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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
TO TIE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and 1t solicits the
cooperation OF subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person.
by telephone or postal card. thus enabling
the cause OF the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
DUMMERSTON.

Irwin johnson Of South Vernon is
visiting his grandmother, Ms. IL T..
Spauiding.
Mrs. Mary L. Kn.eh' Of Vernon spent
the weekend with her daughter, Mrs. G.
+. Wellington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

Current is being transmitted from Swe-
den to Denmark through submarine
cable between Helsingborg. Sweden, and
Elsinore, Denmark. a distance Of about
ten miles The power comes from water
falls in southern Sweden.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

The people of West Brattleboro are
entitled to a lot of credit for the Fourth
of July celebration which they carried
through so successfully, giving day $
pleasure to hundreds of people.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
Art Note

There appears to be gang Of scn'ptors
making bnsts Of near-statcsmen in Wash
ington Seu'pting neartstatesme is max
ing bust of sculpture. Such statuar
ought to be deferred until a man shall
howe been dead ten years and then very
little Of it need to be made Houston
Post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

1t is some jump from the principal
ship of the high school in North Wal
pole, n. H., to the superintendeney OF
all the schools of Boston at salary OF
$4,000, but that is what Frank b
Thompson has accomplished, although
it took him % years to accomplish the
leap.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

Congressman Frank L. Greene of Yer
mont declined an invitation to tho
Hearst congressional junket to New
York, plainly stating that he did not
care to be tail to the Hearst kite.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

If you take day or two out of your
vacation to help farmer cultivate or
harvest his crop that time is patriotic
service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

1t is refreshing, after all the crazy
rant and treason with which the world
has been flooded in the name of social
ism, TO hear the sane, loyal words of
John Spargo of Bennington, who has
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
al Is" Was Good.

Il is" began a small student. II
am" promptly corrected the teacher.
Il am the ninth letter of the alpha
bet" finished the boy.-Boy's Life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

Know How to Use Facts.
Simply to know facts isn't wisdom /;
we are not wise until we know he "
TO use facts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
Member OF the As,ocIa,ed pre,,.

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication of all
news Dispatches credited to 1t and not
otherwise credited in this paper and also
the local news publishe herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05
The MeddLer
II! the coat jfts pou. put Il ON

Having spoken on several occasions |
of the need of a new basis for estab-
fishing war contribution quotas in
towns that have lost in population by
reason of the war, The Meddler notes
with approval that the subject is being
taken up by other Vermont newspapers
The Barre Times comes out frankly
and says that the Nse of 1910 census fig
ures in determining assessments is un-
fair in the case of almost every town
in this state because with the excep-
tion of Springfield and possibly Wind
sor all of them are smaller than they
were eight years ago. This is situa-
ton which the state chairman of the
various war funds should bring to the
attention of the proper authorities, for
| on the basis now in use the time is soon
coming when towns which have been
meeting excessive assessments in the
past will be absolutely unable to meet
future quotas apportioned in the same
manner. And it is obviously unfair that
such towns should bear the stigma of
slackerism when in fact they are do
ing as much if not more than other
communities that have increased in
population by reason of war conditions.
While some folks apparently are of
the opinion that Brattleboro is the only
town in the United States that ism I
war prosperous the actual fact of the
matter is that hundreds of other com
munities are undergoing the same trials
that we are. The mobilization of the
. country's man-power for war seems TIC
be working along the same lines indus
trially as it is in the purely military
phase. AS the men In the army itself
, are gathered and trained in a few huge
environments so those needed for wal
2 production are being called to the 10
calities where organizations for han
ding this kind of work can be mos
quickly and efficiently put together Th'
inevitable result of this process is
temporary shift in population that vii
E be felt as long as the war lasts by ev
5 cry community of which industries nov
4 classed as non essential form a con
; siderable part.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05


1t is possible, however, that there
will be a reaction from this plan of
Capitalization. Rapid industrial expan
sion cannot continue without entailing
immense expense for new construction,
housing facilities, etc, and in the light
of this sftnatTon 1t is not unlikely that
those at the head of the various war
industries may eventually consider it
the part of wisdom to utilize factories
and houses now lying idle rather than
to build new ones for purely temporary
use. That is why Brattleboro's com
mereial organization should continue to
be on the alert to investigate every in
| dustrial possibility of which it hears.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

