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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-08

WASHINGTON, June s.-Sinking of
the Norwegian steamship Vinland by a
German submarine 65 miles off the Vir
ginia capes at p. m., Wednesday, June
5, was announced last night by the
navy department. The crew was rescued
| and landed at Cape May.
The Vinland was sent down nine
hours after the British steamer Har-
pathian was torpedoed 80 miles farther
| from the Virginia coast. Until news of
her sinking came from Cape May moth
/ ing had been heard of the operations
of the enemy raiders since the land
ing of the Harpathian IS crew.
CAPE MAY, n. j., June s.-Nineteen
members of the crew of the Norwegian
steamer Vinland, Porto Rico for an At
lantic port with a cargo of sugar, were
landed at Cape May Point late yester
day, their ship having been sunk by g
German submarine 65 miles off the Vir
ginia capes Wednesday evening. The
men were immediately taken to tho
Wissahickon naval barracks hospita
at Sewell's Point, several miles up tn,
ocean side of the cape, and no one wa'
permitted to see or talk to them.
Before the crew was landed under ma
val guard, several of them said the Vim
, land had been sunk by a German U-boa
and that they had drifted until pickle,
, up far off shore by an American de
, stroyer on trial trip. The attack wa
t made during showers and squalls.
; The rescuing vessel brought the me-
to within three miles of Cape Ma.
Point and signalled she had shiI
wrecked crew aboard. The coast guar
at that point Immediately put out an
assisted the launch from the rescue shi
to land the men. In the meantime do'
d tors and nurses with stretchers wer
rushed from Sewell's 3 Point in mote
trucks.
e. The men, who are Swedes and No
Y, wegians, were cheerful when they Ian,
t. ed. Some of them wore uniforms loane
k to them by men from the naval vesse
as they had to leave the Vinland wit
; what little clothes they wore when tt
submarine met the ship.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
NO MORE PRUSSIA, SONG
OF BERLIN NEWSPAPERS
Champion OF JunkcrhOm Puts IN the
shutters and finnis Down
Imperial Flag.

LONDON. December The, Berlin
kreuzzcitnng. hitherto the unswerv-
all the Bediam of Potsdam. has put
up the shutters and hauled down the
Nag, drawn in its horns and eaten the
leek, licked the dust and kissed the
rod.
In other words. it declares that Pots
dammery has received its death blow
racy. and inst "henceforth there will
be no more Prussia" 1t laments deer
y the diSapnearance of that ideal"
truly, as the Kreuzzeitung declares
has Impressed its seal on the history
OF The nations. but il is the seal of
ing OF tho Lhsitania. the Llandovery
Castle and the I.einster. and OF a thous
and crinrs which. whatever betide the
world will not easily forget.
The kreuzzeitune thus prints its la
m"nt for lost glories:
In this grave and tragic hour ""
Russians must stand united. With
to receive tho death-blow deal; us bv
SOCIALISM and democracy. The proud
device, SUM ecuidne' CT am :lra, which
amo. which adorns the great order
of tho Black Eagle. has coded iia place
for ihn, Of All for all: 10 the individual
"HAncefor,h there viii he 10 more
Prussia. but only 4 Prussia in 4 geo
graphical Sc usc. Yet Prussia is not
solely = convention. tho frontiers OF
sia is IN IDEAL which has Impressed
its e"rl on tie histor" Of the nations
"FirS: The great Elector. Friedrich
wilhelm. AVID after hin, the Kings Of
Prpesia down, 20 ola Fritz. establish al
iii Tho wnrld III" value Of tho Prussia y
smirit This worl was crowned by King
Wil'iam I. and Bismarck
To-day this work has falicn into
ruins Tho snirit of abregation. OF
fidelity 10 duty. OF sacrifice for the
state. of rnsnect for personalitv tho
healthy aspiration for higher things.
the submission Of the perSonal ideal
10 the IDEAL OF tho State the fore" and
tho glnrv Of the Prmssian military
snirit--nll ''Gs is sacrificed 10 III" oh
srnre tenannrins of socialism and in
lcrna ton liSm."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
FORCE GERMANY TO PAY,
IS ADVICE OF PROFESSOR
Head OF Sociology and History OF
Civilization ut Columbia
Voices His Views.
SETTLE FOR ALL DAMAGES
Vengeance Will Not BE Included in
Destroyed Property Should he In
sisted Upon.
SETTLE FOR ALL DAMAGES

