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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-16

very good and Inexpensive cake following:
LAYER CAKE
miss Florence Titus)
cup sugar teaspoon
cup milk teaspoon davornr
2le flour / tcasuo nsoda
rounded tablespoon shortening -
Cream the and fat, milk Add other in
gradients, sitting the soda with bait
smooth and then continue beat until whipped
cream If the milk is thick may necessary add
rms makes good layer cake with whipped
filing, also good eupeakes.
more expensive cake, but particularly unique one is
made without using sugar.
sUGARLEss CAKE
(Jrs Walter Glbert)
cup swcccncd condensed / teaspoon soda "''"'
Il cup butter substitute cups flour
Small cup milk a tie
Cream the shortening combine with condensed milk
add well beaten and the of which
suited cream of tartar soda and salt Beat original
recipe called for nehalf butter pen
u can't write butter straight very
sUGARLEss FRosTING.
MRS Walter Glber)
tablespoons condensed mi Butter size of walnut
tablespoons melted chocolate ! teaspoon vanilla
Cook hot
Though use candy than fornerv tboro 90 roi
ways of satisfying the Conecons made Of dried
fruit and are nutritious and delicious The viii b Gu
addition Tbonksgiyin,. l;,r.n Ahy De an
away to think about. ~ -
FRUIT NUT CARANEIs
cup figs, cup dates, cups walnut meats
Wash and stone dates wash figs removing stems and mt M
fruit and through grinder Mix thoroughly and prn
firmly eeourths inch thick in buttered pan Cnt in
wrap paper or form in small balls and n ~
powdered sugar, dip in melted chocolate
MRS. FRANK w. PIER.
lhone 2"o.M "a Chestnut
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-16
FROM THE BOYS IN SERVICE
Recent Letters Descriptive of the Life of the Rovs
in Army and Navy
in Army and Navy

sweeter than we have All the eouin.
,ment is in excellent condition. The oniv
way to trim them is to keep hammerine
at them till they boiler. Some of them
are about ready to do that already.
1t is time to quit as it is raining. We
nope you are both well. Ne just had
letters from ls9 Hari he Is backin the lines
and IN good healfh H8
e. = ~ 81
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
NO NEWS or GERMAN
Converted RAIDER
|OFFiClALS FEEL CERTAIN THE
TRIUMPH CANNOT ESCAPE
THE NET SPREAD FOR
HER CAPTURE

Washington, Aug. 22,-Absence oi
any definite report of activity today
on the part of the raider Triumph tie
converted steam trawler, armed by
sixteen members of a German U-boat
crew, strengthened the belief held in
naval circles that the vessel is nc
longer on the North Atlantic fishing
grounds. While numerous dispatches
were received during the day detui-
ing the effects of the Trlumph's foray
into the ranks of the American and
Canadian smacks and trawlers, al
dealt with sinkings which occurred
yesterday and Tuesday night.
So thorough have been the steps
taken to safeguard the fishing fleets
as described by Admiral Benson, chiei
of naval operations, that officials here
are positive the Triumph could moi
have escaped the net spread for hel
capture. The only possible explaua'
tion of the failure of patrol craft L
capture the raider will be that she haI
been sunk by her crew, possibly afte
the men have returned to the subma
rine
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
COAL MINERS ARE TO
DEMAND INC REASE

Washington. Aug 22-lOfficials oil
1.-The United Mineworkers will appeal TO
Fuel Administrator Garfield tomor-
row to order coal operators to discon-
ltinue payment of bonuses to miners
and substitute therefore flat wage
increase. This action was determined
upon following an all-day conference
OF mine district representatives with
President Frank J. Hayes and other
national Officers of the United Mine
workers.
NO definite wage demands have yet
been formulated by the miners. 1t was
stated tonight but another conference
will be held prior to the meeting with
Fuel Administrator Garfield. The
|mineworkers' officials said that de-
spite the fuel administration warning
to operators to discontinue the bonus
system whereby operators competed
among themselves for mine labor, the
operators generally still We're PAYING
bonuses either in money or food stuffs
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
LIEUTENANT THAW KILLED.

