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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-14

fca"; A. E. Gurr at the Orpheum to. night; John Henson at the Orpheum tomorrow night and E. J. White at the Liberty Sunday night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-14
FOUR MINUTE SPEAKERS

DOUGLAS, June 14.-The follow ing Four Minute speakers have been announced for the neaEs future and they will dilate on Danger to Amer
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-14
JUNEAU GIRL
 WRITES VERSE
 ON GREAT WAR

Little Miss Vera Louise St. Pierre, formerly a resident of Ju- neau, niece of F. E. Pa.son, of Juneau, is one of the poets in spired by the present war. The following poem by Vera St. Pierre was published in the Seattle Post 1ntelligencer of May 29, 191S
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07

was member, attended the services,
among them being n firing squad and
4 bugler, and ssome of them acted as
bearers, also as escort during the finer
al procession Seaman Leon Whidden
of the naval reserve at Newport, r. l..
who came here 10 attend the funeral
Of Lawrence +. Cusnman. bv whom he
was brought up. also was present,
making Is sailors in attendance in uni
form
Until , 0 clock many persons called
at the Moran home on Chestnut hill,
as the deceased was not to be seen in
the church. The. display of floral re.
membranes was especially large and
| beautiful, and among them were q
piece from the Rutland high school
athlete team the Student Activities
society of the Brattleboro high school
of which the deceased formerly was
president, a forar football from the
| Rrattleboro high scAool football team,
in whose activities Seaman Moran was
SO conspicuous, and a large floral
anchor from the sailors at the train
ing camp at bingham
About 3 o'clock the body was taken
to the church, the bearers being Louis
! Yauvet Francis Austin, Leo Haus.
Guy Betterley, Roger sherman and
Harry Plumb. who were schoolmates
Of Seaman Moran either in the Paro.
chial school or the high school.
Rev. James P. Rand conducted a
brief and impressive service in the
church and two vocal solos were given,
Mrs. Katherine O O'Connor Weeks rem
dering Cross and Crown and Frederic
c. Adams rendering Lead, Kindly
Light
From the completion of the church
service sailors acted as bearers. In the
funeral procession were the sailors. the
high school football team led by Coacf
I Diedrich Stolte, and the Parochia
school class of which Seaman Morar
: was president before his graduation
from that school
| At the cemetery an unusually larg,
| number of persons assembled tw,
street cars carrying loads from tn,
foot of Walnut street. Rev Fathe
Rand conducted the committal servic
after which the sailors firing squa,
fired three volleys and the bugle
sounded taps.
II Among those attending the funera
| were Edward Murphy, John Murphy
| Miss Della Barrett and Matthe,
| Meany of Athol, Mass, Eugene Aher
| and Mary Ahern of Keene, n II
James Nehgan of Holyoke, Mass, NJ
and Mrs. Patrick Brosnahan, Mis-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
SUDDEN DEATH OF
MRS. E.. ID. BROOKS
Had Been Ill Two Weeks with Infiu-
enza, but Was Improving
to Be Held Tomorrow.

Mrs. Mary E. tAdams) Brooks, 50,
wife of Edwin ID. Brooks, died yester-
day morning at 945 o'clock in her home
at 63 Central street. She had been i'll
two weeks with influenza, but was inn
proving and her recovery was expected.
She was taken suddenly worse yester-
day morning, the disease having affected
the heart. The funeral will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 230 O'Clock in her
home on Central street Rev Richard
IT, Clapp, pastor of the Centre Congrega-
! tional church. will officiate
Mrs. Brooks was born in Langdon
\. H., Dec 10, 1867, and was a daughter
of Loren J. and Ellen (Prouty1 Adams.
She married Edwin d. Brooks of Charles
town, \. H., where they made their home
until coming TO Brattleboro to live
about nine years ago. Mr.. Brooks has
| been an invalid nearly six years. Pre-
| yious to that time he worked at his
trade as a stationary engineer Besides
her husband, Mrs Brooks leaves three
sons and one daughter, George X Clar.
enee f. and William E. Brooks, all OF
Brattleboro. and Fannie. wife of j. L
Sargent OF Erving. Mass. She alsC
leaves her mother, Mrs Ellen w Adam,
of Bellows Falls. and one brother, Ed
ward l.. Adams of Lakewood, K. l.. anC
four grandchildren.
Mrs. Brooks was woman of sterlins
qualities, was devoted to her home anc
children and since coming to Brattlebort
to live had made many friends.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
VERMONT SWINGS
INTO HER STRIDE
Likely to Be First in New
England to Reach
Bond Goal
BRATTLEBORO HAS
PLEDGED S371, 500

