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The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LOCAL FORECAST.

District Of Columbia and Maryland: Cloudy
sunday. probably light rain Monday fair and
somewhat cOlder: moderate south winds shift
ing TO northwest Monday.
Virginia: Rain SUNDAY; Monday fair and
somewhat colder; moderate south winds be
cDming fresh on the coast and shifting to
northwest Monday.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
DEPARTURES

Accumulated excess Of temperature since Jan
nary J. t9is. l3j; excess Of temperature since
Nov. !. 1yls 4 accumulated deficiency Of pre-
Cipitatiun since January l. 1913 SCI. deficiency
Of precipitation since Nov. ]. 1918. LE Tenn
peratUrc sane date last year: Highest. 50: :
lowest, %.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
All Censorships Not Stopped.

With reference to erroneous state
ments which have appeared in vari-
Gus newspapers. giving the impress
sion that all CensoTships have ceased.
the Censorship Board announces that
as a matter of fact only the press
censorships have been discontinued.
Other CensOrships remain in force.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17

This young Washington fiier. an
observer in the First Aero Squadron
of the United States army. was cited
for bravery in army orders, accord
ing to a letter received by his wife,
a resident of Wardman Court West
To Lieut.. Duckstein and the pilot of
breaking up a Boche counter attack
on September2. 2. At the time of writ
ing the aviator was still in the hospi-
tai convalescing from a wound re-
ceived in the encounter with the en-
emy fliers.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
THE Sun AND MOON

TOday-Sun rises. 6s53 am. sets. 453 pm
Moon rises, 3 - pm; sets. 4,4s am
Automobile lamIs to be lighted BY SIS.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLES.

TIDE TABLES.
Compiled by United States CosSt and Geo
detic Suyeyl
TOday-LOw tide-Es9 am. and los pm.
high tide, 6:l2 am. and : 90 pm.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17

Flowers for Social Functions.
Guides home grown flowers and artistic dec
ofauons are supreme. lA4 y st.-Ady
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
Offer Free Transportation.

Transportation facilities are pro-
Vided by the French government.
That our work is of great value
70 the children and the suffering
FRENCH people is shown from the
hearty welcome our first shipment
received" Miss L. w. Newlin. secre-
tary of the Free Milk for France
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17

"A ton of milk a day" is the
slogan of the Free Milk for France
Association whose Washington
headquarters at 1401 F street north
west Will be formally opened for
the first time Monday morning. This
is the first time that this cause to
aid the foodless babies of France,
the wounded and MANNED French
soldiers, and the tubercular civil
ian population has made an appeal
TO the Washington public.
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon will act
as chairman of the local fund. Mil
ton e. Allies will serve as treasurer.
ON the Washington committee are:
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. Cor
don Auchincloss. Mrs. Arthur
Woods, Mrs. Bernard Baruch. Mrs.
Frank b. Kellogg and Mrs. j..
Borden Hartman Madame La Gen
erale Foch is the international pres
ldent of the society and Princess de
Polx the vice president. The Paris
headquarters have been established
at the Entrepot des Dons. from
which point Madame Foch and her
assistant, Princess de Polk. plan the
distribution of shipments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-07

German anti-aircraft guns are irving to
get the American, bat only about one
SHOT oHt of 1000 or 5000 ever scores.
Gas alarms are SO frequent here that
we are used to them and sleep with oar
gas masks hung around our nccks. or
where we can easily reach them. and
when the gas alarm is sounded. which
= generally by Klaxon horn. the first
tmn2 We DO IS t. put on our masks.
and put our shoes and leather leggrns
on later, l have not had by clothes off
since January and have got used to
sleeping that way.
You can hear the big shells coming
- to % seconds before they land and
have inst about time enough to duck
before they land or explode.
When the Americans get good and
mad they viii do almost envthinr. and
the other day a bunch of Americans
got started over the top. but did not
because such action would have heen
disastrous. But when they are in that
condition they do not care a damn for
rife, machine gun or artillery fire, it
IS just ''come on. boys, : get
--------.' The words used here about
the Hun cannot be written. as they
would not look we'll
Everywhere we have been NC have
been able to start something, and have
been very fortunate SO far
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-07
PRIVATE NESSER
WRITES IN TRENCHES
Air Battle Was in Progress at the Time
He Sent Letter to His Grand
father, II G. Clark.

