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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-01-03
LOCAL DRAFT BOARD
QuestiOnnaires Being Mailed at Rate
of Fifty Day to Registrars
of Mile Laos County.
Advisory Board Will Give All Neces-
sary Aid to Registrars in
Filling Out Documents.

local registration DOaTQ TO comply
with the requirements of the war de-
partment. Questionnaires are being
mailed at the rate of so per day or 5
percent of the quota for the county of
Mile Laos. With the additional regis
trants the total now enrolled aggre-
gates LOOP, instead of 997 as hereinbe-
fore stated. The additional number is
accounted for by men who were out Of
the county and who made their re-
turns late.
Mile Laos county has already furn-
ished ten men for the first draft, one
of whom was rejected. This leaves %
to be furnished by February Is. At
that time those selected will have to
be ready to respond to the call. ..
AS to the QUESTIONABLE there ap-
pears to be considerable misunder-
standing regarding it's requirements.
Every man who receives one of these
interrogatorial documents must see
that the same is in the hands Of the
local registration board not later than
seven days from the date stamped on
such questionnaire-the same at that
time being properly filled out.
TO assist registrants in filling out
these documents the legal advisory
board for Mile Laos county, consist
ing Of Attorney E. L. Mcmillan, S. P.
Skahen and Rolleff Waller, appointed
the following associate members:
Princeton-W. V. Sanford, H. A.
Garrison, A. G.. Osterberg, Robt. H.
King, R. P. Morton and G. A. Eaton.
Long Siding-Geo. Trannstrom.
Pease-J. Touissaint.
Milaca-Olin c. Myron, c. F. J. Goe-
bel, Harry Eberhardt, o. L. Bye and
Knute Ellingboe.
Foreston- C. E. Gilbert.
Bock-Carl Eckdall and E. A. Nord-
quist. 49, .@'. >>'..s. - ----s., ,--s@ IT
: Onamia- r. Burre1l. 30
Cove-H. E. Poseley and Chas.
Freer.
Wahkon-N. J. Oredson.
Isle-Otto Haggberg and L. A. Mat
ter.
This list is printed from last weeks
Union upon request of the board. {
Each member should go before the
board member nearest him. Before
doing so he should carefully read all
questions and instructions on his ques-
tionnaire in order that his answers
may be filled in as rapidly as possible.
With the consent of the local regis
tration board men whose order num-
Der is sufficiently far down in the list
may still enlist in the navy or marine
contingents:
Then, again, men may join the avia-
ton division of the signal corps, the
land division of the signal corps, the
medical department and the ordnance
department. In other words they will
be virtually volunteers although the
prevalence Of the draft system has
made it necessary that their applica-
lions must be acted upon primarily by
the local boards. ~.
It cannot be denied that the ques-
tionnaire is complex document for
the ordinary registrant to comprehend,
but then the war department has made
provisions for it's elucidation by the
appointment of boards of advisors, as
above stated.
There will be no difficulty if, as
Senator Knute Nelson's forebear said
at the battle of Trafalgar, each man
will do his duty"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-01-03
Not a Russian Officer.

Gen. Putoff is not, as you might
think, Russian officer. He is No
charge Of department at Washing,
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
The War on Cats.
{ Rutland Herald.)

An exchange notes that the New York
Senate has recommended the passage OF
measure TO regulate eats and put them IN
peril of their nine lives if they misbehave
Thus It is provided that any person hold
ing hunting license may destroy in a
humane manner any cat he finds chasing
BIRDS or which, having caught bird Is car
rylng Its game home in its mouth 1t was
hrst proposed to require every cat to wear
a bell; this was opposed as involving an I'm
desirable addition to the nocturnal voice of
the cat; also there was the suggestion of
licensing and tagging them Montpelier
Argus.
Even the Herald has not venturcd to pro
pose the licensing OF cats; neither had it
supposed that cat killing song birds or in
sectlvorous birds had any right that good
citizen is bound to respect. Most men
would feel ard exercise the same right to
kill pestiferous cat as he would in respect
to any other vermin, and the chances are
that the laws would support him therein.
What applies to sheep-kilhng dogs APP
plies in minor degree to thieving, bird
killing cats. Then there is the broad gen
eral question Of whether any one is justi-
| fed in wartime, in feeding a eat that
neither produces nor protects food
A housing cat of police bred ancestors
will do more to keep barns and granaries
/ free from rats than all the traps and bats
that can be devised, but look at the fecund
and teeming thousands of house-eats, sup
ported as pets, which never catch mouse
or rat, which live on milk and other good
food and which periodically and sportvely
pursue and destroy more useful birds thar
their whole breed is worth,
/ If you should set down what a house
cat actually eats against what a house
cat actually does, the deficit would b,
/ startling
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
NO ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION
Governor Graham VIII Not Issue One
This Year

