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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04
PERSONAL.

Miss Florence Dickinson is spending
few days vacation at her home in Will
Evansville.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Murray Ives have
moved from one of w. Fl. Fletcher's
houses on Horton place to Maple street.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Hopkins and son,
Fred, of Salem, n. Y. were guests over
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl S. Hop
kins
Miss Stella Belden is spending two
weeks in Springfield, Mass, with her ia
Their, w. A. Belden, who is employed
there.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wheeler of New
Jersey are spending the day here on their
way to Wardsboro, where they will visit
at his home.
Miss Marion Baker will finish work
tonight i'll the Root pharmacy. Miss
Baker plans to go to Chatham, Mass,
| for the summer months.
Francis and Oriel Stevens have returned
from West Dummerston, where they
| spent the week end with their grand
mother, Mrs f. E. Phillips.
Miss Sylvia Crosby is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Lyman Smith, in Philadelphia.
She also attended commencement at the
Walnut Lane school for young women.
| Mrs. NJ. NJ. Lamson of Putney road
who fell Sunday in her home, causing
several injuries, is better. Her grand
daughter, Mrs. W. d. Bathric, is caring
for her.
Mr. and Mrs. Dion Hopkinson and Miss
Josephine Foster of Springfield, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY.
Observations for May Taken at 40 High
Street, Elevation 333 Feet.

observation-disclosures, 81 (7-16-l0.
Lowest, 81 (2). Mean Waximum. 1913.
Mean minimum, 4S.9. Daily mean for
month, 622 Absolute maximum in May
for nine years, % N9l4. Absolute min
imum in May for nine years, "a tl9l4l.
Normal temperature in May for nine
years, 54.S Excess this year compared
with normal, IA
Atmospheric pressure-Highest, $3.50
Q6l. Lowest, $3.50 (S1. Daily mean for
month. 1907. Absolute maximum in
May for nine years, 1882 tl9l4). Abso-
lutte minimum in May for nine years.
29.3l (l9l5l. Normal pressure in May
for nine years. 29.9s. Excess this year
compared with normal 90.
Precipitation, 3.06. Normal in May for
nine years, 3.0l. Total precipitation this
year. l4.3S. Excess the past month COM
pared with normal, .05. Number of days
on which 0l inch or over of precipitation
occurred, l. Wind, prevailing direction
south Clear days, nine. Partly cloudy
Is. Cloudy, four. Thunder storms
l7-l0-l3 27.-F. II. Vaughan, observer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04


ishes' credited to the Mackmen. who
were not SO much on fielding, but
were long on hitting.
However, the signal getting wasn't
always successful. even for such sharp
ers as Davis and Bender, and Connie
Mack's old lieutenant related an Incl
dent in this connecticut:
ut was on opening day of Shibe
park" says Davis. 1.-The Yankees were
opposing the Athletes. Jim Vaughn,
now of the Cubs. way pitching for New
York. As early as the second inning,
we discovered that Vaughn and not the
catcher gave the signs. This condi-
ton was created by the Yanks to out
guess us.
'They had suspected that we would
try to steal the sign from the catcher.
Well, about as early as the second In
ming we discovered through studying
the actions Of Vaughn that whenever
he intended TO pitch curve he would
hold the ball in his right hand before
offering 1t to the batter. When he in
tended to pitch a fast one, he would
keep 1t in his left hand.
"Now, we knew every pitch he made
just what was coming up. What did
| we do to him? Well. it wouldn't be
any story if we had beaten him by %
runs. Instead of beating him, he shut
| us out, to 0. in spite of the fact that
we knew what he was pitching. This
| Is what makes baseball the uncertain
| game 1T is"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04

Ty Cobb has put quietus on the
persistent rumors which have been GO
Ing the rounds to the effect that he
was adjusting his personal affairs with
the idea Of enllstlng before the sea-
son was over.
The rumors originated In Pittsburgh,
where an army officer stated that
Cobb had decided to enlist and that II
was only question as to when he
could arrange his business matters
with that end in view.
Cobb says that he intends to stick
10 the Tigers this season but that he
was thinking of enlisting at the close
Of the baseball year, but had not reach
ed decision Mt this point.
He intlmated that he had been Of
fered commission In the motor-me
chnnics corps but could not accept be
cause of his business affairs. 1t is be
lleved that the story resulted from Thu
fact.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04
Sporting Notes.

