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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

FOR SALE-Youug pigs, Berkshire
and Chester white cross. These are
good ones, the kind YOU always get
when you buy here. Also grade Guern-
sey bull calf, 1916 pure blood; ont Of
q good cow. EdwardL. Welcome, West
Chesterfield, y. II. Tel 74.l4. 169.1SO
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

FOR SALE-Young breeding eve
sheep. w. F. Richardson Co. 142-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

TO RENT-Tenement in Cox building.
Inquire of Mrs L. A. Cox, l52 South Main
st. 81 If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

WANTED-Messenger boy. Postal
Telegraph Go. l49-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

WANTED-Housemaid at the Austine
Institution. l60-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
WANTED.

WANTED-Waitress. Hoadley's Cafe.
l63-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

TO RENT-Tenement, 50 Green St
Five rooms, electric lights, gas. Tel
622-W. 79-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SHAMPOOING and Manicuring. Miss
Mary A. Griffin, 139 Main st. 299-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

TO RENT-Five-room apartment. All
modern, $l4 Inquire IA Prospect ST.
/ l63-tf
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-26
CLASS 1 OF DRAFT
 NEARLY EXHAUSTED
Exemption Rules and Physical Requirements Likely To Be Changed-Also May Call Men From Class 2.

Washington, July 25.-All boys who registered for the draft June 5, last, and were placed in Class l will be in uniform by Labor Day, it was said here today by high military author ity. At the same time it became known that 100000 drafted men will be called out in August. As about 400, ,000 of the 00,000 boys who regis tered June were placed in Class l, this would indicate that Class of the registration of June, 1917, is prac- tically exhausted
 Just what will be done to keep up the flow of men to the national army is matter of speculation. Secretary Baker yesterday said that when Con- gress reconvenes he will present a plan for modification of the draft age and somewhat larger mobilization of military forces. He would recom- mend definite age limits for new draft, he said, but did not indicate what they would be. The chief prob lem, of course, is to get the necessary number of men needed with the least interference with the country's in- dustry.
 Some of the few remaining con gressmen in Washington are speculat- ing orf the probability of men in Class 2 being called, or of the possibility of a general reclassifcation of all men now in the draft
 It is believed that under a reclassi- fication many persons now exempted on grounds of dependency or physical defects might be reassigned to Class Students of the question cite the fact that in France several physical re- classifications have been ordered and that in each case a number of men once rejected for service have been called to the colors, most of them have been given limited military service and have released physically qualified men for active fighting.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-26
SUGAR RATION
 FURTHER REDUCED
Consumption to Be Cut to Two Pounds Per Month Per Capita in Order to Meet Demands of Military Forces.

Washington, July 25.-The Ameri- can public asw asked by the Food Ad- ministration today to go on a sugar ration of two pounds per capita month ly beginning August 1, to meet a world shortage, and to care for the immediate demands of the allies and American military forces. The Amer ican public at present is on three pounds per capita ration monthly, under a request issued by the Food Administration month ago.
 Household rationing will be volun- tary as at present, but public eating places will be required to observe new regulations effective August 1, per hitting the use of two pounds of sugar for every 90 meals served, in- stead of three pounds under existing regulations.
 Unless the consumption of sugar is reduced both householders and the public generally, the Food Admins tration warns, in an appeal made to- day, supplies for Belgium, the Red Cross, Y. NJ. C. A., Knights of Colum- bus, of American military forces in Europe cannot be maintained.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-26

into the line, possibly because many of the divisions opposing the Ameri- cans have been seriously reduced.
 "The Americans captured large quantities of ammunition, which lies all over the battle field. The Ameri- can airmen downed five machines in two hours today"
 The same correspondent telegraph. ing Thursday says:
 "More progress is reported in the Fere and Ris forests where the French and Americans are fighting side by side. The Germans are still offering resistance, in which their machine gunners play the chief part.
 More large fires have been seen inside the German lines near Oulchy- le-Chateau and Fere-en- Tardenois."
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-26
MUST CHANGE TAX BILL