Private George /. Messer OF Company
D, 1924 machine gun battalioa, who has
been in France several months, under
date of April II wrote the following
interesting letter to mis- grandfather.
Harry G. Clark:
Have been going 70 write you, but
have not as You probably have read the
letters | wrote to mother.
The weather is fine here now and dur
ing the winter | do not think the Their
mometer went much more than two or
three degrees below zero, and with the
exception of one or two heavy snow
storms there was nothing more than a
covering of snow on the ground all
winter.
/ have hardly seen any houses made
of wood, as they are most all made of
stone or a plaster of thick mud which
is very sticky. The forests here are
very few and after they have been
shellcd by the artillery about the only
thing left Is ltindling wood.
The cattle are about the same as they
raise at home only they seem to raise
Il great many steers 1t is interesting
to see Il French shepherd with two or
three dogs keeping large bunch Of
sheep together, as they are certainly
trained fine. Muscovite ducks and tur-
keys are very common here and the
peasants have bens in their houses for
pets.
| They do all Of their cooking over Il
fireplace and they seem to be able 10
cook four or five different things at
once and as easily as we do over a stove.
They burn a big bundle of sticks four or
five feet long, light one end and as soon
as it is burned they keep pushing it
into the fireplace
Rabbits are a big food with them.
They look like coney rabbits, but much
larger, and the meat is white and tastes
exactly like chicken
In every village they have a village
baker who makes the bread, and while
+; it may have been good before the war
! It is hard and coarse now. When We
land in small town we generally have
a good feed, as the French peasants will
do almost anything for US Americans.
From what | have seen of France
would not give the state of Vermont
, for the whole republic. but of course !
have only seen the poorest section OF
! France
! Most of the plows and reapers and
things used on the farms here come
from the I. s. and the other day | saw
a Singer sewing machine in farm
/ house
You will always find hams. sides OF
pigs and meat of one kind or another
! H., he
ants kitchens, or in sitting roam-ra
lors or bedrooms, which are generally
one big room.
| am writing this in the trenches an(
have been in long time.
There is an air battle on now between
American and German planes and The
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-07
FRENCH SOLDIER
EXPRESSES THANKS
Letter to Miss Rose Normandin from
Achille Jacquemin in Reply TO
One Written by Her.

In reply to q letter which she re-
Gently wrote for the benefit Of some
French soldier eut off from correspond
ence with home and relatives. Miss Rose
Normandin Of this town has received an
interesting letter Of which the follow
ing is translation:
Dear Miss Godmother:
| just received vour charming letter
that has been Transmitted TO me through
Il Oeuyre mon Soldat = | want 10
express to you my ardent thankfulness
for your sympathy and vour words of
encouragement in place of those from
my dear absent ones
am very happy to have for god
mother a person from so noble a com
try as America, which is doing so much
to comfort the wretched families Of
France. Refugees continually come
back to us from different provinces and
all tell us very frankly that it is thanks
to vou Of America that they are rot
dead of starvation. They also say that
| food gets 70 them regularly and re-
markably well. We hope with the aid
Of your braves to win the final victory
over the Boche. and thus deliver for
ever the "oilu from TINS terrible
| scourge.
| am native of Ardennes. | lived
in the valley Of Meuse. There were
five boys and girl in my family.
Three brothers and a brother-in-law are
on the battlefront. Two brothers re-
NAMED in the invaded territory and
the oldest one has been shot BY the
Germans. His son died at the begin
ming of the war at Saint Cyran. Nv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-07