Holding Detroit hitless, Leonard
pitched Boston to to 0 victory at
Detroit yesterday afternoon. Only one
Detroiter reached first base, the result
of the only base on balls Leonard is
sued. Boston hit Dauss freely, bunch
ing the blows with bases on balls and
errors. Ruth, sent to center field to re-
place Strunk, duplicated his home run
of Sunday by again placing the ball in
the right field bleachers.
New York lost its first home game
of the season at New York yester-
| day, losing to Pittsburg, 3 to =. The
visitors scored their winning run in
the eighth inning when Fletcher made
a wild throw attempting to complete
a double play. After two New York
runs were scored on Miller in the first
inning on three hits and sacrifice
fly, he did not permit another man tt
reach base, retiring 26 men in order
The game between ST. Louis and
Brooklyn at Brooklyn yesterday, which
the visitors won, Is to u, in II innings
was played under protest by the home
club. In the sixth inning, with Bairc
on second Cruise hit a liner to center
which Hickman stopped, but could no
hold. Baird reached third, and, think
ing the ball was caught, started bacl
for second. After going back abou
about 20 feet he cut across the diamond
to the plate and scored. Umpire Rigle
ruled that after a runner had one
touched third base he was not compelled
to retouch it on his way home. Olsol
protested the decision and was put on
of the game. Manager Robinson the
ordered his men to play under protest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04
BASEBALL
STORIES

"Truck" Hannah looks a regular big
league catcher.
"Irish" Meusel Is making good with
Pat Moran's Phillies In the outneld.
Roy Massey Is leading of the
Braves batting order and hitting like
q flend.
The st. Paul club finally has turned
Pitcher Charley Boardman over to
Louisville.
The Detroit Tigers took $1,000 worth
Of Liberty bonds. Every man on the
team purchased.
Manager Barrow Of the Red Sox
will appear In uniform on the coaching
, lines this season.
Eddie Plank Is signed up with an
eastern semipro team and will pitch
two games week at 500 throw.
|
Ban Johnson broke all precedents
this year by refusing to make any pre-
dections on the American league race.
Milwaukee is trying out a youngster
4 named Cameron on first base who is
said to be a worthy successor to Nal.
Barry.
In case his catching situation gets
really desperate, Manager Jones of the
Browns can call Pete Johns to 20 be-
hind the bat.
| Fred Walters, a Chicago boy, is put.
ting on some Nick Altrock stuff for
the Columbus fans, who have taker
him to their hearts.
Gene Paulette, once a Giant has
been hitting the ball on the nose for the
Cardinals. Roger Hornsby's big bat
has been quiescent so far.
"Robbed by the umpire!" cry tn,
Boston Braves. but Hub fans are n,
longer fooled. They demand winnin,
results from Stallings and his crew.
-
Fielder Jones, after looking over Or
ban Shocker the other day, declare,
that the former Yankee would be on
Of the Browns best pitchers this year
Bobby Roth hasn't started to crow
the pill yet, but Cleveland fans are no
worrying. They know Bobby will b.
on hand with many swats this sum
mer.
Captain Arson, doing his vaude
. Vile turn in Seattle recently, wa
visited by Amos Rusie, who took
> few hours off from his work In a shiI
7 building plant. 1t was the first tim
the two famous old-timers had see
, each other in years.
A Quaker city scribe says that b,
fore the maple turns to crimson an
the sassafras to gold lot of ball pla,
E. ers will be learning the gentle art {
IS hand grenade throwing for use again
Prussianism.
- Some baseball historians claim (
=: have discovered that the first bonr
l. ever given pitcher on the basis {
lg games won was in Silver Kings col
RS tract with the Browns, when King e,
Is a salary of $500 and bonus Of So
for winning more than 40 games,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04

An Italian firm has asked for eata-
ogues for flour mill machinery,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04
National League.

National League Games Today.
Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Pittsburg at New York.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04
LITTLE Difference IN PLAY
Pitchers in Minors Try to Stop Hitting,
While In Majors Batters Must
Hit Ball.