This Is Taken by 1,422 Subscribers
Windham County Total Up to Sat
urday Night Was $1,000, ,OoO- Several
More Honor Towns.
With a report Saturday night from
County Chairman F. H. Babbitt that
81 100000 had been subscribed in Wind
ham county, Vermont stands chance
Of being the first state in New England
to 20 over the top" in the Fourth Lib
erty loan. tabulations Saturday night
showing that more than 80 per cent of its
quota already had been subscribed. This
information was telephoned to the New
England committee by State Chairman
Z. r. Morse. who stated that Vermont
already had raised Sl0,9O0,000 of its
quota of SI3 3,2o2. 300 These figures did
not include Washington county, where
the quota is Sl,6O0,OO0, which has made
ne report.
The latest tabulations of Saturday
night gave Connecticut. IL per cent;
Maine. 406; Massachusetts, %; New
Hampshire, -; and Rhode Island. 20.1.
Chairman Morse has reported that 9S
communities in Vermont have oversub-
scribed. easily establishing the leader
ship of the Green Mountain state for
honor towns.
Proctor. Mr.. Morse's home town, has
/ subscribed a total of $4,000 against a
total OF Sl77 900 That community is
the home of several large marble compa-
MES whose subscriptions, with those OF
their employees. have gone far to make
this creditable showing.
The honor roll of Windham county
towns that had passed their quota up
to Saturday night is: Athens, Bellows
Falls. Brookline, Dummerston, Grafton
Jamaica, Newfane Rockingham (town)
Saxtons River, Nottingham and Viii
mington.
One hundred and seyenty-six new
names have been added to the list OF
Brattleboro subscribers since figures re-
turned Saturday. with a total of S33, BOO
in new sales of bonds. Tabulations to-
day showed .422 subscribers, whose
subscriptions totaled S37l 800. leaving q
balance Of S353500 to be pledged before
the quota of $724o00 is reached.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07

addition to the principles previously
laid down by the President as basis for
peace, one providing that the allies
should deal only with real representa-
tives of the German people. Republican
Leader Lodge, ranking minority member
of the foreign relations committee, said
an armistice would mean the loss of the
war and all we had fought for Ger
many. he said, now merely proposed q
long debate OH the basis of peace. The
only future course, he emphatically de-
clared, was to secure a complete mill
tary victory over Germany and force hel
to sue for peace.
Germany's peace note was delivered
to President Wilson personally today
| by Frederick Oederlin, an attathe o.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07

the Swiss legation. This gave rise to
suggestions that it came from Emperor
William himself
Prince Maximilian of Baden, the new
German imperial chancellor, announced
in the Reichstag Saturday that he had
sent note through the Swiss govern
ment to President Wilson, in which he
had requested Mr. Wilson to take up
the question of the bringing about of
peace and to communicate with the
other belligerents regarding the sub
ject.
Yesterday Emperor William issued a
proclamation TO the German army and
navy in which, after announcing that
the Macedonian front had crumbled, he
declared that he had decided, in accord
with his allies, again to offer peace 10
the enemy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
SATURDAY POOR DAY.
New England's Bond Subscription
Smallest of Campaign.

BOSTON, Oct. Thirteen mil
bon, eight hundred and twenty light
Thousand dollars, the smallest day s
total since the campaign started,
was the New England subscription
Saturday to the Fourth Liberty loan.
The grand total, $1S1, ,602 900, is
about 36 per cent of the desired dis
trict total. State figures for Sat
urday were: Massachusetts, $6,514,-
600; Vermont, $500, 900; New Hamp-
shire, 1868, 900; Maine, $977, 900.
New England bond buyers now
number 230,669. Vermont reported
more than $12,000,000 in sight with
SO communities ver-subseribed.
Maine has 46 honor towns and New
Hampshire 81.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
OPEN SATURDAY AFTERNOONS,
Frattleboro Trust Co. Finds Closing In
convenient to Patrons.

