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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-09

ulations are forever multiplying, be- |
cause the public does not want to do
rlght-the number of regulations is
now such that nobody can observe them
that there is nobody living in
Germany who, strictly speaking, has
not earned imprisonment According
to Herr Potthoff, corruption is devas-
tating all classes, and employees, not
satisfied with demanding extravagant
wages. are now taking crooked
paths = Then, as quoted by The Lon
don Times, he proceeds:
1.-THE chief of these crooked paths
is bribery. Throughout broad areas of
our economic life bribery of employees
has become a recognized trade custom,
without which it is impossible to obtain
either an order or the delivery of
goods. 4 second method is embezzle
ment or theft. | should not like to 90
so far as to say that embezzlement
and theft are already recognized as
trade custom, but anybody can see that
respect for the property of others has
been badly shaken. If wagon IS left
for short time unguarded in the
street or on the railway ii is certain
to be half plundered. Consignments of
food, fuel, and all necessities of which
there is a shortage are reckoned as
fair game.
| DR.. Potthoff says that the worst Of
| it all is that the general corruption has
infected the bureaucracy. Little won
der if consignments by post are lost :"
and consignments by rail have half the
contents stolen before they arrive.
! ANY business man who wants an order
! from government authority, requires
/ the release Of raw materials or fuel, or
needs the acceleration of a consignment
| by rail docs well to include a few
/ l00-mark notes in his letter, to stimu-
/ late the zeal Of the authorities. DR..
Potthoff adds that these practices are
/ by no means confined to subordinates.
On the contrary, they are to be found
livery far up, In circles of whose in
compatibility Germany has hitherto
been rightly proud. Indeed, the cor
Eruption of subordinates could not have
reached such proportions if the ira
ditions of the German bureaucracy
had not been undermined.
DR.. Potthoff says that there is no
possible remedy but moral influence
since nobody takes any further notice
of penal legislation. lie concludes:
1.-THE state of things is serious II
is impossible to accept the convenient
argument that everything will be al
right again with the return of regular
peace conditions and the restoration OF
we'll proved officials to their offices
} If we let this evil spread we have bat
times IN front of us. The risk is thai
the years after our most hard won vie
= tory Will be full Of the most revoltin.
= exploitation and quarreling, that tn,
= Homecoming eonqucrors will eXpericnc,
a terrible disappointment and that on
children will look back at the time aft
=. er 1918 as we look back at the time aft
= er 19l7-that is to say, as 4 time o
!, the utmost cultural and moral dcsola
; ton "
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-09
Poultry Specialist Coming to Vermont

Edward Brown, an eminent poultry
specialist of England, is to be in Yer
mont March l., Is and II, under the
auspices Of the United States depart
mcnt OF animal industry and the ex-
tension service OF the University of
Vermont. This is part of the nation
al campaign to increase poultry raising.
Meetings have already been arranged
for Burlington and Montpelier and it
IS hoped arrangements can be made
| through the county farm bureaus so
| that Mr.. Brown may be heard in other
| parts of the state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-09
ANNOUNCING UNCLE SANS SPECIAL
SERVICE FOR HOME GARDENERS
AND GAMERS.

TO help YOU produce food in YOUR
The Reformer
Monday March H. practical gardening
culture The articles
simple enough for a child
While conveying ideas gardeners
talks will be designed particularly
to make the their food They
will handle
much and when to plant how
yields
AS
ticles
food preserving specialists will be published
is suggested that after reading these articles
eesed in home gardening
cards These clippings
Brattleboro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-09

