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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09
The Fighting Goth.
Manchester Union.)


Who and where is that New Englandel
who does not feel on reading the &C
counts OF brilliant American achievements
in the fighting on the Aisne-Marne front
in France, an extra thrill Of pride in the
consciousness that our own New Eng
land boys, the gallant 18th division. an,
in the thickest of the fight and winning
a handsome share OF the credit for the
success OF this glorious dashg The com
ponent units of the division include til,
l0lst infantry, consisting Of the old Ninth
and Fifth Massachusetts regiments, Will
few from the Sixth Massachusetts: the
lO2d infantry which is a combination OF
the First and Second Connecticut, with Il
few from the First Vermont infantry and
small number from the Sixth Massa
chusetts the l03d infantry which we all
recall as a combination of the First New
Hampshire and the Second Maine regi-
ments OF infantry; the l04th infantry
composed of the Second, Sixth and Eighth
Massachusetts; the l0lst artillery, consist
ing OF one battalion three batteries) from
Boston and one battalion from Salem.
Massachusetts; the l02d artillery. consist.
| lng of batteries from Massachusetts cities
| outside Boston; the l03d artillery. in
Guiding our own Manchester battery and
the Rhode Island battery; the l0lst
french Mortar battery from the First
Maine heavy artillery; the l0lst machine
gun battalion, from Connecticut and Yer
mont; the l02d machine gun battalion
being troops of Massachusetts cavalry; the
| lO3d machine gun battalion. consisting OF
troops of cavalry from New Hampshire
and Rhode Island, and infantry from
Vermont; and lOlst Engineers. largely
rom Maine and Massachusetts. Along
With these troops are ambulance corps
and field hospital companies from New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connect
cut.
To put it another way, there are q .00C
Young New Englanders in this drive and
in common with upwards of half-a-dozen
other American divisions and their French
| comrades, they are covering themselves
with glory. Think OF the Manchester bat
| terry. the Peterborough cavalry the Frank
IN Machine Gun company and other New
Hampshire special units, along with the
New Hampshire infantry, going into camr
| 1t Concord as we used to see them annual
| " few short years ago: and then think
Of them Observation-Disclosures with similar
units from other New England states
m the bloodiest battlefield of distant
France. striking mighty blows which are
to echo down the centuries as blows
struck in the most stupendous war of all
history, and struck for the permanent lib.
artv and peace of mankind.
That which applies to the New England
iivision applies equally to all other Ameri-
can divisions engaged in this magnificent
drive. They are adding lustre to the
shining traditions of America May tho
Lord of Hosts. whose strong arm invaria-
bly, supports the cause Of righteousness.
confer His choicest blessing on these sol
'icrs of the cross,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09

Whenever Germany talks about peace
by negotiation as she will do from time
70 time, we should recall the peace of
Brest-Litovsk. That was peace bv
negotiation, in which the negotiations
ended entirely to the advantage of the
strong nation and the degradation Of
the weak one. BY negotiation Germany
means the employment of insincere
methods and the practice of trickerv.
We want no German peace 1t would
be a mockery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09
The MeddIer
IL the coat fits you. put Il on"

With four Brattleboro doctors in mil
ltafy service, another waiting call and
stu more likely to go before the end
OF the year, folks in this locality nav
wen be urged to give serious consider.
atlon to the unusual importance of
keeping well. The need of medical mon
IN military service is certain tn inoroo,o
as the country s war machine is on.
iarged, and the burden on those left no.
hlnd IS likely before very long to roach
such proportions as to brine obon+
radlcai changes in methods of practice
Already IN. many larger communities
there IS talk of establishing a central
medical bureau with a view of utiliz
ing IN the most efficient way possible
what doctors are available. the idea
peing that people may have to get used
10 having whatever physician is avail
able when they want one instead of
waiting for their own "family doctor >,
"hether such step will become nee
essary here is of course predetermined
but there can be no possible doubt tbe
wisdom of taking every precantion
against illness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09

