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The Dermott news., 1918-10-31
When You Know What Is Best Ask For 1t By Name

the buying of dress to bar of laundry from cleanser
baking powder from of clothes to kit of tools;
could call standard article the market by
would remember to do when to buy. It is
careesnes that lies and authorizations
The standard is set by good but the standard MY
maintained you In the wreups of the business fir up
pearing this BUY 1T AT-HOME MAGAZINE you will
many these standard and brands of quality This
tice is written for the sole purpose of reminding of
those 1t is only fair that should do much for
these good manufacturers they doing for you.
only right that you should help in this great stan
dardzaon Of good products that going throughout
United States.
Begin to ask by name for everything you buy and
will find satisfaction growing by
your optimism extending down to pocketbook
The Dermott news., 1918-10-31
Carrying a Large and Comprehensive line Of
Lumber and Building Materials

prosperous Lumber trade is indication of
porous and community When the Lumber dealers
busy doing good business the which they
be thriving and And Dermott
certainly answers assertion located of
the most metropolitan retail lumber yards in this whole
ton conducted by the firm whose heads this
article-The Baxter Lumber Company.
constructed of brick commodious and
ample and contain complete line of Lumber and all
Building Materials
The progress community is measured in large de
gree by the building carried The substantial nature of
that progress measured by of buildings erected
To say Lumber Company is doing thriv
ing business is only and this community
stands upon a firm footing
The public has confidence in this company, hence its
fourhing Everything that under the head of
Lumber and Building Material always be obtained from
yard exceedingly reasonable prices They always
have full stock of Sash Doors Windows, Lime and
Brick and all kinds The Baxter Lumber ON
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
TO SQUEEZE THE TREES.
Vermont Farmers Aim to Get Every
Drop Of Sap Next Spring.

MONTPELIER, Jan. 15.-Beeause of
the sugar shortage, Vermont farmers
plan to make as much maple sugar this
year as possible. Already the farmers
have started mending the old wooden
sap buckets, long discarded for the new
cr metal pals, to gather the bumper
run. War conservation has hit the
farmer, and the slogan on nearly every
Vermont farm today has been changed
from Win the war by saving wheat,
to "'Save sugar by gathering sap.
Veteran farmers throughout this sec
ton are predicting the greatest maple
sugar crop in the history of the state
They point to the extremely cold wealth
er as good indication of record saE
run. More trees than ever before VII
be tapped, and not an ounce OF the
precious fluid viii be wasted. They
know what it is to be without sugar
and they do not intend to be caught
without some form of sweetening again
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
JEFFREY TO SPEAK
TO WOMAN'S CLUB
Child Welfare Meeting Tomorrow-Miss
Tuttle, Miss Wells and Mrs. Hovey
Also to Speak.

The next meeting Of the Brattleboro
Woman : club will be held tomorrow
afternoon at $50 in the Unitarian par
lsh house. The subject for eonsidera-
tion viii be The condition of the child
left without proper guardians to look
out for its welfare William II. JEFF
frey, executive secretary of the state
board Of charities and probation. will
speak on What Vermont Should Do to
Take Care Of its Dependent Children.
Miss Bernice Tuttle of Rutland,
chairman of the committee on de
pendent children of the state fedora
tlon OF Woman s clubs, will tell what
the clubs can do Miss Florence Hem
onway Wells Of Brattleboro will speak
of local conditions.
Club members interested in food
conservation arc invited to meet al
the same place at go, when Mrs. H
W Hovey will give short paper on
| Dishes Which Are Nutritious. Pala.
table and Cheap. Members of the ex
eeutlve board are requested to assem-
1 bic promptly at 3 0 clock, as there i:
important business for them to consid
/ cr
j.. Mr.. jeffrey will be very glad Il
have men present at this conferenc,
who are interested in the work of th,
state board of charities, of whicl
George L. Dunham of this town for
merly was chairman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
EPISCOPAL PARISH
ELECTS OFFICERS
Reports Show Organizations to Be in
Excellent Condition-Woman's
Guild Serves Refreshments.