On December II he deposited $780,
900. and on December 26 100000 in
one bank. The books do not show with
drawals. Mr.. Becker yesterday sub
poenaed statements of Godsol s ac-
counts from each of the banks in which
he deposited.
Mr.. Becker said that an interesting
side of Godsol S character was the
number of influential friends he had
who rushed to his assistance as soon as
he came under fire. He said he had
been appealed to by political leaders to
be lenient and that appeals had been
made to the state, department, the at
torney- general and to Gov. Whitman.
Godsol has had numerous lawyers
since he went under fire III November
Among those recalled by Mr.. Becker
were State Senator James Walker, Sen
ator J Henry Walters OF Syracuse
| Frank X Walcott, a former district at
tornev upstate; Robert c. Morris, for
mer chairman of the Republican Coun
" committee; Peter Fucker and vii
! liam Klien, attorney for the Shuberts
There is doubt as to the exact trans
| lation of escroquerie, the French tern
| for the charge on which Godsol was
arrested 1t is not certain whethe1
the term defines extortion or larceny
within the meaning of the American
penal code. In any case the charge i
a technical one for the purpose of ex
tradition The real charge against God
sol. so far as it has developed, is tina
he collected commissions on AUTOMOBILE
purchases illegally while in the servic
Of the French government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-09
U. S. PROTESTS OIL DECREE.
Asks Mexico Not to Enforce New Tax
and Lease Law

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Nlexco has
been requested by the American Gov
eminent to delay enforcement of and
reconsider its decree of last february
- imposing heavier taxes ON oil producers
and cancelling oil leases made since April
30, 1917 Both American and English
operators IN the Mexican heids have pro
tested that the new tax virtually j. con-
fiscatoIy
As large part Of the oil supply for
the British naval forces comes from
Mexico any interruption 81 the output
would be a serious obstacle in the con-
duct Of the war against the central powers.
Consequently both the United States and
Great Britain regard the new decree "a a
subject FOR diplomatic representation.
particularly in view Of the report that
Mexican officials are determined 10 en-
force il Immediately
Unless you are millionaire it Is better
10 wear a clean collar and have Your shoes
shined when you are out for business
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-09
DR.. stickney Gets Major Commission.

Capt. William Stickney OF Rutland,
who has been stationed at Camp Up
ton, Long Island, in his duty as mem
Der of the medical reserve of the L. S.
army ,"rhas' been commissioned ma jor.
Under a Washington date line, the New
York Times OF Wednesday published
2 long list of commissions announced
in orders of the war department, in
which that of DIR. Stickney Is was in
Guided.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-09
JOB FOR KAISER S SON.
Prince Oscar Wanted as King by the
Finnish Government.

LONDON, March 9.-The Finnish
government has asked the German
emperor to appoint Prince Oscar, the
fifth son of the emperor king of Fin
land, Stockholm newspaper says it
has learned from diplomatic circles, ac
cording to an Exchange Telegraph des-
patch
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-09
INTEREST RATE RAISED.
Loans to the Allies Hereafter Will Pay
Five Per Cent

WASHINGTON, March 9-Tho in
terest rate on loans to the allies has
been raised from ! a to ) per cent as
a result Of the recent increase in the
rate on certificates of indebtedness
from to - per cent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-09

Boni Rogalski, 81, was instantly
killed Thursday afternoon at Rutland,
when he walked into fast moving
Delaware and Hudson railroad passen-
Ger train about 100 feet east of the
Ripley crossing. A track walker, whose
name is unknown, said he passed
Rogalski a few minutes before the acct.
dent and at that time the man ap-
peared to be little drunk He had
been employed by the Vermont Marble
company at Center Rutland was un
married and boarded in the family OF
Peter Bioty near the railroad track.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-09
A raw, SORE THROAT
Eases Quickly When You Apply
a Little MuSterOle.

And Musterole won't blister like the
old-fashioned mustard plaster. Just
spread it on with your fingers. It pene
trates to the sore spot with a gentle
tingle. loosens the congestion and draw:
out the soreness and pain.
Musterole is a clean, white ointment
made with oil Of mustard. 1t is fine fol
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 tt often prevents pneumonia
Nothing like Musterole for croupy chill
dren. Keep it handy for instant use.
2Oc and 6n, lore. boSDitaJ size 50 so.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-19
LOCAL NEWS