III lOO not 10
care. And | don't care in the least
what becomes of me-" 1t drooped right
over on one side as it said this. and
little girl who was sitting in the room
reading suddenly noticed it and said.
on, look at that candlel It's melting
right overn'
This little girl, whose name was
Minnie, was speaking to her sister.
whose name was Jessie.
How very queerly they all look"
said Jessie.
Wen, | suppose we shouldn't blame
them" said Minnie. ave were so hot
today that We didn't want to play. We
Just wanted TO sit in this nice cool
room and read"
That's So" agreed Jessie.
i wish" said Minnie, that I could
Just read during the summer"
Don't you like to play?" asked les
sic, in a very surprised tone. "Oh. 1
suppose you are SO hot you can't even
think of playing. For moment l
didn't know what had happened to
you! To think of saying you wished
you could do nothing but read all sum
merr'
You don't know what 1 mean," said
Minnie.
"Oh, yes, l understand now" said
Jessie.
No, you really don't" said Minnie.
You only think you do"
well, tell me what you do mean
then" said Jessie.
I will" agreed Minnie. 81 mean
that / would like to do nothing but
read in the summer when it was time
for reading-that is when we weren't
playing or going to party, or any.
thing like that
You see have so many chapters of
history to make up so l can take an
other examination and try to go on
with my class this year.
I'D feel dreadfully if I had to 90
with the children in a whole class be-
meath me. I'd feel so ashamed. And
mats what | mean. 1t would be so
nice IL had passed my examination in
the summer when / should HAVEN
June-and then / wouldn't have had
TO thlnk of studying in the hot months
NOW when | sit down to read | al.
ways think of those chapters and chan.
tiers of history which 1 should learn
It's very hard to study in the summer
Yes, it is hard" said Jessie, land
It's too bad you have to study, but still
you wouldn't want to go into the same
class as you were in last year, with all
those children who have been class
Deiow you as your scslool companions.
That's the trouble"
That is said Minnie. ooh, dear
III see that pass my examinations in
June next year, and don't need to
study in the summer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09
Little Benny's
Note Book
Rv EE pApiT
BY LEE PAPE

Ma was hitting sumthing yestidday aftir-
noon wich | dident know wat it was on
account OF it not having eny speshil shape.
yet, and | sed G, ma. sipposing Won start
ed to nit sumthing and it turned out to
be sumthing elts, wat then?
How do You think Of sutch silly things
to ask? sed ma
Jest ask them without thinking, I sed.
Wlch | do, and | kepp on watching ma
nit, and after a vile / started to wonder
II 1t was a true story about George Wash
lngton not getting enything did to him for
choppmg down the cherry tree on ac-
count Of telling he did it, and | sed, Wat
do YOU think | went and did, ma?
Ask me sumthing easier, sed ma.
Go ahed and try to CESS, ma, I'll give you
3 gesses, | sed
Keep your gesses, I'm not intristed, sed
ma.
You'll be intristed wen | tell You, all
rite, ma, | sed, and ma sed, Benny Potts
have you bin helping yourself to those
cakes | made this morning?
No. mann, | broak the parler clock /
sed, | meen | dropped it and it broak it
self
Watts that, how dare you sit there with
such tr1zen face and tell me that? sed
ma, Jest wait till your father comes home,
you'll get the best whipping enybody ever
got, Wy, I never herd of suteh a thing,
wat bizniss had You neer the clock at all /?
What were you thinking of? How dared
You do suteh a thing?
Ne | dident, ma, | dident do it at all,
| sed.
Well then who did? One of your friends.
! Suppose. Tell me immeetitly, don't stand
there looking at me like dummy Who
did i. do YOU heer me?
Nobody did it, ma. il wasent did. sed.
! was Jest trying to see wat wood ,happin
if ! did sumthing and acted like George
Washington
Q, you don't tell me. well sinpose yon
lest try to see what happins if YOU aelS
like a boy staying in the house for the
rest Of the day. and don't you bulge out
Of it, either. sed ma
Wv. G. ma. nuthing lsanncned to George
Washington wen he told about the cherry
tree I sad
Well he had sumthing to tell. and be-
s;d.e. that was long time ago, sed ma
Wieh it was.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, C. w.
Cleayeland 5. L. Purnton (Esteyville),
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News,
stand. Louis Semeraro, South Main Street
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Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant.
Windsor VT, Windsor Restaurant.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09
Flour at Rate of
$40 per Barrel

