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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
Intensive Campaign on War
Savings Stamps from,
June "a to June %
vERMONT'S QUOTA
OVER SEVEN MILLIONS
A. II. Chandler Of Bellows Falls Is
County Chairman and L. L. Durham
VIII Have Charge of the Work in
Brattleboro.

MONTPELIER, June 15.-The plan,
are complete for Vermont y intensive
drive from June "a TO June 2s for
pledges to buy United States war saw,
ings stamps. Beginning Monday morn
ing, June "a, a personal. appeal will be
made all over the state for men, women
and children to show their patriotism
oy pledging to purchase stamps to the
limit of their ability during the re-
maindcr of 1918. They are. not going
TO be asked to give something; they are
going to be asked to invest-to invest
IN the best security the world affords
AT the present time and at a good rate
of interest.
These war savings stamps represent
inc United States government and all
.ne wealth. OF the United States. They
nave the same backing as Liberty
bonds. They bear interest at the rate
OF Tour per cent, compounded quarterly.
Ihey viii be redeemed by the United
states government in 1928. They can
be purchased at all postofices, at banks,
NJ many stores and in other specially
designated agencies.
Why are Vermonters to be asked to
invest IN these war savings stamps
FOR tins reason: To meet the explicit
call on Vermont to raise 1896, 900 for
war purposes during the year 1918 un.
der system which has proven popular
in Great Britain and which is meeting
with success in the United States. The
raising of this money in Vermont is
Just as necessary as the raising of the
first, the second or the third Liberty
loans. "A call of the government in
war time is command. Vermont must
raise the amount named. The govern
ment needs this money from Vermont
ms well as the remainder of the two
billions from the country as a whole.
The expenditures Of the year are being
made on that estimated income from
war savings stamps.
For VERMONT to raj sem tx qno ta m eaAs
that the people must invest in these
war savings stamps just as they invest
in Liberty bonds, A great many of tho
people must invest in denominations of
800, $500 and $1,000. The govern.
ment limits individual holdings of these
securities to 81 900, maturity value, but
that docs not prevent individual mem.
bcrs OF a family from purchasing the
limit. And the "Limit Club must
have crowded membership if the old
state of Vermont is to meet it's quota,
NJ the same time smaller pledges are
necessary to form the foundation for a
successful drive and to prove that Yer
mont is patriotic. Meanwhile, the chill
drcn will continue their purchases OF
thrift stamps.
In order to give all an opportunity
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
Pkotorlay Attractions.

Today the Empire presents The De-
feat of the City, a fouract o. Henry
story. Helen Gibson in The Race for the
Drawbridge, and In High Speed, a
comedy. On Monday Virginia Pearson
IN Stolen Honor, a William Fox special.
and the Ford Educational will be the
attractions.
Today the Princess theatre presents
ALFRED Whitman. and Nell Shipmans in
The Home Trail, and Charles Murray
and Mary Thurman in Love Loops the
Loop, Mack Sennett comedy. On Mon
day the big Annette Kellerman wonder
picture, The Daughter of the Gods, wiil
be presented.
ADVERTISE IN THE REF0RMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
THE COAL FAMINE. OF 1909.
Item Taken from The Reformer Of Jan
nary of That Year.

Coal continues to be at a premium in
Brattleboro. Small lots of different sizes
have been received by both dealers the
past week, but the outlook is not very
encouraging. The holiday celebrations
at the different mines have cut down
the output at the mines about one half
and add to the uncertainty as to when
more will arrive. No more than 500 lbs.
of coal at time is being delivered to
anybody. Barrows & Company are ask
ing SO for hard coal and $40 for bitumi-
nous. L. B. Yauvey is selling pea coal
at So. He has this week bought two
cars of chestnut coal for which he will
be sobli2edNtq get $l4. He expects to re-
ccive TINS Shipment next week."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
PRICE LISTS.

The food administrator. will en-
ieavor TO have published more sys-
ematically price lists giving to the
public a list of fair prices which the
purchasing public should pay for va
ious articles Of food. II prices at
rariance with this list are being
charged. the administrator urgently
isks that the public be a police force
report at once to the local food
administrator the prices that vary
With the published price list. The
sole purpose of the Food Administra-
Ion having been called into existence
that it may ask, and It may act In
iefense OF. the public to help cut
>it unfair practices and so-called
)rofiteering- 80 49,. - t<-er-~- :
The logical sequence is that the
public must act as cooperative or
,olice force. and promptly notify the
ocal members Of the food admins
ration of unfair practices that come
Q their knowledge through purchas
ng or otherwise. This all leads to
he subject of undue advance in
prices OF any commodity in any com
nunity Take the ice problem. There
tendency just now to unduly ad.
.Hc Price vi Ice. Ice IN the
summer is one Of the greatest pre-.
servers OF food necessities that ",
Use. Profiteering in this essentia
should not be allowed.
What is profiteering? It is an ad
rance in price beyond the pre-wal
period that is not justified by the in
creased cost since the war began. I
he cost advances to the profiteerin,
point In any commodity, the publ,
should notify promptly the local foot
administrator and an investigation
! Hill hA mazda
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
INCREASED PRODUCTION OF
FOOD SUPPLIES.

