cruelty and ra-
pacity escape personal punishment
believe that an overwhelming ma
jority of American citizens will cry
out in horror against any peace that
does not provide adequate personal
punishment for those who deliberately
by their own acts brought upon the
world the greatest misery mankind
has ever known. Very truly yours.
CLEVELAND MOFFETT
Member Board of Trustees. American
Defense Society.
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CHAPTER XVII.
Experiences in Holland.

Experiences In Holland.
But was not quite out Of the
woods.
now knew that was In Holland.
but just where had no iden. walked
for about thirty minutes and came to
n path leading to the right, and had
proceeded along Il but few hundred
yards whea saw In front OF me q
fence exactly Ike the one hnd
crossed.
This is funny" said 10 myself. II
didn't know the Dutch had n fence.
too I. advanced to the fence and
examined II closely. and Judge of my
Aston!s'lment when / saw beyond u n
nine foot f-nce apparently holding
live wires exactly Ike the one waicn
had nearly been the death OF me-,
had very little time to conjecture
what II all meant. for just then
heard guafd coming. He was walk
ing so fast that I wns sure II was a
Dutch sentry. as the Huns walk much
slower.
! WIS SO bewiidered. however, that
] decided to fnke no chances, and ms
the rond was fairly good wandered
down 1t and away from that mysteri-
GUS fence. About hnlf n mile down
could see the light OF sentry sta
tion ard ! thought l would go there
and tell my story to the sentries, real
ixlng that as was unnrmed It was
perfectly safc for me to announce
myself to the Dutch authorities.
could be interned only if entered
Holland under eflns
~ approdched tho sentry box I
noticed three mon hi gray uniforms
I ~ regulation Dutch color. was on
~ yesEs q s!ee1lek y shsn whsn
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and tell him ard half dozen otner
people In the bank all about my ex-
periences t
had been in England about fivs
days when received a telegram
which. at first. occasioned me almost
as much concern as the unexpected
sight of German spiked helmet had
caused me In Belgium 1t read as
follows:
Lieut.. P. A. oBrien. Royal Flying
Corps. Regents Palace Hotel. Eon-
don:
THE king is very glad to hear Of
your escape from Germany. If you
are to be In London on Friday next.
December 7th. His majesty will re-
ceive you at buckingham palace at
1880 a m. Please acknowledge.
-s.i 4 s'CSC3zER !.
OF course. there was only one
thing to do and that was to obey ord
ers- l was an officer In the army and
the king was my commander In chief.
l had to go. and SO sat down and
sent on the following answer:
''Eari Cromer. Buckingham Palace.
London:
II will attend Buckingham palace
as directed. Friday. December 7th. nj
10 80.
LIEUT.. PAT oBRIEN.-
In the interval that elapsed. must
confess. the ordeal of calling on the
king Of England doomed up more
dreadfully every day. and really
believed would rather have spent an
other day in the empty house in the
big city in Belgium or. say. two more
days at Courtrai. than to go through
what believed TO be in store for me-
Orders were orders, however, and
there was no way of getting out Of It.
As II turned out, 1t wasn't half as bad
as had feared-on the contrary, IL
was one of the most agreeable expe-
riences Of my life
fTo be Continuedl
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Then lay dUwn on my stomach ana
trswled or rather writhed under the
wire like n snake. with my feet first,
and there wasn't any question OF my
hugging mother earth as closely as
to touch the wire above me with my
back meant Instant DEATH
Anxious as was to get on the other
side. I didn't hurry this operation 1
feared that there might be some little
detail that had overlooked and I ex-
ercised the greatest possible care In
going under. taking nothing for
granted.
When / finally got through and
Strengthened up. there were still sew
crai feet Of Belgium between me and
liberty, represented by the SIX feet
which separated the electric barrier
from the last barbed wire fence. but
before l went another step went
down on my knees and thanked God
for my long series of escapes and es-
pecinlly for this last achievement.
which seemed to me to be about all
that wns necessary to bring me free
dom.
Then ! crawIed under the bsrbed
wire fence and breathed the free mir of
Holland. had no clear idea just
where was and / didn't care much
! was out of the power OF the Germans
and that was enough ! had walked
perhaps a hundred yards. when re-
membered the lace l had thrown over
the barrier. and dangerous rs I real
lied the undertaking to be, 1 deter
mined to walk back aud get It. This
uecessitnted my going back onto Bel
eian soil again. but II seemed a shame
to leave the lace there. and by cxer-
cising q little care I figured could
get IL easily enough.
When I came to the spot at which I
Ind made my way under the barbed
wire. put my ear TO the ground and
listened for tho sentry. ! heard him
coming and lay prone on the ground
TIL he had passed. The fact that he
might observe the hole In the ground
ar the ladder occurred to me rs lay
there. and II seemed like an age be-
fore he hnalfy marched out of ear.
Ahot. Then went under the barbed
wire agnIn. retrieved the lace and once
again made my way TO Dutch terri
tory.
II does not take long to describe the
events just referred 20. but the inci-
dents themselves consumed several
hours In ALL To dig the hole must
have takcn me moro than two hours
and had to stop frequently to hide
while the sentry passed. Many times.
indeed. thought heard him coming
and stopped my work and then dis
covered that II was only my imagina-
lion ] certainly suffered enough that
night 10 last me lifetime. With a
German guard an one side. death from
eIectrocution on the other. and stnrya-
tion staring me In the face. my plight
was anything but comfortable one.
II was on the 10th OF November.
1917. when got through the wire.
had made my leap from the train on
September 9th. Altogether, therefore.
just scventy-two days had elapsed
since escaped from the Huns. II I
five TO be Ms old as Methusalcb. I never
expect to live through another sew
cnty-two days 30 crnmmed full Of In
cident and hazard and lucky escape.
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and Offering me . chair.
He then sat down. screwed q mon
ocie on his eye and viewed me from
top 10 toe. could see that only good
breeding kept him from laughing at
the spectacle l presented. could see
he wanted to lnugh in the worst why.
go ahead and laugh I" I said. "You
can't offend me the way feel this
blessed day ~ and he needed no second
Invitation. Incidentally It gave me n
chance to lnugh at him. for 1 was
about MS much amused as be was.
After he Ind laughed himself about
sick he got up and slapped me on the
back and invited mo to tell him my
story.
Lieutenant" he said when had
concluded. ''you can have anything
you want. think your experience
entitles. you to it,
"Wcll. consul. replied. II would
like hath. . shave. haircut and
some clvilired clothes about n badly
rs man over needed them. I suppose,
but before that I would like to eet =
cable ar 10 America 70 my mother
telling her TINT I an safo ard on my
way b. Ensland r.
Ihs consul gave ~ ~ nscsesary
Information ard : Had ths satisfacsiea
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.