NEW YORK December An organ
iLeh commercial boycott or Germany
would he "a mistake from every point
Of view, IL the opinion OF Franklin
~ GiddinEs professor OF sociology and
;hc history Of civilization a. Columbia
University.
THE allies should try neither TO IRE
vent nor control the natural falling
away Of German trade. due 10 the
worlds resentment against that &C
ton" says Professor Gtddings. The
future % German commerce should be
permitted 70 .., Work for iiS"if . GU,
Is 10 ire 6iiI Of damages which
the allies should bring agaius. Ger
many a, the peace conference. Prof"s:
sor GiddinGs believes Germany should
h" compelled 10 make as nearly a. pos
sib!e complete reparation for III: dam
age she had caused in :clgiu France.
serbia. Poland and elsewhere.
Gerinany must pay The biil; taih
good big ON. Tn" allies have no de-
sire 10 make Germany pay in suffering
for her ine":asnrcless wickedness. Ven
gcancc will not he included ia the
peace terms, but tho restoration OF the
countries laid waste hy Germany VIII
l." costly ~, and she must be made TO
Professor Giddinrs believes tina; the
hest way To exact this renaration from
lenru" Of peace until she has made
complete financial restitution TO the
nat ions she has dcspoiicd.
Professor Ciddincs also is convinced
Gcrinany's political life must lee COM
p!ctely and firmly d"mocra,i.rd before
she can be accepted upon an cauas
footing with tn" other nations or tA:
world. No; only must Shc pay her
debts to the nations which her armies
have devastated before she can DO adj
mittnd TO 4 leaEu" iof nntions. but III
addition she must show the world that
she has cstablis pco2iciE govern
men, in which other countries can Ina We
n Ia u
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL
GETS BACK HER LANDS
Forced to Begin Legal Action to he
cover Valuable Property ON
Pacific Coast.

SAN FRANCISCO. December Miss
Sybii Powers ceased being a poor little
rich girl wlen the Superior Court
here gave hsr legal possession OF val
liable PROPERTY The case. which ex-
tended over three years, reads like u
fairy tai.
According to Attorney NJ. T.. Har-
became the ward of Mrs. Kate c. Perry
just prior to inheriting the estate from
her parents. The day Miss Powers
ing TO papers filed In the case, Mrs
Perry took her TO an attorneys Office
where she secured promisory notc
together with absolute right TO all rent
that time on, according to Testimony
In court, Mrs, Perry kept Miss Powers
In the dark as to financial matters. Tho
to find l, tied un In n, maze of legal
conlplicauops. She then began suit
TO recover the estate. ~ 3 NJ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
NObLEWOMAN SERVES
CAKES IN RESTAURANT
Member OF Gordon Family in Scot
land Comes Here to
Work.
IS NIECE OF WEALTHY DUCHESS
Expects to Return Home Some
Day and Share i'm Ancient
Estate Located on the Shct-
land Islands.
IS NIECE OF WEALTHY DUCHESS