With the American Army in France
Aug. 22-7Iieutenant Blair Thaw, OF
Pittshurg, member of the American
aviation service, was killed Sunday
evening when his aeroplane fell as a
result of engine trouble
lieutenant Thaw who was a brother
of Major William Thaw and a son OF
Benjamin Thaw, of Pittsburg, was
travelling in pursuit group near the
front towards Paris The engine tron-
BILE developed at an altitude of 1000
feet and the machine when it fell
struck number of telephone wires
and collapsed upside down. Thaw was
killed instantly and his companion
aviator was badly injured. Thaw, al
though less we'll known than his
brother, had just been promoted ia
command a flying squadron and was
on his way to take over the squadron
when he fell to his death. His body
was taken to an evacuation hospital
where impressive funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon. Burial
was in the same plot where the body
OF Major Raoul I-ufberry is inferred
Major Thaw and the ayiator's
mother were present at the interment
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
TWENTY NINE KILLED
IN MINNESOTA CYCLONE
LITTLE TOWN OF TYLER is PRAC.
TicALLY WIPED OUT, ONLY
TWO HOUSES LEFT
STANDING.

Tyler, Mimi Aug. 22.-Tyler to-
night presents a scene of death and
desolation as the result of the torna-
do which struck this little town last
night The death list mounted to 20
tonight, all Of whom have been iden-
titled except one Between so and &
persons were injured, five of whom
are in a improyised hospital in serl-
Gus condition.
Fifty business houses and about
as many residences were demolished
Only four business house escaped the
path of the storm which tore through
the town five blocks long and two
blocks wide. The property loss is es-
timated at about half million dol
lars.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23

captured In comparison with those
taken yesterday the prisoners today
were tired, dirty, hungry and thirsty
Among them was an Austrian artil-
lery officer who arrived at the cageS
with all the elegance that usually sur
rounds officers in Emperor Charles
army. He had his soldier servant with
him but the servant got lost in the
miX-up, and, much to the annoyance
OF both man ana master, they We're pu;
in separate cages
incidentally the German prisoners
took occasion to make fun of the Aus
trian soldier but many of their re-
marks showed clearly their contempt
The Austrian officer said he hat
aeen at this front for a month with {
battery of Austrian guns. In response
to questions he declared that he die
not dislike the Germans.
You may think it queer of me, out
I managed to get along all right will
them" he remarked.
Among other prisoners was bri-
gade commander, who, when captured
was about to telephone back for ar
tlllery support. Just at that moment
a stocky British soldier put his heat
in the window and informed the com
mander that he was a prisoner.
Later on, after the commander haC
reached the prisoners cage, one by one
his officers began to arrive at tnC
same place. The commander stood al
the gate and with a smile and hand
shake welcomed each new comr2dc.
From Arras to the Somme the Brit
iSh and enemy guns are roaring away
this afternoon on either side of the
line as the British continue to ham
mer the enemy and the enemy stoutly
resists
British aeroplane are sailing
through perfect summer skies and
raining dowp tons of explosives on the
heads Of the Boches Fast tanks
whenever possible, dash through ant
round up odd parties from the rear.
The British tannon are drenchin'
the enemy with steel from the front
and from the flanks. The Hun j,
setting it from all sides, and from the
air as we'll.
The British losses so far have bee.
extraordinarily light. The tank cas-
ralties have been few also.
The German guns are very activ;
hurling everything, including gas, al
the British.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
HEAPS OF GERMAN dead LAY BAKING IN sun

chusetts told the House that Provost
Marshal General Crowder advised him
today that the draft would produce
only 10000 men qualified for mill
tary service in the class between the
ages of 4 and 45.
Representative Antony, of Kansas,
suggested that all the controversy
over specifying classes to be called
in order is useless as the war depart
ment If it chose, could call out one
class after another a few minutes
apart. ~O
Arguments against calling boys OF
IS and 10 were made by Represent
Gtive Fields, of Kentucky: Meeker, oI
Missouri, and others Representative
Madden, of Illinois, suggested that il
was more important to win the war
than to bubble over who should 60
first.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
TOWN OF ALBERT FALLS
INTO BRITISH HANDS

With the British Armies in France,
Aug. 22-By the Associated Press)--
The town Of Albert is unofficially re-
ported to have fallen into the hands
of the British.
Albert is town in the department
OF Somme, Is miles northeast of
Amens II is situation on the Ancre
river and is a railroad center. Before
the war it had a population of more
than 1000.
Albert has been the scent of some
desperate fighting and in the recent
British drive the town was surround
ed on three sides by the armies OF
Field Marshal Haig. the village OF
Aveluy, on the north, and Meaulte on
the south, having been reached by
them.
1t was at Albert that for more than
three years the famous Leaning Vir-
gin" hung from the top of the cathed-
raj The base Of the statue OF the
Virgin which surmounted the spire,
was hit hy German shell while the
town was under a heavy lombard
ment in August, 1914. and the image
tOppled over Ii did not fall from the
pedestal, however, but hung in a
horizontal position until April Of the
present year when a German shell
again struck the statue and sent il
crashing to the ground.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
BERLIN OFFICIAL REPORT.