Miss Dorothy Scribner, who is at
tending Lowell Business College, is
at home for short vacation.
Mrs. Sidney Shastany was called
Wednesday to Newport by the death
Of her grandmother.
Old Year out and New Year in So
cial for Masons and their families
will be given Tuesday evening, Dec.
81, at Masonic Temple.
Miss Airline Perrigo, who is in
school at Cambridge, Mass, is spend
ing the holiday vacation with her
grandmother, Mrs. C. G. Perrigo.
The sewing meeting of the North
Church Woman's Association will be
held at the home Of Mrs. Arthur r.
Brooks, 3 Brooks Place, Friday after
noon.
Arthur r. Marshall, u. S. N, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs I. G Marshall, arrived
safely in France Dec. 6 on the U.
S. Paula.
The Christmas vacation at St.
Johnsbury Academy begins Friday af-
ternoon and school opens again on
Monday morning, Dec. 30.
Chaplain Paul D. Moody is home
on 4 ten days furlough. He is just
now serving as chaplain at Hoboken,
N. j., the port of embarkation.
The Lancaster high school basket
ball team will play the Academy team
at the Y. M. C. A. building on Friday
evening, Dec. 27.
Miss Dorothy Anderson, who is a
member of the freshman class at Mt.
Holyoke College at South HadIey,
Mass, is spending the Christmas va
cation with her mother
Frank II. Brooks, who has been
confined to the house the past few
days with G. cold, is able to be out
again and expects soon to resume his
official duties.
The December term of the Gale
donna county court will probably adj
journ Friday and before the term
ends decisions will be given in tht
divorce cases which have been or
llidi ttIOugN Tie week.
The money order room at the St
Johnsbury post Office will be oper
every evening until Christmas unit
the closing of the office. The out
going Christmas mail has started il
with its usual volume and will reacl
It's zenith the last Of the week to bs
Followed by an equally large volume
the first of the week of inconin,
sacks.
"Turn to the Right" is the next en-
sertainment to be given in the lectur,
course at the Armory, Dec. 27. Ed
win Whitney, who has been calle
"the king of story tellers," will Civ
an Interpretation of the play. Nj
Whitney is the highest and best twp
OF interpreter. His facial EXPIRES
sion is marvellous and his rapi,
transition from one character to an
other stamps him as a genius.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-19

Palestine Commandery, No. S, K. T
Special Conclave, Wednesday, Dec.
25, at II d. m: All resident and visit
ing Knights welcome to this Annual
Christmas Observance
Stated Conclave Tuesday evening,
Jan. IA, at 7.30 p. m.
2. S. Waterman, z. c.
M T,auo Poahrdar
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-19
JOIN THE RED CROSS
An Earnest Appeal Made at the
Academy by Chaplain Moody

The Academy students had well
come surprise Thursday morning
when they found at the chapel service
Chaplain Paul D. Moody. His APP
proach to the platform was a signal
OF hearty cheering and later when he
was gracefully introduced by Princi-
pal Davis he received a perfect salvo
of applause.
Chaplain Moody spoke briefly but
earnestly upon the necessity of help
ing the Red Cross. Because the war
is over, he said, it is absolutely
wrong to think that the need of the
Red Cross is over. Again and again
the Red Cross helped the people
through the war, and helped the sol
diers that were fighting, but if France
and Belgium and Servia ever get
back on their feet it will be due to
the Red Cross. Make the Academy
100 per cent Red Cross, get every one
IN your home and on your street to
join, and make it uncomfortable for
any one that doesn't join before Sat-
urday night. France saved US in this
war and we must now take hold and
contribute to the Red Cross so that
France can come back.
Chaplain Moody interspersed his
foreeful talk with stirring incidents of
the late war and some apt stories. At
the close Principal Davis called for
volunteers among the girls to canvass
the town Saturday and secure all who
had not joined by that time for the
Red Cross Christmas drive.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-19

Stated Convocation Friday even
ing, Jan. 10, at 7.30 p. m.
Birney L. Hall, E. Fl. +.
F. G. Moore, Secretary
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-19
PVT. GEARWAR WOUNDED
Barnet Boy Hurt in September Drive

Barnet, Dee. 18-Private George w.
Gearwar, who was wounded in the
September drive, is recovering in a
hospital and expects to be discharged
soon. He enlisted from here in APP
I'll, going to Fort Ethan Allen, and
from there to camp in New York
state. He went across in August, 1917.
For three years before entering SER
vice he made his home at Martin E.
Turner's. He has two brothers in the
service, Preston and Clyde, two sis
tiers, one in Cabot and one in Pike, N.
II. His father lives in Newbury. He
IS member of the First Division.
Military Police.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-19