Governor Graham has decided not to
issue an Arbor and Bird day proclama-
ton this year At the request of the presi-
dent or members OF his cabinet, there
have been many proclamations for patriotic
purposes during the past year. The gov
ernor feels that the publishing and dis
trihuting OF the usual Arbor day proelama-
ton are unnecessary toward winning the
war. ts
No state has greater beauty than that
provided by the trees on our own Green
mountains. The necessity OF raising and
conserving every form OF food is sutii-
cient stimulus to ensure the planting OF
trut and nut trees. This all important
problem OF food commands our utmost
care in the protection OF notwithstanding
birds We do not overlook the beauty and
pleasure afforded us by our birds and trees.
but this year we are compelled by necessity
to raise food and to utilize the practical
help of the birds in protecting our food.
bearing trees
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
State Board of Health.

The report of the state board of
health for the month of March in
cludes summary Of the vital Stats
les for the year 1917, the compiling
OF which had been completed during
The month. There were in 1917 in the
state 1853 births of which 1920 were
males and 1888 females, as compared
with a total of 1906 births IN 1916.
The deaths for 1917 totaleu 1922,
slightly less than the total for 1916
which was $685.. The number of mar
riages was materially less than the
previous year, the number for the
year 1917 being ATS and for 1916,
5279. The number of deaths from
typhoid fever during the year was
%, the lowest record ever reached
In the state. Deaths from other dis
eases We're as follows: cancer, 392 !;
pneumonia, 391: tuberculosis of the
lungs, 269; influenza, 1853; measles,
80; whooping cough 81; diphtheria
81; scarlet fever, 10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
Department of Education.

In order that the state board of
education might be absolutely certain
as to the efficiency of the junior high
school type of organization in teach
ing the fundamentals, all Of the chill
dren in these schools during the past
two years have been given standard
tests to determine their standing and
progress. The compilation of the re-
suits of these tests has so far been
completed during the past month as
TO make it certain that no class in
the junior high schools of Vermont
has made less than the normal rate
of Improvement in arithmetic, Eng
lish and reading, while in several in
stances the amount of Improvement
has been far in excess of the normal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

L was setting on my frunt steps this af-
tirnoon, mad because | wasent allowed to
go off them on account of nobody not be-
ing home and l had to mind the house, and
Pubs Slmkinses sissy cuzzin Persey came
up, having brown stockings on and looking
even sissier than usual, and thawt, G., I'll
take it out on Persey.
Hello, Persey, wat rite have you got to
be alive? l sed
Wat do you meen? sed Persey
Suppose you can't hardly wait for next
Sundey so you can go to Sundey skool, |
sed.
Serteny | can, l don't think Sundey skool
is SO wonderful, sed Persey.
| Suppose if you ever got hole in one
of your brown stockings ! Suppose you wood
cry for hour, woodent you? | sed.
No | woodent, sed Persey.
Watts that, do you meen to say I'm d
liar? / sed
Do you meen to say I'm one? sed Per
sey
Yes, | sed. And wat did Persey do but
give me fearse slap rite on the side o
the face, serprizing me like enything. anC
| sed, Hay wat do you think you're doing
you Jest do that agen, go ahed, do that agel
and Ill get rite up off Of these steps anC
show you weather you can hit me or not
go ahed, hit me agen.
No ! wont, | hit you wunts, sed Persey
You Jest hit me agen, 90 ahed, hit m,
agen that's all, | sed
| | Will not, liant your slave, sed Persey
And he dident have the nerve to do i
agen, 50 | dldent fife him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
No Climate for Him.

\ Scot from PEBBLES emigrated to Can
ada. and the morning after his arrival
hailed a coal-black African at a street
corner, relates, London Opinion. Hoot
man, he said can We tel me whaur III
lind the kirk 1t SO happened that the
African had been born in Scotland himself
and had a burr as bad as the PEBBLES
mans. Gang RIGHT up to yon house,
he said take the licht tnrnin, and. losh
ye're there. The white Scot looked dazed
"Aiblins we're frae Scotland yersel?' he
said, Right ye are, said the black Scot
"Aberdeen's ma hame Hoo long haze W
been over here?" ABBOTT two year
| Heaven save rs and keep u.s." said the
white Scot. '.Whaur can l get the next
boat Cor Glescga:"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
THE STATES WORK
Summaries of March Reports of State
Departments to Board of Control

rate OF wages prevailing which have
caused considerable lessening Of the
MINOR offenses which largely contri-
butte to probation cases, and further
more by the fact that 81 parolers and
probatoners have been excused from
reporting as they have gone into the
army and navy. AS a result of the
inquiry sent out to all reporting to
the board. it was learned that 2SS of
the male probationers and parolers
report average weekly wages of s14.-
Al. The number of persons supported
by these 2SS reporting was 210.
During the month of March 1C
homes We're inspected, children
placed in permanent and temporary
homes, II children taken under order
of court and two children sent to the
industrial school on the petition o.
the board
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
Fish and Game Commissioner.