A year ago. Vermont tackled this
subject with zeal and splendid re-
suits followed II 1t was necessary
then It Is much moro 50 now. When
thousands and millions Of men are
taken from the producing to the de-
stroying ranks. everybody. left has
got to strive to the utmost to keep
the food supply ships moving in con-
slant line, to those who must, be fed.
Let the men and women. boys and
girls realize the sacrifice made for
them in France. England and italy,
not only on the battlefield as
women by the hundreds and thou
sands work in mnnition plants. on
the farms. at the plough and on
their knees. Then let all respond
and not only save food, but produce
It. In war gardens, by pig clubs, on
the rfn-everywhere let the never
ceasing slogan be-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
Watch Your Imorints.

A child's mind is plastic. The i'm
pressions received while young are
lasting. When cement is in the process
Of making 1t IS soft and pliable; but
once it, is dry, it becomes so hard that
workman cqn hardly break it with a
hammer. But, while it was soft. a
child laid its hand on the material; in
a few minutes the cement hardened,
and the imprint made by the childs
hand was.stilt there Ernest O. Glenn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
Abolition Of Brigade System
and Changes In Navy
Under Construction
FRENCH OFFICERS
ARRIVE IN TOXIC
Pressure BY the Entente for 1nterven-
ton in Russia--Destruction Of Rail
road Would Mean Abandonment Of
Russia to Teutons. x

Russia to Teutons.
TOkfU, June I, by The Associated
Press.-An important council, attended
by Prince Fushifni, Field Marshals
Yamagata,. and Tcrauchi, (the premier
Lieut.. Gen. Oshiiifa, the. minister of war,
and others, was held in the general
staff Office today.
The entente governments of Europe
are bringing increasing influence to bear
to induce Japan to intervene in Russia.
Among the several French officers who
have arrived in Toxic to consult with
the general staff Is Major Pichon, who
was head of the French military mission
to Russia and whose recall was demand
ed by the Bolsheviki Major Pichon is
striving for Intervention in Siberia as
military necessity with the same ener-
gy that he opposed Rumania s entrance
into the war as an ill-advised step.
Major Pichon formerly was military
sattache at Bucharest.
Apparently Japan is divided on the
question of Intervention, but the army
is undergoing severe training. Regi-
ments frequently are heard tramping
through the streets of Toxic at night on
their return from long marches and
manouvres
The partisans of Intervention are find
ing support from A. l. Knonovaloff, for
merly minister of trade and industry
in the Russian provisional government
and especially from Jules Destree, who
was appointed Belgian Minister to Pet
rograd in August. 1917. Mr.. Destree
who is a Socialist, arrived in Japan
after vainly seeking to return to Europe
across Finland. He suffered great
hardships in his journey and lived fol
seventy-five days in a railroad car.
1t is urgently imperative for the de
Tense of the interests of the Entent,
that there shall be liberation of thu
Russian people from Germanic domino
tion,' NJ Destree declared. .sThe Trans
Siberian railroad is the only remaining
| communication with the outside world
and this could be destroyed at any tim,
by the German prisoners, of whom Their,
are 10000 under arms in Siberia.
saw armed Germans at every station
ostensibly allies of the Bolsheviki. TIL
destruction of the Trans Siberian rail
road would mean the complete abandon
ment of Russia to the Teutons.''
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
YOUR PATRIOTIC DUTY

To report disloyai acts, seditious
utterances, and any information rel-'
alive to attempts to hinder the Unit
ed States in the prosecution of the
war, to the United States Depart
ment of Justice, Bureau of Investi-
cation, Federal Building, Burlng-
ton, Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
-sAvE AND. PRODUCE roop.