CHICAGO. December "a story OF
simple. uncomplaiuinE sacrifice is found
embodied in trim waitress at one of
Thompsons cafes. The waitress is
Lady Diana Gordon. who says she is a
member OF the old and noble Gordon
family OF Scotland. n cousin of Lady
Diana Manners and a niece OF the
Duchess of Dcvonshirc.
she is the tall. dark one with the
oval face, who asks Coffee, sir ip
The deep, soft voice with The pleasant
British accent.
The other girls call her Mrs Flem-
ing" because that Is her name now.
Not until Yesterday did they know that
IL formerly had "a title before il. and
that there is an old estate in the shet-
land Islands in which she says She
expects TO share some day.
Here's the story. as she told it. In
The basement room where the wait
hour between shifts:
II an, one OF !, large family. four
, teen children IA all ! had u fight
to marry a man IF his selection and
came 10 America and went on the stage
as q concert singer. ] sang all through
America with a lyceum bureau until |
lost my voice as the result of typhoid
fever. Then l did barefoot dancing for
while.
- married the man loved-an
who is now lieutenant i'm the wire
less department Of the aviation corps
! met him through Lincoln Beachey. /
n n. always known good bit about
lying" she added, -Four of my broth
ers lost their lives as fiers in the Brit
ish service; ] have flown with them.
and ! also flew around Pixies Peak with
Beachey ! registered for service as
hier, but nothing came of it,
In 1914. just before. the war broke
out, went back home and my people
forSaNc me for leaving. My father
was Pr Thomas Gordon, q surgeon IN
me Black Watch | stayed there I'M
VI after the beginning Of the war and
men came back to America. We lived
IN Chicago. When America entered the
war my husband tried to enlist, but
was refused because he was then
Workins Tor the government as a wire
less expert. lie was later called i'm the
drait and was given a commission soon
alter When he went the question Of
what to do confronted me. could
not sing any more. | could not get a
position at any kind OF office work be-
cause | had no experience. So | be-
came waitress; And | really like IT.
It's not half bad.
IN saying the money my husband
Scnd me, so he can have it when he
comes back. I've lost my father and
SIX brothers in the war
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08

NEW YORK. December 2.--President
Wilson's approval OF the bone dry"
law has caught New York clubs nap
ping.
Relieving The President would
knock out the rider TO the agricultural
bill nearly every club in the city start
ed in 10 buy as soon as there was dan
ger OF a whisky shortage. and they
bought TO the limit-until their wine
liars and liquor bins are bursting.
Now they are in a dilemma concern
ing what 10 do with the stock and the
bags.
THE amount of drinkable goods ON
hand IN New York clubs would sur
prise any one unacquainted with the
big purchases" said Superintendent
McCurdy, OF the Manhattan Club. And
do not think Il single club has fig
urcd out what to do with the goods
or its equipment after June so. We
when some definite action will be
taken"
An inquiry among several OF the
larger clubs concerning what they in
tended to do with their bars showed
that Mr.. McCurdy was right--there was
an element Of surprise that the bin
had been signed.
mo decision" was the comment OF
the Knicl: erbocker club.
The matter has never received any
official thought" was the reply Of the
Metropolitan Club.
Will come to. some definite corcIu-
sion in q weeiSor So" said the IIar-
ward Club.
The same condition Of uncertainty
was found elsewhere.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
HOW NAME WOLVERINE
FASTENED ON MICHIGAN
Genial Tavern Keeper In Day. of Stage
Coach Credited With Pro-
ridinS II.

DETROIT, MICH. December -
There was II genial tavern keeper
named Conrad Ten Eyck who made a
specialty of wolf steaks around
1900 Hc was United States marshal
and the first sheriff o! Wayne County.
Mich. He hull. II tavern which stood
for fifty years on the ChicagoN Road.
nine miles west Of Detroit. where
Dearborn IS situated.
Every settler in the old days who
made the wagon tourney west from
Detroit halted ut the Ten Eyci< tay-
crn. Conrad. called Coon had a
little joke which he sprung on every
body. As immigrants came from his
dining-room. after e:.t:ng beef or lamb.
he would ask them how they liked the
wolf steak they had just eaten.
One day. a pretty girl who had tlined
on lamb chops said to him: And have
You certainly have" replied Ten
"Then l suppose am wolverine"
said the girl.
now on" relied the inn keeper.
The nickname caught on and set
tiers In Michigan soon began to call
themselves Wolverines.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
Won Butler "Herod' Because He Slew
Nearly All the Dogs in Belgium