The Brattleboro Trust Co. has recon
sidered its recent decision to close
Saturday afternoons and hereafter VIII
be open on that day until 3 o'clock
as formerly as we'll as in the evening.
After trying the Saturday afternoon
closing for a few weeks it became ap-
parent to the company S officials that
the arrangement was too great an in
convenient to its patrons.
John f. Gale of Guilford has been
elected trust officer of the Brattleboro
Trust Co. in place of E. j. Waterman,
and Miss Ethel Millington elected as
sistant trust officer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
Only Five Reported Today
Smallest Number in
Any One Day
TOTAL SATURDAY
NIGHT WAS 156
-Four Patients Discharged from Emer-
gency Hospital and Three Admitted
Chicken Pox Case.

Five new cases of influenza, the small
est in town in any one day since the
epidemic started, were reported today
to Health Officer Henry Tucker. Eight
cases were reported Saturday night and
yesterday as against about dozen Sat
urday forenoon, and one death, that of
Mrs. E. d. Brooks, 63 Central street. has
resulted since Friday night.
With the continued decrease in the
number of new cases the situation will
soon have reached point where more
eases will be released each day than
viii be quarantined. Up to Saturday
night l36 cases had been reported from
Brattleboro to the state board of health
Persons who have been looking for
clear cool weather as a means of re-
tarding the spread of the epidemic will
be interested to know that health Off
cials state that SO far as has been as
certained the weather has no bearing on
this disease further than that it fosters
] cheerful disposition in place of the de-
pressed feeling under which some people
exist in cloudy and stormy weather.
Four of the patients-all members of
the Nichols family-who were taken to
the emergency hospital on the day it was
opened, Sept. "a were discharged yes
terday from that institution and three
Inew patients were admitted All pa
tents now there are more comfortable
One case of chicken pox was quaran-
tined this morning at 81 Clark street,
the only other case in town being in
home on South Main street
The free library was closed Saturday
might and will remain closed until the
lclosing ban of the board of health has
been raised.
/ The text of the state board of
health's order of Friday, relating to the
icontrol of influenza, sent to all the
health officers, is as follows:
/. As a preeaution against the spread
and development of the epidemic of
Spanish influenza, it is hereby ordered
that all schools, churches, picture
houses, places of public entertainment
and all public meeting places be closed
and the public assembling of people be
forbidden throughout the state of Yer
mont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07

WASHINGTON, Oct. "A prompt and decisive reply
to Germanys latest peace proposal indicated by de-
velopments in Washington today
President Wilson cancelled his usual morning recrea-
on hour and remained secluded in his study at work
Prince Maximilian's note was. received during the
night at the Swiss legation where arrangements were
made to deliver it at to the state department for
prompt transmission to the President.
Austrias communication is substantially similar to
that of Germany and both ask President Wilson to
an armistce and negotiations conditions previously
laid down by the President 1t is said neither of the Of
fetal texts differ materially from the version published in
press dispatches
Quite irrespective of the nature of the reply
to be agreed that the German note calls for prompt reply
so that the American people must not be mised into relax
ing their efforts for the Fourth Liberty oan that the
American troops in the field might know at the posi-
ton Of their government and that offer of peace
might receive such diplomatic attention it deserves
Minister Ekemeren of Sweden presented the note from
Baron Burian, the AustraHungary foreign minister to
Secretary Lansing at 1920 o'clock He the state de-
partment only afew minutes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
FUNERAL SERVICE
OF SEAMAN MORAN
Eighteen Sailors Present, Including II
from Training Camp at bingham
Floral Remembrances.

Funeral services for Seaman Edward
b. Moran, son Of Postmaster and Mrs.
NJ. J. Moran, whose death took place
at the naval training camp at Hing
ham, Mass, Thursday, were held yes
terday afternoon in St Michael's Ro-
man Catholic church and were largely
attended. as was also the committal
service in the. Roman Catholic eeme-
terry.
Seventeen seamen from the Hing
ham training camp, largely noncommis-
stoned officers. including the leader of
the barrack Of which Seaman Moran
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07

Discussing Germany's peace offer in
the senate today, Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska, chairman of the foreign rela
tions committee, declared absolutely
abhorrent" even thought of suspension
of hostilities now and recommending the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
VERY HEAVY SACRIFICES.
Swiss Paper Hears Germany Is
Ready to Make Them.

