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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
WEST BRATTLEBORO

r.. G. Birch visited at his home in
Guilford over Sunday.
Miss May Thrower of Springfield.
Mass, is visiting here with her aunt,
Mrs. Helena ID. Matthews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Wilder and son,
Richard, of Westminster, have been Wis
itors at Warren l.. Walker IS.
Mrs. Harold Huff and son, Philip, of
Waipole, Mass, are spending two weeks
with Miss Georgia Ormsbee.
Mrs. n. C. Sawyer is boarding with
Miss Kate Wheeler during Mrs.
Knight 8 absence in Springfield, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Renfrew are expect
ed to return today from South Ryegate,
where they have been visiting relatives
since Tuesday.
|. G. French of Orange, Mass, has
been spending a month with his broth
er-in-law, j. S. Jillson, helping him re-
pair his house.
Roy Fletcher of Hinsdale was dis
charged Saturday from the Melrose hos
pital where he had been three weeks
following an operation for appendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. E. Crosier of Green
Htlu, MISS, WHO NlSlIeu III the nome OF
his sister, Mrs. Harry LeRay, over the
weekend, have returned to their home.
Mrs. E. A Knight and daughter, Ell
berta, went today to Springfield, Mass,
to visit her sister, Mrs. Arthur Sanders,
and family. Miss Charlotte Knight went
today to Springfield (Vt) to visit her
aunt, Mrs. Arson Conger.
Moves White and w. f. Horton of
Brattleboro and Clarence Shumway and
Charles Porter of New Rochelle, n Y,
returned Saturday from Sunset lake
after fishing trip of several days.
Mrs. Ernest Perry and son, Ray, of
Greenfield and Mr.. and Mrs Norman
Howe and son, Perry, of Brattleboro
are spending two weeks in the Miller
cottage at Sunset lake. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fay Jacobs, who were there on their
honeymoon trip, have returned to their
home in Guilford.
Miss Louise Capin of Jacksonville.
Fla. who is spending the summer at w.
+. Pellerin's and Myron Miller, also of
the Pellerin farm, pleasantly entertained
about % friends at corn roast Friday
evening. Games were enjoyed on the
lawn and music formed a part of the eve
ning's good time. All enjoyed bounti-
full repast cooked over the open fire.
Sweet cider also was served. The party
dispersed at a late hour. after a happy
evening
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
LINES
ACROSS COUNTRY
Routes with Chain of Landing Fields
Being Arranged by War De-
partment.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-Well de
fields, are to be established across the
continent, according to an announce
ment made by the war department. Much
of this work has in fact already been
done
The well-marked safe landings will
supply to the pilots shelter and limited
machine shop facilities, maps. charts and
barometer and thermometer ratings.
Most of the landings today are on mill
chambers of commerce and business
mems associations in rival cities and
towns have begun to compete for the
location of sites.
Reports to the division of military
aeronautics from field officers indicate
that this movement, like the good roads
movement, is steadily gaining momen-
tum, and it is predicted before another
year the aviator with an ordinary mod
ern plane will be able to make trans
continental fight without difficulty.
The division of military aeronautics
has determined to concentrate the ground
school training in four universities.
Princeton, the University of Illinois, the
University of California and the Univer-
sity of Texas The schools at Cornell,
Ohio State university and the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology have given
excellent service, but their facilities are
needed for other war training.
This cutting down in the number of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
Evidence Given to Investi-
eating Committee is Made
Public
BRISTOL PLANES
WERE A FAILURE
Ryan Ordered Their Manufacture
Stopped After Four Aviators Had
Been Killed in Accidents Due to
Faulty Observation-Disclosures drilled.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-The evil
dence upon which the Thomas sub-com-
mittee of the senate military committee
based its indictment of the army air
craft program has been made public.
Senators say it fully bears out the al
legations of delay, waste, and failure
to adopt successful European types of
aircraft set forth in the report which
the subcommittee made to the senate
last week.
1t discloses in detail the failure of
the program for the construction of
Bristol fighter planes in this country,
which were to be adapted to the use of
the Liberty motor and which had TO be
thrown into the discard only last month,
when orders were issued disseminating
their manufacture in this country. 1t
shows, further, that the De Haviland-4
has not been perfected to the salts
faction of General Pershing and that,
although it had been the intention, in
an effort to perfect this type of plane,
TO leave 100 of them in this country to
be flown practically to destruction -
in an effort to uncover defects, this
plan had to be abandoned because of
General Pershing's demand for planes.
General Pershing asked for large ship
ment of the De Haviland-4s of the pres
ent type for the priority schedule for
August.
The testimony indicates that it is true
that lives of young American student
aviators, who were being trained in this
country were lost because they were
being trained with imperfect planes.
John d. Ryan, director of aircraft pro-
duction, testifying Aug. IS, told how
he had put his foot down on the further
construction of Bristol fighters at the
Curtiss plants, or elsewhere in this
country, after he had witnessed a fatal
accident aseribed to imperfect eonstruc-
ton.
The testimony of the committee COW
ers 1,l26 pages, ranging from that of
Secretary of War Baker and Major Gen.
Kenly, the present director of military
aeronautics, to Sergeant Alexander
Klemin of the S07th Aero Squadron.
Aviation officers of allied armies and
officers from foreign military missions
in Washington were heard, among them
Captain Ugo d'Annunzio and Lieuten-
ant leopold Belloni of the Italian mil
itary aviation section and NJ. De Billy
of the French high commission.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
Has Brother in Same Regiment