Berlin, Aug 22.-The official com
muniCaion from general headquarters
today says: US
South of Arras the British began
fresh great attacks, A British army
corps and New Zealanders were
brought into action in deep formation
between Moyenville and the Ancre in
the direction of Baupaume A Brit
ish cavalry corps was in readiness
tehind the front.
Supported by the strongest artil-
lery fire and several hundred tanks,
the enemy's infantry advanced to the
attack ON a front of about twenty Kill
imeters The first onslaught broke
down before our battle positions
I'm local counter attacks we cap
cured portions strips of territory
which had Eeen acceded to the enemy
according to plan.
"The enemy renewed his assaults
throughout the day. The main weight
was on the wings of the attacking
area. These attacks collapsed com
pletely and with heavy losses to tho
enemy
Attempts of the enemy to cross thu
Aisne at Hamel were frustrated.
great number of tanks which wert
seen shot to pieces are lying before
our front.
Between the Somme and the Ois'
the day was quiet. Southeast of Noy
| on during the night Of August POP
we retired a short distance withon
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
KIRBY WOULD MAKE THE
MINUMAN DRAFT AGE 20
Provost Marshal General Crowder
Estimates That only 10000 Men
Qualified for Military Service in
the Class Between the Age Of Al
and AZ viii Be Secured.

Washington, Aug. 22.-Takins up
the man power bill, changing the
army draft age limits to 1S and 4j
years, both branches of congress- to-
day debated the measure. with the
leaders claiming its passage hy the
house tomorrow and by the senate
Saturday.
Spirited speeches urging that the
man power for the army is counted
| upon to crush the enemy next year
were made with crowded galleries
while outside a dramatic touch was
given in the marching to martial
songs and cheers of khaki clad in
fantry entraining for embarkation
points.
Discussion in both senate and house
eentered upon opposition from some
members to calling youths of Is to
the colors.
The bill was pioted in the senate
and house by chairmen of the respec-
| tive military committees, Senator
Chamberlain, OF Oregon, and Repre-
sentative Dent, Of Alabama. The for
mer declared traditional the policy Of
subjecting boys as young as Is. to mil
itary service and also championed
the work of fight amendment of his
committee.
Representative Dent frankly admit
| ting opposition to compulsory service,
] as policy, defended the house COM
mittee's amendment TO defer until
last calls for boys of Is and 19. whilo
Representative Kahn, of California,
ranking republican members of tho
committee urged adoption of the bill
as originally presented without ty-
ing the hands of the war department
He said all men between the propos-
! ed ages would be needed.
i An amendment proposing to make
! the minimum draft age 20, instead Of
IS, was introduced by Senator Kirby
of Arkansas.
Senator Wadsworth, of New York
offered an amendment extending the
draft to the navy, while Senator Cum
Minis, of Iowa, offered provisions to
postpone calling youths and Older
men also to modify the work or fight
| plan.
I Senator France Of Maryland, spon-
i sored an amendment prohibiting mill
itary service abroad for youths under
q but providing for their draft for
military or other training.
I, A vigorous speech in behalf of the
bill was made by Senator Reed, OF
Missouri, who urged an army of $780,
= 900 Americans in Russia at once, and
predicted this country ultimately
must furnish six million or sever
million and undergo severe hardship.
of long war
General debate closed on the bill
tonight and probably will be conclud.
ed tomorrow in the Senate Actor
!, on tmendments begin tomorrow in The
u House.
Il During the debate Senator Smoot
d Of Utah, declared he did not believC
the necessity exists warranting th'
taking of a man "A years of age fo
military service when he has two SOM
already in the army That situation
will exist in many western states, hi
!, said
IF had my way ! would make tht
4 maximum age 50 years." interjecte,
o Senator Wadsworth, of New York
q "The time will come when we viii
: need every man we can get"
Representative Oiney, of Massa'
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
CARDINAL FARLEYS
CONDITION CRITICAL