Washington, July 25.-The House ways and means committee in tenta- lively agreeing today upon a gradu- ated tax on war excess profits esti- mated by the treasury to yield only $1 690,000,000 revenue, found that either all it's plans so far agreed upon would have to be readjusted in order to produce the $6,O00,0OO,000 sought from excess profits and incomes or to resort to some new tax proposition. As now planned, the revenue from these two sources would fall $1 ,660,- GOO, 1000 short
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-26
AFTER ARMY CHAPTERS

Washington, July 25.-Senator King of Utah today introduced reso- lution requesting Secretary Baker to furnish the Senate with the names of all army officers who since the United States has been in war have received or are receiving any salaries, gifts or emoluments from any corporation, or person having to do with government contracts. The resolution was re- ferred to the Senate military com mittee.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-26
GERMANS DRIVEN FROM POSITIONS
 THEY CAPTURED
Allies Make Considerable Gains Despite Severe Counter At tacks by the Huns-Biggest Battle of the War.

With the French Army in France, July 25.-Up to te present seventy German divisions have been identified in the present fighting zone and the battle therefore may be regarded as tbo biggest since the beginning of the war.
 The prisoners taken number more than 25.O0O and more than 800 cannon and thousands of machine guns have been captured.
 Of the prisoners 14 per cent belong to the 1919 class showing that nearly all these boys already have been in corporated in fighting units. If all of them have been utilized they would form r to IS per cent of the German strength.
 Information received proves that the 1920 class which it was intended to be incorporated in the army of October. has been ordered into the units in September Most of those of this class are now IS years old.
 Notwithstanding strong German counter attacks in the Chateau Thierry pocket the allied troops ad- vanced considerably today, capturing a number of villages, of which the most important is Oulchy-la-Ville.
 The battle took an extremely vio- lent turn on the northern bank of the Marne where Franco-Americans, however. pushed forward for a dis tCnce of between two and three miles. On the other side of the salient a German attack resulted in the mom- entary capture of dominating height known as 240, but the enemy posses sion did not last. The French and British organized an immediate coun- ter attack and regained the hill, cap turing most of the Germans occupy ing it.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-26
TO HONOR VOLUNTEERS

Paris, July 25.-General Gouraud has asked that the cross of the Legion of Honor be given to 60 volunteers who held advanced posts along the line east of Rheims until the Germans were upon them at the beginning of the offensive, according to the Lib erte.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-26
NEW PREMIER IS NAMED

Vienna. via Basel, July 25.-Baron von Hussarek, former minister of edu- cation, has been appointed to the Aus trian premiership in succession to Dr. von Seydler. whose cabinet resigned recently.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-26

London, July 25.-The correspond ent of the Daily Mail with the Ameri- can army on the Aisne-Marne front, telegraphing Wednesday, after relat- ing the incidents surrounding the cap ture of Epieds, which changed hands twice before the Americans finally conquered it and pushed on we'll be- yond, says
 The Germans apparently are fling ing troops from all kinds of divisions
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-26
.BOLSHEv|k STEP Is DECLARATION
 OF POSSIBILITIES
Washington Officials Think Mos COW Announcement is Inspired by Germans-NO word From Ambassador Francis.

Amsterdam, July 25.-The Bolshe- vik government, says dispatch re- ceived this afternoon from Moscow by the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, regards the action taken by the entente allies, including England and America, in landing troops on the Murman coast as tantamount to a declaration of war
 The Bolsheviki announces that it will take counter measures accord ingly, the Lokal Anzeiger says.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-26

Washington, July 25.-The reported declaration of the Bolshevik govern ment that it will take counter meas ures against the landing of allied troops on the Murman coast, which it regards as tantamount to a declara- tion of war, is believed by state de- partment officials to have been in- spired by the German government.
 No word has been received directly from Ambassador Francis since July II and there is a feeling of apprehen- sion in official circles here regarding his position in view of the latest turn of affairs. A dispatch wasr eceived three days ago from Moscow contain ing a message from Mir. Francis which has not been made public, Coun cellor Polk announcing that the mes sage contained only routine business. It is known that efforts to get mes sages through to the a mbassador within the past few dayss have failed.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-26

Washington, July 25.-President Wilson this morning held a lengthy conference with Acting Secretary of State Polk
 It is understood that Japan's reply to the American proposal for extend ing military aid to Russia through Si- beria was discussed
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-26

