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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05

only. Doubtless you know about the
size for it as it was to be in the home
papers. Please send me candy and sweet
chocolate.
There is really nothing | desire for
myself and | will share any candy | can
get with those of the boys who have no
one to send it. We all miss the sweets
very much.
There IS one place here where occa
sionally one can buy really sweet choco-
late But | never can bring myself to
cat more than one OF two bites for the
sick men really need it, so about all we
can lay our hands on goes, over to one of
/ the hospitals. We would cheerfully give
them our immortal souls if they would
prove useful. s
| ] will try to do better now with my
/ letters as / have more time. All of the
workers were lamenting over no chance
to. write.
] enjoy all the details in your letters,
but fear ! won't get SO much into mine
1t is not lack of thought for any of
the friends which viii prevent me from
writing. It's awfully nice of people to
ask for me. Please tell everyone so and
thank them for me. | appreciate tho
kindness and friendlincss more than
can say. It's very comforting to know
that 50 many care what ] do. 1t is
nearly noon and ! must 20 to lunch. II
is nice to be SO busy and we arc apprc.
ciated far beyond our deserts; dozens OF
men thank us in the course of the day
for having come.
With vast "swank," they say onl,
American women would do it. Modcsty
as to our national virtues and accom-
Iplishments is unknown in this army.
Love to all the friends
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05
AUSTRIAN COLLAPSE
HELPS FOOD CRISIS
Vast Food Supplies from Eastern Coun-
tries Now Available for Allies
Fuel Situation Helped.

tWASHlNGTON, Nov. standing by
itself, regardless of an impending Ger
man surrender, the Austrian armistice is
OF the first Importance in the food prob
lem. Because the capitulation of Ger
many is considered near, however. mean
ing as it must the reweaying e the
whole fabric of world. feeding, ofiic ais
would not discuss this phase.
Certain direct effects of Austria 5 drop
ping out of the war are apparent. The
terms of the armistiee open the Meditcr-
ranean to safe navigation by allied ship
ping, as the German submarines will
have no base from which to operate in
these waters and the Adriatic
1t will now be possible to carry to
Europe the vast food supplies of India.
Australia and the east generally through
the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, obviat-
ing the much longer route around the
Cape of Good Hope
This. even though Germany elected to
fight on, would make possible the quicker
| feeding of Italy, Greece and part of
| France, at the same time lifting this
burden from the United States. No fig
, ures are. of course, obtainabe. but it is
| evident the amount of food that now can
|
| The signing of the armistice also MAY
open up food stores within the dual mon
| archy. The Hungarian crops are report
cd good and there have been reports of
great boarding of food in that country.
/ Fuel administration officials saw the
armistice will be principally effective
negatively for Germany 1t will make il
practically impossible for Germany to
obtain fuel oil and gas to build up sup
plies within Germany. that are said to
be down TO almost nothing. The Ger
mans had depended on Galica. Rumania
and the Caucasus for petroleum, and now
these are absolutely cut off
/ While Germany did not obtain coal
from Austria, she is nevertheless known
to be i'll bad shape in this respect. Dur.
ing the summer there was shortage OF
railroad equipment, and when this was
| improved TO some extent the ears were
used to move the grain crops
No direct effect on American shipping
Is looked for as the result of this armi
stice. as far as can be learned. bccaus,
even greater events in prospect will over
Ishadow any that are possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05
WEST BRATTLEB0RO

: Miss Gladys Stellman has recovered
from an illness with influenza.
The regular meeting of Western En-
CINE company No. / will be postponed on
account of the epidemic of influenza
Mrs Charles S. Higley spent Friday
aRdv Saturday with, friends in Orange,
Mass. She returned home, Sunday
night.
Mrs, Hoyt H. Barber is ill and con
fined to the bed. Her mother, Mrs. c.
s. Clark of Greenfield, came Sunday to
care for, her. ~t
Miss Hazel Compton left yesterday
for Burlington to enter the University
or Vermont The college had been
closed on account of the epidemic of
influenza.
There will be a community sewing
meeting tomorrow afternoon in the
rooms in the Stockwell building 1t is
hoped that there will be large at
| tendance of workers.
/ Paul Wilder of Bellows Falls visited
his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem l.. Walker, over Sunday. He re-
turned to his home Monday, making
the trip with A. L.'Tripp in his auto
mobile.
Miss Eta Sanderson, bookkeeper in
| j. L., Stockwell's store. who had been
| i'll five weeks with influenza, resumed
work in the store yesterday. Miss
Sanderson had been convalescing al
her home in Keene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Davenport went
Saturday to Orange, Mass, to visit
their daughter, Mrs. f. Stacy Harri
son, and family. They expected to &C
from there to Athol, Mass, to visit
another daughter, Mrs. Arthur Win
ter, and family.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05
State Director and Others
Address Audience in
Festival Hall
QUOTA FOR VERMONT
FIXED AT $471,7O5
Some of Speakers Expected Unable to
Be Present-List of Town Chairmen
Who Will Carry On Campaign i'll
Windham County.

