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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24
THURSDAY. JANUARY q, 1918.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24
GREEN RIVER.

John Hall and VIII Denison were in
Shclburne Falls Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Nathan H Jones Of
Halifax were guests at H. T. Whites
several days this week.
Wallace Buffum while at work at a
machine in the chair shop Tuesday
crushed one finger to the first joint.
An old-time spelling school was held
in the schoolhouse Saturday evening. The
captains were \. r. Miner and William
Bergeron. Mr. Miners side won
After the contest box social was held.
boxes being sold to the highest bidders
The proceeds, sl3, are to be expended
for worthy cause
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24

\ million and a quarter of women
are doing the work formerly done by
men in England. There are 100000 III
the munitions plants and 25S, 900 are at
work on the farms. Sixty per cent II
the workmen in shell factories are WON
en-. These are some of the figures which
Miss Helen Frazer of London is pre-
senting to audiences during her tour
Of thiS country. Miss Frazer says thou
sands of women are working on the
railroads as porters, clerks, in ticket
Offices and in cleaning trains. They
are taking fares on London buses and
are driving ears. They are employed
in the shipyards and are helping TO
make airplancs. They may be seen in
industrial occupations everywhere.
/ They are taking the places Of the men
because the men are at the front fight
! ing, ana the labor OF the women il
| needed if the nation is to live
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24
Be On Your Guard.
[ Nprlngtield Inion.l J

This war IS real; treat it as such, -
urges the Boston & Maine railroad in a
warning IN its new timetable to all EN-
ployes and persons riding on its trains
TO be alert and report every person
whose acts are iii any way unusual, and
who may be seeking to cripple trans
portation The warning is timely and
needed. The public has been altogether
too slow in coming to full realization
Of the fact that the nation is at war,
and that there are many enemies within
as well as without our borders. 1t is
the patriotic duty of every citizen to
report to the nearest federal official or
to the local police any suspicious talk
or conduct that comes to his notice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24
TO The suescRIe ERs.

II IS the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service In the delivery of
the paper each night. and it solicits the
CO. operation of subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should be given Of each
failure TO receive the paper on the morn
re following the omission. in person,
by telephone or postal card thus enabling
the cause Of tho error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24

In nine eases out Of ten the first re
ports Of disaster are exaggerated,
Why! Probably because the reports
are the reflections of over-cxcited
minds. The fire at Brandon yesterday
was case i'll point. Earliest des-
patches placed the loss at $4,000
This was reduced the next time to
100000, and finally to $4,000 to $50
600.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24
Little Benny's
Note Book
By NEE PAPE

Me and PudS Simkins was wawxing
along and We was passing plant store
and wat did we see in the window but
a funny looking flag stuck IL a flower
pot. Puds saying, G., if that amt some
kind of Germin flag III eat my short.
&, Il eat mine too, sed. And we
stood there looking III at it, Puds say
ing. Sunbody awt TO 90 in pull it down.
vcu cant be arrested for pulliug down
Germin flag, I dare you to 90 in and
do it, Benny.
! dare YOU to, ! sed.
| dubbio dare you, ged Pubs.
triple dare you, | scd. WITCH Pubs
coodent think wat comes after triple
dare, and he sed, I tell You wat, lets
tell a pleeceman.
And we started to look for one, and
rritty soon we saw Flatfoot the cop
standing inside the fonograff place to
keep out Of the cold, and we went in,
me saying, There's a man GROUND the
I corners got q Germin flag in his win
dow, and Pubs saying, Me and him saw
It.
Wat, rite ON my beet9 Show me
ware, sed Flatfoot.
WITCH me and Pubs took him er-
round and showed him, and Flatfoot
! sed, Wat, that2 Don't you know the
! Japanee flag wen you see It? This
heers the ,Japanac plant store. You ?
kids 20 home and tel your mother she
wunts YOU
And he went back and stood in the
fonogratf place and me and Pubs kepp
oa wawking, Pubs saying, Aw heck,
watts the use OF being patriotick wen
nobody don't appreciate it, and me say
bet 1000 dollers he jest sed it was a
japanee flag because he was afraid to
/ go IN and pull it down.
Chinese state banquets often last II
! h0urs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24

germs which are causing the inflamma-
ton, are immediately attacked and
chased out Of your system without in
convenience or pain.
10 not delay minute. Go to your
druggist and insist on his supplying YOU
with box Of Gold Medal Haarlem Oil
talsuieH. In u hours you will feel
renewed health and vigor. After YOU
have cured yourself, continue to take
one or two Capsules each day so as to
keep IN first-class condition, and ward
on the danger Of future attacks. Money
refunded il they Do not help you. Ask
for tie original imported Gold Medal
brand, and thus be sure of getting the
genuine.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24
HARLEM Oil Capsules
If Your Back Aches

