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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11
sY1 BUY LIBERTY BONDS lt-

Considered necessities in these days Of
rapidly moving events, newspapers arr
about the only necessities whose price
has not scared skyward within the past
two years. To be sure, the penny paper.
always indefensible on a business basis
has about disappeared, but even at two
and three cents publishers OF small
papers are squarely up against it, FIX
pense of production is nearly double
what it was two years ago, as also axe
the demands for free publicity of one
kind or another. Print paper, on which
heavy increase in pr.ce has just been
placed, is likely to be still higher nest
year The inevitable result is higher
advertising and subscription rates.
Otherwise the publishers will not be abe
to make ends meet
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11
The Influenza Scourge.
(Rutland Herald.)

The candid statements by the chair
of health, published in yesterdays Her
aid, leave no doubt as to the serious
character of the epidemic of influenza
which is raging in Vermont.
On the east side of the state the dis
ease has obtained a very dangerous foot
hold in Barre Montpelier St Johnsbury
and Lyndonville, and it is apparently
spreading on the west side, St. Adams,
Burlington and Rutland reporting an in,
creasing number of cases each day
Fifteen deaths in one day indicate the
character of the scourge in Barre. with
over so as the city's grim record since
the epidemic began, and the call for vol
unteers TO go TO work in checking the
progress of the disease in stricken com
munities brings the state down to hard
realities in connection herewith.
Some extremely valuable information
may be CLEANED from Dr. Caverly's in
/, terview in these columns:
/. There Is no quarantine on the dis
ease, as it is contracted only from per-
sons actually suffering therefrom;
2. Contagion is distributed by sneez-
ing, coughing, splitting or even talking,
i so that healthy persons may be infected
by being in any gathering or group where
| there is an influenza case;
| 3. Those who are required to wait
upon or be in the company of influenza
cases are advised to wear a mask" con
! sisting of several thieknesses of surgical
gauze. Irrigating the nose and throat
with salt solution is also recommended
/ 4. All crowds or gatherings must be
avoided to escape the disease;
5. Crowded public vehicles such as
street ears and railroad trains are to be
marked suspicious;
g. Cold symptoms, chills. fever and
pains in the joints mean going to bed
and calling doctor.
/ Those who go into placarded houses
to help can avail themselves of the
above facts and suggestions as well as
those who are threatened with the dis
ease, but the place for most people is al
home, with such careful attention tt
the general health, diet, warmth, etc, a,
lcommon sense should suggest.
Exercise in the open air, away from
ihouses and human kind, is always good
land it is invaluable in keeping up tn,
tone of the system. which is naturally
more susceptible to the disease-or any
disease-when in a reduced condition.
There is no need of panic or hysteri;
in connection with an epidemic of in
,fiuenza, but it would be folly to regarC
it as anything but serious.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicts the cooperation of
subscribers TO that end. Prompt reports should
be given OF each failure to receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card. thus en-
abling the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy immediately applied. II is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11
Careless Headlines.
Barre Tines.)

Careless headline writers caused
great deal of anguish in three middle
western states when they announced the
proposal Of an armistiee by Germany in
such a way as to make it appear that
Germany had surrendered. The inter
probation put on the heading was such
that the people in countless cities and
towns of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin
held grand celebrations over the close of
the war and the victory of the allies.
The incident shows how much response
bility the writer's of the headlines carry
with them, for large part of the news
paper readers get their Interpretation of
the days news from the headlines, how
ever much they may read the text of
the story underneath. A careful perusai
of the text of the story would have ae-
quainted them with the information that
Germany had not accepted Wilson's
terms and therefore, had not surren-
dered, but instead of that they INDUCED
in careless perusal of the text.
"a Buy LIBERTY BoNps a-
About every empty thing can be
filled with something except an empty
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c. w.
cleveland S. L. Purintou (Esteyvile), Brooks
House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot Newsstand,
George J. Bower, 2 Riverview Street (Fort
Drummer district
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. f. Brown.
Putney, NJ. &c. Williams.
Newfane, ~ NJ Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, K. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, f. B. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield, N. H, Mrs w. Streeter
Hinsdale, N. H., w II. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Windsor, C. J. Ephin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11

p3LIoEeQ GOWN on
t h e pavements
and the people
walked along hur-
'riedly trying to
get to their homes
as soon as posi-
BILE. Some of them
went to the street
cars which soon
became crowded
and others tried to
walk along, as
they held up their
umbrellas to- keep
off the rain.
" We're having
a time, a glorious
time said the
raindronC
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11
Subscriptions Must Be
Paid in Advance