BRUGES. December Ills name
Is Won ButInr; but for years To come
the people OF BruSrx will call him
IIerod. .'or Won IrutInr, chief OF
the Is O.uunndantur, WIS the Ger
man who ordered tho slaughter of
the ,nnOccntx In Brurcs' very neccs-
snr. dog world.
This example of uSclcSs and cruel
tyranny ON the part or the Germpn
Orcrl0rda WHO masters or
BruEcs during four bIiters years yvas
cited to me by belgian aS the per-
lection OF the b0chc system Of slow
persecution calculated 10 break the
spirit of the conquered. Won Hutiar.
the samc mnn who stood cooIly by
smoking cigar, with his dog on n
leash, when Captain Fryntt, tho
EngliShmnn. wns shot In the CnScrn.
suddenly Issued Il command, hack In
1919, TINT all dog owners I'm the
district OF BruEes must report mt the
f<Omma ndantur md there register
the pedigree of their animals. All
uniniSls considered mOnErels would
he killed.
ThOsc who hRyc been I'm belgium
before the NSnr rccnll how impOrtnpt
n beast ~ the dog through NIL Elan
ders. He Is n draft aniitnl OF the
hard working kind. IIitchrd under
II push cart ar driven fn Il team with
two or three others. Rovcr's Belgian
couSin liz "a real economic asset; he
works for a living. To deprive "a
IriSinn farmers or Smnll trader of
hts dogs would he to strike mt his
pocket mn well Rs his heart.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
BRIDE THROUGH BANDAGEs
Victim OF Accident Fakes Imuortnnt
Part in Service Under Strange
Conditions,

IITTSBrRGH. PA. December g
What might appear to the casual OBJ
server AS II scene behind the lines in
battie-scarred France was enacted here
rccently when. with her face and head
swathcd inbandages. Miss Grace Will
son. Twenty-Five, became the bride of
William Clayton. twenty four, of Iauis-
boro. y. j., after the. couple had been
Injured in an automobile accident. The
parents of the bride were also in
.jured.
The wedding party left the Wilson
rusalcm Church or The North Side.
While running along Raum boulevard
a large coal truck collided with the
taXicab inturing the OCCUPANTS. a
passing automobile stopped and the
members of the prty were taken to
the HOMEOPATHIC Hospital After re-
ceiving medical attention the bride in
sisted that the plans for the ceremony
be carried out. Accordingly. another
cab was summoned. the party was
taken to the church and the ceremony
was performed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08

Won Butlnr gave no reason for his
for slaughter on the ground OF food
with true German peremDtOrincSs
he simply snid all dogs not passing
muster rs to their ancestry must
die.
Some strange things happened the
day OF rcgistry. People with pet
dogs nv well ms sturdy peasants
whOsc husky mOnErci brutcs had no
possible claim, to IL b1ue-rfbbOn ped
IErce appeared mt the ISOrpmnndRn-
tur with NIL sizes and breeds OF sub
stitute victims hastily bought for
the occasion. rho majority OF dog
owners. however. either could not
provide themselves with n jacob for
the altar or trusted In persuasion
Ia win respite for their pets.
t}ruScs. nor my other ncl-inn city
under the German occupnttOn, ever
witnessed more m0urnfut process
sion than TINT OF the dog owners the
dny of registration. The refinement
OF Won Builnrs cruelty lay In the
provision that NIL whose dogs were
condemned must themselves take
them to the nbuttoir, where they
would be dispatched.
Nnny sturdy patriot. who had
wIthStoOd the German attempts To
break his heart by continuous and
petty tyrunnics. felt his spirit bend
TINT day of the dog slaughter, when
he lind to turn over his friend md
colnborcr to the hands of the eNccu-
TONER.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
ONE RESULT OF WAR
is FREAK INVENTIONS
.feIpfur. Hints became 50 Numerous
Card Index system Was
Necessary.

