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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-08
Learn One New Thing Each Day
 There are no pawn shops in thf city of Quebec, Canada.
Verses AbOut Versatility

A girl cant throw a stone, that's so. At least so I have read. Btu she can cast a glance, I know. And she can toss her head.-Luke Me Luke
 That she can likewise throw 8 kiss is the Boston Globes reply; and it's our meek observation that she can heave a sigh. Journal.
 Concede the dame as able, too, in other ways, by hek. For she can pitch her voice all right and curve
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-08
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke
 -:- Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer

No Joke. A girls age is real hard to tell, Of camoufage she uses plenty; She may be old, as old as-the dickens, And then she may be under twenty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
MRS. ALGER GETS
LETTERS FROM SON
Writes from France and Mentions Lieut..
Miner and Ed Gonyer-Is In Med
ical Department.

Erwin l.. Bellows of the medical de.
pertinent, lelSt ammunition train.
formerly OF the Claw Hamilton
school. has written the following let
tors from France to his mother. Mrs.
). NJ, Alscr Of - Reed street:
NJ dear Mother:-
! haven = received letter from YOU
for quite a. while. but am looking for
ono every day. Our mail is going
somewhere else first and then eoing 10
le. so You see it takes a while for us
go get it,
There are quite q number al fellows
from Brattleboro. Lieut.. Miner is
with the 9Th company and we have
quit" some talks sometimes Minnie
and ROYAL know him. He is ness oil 3
Ger here and "a very good one, too.
bet the mountain il pretty this
winter. also thu river. Just 10 think
'thrr H7r-3r 70 nearly over IT wilt 1tc
by the time vou get this letter.
] received q nice box from the eir'.
and fellows in Fitch Hdwe. office, also
Mr.. Damon, Mr.. Hidden, Mr.. Russell
aud the rest contributed. Candy and
smokes made up tlc box, also writing
paper and envelope. and Harry Shields
sent me some sock
Wen, ! hope that You will continue
10 write as ! am sure to get them soon
eg or later. Give my love 10 an. VIII
write again soon.
Always your loving son.
ERWIN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
BRATTLEBOROLOCAL.

\ meeting Of the IRENE circle win
be held at Mrs !. NJ. Tvler's Wcdnas-
day afternoon at 4 clock. 4 fnll
attendance is desired
The Ladies Aid society of the First
Methodist church win meet III tbe
league room for their regular bushes,
meeting Wednesday afternoon nj !
o clock
Chase & Chase. attorneys. have leased
three rooms in the Barber building on
Main street and Will move their law
business there as soon a. alterations in
one OF them are completed, continuing
to pay rent in Crosby block until March
|. Two of the rooms in the Barber
building are on the front side. on tho
second floor, next north to II. +. & T. +.
BARRIERS law offices, and the third i
across the hall and VIII be used Tor
storage.
The funeral Of Mrs. Abbie NJ. Harlow
was held Sunday afternoon at 80
O'Clock IN the home of her nephew. II
F. Jordan Of 81 Green street. Rev.
Richard II. Glapp, pastor of the Centre
congregational church. of which Mrs.
Harlow was member otficiated at the
service. The funeral was largely at
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
TRY "CASCARETS" FOR
LIVER AND BOWELS
IF SICK OR BILIOUS
iohight! Clean your bowels and stop
headache, colds, sour
stomach.
Get a 1O.ccnt box now.

Vet lucent box now.
Turn the raseals out-thc headache.
biliousncss, Indigestion, the sick. sour
stomach and bad colds-turn them out
tonight and keep them out with Cas-.
carets.
Millions of men and women take n
Casearct now and then and never know
the misery caused by a law liver.
cloggcd bowels, or an upset stomach.
Don Z put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarcts cleanse your stomach: re-
move the sour, fermenting food; take
the excess bile from your liver and
carry out all the constipated waste
matter and poison in the bowels. Then
you will feel great.
a Cascarct tonight straightcns YOU
out by morning. They work while Won
sleep. a Decent box from any drug
store means a clear head, sweet stomach
and clean, healthy liver and bowel ac.
ton for months. Children love Cas-.
earets because they never gripe or
sickcn.--Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25