Windham County.
a meeting of workers for the United
War Work campaign to be conducted
Nov. Tito IS was held in Festival hall
yesterday afternoon in charge of State
Director Archibald c. Hurd of White
River Junction'and County Chairman J.
j. Fcntou of Bellows Falls.
\ corps of speakers had been engaged.
but kilograms were received in the fore
noon announcing tho inability of Attor-
ney Bartol Parker of Boston to be pres
ent as he had been drafted for immc-
date government service. Mr.. Parker
had just returned from seven months
service in Y. NJ. G. A. work in France,
being recalled to speak in connection
with the campaign. 4 National Catho-
lie War council speaker also was unable
10 be present.
Miss Anna V. Rice. secretary of the
y. W. G. A. in New York city, gave an
interesting and comprehensive outline
of the work being carried on BY the
Y. W. G. a. in this country as we'll as
overseas and Martin Austin spoke brief.
~ of the Knights of Columbus war ac
tivlticS which arc carried on under the
National Catholic War council. Miss
Florence NJ Wcllman. state chairman
of the Victory Girls campaign, told Of
the object and plans of the Victory
Girls and Victory Boys campaigns.
She stated that Vermont would be ex-
pcctcd to enroll 1866 boys and an equal
number of girls, each to earn and give
- for the united war work. and that
the plan was to cndcavor to enroll at
least 5000 in each branch
The speakers left by automobile for q
similar meeting in Bellows Falls last
evening. and they will continue on a
tour of tho cast side of the state. sim
! liar team making tour of the west
side
Chairmcn of the work in the various
towns in Windhsm county are as fol-
lows: Athens. Mrs G. W Powers
Brattlcboro, Carl s. Hopkins; Brook
line. Royal Marsh; Dover. J. A. Davis;
Dummerston. Adm +. Miller; Grafton
7. o. Mcrrifcld; Guilford, Hon. John T..
Gale; Halifax, Otis W. Amidoh; ia.
inaiea, A. W. Butler; Londonderry, A. B
Waite; Marlboro. G.. ID. Dalrymplc
Newfanc, William H. Newton; Putncv
Herbert l.. Bailey; Somerset, Fred V
Johnson; Stratton, Mrs. +. A. Eddy;
Townshcnd, Miss Ella Ware; Rocking
ham bellows Falls. H. s. Bishop; Yer
non, Ernest Duuklec; Wardsboro. Rev
Ashfcld Ashford; Westminster, John T
! Holmes; Nottingham. Lincoln Sawyer;
Wilmington. Merton r. Barber; Wind
ham, +. l.. Stowell
Announcement has not been made q.
to the quota for Brattleboro or Wind
ham county, but the state has beer
asked to contribute SAT- ,7O5 toward tn,
goal of $l70,J00000 which has been SCI
for the country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05
WEEPING ECZEMA
SOON RELIEVED
A Perfect Treatment For This
Distressing Complaint

I w ANINt.
'I had an attack of Weeping
Eczema so bad that my clothes
would be wet through at times.
suffered terribly. Icould get no
relief until tried 'Fruit-a-tives Tor
FrHl Liner Tablets and SCOTIA
Saliva. The first treatment gave me
relief Altogether, | have used three
boxes Of SCOTIA Saliva and two of
'Fruit-a-tives' and am entirely well".
q. w. HALL.
Both these remedies are sold by
dealers at soc. a box, 6 for $40, or
sent by FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited,
oGDENSBtRG, NY.
"Fruit-a-tives" is also put up in
trial size which sells for 2Jc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05
PREDICTS REPUBLICAN SWEEP
Chairman Bacon of Massachusetts, Elk
poets Full Victory.