The annual meeting of st. Michael s
Episcopal parish was held last evening.
The election of the vestry resulted as
follows: F. W. Nichols, W. J. Pent-
land, jr., Carl F. Cain, C. H. Babb, Viii
liam Cain, Charles Frink, J. W.
Vaughan; auditors. G. Menzies Miller,
George Sercomb; delegates to the dio-
cesan convention to be held in Rut
land Feb. 6 and {. Carl F. Cain, c. H
Rabb, F. W. Childa, w. II. Haywood
W. ]. Pentland, jr., alternates, A. W
Montgomery, George Sercomb.. W. j.
Cain, j. W. Vaughan. Louis F. Ellis
After the parish meeting. the new yes
try had meeting for organization f
". Nichols was appointed by the rec
tor as senior warden w. j. Pentland
IT.. was elected junior warden; Charles
Frink secretary, Miss Ruth ". Childs
treasurer This is the first time the so
ciety has had woman serve as treas
urer
Reports from all the organization.
connected with the church were hearC
and were very gratifying. The repor
of the church finances showed tn,
church to be in excellent fnancia
standing.
After the business meeting. tn
| Woman's guild served refreshments o
coffee and sandwiches, followed by
pleasant social hour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
MINERS MEET TODAY.
Washington Agreement Up for Ratif
cation.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, JAN Is
One of the most important questions to
come before the biennial convention of
the United Mine Workers of America,
which opened here today, will be the
ratification Of the Washington agree
ments between the operators and min
ers whereby the workers in both the
bituminous and anthracite coal fields
were given substantial increases in
wages. The agreements are to remain
effective until April l, 1920.
Alexander Howat, president of the
Kansas district, was quoted as opposed
to the clause in the bituminous agree
ment pcnalizing the men 81 day for
violating contracts and imposing a fine
of 50 on the operators for each man
whose fine they fail to COLLECTS
The anthracite agreement contains nc
penalty clause.
| John p. White, former international
president, who resigned to become labor
advisor to Harry a. Garfield, the ma
tional fuel administrator, arrived here
yesterday for the purpose of urging
ratification of the agreement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
Seven and One-half Inches
Had Fallen at l O'clock
This Afternoon
PLOW WORKING ON
WEST RIVER LINE
Little Prospect that That Road VIII Be
Opened Today-No School This Aft
ernoon-B Business College Not in ses-
sion Tonight.

Just as though the hail and rain
Friday night didn I cause enough trou-
BILE, after freezing into a compact icy
mass, several more inches OF snow fell
this morning and at l O'Clock when
This was written the air was full of
snow, accompanied by north wind,
with no prospect of an immediate ces-
aation.
Snow began falling towards morning
and at 80 clock two and a half
inches had fallen. AT / o clock it had
reached depth Of seven and half
inches. This on top Of the previous
crust made conditions somewhat worse
than they would have been otherwise.
The West River railroad, which has
been frozen in since Friday night
when the last train went from here tc
| South Londonderry, is not likely to see
any traffic today and possibly not to
morrow \ snowplow came from White
/ River Junction during the night to take
/ up the work of brea king out the West
/ River line, which had to be abandoned
I temporarily when a plow went off The
bank above the Bradley farm Sunday
noon.
This morning il started over tn;
line about 6 o clock with a large force
of men. 1t has not been heard from
since at the local station, but it is pre-
sumed that the plow is III operation
! " somewhere The additional sever
and half inches of snow is not max
ing its work any easier.
| The passenger train from the nortl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
BRITAIN MUST CALL
HALF MILLION MEN
Industrial Fields Must Give Troops to
Meet Increases in German Army
in the War.