airy forces, and from his quarters there
on June 29, 1917, wrote to the adin.
tant general in Washington calling at.
tention to the fact that he had re-.
aighed, and declaring that his battalion
commander, the department quarter
master and the commanding officer of
the southern department had approved
has action. In this letter he repeated
the reason given to the secretary of
war for desiring to quit the service.
that service i'll Europe would bring him
IN conflict with his relatives in Ger
many.
Again, on Oct 10, while still on
duty in France, Capt. Henkes wrote
another letter to the adjutant general
in which he urged acceptance of his
resignation, and said he did not find
occasion TO add to or alter the views
he had already expressed. "The un
DERIVING facts are unalterable,' he de-
clarcd.
Capt. Henkes was then ordered to
tins country, and summoned before q
general court.martial at Governor 3 is
land, where he was formally charged
with violation of the 95th article of
war This charge reeited that ebay
my taken an oath of office in which.
among other things he swore to sup
port and defend the constitution of the
nlted states against all enemies, for
clgn and domestic and that he would
bear true faith and allegiance to the
same, he had written the letter con
corning his resignation. The same
charge was made in connection with
the other letter.
The court martial found him guilty.
and the findings having been reviewed
by the judge advocate the sentence of
the court, dismissal from the service
and confinement AT hard labor for %
years, were ordered carried out. The |
United States disciplinary barracks at
Fort Lcavenworth, Kan, was desis- |
mated as the place of imprisonment. and |
I was declared that Capt. David 4. |
.ienkes, 10th infantry. ceases to be an /
'ltIecr of the army from February %. |
.9iN. The report was signed by Mai. !
zen. William \. Mann, commanding /
he department of the east, and bv Col, |
William \. Simpson, retired, adiutant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
Mail Service Demoralized.



The mail service is badly demoralized
by war conditions. Every patron Of the
postoffice expects to put up with DELAYS
and lnconveniencies which would be in
tolerable in ordinary times. Neverthc-
less 1T is not asking too much to expect
the postmaster and the postal clerks to
make little extra effort to be accom-
modatlng to business men who are plug
glng along without kicking. 1t almost
seems IS if two small boxes at the rail
road station could be provided, but if
not, it would be better to take two from
some other location not as essential
Certainly there is no good excuse for
refusing TO give anyone his mail on a
holiday just because he doesn t happen
10 rent a box. Technical rights should
be forgotten in the attempt to make the
Ipostotficc Just as useful TO the public
as possible and to give better service
IN such ways as it is possible to give
better service. thus compensating in a
| small way for the inevitable bad serv-
nee which cannot be avoided. The post
office, the express companies and the
railroads, the telephone companies and
the electric and gas companies should
be just as anxious to satisfy their Gus
| toners as they would be If they were
subject to competition. The public serv-
Ice corporations have come to believe
this and act upon it. but the postoffice
/ department sees the light but slowly al
though it ought to be an example to all
the others
/ \ MALE MAN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25

The private sale of household goods
at the Tenney house, 10 Walnut street,
will close Wednesday night We have
a fine roll top desk, chamber suit and
many articles worth your notice. Are
you getting some Of the bargains
ADV. 500 307*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25


My dear mother
] received the box Won sent Yesterday
morning, ice. ~, aud Judge that YOU
sent il about Nov. ~ or u. didn 7
You! Everything came i'm very rood
condition JUS the bars Of chocolate
were broken. but no damage was done.
ana believe me, ! was very thankful
for the box. There is no place where
II would be NOV appreciated than
right here in France
Well, here it is Dee. 81 and viii
try to finish this letter You know
never wished YOU a Merry Christmas
or Happy New Year, but do now.
! intended 70 aend you cablegram, 1t
takes only six DAYS to get to America
and ! wa going to send it last Monday
aat there was an order that there
woIld bc no Christmas cable2rams so
! was ont of luck. | should like 10 be
! home for Christmas. There is lots Of
mail for the boys and it keeps the p. O.
handa rather busF ! guess cvtrywher
How are Won thia winter? ! WIS
talking with Ed Gonyer the other lay
and lac was asking how you were. Ii
( takes just about six weeks to Get. a
letter across. | had box from Miss
W Yesterday It came from Tor-
/ dan, Malh \ Co. There was tobacco,
/ cigarettes gum and box Of dates and
some Kind of cookies, also n pair of
socks. imagine they have regular
boxes to send across.
J suppose tAat ven have lot q
now Just about now and ! should like
1 to be there To 90 out in it.
he first thing that | ate M the
box which Won seut me was the cookies
and believe IN" they did no. last lono
and the postum is certainly grand. |
l can >ccm TO drink the COFFEE here
50 tou see the ro:'um comes in handy.
Wen, / viii start again. 4 fellow
luSf came in and wanted treatment He
had drunk some gasoline 50 we washed
his stomach out with a stomach pun.
! stood upon q table and turned half
OF l0quart pail OF water into him.
now he Is feeling come better
Well tomorrow will be Christmas auo
viii be far, far from home, but never.
thcless ! ann thinking constantly az
I homo. BY occasionally going to M,
/ boxes We fare pretty well for Christ
ma presents this year if we are quite
9 way from home
'"t WI S'u nov Hutn j enjoy
Il here. but shall be one happy soul
when lond once again on Uncle Sam s
soil We are very well situated and
are working hard, and the time goes
very quickly. We have turkey tomor.
| row.
Again ! thank YOU for the box and
Merry Christmas and Happy New
} ear. Give my regards 10 Joe and tell
him that | wish him many happy re-
tutus If the year.
! ERWIN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
WEST BRATTLEBORO