BOSTON. Nov. 5.-Georgc A. Bacon
chairman of the Republican state com
mittcc, said in Il statement last night :
Indications arc that every Rcpubli.
can in the state will go to the polls to-
day. This means that we will re elect
Senator Weeks, elect Calvin Coolidge
governor, and Claiming H. Cox lieu.
tenant governor, and we will send all
our Republican congressman back to
Washington, accompanied by Cabot
johnson of Lynn in place of Congress
man Phclan, and Louis f. o. Langclicr
IN place of Congressman Olney.
Massachusetts, normally Republi.
can, will be more SO than ever after
the votes arc counted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05
Death of Mrs. Russell Sage.

Mrs. Russell Sage, widow of the fin
ancicr, and one of the richest women
in the world, died at her home at New
York yesterday. She was 90 years of
age and had been in feeble health for
several years. Three or four days ago
her condition became serious. Death
was caused by ailments due to advanced
age. Mrs. Sage had been virtually 8
rccluse in her Fifth avenue house fol
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05
BALLPLAYERS IN SERVICE.
264 Members of American League in
Army or Navy.

CHICAGO, Nov. J.-Onc hundred forty
four of the 264 players under contract or
reservation to the eight clubs i'll the
American league are in the army or navy,
according to figures made public here to-
day. More than three -fourths of them
arc in the army. The Detroit club leads
with % players, while Boston and Phila
dclphia are second with 20 each. Cleve-
land and Chicago have 10 each. New York
and Washington Ii each, and St. Louis 10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05
A RAW, SORE THROAT
Eases Quickly When You Apply
a Little MuSterole.

And Musterole won't blister like the
old-fashioDed mustard plaster. Just
spread it on with your fingers. 1t penc-
trates to the sore spot with gentle
tingle, loosens. the congestion and, draws
out the soreness and pain.
Musterole is clean, white ointment
made with oil of mustard. 1t is fine for
quick relief from sore throat, bronchitis,
tonsilitis, Group. stiff neck, asthma, neu.
ralgia, headache, congestion, pleurisy,
rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of
the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises chilblains, frosted feet, colds on
the chest Git often prevents pneumonia.
Nothing like Musterole for croupy chill.
dren. Keep it handy for instant use.
3Oc and 60c jars; hospital size $3.50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05
Volume of Sales Over $3O,OOO,OOO

These seven hundred jewellers do total an
nual business of over $3O,0OOooo. This vast
volume gives them buying power which re-
fleets to your advantage, since they are able to
sell merchandise of the highest quality at low
er prices than their competitors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05
TOWNSHEND.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Gould and Mrs
Frank Harris of Millers Falls. Mrs
Henry johnson of Williamsvillc and
Mrs. Ada Pierce visited their brother.
Alton c. Holden of Townshcnd, over
Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05
One JeWeller in Each CITY

There can be only one Hallmark jeweer in
each city. That jeweller is chosen because of
his known reputation for quality goods and fair
dealings. You can depend on the suggestions
and recommendations of any Hallmark jewel
ler
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05
Over Seven Hundred Jewellers

united under the name Hallmark Stores for
the purpose of producing a special line of
jewelry, watches and siverware, bearing the
trade mark Hallmark-and sold exclusively by
them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05
JAMAICA.

Ii. 4. Pike, graduate optometrist and
eycsight specialist, will be at the hotel.
Jamaica Thursday, Nov. ADV
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05

several years. She had been seen but
rarely in public and her visitors were
limited to close friends and relatives
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-05

Nm acre of barley will produce four
times the nutritional value of an acre
of wheat .
New-York tribune., 1918-05-27