Remember, now that bumper crops
are coming in. that they are ours
not for. our prodigal extravagant use
In peace,-bnt to save, that a huge
reserve may be built up for a war
not only against waste, oppression
and the diabolical Hun, but against
a day when our year OF plenty may
turn to a lean year or two.
Like the far-sighted Joseph of old
we will then have a reservoir with
which to save a hungry world. We
will also bring to a triumphant con-
clusions our holy war because we
have been foresighted enough 70
produce the one sure foundation for
a successful war. without which no
power can swin-food In abundance.
With the above statement. the
Vermont Food Administrator closes
with a series OF questions which. we
may. well ask of our Country. which
has given US all that we have. The
answer to these questions will de-
termine the amount that we stand
ready to do for that Country, whether
It be the saving of food or other
patriotic service. - -
what, were orr ives without tfeer
What all our HIVES to save theee -
We reckZnof what we give thee.
We will not dare to doubt. thee,
But ask whatever else. and we viii dare.
Let us all dare to sacrifice.
FRANK H. BROOKS,
Vermont Federal Food Administrator
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
SUGAR.

The supply of sugar requires that
ne use just as little as possible. SUI
gar must be bought in five pound
OTIS or under the card system
Householders by signing sugar GER
.ificate can get sugar for canning and
preserving uses. The situation Is
hat, in the case Of sugar, 1t is not
30 much matter OF essential and
ION essential industries. It is abso-
utely an effort to provide enough
sugar for the harvest. 1. e.. to can
ind preserve so that the products Of
he summer season will be saved. II
here Is sugar enough for this and
he domestic supply. it will then be
necessary to provide for essentials
IS against non-essentials like soda
'ountains. candy, etc. As regards ice
:ream, this is in the 1000 class in
hat It helps the disposition and pres
.rvation of dairy products as
against sherbet and soda water,
which must be put in the non essen
ial class with candy.
II you wish the Allies success. save
sugar
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
WEST BRATTLEBORO


Miss Eta Sanderson will go tonight
to her home in Putney to remain over
the weekend.
Fred Wilder, who was injured in an
automobile accident a week ago, is still
confined to the bed a part of the time.
Mrs. c. c. Whitaere of Upper Mont
clair, \. j., came this week and went
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
ELIMINATION OF ALL WASTE.

This goes without saying. Yet
taste is the great sin of America.
Whether 1t be food. money or a thou
'and and one things that, we use. II
he lessons of this war are success
'u'ly learned our people will win a
:reat victory. and at no point a great
r one than. in eliminating waste and
substituting frugality. thrift and
economy In ali our ways.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15

keaEpins without thought is labor lost.
Confucius. s..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15

They never fail who die in q great cause.
Lord Bryon.
The Press., 1918-08-08
WELLINGTON

E. Benton and wife, Mrs. Sleieht and Mrs. Dodge made pleasant motor trip to interesting points in Massachusetts on Tuesday,
 Miss Palmer and her sister, Mrs. Hutchings, came from New York Tues day, and all the Hill circle are glad to have them at home at Rest Cottage. The insect that. preys on the maple trees has appearedlon the Hill, and leads to the query, what would the Hill be for beauty were the naples extermina- ted :?
 John Smith, caught the patriarch of the Woodchucks in a steel trap recently. Fhe deVastator of gardens for many years weighed 12 pounds at least, had long tushes and long crooked toe-nails like cat. He whistled and chattered in protest when caught, and no doubt promised to mend his ways if released but all in vain. WOodchucks and skunks have been unusually numerous this sea son.
 South Wilmington
 Joseph Radlr of New York was home for: few days the past week
 Miss Mary Bartek of Springfield is wis, iting at the home of her parents.
 Miss Ruth Cahoon is visiting at the home of her aunt at Somersville for a week.
 Miss Emma Splelvogel of Hartford is visiting at the home of A. Pigeon and wife, John: Spielvogel also spent few days the past week at the same place. Mrs. Walter Colburn received a cable gram from her hus band, informing her that he has arrived safely over sea. Private Colburn was with the 76th di- vision.
 Hiram Loverin, who has had charge of the G. Hall, Jr., Co. dairy barn, resigned his position last Saturday. It is under stood that MT. Loverin has been called in the draft. R.. T. Birdsall of Mansfield Depot has taken the position. '' A base ball team, composed of players from Stafford, played the home team here last Saturday, defeating them by a score of 6 to 8. It is expected that the same team will play here again next Sat urdsy. as the boys are. anxious to wipe aout their last defeat.
The Press., 1918-08-08
HOLLAND