The Twentieth Century club will meet
with Mrs. H. +. Prefountaine tomorrow
afternoon.
Chester, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Robb, jr., has been i'll a week with an
ahaceSs in the ear. \ physician has
been in attendance
Charles Sandcrson came SATURDAY
from Bellows Falls, where he is en-
lloyed, 10 remain over SUNDAY at his
home on Western avenue.
Miss Belle Greenwood returned this
morning from WiIliamsvitlc, where She
spent the weekend and resumed work
in the Holstein-Friesian Offices
Miss Hazel Fox entertained u of her
young friends in her home Saturday
evening Games were PLAYED durin.
the evening and all enjoyed a pleasant
time. Refreshments were served.
Leslie Covcv, brakeman on the Bos-
ton 4 Maine railroad running between
Greenfield and Boston. has beeh visit
ing here recently with his uneles. f. \.
Covey and Gerry Covey His home is
IN Dorchester, Mass
Charles, :. Youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nerves y. Thayer was taken Sat
urday afternoon to the Mclrose hoSpi.
tai, where he underwent an operation
for cmpycma. Dr. +. r. Lynch was the
surgeon. The lad has been critically
i'll with pneumonia
Mrs. Harry Blackmer Of Ervinr
Mass. was discharged Saturday from
the Melroge hospital where she had
been two weeks following an operation.
Accompanied by her nurse. Miss Allen
wood of Orange, Mass, she went 10
the home of her brother. W l.. Hunt.
in the Colonial apartments on High
StTnpt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25

Private sale of carpets, furniture and
other household goods, also a typewrit-
er, at the Tenney house, 10 Walnut
street. Here IS the chance to save mon
ey. Come early as this sale will De a
quick one-Adv. Sol If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
Captain David A. Henkes is
Sentenced to Serve %
Years at Hard Labor
WAS IN TOUCH WITH
AGENTS OF GERMANY
Endeavored 10 Resign His Commission,
Saying He Did Not Care to Fight
Against Relatives and Friends-Told
His Wife TO Burn Papers.

No Heavy Penalty for Army Cap.
NEW YORK, Feb. Capt. David
H. llenkcs, 18TH infantry, United
states army, has been sentenced to
dismissal from the service and eonfnc
mcut at hard labor for % years by a
general court.martial held at Cover
nor island Hcukcs, who is Of Ger.
man descent, cudcavorcd to resign his
commission, saving he did not care to
fight against relative. and friends.
Evidence that ia spite of his com.
mission In the United States army, ne
was ia touch with German agents. con.
tributiug 20 Won BcrndorlT's propa.
gauda funds and working for peace at
amy price before America went 10 war.
was largely responsible for the heavy
punishment imposed upon Capt. Hcnkcs.
This evidence was discovered after
lioukes was brought back from France
for trial because OF his iusigent de
mands that he bc allowed to resign to
avoid fighting relatives and friends i'm
terWauF. Ou landing he asked 10 hc
allowed {" sec his wife This was de-
Med, but be- was permitted 20 telephone
and officers "listcujng in" heard him
instruct his wife 70 burn all hi, pa
Fcrs,
Before Mrs Heukrs could carry out
the order her home was entered and
the discriminating letters and papers
seized According TO officers of the
Judge advocate general, department
these proved that Hcnkcg not only mad
been i'm communication with Count Won
BcruHortl, then German ambassador IN
the United States, but had contributed
Z" German, Austrian aud Turkish
funds and had been an active rropa-
gandist.
llouhcs was born in Iowa in 1875 and
entered the army ~ the outbrcal, of
the spoutsh.Amorirau war as a private
u Co. q, lst Wisconsin infantry. He
was madr corporal and then a SER.
eegnt, llr became q 2d lieutenant in
February, 1907. and iu 1907 he was
graduated from the infantry and caval.
fF school ct tie army. -- r. e.
Soon after hc had submitted his res
lEuotion, Capt llcukcs was ordered to
Franco with the American expedition
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
BRATTLEBOROLOCAL.