The War Industries Board, In its efforts
to conserve the paper supply, has ruled that
newspapers must stop all subscriptions
IMMEDIATELY UPON EXPIRATION.
This means that subscribers must keep
their subscriptions PAID IN ADVANCE
in order to be certain of getting The Re-
former regularly. Notice of expiration of
subscription is always sent in advance; do
not neglect it and then blame the publisher
for what is your own fault.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11

What does the flag mean
to you?
Were you born under tyr
amy and injustice and did
you seek protection in it's
folds?
Or were you born under
the glory of its stars?
Shall you allow it to be
furled before the Prussian
Eagle?
Or will you speed it to VIC
tory over autocracy and
diabolism and free the
world from a power that
rules but to ruin and
dreams only to destroy!
Buy Fighting Fourth Lib
erty Bonds to the utmost
of your power!
Buy today to keep.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11

drop that the King
of t h e Clouds
said, Let us al
W a VS. h We a
dance in the city
when we come
forth to have q
rainy evening"
''The raindrops
agreed and the
electric Il G h t S
agreed, and so
ever since then
in every city on
a rainy night the
lights have danced
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11

dancing is more exciting one time
than another. But there is always
dancing"
when I was once in a city after
dark" said Nick, ut seemed as If
saw the lights dancing-and it was a
rainy night"
HAnd l saw the same" said Nancy.
ITO be sure" said Daddy, 'for the
first dancing party given by the rain
drops and the lights happened long.
long time ago."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11
Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-.
titled TO the for publication of all news
credited in this paper and also the local news
publis herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11

Persons who are inclined to complain
because of the effect the closing has had
on local trade-and there are a few of
these shortsighted individuals
only inquire into conditions elsewhere
to find plenty of evidence TO stife their
mutterings. OF course, business has been
retarded, and may be for some little
time to come, but our stores have been
open. our factories in operation and few
less than the usual number of folks well
and about their daily occupations. Con-
trast this situation with that in Barre.
for example, where industry has been
actually paralyzed, many stores prac-
tically closed, telephone service crippled
and there has been death list of from
10 to 30 day for more than a week.
People who have been in that city and
Montpelier since the influenza epidemic
became severe say that it is impossible
to describe the atmosphere of gloom and
fear under which the people of those
stricken communities have been obliged
to exist When considerations of life
and death are at stake the relative inn
portance of business becomes decidedly
small.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11
ADDSEV[NDN(
KRY TALL 61
~ MHDW CDAuAM RNNNIER
NIGHT DANCING.
~ MARY GRAHA0RQNNER

att was raining in the city and it
was night" said Daddy. "The rain
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11

In Springfield, Mass, where the quota is
$l4,000,000, there was some inclination
setting high values on taxable property,
while from Chesterfield, \. H., GENES the
statement that the size of its allotment
is affected considerably by the Spot
ford lake summer property whose owners
buy their bonds elsewhere. 1t is true,
of course, that the basis for determining
loan quotas puts heavier burden on
some communities than on others-any
basis probably wouldn't the distinct
ly encouraging feature of the situation
is that every community apparently is
trying its utmost to raise what it is
asked to raise, no matter the amount.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11
The Meddler
II the coat fits yon, PIT it on.

As the influenza epidemic continues,
in many places with slight sign of abate-
ment, the wisdom of the course of Brat
tleboro health authorities becomes in
creasingly apparent. By putting ban
on all public gatherings at time when
there were comparatively few cases in
town they have been able to prevent
such conditions as have developed in so
many communities While the disease
has not been stamped out here, and prob
ably will not be so long as there are
so many cases in adjoining towns, it has
been held in check to such an extent that
local physicians and nurses thus far
have been able to cope with it. This
certainly is something for which to be
devoutly thankful, and something also
which should make us all realize the
necessity of continuing the vigilance
which has been exerted during the past
II days. The question of resuming pub
lie gatherings is one which is no longer
in the hands of local authorities, it hav-
ing been taken over by the state board
/ of health. That body has ruled that all
gatherings in the state be suspended
indefinitely and until general conditions
+ improve it is unlikely that there will
be any modification of the edict
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11
A Persons Happiness.