If it never did before, this country
now realizes it is at war. The happen
ings of the past few days on the bat
tlt fie,1s Of France-the engagement of
great armies in the mightiest of all
conficts-have held This country under
spell of intense interest. Many
minds have given thought time and
again to what would happen when the
German army was finally started on its
great drive on the western front, but
few could have visualized conflict of
such staggering proportions, of such
ruthless slaughter. Only the edges of
the thick screen surrounding the opera
lions have been lifted, but from that
glimpse alone comes sufficient knowl-
edge to place this great battle by it
self, far removed from all others in its
terrible dcstructiveness of human life
Never before has an engagement seen
such enormous numbers of men in ac-
ton; never before has the world seen
such concentration of th.dealing
devices; never before has the world
realized how little matters the life of
million men.
All the fighting strength of the cen
trail empires, all their resources of men
and material, appear to have been
joined under the command of the Ger
man kaiser for a supreme effort on the
western front which shall either secure
a quick and favorable decision on the
battlefield, or else gain such advan.
tages that will lead to a peace dictat
ed by the kaiser 5 will. That an of
fcnsivc of such astounding magnitude
gained wide territory at the outset is
not to be wondered att that it did not
gain more seems almost incredible.
Prepared as the British army must
have been, il is unbelievable that any
expectation ever was entertained in
the inter-alicd war council delibcra-
tions that the kaiser had prepared such
a blow as he launched last Thursday
morning. In these days OF aerial OBJ
scrvation, and with the allies having
a superior air force, it is not to be be
lieved that the enormous concentration
of men and guns behind the Aras-Ld
Ferc sector was accomplished unknown
to the British and French. That the
great blow was coming whore it did
come was not the surprise In the
mighty conflict. The German high
command had previously hurled its
troops to an attack with utter disrc-
gard of casualties, and it may reason
ably have been expected that the limit
in that direction had been reached
But it had not even been approached.
From accounts so far received meagcr
as they are, IIindenburg divisions
have advanced in solid living waves
against the guns of the British, wave
upon wave in such vast numbers that
slaughter beyond comprehension has
resulted.
No student of the game of war has
ever argued against the theory that
an army can gain an objective if its
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
SET CLOCKS AHEAD
SATURDAY NIGHT
Daylight Saving Plan Goes Into
Effect at 2 Sunday Morning
Move Clock Hands Along One Hour on
Retiring, Then Go by Clock as Before
and Avoid Confusion.