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Taggart of Ira
nave received telegram from the war
department, announcing the death of
tnelr son, Private Joseph J. Taggart of
company d, 47th U. s. infantry, who
was killed in action in France, July Is.
Private Taggart was 80 years old. He
enlisted February II, 1917, and sailed
overseas in May. Besides his parents.
ne is survived by five brothers, William,
who IS serving in France in the regi-
ment to which his brother belonged.
James II. of Castleton, Harry and Azei
>. OF West Rutland and Fred w. of Win
ster, Idaho.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
Barre Private Killed in Action

Mrs. Martha Little of Graniteville
was notified Friday that Private Will
ham Leonard, her nephew and mem
Der of Co. A, 47th infantry, was killed
IN action in France July 81. He was a
member of the same company with
Private Wallace Lafayette, reported
Thursday to have been killed in action
Private Leonard was &c years old and
was employed in a munition shop in
Springfield previous to his enlistment
last February. He was sent to Charlotte
N G., and after a short training went
across with the 47th infantry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26

canteen service has supplied 100000
meals and million hot drinks to the
wounded, to whom 100000 cigarettes
also have been distributed.
The American Red Cross now is oper-
ating farms for the convalescent, ag-
gregatrng 249 acres. The report deal
ing with supplies shows that each di-
vision of the army receives $500 daily
papers and 500 weekly magazines. Loans
to 1862 newly commissioned army Off
GERS have been made to assist them in
buying equipment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
Brandon Private Killed.

Mrs. Clarence A. Douglas received a
telegram Thursday evening from the
war department that her husband, Pri-
vate Clarence A. Douglas, had been Sc
verely wounded in France on July 80.
Mr.. Douglas enlisted in February and
was member of Co. D, 47th infantry.
He had been in France for a number
of months. A card from the Red Cross
has been received saying that he was
being taken to the base hospital and
not to worry as he was doing nicely.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
Attacked Germans Alone.

Word has been received in Keene of
casualties to two more members of Co.
ii, 103d regiment. George Dilboy, %,
known as Kiko," was killed in action
about July 81. 1t is said he attacked
a machine gun group single handed He
enlisted in Keene nearly two years ago
and served at the Mexican border.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
RED CROSS WORK GROWS.
100000 Surgical Dressings Supplied
u. S. Wounded Last Month.

PARIS, Aug. 26.-The American Red
Cross has applied 100000 surgical
dressings to the American wounded in
the last month; II hospitals are being
operated, four new hospitals are being
built and convalescent homes have been
established in Biarritz and other places.
The monthly report shows also that the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
BRATTLEBOROLOCAL.