IA persons happiness does not de-
pend upon what he has, but upon what
he is"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11
Buy Liberty BONDS @s-

About every empty thing can be
filled with something except an empty
mind.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11
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ADVERTISE IN TIE REFoRMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11
Cream of Maize

w lille temporarily
Cream of Maize" has
been removed as a
substitute in the fami-
lies, the same as Rolled
Oats, il can be used in
connection with other
substitutes to great adj
vantage; in fact, the
government encourages
it, using 20 per cent
Corn Flour, B arl e Y
Flour, ETC., and as much
Cream of Maize" as
you desire. 1t makes an
elegant white and sweet
loaf, very economical,
being a great absorbent.
This can be secured of
your grocer.
{. Crosby 6 Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11

The more The Meddler thinks about
the rumpus caused by the fake newspa
per issued by the Liberty loan committee
of Springfield Mass, the more he inelines
to the opinion that it was chagrin over
being fooled, more than anything else,
that caused people to voice their disap-
prevail to the extent they did. No doubt
the committee used decidedly poor iudg
ment in putting out such a scare at a
time when the nerves of so many folks
were on the ragged edge, yet it is diff
ficult to understand how highly colored
imaginary yarn about the bombing of
New York by airplanes, illustrated with
pictures which a moments reflection
would have shown to be impossible to
secure, could have caused the excitement
| it did. The actual facts of the matter
are, probably, that the sheet did brighten
lot of people for a moment and that
these same folks became so angry to
think they were so easy that they vented
their chagrin by cussing the loan com
mittee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-11

Speaking of the loan brings to mind
the fact that Brattleboro is but one of
great many communities to express the
sincere conviction that their allotments
of this issue are larger than those of
other towns or cities of the same size,
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-19
Younaster in Hard Luck.

james Montgomery Flagg, illustra-
tor and jokesmith, says he has UNI
earthed Americas worst humorist. He
is youngster, but he is as full OF
humor as the European battlefields are
full OF shells.
"How's Freddie this morningr
asked Flagg of the washerwoman who
looks after his laundry. WELL replied
the boys mother, he's got the measers
just now. When he was a baby he
had a nettle-hash. When he got over
that he erupted all over with some
thing that looked like scarletaria, but
1t wasn't. Then he had a tape-worm
on his neck. He always had an at
tack Of bilionnsness every spring and
once In a while he gets something the
matter with his hands which the doe
tor says Is ex-zebra.'"
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-19
CHAPTER XVI.
I Leave for the Frontier.


To get out of the city, it would be
necessary to pass two guards. This l
had learned in the course Of my walks
at night, having frequently Travelled
to the city limits with the idea of
finding out just what conditions L
would have to meet when the time
came for me to leave.
A German soldiers uniform, how
ever, no longer worried me as it had
at first. had mingled with the Huns
so much in the city that l began to
feel that was really Belgian, and
assumed the Indifference that they
seemed to feel.
decided, therefore, to walk out of
the city in the daytime, when the SEN
tries would be less apt to be on the
watch. 1t worked fine. / was not
held up a moment, the sentries evil
IDENTIFY taking me for a Belgian peas
ant on his way to work.
Travelling faster than 1 had ever
done before since my escape, 1 was
soon out In the open country, and the
first Belgian l came TO / approached
for food. He gave me half of his
lunch and we sat down on the side of
the road to eat it. OF course, he tried
to talk to me, but / used the old ruse
of pretending L was deaf and dumb
and he was quite convinced that 1t was
so. He made various efforts to talk
to me in pantomime, but could not
make out what he was getting at, and
1 think he must have concluded that 1
was not only half starved, deaf and
dumb, but 'looney" in the bargain.
When night came l looked around
for a place to rest. 1 had decided to
travel in the daytime as well as night,
because 1 understood that ii was only
a few miles from the frontier. and
was naturally anxious to get there at
the earliest possible moment, although
/ realized that there would encounter
the most hazardous part of my whole
adventure. To get through the heavily
guarded barbed wire and electrically
charged barrier was a problem that
hated to think Of even, although the
hours I spent endeavoring to devise
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-19
Again 1 Feared Z Was Done For

dren. hesitated to ask them for food
without offering to pay for it, as re-
allied what task it must have been
for them to support themselves with
out having to feed a hungry man. Ac-
cordingly / gave the man a mark AID
then indicated that 1 wanted some
thing to eat. They were just about to
eat, themselves, apparently, and they
let me partake of their meal, which
consisted OF huge bowl of some kind
of soup which l was unable to iden-
tify and which they served in ordinary
wash basins. i don't know that they
ever used the basins to wash in as
well, but whether they did or not did
not worry me very much. The soup
was good and enjoyed it.
All the time was there could see
the father and the eldest son, boy
about seventeen, were extremely nerv.
Gus. / had indicated to them that
was deaf and dumb, but if they be-
lieved me 1t didn't seem to make them
any more comfortable.
/ fingered at the house for about all
hour after the meal and during that
time young man came to call on the
eldest daughter, a young woman OF
perhaps eighteen. The caller eyed me
very suspiciously, although l must
have resembled anything but British
officer. They spoke Flemish and did
not understand word they said. but
think they were discussing my prob
able identity. During their CONVERSE
ton, 1 had a chance to look around
the room. There were three alt0'
gether, two fairly large and one
somewhat smaller. about fourteen feet
long and six deep. In this smaller
room there were two double-decket
beds, which were apparently intended
to house the whole family, although
how the whole twelve of them could
sleep in that one room will ever re-
main a mystery to me.
CTo BE CONTINUED)
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-19