We have received a car of
Old-Fashioned Low Grade
Flour in 140-lb. sacks. We
are selling it to merchants at
a price that will enable them
to retail this at the rate of
$1,000 per barrel, or about
$3.50 per barrel less than the
higher grades. Of course,
this Low Grade Flour re-
quires the same amount of
substitutes. A year ago we
were selling many cars of
Old-Fashioned Low Grade
Flour for human consump-
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09

'It wasn't altogether your fault"
said Jessie. ut takes you longer to
learn anything than it does me-"
Il know it, said Minnie. 81 should
study harder when the time is here
to study, but still l don't hold candle
to you in my lessons even when l study
just as hard"
"You will in time" said Jessie. "I'm
not so bright, you know
'Oh, yes, you are" said Minnie, adj
miringly. You're the brightest girl In
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

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efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation of
subscribers % that end Prompt reports should
be given OF each failure 10 receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone postal card thus en-
abling the cause Of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
cdy Immediately applied 1t is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09

bright girl. 1t means we're bright and
smart. That's what 1t means. 1t
doesn't matter if we don't understand
1t perfectly, that saying is great COM
pliment to the candles, so /. for one,
will not melt into a grease spot be-
cause of the weather."
I seem to feel cool breeze" said
another candle.
And that evening the candles were
admired for not melting away on such
very, very hot day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09
Subscription Receipts

The Reformer has discontinued
the practice of acknowledging re-
mittances by postcard receipts,
and asks its mail subscribers to
depend upon the labels on their
papers for this information. If
the date on the label on your pa
per is not changed on the second
issue after your remittance is made
kindly notify this Office of its
amount and the date it was sent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09
premature judgment in the form of
dividend checks.

In view of the variety of conceptions
as to the proper method of greeting the
Star Spangled Banner it may be well
to state that persons are not only sup
posed to arise when it is played but
to face the music and remain silent and
motionless until the conclusion. Fur
thermore, it should never be applauded:
its solemnity ought to arouse the same
feelings that one has in church. where
there is never thought of applause.
Brattleboro people are just as sincere
IN their patriotism as those of any
other community yet a good many of
them are lax in their tributes of re-
spect to the national anthem.
The power of food administrators.
state, county, and local, is considerable
but it doesn t give them authority to
issue special sugar permits no matter
how great the need may appear to
those who ask for them. If people
will get this fact fmly established in
their minds much unnecessary inquiry
will be avoided
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09
FRIDAY, AUGUST s, 1918.

Many man who along last January
resoIutoly proclaimed "Oh ! can stand
hot weather all right, - has been telling
his neighbors during the past dav or
two that he doesn t mind below-zero
temperature so much as he does this
fearful humidity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09

one holds d cam
die to you," she
repeated.
They went out
of the room after
this and the cam
dies all stood a
little straighter.
what was that
she was saying?"
they We're asking.
81 don't know
just what 1t all
means, said the
candle which had
dropped so, but
it certainly meant
that the stupid
girl couldn't hold
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09

10 De sure, they
We're not lighted,
but still they felt
so hot and soft
and as if they
could just ooze
and melt and drip
right away into
nothing but little
grease spots.
ITS too bad to
feel the heat so"
said the first can
die.
Well" said the
$ g c o n d candle,
Its too bad, but
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09

One read with regret in yesterday 5
paper of the decision of the Twin State
Co, to move its division offices to Bos-
ton, but found compensating pleasure
in the announcement of the extra 10
per cent stock dividend of the Fort
Dummer Mills, which with its payroll in
excess of $4,000 week, is by all odds
the town 5 largest wage distributing
institution. 1t is observable, by the
way, that some people who did consid-
cradle loud talking about the cotton
mill year or two after its organiza-
ton receive regular reminders OF their
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09
TO ADVERTISERS.

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Reading Notices-Ten cents per line. first
insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change Of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09
Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled 10 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, 1918-08-09
ADDSEvENLN(
ARY TALL e.
~ MARY GpAHAM BONNER.
THE CANDLES.