A special meeting for the soldier
boys was held in the Swedish Congre-
gational church yesterday morning and
evening. There was special instrument
tai music, solos, and duets, and the church
orchestra rendered selections in the
evening. There was a good attendance
at both services.
About twenty five from the First
Baptist church went TO Westminster
last evening to conduct services in the
Baptist church there The service,
which was in charge of Henry Bond
of Brattleboro. was an especially inter
esting and enjoyable one. The church
in Westminster furnished music.
Local Food Administrator Jean J..
Vanderveer will open an office within
few days just north of the Western
Union Telegraph office Miss Harriet
Mellen has been engaged to act as sec
rotary for the administration The of
flee will be open from Q a. m. to | p. m.
All business in connection with the.
food administration will be transacted
at that office and grocers will deliver
their reports there.
The funeral of Carroll d. Bovden
who died early yesterday morning in
his home in Townshend, will be held
tomorrow afternoon at / o'clock in
the home and the burial will take place
in the family lot in West Townshend.
where the Odd Fellows will have charge
of the committal service. Mr.. Boy
den had been in failing health more
than two years. He was employed in
the Estey organ shops here at one time
and went with Company ! from Brat
tleboro at the time of the Spanish war
A reception in honor of Paine Os-
carson and Paul Ericsson was held Sat
urday evening at the home of William
Ericsson of "a Crosby street Mr.. Os-
carson, who left this morning for New
Haven, Conn, expecting to 60 from
there to camp in Georgia was pre-
sented with sum of money from his
friends. Mr.. Ericsson was at home on
short leave to Camp Devens, Aver,
Mass Music was rendered and re-
freshments were served
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
Dead Soldier One of Nine Children.

Perley s. Greaves of Walden. reported
killed in action July 20, enlisted July
l, 1917, and was in Go. c, l03d infantry.
he was born in Craftsbury April /,
1895. His family has lived in Walden
three years. He was one of family of
nine children and his father and moth
er, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Greaves. also
survive him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26

TWO very Dhu at
tacks of inflamma-
ton. My doctor
said he could d O
nothing more for
me and / W ould
have TO go to the
hospital for an
oper alton, but
Lydia f. Pink
h a ms Vegetable
Com pound and
San ative w a SIN
have entirely cured
me of my troubles
and i am now in
good health I am
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
WEST CHESTERFIELD. N. H.

Red Cross members are requested to
turn in all sewing on Wednesday as ship
ment will be made this week; also all fin
ished knitting
The garment committee has been I'M
able to locate five pajama coats, which
should have been handed in some weeks
ago. Persons holding them will please
notify Mrs. Myra Farr.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26

An entertainment and dance for the
benefit of the Red Cross will be given i'm
the town hall in Chesterfield. N. H..
Tuesday evening, Aug. 27, at SIS. The
girls from Camp Nitawa, Spofford lake,
will give an exhibition of fancy dancing.
Lester Collier, formerly lieutenant in
the French Ambulance service in action
at Verdun, scissors and in the drive on
Laon, invalided home by shell shock, will
give an address. Dancing will follow the
entertainment. Adv. l49-l5l
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26

ground schools does not mean any cur
tailment of the training program, as the
four schools selected were greatly en-
larged some time ago and will be able, it
is explained, to take care of all needs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26

willing you should use my
" testimonial and hope to benefit
other suffering women by SO
doing. Mrs. f. PLATT, 8
Woodbine St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Operations upon women in our hos
pitfalls are constantly on the increase,
but before submitting to an operation
for ailments peculiar to their sex every
woman owes it to herself to give that
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, trial.
If complications exist write Lydia f.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
advice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
DOCTOR COULD
NOT help HER
But Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound Saved
Her from a Serious
Operation.

Brooklyn, N. Y.--"I suffered some
thing dreadful from displacement and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
Official List Released for Publication
This Afternoon

me- 0H1y VtfHUHt name IN this
afternoon S list is that of Private
Andrew Soorgn of Winooski. killed
in action
The official list in yesterday pa
pers contained the names of Private
Joseph M. Rivers of Winchester
n. H., killed in action; Lieut.. Col. All.
1red Z. Arnold of st. Johnsburv. Sc
verely wounded; and Private Lee 2.
Dewing of Orleans, missing in action.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26

ADVERTISE IN THE REFORMER
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-03
BA VARIANS START TING MOVE TO COMPEL
PRUSSIA TO BEAR BLAME FOR THE WAR
Americas Part
BY THE EDITOR OF THE STAR