The daylight saving law will go into
effect next Sunday morning at 2 o'clock
by edct of congress, and while great
many labor under the belief that it will
result in much confusian, it will not if
people universally turn their clocks one
hour ahead before retiring Saturday night
and forget all about the change the next
morning when they rise. Pastors OF
churches generally cautioned their con-
gregations last Sunday not to get con
fused about church hours next Sunday,
but the explanations in many cases only
mixed matters a little more in the lis
teners' minds. y universal change of
time like the one planned means that all
activities proceed as usual under the new
time as under the old and at the same
hours. Trains will run at the same hours,
work hours, bank hours and everything
else will be the same. The fact that ev.
erything really is an hour earlier than
usual should be dismissed from the mind
as soon as possible and complications
will he avoided thereby.
One of the peasantest things about the
new time will be the long evenings OF the
coming summer, when darkness vii not
come until o'clock, giving everyone an
additional hour OF recreation in daylight
lnasmuch az the change to regular time
will not come until the last of October
the added hour OF daylight will be very
welcome during the last 80 days OF the
period IA under the present time dark.
ness sets in at o'clock about Sept Is.
The daylight saving idea has been nut
into effect by many European coun; 60,
Australia and New Zealand anG has
worked very successfully. 1t arose from
the idea that people might use to good
advantage light of the early morning
hours if it could be transferred to the
other end of the day. The simplest ex-
pedient seemed to be to change the clocks,
and while many ridicue this method on
the ground that the public is only foolng
itself, no better plan has been evolved
which would be sure of universal observ.
ance. And unless the observation is uni
versal, so much confusion would arise as
to make the whole idea impossible
just go by the clock as heretofore. after
it has been set ahead al hour, and give
no further thought to ito
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
ORDERED TO cAAr DEvENs.
Twelve Windham County Men Drafted
for New Increment Of eo,OOO-Win
Leave Here Next Tuesday.

From the Office of the local board OF
Windham county, which is the county
clerk s office here, there was sent out
yesterday call for the ~ men needed
to make up Windham county's quota
Of the new increment of 10000 men.
They are ordered to report at the
office of the local board at o'clock
Monday afternoon, to be in readiness
to 90 to Bellows Falls the next morn
ing on the IL clock train. from which
place they will leave for Camp Devens,
Aver, Mass, by way of the Boston &
Maine railroad, at $50 p. m. They
are duo to arrive at Camp Devens at
G.53 p. nj. Tuesday.
Permission is given the men, how.
ever, to remain at home Monday night
if they will be sure to be on hand in
time to board the II clock train
Tuesday. Following are the names of
the men:
Harry Henry Leno of East Jamaica.
Henry Edmund Dimes of SO Clark
street. Brattleboro.
Ralph Whitney Newell of Guilford
street, Brattleboro.
Earle Franklin Chandler of "a Green
street, Bellows Falls. =
Guy Edward Nido of Wilmington.
Howard Merrill of Green street.
Brattleboro.
Alton Bellows Copeland Of New
Haven, Conn.,, whose home is in West
Brattleboro.
Roy Potwine of Charlestown. y. IT,.
whose home is in Brooklnc.
GieusSpe Supuchi of Wilmington.
Walter Leblanc of Lewiston, Me-,
whose home is in Stratton.
Harry Ellsworth Magoon of South
Londonderry.
Alva II. Noble of r. +. D. I, Brat
tlcborO
These names were taken from the
classification book, beginning with tho
first one, whose order number was No. /,
going down the list until 10 were Sc.
cured who were in class /, division A,
who had passed the physical examina-
ton and who were not engaged in
farming or otherwise exempted, The
first one to meet this test was No. l5
and the last one was No. 90.
The men summoned from Addison,
Rutland, Windham and Windsor coun-
ties will go to Camp Devens from Bel
lows Falls.
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leader has men enough. If he is will.
ing to sacrifice, and if the men are
willing to be sacrificed. Upon no 9th.
or theory can the kaiser be operating.
The first days of the staggering battle
so far have proven clearly only one of
these conditions--that he is willing
enough to sacrifice men. 1t is almost
as clear that his men are keyed up to
the spirit Of sacrifice, for all accounts
of the battle reflect the highest mo.
rale on the part of the German hordes
But it does not seem within the power
of human will for an army to stand
such n strain over a long sustained pc.
Rod. There must be some point where
reason will balk. Vast as are tho
armies on the western front, it docs
not seem possible that such n battle
as this can be long continued at its
present pace. Already there are cvi-
dcnccs that it is slowing down some
what An army is the most complex
machine ever constructed by the hand
of man, and the kaiser-built engine of
war must be feeling the effects of high
pressure operation. When its speed
and driving power apprcciably slacken,
the war will be over so far as Ger
many hope of winning it is con-
cerned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29