The Red Cross branch has received
letters acknowledging the receipt of
knitted articles, from Private Louis
Rate, who is at a training camp in
Texas, and Privates George S. Willard
and William NJ. Gibson of the I03d in
fantrv in France
Mrs. Verne H. Winchester enter
tanned IL members of the Thimbleonian
club in hcr home on Maple street Fri
day afternoon and evening at a Martha
Washington party, Each guest came
dressed IN appropriate costume The
hostess served a covered dish supper
after which the evening was spent So
cially.
Mrs. Julian Dimock and Miss Bertha
Holden Of the Vermont extension serv-
lee Will give a series of cooking dem
onatrations in the West Brattleborp
Congregational chapel Thursday and
Friday, Feb. IS and March |. The
meetings will open from 10 a m and
p. m. The subjects which Will be
taken UP are. Meat and Wheat Suo.
stitutes, Potatoes and Bread Making.
The funeral of Asa H. Stratton. who
died Feb. p in Springfield, Mass. was
held Saturday afternoon at clock in
South Newfane Baptist church Rev.
G. w. Bishop officiated. The choir sang
Abide With Me, O Love That Will Not
Let Ne Go, and Will the Circle Be I'm
broken. The bearers were Dana A.,
Leslie E., Herbert p. and Amos +. STRAIT
ton. The burial took place in the South
NcWfane cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25

tended BY relatives and friends and a
delegation Of teachers in the schools at
tended in body. The bearers were her
three nephews. H. F. Jordan of Brat
tleboro, Franklin G. Lewis OF Leonia.
:. J., and Alfred c. Lewis OF Taunton.
Mass, and her granddaughter, Alfred B.
Jordan. The body was placed in the
receiving vault at Prospect Hill Gene
terry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
10000 LOST LIVES.
Terrible Result of Earthquake in the
Amois Hinderland

AMOY, China, Feb Nearly To-
600 lost their lives as a result of the
recent earthquake in the AMOS Hinder
land, according to the. latest reports
from Swallow
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
ORDER IS RESTORED.
Attempt tc Start Revolution in Costa
Rich Quickly Suppressed

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica. Feb. 25.-
The Revolution III Costa Rica has been
put down and order has been com
pictei! restored
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-24
Guaranteed

Mrs. Ray Owens, 214 Blake street,
Baraboo, has received the following
letter from her brother, who is at
Camp Hancock, Ca:
Dear Sister:
/ cannot go to town now, as we are
quarantined; can't even go around the
camp, but must stay in our company
street. There are so many cases OF
the Spanish disease, the camp, the
Y. M. C. AS, the theater, library, and
canteens are closed. We can't get
any candy, ice cream or tobacco.
guess it is a good thing in one way,
as we will not be spending our money.
We get warm water and salt to gargle
our threats twice day.
It is warm here now, but was pretty
cold a week ago. We slept with our
clothes on and then felt cold.
They are building barracks instead
Of the tents, and are making further
improvements which it is said, will
cost two million dollars.
| have moved again about block
from where | was. Those who made
good were sent over here.
One of the Marquardt boys is in my
company now, and we are together
every day. We were only a block
apart for six weeks, and never saw
one another. He said Felix Vanella
is just out of the hospital and is try
ing to get furlough, as the doctor
says he can do nothing for month.
| have been in the army two months
now. If the war does not end too soon
| will probably get to France. They
say the French get silver cross, the
Germans an iron cross, but what gets
the kaiser's goat is how the Yankees
get across.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-24

Harold Gordon writes from the ca
nal zone, Panama, to his folks at
Spring Green:
Last Friday another fellow ard L
went to the hospital to watch opera
tons. Only we members OF the amou-
lance corps are allowed in the operat-
ing rooms. No civilians are admitted
I saw about twenty people operated
uDon for different things. | gave one
fellow ether while they cut varlcose
veins out of his leg. Another fellow
had part Of the bone in his arm shot
away. They took bone out OF his leg
and put it in his arm. Some OF the
fellows tainted, some couldn't eat
and some wouldn't stay in the rooms.
It never bothered me bit. 1t is prob
ably to get us used to that kind OF
stuff. This hospital is one Of the mic
est and largest in the world. Each
morning two are picked. out OF the
lines and sent over there.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-24
Caskets by the Truckloads