1t was very hot and the candles were
doing their best to keep from melting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09

Firing upon the Red Cross when II
protects allied wounded is one side q
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09

Any man who speaks nothing but
he truth is never garulous.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09

It is now up TO the local congress
man TO SOW little seed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09

The plan of the Vermont Wheel club
to recruit its membership. for the
purpose of making up the revenue
shortage resulting from the large mum
Der whose dues have been suspended
during their service with Uncle Sam is
one that ought to appeal to local people
generally. 1t is no more tAan fair that
those Of us who stay at home should
keep such organizations going until the
boys come home. We ought to look up.
on it as war burden and assume our
share in it eheerfully without consid-
ering the question of direct benefit to
ourselves. There is no doubt that the
Wheel club fills an important place in
Brattleboro's civic life. and there should
be more than enough men in town to
sustain its existence throughout the
emergency period.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-09

Consideration of this subject natural
Iy leads to the kindred one of nurses of
whom there is evidence of an even
greater shortage than of doctors Some
thing must be done, and that immedi-
artery, II the many people who are sure
to need the services of a nurse durinc
the coming winter are to stand anv
chance at all of being able to get one.
AT the Memorial hospital, The Meddler
Is given to understand, there is an nm
usually large number of young women
IN training but they are not likely 10
be available for local service in the
immediate future if at ALL What is
needed is training course for women
who are willing to fit themselves. as
well as possible in comparatively
short time, to take intelligent care of
the sick. As has been said in these
columns before, Brattleboro has in IFS
Mutual Aid association an excellent
agency for handling such a plan, but
to give it official recognition it should
be sponsored by the local Red Cross
organization. Why should the officials
of that excellent organization hesitate
about going ahead Immediately with
project of such Importance
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1918-09-21
| AW. Stizzi HORta
sui pGrgamO

AbbiamO conceSSo alPAVV.
Strizzi la piu larga ospitalita nell
la sua polemichetta col connazio-
nall di Paulsboro, e Sc egli, nella
replica, avesse sacramento ii
sposto, moi avremmo persino ri
.nunCiato a questo commento, la
sciando libero il pubblico di dare
Il pToprio giudiziO. Ma poiche e.
gil monta sui pergamo e predica
morale, analiZziamOla un tantino
questa filosofa alta pTofonda.
Egli assume, mel corso della
sua tiIitera, atteggiamenti diver
81, tentando di riuscire a vote
spiIitoso, a volte sarcastico e ia
cendosi a volte piccino piccino; !;
inertia, percio, che gil 81 faccia
una piccola tiTata di orecchi.
Seguiamolo nella sua disserta-
zione:
Egli mega Paccusa di disfatti-
smo, poiche ritiene ridicolo dar
peso ad una propaganda esercita-
ta una sola volta ed in una sola
occasione, con mezzi troppo inno-
cui e primitivi, quail il racconto
di m aneddoto paesano ed insi-
.nua quasi che la lettera del Sa-
batini possa essere stata manipO-
lata in redazione che poi amici
tToppo compiacenti di Paulsboro
vi abbiano incoscientemente ap-
posta la frma.
Cert modi saranno forse in u
so nella redazione di qualcbe quo
tidiano di nostra conoseenza, ma
moi Ii ripudiamo con lutte le no
sire forze, e Sc PAW. Strizzi vor-
"a farci Ponore di favorire mel
nostro Uffcio, moi gil mettere-
mo sotto il muse Poriginale della
lettera del Sabatini, che moi non
.pubblicammo appena ricevutala
.e non Pavremmo fatto, Sc essa.
come dicevamo mel numero di
.questo giornale del 81 Agosto
u. S., non fosse stata corrobo-
rata da altri present. ALA discus
stone.
Negare poi Paccusa di disfatti-
smo, sol perche non riuscito ad
Ostacolare la formazione di una
loggia a Paulsboro, e negare la
|evidenza.
Disfattisti furono tanto quelli
che condussero PItalia al disastro
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1918-09-21