Whatever may be the result of the
mobilization of industry in its effect
upon this town, the call for men for
the army is bound to increase from now
on. II the government is successful in
its plan to have 100000 men overseas
by the end of the present year-and ev-
cry loyal American prays that it will
be-calls to the colors must come with
| increasing frequency throughout the
remaining months. The speed with
which this mammoth fighting machine
| is being built up demonstrates beyond
any question of doubt the value of the
selective service plan. Faults it may
have, due to the lack of uniformity in
the rulings of local boards, but in the
main it is working marvelously. One
point which the public should bear in
mind in this connection is that appeal
! by draftee from the local board s
classification does not necessarily imply
lack of loyalty. No doubt there are
cases where young men with no ade-
quate reason for getting deferred elias
siieation are seeking it, but in most
eases appeals are based on sincere mo-
tives and it is only through such APP
peals that the inequalities of the sys-
tenn can be ironed out
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-05

Whether the Oak Grove playground
does the work which it ough. to do this
summer depends upon the ability of
those interested in it to raise about 500,
which is needed to engage a trained
supervisor With the multiplicity of
calls that face us at present it is natural
to question the need of continuing the
playground work, yet when enc stops TO
consider the matter it becomes apparent
that youngsters whose fathers, mothers.
brothers and sisters are all working or
fighting, as per government request,
need supervision more than ever before.
If there is to be Valley far this year
| it is h oh time hat the associat on chose
a secretary and set him to work, for
with the changes that VIZ conditions
will make necessary in the program the
duties Of this official are l...ely to be
greater than usual this year.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30
Trouble With The Mexicans

IIouDle Whn Inc Mexlcans
Reports differ as to the cause
of the trouble Tuesday at No:
gales Arizona between Mexico
and American soldiers. Late in
the afternoon fighting started
and lasted nearly two hours, SOC
American soldiers being engag-
ed and reserves called for from
a white infantry and negro cav
airy regiments in the neighbor-
hood. and during the fight Capt.
j. d. Hungerford and Corporal
Barney Lotz were killed by the
Mexicans and a number wound.
ed. One report says something
near a hundred Mexicans were
killed. Another report says a dis
agreement between the Mexican
and American collectors of Gus
toms caused the clash and the
other report attributes it to a
frustrated attempt to smuggIe a
Mexican across the border. The
affair is surrounded with con-
siderable mystery.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30
Dean Lake

Murley Smith is in Pattonsburg
attending the fair.
Patrick Dobbins has the ty-
phoid fever. We hope for a
speedy recovery.
Miss BERTHE Sparks was the
guest of of her aunt Ida Finley
from Wednesday until Monday.
Sterling Hise of Marceline was
here Sunday to see his mother
and father, Mr.. and Mrs. A. W.
Hise.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harvey of
Lex. Jet. were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Clark, Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mahaney
of Kansas City arrived in Dean
Lake Monday night to visit their
uncle Mack Underwood and
other relatives.
Mrs. and Mrs. Chas. Clark,
Dennis Crew and Misses Leila
Mccullough, Lena Belle Smith
and BERTHE Sparks went down
below Brunswick Sunday to get
watermelons.
Leo Taggart who has been in
Oklahoma for the past IS months
returned home Saturday to see
his mother who has been in poor
health since she received the
that her son, Mayo, had
been killed in France.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30
Salisbury scribblings

salisbury Scr1bbiingS
! Our public schools start Mon
day Sept. 2.
Mrs. j. L. Ritzenthaler visitet
in Jefferson City last week.
George F. Ireland of Kansas
City spent the week end here
The Chautauqua started off OF
time and has been going smooth
ly all week.
Fred and Gilbert Lamb went
to Jacksonville Mo. Wednesday
on business.
B. II. Parsonsage of Topeka
Kansas is here on a business tc
his half brother w. Al. Dooley.
J. H. Fleet and wife returned
Sunday from a pleasant visit tc
their daughter near Rockford.
E. j. Kaiser. wife and family
left for Moulton Iowa Tuesday
for a visit to relatives and
friends.
Bert Colyer. west of town is
getting ready to move to Howell
County where he has purchased
a farm.
5 A new girl at the home of
Arthur Hale. and a new boy at
the home of O. P. Ryals are the
latest arrivals.
Soc Yocum. prominent farmer
of near Bynumyille has moved
to our city and is located in the
south part of town.
At the public sale of a house
and lot in Heryford's. addition,
made by Luther Wright. James
Allen became the purchaser.
The remains Of VIM. Carney,
-
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30

Bunk Minor of Mendon was in
town wednesday for a few min
utes. Bunk has three sons in
the service, one On The Philadel-
phia in the wireless, one in the
aviation and one in the construc-
ton. He would get in himself
if he could.
All the doctors in the county
except three who could not get
here. held a meeting the first of
the week..to consider matters per-
tanning to war service. We failed
to get from the secretary a report
of their proceedings.
Mrs. T. J. Johns and daughters
Misses Mary Lillius and Alice
returned from the State Fair via
K. City and Excelsior Springs
reaching here Tuesday afteroon.
Mrs Johns made the rounds with
them to the springs where he
took passage for his home in
Charleston Mo.
Judge b. F. Fleetwood made
his first visit to this city in more
than a year and a half, staying
but a few minutes Tuesday after
noon.
The Judge is 70 but issues a
defy to any one several years
younger to walk as far and fast
and kill as many squirrels in a
day or catch as MANY fish. dress
and eat them without discomfort.
Also the Judge is strong enough
not to fear any living man get
ting away with it who lands on
him. We trust the old stalwart
viii reach q hundred and be the
same bale hearty and Jolly old
friend.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30
The Chautauqua