The Great War has been something
more than war-it has been an up
heaval. Old institutions have crumbled ;
new ones have grown, and are growing
There is no denying that the world has
progressed.
The gain has been in democracy. in
freedom. And even our defeated enemies
have shared in it.
Germany had kaiser and an anti
quated set of aspirations, of rules and
laws that were wished onto her. Now the
kaiser is gone. The old slate is wiped
clean. Progress has come.
Austria had king. and government
that didn't fit her mixed peoples. Now
the king is a dead one The government
is done for. Bohemian. Pole and Jugo-
Slav are free. There has been progress
there.
On the allied side there is Russia, that
was slave to car and a pro-German
court. Russia is in turmoil. But il is
safe to say that whatever may come out
of it will be better than the old order.
that chiefly served a foreign--a German
kaiser's-purpose.
Materially. France has lost heavily
through being fought over. But France
has gone long way toward setting her
has brought better wages. Working and
living conditions of Frenchmen viii be
better. There is progress in France. and
it is still under way.
Prominent men in England say, and are
glad to say. that country will never be
the same again. Through raising a big
army and making leaders of her COM
moners and old caste system has given
way. Economically. by levying taxes
based on the principle Of ability to pay.
great idle fortunes have been dispersed,
distributed, put to work. BY wage in
creases the standard of living of the
average Englishman has been raised.
Progress in England has been phenom-
email.
Now. how about America? In what
measure do we progress? That will de-
pend on Americans not on a few Ameri-
cans, but on all of us. We have all got to
raise voice in it.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-03
DOUGHBOYS GAME TO NARROW
Former Star Reporter Writes of Balloon Service

American infantrymen we're game
TO the marrow"
Eager TO smother enemy machine
gun fire. the Yanks insisted on max
ing rush attacks. instead Of crawl
ing forward Because Of this su-
preme contempt for danger they suf.
fered higher proporuonate casual.
ties than the French or British.
This IL one Of the comments from
DT,oss sutherland. former star re-
porter. in a letter describing his ex-
periences az a flight sergeant In the
American balloon corps.
"I've learned to spot a German
battery Az far as Berlin" he says.
But binocular work Is hard on the
eyes. and I'm In bad shape for OBJ
servation now"
Describing a German officers dug.
out, Sutherland says the enemy
leaders looted French homes to III
up their underground living quar-
ters.
we found Persian rugs on the
floor. and mahogany furniture In
abundance" he wrote. "One fellow
had a piano In his quarter. \ big
shell had ripped part Of II away. Ev-
cry little while an advancing dough
boy would stop long enough to
pound out a strain or two OF shrap-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-03

What does progress mean in democ-
racy like ours? IL can only mean one
thing II can only mean making this
country n better place to live in for the
masses of our people-the workers who.
with hand and brain, supply the force that
keeps our civilization going There is no
place in America for the idler, or for the
idle fortune.
We must keep step with the rest of the
world. In America the conclusion of the
war must be not only negative victory.
against kaiserism; it must be a positive
victory. for progress And our progress
will be better pay-in cash. in living con-
ditions, and in leisure (Which is the OPP
portunity for good citizenship)-to every
man and woman with "A shoulder TO the
wheel
Our greatest danger is that We win be
satisfied with too little; that We will nc
cept merely a return to prc-war condi-
tions. That is what those who profited
most by pre-war conditions-and by some
of the war conditions that grew out of
them-are most anxious for. II is what
the rest of Us must not be careless about
II this country il going TO get its fair
share of the benefits that come in the
wake of war these are few of the
things to be insisted on:
/. No after-the-war profitcering.
2. A better days pay for fair days
work, and some system of government
guaranteed continuous employment for
the man whose wages mean his chance TO
be real. family-raising social asset.
3. A simpler, fairer, and more direct
tax law based on ability TO pay rather
than ability to evade.
4. Operation for the people. not for
the profits on a public be damned" plan.
OF such public utilities as railroads. coal
mines, street cars. light. heat and power
companies, telephone and telegraph lines,
and our new merchant marine.
II was for progress-progress in demOc-
racy-that our soldiers fought in France.
and won. When they come back to their
own homes are we are going TO give them
just parades and bands and empty words,
and not the real thing? Not on your life!
That isn't the American way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-03
MR.. CURCI is MAD