Miss Simpson of Michigan is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Simpson.
 The net proceeds of the fair of the Lee M. E. church will be as much as $IOO.
 Albro Case is spending some time with Slr. and Mrs. Wesley N. Clark of Granby.
 Mrs Henry B Stafford and son, Henry E of New York are the guests of E. $. Agard and wife.
 The Hicks family arrived from New York last week and have opened their residence in Holland for a few weeks.
 Walter Hacey wife and daughter Ruth, of Clifton, N.J, are spending some time with William B. Ludlow anh wife.
 II any volunteer nurses for the servi e wish to sign up, all informant n may be obtained f.om Mrs. Edwin $. Agard.
 Ms Edna Lutz and sUn, Ntlfrr,l, aud Mrs. A. Shafer of Rockville were the guests last week of Mrs Lorenzo R: Sparrow,
 MT. and Mrs Robert Hawkins and Miss Helen Baker of Boston are the guests of Ms. Clara Baker and Miss Helen Hawkins.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank T. Newcomb and daughters, Miss Lilla and Phyllis New. comb, are the guests of Mir. and Mrs Donald J. Grant.
 Harry" Nutland, wife. and family O Rockville and Fred Olds and wife O Andover have been recent guests of My ron G. Sparrow and wife.
 Mrs. Francis Isaacs, Miss Ina Isaacs and Kenneth Isaacs, Mrs. Geo. Sander, and son, George, of New York are stop ping with Harry R. Bartlett and wife.
 The pledge cards for canning have nearly all been handed in, our quota was 765O cans and the pledges amounted to 5000 cans, so we have made our quots with good margin.
 An accident occurred on the trolley track at Snipsic last week. A mare and
The Press., 1918-08-08
John Conklin- of Boaton visited friends

John Conklin- of Boaton visited friend
 and relatives here last week.
 l Harry Fisher is entertaining his-thre, daughters from New York.
 l Mr, and Mrs J. Bruie have daugh ter, born July 31st, at. the Johnson Me morial hospital
 Mrs. Viola Cooley of Springfield has been staying several days with her broth. CT, Frank Edson. . ......a. l."
 Miss Mabel Kingston and Miss Bertha Kitchen of Somerville, Mass, have been guests of A, E.. Tutein. C:fF. Taylor and family of Hartford, who recently bought 0. D. GIazier's farm on the hin, moved here last week. MT. and Mrs. Ernest K. Sharp and Mrs. Howard A. Dederick were the guests over Sunday. of Mrs., Sharp's mother, Mrs. Annie E. Walkley: e.. -. ..-
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Curtis of Brook field, Mass, and, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Boylngton of Springfield visited at Mrs. DSA'eS UIlcES lAsC sunday.
 Wallace MaxfieId and family have moved into the tenement recently va cated by MT. and Mrs. George Walker and owned by F. z Fairfield,
 MT. and Mrs. Spencer Bradway and family: and Mrs. L4aVergne Dimock visit ed their aunt, Mrs, Mcintyre, in Hart ford last Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. John Bogardus, MT. and Mrs, Seigers and Mrs. Edward Keefe from Worcester were guests of MT. and Mrs. Charles lawrence last Sunday. s,The-West Stafford Sunday school and theiF. friends will give a, community picnic at Fairfield's cottage, Crystal lake, on August-l4 Everyone is welcome.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Mcclellan, Car los Chaffee, Herbert Glazier and George Barlow attended camp meeting :at Pal mer last Sunday. Mrs. Herbert Glazier, who has been spending the week there, returned with them,
 The foulth of the series of "Mid-Sum- mer Messages from Gods great out-of- doors" will be given by Rev. w. o. Berck man, pastor of the West Stafford Congregational church, next Sunday at lO45 8, m,- At the evening service, 80 a brief sermon by the pastor
 A house party was given at Charles Skaters last Sunday for Harold McKin- ney and bride of Thompsonville. MT Mckinney reported to Fort Slocum, N Y, for duty this week. Among the guests present were Mir and Mrs Lucius Mckinney and daughter, Hazel and ltalph smith of ThompsOnviIle
 F'''. Crystal Lake District)
 Mrs. Marie Rosonor entertained a party of friends from Hartford over Sunday.
 : H. w. Eaton, real estate business broker of Hartford has sold to Philip Ryan of Hartford the farm of the late M. G. Chapman.
The Press., 1918-08-08