The Old Year out and the New
Year in social for Masons and their
families will be held Tuesday, Dec.
81, at Masonic Temple.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-19

ARENA BURNED
Boston Has 100000 Fire Wednes
dav

Boston, Dee. 18-The Boston arena.
a brick structure built in 1909, with
a seating capacity of 10000, was de-
stroyed by fire today. The fire is
believed to have started from a light
ed cigar or cigarette thrown on the
Hoor by someone in the crowd which
attended a boxing exhibition there
last night.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-19

HasweH Royal Arch Chapter. No. Il
Called Convocation Dec. IS. Work.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-19
DIES OF FRACTURE
Henry Newell Succumbs to Injuries
IN Elevator Shaft Fall

White River Junction, Dec. 18-
Henry Newell, who fell down the ell
.evator shaft in the Vermont Baking
company's building Tuesday morning,
sustaining two broken legs and a
fractured skull, died at the Mary
Hitchcock hospital, Hanover, N. H.,
last evening He is survived by his
wife and daughter, Mrs. Edward
Stone, both residents of White River
Junction.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-19
,ZIIIl!I|![l|1!1!II]l
MASONIC NOTICES
Passumpsic Lodge, No. II, F. & A.

Regular Communication, Thursday
evening, Jan. Is, at 7.30, for despatch
of business.
Called Communication Thursday
evening, Dec. 10, at 7.3O. Work M.
NJ. degree. A good attendance is de-
sired. Visitors welcome
Orville N. Plnney, w. M
Fred Fl. Dolloff, Secretary
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-19

A. NJ. Lang, Recorder.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-19

A board of trade committee at
In order to temporarily relieve the
congested conditions at the state
school for feebleminded at Brandon
until money has been appropriated
for new buildings a 42x84 barn at the
school IS being remodeled into a DOR
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-08
ARMY MAKES RECORD
MEAT PURCHASE

The largest single order for bacon
and canned meats in the history of
the WORLDS sol. 600 pounds of bacon
and $4,000. 600 pounds of canned meat
has just been placed by the Quarter
masters Department, L. S. a, for the
American Army overseas.
Louis F. Swift, in commenting on
this today, said the order will take the
bacon from approximately 100000
hogs and If other work were dropped
to produce it would be equivalent to
the total bacon production of the five
largest Chicago packers for nearly
FIVE weeks, however. six months will
elapse before delivery is TO be COM
pleted.
Mr.. Swift said
AT the current prices on the day,
last week, when the purchase was
made, the packers would pay the live
stock producers about SS0,000.c00, for
the necessary hogs and over. $4,000
600 for about 100000 cattle required.
THE cattle will cost us twice as
much. and the hogs two and one-half
times as much as in the pre-war per-
iod.
The whole order will be made up
before the first of the year, despite the
fact that, even before this purchase,
one-fourth of the packers facilities
have been devoted TO filling military
demands.
I'm order to get out the canned
goods the packers will find it necessary
TO employ at night and day shifts of
Gamers. Notwithstanding the fact
that the products are being rushed for
ward thus hurriedly. not single COM
plant has been received on meats de-
livered to the armies abroad.
The five packers are now killing
about 100000 hogs weekly to keep
abreast of martial and domestic needs.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-08
MALE AND FEMALE TANKS