LONDON, Jan. l5.-Nearly hall a mil
lion men from Great Britain alone are to
be recruited into the British army at the
earliest date possible and it is probable
that many more will be added to that /
number in the coming months. These
will comprise the younger men who up
TO the present have been exempt because
of their employment in industries essen
tial to the war services.
This announcement was made in the
house of commons by Sir Auckland Ged-
des. minister of national service.
The minister set forth the status and
needs Of the British lighting and muni-
tioning forces and the measure the gov
eInment is taking after agreement with
most OF the labor leaders Tor recruitment
| from the classes of skilled workers who
| were promised exemption when conscrip-
| tion was adopted.
Sir Auckland said nothing could be
| more misleading than the suggestion that
! the man power problem could be solved
| 10y a dramatic stroke. 1t was the central
| problem of the war.
1T means everything" he said ships.
| armies. munitions, food, light, heat and
| coal. At the moment, the most anxious
problem is not the supply OF men for the
| army. But W. have to take steps against
the time when il will he-a time. which,
| believe. is not far distant.
The plain facts do not support the
statement that the armies are melting for
lack of recruits and that recruiting has
broken down. The government has eN.
amincd in detail the position OF the alhes
and the results are not unsatisfactory. TX
Guiding Russia and Eumania, the allies
have substantial superiority in fighting
and ration strength over the central pow
ers The strength of the enemy gives
no cause for anxiety.
The Withdrawal OF Russia means that
not less than 100000 men viii hc made
available ON the western front. Notwith
! standing Russia's detection, the resources
of the allies and America are sufficient
to assume victory. and nothing but a
p | psychological catastrophe can save th'
Il central powers.
5 Every day the hitting force OF Britial
F, becomes of greater Importance To the al
l. lance Russia no longer strikes for free
4 dom; France has poured forth he
y strength in the struggle and eonnot su'
II tain the full burden indefinitely; Amer
e lea is not yet in the field, and month
must clapse before she can advance wit
full stride; Italy has suffered grave mis-
fortunes.
'On Britain and on the skill wit
n which she handles her man power in tn
months to come everything depends.
Discussing the age question, he sal
N that the Germans were using boys of
N on the Russian front and that Austr
r. has raised the limit to IS years Analy
~ ing the enemy's strength, he declared TIM
n the Germans would be able to withdra
100000 men from the Eastern front, al
the Austrans would he able to relea
r, enough to make the total 100000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
RUSHING MEN TO
WESTERN FRONT
Crown Council in Berlin May Be Dis
cussing the New Offensive, The
Hague Hears.

THE HAGUE, Jan. 15.-The Berlin
Vossischc Zeitung states that Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg and General Won
Ludendorff arrived in Berlin Saturday
morning, apparently for new crown
council. An official statement adds that
the crown prince was also in Berlin and
was received Saturday morning by the
kaiser.
This Journey of the crown prince to
Berlin appears sudden. as he was at AK
la Chapelle Friday night, according to
a prisoner s statement, apparently IN
tending to await the arrival of German
| Irepatriated prisoners.
In some quarters it is suggested that
the crown council is connected with the
expected western offensive. Attention
| is called to the fact that German trooI
trains are still running westward day
and night. Only thoroughly fit men are
carried through, weaklings or men show
ing any sign of untitness being dropped
at Red Cross stations on the way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
FREIGHTS DELAYED
AS ROADS DIG OUT
Belief That 100000 Cars Were Tied up
in the Western Storm-New
Storm Menace

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-With re
newal of the blizzard in the middle
west promising to add to the difficult
ties encountered by the national rail
road administration IN the last three
days. drastic steps were taken yester
day to prevent the paralysis of traf-
fc at the Chicago and Pittsburgh gate
ways from endangering the food supply
of New York, further increasing the
coal shortage and causing more delay
to transatlantic traffic by preventing
ships from getting bunker coal. As one
result Of the situation, the priority
orders for food ard fuel for New York
city and its vicinity were issued IN
Washington
4 report to 4. II. Smith, assistant
director general of railroads, late yes
| terday afternoon said that it was snow
| ing very hard at Cairo, H., a traffic
center; that the storm would reach Chi
cago in few hours. 1t was showing
in Chicago last night A heavy storm
was reported III Eastern Indiana and
Northern Ohio. Reports from the New
! York Central lines in the west said
that snow was banked as high as the
TOYS Of freight cars for miles on a
SlEtiCIs IHaI II HtdN Y SHOW IlOW H1I
been derailed when il buried itself i'll q
drift The report said that there was
no movement of freight west Of To
ledo, and that it would be Wednesday
before any considerable traffic coul(
be moved. The breaking of the new
storm IS an additional menace.
Indianapolis reported that pasaenge
and freight traffic were still tied up
| and that only few ears OF coal wer
, being moved. Hopes were expresse,
| for milder weather with improviu.
traffic conditions. st. Louis r2portet
| no freight movement at all on Sunday
{ but there was an attempt to resum
general freight traffic yesterday. c.
: lumbus reported it was four days bt
e hind in coal moveemnta Pittsburgh
i an important gateway, reported cor
Q ditions almost as bad as on Sunda
with very little movement of fceigh
1 and with small prospect Of improy,
G ment in II hours. Buffalo reported tina
p there were 2726 ears for east boun
4 movement, and 2,944 for the west, wit
e 1921 ears held because the yard
= coudn receive them. In all, 1915
Il cars OF freight are held at Buffalo.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
MONDAY A HOLIDAY
Plan to Suspend All Activities One Day
Week in Order to Conserve
Supply of Fuel