Phone l0l your drug orders.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-20
HER0|SM IS
DISPLAYED BY.
A N MER|CANS
FIRST AMERICAN MILITARY
CROSSES GIVEN TO OFFICERS
AND MEN WHO REFUSED TO
SURRENDER TO A SUPERIOR
FORCE.
Artillery Silences Enemy
Battery With Gas Shells and De-
strOys Enemy Observation Post, Pa
trolls Afterwards Discovering Hun
Trenches Empty.
(By Associated Press)

With the American Army in France,
Tuesday, March 19.-General Pershing
has approved the awarding of the first
American military crosses for extra
ordinary heroism.
Lieutenant Green, whose name
heads the list, was wounded by a
grenade, but refused to surrender. He
returned the enemy fire, wounded one,
and pursued the hostil party.
Sergeant Norton, surrounded in a
dugout, refused to surrender, but
dashed past the enemy, killed one, and
saved the company's log book.
Sergeant Walsh followed the COM
pany commander of the first lines,
despite severe barrage. He assumed
command when the captain was killed,
attacked and inflicted sever loss on
a superior enemy force. Though of
advanced age, he refused to leave the
front.
The American artillery silenced an
enemy battery with gas shells and
heavily shelled enemy observation
posts last night near Montsec. 1t di-
rected a heavy fire against the Ger
man lines today.
American patrols entered the Ger
man front lines at two points last
night, but did not Sc a single enemy.
Many airplanes were up until it be-
gan raining at noon. An American
routed two Bosch machines after a
thrilling battle. Another aeroplane
was engaged against a German, when
a second German joined the fight. A
second friendly airman went up to
assist, but too late. The airplane the
Americans hoped would be victorious
fell within the enemy lines.
A German airplane flew over the
American sector northwest of Toul and
dropped rubber balls containing liqui-
fled mustard gas. This is the first
time so far as known, that an airplane
has been thus employed. The effect
of the gas was not serious, but the
Americans were infuriated at what
they termed "dirty warfare"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-20
INCOME TAX MAN
AGAIN IN CITY
F. ]. BATES, Depuay Collector, opens
Office in the Security Bank, and
Will Remain Here for the Balance
of the MOnth-Make Returns Now
and Save a Heavy Penalty.

F. J. Bates, deputy income tax col
lector, arrived in Ell Centre last night
and today opened his office in the Sec
urity bank, rear, He. will remain
here for the balance of the month.
The last day for making income tax
returns without heavy penalty will
be March 81. Mr.. Bates asks that
the farmer, business man, salaried
man make returns NOW, and not wait
until the rush of business during the
last few days of the month. Don't
put it off until tomorrow. This is
not quite the land of Manana.
Any single person, or widower, or
divorced or married man living away
from his wife whose income is $1,000
or over, must take returns. Any
married man whose income is $4,000 or
over must take return.
Be a patriot and make return be-
fore the first of the month.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-20
RUSS PLEADS
FOR FRIENDLY.
R Ella I ON s
WILSON'S ADDRESS
MADE GREAT IMPRESSION AND
RELATIONS WITH U. S. ASSUM-
ING MORE FRIENDLY PHASE,
SAYS DISPATCH.
BOlsheviki Officials Deny That TeutOn
Prisoners Are Being Armed by
Them and Sent Into Siberia, but an
American Mission Is About to In
vestigate the RumOr.
(By Associated Press)

Moscow, Tuesday, March 19.-Rus-
slams relations with the Entente will
remain unchanged, Foreign Minister
Ttchitcherin declared in an interview
with an Associated Press Representa-
tive today. He said that more friend
ly relations are being established with
the United States and that President
Wilson's message showed that Amer
lea could not take aggressive action
against Russia.
Trockerky and others leaders are
quoted as denying that Teuton prison
oners are being armed by the Boil
sheviki in Siberian cities. The an
nouncement that the United States is
sanding a mission to investigate is
hailed enthusiastically.
Premier Lenine state that he will
fill government vacancies with Boil
sheviki.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-20
ROCKS FALLING
ON MOUNTAIN
SPRINGS GRADE
Travel Precari0us on the Rocky Climb
Since the Rain, According to Reports
of AutOists-Huge Rock Almost
Blocks Road Near Shepard's Bridge
Stages Running Again Today.