LONDON December 1.-Inventive
gcniuses who draw only from their
thortties busy sorting and indeNns
lheir helpful hints to the govern
'ncnt since the outbreak or war; The
freak suggestions offered would fill
several volumes that would bring more
laughs than the comic pages OF
Americas big city daily newspapers.
Ono had scheme for n black beam
10 obscure the moon. Another adj
rocated poisonous snakes. flung upon
the enemy by pneumatic propulsion.
Gigantic magnets trailed from balloons
could diSarm Germans in peaceful
way ny picking their weapons right
ont of their hands. and shells could
sible to aim them by intrepid riders
mounted astridc the projcctile. If some
strong. intelligent cormorants were OBJ
aimed they could s,,! be ,rainsa to peek
,hither with the cav: : Down with the
Essence of krupp- sion"
Teutons might he petrified in their
trenches by having cement shot out
over them from monster atomizers. or
electrocuted by streams of water
charged, with electricity. \ mighty
built from the French frontier 10 tho
center Of Prussia. whence AN allied
arm. could have burst forth suddenly.
like Chu Chin Chow from his cave
Live wires could be hurled into the en-
emys midst from rockets. In fact.
after considering only few of the
stne!ilcS IL becomes apparent lnat the
VAT could have been much worse.
= admiral Sir Reginald Bacon. head of
the Inventions Department. declared
that 90 per cent of the Inventions sub
'nitted are freaks. hut We're by no
means intended as Jokes. "On the con-
trary." said he. there is something
genuinely pathetic in the misguided
norncstnesS. the intense desire to pro-
ducc something of utility In bringing
the war to- victorious end that has
insured most OF these simple minded
people"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
Too Young for Army
Boys Raise Big Crop

CLANINDA, Ia, December S--
because they wanted TO E0 to sfnr
nnd their parents thought them too
young, Virgil NichOl uHd Ernest
berry, two high school boys. COM
prOmf!,ed by raising "a crop OF brnnn
totnlinE $4,000 pounds ON 100 acres.
The crop soid for 1920. mt mn eN-
pcnsc OF $3.50.
The boys did aIi of the work them
selves. Thsy prepared the ground,
planted IL with twO-rOw bonn
Rpreuder. used n twO-rOSy cultivator
and hOrd over the crop three times.
The proceeds have been Invested in
Liberty bonds md thrift stamps, In
addition tO II subscription to tho
United States war work fund.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
ENTITLED TO DRINK
Ivcnty Children Arc Doing Something
for My Country, IL Novel Plea
OF Prisoner at Bnr.

asked Judge Stelk, don't you stop this
Thinking and disordcrly conduct for
The sake Of your two boys i'm France.
and try and do something for your
."TwenLy children are, doing some
hing for my country" retorted Mrs.
Anna Taliskis.
You have twenty, .children2" OK
claimed the judge, while tho baliff
noundcd on n table to drown filters.
STNinctccn hoys and girl. SIR. and
my daughter has seven kids of hcl'
own replied Tho defendant.
Nf.Dlscharged." said Judge Stolk,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
G,nnI. oncn ola Grn.n.

LONG BEACH. CAL. December 7.--l
Ghouls opened an old grave In n ceme-
terry here. removed an ancient walnut
casltct and buried another dead person.
in the excavation after scattering the
homes OF the first on the ground above.
bo made lHf - -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
Law Found Drart podrer.