Two general types of tanks are used
by the. British, says Boys Life, the
Boy Scouts Magazine, for July. They
are enclosed with sheets of steel of
a special composition. The battery OF
a male tank usually consists of two
six-pound guns, one on either side,
which can swing in wide arc so that
the fire may be directed at any point
at the sides or behind or in front.
Several Lewis guns are also carried.
The female tank carries six Lewis
guns, but no field ordnance.
Although no larger than an ordi-
nary touring car. the British tank
weighs about thirty tons. Every part
is, OF course. made of metal. The
motors, which are of the silent type,
are usually of about 105 horsepower.
Despite their weight and clumsy APP
pearance, the tanks can be handled
with surprising ease. They are de-
signed to make as little noise as pos
sible, so that they may approach the
enemy without giving an alarm. The
crew of a tank consists of one officer
and seven men.
The American tanks combine the
best features of the other systems. An
appropriation of $50,O00,0O0 was made
to construct a formidable fleet of
tanks of several different types. They
vary in motive power from u to $50
horsepower. The lighter types are
to be used for scouting, while the
heavier ones will make it possible TO
use the heaviest ordnance yet en-
ployed in this way Many of the
tanks being rushed to France for Cen
eral Pershing are to act as tractors
TO drag field guns into action under
heavy fire.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-08
Catarrah Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrah is a local disease, greatly in
fiuenced by constitutional conditions,
and in order TO cure it you must take
an internal remedy. Halls Catarrah
Medicine is taken internally and acts
through the blood on the mucuous sur
faces OF the system. Halls Catarrah
Medicine was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for
years. 1t is composed of some of the
best tonics known. combined with
some of the best blood purifiers. The
perfect combination of the ingredients
in Halls Catarrah Medicine is what
produces such wonderful results in ca
tarrahal conditions. Send for testi-
monials. free.
FL. CHENEY, & CO.. Props. Tole-
do, Ohio.
All druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-08
WARTIME BREAD noUGHs

Every housewife knows by this time
that it is her patriotic duty to save
wheat. She knows the Why" of
wheat-saving. What she wants TO
know more about is the how"
Must tear up all my old and faith
full bread recipes and learn all over
again." she asks gropingly.
Not at all But every housewife who
would bake good war bread should
study and know well the best combina-
tions Of substitute fiours and the guam
tity necessary TO use for the amount of
wheat -four called for in her old re-
cipe.
1t is just such problems as these that
the Experimental Kitchen of the Food
Administration and Department OF
Agriculture are constantly working
out This information is then passed
on to the country's housewives.
To mix two of the substitute fiours
has been found 10 give better results
than to use any one of them alone.
For instance, rolled oats or barley
-four or buckwheat -four or peanut
-four or soy-bean -four combined with
corn -four or rice fioar or potato -four
or sweet potato -four or corn meal is
better than anyone of these by itself.
The substitute hours vary in weight
and where your old recipe calls for 2
cups of -four do not think that you
can therefore use cup. of one of the
substitutes and 1 cup of another and
have the same consistency of bread
dough as with the cups of wheat
-four The following table viii show
the fractional amounts of these vari-
Gus substitute fiours required to equal
one cup of wheat -four:
Barley, l 3-S cups; buckwheat, rs
cup; corn -four, / cup (scant)S corn
meal, (course,) J. rs cup; corn meal,
Cfine,) 1 cup scant); corn starch, ga
cup; peanut -four. l cup (scant); po-
tato -four, "a cup; rice -four, rs cup;
rolled oats, l 1-2 cups; rolled oats
(ground in meat chopper,) Is cups;
soy-bean -four, rs cup; sweet potato
-four, / is cups.
Decide first what two substitutes
you are going to use, look at your table
and determine the equivalent amounts
necessary and the ndivide this accord
ingly. Fo rinstance, if for two cups
of wheat -four, as the old recipe reads,
you are using barley -four and corn
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-08
MEETING TMEM HALF WAN.

Everybody knows how our troops,
taken as they came, average bodies of
American soldiery with short training
and no experience. have been meeting
and defeating the best selected Ger
man shock troops" These shock
troops, themselves. or rather such of
them as are lucky enough to survive,
are said to be very indignant at the
way the Americans go about it.
The Prussians are accustomed, they
say. TO have the enemy keep under
cover when they charge. That gives
them chance to so forward and gain
ground. The Americans, however, are
so unkultured as 10 come right out in
to the open. charging and meeting
them half way with the bayonet. 1t
isn't according TO Hoyle. They can't
reconcile themselves to IL.
1--WE couldn't take the village" ex-
planned Prussian guardsman cap
tured at Xivray, because the Ameri-
cans were where they had no business
to be- They came right out through
our barrage, and it wasn't right"
He meant it. too. Germans would
not so into the open that way, through
a heavy curtain OF shell fire. to stop
a charge before it got under way. They
don't leap from their trenches with
eager courage. They are brave. but
they don't like fighting quite well
enough for that
And that is precisely why the Ameri-
cans are beating them.