Ping Bodie, the desperate fence de-
stroyer, has it all figured out. Says
he:
'The principal difference between
the game OF baseball in the big leagues
and down in the sticks is as follows !:
''In the minors the pitchers are al
why's trying to keep you from hitting
the pill. Ia the big leagues the hurlers
nre always making you hit 1t. That's
all there Is TO IT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04

were visitors Sunday at Arthur +. Rob-
erts's on Walnut street.
Miss Janette Smith has returned to
her home here for the summer, having
completed her course at the Sargent
School of Physical Culture.
| Mrs. Z. B. Smith, Mrs. Henry R. Brown,
Mrs F. /. Swift, Mrs. James NJ. Adams
and Miss Ethel A. Eddy went today to
Burlington to attend the state federation
| of Womans clubs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04

Lieut.. ]. H. Eraige, a former UNI
versity Of Pennsylvania star athlete
and Tor eight years holder of the A. A.
q. eastern middleweight boxing cham
pionship, is athletics director for the
big marine corps encampment at Guam
tico, Va. He has the camp competing
In basketball, baseball, football. box
ing, wrestling and clearing obstacles.
In the basketball c,ntests alone. 1.1O0
men particip led.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04
ATHLETICS HELPED
~. BY SIGNAL TIPPING
Harry Davis, Mack's Old Lieuten-
ant, Tells of Success.
Knew Just What Jim Waugh Was Co.
ing to Pitch In Certain Game, but
Couldn't Beat Him-Makes
Baseball Uncertain.
Harry Davis at a recent banquet in
Philadelphia admitted that a consider
Amerlcan.Leaoue

able amount of
the Athletics sue
cess was due to
their ability to
"get" the signals
of the opposing
outfit. Sometimes
1t was the sixth
and seventh In
ming before the
as | gn | scouts"
managed to dis
cover what t h e
catcher or pitcher
was signing" but
when they did get
1t the old slam
ming started. This
Is supposed to ac-
count for many
sSngnth-inn An
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04
Yesterdays GAMES.
American League.


Boston, 5 8 O
Detroit, 0 0 g
Leonard and Schang; Dauss, Gun
ningham and Yelle.
Chicago, 9 9 o
New York, 9 8 2
Cieotte and Schalk; Russell, Finneran
and Hannah.
Washington, 3 1
Cleveland, 9 3
Ayers, johnson and Picinich, Ain
smith; Covcleskie and O'Neill.
Philadelphia, 2 9 8
st. Louis, l 2
Gregg and McAvoy; shocker and
Nunamaker.
National League.
Pittsburg, 3 1
New York, 2 3 l
Miller and Schmidt; Tesreau, Demaree
and McCarty.
st. Louis, Is 23 4
Brooklyn, II 13
Meadows, Packard and Gonzales
Grimes, Coombs, Griner, Cheney and
Miller. az innings.)
Chicago, IL.
Boston, 8
Tyler, Weaver and Killifer; Nehf and
Tragesser, Henry.
Observation-Disclosures, train connec
tions missed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04
TAlLEST PITCHER SIGNED

Bill Kuss, the tallest pitcher
in captivity, who last season
was bought by the Pittsburg
Pirates for $4,000, has been
signed for the season to deliver
for the Seattle club In the Pa
cific Coast International league.
Kuss never got very far with
the Pirates owing to a sore arm
developing shortly after he ar
rived In Pittsburgh. He was UNI
conditionally released.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04
sCOUTS' SALE OF STAMPS.
Fewer Applications but More Money Sc
cured the Past Week.

The Boz Scouts secured fewer sub
scribers but more money in the war saw
ings stamp sale in the week ending
June |. Troop for the first time
jumped into the lead with seven sub
scribers and $l05. Troop secured
more applications but less money.
Troops l and only had one man each
at work
The Jasper news., 1918-11-21

1t also. So, after that, very few of
us drank, water from the hydrant. /
was scared stiff at first, because had
had some of the water, but after that
] did not touch hydrant water.
= 1t was good thing for us that
there was always plenty of snow In
Germany, and even luckier that the
Huns did not shoot us for eating It.
1t was about the only thing they did
not deprive us Oft was not verboten.
I thought knew what tough coolies
were, in the trenches, but they were
regular mollycoddles compared to the
pets we had in the prison camps. After
we boiled our clothes we would be
free from them for not more than two
hours, and then they would come
back, with re-enforcements, thirsting
for vengeance.
The camp at Neustrelitz was sur
rounded by big dogs. which were kept
just outSide the barbed wire. We had
them going all the time. Every once
In while, some fellow would make
an awful racket and the next thing
we knew, there was Fritz coming like
shot, with musket at his hip. Just
ns they carry them in a charge, and
blowing whistles at each other until
they were blue In the face. When
ever they thought some one was es-
Gaping, they ran twice MS fast as I
ever saw them run, except when the
Foreign Legion was on their heels
at Dixmude.
When they got up to the dogs. they
would first talk to them and then kick
them, and after that, they would rest
their rifles on the wire and yell
"Zuruck !" at us. We all enjoyed this
innocent pastime very much, and we
were glad they had the dogs.
There were some things the Huns
did that you just could not explain.
For instance, one of the Russians
walked out of the kuche, as we were
passing, and we heard bang! and
the Russian keeled over and went
west. Now, we had not done anything
The Jasper news., 1918-11-21