Mamaroneck, N. Y, Aug. 22.-The
condition of Cardinal John J. Farley
archbishop of New York who is suf-
fering from a second attack OF pneu-
monia at his summer home here, was
said tonight by his physicians to be
"yery critical"
The cardinal Is suffering from
hypostatic pneumonia" said the bul-
letin which gave his temperature as
1903.
The cardinal, who is 76 years oil
age, has suffered within the last fe"
years from heart trouble and diabetis.
Recently he was advised by his ply
sicians to give up all work not ao-
solutely essential
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
CHICAGO CHIEF OF POLICE DIES

Chicago, Aug 22.--Herman f.
Schuettler. chief of police of Chicago,
died tonight in the hospital where he
had been a patient for some months.
Death resulted from complication of
diseases
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
TRAWLERs TO BE REPLACED.

philadelphia, Aug. 22.-Contracts
for about seventy five wooden traw-
lers to offset the destruction by Ger
man submarines of the fishing smaeks
off the New Foundland Banks will be
placed Immediately by the emergency
feet corporation, it was announced
tonight by Charles Pick, vice president
of the corporation.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
SOLDIER KILLS GIRL WIFE.

Iawton, Okla, Aug. 22.-iPrivate
Frank Falcone, battery b., fourteenth
field artilliy, stationed at Fort Sill
shot Sud probably fatally wounded his
n year old Wife and then shot and
killed himself at their home in Law
ton today. The girl-wife still was alive
tonight. jealousy led to the shooting
according to the police
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
LIEUTENANT BAKER KILLED

With the American Forces in France
Aug. 22,-Lieutenant II. +. Baker, o
Williafnsport, Pennsylvania, a mem
ber of the American flying corps diet
August Is from wounds received three
days earlier when his RECONNAISSANCE
plane was attacked by German avia-
tor.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23
Total Number of Prisoners
Taken is Uncertain But 1t
Is Known That at Least
5000 We're Captured.

nContrast With the Tired, Dirty, Hun
CRY and Thirsty Germans Was an
Austrian Artillery Officer Who Was
Attired in All His Fancy Regalia-
Battle Was Fought Under Scorching
Sun.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23

mere than two months of G9)i fighting
Wea,l er that remains before the w,n-
ter season sets in.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23

People looking for rooms turn to the
classified ads of the newspapers to see
what is offered. An ad in the Sentinel
Record may bring a customer.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23

CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23

Forecast for Arkansas: Friday and
Saturday generally fair.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23

CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.)
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-12-28

on the blackboard did not dis
close it's identity as would have
been the case in oral spelling.
The teacher. was surprised that
not one of her pupils could tell
for what vegetable that word
stood. Finally a bright idea
struck her.
Chow many of you boys have
sisters old enough to have
beaux?" she asked.
Quite a number Of hands were
raised.
"Now, boys, what is it that
your sister does not eat when
she knows her beau is coming to
see herr" Of course she ex-
pected that all of them would
! shout "onions.
Only one boy raised his hand,
greatly to teachers surprise.
willie, you tell us what your
sister does not eat when her
beau is coming to see her,
"Beans,' exclaimed Willie.
The teacher promptly tainted.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-12-28
BRISK SCRAMBLE
FOR CITY OFFICE
Municipal Pie-Counter |ncites
Many Patriots to Enter
Lists For Place.

There promises to be quite a
rush for the office of city com
missioner in the municipal cam
paign, soon to hold the boards.
The respective terms of Bernard
Silberstein and j. A. Farrell will
expire early in April. It is semi
officially reported that neither
Mr.. Silberstein nor his son, Ed
ward M. Silberstein, will stand
for commissioner. Of course Mr..
Farrell wishes and expects anoth-
er term as commissioner of pub
lie works.
It is widely rumored that W.
A. Hicken wishes again to be-
! come commissioner of public
safety.
Some say that William S. Me-
Cormick would take a seat at the
long table by the side of Fred j.
Voss.
Now that Oliver has gone dry,
W. Frank King is in both humor
and position to boss the road
roller for four years. .
Joseph Shartel, a former alder
man, now holding a government
job, is credited with having a
buzzing little bee in his derby
Labor leader Murnian is talked
as union mans candidate. John
j. Lane has some warm advo-
Gates. - go '"..-., $500.
William E. McEwen has been
suggested by some Of his admir-
erS. - 49,
Samuel F. Snively, while not
an avowed candidate, would be
highly acceptable to pioneers,
business men, advocates of
high moral endeavor and real ef-
-
Martin P Orchard, secretary
Of the city health department,
is mentioned as a possible candi-
date; 49, -
There are others in the bushes
but they are keeping under cover
for the present:
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-12-28
PROMINENT CONTRACTOR
CHARGED WITH ADULTERY