During March there were two ar
rests and convictions for violation Of
the fish and game laws made by
wardens OF the department. The pam
phlet laws relating to fish and game
are being printed under the direction
of the department and will be ready
There are on hand at the hatcheries
at RoXbury, Canaan and Bennington
in different stages of growth, brook
trout to the number of 1882 .206; lake
trout to the number of 367, 1892; land
locked salmon, 93,554 These fish are
reported in good condition and it is
expected TO begin distribution during
April.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
Wendell Phillips on Prussia.

What does Prussia represent? She re-
presents the recognized feudal system of
the 10Th century. She is a power mar
shalled into form by the one purpose Of
courts and soldiers She is not a nation !;
she is an army Her great public schools
and all her civil life have a great, if not
primary, purpose in the design to make
men soldiers. Every man OF the population
banker, mechanic, tradesman or scholar
everything but the pulpit for the
three appointed years into the camp to
be disciplined to arms; and Prussia's pol
icy is an effort to drag the world back
800 years. She is the great military out
growth, the abnormal monstrosity Of the
10Th century -Wendell Phillips, in 1873
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

The railroad managers are said to
be hesitating to sign the agreement
that the government has presented to
them. This provides that the interstate
commerce commission shall determine
the earnings of these roads in the past
and thus provide for the calculation
Of future dividends. but there is in
serted in the agreement the stipulation
that the commission may change the
figures later if it thinks best. The
roads are helpless, as they have been
taken over anyway. but compelling
them to accept such plan is giving
i them a pretty stiff demonstration OF
/ their hclPlcssness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

The Reformer Is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Srattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, C.
w. cleveland, S. l.. Purinton (Estey
Nllle), Brooks House Pharmacy. Allen
Depot Newsstand. Mrs. d. F. Doyle,
South Main Street.
West Brattleboro, ]. L. Stockwell
East Dummerston, VI. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. williams
NeMane, n. NJ. Batchelder.
Iownshend, G. w. CAtIer.
West Townshend. C II. Grout.
Jamaica, r. j Daggett
South Londonderry, F. IL TYLER.
South Vernon, f. Buffum.
Northfeld, Mass. Thompson Bros,
west Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. w
Streeter.
HinsdaIe, N. H., w II. LYMAN
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

Great Britain is suffering casualties
at the present time at a rate which,
continued for year, would mean
nearly a million men killed, wounded
or missing. If the United States was
hit in this way there would be no qucs.
zion about raising Liberty loans or in
carrying out any project that would
help the country. And right now we
should all remember that our allies
look to America as the final factor in
winning the war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

Golfers, Springfield Republican and
several New York papers who have
misreprescnted Vermont, and by
arguing from a false premise have
maligned the state. are not ex-
pected to comment to any great ex-
tent over the fact that our snug little
commonwealth was the first of the
New England states to go over the
top on subscriptions to the third Lib.
crtv loan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

Somerset, the smallest town of Wind
ham county, with a population of y
when the last census was taken, leads
al claimants in the race for the Nc
Cali shield of honor, to be awarded
to the New England town or city Of
New England with the largest per-
centage of inhabitants in military serv-
ice. Somerset has sent four men into
the ranks of the soldiers. or a per-
ccntagc Of MS. The Boston Post,
which is a sort Of sponsor in the con
test, says: Somerset S claim was
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

made by Town Clerk Fred V. Johnson,
and with the claim Clerk johnson
sent four names of men who had left
Somerset for the war. Somerset is lit
tie more than lumber camp, but
nevertheless a bona fide town, incor-
pOrated in 1916, and is so recognized
at the state capitol at Montpelier. But
much of its population is rowing one
and two names of men that Clerk
Johnson reported as having left Som
erset for army service are, according
to the adjutant- generals office, not
recorded in Washington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

my friends. y Mrs. L. H. DE WEESE,
sos Alcatraz Ave, Oakland, Cal.
Every woman at some period or other
in her life suffers from just such dis
turbances as did Mrs. Weese, and if
there is no interested friend to advise,
let this be a reminder that this famous
root and herb remedy has been over
coming these ailments of women for
more than 40 years.
# any complications exist, write
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., LYNN.
Mass, for advice. The result of MANY
years experience is at your service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

Because Vermont has raised more
than its quota for the third Liberty
loan is 10 reason why enthusiasm
should wane in the last week of the
campaign which the treasury depart
ment is conducting. If, as an indi
vidual, you have done nothing there
is no excuse to hold back because youi
neighbors or any other Vermontcrs
have responded literally.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

Cndaunted b. a million dollar fire
which destroyed its big factory and
valuable stock the Vermont Milk Cho.
coIate company of Burlington is al
ready going ahead with plans to rebuild
its plant and TO get back into bic
business at the earliest possible mo
mcnt. Here is a demonstration of the
spirit which will win.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
Public Service Commission.