Do you feel tired and worn out -
Are you nervous and irritable! Don t
sleep well at nighte Hav tira gged
ont unrestcd feeling when you get up
in the morning! Dizzy spells! Bill
ious? Pad taste in tho mouth back
ache, pain or aoreness in the lUinS. and
abdomen Severe distress when urinat-
ing, bloody, cloudy urine or sediment?
All these indicata gravel Of stone in
the bladder, or that the poisonous mi
crobes, which = 2lwavs /! -our sys
TEN. have attacked our kidneys
You should use Gold Medal HARLEM
Oil Capsules Immediately. The oil s1aks
gently into the wal's and lining Of the
kidneys, and the lit, poisonous animal
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Amy adult suffering from cough, cold
or bronchitis, is invited to call at the
drug store of Wilfred T. Root and get
absolutely free, a sample bottle of
Boschee's German Syrup, a soothing
and healing remedy for all lung trou-
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24
No Such Animal.
(St. Adams Messenger. $

% Wanted at Once-An interpreter to
tell the people what the fuel admins
tratiOn means. '-Brattleboro Reformer.
An applicant for the position must
possess the meekness of Moses, the pa
thence of Job, the wisdom of Solomon,
and the valor of a David "There ain t
no such animal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24
Wanted-An Uncle.

Mother, every little boy at the
school has an uncle but me, and they
all buy them nice balls and give them
nickels."
II am sorry, DEAR" said mother, "but
neither father nor j ever had any
brothers."
ut makes us seem so queer to be
different from other people. Couldn't
you adopt q brother?"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24
NEWFANE.
Surprise TO Mrs. Gccdnow.

\ covered dish party. arranged by
the Ladies Aid society to be held with
Mrs. ". II. GoOdnow Saturday after
noon, Jan 10, was the first social gath
ering in the new house and it proved to
be a ''kitchen shower party also. Not
only the members of the Aid society.
but friends came with their offerings
of kitchen utensils to take the place
of those destroyed by fire at the time
of the burning of their old home in
August This was a great surprise to
Mrs. Goodnow and evidentally gave her
JOY to know that so many sympathized
with her in the spirit that leads 10
helpfulness.
Mrs. Goodnow in heartfelt words ex-
pressed her gratitude as we'll as his
own, after which all were invited to the
dining room, while the hostess un-
covered the dishes revealing a varied
and sumptuous collation.. The large
company was served lavishly with
enough left for an latter thankagiv
ing feast. Nearly all the 30 guests
brought knitting bags and while the
knitters occupied every spare moment
the social intercourse was not inter
rppted. Al rejoice with Mr.. and Mrs
Goodnow over the new house. built *
soon on the same slot and looking *
nuch like the dear old home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24
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The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled 10 the use for publication OF all
news dispatches credited to II and not
otherwise credited In this paper and also
the local news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24

Miss Mabellc Hazclton went last
week to Bra.tleboro where she Is now
employed IN the Holstein- Friesian office
She boards with Mrs. Jeaanotte l..
Gates, former neighhor and friend.
The Christian Endeavor will observe
Christian Endeavor week his week ana
next sunday special program will he
used. Tie meeting will be held Sun
day evening Q clock All are cor
daily invited to attend.
II. A. Carpenter. A. T. Edwards and
} ustin Read attended the funeral serv-
lee of James B. Read in his home in
East Dumnerston Wednesday. MIR.
Read was a member of Orchard poet,
G. \. r., and belonged to the Oregon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24
Counting Our BLESSINGS.

1t IS not until we begin to count our
blessings that we realize how many We
have.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24

Often the spirit of Perseverance
strikes a man hardest when he is in the
wrong.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24

When the first duma proved unsatis.
factory to the ear he dissolved it. He
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24

Entered IA the pustoliice at Brattle
horo as second class matter
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The Rcformer Telephone Number is
t27
for business Office and Editorial Rooms
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-24

Chinese state banquets often last II
hours
The sun., 1918-11-27
CLOGGING THE MAILS.
when VIII Official Distribution of Flu.
tile Documents Ceasei