Travel in the Imperial Valley and
to the Coast is resuming normal shape
again, except for flooded roads in
some sections, after the precipitation
of yesterday.
Income Tax Collector Bates, who
left San Diego at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and arrived here at 10
o'clock last night, reported rain all
the way from San Diego to Mountain
Springs.
On the Mountain Springs grade
rocks have fallen, Mr.. Bates says, and
one large one in particular would
hardly permit the stage to pass.
Though stage traffic to the vari-
Gus towns was practically suspended
yesterday afternoon, few stages are
making the runs to Calexico, Imper-
ial, Brawley and Holtville, as the usu-
al prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-20
LETTUCE GROWERS
COME OUT EVEN
Dee Kimura Says Chances for Profit
on Vegetables This Year in the Val
ley Are Slim-Says Growers of Let
tuce in Better Shape Than Others
and Will Come Out About Even.

Dee Kimura stated today that the
vegetable men of Imperial Valley viii
make no money on their l)1S. cror
because of the delay in getting the
crcp to the Eastern markets. He says
that they will come out al ,us even,
financially, this year.
Mr.. Kimura is of the opinion that
the onion, potato, asparagus an tona-
to growers will lose money because
Of the same condition. An appeal to
the railroad administration for better
service on the lines is of no avail, it
seems.
The Lettuce King" says he has
shipped about 65 cars of lettuce from
his siding near Meloland and has about
30 cars yet to ship.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-20
PIC CONTESTS
JUDGED APR 70
Annual Judging of POrkers Raised by
the Boys and Girls of the County Ie
to Be Held at Brawley in One Month
Large Number of Pigs From Vari.
Gus Sections of Valley.

Due to the excellent accommoda-
tions furnished last year and the large
number Of contestants from this vi
cinity, Brawley has been selected as
the point for he final Judging in the
Imperial County Pig Contest for this
year. The prizes will be awarded Sat-
urday, says the Brawley News.
1t is possible that, following the
judges decision, public auction will
be held, not only of the animals in
the contest, but of any pigs that may
be brought to the spot. Similar auc-
tions have been held at various points
throughout the San Joaquin and Sac
ramento Valleys, with marked success.
Hog raisers have been able to get
better prices for their stock. as close
grading is possible with p larg, num-
ber of hogs available.
The question of holding the auction
will be thoroughly discussed at the
HiCSCiiiS VI lie uiicCIoIS vi Illc IHipe-
rial County Farm Bureau, to be held
Thursday at Ell Centre.
Last year the authorities granted
the use of the Main street pavement
through the Plaza for che use of the
pig clubs, and doubtless they will be
asked for the same courtesy again.
The event proved to be one Of the most
interesting of the entire year, and
was attended by hundreds OF farmers
from all parts of the Valley. as well
as by the friends of the contestants
and others who appreciate the benefits
of the pig contests and were interest
ed in the exhibit purely as show
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-20
WILSON TO SPEAK
TO WORLD ON SLAVS

Washington, March 20-After a call
at the White House today, Senator
Lewis of Illinois, the Democratic whip
of the Senate, indicated his belief that
President Wilson would make known
to the country soon the attitude Of the
government toward the Russian stu
alton. He said it was safe to say the
president would fulfill his promise that
there should be no secret diplomacy.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-20
GOVT. LOWERS
PRICE OF BRAN
ETC. TO FARMER
Fixes Prices of Bran, Middiings and
Shorts to the Farmer at $3.50 per
Hundred, Instead of the $500 Price
. Heretofore in Order Mills of the
Valley Must Comply With the Or
der Immediately-Great Benefit to
Farmer.