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-As a means o.
conserving fuel throughout the eastern
states which have been affected by the
coal shortage it was announced today
that federal administrators had recon-
mended that President Wilson declare
Monday legal holiday throughout this
territory for the next eight or 10 weeks.
1t was stated this decision was
reached at a meeting last night at
tended by p. B. Noyes, representing
Fuel Administrator Garfield, A. H.
Wiggin. fuel administrator for New
York state. Reeve Schley, New York
county fuel administrator, and j. J
Storrow. fuel administrator for New
England
Tho declaration of one legal holiday
weekly was unanimously agreed upoI
as the best means of conserving fue
and effecting a general relief from tht
hardship incidental TO the coal aitua
ton. The proposed holiday, it was es
timatcd. would save 100000 tons o
coal in the territory in which it wa
observed or 100000 tons if observe'
for 10 weeks. The territory would in
clude all of the New England states
New York, New Jersey, Maryland an
Pennsylvania.
i" AS the manufacturers are ahead 0
the demand Of the allies, especially q
far as ability to ship war supple
abroad is concerned, the closing orde
will not greatly hamper these indu
tries, said Mr.. Sehley. "There wi
be no holidays at the mines if our su!
eestions are followed. There have bee
too many holidays there already-the
: only work about 20 days a month as
I II =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
Control of the Destiny of
the German Empire Pass
ing into Their Hands
Won HERTLING IS
READY TO RESIGN
No Explanation from Germans or Rus
slams as to Reason for Halt in Peace
gotiations-Winter Idleness Un-
broken on War Fronts.

Control OF the destiny of the German
empire. press accounts from the neutral
countries agree, is passing into the hands
Of the militarists. Chancellor Won Hert-
ling, the aged incumbent OF the chief po-
litica office, again is reported i'll and pre-
pairing to resign while the mihtarists and
pan Germans are demanding tie dismissal
OF DR. Won kuehlman, the foreign secre-
tary. who has headed the German dele
CATION at Brest Litovsk.
In connection with the reported illness
OF the imperial chancellor it IS reported
from Berlin that his address before the
main committee OF the reichstag had
been postponed several days, 1t was SAID
previously that the chancellor would
answer the recent war aims statement Of
| President Wilson and Premier Lloyd
/ George before the committee on Nednes-
| day. Coupled with these reports is the
! fact that the German emperor and crown
| prince have been holding conference
! with political and military leaders.
/ 1t is reported also that the German
ministers to Denmark and Holland have
arrived unexpectedly in Berlin. lndica
tions are that the present turmoil within
the German ruling class will result in the
acceptance OF firm policy either favor
ing the militarIsts or the more peaceful
element with the probability that the
pan-Germans viii be victorious.
No explanation has been vouchsaied by
either the Germans or the Russians as I,
the reason behind the temporary halt II
the peace negotiations.
The winter idleness on the western anC
Italian fronts has not been broken by
lal.rn n1lnfnt ions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
BRITISH CASUALTIES 24,979.
This Week S Toll Almost 5000 Over
That of Preceding.

LONDON, Jan. 15.-British casual
ties reported during the week ending
Yesterday totalled 24.979 officers and
men. divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds-Ohieers
III; men, 5,l49.
Wounded or missing Officers, 304;
men, l9.409
Casualties in the British army report
ed for the week exceed by almost 5000
the total reported in the previous week
when the figures took an upward jump
virtually doubling the casualties Of The
preceding week. y week ago the tota
was lS,99s, including 1915 officers anC
men killed. while the total for tn,
preceding week was 9,95l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
PASTOR TO PRESENT
HIS RESIGNATION
Rev. w H Des Jardins of Saxtons Riv,
er Decides to Remain in Y M. G. A.
Work at Newport.