day from Williamseille, whore She
spent the weekend with her grand
mother, Mrs. II. T.. johnson.
Mss Eta sauder,gon, book1eepcr in
j. l.. Stockwcil's store. is boarding at
d. w. Harris :. Her parents moved
yesterday to Putncv, where they will
take charge of a large farm.
Mrs. Eugene Howe of Putnev is
making a rapid recovery in the Melrose
hospital from an operation for appendi-
citis, and it is expected that she will
be able to go 10 her home later in the
week.
Ernest a. Convey slipped while de.
livering on the grocery team Yesterday
and injured his ankle A physician was
called, but it was impossible. on account
of the swelling in the ankle, to deter
mine whether ii is badly spraincd or
fractured. w. II. Cheney is WORKING
in the store, taking his place.
The patriotic campaign under the ex-
| tension service bureau 1T Burlington i
! being held this week, potato week. and
q display is on exhibit in Stockwell (
store window. The exhibit contains
food made by using potatoes as a wheat
substitute. There are also potatoes
cooked in various ways. All who arc
interested are requested to bring foo
made with potato used instead of wheat
or potatoes cooked in different WAYS
There arc also two large posters in tn,
window which have attracted atten
tion. One of these was done by the pu
pills in Miss Anderson grade and tn,
other is from tho pen of Walter II
! Cheney.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-07
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Mrs. Leroy Wilder of Westminster
visited here yesterday with relatives.
Horace Wilder who has been serious
~ III. ~ slightly more comfortable. A
nurse is still in attendance.
Mrs. George Barrett of Springfield.
Mass, is in town. called here by the
death of Mrs Mary Howard.
There will be a regular meeting of the
western Engine company this evening
at 80 o clock in Engine hall.
Charles Spear of Vernon was a Wis
itor here Sunday, coming to spend the
day with his brother, Louis, in the hos
pital.
Miss Belle Greenwood returned Mon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-07
HOSPITAL FOR MIDDLEBURY.
w. II. Porter Of New York VIII Give
the College $4,000.

NIDDLEBURY. May At the 18th
annual commencement exercises Of Middle
bury college yesterday degrees were award
ed to class Of 50, - Of whom are women.
Gov. Gr;sham and Col Johnson re-
viewed the college battalion Gov. Graham
received the degree Of Ii d.
It was announced by President Thomas
that W. II Porter Of New York will give
$4,000 for a hospital for Addison COUNTY
Ito be under the direction Of the president
and fellows of Niddebury college. It will
hc located on college land in the village
.of AIddIebWy
Rev. Dr James p Huget of BROOKLYN
delivered the commencement address
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-07

father died Of grief over the shooting
of his sen You can see from these
facts what our family has experienced.
/ do not want to take too much Of
your time but | hope to receive some
good news again. Please accept, dear
Miss Godmother, assurance of my pro
found gratitude
ACHILLE JACQUENIN.
4Jth r. c. T., Secteur Postal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-07
Of 5000 Weapons Contract
ed for Delivery June /,
Not One in Sight
WAR OFFICE UNABLE
TO EXPLAIN FAILURE

Representative Kahn, Ranking Republi-
can of House Committee on Military
Affairs, Demands Congressional In
vestigation.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Investiga-
tion was begun by the war department
yesterday into the reported inability of
the Colt s Arms company to produce
heavy Browning machine guns in
scheduled time. This information was
given the house military affairs com
mittee by Brig Gen. Tracy T. Dickson
of the army ordnance department, who
with Maj.Gen. Peyton C. March, act
ing chief of the army general staff, APP
| pcared before the committee to eM-
plain the needs of the ordnance depart
ment of the next fiscal year
Reports that the manufacturers had
failed in the delivery of Browning
heavy machine guns led members of
the committee to examine the two ar
my officers on this subject. Gen Dick
son, replying to questions, said that
not single heavy Browning machine
gun had been delivered by the Colt s
Arms company.
Immediately Representative Julius
Kahn, ranking Republican member of
the committee, demanded congress
sional investigation. He said the stu
alton was quite as bad as that exist
ing in the aircraft production and
proceeded to examine the witnesses
along specific lines He asked WHY
the war department had not reported
the failure before this Gen. Dickson
said that the ordnance department was
at loss to understand the inability of
the contractors to deliver the goods in
scheduled time He advised that the
committee defer the proposed inquiry
until an investigation set in motion to-
day by the war department had been
concluded. With the understanding
that the committee would be advised
Of the situation as soon as the officers
sent to make the investigation had re-
ported it was decided by the committee
not to make an independent inquiry.
The hearing was held behind closed
doors and the utmost secrecy was
ID paplt2IRGd as ~ the, Developments.
1t became known, however, that the
Colt 5 Arms company was under con
tract TO deliver about 1000 heavy
Browning machine guns by June l, and
that not 4 single gun has vet been
turned over to the war department No
explanation for the reported failure
was offered by Gen. Die kson except dis
organization in the works due to the
draft and labor troubles These, mem
bers of the committee asserted, were
not so widespread as to account for
the alleged failures.
Light Browning automatics are be,
ing made by five factories, Gen. Dick.
son testified, and the production OF
these guns was reported to be proceed
ing satisfactorily. Rifle production
was reported to be up to standard and
sufficient rifles are now being made tc
supply the soldiers in the field, here
and abroad.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-07
BRATTLEBOROL LOCAL.