The third Liberty loan, it is an
nounccd, will be for three billion dol
lars, issued at Al rate of interest. The
new bonds will be inconvertibe The
amount of the loan is less than expected.
The interest rate is entirely satisfactory.
The launching of the campaign will come
April &, one year after we entered the
war. The people of Vermont and the ma
ton will be found backing this loan free
ly, as they did on the two previous offer
ings
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29

Farmers and gardeners, to get re.
suits this year, ought to avoid hap
hazard methods. Prof. +. W. Taylor,
of the New Hampshire State college
at Durham, has called upon farmers
to exert special care in selecting test
ed seeds as part of the food produc-
ton campaign. FFarmers and garden
ers should buy no sesda that have not
Sech tested" no says, "and if they
Have saved their own seeds they should
either test them or send them to the
state college, where they will be test,
ed free of charge Undoubtedly the
agricultural college at Burlington
would be willing to perform a similar
service for Vermont farmers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29

Congress has passed and the Presi.
dent has signed the daylight saving
bill. The law provides for setting the
clock ahead an hour at . a. M. on
Sunday. March 81. OF course you can
make the change when you 90 to bed,
instead of sitting up and waiting for
O'Clock to arrive. This makes Sun
day the first day that the new law will
be in operation. We hope the churches
of all denominations will cordially
adopt the order and hold their Easter
services according to the new sched-
ue. 1t would be easy for a church
to put its services an hour later, by
the clock, thereby multiplying the in
tent of the law. There has been con-
siderable criticism of the church in
the present world crisis for its lack Of
leadership. Here is the opportunity
for the church to lead The first day
of the operation of the new law is the
church S greatest day, Easter. Let the
churches meet the challenge and fire
the first gun in this new drive by set
ting the clocks forward one hour Sat
urday night and holding all services at
the accustomed hour on Sunday, ac-
cording to the new schedule. 1t cannot
fail to have a wholesome effect on the
community, and will put the churches
to the front in the patriotic cndcavor
to conserve our resources.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29

In every community the slackers and
proGermans ought to be rounded up
and classified. Their names should be
known to all loyal citizens. There are
men in Brattleboro, for instance-few
to be sure-who pay income taxes but
who fail to come through with a cent
to help the worthy war causes. These
parasites should be tagged. They are
slackcrs. If there are any residents
and we believe there are a few here
in Brattleboro-who are disloyal to
America in their talk, they should be
reported to the federal authorities.
What some of these individuals need is
game of checkers, the movements be-
ing made with their noses on the little
squares on the window of n cell as the
checker board
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29

c, W, Waterman, of Denver, Colo has
his candidacy for the Republi-
can nomination for United States senator
in Colorado to succeed j. f. Shafroth,
whose term expires in 1919. Mr. Water
man is native of Waitsfeld, IS years
old, was educated in the schools of Nor
rsville and st. Johnsbury and at the Uni,
Versty of Vermont. He taught for few
years and then studied law, was admitted
to the bar and since then had practiced
that profession in Denver. He ranks rs
one of the most successful lawyers of the
west
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29

Thomas McKinnon, soldier sent to
Bristol from Camp Devens, Aver,
Mass, arrived in Bristol to look for
Ernest Martell, who had been home on
a furlough and overstayed his leave.
The authorities commissioned McKin.
non to hing him back dead or alive.
He was located in Lincoln, locked into
n room and would not give himself up
until McKinnon called upon Sheriff
George s. Farr to accompany him.
Martell finally gave himself up without
Il struggle. The case looks serious for
Martell as il is the second time he has
oycrStayed his leave.
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