stra antica e da tempo onorata
Istituzione.
N. 7. Che i Framassoni del
monde debbono al Pontefici della
Chiesa cattolica romano un eter-
no debito di gratitudine per la
promulgazione, di tanto in tanto,
di encicliche proibenti ALA laicita
di quella confessione di far par
te della Confraternita Massoni-
ca cosi impedire un influsso nell
le sue file di una cIasse punto de-
Siderable.
Su Ticevuta di questo Editto
sia letto in ciascuna dele Logge
simboliche rendenti obbedienza
al Supreme Consiglio".
Ben diceva, dunque, la Voce
della Colonia:
NE segue, percio', essa after
mava, "che il cattolico, divenen-
do membro delPOrdine e tuttavia
pretendendo di conseIvare il suo
posto nella Chiesa, non puo esse-
re fedele ad entrambi, e Sc falso
alluna 0 alPaltra, non puo essere
fedele ne alPuna ne al'altra, per
cui fuori il traditore della mobile
famiglia Massonica".
Prendera del provvedimenti la
MasSoneria americana?
Ad essa la risposta, Sc vuole
che 81 abba rispetto di una cosi
mobile Istituzione e del suoi prin-
cipii.
UnO che veglia sempre
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1918-09-21
NeIIa noStra famigIia

Mercoledi scorso 81 univano in
matrimonio la dottoressa in far
macia signorina Elisa Di Silve-
stro, sorella del nostro direttore,
col Dottore in farmacia signor
Giuseppe Bongiovanni.
A causa di malattia nellie fami-
glie Di Silvestro il matrimonio fu
celebrate in folma privatissima,
avendovi participate solamente i
parent diretti degli sposi.
ALE ore 5 p. NJ. essi partirono
ALA volta della metropoi dame
lica rimarranno fuOri per al
cum giorni.
Prima di partire flu loro reca-
pitato un breve ma affettuoso te-
legramma di augurii dai coniugi
Alfredo ed Anna Perfilia che Ii
Salutava coSi:
"Auguriamo agli sposi gioie e
fori mel cammino della nuova vi
ta".
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1918-09-21
DALLA IONA DI GUERRA
DITALIA

Dal signor Antonio D'Alessan-
dro, caporale del Primo Reggi-
mento MitragHeri, Battaglione
Fiat, combattente nella zona di
guerra italiana, socio della Log
gia Mario Bianco, delPOrdine FL
gil d'Italia, j suoi fratelli di Log
gia ricevevano una nobilissima
lettera nella quale e contenuta la
stOria del combattimentO svOltosi
sui Piaye e sui Grappa. La ripro-
luciano cosi come e scTitta, SEN
"a cOrreggerla, senza nulla to-
gllervi aggiungere:
"Zona di guerra.
Carissimi amici fratelli,
Vengo a scrivervi questa lette-
ia, con la quale vi faccio sapere
che 10 me la passo bene e cosi
spero sentiTe di vol tutti indi-
stintamente.
Carl amici e fTatelli, vi scrivo
dial Piave, dove 81 e svolta la mi
schia troppa furibonda di lutte
le guerre del monde, con quesao
barbara e vighacco nemico che ci
sta turbando notte e giOTno e che
finalmente aveva ripresa di nuo-
vo Ia lotta per schiacciare la no
stra cara Italia. Pero a moi tut
ii italiani ci ha trovati come leo
nj, che 10 abbiamo sbranato e
sebbene il nemico sta notte e
gioIno picchiando, esso ha tro-
vato lie porte d'Italia dure come il
feTTo.
Moi cOmbattiamo uno cOntro
cinque; pero questa volta abba
mo vendicato Caporetto, 81 che
tutti soldati della bella Italia
abbiamo un sol pensiero di vim
cere cioe 0 di morire tutti, pur-
che il Piave e il Grappa siano Ia
tomba degli imperi centrai.
Carl amici e fratelli, come moi
combattiamo qui per la patTia CO.
81 dovete vol combattere per il
POtente Ordine del Figli d'Italia.
II valoroso della marina d'Ita-
liza che porta il nome di Mario
Bianco, il primo eroe della Libia,
che seppe dare tutta la sua giova-
ne vita ALA cara patria, ispiri
tutti soldati d'Italia, lutte le
classi di tutti i regiment che
combattono per la grandezza di
Essa perche gettino Podioso ne