/ At the Sunday afternoon service for
/ the Home for the Aged, Leland Covcv
of West Brattlcboro rendered a solo
which was much enjoyed.
! The regular monthly meeting of the
! Mutual Aid association will he held
! tomorrow afternoon at $50 at the
headquarters, Harris place.
The bowling event of the season is
| scheduled on the Masonic alleys this
evening when six members of the Ma
sonic bowling league viii be matched
against the six men of the Greenfield.
Mass. club who had the highest aver
ages i'll tournament which lasted
Throughout the winter months.
| Rev. James B. Shannon of Bellows
Falls, Rev Thomas Mcmahon Of Rut-
land, Rev. John Cull;on of Bellows
| rails, Rev. Cornelius Delaney of White
River Junction and Rev. Joseph
Campeau of Windsor are here assisting
Rev. James p. Rand in the 4Ohours de-
votion service at st. Michael IS Roman
Catholic church.
Vermont Wheel club members have
received notices to the effect that I'M
til further notice they will be allowed
to bring their families, ladies, and out
of town guests to the cafe, and tnat
the privileges may be secured for resi-
! dents who are not members of the club
on consent Of one member Of the board
OF governors. The cafe is open from
1l.30 to 3 clock.
Brattleboro IS represented in two oil
the current magazines. st. Nichola.
contains a picture Of Miss Margaret Nc
Keen, Margaret Dunklee and Evclvr
Hamilton of this town demonstrating
dehydratng vegetables at the Eastern
States exposition in Springfield, Mass
The Ladies Home Journal has an il
lustration OF the vegetable and canned
fruit exhibit of the Guilford schoo
made in the local board of trade room
last fall
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-07

to his Office yesterday morning he heard
shots on Beech Hill. He sent an officer
there, and he brought two l7-year-old
boys to the police station They had been
target shooting
They bought their revolver of a. E.
Jilson, who was brought into court and
pleaded guilty Of selling firearms without
"a license
Ii YOU must practice procIastination,
try it on your spending money.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-07

Rummage sale under auspices of
Daughters Circle of Universalist church
May 10 and II in store formerly occu-
pied by Mrs. G. H. Smith-Adv. So
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-07

N. Gissin, junk dealer, has moved from
Frost street to l0f Williams strcet.-Adv.
53-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-07
CARELESS FIRING.
Bullet Whizzed Over Head Of County
Solicitor Picbard in Keene.

kEENF y II May When County
Solicitor Roy NJ. Pickard was on his way
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-03-22
Start Early Potatoes In
Trenches on Straw; Cover
As Roots Begin TO Start

Often potatoes planted in April will
not come up any earlier than those
planted n month or six weeks later.
Meanwhile the first seed does not re-
tain the virile strength OF the later
planted ones. because OF the long wait
before termination. The result IL dis
couraglng to truck farmers who want
70 get their spuds started early to get
them ready for fancy prices, writes r.
10. Drummer, in Farm and Fireside.
| have found potatoes are quickly
started by the following means: A
trench about 10 inches deep In dug in
well-dralned soil, the bottom being
loosened so that the soil is mellow. In
the trench straw Is laid 30 that when
packed down It has n depth Of IN inch
or two. Next drop the seed at che de-
sired distances apart and leave II ly-
ing In the trench uncovered. The larg-
er seed IL better for use In getting n
quick, early crop. The sun has free
opportunity to shine on the seed, when
II soon begins 10 start sprouts. As
the roots begin TO form, n little dirt liz
drawn In around the seed. The plant
VIII finally reach the top Of the ground
level, and the trench can then be allied
ln-but not before. Potatoes planted
In this way will not easily freeze, be-
cause they are protected by being low
cr than the surface Of the ground, and
should there be danger Of freezing II Is
not much trouble to cover the burrows
lightly with straw until the cold wave
passes.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-03-22
MOTHERS OF MEN