White-Meyers pleased the
people of this community so vel
this year with the numbers they
put on the weeks program that
no trouble was experienced iu
making satisfactory contract
for next season for an undeter-
mined date and unknown attrac-
tions. Capt. Hobson was to
the Ghautanqua this year what
VIM. j. Bryan was to it last
year. that is the greatest draw
ing number and the biggest dis
appointment.
There were some excellent
numbers in the musical line. but
Mr.. Pearson of the Princess Pats
was to our way Of thinking.
easily the best given US and the
only lecturer who stuck any
where near his subject. The
community generally is satisfied
with the program as a whole
and that is all that need be. but
we would muehrather the money
put up for it was in the tills Of
the Red Cross and X. III. G. a..
instead Of ia White. Meyers
wallets.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30

Fred Eisele of Mondon was in
town Wednesday. He is looking
fine tho not feeling his old self
and rather lonesome because his
boys are gone to the front. He
is game how ever and if he had
a dozen boys they would be in
service if they could get in.
Miss Ova Miller who was with
the Courier for several weeks as
Stenographer left for her home
near McFall last week. Miss
Miller will makes a valuable office
assistant with sufficient train
ing and during her stay here
made many friends.
Judge Montgomery did not
propose to see the Red Cross
women suffer for warmth in the
work room this winter as they
did last spring so be took up a
collection Monday and laid in l5e.
bushels Of coal for their use.
The ladies' most highly appreciate
his consideration forstheir COM
fort.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30
Church to Feed 1000

Preparations are being made by
the Dalton M. E. South Church
to entertain at their mammoth
basket dinner all who are present
The ladies will serve the dinner
after the dedication service at
IL A. M. Chicken, ham, salad,
water melon ice cold will be on
the menu. Bring your family
and your basket. Special music
in the morning and afternoon.
DR.. H. A. Booz of Louisville Ky.
will dedicate the church.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30
Methodist Church

Rev. M. C. Davis will preach
Sunday morning. This will be
the last service of the conference
year as the pastor goes to Fulton
to attend the conference session
next Tuesday.
Union services will be held in
the Airdome Sunday night. Rev.
F. R. Gillihan will preach.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30
Clean Up Some

There is considerable rubbish
in the rear of several of the store
buildings in town and some at
other points which should be re-
moved. The board of health
should make some reccommen-
dions before an epioemic cuts
loose here.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30

American forces are again adj
yancing in their own sectors
and with French at other points.
They are in the big battle just
opened in Picardy. The captur-
ed enemyIrepresents an army and
guns, provisions and munitions
enough to equip. English have
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30

driven the enemy from strong
holds and cleared the section in
which Germans were solidly en-
trenched for some time. Ameri-
can. French and English airmen
have done effective work. bonn
harding back of German lines
and bringing down enemy planes
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30
Two Classes of Draft Men

General Crowder will order
that all draft men 1S and those
81 to As be put in a seperate
class from the others. Those
lS and those above 35 will be
called last.
The bill authorizing the draft
ing of men 18 to 45 inclusive
was passed by congress.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30

has been Strengthened and push
ed back by Americans and AL
lies with Won Hindenberg again
in command Genls. Foch and
Pershing are alive to strategy
and do not underestimate posi-
bilities.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30

in numbers. U-boats still on
the job and occasionally sinking
a ship of some size tho fishing
boats are the principal prey.
General Pershing reports physi-
cal condition and morale Of Am
ericans as being of the best.
While the German entire line
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30

and preserves when the sugar
shortage has been relieved.
On the first of September
there will be put into operation
assugar card, one to be issued by
the dealer to his customer or the
head of the family. This card
must be presented every time
sugar is purchased. The dealer
lis required to record the date of
purchase. the amount purchased
and sign his name. The card
provides for 20 purchases. The
dealer will then send to this Of
flee a list of all the names to
whom he has issued cards. will
tabulate these and we can thus
determine whether any person
has been issued two or more
cards. A few people it seems
have attempted double buying
or they go from one place to an
other and buy as often as they
can. This practice is treason
able, unpatriotic and illegal. and
this office in cooperation with the
merchants of the county, have
taken steps to prevent such
dealing. These who are pa
triotic viii be glad to assist US
in protecting them and in the
prosecution Of siolators. AT our
merhcants meeting it was decid-
ed to make an example of the
first person that was detected
in violating the law.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30
Americans in the
Great Battle
Allies Advance Every Day at Points or
Along Miles of Front