WOODLAND, CAL. December "a
long search for r.. II. Dahler. wanted
since June D. 1917, on II charge of
failing TO register for the draft, has
ended. REPORTS from Fort Lcavcnworth,
kans" indicate that Dahler is in that
institution serving n two-year sentence
lie was arrested July 3 last in Okla
homa for "o5structins military SER
vice." ..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
CANADA FINDING
SELF IN THE WAR
Graves of $4,000 Soldiers Will
Make European Soil
Sacred.
10000 MEN ARE CRIPPLED
Her Participation in Struggle
Drew From Golfers Sum
of $1,lOo,Ooo,Ooo.
10000 MEN ARE CRIPPLED

TORONTO CAN. December More
than $4,000 soldiers graves will make
TIE SOIL OF France sacred to the 5000. %
people OF Canada for generations to
come. The Dominion has given Of her
he2rts blood since the first gray-ciad
hordes swept oyer the brcastworks at
i.iegc-hut in the giving She has found
herself"
Three times $4,000 of hcr sons have
hcen moT" or less incapaci;ated by
etnptici *i.lo0.o0 into the hands
or the men struggling to preserve de-
,nocracy in the world. In her days or
hardest trial She discovered not mere
J. the Sallantry OF her soldiers. but
the brains and capacity OF her whole
people. In every branch. in arms. in
industry. in finance. She has had TO
measure her wits against the world.
and in no case has Canada reason 10
be other than gratiacd.
cause % the galian,ry ana endurance
and brains Of her boys at the front
not the half has yet been told. The
most mos, formidable heh,ing force in
Europe is not phrase OF empty
words: Characteristic OF all that has
zone before is the fact that the last
act before the curtain was rune down
on the drama OF war should be the
capture Of Mons hy the Canadian Corps
40 Canadian. when he heard that II
Was reserved 10 Canadians 10 retrieve
the great tragedy TO the original Brit
ish Army in August. 1914, hut felt his
pulls" junn and the red blood surge
through hiS VEINS.
These boys who went from Canadian
firesid.s. who never heard the janEle
Of 4 sword previous TO 1914. in the la ST
Sour months hav" met the flower Of
tn. German aliny-valntinE' warriors
y no had given their lifetime in prcDar-
alton. Divisions totaling one-fourth Of
tn" entire German army were in this
period mot in succession and van
uuished hy four divisions from Canada.
PEOPLE NOT Tagging
WHILE BATTLE WAGES
Nor have the people at home been
in courage, resourccfulness and eti-
ci"0cr. The development Of Canada's
war Industry Is an Industrial. roma nee
OF front rank. American government
officials can testify 70. the efficiency OF
the manufacturing plant Canada has
built M in four short years In de-
partmcnt after department. where they
found American industry failed them,
they We're able 10 turn 10 Canada. The
fun story may he revealed some day.
In finance before the war, Canada
w2s ALWAYS borrower and expected to
continue 10 he so for many years 10
come. But for year and half
Canada IN finance has been ION her
own More than that. she has been
furnishing large credits 10 other ma
lions.
Having ,riumped over tho soul-test-
ing crises Of war. Canada faces an era
Of peace with more than con:idencc-
with buoyancy.
;, vast program Of reconstruction
ana development awaits. The country
is eager 10 got at ii end is impatient
Public works of tremendous import
ance. silent since 1914. are awaiting
labor soon TO be available. Shipbuild-
ing. railway equipment. steel produce
under proper direction. go forward with
q bound.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
Send the NH. to .Rili."

MEW yoRS DECEMBER Ssrs 7sems
troubled looks these days. These arc
they who Invested heavily In German
war bonds. They are wondering from
whom theyacrc TO collect.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
WINES AND LIQUORS
NOW EMBARRASSMENT
New York Clubs bought Xnxt stores
md Now Find Ii Dimcult
TO Sell.

NEW YORK. December 2.--Pres ident
Wilson's approval OF the bone dry"
law has caught New York clubs nap
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-13

35c Bulk Special zoe. 3 lbs. S5c
30c Bulk Special 2Ae, 3 lbs. zoe
25c Bulk Special 13c, 3 lbs. Soc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-13
RED CROSS CHAIRMAN
AGAIN VISITS FRONT

WASHINGTON. Sept. 13.-Henry
p. Dawson. chairman OF the Red
Cross, has again gone to Europe.
He will confer with those in charge
OF Red Cross field activities in allied
countries TO prepare increasing re-
quirements Of the American expc-
dictionary forces