TO TIE EorroR OF THE SuN-s!r: ycur
correspondent "A. a. r. complained OF
receiving too many circulars relating to
the recent Liberty Loan campaign. He
doubtless referred TO trash signed An
toinette Funk" sent broadcast.
l had subscribed to all three prior
loans. Antoinette's notion seemed to
be that person who. had subscribed
% the first loan was one individual {;
that II he had subscribed to the second
he was another Individual, and tina, II
he had subscribed to the third he was
third. At any rate l, and presumably
all others IN like circumstances. was
deluged by three OF Antoinette's solemn
utterances in the same mail. No Won
der the mail service has veritably gone
to the dogs.
| have never had the honor or pleas
ure OF meeting Antoinette. To my mind
her chief offence lay In her addressing
each Of her thousands OF unwilling cor
respondents as Dear Friend" We have
all heard the story OF the victim who
replied TO the impertinent stranger. 81
do not know your face, but your man
ners are very familiar" As yet no one
has revealed who the 'impertinent
stranger was. r. c. I.
NEW YORK, November 26.
The sun., 1918-11-27
NOT so MELANCHOLY.
November Has Some Perfect Days
and Nights.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: How
pleasant 10 a perfect day" in Novem-
bert Occasionally such a perfect day"
in this eleventh month dawns upon US.
when the year seems to have turned
backward to early autumn OF back to
spring. On such q day there IL no sug-
gestion OF chill in the air, and were It
not for the almost leafiess trees and
faded verdancy all around Us we should
perhaps believe that winter was behind
rather than before US. At such a time
the lawns appear less lifeless and sere
ana our hearts feel lightened as by some
invisible presence. We walk more lam
guidly clothed with our warmer gar
ments. and the furnace heat Expresses
US indoor. And out Of door the birds
are silent and songless. and the brook.
by which we happen to pass. flows river
ward with listless slowness. This No
vember morning is mild, the noon is
warm and the evening invites us out
side our home. Overhead the stars
sparkle amid a drowsy armament. Ca
pella and the other suns OF winters
glorious galaxy" beginning to appear,
one by one. above the eastern horizon.
How pleasant are perfect day and
perfect night" IN the month Of No
vember! Such a day and night almost
make US forget that "the melancholy
days are come. the saddest OF the year"
and also the "wailing winds and naked
woods and meadows brown and sere.'
All too soon. alas. this perfect day"
has passed. and We quickly awaken from
our dreams OF early autumn and spring.
The dreary dIscomforts OF this eleventh
month return and again there are. as
Thomas Hood 30 we'll described II:
No sumo mooni
No morn-no noon
No. shade, no shine, no butterflies, no
bees.
No fruits, no flowers no leaves, no birds
November!
CHARLES MEYERS HOLMES.
NEWTON. Mass. November 20.
The sun., 1918-11-27

The announcement that Frau Ro.
Ska ScHwIMMER has accepted the
post OF Hungarian Ambassador to
Switzerland may Be a shock to per-
sons who insisted upon taking her
at her own description of herself: a
citiseness Of the world, friend Of all
nations, devoted striver for the
rights Of women. II was In the role
last named that Frau SoHwINMEr
spoke In this city on September 0,
1915. as follows:
We 1.-THE women Of the world Will
hold . second peace congress q, the
time that the nations now at war aro
holding their peace negotiations. and
We will not be satisfied unless our IDEAS
are Incorporated into the nnai terms
Of psacs."
Now. with the peace conference at
hand. Frau ScHwIMMER takes q Job
which sends her promise flying. There
10 an article for HENRY FoRp's new
periodical In the reduction Of the
Frau from an international to n ma
tional character, with "reminiscences
OF the Frau's strictly neutral talks
on board Mr.. FoRDs pence ship.
The sun., 1918-11-27
Thoughts Inspired by the Appeal Of
German Women,

To THE EDrToR OF THE SuN--sir: A. 7
notice certain German women have
asked Mrs. Wilson and Miss Jane Al.
dams to intercede in the matter OF food
supplies for Germany.
b. l noticed that--but did these Gar
man women ever send any MESA ge about
the hungry Belgians or Serbians?
A. ! don't remember any
H. Did they ever express any regret
for what their armies we're doing in those
unfortunate countries?
A. don't recall that they did.
b. Can you imagine any woman OF the
allied nations. or of America, asking as
sistance OF Germany II tho present CON-
ditous were reversed?
A. My imagination will not stretch
that far.
h. What ought We to do about It?
A. We should supply Germany with
food-atter We have provided for Bel
GUM and Serbia and Poland and North
ern France and Italy and ourselves,
Don't you think so7
h. Yes. OF course, and we might sun
ply hell with coal on the same terms.
ALBERT BIGELow PAINI
BEoSxvIILLEt November 20.
The sun., 1918-11-27
Mllltarlsm In the Colleges.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SIN Sw Hnv'
ing Just read your splendid editorial
article on stop the Squander" VOC
der why you have not asked ror me
disbandment OF the Student Army Train
ing Corps As an institution f. ia ,os''
ing our Government several millions %
dollars IA week, and as It's primary OBJ
Ject was TO furnish material 'rr ~
classes at central Officers training
camps, which classes will not BE- ca.ei
In future. what excuse is there for con-
tinuing an institution which has out
lived It's usefulness?
Tho college professors all over ''H
land. and my business brings ~" "
touch with them. are sick and tire OF
the way in which their privilege IRE
trampled on by men whose sole 81
OF maintaining discipline is 10 ''Fe
every one connected with tho c.'t's
bow to their imperial will. Tns a
students wish to get back - lex
classes and quit playing soldier, aud me
only ones ! md who wish for q M
tinuance OF the farce are those VIC ''fe
making money by II,
This letter Ia the result Of inquiry
six different colleges I'VE visited 10
last ten days ions Il HoLMSk
ATHENS, Ca, November - 4.
The sun., 1918-11-27
New YORK, November 20.
Lives Saved by the Rejection of . Repre-
aentntIye's Advice.