lay my final escape for even a single
moment, as 1t did, i am quite sure
she would rather had not seen ii.
On one piece of lace was the Elem
ish word "Charlte" and on the other
the word 'Esperage." At the time
took these words to mean Charity"
and Experience" and all hoped was
that 1 would get as much Of the one
as was getting of the other before
finaky got through. l learned subse-
quently that what the words really
stood for were Charity" and "Hope,"
and then / was sure that my kind Bel.
gian friend had indeed realized my
plight and that her thoughtful SOU
venir was intended to encourage me In
the trials she must have known were
before me.
/ didn't let the old Belgian lady
know, because did not want to alarm
her unnecessarily, but that night I
slept in her backyard, leaving early
in the morning before it became light.
Later in the day 1 applied at an
other house for food. 1t was occupied
by father and mother and ten chill
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-19
ON THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY
Pleasant Pathway to Travel, as II Re-
calls the Tender Memories of
the Passing Years.

It is q good road TO travel, now and
then-the road to Yesterday. 1t will
lead to many a rusty wine bush where
life's happiest hours were spent.
Sometimes there is no other place
for the heart 10 find balm for the
wounds and scars that the years have
thrust upon it. If the road be lost, it
were well to search around and find
It again.
1t may be that we shall stumble
zpon the memory of tears there. But.
even so, is it not sweeter to remember
than 1t can be TO forget? Still there
will be more of laughter than of tears
to wait for us when we take the road
to Yesterday.
We shall find there the dreams that
came true, and the still brighter
dreams that faded and never came
true at all. We shall warm ourselves
at old firesides and meet again the
souls Of lost sweethearts. We shall
feel again old handclasps; we shall
hear the winds in the pines and the
music Of running waters.
This gold that is in our hands today.
or that we shall clutch at tomorrow,
what is It compared to the gold OF
the heart that we left behind us on
the road to Yesterday?-Exchangc. a
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-19

AS wandered through the streets
dow as l passed. German officers
were usually dining there, but they
didn't conduct themselves with any
thing like the light-heartedness which
characteriZes the allied officers in
London and Paris. l was rather sur
Belgium they were much freer than
they would have been in Berlin.
where, l understand, food is compar-
atively scarce and the restrictions
are very strict.
AS have said, my own condition in
this city was In some respects worse
than it had been when 1 was making
my way through the open country.
While L had place to sleep and my
clothes were no longer constantly
soaking, my opportunities for getting
food were considerably less than they
had been. Nearly all the time 1 was
half famished, and 1 decided that l
would get out of there at once, since
i was entirely through with Huyliger.
My physical condition was greatly
improved. While the lack of food
showed itself on me, / had regained
some of my strength. my wounds
were healed, and my ankle was
stronger, and although my knees were
still considerably enlarged, 1 felt that
was in better shape than had been
at any time since my leap from the
train, and l was ready to go through
whatever was in store for me.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-19
Asbestos Roaster.

When camping take with you largo
asbestos cone made from square OF
asbestos cloth or paper. You will find
II Indispensable for roasting potatoes.
apples, corn on the cob. etc. The food
Is placed inside and the pointed end
of the cone is inserted i'm the camp
fire, wedged between two stones to
keep II in place. Do not attempt 10
stand the cone upright, but leave it
on its side. with the apex Of the cone
toward the fire.-Good Housekeeping.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-19
CHAPTER xIV-continued.

decided promptly that the safest
place for me was as far back as pos
sible, where would not be in the line
of vision of others in back of me. Ac-
cordingly / slouched over to table
on the platform directly opposite the
stage and / took the seat against the
wall The whole place was now In
front of me. 1 could see everything
that was going on and everyone who
came in, but no one, except those who
sat at my own table. would notice me
unless they deliberately turned around
10 look.
The place began to fill up rapidly.
Every second person who came in the
place seemed to me to be a German
soldier, but when they were seated at
the tables and got a chance later on
to make a rough count, found that
in all there were not more than hun
dred soldiers In the place and there
must have been several hundred civil
lans.
The first people to sit at my table
were a Belgian and his wife. The Bel