San Francisco, March, 2O-A new
ruling designed to curtail the manu-
facture and sale Of proprietary foods
containing wheat by products such
as bran, middlings and shorts, has just
been promulgater and put into effect
by the United States Food Arminis
traaion it was announced from Wash
ington today in telegram to the food
administration of California. The eff
ect of the new order will be to release
greater quantities of straight mill
feeds to the farmer on a price sched-
dule not to exceed $3.50 from the mill
to the consumer, instead of the $500
heretofore allowed as dealers profits.
Henceforth, according to the new
regulation, millers will not be allowed
to manufacture and sell in any one
month an amount of proprietary
wheat by-product feeds in excess of
the average amount manufactured
and sold during any three months of
1917. No greater profits will be al
lowed in the sale of the proprietary
feeds than that taken on the sale of
straight mill feeds, which is regu-
lated on the basis of 38 per cent of
the cost of the wheat.
A paragraph of the new regulation
states:
"Any manipulation of the price or
unwarranted mixing of wheat mill
feeds by the miller, which results to
a profit to the miller in excess of
amounts as heretofore in
dicated for the manufacture of wheat
mill feeds, will be considered by the
food administration as evasion or vio-
lation of the regulations and will be
subject to penalties. Millers are
warned that manufacture of undue
of any one grade of wheat
mill feeds not normal produced will
be construed as prima facie evidence
of attempted evasion of rules"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-20
ST. PAUL'S PEOPLE
TRYING TO KEEP DR..
BARNES IN VALLEY

A committee of parishiOners-f1om
st. Paul's Episcopal church left for
Los Angeles last night to interview
Bishop Johnson in an effort to in
duce him to change his decree that
Rev. c. Rankin Barnes 60 to the I'o-
mona church. MIR. Barnes was tG re-
port there the first of July.
Although the people here feel that
the new pulpit means adysncemen mt
and perhaps larger field of work for
Mr.. Barnes, they believe he is great
ly needed in the Valley, and are ask
ing that he be allowed to remain.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-20
RED CROSS ASSUMES
RAID RESCUE SERVICE

Washington, March 20.-Air raid
rescue service is now part of the reg
ular activities of the American Red
Crossi Paris. A cablegram received
today from Major James H. Perkins,
American Red Cross commissioner to
Europe, says ambulances and rescue
parties are on duty nightly and
through cooperation with the police
respond to all calls. The workers are
equipped with gas masks and helmets.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-20
FARM BUREAU TO
MARKET CATTLE,
HOGS AND SHEEP
First Steps Taken in Important De-
velopment of Cooperative Livestock
Selling Plan to Be Taken at Meet
ing of the Farm Bureau Tomorrow
What Other Bureaus Have Done.
Organization of the Livestock an,

Organization of the Livestock and
Marketing department of the Farm
Bureau is to be completed at the meet
ing of the Farm Bureau Board of Di-
rectors tomorrow. The committee to
direct the work of the department
will consist of President Mike Liebert
and two other members of the board.
This committee will name a sales
manager, placer, weighmaster and
docker to have charge of the various
duties at the sale.
The agreement between the men,
bers of the bureau and the Market
ing Department provides for a fee of
2 per cent on all livestock sold through
this agency and per cent on all
other articles, sales of which are to
be arranged later. The work of the
department will be extended gradu-
ally to selling cattle, grain and other
products of the Valley farms as the
organization becomes more stable and
popular. In Kern county the Mar
keting Department disposed of more
than 100000 worth of products for
the members. In three months the
Marketing Department of the bureau
at Hanford, Kings county, sold $27,-
900 worth of hogs.
Farm Adviser Sullivan started work
yesterday arranging for the Brawley
stockyards, hiring an auctioneer, or
dering cars and having The scales test
ed, so that the sale will be conducted
on the most modern basis possible.
"This is strictly business propo-
sition for the benefit of the farmers, "
says Farm Adviser Sullivan. In brief,
the purposes of the Livestock and
Marketing Department are:
To secure direct competition among
buyers; eliminate the unnecessary ma
chinery in the assembling and mar
keting of stock; improve the quality of
stock raised; secure prices for stock
on basis of quality; find better mar
kets for the finished product and ship
to the best market where the best
prices may be obtained.
"Local buyers have been visiting
this county and buying here and there
and the farmers have not received a
fair price for the quality Of stock
raised" says the farm adviser. "Grain-
fed hogs have been carrying the poor,
skimmilk and underfed hogs to NOR
ket. All farmers belonging to the
Farm Bureau may join the Livestock
and Marketing Department if they
sign the agreement provided by the
bureau. At the sales buyers from
the packing houses will big for the
stock. The pigs raised by the Boys
Pig Clubs of the Valley will be classi
fled and disposed of at the sale on
April 49,"
The agreement obligates thos, who
sign it to produce their stock for the
sale at the place agreed upon early
enough to have it properly classified
and provides penalty for failure to
live up to the contract.