10000 Prisoners and 1900 Guns Reported Captured by
Allies and Americans Since July l.
French Take 40 Towns
Along SO Mile Front Entire Enemy Line Giving Back
Amen Drop Shells Back of Enemy Lines
Merchantmen Monday and Several Smaller Vessels.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30
Stock Market
Kansas City

Good run of steers. Top$1S. so.
Top hogs $3.50. Top lambs SIT.
65.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-30

Sow A Patch Of Rye

a little rye sowing it as soon as
possible for fall and winter pas
ture. If sown early and moist
ure is reasonable it makes good
fall growth while If sown late it
does not amount to much.
A Dangerous Sheep Trouble.
In a few sections trouble
among sheep has been reported.
It seems to be a disease that lie
caused by a sort of mold that
grows on the stubble especially
Of oats and timothy. This year
has been d very bad one for fun
gous growth Of all kinds and
pasturing sheep on stubble Of
most any kind Of grain is not a
safe practice during such seasons
as this has been. The animal
become droopy, its ears hang
down, the eyelids and lips be-
come swollen. the eyes blood
shot and when the skin is re-
moved from the animal the body
elbows q yellowish condition.
Sometimes they last for a few
days but death nearly always
follows. About the only thing
that we know Of that can be
done after the trouble has once
developed is to place them on
different and clean pasture. So
far al we know the disease is
not contagious.
Sowing Wheat For Smut.
Ten meetings wers held last
week at various places in the
COUNTY and the interest and at
tendancs was good. There will
be no meetings this week. but
on the 3rd Of September 4 meet
ing at Shannondale 1t 8 o'clock,
at Ferrest Green at n o'clock
and Salisbury at 2::30; on the 4th
at Prairie Hill at 8 O'clock, BYn-
umvilIe IL o'clock, Musselfork at
2 o'clock and Chraneville at 4
O'Clock; on the 5th meeting
willing will be held at Dalton at
10 O'Clock and at Keytesville at
2 o'clock. On the 3rd and 4th|
Mr.. L. F. Childers Of Howard
County will be with me to assist.
We are asking those who are in
terested to be on hand prompt
ly as we do not want to vary the
schedule at all. Let's be on
time since one delay will cause
delay in the remainder of thel
day. On account of the various
losses in some parts of the coun-
ty it is highly important that
much attention be given to this
work.
The Sugar Situation ~
Last year 400, 900. 900 pounds
OF sugar was shipped into this
requiring a great many
vessels that now have TO be used
to carry the boys across the sea
or to protect them on the way.
This amount Of sugar came for
the use Of soft drinks alone.
That is a good deal Of sugar to-
suck up thru a straw. / have
from the Government
that our shortage is only tempor-
ary and that no sugar famine
exists, but the shortage is due
to two submarine sinkines and /
shortage Of shipping. They
assure me that if we will play
fair and not buy ahead of our
u. ,.aado fkora xu;lf ha
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-25

Some people who are crazy to
be married may be only temper
arily insane.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-25

The shortage farm labor threatens reduce agrcuur-
production Of Ohio and the nation at time when increased
ducon is vitallV necessary to the national welfare
Every effort is being made get having experience
employed other from which they can be
spared BACK TO THE FARMS.
There great of young being
ed by the u Boys Working Reserve These young men, 6
81 years of age constitute a tremendous force.
Many Of these boys already have farm experience They
should be given the opportunity for tra agricultural service
that they be available the nation
To give these boys work tie farms will compensate
fer the loss of due 20 enlistment the national
service and drain into the Industries in cities
Ohio farmers who these older boys should
fill the above application blank and mail Office of the fed
era director of the u s. Boy Working Reserve State House.
Columbus Ohio Upon receipt CT this application instructions will
be them showing the meo Of placing boys on FARMS
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-25
DIVIDENDS FROM PLEASURE.

Somehow or other it is hard for
some OF US to realize that work is not
a curse that the man who would find
real happiness can find no better place
to seek 1t than in his work Work is
play when approached in that manner.
But we have been making ourselves
believe that work is unpleasant merely
because 1t is work. We can never reach
that bright place in the sunlight Of sue
cess which we call the stop Of the lad
Der" as long as we persist in adopting
that attitude. Nobody ever has, and
nobody ever will.-Industrial COnser-
VRtiOn, New York.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-25

In order to help Uncle Sam save
21,o0o,oo0 bushels Of wheat between
now and May I fer shipment to the
allies, every individual must help. II
will be necessary to save wheat not