CHICAGO. Dec. 3.-LuIgi {. Curci'
husband OF Amelita Galli-Curci.
prima donna. viii fight the singers
divorce suit filed here last week. At
torneys stated today.
"Curci is angry. very angry. with
Nine. Gall. .Curci." declared the law
yer. He Is rich. has money In
banks in Rome, besides other prop
erty. and does not need his wife's
assistance. II Is vindication he
seeks"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-03

Wilhelm Says He
Has Some Friends
in United States
Copyright. 1918. by the United
Press.b

Copyright 1918. by the United
Pressl
AMSTERDAM. Dec. Count
Wilhelm Hohenzollern. former
kaiser. informed the United Press
today. thru his secretary. that he
would b. glad TO give his views
to the people OF America. where
he has some friends Eull"--if IL
were not for the fact he has re
tired to private life.
In reply 10 a formal request
for an interview. Wilhelm's sec
Rotary sent the following tsle-
gram To the United Press CORE
spondrnt
Il beg TO inform YOU that the
emperor. having retired TO private
life. does not wish 10 give any
statement destined for publica-
ton.
-He expressed regret. for he
would be glad to give out his
views TO the American public
where he has some friends sull.
But. under the circumstances, he
cannot depart from this rule"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-03
Is u. S. Warships
Will Meet Wilson

PARIS. Dec. 5.-The American
navl, base at Brcst today issued
orders to is dcetroyers TO sail to the
Azorca to await passage Of the fleet
which will accompany President VII
son 60 Europe.
Il was stated here that the squad
ron forming the presidential con
voya includes nine vesseis-dread-
nourhts. armed cruisers and cruis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-03
Report Plots by
Germans to Sow
Germs in Wells

LONDON. Dec. additional de-
tails OF German plots to SOW dissen-
sion among the allies. are published
in copies OF the Swiss National
Times. Of Zurich, received here to-
day.
Germs of cholera and glanders
were stored in Zurich by the Ger
mans. who were also making bombs
and munitions secretly.
According to the newspaper. the
bacteria were intended for the
poisoning of wells in territory
abandoned to the allies by the Ger
mans The bombs and munitions
were intended TO aid anarchists in
Italy in fomenung a revolution in
that country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-03
HONORABLE SAKURA IS HAPPY NOW
For the Hon. Cop Chased Tough Kenneth Up Alev

Grieying over the change wrought
In his son. sam Salsura, Japanese.
1902 Fifth ave. s., entered police
headquarters at midnight Monday,
and told the police OF the desoiation
In his home.
r His son Kenneth. II. born In
America, is unruly and rough. like a
Western wind. Sam says.
The honorable family OF Sakura,
with long ancestral line. had noted
Kenneths gradual conversion for
some time. but WAS particularly inn
pressed by the radical change de-
veloped in him. when he returned to
the family residence several weeks
ago from tho country. where he had
been working.
After violent manifestations and
shocking rudcness. the climax came
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-03
A JUST HELMET

when Scrgt Harry Just. of Seat
tie. went over the top" with the 9Ist
division. he did not forget his prom
Use TO get some souvenirs. This was
proved when the parcel post deliv-
cry brought Miss Nell Allen. an
employe OF The star a huge German
helmet. neatly bound up in n gunny'
sack. Sergt. Just is among the Seat.
tie boys who accompanied King AL
bert on his march into Belgium.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-03
1T WAS TO LAUGH-AND DID HE? HE DID

Charles Hall went 10 a downtown
movie that advertised funny film
Hall liked II.
And laughed.
Al first the laugh was low and
ripping, like that Of the persons
who sat around him.
Then IL began to bubble over.
And IT widencd and deepened.
Until II doomed and roarod forth
like n mighty cataract,
Other patrons liked the show. But
they liked Halls laugh better,
And they laughed at his laugh.
And af each fresh outbreak by
Hall the audience held It's sides and
roarcd.
An usher tapped Hall on the
shoulder