Rev. W II. Des Jardins, pastor Of
the First Baptist church in Saxtons
River, who is in active Y NJ c. A.
work at the Newport army and navy
station, has decided to remain in the
work and viii be home next Thursday
to arrange for moving his family to
Newport. He will occupy the pulpit
at the union service at the Baptist
church in Saxtons River next Sunday
morning, and present his resignation
as pastor of the church and say good
bye to the church and people of the
community.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
INVESTIGATE CAMPS.
Death of Major Gardner Is Main
Cause for Congressional Action.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-As
direct result of sentiment in the
house over the death from pneu-
monia of former Representative
Gardner at Camp Wheeler, Ga. Rep
resentative Gard of Ohio today in
troduccd Il resolution to direct the
military committee to investigate
camp conditions. Camp site sclec-
tions, sufficiency Of clothing,
hospital facilities and treatment
Of sick soldiers would be investigat-
ed under the resolution. Many of
Maj. Gardner s friends are support
ing the movement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
ISLAND DISCOVERED.
Stefanssen Claims Territory in Arc
tic for Canadian Dominion.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. Is
Several new Arctic islands were dis
covered northwest of Banksland in
the spring Of 1916 by Vilhalmur
Stefanssen, the Arctic explorer, ac-
cording to Capt. A. Lane, who ar
rived here last night from the Arc
tic ocean, bringing direct news from
the explorer, who, he says, is spend
ing the 1917-191S winter in the
northern seas at Bartel island The
explorer claimed the new land for
Canada.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
Bill to Make Men Who Have
Become Il Since June )
Eligible for Draft
NO INCREASE IN
AGE LIMIT OF 81
Another Bill, an Administration Meas
ure, Provides for Furlcughing Ma
tional Army Men for Harvesting the
Crops and Other Agricultural Duties.

WASHINGTON. Jan. l5.--At the re-
quest Of the war department today Chair
man Chamberlain OF the senate military
committee introduced bill for the regis
tration for military duty OF all men who
had become n years old since June ),
1917. when the draft law went into ei-
lcgt
Another bill which senator Chamberlain
introduced at the request of the admin
istratiou would provide for furIoughing
National army men for harvesting crops
aud other agricultural duties.
Another bill would put the quota OF
the states on the basis OF available men
la the first class instead of on the popu-
ution lu determining upon the regis.
tration uf men who have become p since
the draft law was enacted the war de-
partmcut hs rejected any plans to raise
the age limit of the draft 10 take IN men
more than 81.
WASH add draft bill no i
Registration of men who have become
Of age since the draft law was enacted
was recommended in the recent report
of Provost Marshal General Crowder
10 Is estimated it will add about 100000
men to the draft availablcs each year
congressman have been advised tha
further legislation is necessary to pen
feet and carry on the draft and tn
passage Of Senator Chamberlain $ bill
with administration support, is eXpeete
promptly in both houses. Another bi
introduced by Senator Chamberlai
would provide a distinctive badge e
button for exempted men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
Unitarian and Uniyersalist Churches

Thursday, Jan. Il, p. m.-Eegular
meeting of the Mission Circle OF the
l'nivcralist church with Mrs. +. II. lar
ris II Brook street Address by Mr.
Trout. "Our Work in Japan.
Thursday. Jan. l.. 6 p. m.-Supper VIII
hs served by the women OF the Unitarian
psstsh in the parish house. Tickets 35e.
Thursday. Jan. Il, 73o y. M Regular
meeting Of the Daughters Circle of the
l'niyersaIst church with Mrs Alice ;.
Baird - High street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
ARGENTINE WHEAT FOR ALLIES
BuenCs Ayres Government Also Ad-
vances Huge Credit.

BUENOS A1RES, Jan l5-The for
eign minister has signed an agreement
with the British and French ministers to
sell 2,500n00 tons Of wheat to the entente
allies.
Argentina also is to open credit at
the bank OF the nation in favor OF the
allies, which is to be iqudated in two
years This arrangement is virtually a
huge loan to the allies and is made 10
stabilize the rate of exchange.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
Masonic Temple

Tuesday, Jan. l5, 7.30 y. m.-Regu-
lar meeting Of Bingham chapter, No.
30, o. T.. s. A knitting social will be
held in the afternoon and supper wlll
be served at 6.l5. There will be an
entertainment after the meeting. All
members are urged TO be present.
"Wednesday, Jan 10, 80 p. m.-ReG-
MAR communication Of }causeant com.
mandery, No, :. X. r. Business: Red
tpnl4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
YARMOUTH BoMBARDED.
Twenty Shells Fell on City-Three
Killed and 10 Injured,

LONDON. Jan. lj.-Yarmouth was
bombarded from the sea last night, it
ia announced officially. About 20 shells
fell in the city. Three persons were
killed and 10 injured. The lombard
ment lasted about five minutes. The
material damage done was not serious.
Yarmouth is on the North sea, ! l5
miles northeast of London 1t is n city
of some 10000 inhabitants with i'm
rortant shipbuilding and fishing midas
tries