BERNE. Oct. I (Havas) The Ger
man government took its latest peace
steps upon the advice and with the
approval of the high command of the
army, according to a Swiss paper
Germany, the newspaper adds, has
decided to consent to very heavy sac
rifices.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07

LONDON. Oct. Further progress
was made by the British last night be-
tween Lens and Cambria. Field Mar
shal Haig annognced today that posts
had been established at crossing of the
Scheldt canal. The British have pushed
in slightly further toward Lille on the
west and southwest, capturing German
post east of Berclau and progressing
somewhat north of AIazquart.
The general i'll command of the llth
Bulgarian division has surrendered his
force to the allied force III Macedonia.
The division was comprised of two bri-
gades and with it a large quantity OF
war materials fell into the hands of the
allies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07

Annie Kelliher. Miss Mary Keiliher,
Miss Bridget Donahue, Mrs. d. Long
and Mrs. T. L. Kavanaugh of Spring
field, Mass, Edward Barrett of Bellows
Falls and Martin Barrett, Miss Mar
garet Barrett, Miss Frances Barrett
and Miss Mary Reardon of North wal
pole, n I'll.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
ALAS, VAIN HOPE!
Austrian Newspapers Expect Peace
Move to Succeed.

AMSTERDAM, Sunday, Oct. G.
Dispatches from Vienna say Austrian
newspapers are filed with hope that
the peace move made by the central
noMnrS wi sl1ecnad
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
-EBUY ITeERTY BONDS N-

How do your suppose the kaiser gets
by with those weird explanations of de
feat he makes to his people?"
That's easy. He knows that the Ger
mans have no sense of humor. Detroit
Free Press.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
Odd Fellows Temple

There will be no regular meeting of
the Dennis Rebekah lodge Tuesday, Oct.
g.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
Masonic Temple

There viii be no regular meetings Of
Bingham chapter until further notice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
THE WEATHER.

Continued Cool, With Freezing Tenn
perature Tonight.
WASHINGTON, Oct. THE weather
forecast: Fair and continued cold to-
night and Tuesday Freezing tempera-
ture tonight in the interior. Moderate
northwest to north winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07

PARIS. Oct 7-Laon, the strong
hold to which the enemy has been cling
ing as the kcypoint of his line on the
southwest, apparently has been set on
fire by the Germans The town was re-
ported ablazc yesterday and fires were
still burning there today
French troops crossed the Suippe riv-
er eastward of Granville after severe
fighting, it is officially announced To.
days fighting completed the. deliver
ance of Rheims.
The battle north Of St Quentin con,
tinued all day and Remaucourt, Tilloy
farm and several fortified woods were
captured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
PROMPT AND DECISIVE REPLY TO GERMANS LATEST PEAcc5 NOTE
INDICATED BY DEVELOPMENTS IN WASHINGTON THIS FORENOON

President Cancelled Usual Morning Recreation Hour to
Remain in Secusion in His Study-Officia Versions
of Both German and Austrian Notes Are Now in His
Hands
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
Patriot or Stacker
Which?

All praise to those loyal souls who, loving Coun-
try more than self, have during the past week
been such liberal subscribers to the Fighting
Fourth" Liberty Loan. Anyone who in this great
hour of the Nations need does not subscribe TO THE
LIMIT, is not fit to look boys squarely in the
eye when the Boys home" The Honor Roll
of Windham County towns that up to date have
"gone over the top" are:
Athens Jamaica
Rellows Falls Newfane
puoo11,o Rockingham (town)
l1iooAio SaxtonS River
Dummerston Whtingham
Grafton Wilmington
How soon can Vermont and the Nation add the
names of all the other towns in Windham County to
this imperishable record of loyalty and sacrifice?
FREDERICK H. BABBITT,
County Chairman,
Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
TAKE ST. ETIENNE
NORTH OF RHEIMS
American Success Causes German With
drawal of 25-Mile Front-other War
Dispatches.