to the mat three times in less
than a half block.
When the .unexected company
of visitors entered the Garceau
house early that quiet Sabbath
morning, there was one full bot
tie of whiskey on a-little stand
near Kings bed and another bot
tile that had about three fingers
of the fighting fluid left in it.
He was a bit groggy when he
donned his raiment to 60 to the
station, the buttons botherlng
him considerably.
Mr.. Benjamin M. Goldberg
is Mrs. Kings attorney. 1t is
assumed that Herschel B. Fry
berger will continue to represent
the defendant King.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-12-28
TRYING WHERE OTHERS
FAILED.

The Tower News says that the
Opel property in Sec. Z, 61-14,
southeast Of Tower, will be ex-
plored for iron. Mining men from
Michigan, headed by Mr.. Nc
Donald of the Ford Motor Co.,
branch in Minneapolis is re-
ported to have taken an option.
Intelligent efforts will be made
to explore the property by means
of diamond drilling and test-pit.
ting.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-12-28
M'KERCHER COMPELLED
TO PULL REDLICHT LADY
AmOrOus Chief Visits Julia Wallace-JealOus
Journalist Forces the Police to Make Raid
Glengarry Scot Caught in Net.

the journalist as he took his de-
parture.
EDO so," invited the beauteous
creatures.
But when Wandering Willie,
as he may be called, returned
late that evening, he found the
objects of his interest busily
engaged on that upper floor,
with men who were really and
truly worth while, several Of
them being genuine millionaires
and possessing the entree to any
high society home in the East
End. The Rip-saw has the names
of them all, therefore can swear
to their financial and social pedi-
grees.
The sojourning journalist was
greatly peeved because the local
magnates had tolled the girls
away from him. He swore re-
venge. Going down to the police
station, he called on the captain
and said:
"They're selling beer and
booze up there at the Wallace
dump" he declared. II was
drinking there all the afternoon.
want the place pulled. Ill make
complaint against it and will
swear out a warrant if it is nee
essary."
A detail of police was sent to
Madame Julia Wallace red
light dump and blind pig in the
Brunswick. No man ever was
more surprised than "Uncle
Bob" McKercher when the
"bulls' came up to pull the
place. There was no way to
avoid the raid. 1t was there,
backed by policemen with infor-
nation and the insistence Of a
peevish, jealous, vindictive chap
who had the goods on the place.
"Julia, I'll have to pull your
house," the guest announced to
his super-buxom. hostess.
81 don't think you ought to
do that, chief,' coaxingly relied
the shepherdess of the flock.
! 81 do not like to do it but I
am compelled to do it," groaned
the big bucko.
The pull was made. Madame
Julia was required to put up
500 cash bail, which she did.
That bail was forfeited, but Sis
ter Julia was out nothing in
pocket. A prominent millionaire
of the highly moral Zenith City
donated the money.
That same man McKercher re-
Gently was boosted into a state
uplift job by a Duluth priest
and a Duluth uplift official who
occupies a public office in the
marble-lined courthouse.
To date, those two men have
made public no efforts on their
part to wipe out the insult to
this community and the sovereign
state Of Minnesota, including
Gov. Burnquist.
The public is in doubt whether
those men believe in the policy
Of "The public be damned" or
if they think the people will 60
to sleep again in a few days and
permit the terrible McKercher to
suck the public pap until death
parts him therefrom.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-12-28
HEATING VALUE OF WOOD

In heating value one standard
cord Of we'll seasoned hickory,
oak, beech, birch, hard maple,
ash, locust or cherry wood is ap-
proximately equal to one ton
$4,000 pounds) Of anthracite coal,
according to estimates by the for.
est service, United States depart
ment of agriculture. However, a
cord and a half Of soft maple and
two cords of cedar, poplar Or
Eastwood are required to give the
same amount of heat. One cord
Of mixed wood, well seasoned.
equals in heating value at least
one ton Of average grade bitum-
nous coal.