Military Comment
By William l.. Mcpherson

WV HY Germany press Why waited
wv long before renewing her Western offensive?
This essentially gamble. play
against time dictated by political well as military considerations
The gambler always his luck He impatient and daring
when things coming his Are the Kaiser apd Hndenbug
weakening their belief that Providence side!
Fortune has smiled the Germans the began
piece of luck for them that respect for
international obligations their which the Ger
another piece of luck that offset the defeat at the
Marn Russian incompetence allowed Hndenburg to win
his victory which
situation
The Central
Gipo little organized
the deences of the Dadanes and the Turks of Conan
The
through the
But providence friendly to Germany interviewed.
Again. in the diplomatic the Balkans the breaks
all in Germany favor Greece Constantine Serbia
Then Bulgaria threw Germany, soang
and making her subugaion Inevitable
the Allies that setback the Teuton quickly nutrald
Russas failure
Perograd condemned Rumania
Russia Germany friend She
the Western the time the the United States
into the had the ermanc coalition apparently
e Czarna Trotzky-he
foes of these four wrecked the whole Savsm and left
Russia helpless the German spoer The imagination of the
inspired prophet Geanism
German EXPANSION in Eastern Europe and Asia such sud-
denly materaized in the treaty of BrestLitovsk.
Fortune smiled the Auso German offensive fall which
saved Trieste carried Northern
smiled Hndenburgs
weak spots in the Allied deenceone opposite St. Quentin the other
opposite Lille He greatly aided also by the
Allied The accidents
Why delay another blow? long
time Then its back Has Hndenburg presentment
the tide changnghat it changed perhaps in the
which Arnim's suffered below April
grave divided command
longer handcaps the Allies Their defence ntegenty
organized than weeks Their fighting spirit high
Flanders this
by German enterprises
have hitherto been pursued
New-York tribune., 1918-05-27
Critics Differ on
Hindenburg Delay
OF German, Driue

PARIS, May ga cartoon in this
mornings "Victoire" shows two Ger
man prisoners on quay watching the
arrival of a succession of American
transports flying the Stars and Stripes
One prisoner says to the other:
What is Hindenburg waiting for be-
forc making his offensive ?"
The same question has been occupy
ing ths Paris press and the military
critics during the last week. One Of
the critics expresses the belief that the
German command is waiting for cloudy
weather, saying that the Allied air su
periority makes the German movement
Impossible without such weather con-
ditions. Another critic advances the
theory that the Germans are occupied
in clearing the distractions from
naval bases recently blocked by tho
British.
third critic, who is not alone in
his opinion, argues that, in delaying
the resumption Of the offensive. the
enemy is really making an offensive
which is directed against French
nerves." counting on the enervatinr
period OF suspense to undermine tho
morale OF the troops to q point where
surprise attack would result in
crushing blow.
German informal politics, according
to another critic, is what is causing
the delay, as the final victory on whicH
the Germans are counting must not.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-27
In the City of Bruges
tuberculosis Increases
1000 Per Cent
Coffee Is SIS a Pound
People, in Spite Of Want,
Are Hopeful Germany
Will Be Beaten
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune,

Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Dog meat
is almost luxury in Belgium and
cats also are slaughtered for the table,
according to information received here.
Food commodities are so scarce that
old people and infants are dying in
great numbers, and tuberculosis is
ravaging the population, says Profes-
sor Albert j. Canoy, of the University
OF Louvain, attached to the Belgian
Legation here, who issued the follow
ing statement to-day:
Coffee Is very scarce in Belgium
and is not obtainable under S5 pound.
Eggs sell at 16 cents each. To pre-
serve, however, that kind of food, so
badly needed for the invalids, now so
numerous in Belgium, the work of res
cue provides low price food for the
hens. Swiss cheese is obtainable at
SIS pound. Chocolate sells at 81 q
pound and cocoa at S450 Olive oil is
So bottle
"1nsuficiently fed old people die in
great numbers, while tuberculosis is
spreading among adults at a fearful
pace. DR.. Van Caeneghem mentions in
bruges an increase of 1000 per cent
o.. cases of external tuberculosis. In
Llerre one-tenth of the population is
said be infected by the disease, while
IN some cities and industrial districts
the rate of mortality is reported to be
about three and one half times what
1T is under normal circumstances.
"The deportations have increased
considerably the hatred against the
prosecutors in all classes of the popu-
lation"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-27
Bible Saves American
Soldier in Trenches
(By The Associated Press)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 2G.-Many stories have
been told since the beginning of the
world war OF lives being saved by
Bibles, but the United States will prob
ably have distinction OF being the first
country to have actual possession of a
bullet riddled Bible, which saved the
life Of William L. Wilson, a nineteen
year-old soldier, of New Castle, Penn.
Young Wilson is rapidly recovering
from minor wound. A Bible and q
small trench mirror, which ne was ac-
custosned to- carry in his left breast
pocket, DETECTED German sharp
shooters bullet from his heart.
According 10 his friends, Wilson had
been in the habit of reading the Bible
daily. He was resting in the rear
lines last Sunday with his Bible as his
only comfort. he was ordered to the
front line, where sharpshooter's bull
let felled him. Comrades found that
he was suffering only from flesh
wound in the chest. thanks to his Bible
and the trench mirror through which
the bullet passed. second bullet
struck him ir the arm, but this wound
is not serious.
Wilson says he is going to present
the Bible TO the United States as soon
as he is discharged from the hospital.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-27
Another "Appointed
Day. Passes; Foe
Still Holds Back
(By The Associated Press