NIIH HE ANEKIIAN AKA1 IN
CHAMPAGNE, Sunday, Oct. q, by The
Associated Press.-American troops
operating in the Champagne with the
French again advanced their line today,
capturing St Etienne. The American
progress served also as leverage on tac
right of the Champagne offensive result
ing in advance further west.
The result means the withdrawal OF
the German line along a 2jmile stretch.
The bulk Of the work was done by 1 di-
vision, which is among the most famous
the United States has in France.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07
ASK WILSON TO ARRANGE ARMIST|CE
ON CONDITIONS PREVIOUSLY STATED

Need of Prompt Reply That People at Home Will Not
Relax Their Efforts to Buy Liberty Bonds and Troops
on Front May Know Exact Position of Government
for Which They Are Fighting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-07

This Is Taken by 1,422 Subscribers
Windham Countys Total Up to Sat
urday Night Was S1,0oo,00O- Several
More Honor Towns.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
WILSON OUT SHOPPING.
After Telling Berlin Americas Decision"
II, Makes Tour Of Washington Jewelry

Washington, Oct 15-Whie Presl-
dent Wilson's decision on GcrTnanys
note was being prepared for announce
ment at the White douse and the state
Department We terday, the President
went downtown on shopping trip. lie
drove to jewclry store IN one OF The
White lIuuse motors, but walked back
up Pennsylvania avenue To the White
House.
PENNSYLVANIA avenue was black at the
time with crowds of war workers Just
ont of office A great crowd surrounded
the shop in which the President was,
and when he appeared he was greeted
with roars of cheers. Acknowledging
the greetings. MIR Wilson abandoned the
motor and strobe off up the avenue,
walking alone and with secret service
men tn the side and behind.
Washington has gotten used to seeing
the President ON the streets, but hs
appearance yesterday, when the world
has its eyes focused upon him, lent a
touch of the dramatic to the incident. The
President wore brown business suit q
brown soft hat and carried n walking
stick He was kept continually smiling
and acknowledging greetings as he went
along, carrying a small package, evi-
IDENTIFY hIs purchase
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

refusing 70 make the charge.
They would fight flesh and blood,
face flashing steel Or cannon,
but before the National Anthem
of France they lowered the col
ors Of France.
TT is said Of certain High
+ land contingent in the fam
Gus battle Of Fontenoy, that
il was ingloriously routed
through the over-zeai OF it pip
ers, who, excited by the conflict.
threw away their pipes and
rushed in with their clayrnores.
The soldiers, missing the raj
wing music behind them, we're
confused, became scattered and
tricken with panic, useless TO
their commander.
Indeed. for instances Of the
inspiring influence Of music in
var it isn't necessary to go back
INTO past history. We've plenty
Of history making on our hands
right now. u which music max
ing plays its important part,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

TIVE PLAYER piano 3 doing
wonderful things, not
only for the homes where
there wcilt otherwise be 10
good music. but u preserving
for Dosteritv the music Of he
distinguished present-day ar
lists.
Almost as wonderful. because
almost as moved in It's inceurion
and satisfactory in its workings
out. is the service Of this Wan
amaker Piano Store 70 all those
who nave rianos. player-pIanos
OF reproducing pianos % buy.
Thn Wauamaker Store vas
the first great general store 20
give the public the opportunity
70 buy fine and trustworthy
nianos on q fair. square,
business like basis Of one-price
selling and rrutn-teiling.
L is still the one piano store
where the price asked in the be-
riunng and the price PAID
The end are precisely the same.
and where the balance u JUS
tice between Store ana customer
must be exact,
Not jnconsequenriy, i 5
among the .argest piano store
T the world.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

qnlrc PICK. jerk or cut out your corns.
II ,o,i want thc pleasure of getting rid Of
corn IL sure to gct Gets Il II Is ITS
wonderful formula that has made
-Gcts-It tho corn marvel that II Is. used
III more millions than any other corn
treatment la earth few drops on any
corn or callns. that's nll It can stick
II L nalnlcSs. eases rain You can kick
your -cnrnv feet around even n tight
Shoes ana vour carn> won't cruelty you.
lou can ga ahead and work. dance live.
love ana laugh rs though without corns.
~C,et.-t" the guaranteed. money
hack corn-rcmovcr the only sure way,
.r,,sts bot trife At any drug store MID
III +, Lawrence a Co, Chicago, Ill. Sold
III Wilmington and recommended as the
worlds best corn remedy by Erdman
Hoffman and The Miller Drug store.