and the other Russians said he had
behaved himself, worked hard and had
never had any trouble. They just
killed him, and that is all there was to
1t. But not one of us could figure
out why.
After we had been at Neustrelitz
for three weeks, they drilled us out of
the camp to a railway station. and
stood us In the snow for four hours
waiting for the train. We were ex-
hausted and began falling. one by
one, and each time one of us fell. the
sentries would yell. "Nicht krank |"
and give us the rifle butt. We had
our choice of standing up and dying
or falling down and being killed, and
1t was fine choice to have to make.
The cars finally pulled in, and as
usual, the windows were smashed, the
doors open, and the compartments just
packed with snow. When we saw this.
we knew we were going to get worse
treatment, even, than We had been
getting, and many of us wanted to die.
1t had not been unusual for soma of
the men to tell the Germans to shoot
them too, and 1t seems as though 1t
was always man who wanted to live
who did get 1t and went west.
However, all of us nearly got killed
when we reached Wittenberg. When
the train stopped there. we saw biz
wagonload of sliced bread on the sta.
tion platform and we all stared at II.
We stood 1t as long as we could. and
then we made rush for 1t. But when
we got nearer. we saw that there were
four sentries guarding it and -four
women Issuing 1t out to the German
soldiers. They would not give us any
Of course.
So We stood around and watched the
The Jasper news., 1918-11-21

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stronger In every way since taking 1t,
and the annoying symptoms have disap-
peared. 49, Mrs. M. GoDDEN, 925 Ma
poleon ST., Fremont, Ohio.
Such annoying symptoms 90 heat
flashes, nervousness, backache, head
ache, irritability and "the blues, +" may
be speedily overcome and the system
restored to normal conditions by this
famous root and herb remedy Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable. Compound.
If any complications present them.
selves write the Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass, for suggestions how to
overcome them. The result Of forty
years experience IL at your service and
your letter held In strict confidence.
The Jasper news., 1918-11-21
CHAPTER Xxx.
kultur-the Real Stuff.

kultur-the Real Stuff.
Neustrelitz was mainly for Russian
prisoners, and there were neither Brit.
ish nor French soldiers interned ther3
only sailors of the merchant marin,
such as the men 1 was with. The
Russians were given far worse treat
ment than any other prisoners. This
was for two reasons, as near as could
make out. One was that the Russian
would stand most anything, whereas
the British and French could only be
goaded to certain point, and beyond
that lay trouble. The other reason
was that the Russians sent German
prisoners to Siberia, or at least. so the
Huns thought, and Fritz hates the
cold, So, hating the Russians, and
The Jasper news., 1918-11-21
THAT CHANGE IN
WOMAN'S LIFE
Mrs. Golden TeIls How IE
May be Passed in Safety
and Comfort.
Fremont, o. --sI was passing through
che critical period of life, being forty.

Blk Year, OF age bnu
had all the symp-
toms incidenttot
chsnge--heat flash
es, nervousness, and
was In o general run
down condition, 80
it was hard for mo
to do my work.
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com.
pound was recon-
mended to me as the
best remedy for my
troubled. which lie
The Jasper news., 1918-11-21
CTo BE coNTINURD.)
Llnea to Ra Remembered.

Good nature will always supply the
absence of beauty, but beauty cannot
supply the absence Of good nature.--
Joseph Addison.
The Jasper news., 1918-11-21
OF Course.