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 26.-This was another
of the days indicated By German pris-
oners as the date they understood had
been set for the renewal of the Ger
man offensive. The lull still continued,
however, and, APART from a general in
crease in the fire of the hostile artil-
lery, especially in the north, there is
no change in the situation.
The Allies have persisted in the as
sumption that any moment might bring
an attack, and have been carrying out
counter operations religiously. Day
and night their artillery has periodical
ly deluged German concentration points
with high explosives of all calibres.
cate that this intense cunning is caus-
ing much anguish in the enemy ranks.
Keep Up Constant Fire
The correspondent spent last night
in the KENNEL sector and saw an ex-
hibition of British and French meth
DDS. From 10 o'clock onward the AL
mans all along the Flanders front, and
just before daybreak to- day-the hour
an attack might be expected to de-
velop-they put down tremendous
barrage. which was maintained for
some time before it gradually eased off
to ordinary gunfire.
The German artillery has kept up it's
shelling of the back areas. Virtually
all the Flemish towns within range are
being subjected to fire of hate The
Germans have devoted special atten-
tion to Mont des Cats, where there is
a Trappist monastery which every
American who has visited this part Of
France will remember. The monks
were forced to flee several weeks ago.
and the magnificent buildings have
been reduced to ruins.
French Morale Excellent
The French troops in Flanders have
undertaken their new and arduous
duties with great spirit. The CORE
spondent was talking to-day with a
British officer engaged in liaison work
with French division in the line.
II like the way the French are car.
rying on" said the officer, "They de.
clare they are going to finish with the
Boche. and beat him if it takes the lasI
French soldier to do it. The French
officers and men are convinced that tn,
Allies will come out on tor. Thai,
morale is magnificent"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-27
British Winning
Fertile Districts
Of Mesopotamia
Driving the Enemy From
Large Areas Just When
Crops Are Ripening
5000 Prisoners Taken
Large Quantities of Munitions
Obtained Showed Foes Prep
arations TO Capture Bagdad

LONDON, May 26.-Large areas Of
Mesopotamia have been cleared of the
enemy, denying to him the most fertile
districts at a time when the crops are
just ripening; 5000 prisoners have
been captured, together with many
cannon, machine guns and an cnor-
nous amount of booty, by the British
forces operating in the valleys of the
Tigris and Euphrates since March, ac-
cordng to the official correspondent
with the field forces in that theatre Of
the war.
describing the operations which led
to the heavy defeat of the Turks in
March, the correspondent says that the
Turks attempted to make a stand at
Khan Baghdadi, which the British in
fantry assaulted and took on the even
ing of March 26. In the mean time
the British cavalry. after a weary and
difficult march, gained the Aleppo
road where it crosses the Wadi Ham
rim, and cut off the enemy's retreat by
road and river: The foes attempts to
break through this barrier at midnight
were repulsed and the enemy lost
1000 prisoners.
The next morning the pursuit was
vigorously continued and went on
during March q and %. The prisoners
taken included commander and staff
of the 50th Turkish Division and 5000
men. Fourteen guns and about fifty
machine guns were also captured, in
addition to vast quantities of rife
ammunition.
The large quantities of munitions
taken by the British forces indicated
that preparations had been made for
the Turco- German army that was to
have descended from Aleppo and capt
ured Bagdad last autumn. This move
ment, however, was frustrated by the
British forces concentrating in the
GAIA front in Southern Palestine
AT the beginning of May the scat
tered distribution Of Turkish forces in
the Kifri and Krkuk areas afforded
an opportunity for the infiiction of an
other defeat upon the enemy. These
operations were completely successful,
both Kifri and Kirkuk we're taken, with
about 5000 prisoners, 16 cannon and
rs machine guns, besides much other
booty