During the month of March the
public service commission investiga
ted II accidents and one informal
complaint, issued 6 special orders re-
lating to railroad rates and charges,
held public hearings, issued 2 GER
tificates and l order relating TO Sc
curities of public service corpora
lions. There was granted pursuant
% law to IS companies under the SUI
oersion of the commission as extern
sion of authority to do business until
April /, 1919.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in Americas
Fighting Service.

Five days in an open boat on the
North Sea We're spent by members Of the
crew and the naval armed guard from
the steamship Rochester, which was tor
pedoed by a German submarine off the
coast Of ireland. When the survivors were
finally picked up by British patrol boat
one of them, Ernest H GIagg. a seaman
of the armed guard, had died from ex-
posure. He was buried in Ireland His
mother Mrs. Cora Gragg, lives in Corpus
Christi, Texas
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

In order to secure peace in the world
it has been necessary to fight for it.
One reason why our country has had
no serious foreign wars for years was
that our people had fully demonstrated
their courage in hard-fought struggles.
After the account our forefathers
gave of themselves in the Revolution
arv war and the war of 1912 no ma
tion cared to attack us. The splendid
courage shown by both parties in the
Civil war acted as deterrent to ma
tions having hostile intentions. Our
comparative isolation was also in our
favor, but developments of modern
warfare, especially with the subma
rineS, has changed this situation. We
have been living comfortable and
peaceful lives during recent years
Germany did not believe we had any
fighting ability left. She thought We
could be safely 2ffrOnted. Having now
undertaken to fight we must do It II
such way that our foes will beware
of us in the future. The more cour
ageously we stand the shock Of arms
the more our physical and moral STAN
ina will be respected by the bully ma
tions, and the less likely they vii
ever be to defy US again.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
Commissioner Of Taxes,

During March the meetings Of list
ers have been held in 10 of the IA
counties of the state at which APP
proximately 700 out OF $50 listers in
the state attended At these meet
fngs were distributed the bulletins
containing the general tax law an
the bulletin containing the account
of the tax system Of the state ar
ranged in question and answer form
which was prepared by the depart
ment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and it solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end
prompt reports should be given OF each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
inE following the omission, in person
the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy immediately applied. It is only
bF thls method that the publisher can
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
Free Public Library Commission.

The secretary of the free public
library commission acted as state
chairman of the campaign for books
for the soldiers and sailors which
was conducted throughout the state
during the week of March 1925. Re
ports received from so towns and vii
lagos indicate that nearly $4,000
books have been obtained
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
MONDAY, APRIL %, 1918.

The little boy of Russian parentage
IN Philadelphia who saved 5000 pen.
MES and bought a Liberty bond calls
IL bomb, " and he is about right
az that.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
Member of the Associates Press

The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication of all
news dispatches credited to it and not
otherwise credited in this paper and also
the local news published herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

iIoI SIdilu on my IceL
for any long period
of time and did not
sleep well. The ply
stefan who treated
me did not seem to
help me any and a
fri nd advis e d
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e G ct a Bile Com
pound. Itook it and
before / realized it
/ was well. / shall
recomm end your
valuable remedy to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper,
30 cents an inch for first insertion, rs
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
tion Limited space on first page al
double rates.
Space rates on application
Classified advertsements-Fi cents a
line first insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion
without change OF copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line
first insertion with 80 per cent discount
Tor each subsequent insertion without
change of copy
POSITION 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
s975,616.13
s209,216.1S
76G.399.95
-----------s
S975,616.13

From April /. 1917, to April l,
1918 the treasurer's Office has paid on
account Of state pay to volunteers in
the service of the United States 1922,
560.91. The rolls of this office ac-
count for 1910 men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

The seamen's union of America recently
rejected a resolution for a boycott of Ger
man sailors on the ground that peace can
not be made secure by hate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
Beard of Charities and Probation.

At the end OF March there We're 400
probation cases and III parole cases
in the files Of the board. This is
senorts which decrease is accounted
for by the secretary in part because
nf the shortage OF labor and high
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

Bob Jones says we must love everybody,
but it's going to be hard to kiss the kaiser
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
MRS. De WEESE
COULD NOT STAND
Because of Functional Disor-
der-Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oakland, Cal. -" l suffered from ir-
Irregularities and congestion, so / could
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

A man isn't censured so much for bet
ing, if he wins.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
Financial Summary.

Cash bal. Feb. %, '18 ,24500
Receipts for Mar. 27e,371. 10
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
State Institutions.

The number of inmates at various
state institutions on March 31st was
as follows:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

Aud. ord. pd. in Mar.
Cash bal, Mar. 81, 10