Please change my address from Hq.
Reg. 2 o. A. r D. o. A. r. d. means
October automatic replacement draft;
it has to do with sending men across
after giving them two weeks of spec
ial training. l have charge Of one
kitchen in the organization and it is
my duty to remain here permanently
to prepare for new batteries as they
arrive every two weeks.
Our first battery leaves for over
seas sometime this week. My biggest
to have it so that when the boys leave
my supply has been exhausted. They
may leave any day so my orders go in
every day for just food enough food
for the next days needs.
The influenza seems to be checked.
We had about 5000 cases. There
have been about $50 deaths. Caskets
are being taken to the hospital by the
truck loads.
The rest of the Sank county boys
al Z SIIlI III TIC OSCCIOA VI tAC camp
from which / was transferred. We
are. still all we'll and happy. We feel
that we must do our parts so that
some day very soon we may all live
in peace
ERNEST A. WEINKE.
Bly,, II, Reg. 2, o. A. +. D.
Camp Taylor, KY.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-24

OF our present system. Truly, this is
the wonder age and the war seems to
have walked us up to our tremendous
possibilities in way that only It
could do.
| mentioned in my last letter that
there were many historic places
around here which date back to our
own Revolutionary war, but as this
present affair Is so much more ire
mendous the events of those days
seem pretty Insignificant now, so do
not think / will bore you with them.
However, there is little town about
20 miles from here, Orleans, which
has the distinction of being tie first
American place to be struck by Ger
man shell. 1t was during that sub
raid off our coast some weeks ago.
There was little fishing smack ly-
ing about half mile off the coast and
the submarine suddenly appeared and
began to she'll it. One of the stray
shots took its way over the water and
landed in the town but did no dam
age to speak of. l happened to be
spending the week end at summer
resort about six miles from there that
day and distinctly heard the shots.
Believe me there was ONE excitement.
The schooner was sunk The cap
tain's twelve year old son is the hero
of the affair for when a shot brought
Old Glory to the deck he grabbed it
up and clinging to the mast defiantly
waved it at the submarine. A couple
days later he exhibited the flag in
Boston and turned over the proceeds
to the Red Cross. Sounds like a chap
ter from the Work and Pluck" books,
doesn't it?
The fourth Liberty loan drive has
opened here and believe me the radio
school is going over the top. Our
company alone subscribed $3.50.
There are over SO. companies here, in
Guiding ships company. Ships COM
pany is the permanent detail stat
toned here and does not refer to just
one company alone-in fact there
are six companies in it.
Well, if | can find anything to write
about l will try to write again before
| shore off for sea. If not by the time
you get my next letter I'll be a real
sea-goin' COB.
Notice that my address is changed
now and is Co. "a instead Of AZ.
l would like to answed all those let,
ters and cards personally but as l am
on the home stretch in school now
| simply have not the time so hope
you will excuse me this time.
Sincerely,
ARNOLD o. BRAUN,
Company "a,
u. S. U. Radio School,
Cambridge, Mass.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-24
From Miss Apker

Miss Gladys Apker, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. H. p Apker, La Vale, has
written a number of letters from
abroad to her people at home. she
is a. niece Of E. E. Apker of Baraboo
and graduated from the Baraboo high
school and while here lived with the
late C. C. Apker. Extracts from the
letters follow:
Here we are in England . These
towns seem awfully queer but the
English people are very Lovely to US.
We are staying at the best hotels
while in New York we were among
the poorest. This morning we went
out and had our hair shampooed and
then after lunch took a bath and
slept an hour or two. Maybe you
don't think it seemed good to get our
clothes off after not having been fully
undressed for a week back.
| never was so proud of anything
in my life as | am Of the letters u. s
on each shoulder After one gets this
far away you know how really glad
you are that you are from the united
States.
The first thing we did after we ar
rived at--was to try to get some
ice cream but nothing doing. Butter
there is none nor sugar either. The
bread is dark and hard. Milk is sold
Z only for babies The folks in The
United States are economizing bu
| the people here are sacrificing. I
| 1t doesn't look so much more like wa
here than in New York except o
/ course now and then one sees thu
boys who have been injured and arr
back home for time.
| Our first peep of France was wonder
full At home we all hear how beauti
full France is and my first glimpse o
it was even more so. We have beer