OF men-the words are good, in
deed, In the saying;
Pride In the very sound OF them, strength
In the sense of them. then
Why IL Il their faces haunt me, wistful
fRoes-aa praying
Ever some Q thing vanished and ever
n hope delaying.
Mothers OF men2
Mothers OF men, most patient, tenderly
slow 20 discover
The loss OF the old allegiance that may
not return again.
You give a man to the world, you give n
woman a lover
Where Is your solaeo then when tho time
OF giving Is over.
Mothers OF men7
Mothers OF men. but surely. tho title IL
worth the earning;
You who are brave IN foigning must I
ever behold you then
by the door ~ an empty heart with the
lamp OF faith stiil burning,
Watchirg the way OF life for the sight OF
"a child returning
Mothers cf mem
-Thcoduain Garrison.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-03-22
Millions Of Heavens Stars
Invisible to the Naked Eye

There has been no census or emu
mcratlon OF stars, and astronomy
teaches that there may be millions Of
them invisible 10 the naked eye. The
milky way" Is composed OF them. "Let
u.s." says an authority. 'point n tele-
scope toward any point OF this vapor-
ouT arch which We call the milky way.
Suddenly hundreds Of stars show
themselves In the telescope field like
needle points on the celestial vault.
Let us wait for some moments, that
our eye may become accustomed to
the darkness OF the background, and
the little sparks shine out by thou
sands. Let us have the instrument
pointed motionless toward the same
region, and there slowly passes before
our dnEzled vision the distant army OF
stars. In a quarter Of an hour we see
them appear by thousands aud thou
sands"
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-03-22
FOR THE POULTRY
GROWER

That the Importance of the brooder
in rearing large numbers of incubator
chicks cannot be overestlmated, Is the
opinion of N. l.. Harris, superintendent
OF the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege poultry farm.
"Some artificial means of broodlng
chicks must be provided when incuba-
tor chicks hatch In cool or cold wealth
err" said Mr.. Harris. "Where n small
flock of birds is to be raised II IL not
profitable to use either the incubator
brooder, but where large numbers OF
chickens are handled the brooder be-
comes n matter of convenience.
Excepting chicks In large tlocks mini
mixes the labor and reduces the cost
OF houses and yards. Where hens are
used for breeders In cold weather only
a few chicks can be given to each
hen. This requires n large number Of
coops and the attendant Is compelled
TO give each group nearly MS much at
tention as would be required for one
large flock cared for by the brooder."
A large percentage OF the hen brood
ed chicks suffer from the effects Of
head lice, Mr.. Harris pointed out.
These not only are bothersome to the
newly Matched chick, but continue to
be n source Of trouble through the en-
tire sensOn.
Where hens nre not available and
only n few chicks are 10 be raised II Is
possible TO construct a homemade
brooder. These usually require con-
siderably more attention than those on
the market but will give fnlrly good re-
suits.
The most common method Of heat
ing these homemade breeders is by
means Of n jug OF hot water. A box
which contains sufficient room for from
80 TO 100 chicks and which Is tight on
MI sides excepting the front, Is the
first requirement. Some method Of
ventilation should be provided on the
top OF the box. A two gallon jug OF
hot water furnishes the heating plant.
The jug should be wrapped In burlap
20 protect the chicks ana mid IN rctaln-
ing the heat. This brooder viii keep
n limited number Of chicks perfectly
comfortable.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-03-22
First Torpedoes Made Of
Kegs, Filled With Powder
and Kerosene, Destructive

Many stories are being printed now
ndays about the true origin OF the tor.
pedo. One OF the most interesting Of
these incidents, and which certainly
would seetG to have n fair claim TO
fhis distinction. concerns nm early
event In American history, observes n
writer. This was the battle of the
Kegs, staged IN the Delaware river be
low Philadelphia, January 10, 1778.
A number Of British warshlps we're
lying In the river at that time and
American forces were present IN the
vicinity. Capt. David Bushnell con.
eeived the idea OF blowing up the Brit
lHh ships. He obtained a number Of
kegs and filled them with kerosene
and gunpowder, and attached n plunger
60 each keg In such manner that II
would scrape upon a flint the moment