"The fate of this enterprise hangs
on hair"
"That is a bald sort of statement"
The Jasper news., 1918-11-21
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

by LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
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the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
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Is composed OF some of the best tonics
known, combined with some OF the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
of the ingredients In HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE Is what produces such won-
derful results in catarrhal conditions.
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The Jasper news., 1918-11-21

A grateful thought toward heaven
is of Itself prager.-Lessing.
Arizona republican., 1918-11-04

AMSTERDAM Nov. 3.-On the occasion of the con- sttutional amendment coming into orce says an official telegram from Berlin, Emperor William addressed to Prince MaXimlian of Baden the German imperial chan ceor decree endorsing the decisions of the reichsag and avowing his firm determination to cooperate in their full development. The emperOrs decree reads: Your Grand Ducal Hghness
 "I return herewith for immediate publication. the bill to amend the imperial constitution and the law of March IT, 1879 relative the representation of the i'm pera chancellor which has been laid before for sigma ture
 Transfers Rights of Kaiser
 ''On the occasion of this step, which is for the future history of the German people, have de sire to give expression to my feelings Prepared for by series of government acts order into force which transfers the fundamental rights of the kaiser per son to the people,
 ''lt thus to a close, period which will stand in honor before the of future generations Despite all struggles between invested authority and aspiring forces has rendered possible to people that tremendous de- velopment which mperishaby revealed itself in the derfu achievements of this
 'In the terrible storms of the four years of how old forms have been broken up not to leave their ruins behind, but to make place for vital form
 No Right Shall Be Withheld
 After the achievements of these times, the German people claim that right which may guarantee free and happy future, shall be withheld from them
 The proposals of the allied governments, which adopted and extended their origin to this convic tion l. however, with exalted allies endorse these decisions of parliament in firm determination far am concerned to cooperate in their full development vinced that thereby promoting the veal of the Ger man people.
 The kasers office is one of service to the people. May then the order release all the good powers which people need in order to support the trials which hanging the empire and with firm step win bright future from the gloom of the present. l (Sighed) "WIIHELM, l. R. I 'Countersigned: MaXmilian, Prince of Baden"
Arizona republican., 1918-11-04

beyond the Grand place, and here two deputies, Messieurs Damien and Billet were acting in place of Mayor Tauchen who was carried off to Germany by the invaders. These two men, with the as- sistance of French and British officers, are trying to carry on the administra- tion of the city and bring about some thing like order. In response to a re- quest for a message to the outside world the two officials gave the Asso- ciated Press the following:
 Send Message to World
 P The town of Valenciennes is happy to receive the representatives of the gallant armies of the entente. The town salutes them with joyous and patriotic acclamations. Wve La France! Vivent Les Allies!"
 The Canadians had established a satisfactory line east of Vaienciennes by nightfall yesterday. Within the city remained the work of mopping up the German machine gunners hidden in buildings and waiting to snipe the advancing troops. The Canadians went about the business systematical ly and by this morning had accounted for every German so far as they knew NO CASUALLY lO the clVllldn lnHaDltantS was reported up to the moment of the entry of the first Canadian detachment Soon after that three civilians were killed by a shell, and the deputies or dered residents to take shelter in their houses.
 Valenciennes still has considerable quantities of flour, condensed milk salted meat, artificial lard and various cereals. The most useful supplies would be fats, bacon, rice, beans, peas sugar. coffee and milk. Most of the supplies on hand came from the Amer
Arizona republican., 1918-11-04
COUNT T|SzA PAYS
 PENALTY IF LIFE
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 3.-The Berlin Vossische Zeitung contains a dramatic description of the assassination Of Count Stephen Tisza, former premier of Hungary, last week.
 At o'clock in the evening, three soldiers invaded Count Tiszas resi- dence and presented themselves in the drawing room. Count Tisza, with his wife and the Countess AlmassY, ad vanced to meet the intruders, asking what they wanted.
 What have you in your hand?" a soldier demanded of Tisza.
 Tisza replied that he held a revolver. The soldier told him to put it away, but Tisza replied:
 q shall not, because you have not laid aside your rifles
 The soldiers then requested the women to leave the room, but they de- clined to do so. A soldier then ad- dressed Tisza as follows: You are responsible for the destruc- tion of millions of people, because you caused the war
 Then raising their rifles, the soldiers shouted:
 "The hour of reckoning has come"
 The soldiers fired three shots and Tisza fell His last words were T ana dying. It had to be- The soldiers quilted the house ac- companied by gendarmes, who pre- viously were employed to guard the | door,