From a speech BY the Hon. John ". THimdn
Of ArkoRsGs IN the HouSe Of RepreSentdfires
We stood with helmet and gas mask on
beside an artillery oticer who was direct
ing the gun nre OF his battery. He COM
planned that we were short OF nghting and
observation planes at this part OF tho
neld. He had just made that observation
when three large German bombing ma
chimes came over our lines dropping bombs
near by. They broke a supply train In two.
Killing one man. woundinE many.
Mr. Young OF North Dakota-WM tho
gentleman yieldf
Mr.. Tillman-I WILL,
Mr.. Young OF North Dakota-I wonder
II the gentleman. who was our chairman
and spokesman. and who made mighty
good speeches upon onicial occasions at
Rome, Paris and London. will admit he
requested the members OF our party TO 20
ave minutes before to the particular hill
or the particular spot where those bombs
fell. 1t would have taken about nve min
utes to have got TO that particular
spot, and probably we would have been
there II we had taken the gentleman's
advice,
Mr. Tillman--rhe gentleman's state
ment. so far as 1, applies to our good
fortune In escaping danger. Is correct. I
do not agree to his statement on the sub
ject Of tho speeches, They were poor and
commonplace
The sun., 1918-11-27
A NIGHTMARE IN UNIFORM.
WhateIey's Ingenious Doubt Might BE
Repeated q Century Later.

To THE EDrToR OF THE spN-str: II
Is just a hundred years since Richard
Whateley published his essay HIS
toric Doubts Concerning Napoleon Bona
parte" The purpose OF the essay was
to prove that DO far a. We know no
such person a. Napoleon ever lived. II
Il, Of course. q mere tour de force. writ
ten to show that there II no fact, how
ever evident or notorious. whose exist
tence may not be questioned with some
appearance Of logical force by the ordi-
nary processes OF reasoning. Whateley
began his essay a. follows;
Long a. the public attention has been
| occupied by the extraordinary parsonage
from whose ambition We are supposed to
have 90 narrowly escaped. the subject
| seems 20 have lost scarcely anything OF
It's interest We are still occupied In re-
counting the exploits. discussing the char
aeter. inou;Ting into the present situation.
and even conjecturins ~ to the future
prospects OF Napoleon Bonspsrts.
DID any such person an the Kaiser
ever livs7 10 II possible that only q
few months ago there was occupying a
| throne In Europe a man who solemnly
| proclaimed himself as God's personal
representative on earth. who announced
that Ca spoke through him and that
the words OF his mouth were as the
| thunders Of Sinai7 10 II possible that
this man proclaimed that II was Gods
will that he should destroy all OF hui
mainly that did not agree with him. and
that he set out with armies and ban
ners TO carry this insane project into
effect7 And in connection with this Is II
possible that 10000. 900 people. supposed
to be civilized, followed the lead Of this
madman7 Is II possible, AZ q result Of
this crasy enterprise. that 100000
people have been slain and az many
more wounded and maimedf Did all
this happen in the twentieth century and
in our timer It certainly does not seem
possible I am perfectly well aware that
the impelling cause OF German race
madness IN finally loot, but this does
not detract from the strangeness of IL
whateley employed his ingenuity In
an essay to prove that Napoleon did
not exist II he were alive to-day he
might employ his ingenuity in an essay
to prove that the Kaiser did exist A
priori, nothing seems more incredible.
x.
DoBr WALLS. Okla, November 20.
The sun., 1918-11-27

communicate briefly but quickly with
his people. Perhaps some better way
Ia possible, but THE one, 1t would
seem, would insure the lifting of loads
from many parents and wives hearts
by Christmas.
Incidentally the point touched upon
by Major HAYES relative to the slow
ness Of reporting casualties by cable
is suggestive. It may be, Of course,
that the cable is carrying the lists as
fast as they are collected. II II Is
not would II not be we'll to have
duplicate lists sent BY mail as soon
as they come to the collection head.
quarters In Francei Perhaps the
mall would be faster than the cable
under the circumstances.