I yAhs .Hl r. George Heck, has: been harvesting hay for John Sedlak. :rt;
 R c. Barrows has purchased and is harvesting the hay on Justin Burril's farm in Westford.
 Nelson Horton had a heavy yield from his field of rye, John Jubon of Westford threshed about ninety bushel for him.
 Agoodty number attended the vesper service Sunday evening, which Rev MT. Stewart conducted on the porch of Mrs. w. Richards > Mrs. w. Richards with Miss Winntfred Newell spent Saturday at the Palmer Ad- vent camp ground, going with her cOus- 'lns, MT. and Mrs. Ransom Tifft of Vest ford, in their car.
 Mrs. Harry Palmer of Hartford is spending the week with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Wm: P. Marcy, at the Marcy homestead. Major John Buckley of Hartford was home the first of the week.
 Nelson Horton on going to the barn one morning last week was agreeably sur prised to find in his stable nice pair of calves. beautifully marked red and white. "spot''' and "Light Face" are growing fine.
The Press., 1918-08-08

William Horsman who, has been liv
 ing in Stafford since he sold his farm 1T
 Union, has gone, this week, to Ports mouth, N. H., to work in the ship yard Owing to the great scarcity of tenements, his family will remain in Stafford for the present. " .#'
 1t is g matter of regret that Rev. Will son R. Stewart will not be able to stay here as long as was at first expected. It has been announced that he will preach here next Sunday and that Rev. Sherrod soule, Secretary of the Connecticut Home Missionary society, will occupy the pulpit the following Sunday. : Rock Meadow : Mabel Heck was the guest of Mrs. T. O. Newell over Sunday.
 Miss Mary Bradway of Springfield was at home with her mother Mrs. Ella Bass, over Sunday MT. and Mrs. Henry Pero and children of MOnson were at Adel- bert Agard's on Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Oscar Willis were called to attend the funeral of her cousin, Mrs. Witheral, of Brimield, on Wednesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Hulett of East LOngmeadow and cousin, Mrs. Arthur Duchaine, and daughter, Edwina, of Waterbury, were at Mrs. F. H. Bal lou's on Sunday.
 A party of three from Rockville were out on a fishing trip and stayed all night Monday on the Moore pond, near Geo. Bradway's returning home Tuesday morning.
 MT. and Mrs. Edwin Oliver and family of Thompsonville were guests on Sunday of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Matt Heck. Wayland Heck went home with them for a visit.
 The canning pledge cards are being signed by the ladies and girls in this community. They are very busy preparing for winter but as sugar is so scarce they cannot can to their full desire
The Press., 1918-08-08

colt owned by Walter West were run over and injured at the trolly crossing, the colt was dead and the mare had to be killed immediately.
 Miss Mildred Metcalf, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Metcalf, a graduate of the Rhode Island general hospital, volunteered her service as a nurse good many months ago, but has only recently been taken. She is located at Newport News. At present, her ser vices are to be in the marine corps.
 Optimistic Thought.
 Resentment is temporary, but for giveness Is eternal.
The Press., 1918-08-08
Stafford

Dressed Poultry for sale Geo. Lord.
 Paramount and Aircraft Pictures, Town. Hall :. Saturday, Aug. lOth,. Mar guerite Clark in "The AmRzons. "The Amazonsn concerns the remarkable his tory of the Marchioness of Castlejordan and her three delightful daughters, each one of whom is both a source of joy and sorrow to the Marchioness. Though she loves the daughters with all her heart, it is a subject of bitter anguish to her that they were girls instead of boys, and it is her obsession to make them as boyish as possible. To that end she endeaVors to dress them almost exclusively in boys clothes to instill into their feminine hearts as much of the masculine as 8 continued association with mannish sports is capable of accomplishing. Also a Mack Sennett comedy, 1.-The Kitchen Lady" Wednesday, Aug. 14th, Julian Eltinge in 'The Countess Charming" An uproariOusly funny comedy drama, written especially for Mir. Eltinge by Ge- lett Burgess and Carolyn Wells, two of the foremost American humorists. In this picture he plays the double role of a robust young leading man and a bogus countess. In his male character he is in love with a girl whose mother will not permit her to marry him becan-e he is temporarily persona non grata with the leaders of their town. To win his sweet heart he disguises himself as a Russian countess and takes a house nearby. On the above. date will also show the fifth
The Press., 1918-08-08
Cottage House For Sale

GRANT AVENUE-Best Residential Section splendid opportunity to procure good home
 Liberal Terms. MRS. II. L. SULLIVAN, 5s Huntington Street, New London, Conn.
The Press., 1918-08-08

chapter of '.The Son of Democracy" !" Tender Memories MT. Chapin here has turned the searchlight upon Presi- dent Lincoln's problems, much the same as President Wilson's were LincoIn's during the civil war. Cranks and mis- guided patriots besieged him, but through all the turmoil he laid out a straight path and followed it to what he knew was the best policy of the nation. There is pathOs, too, as Lincoln tells the simple story of how he persuaded g preacher to perform the services over the grave of Lincoln's mother. a.. ...