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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
DADDYSEV[NDN(
ARY TALL ell
AN OIL BATH.
~ MARY GPAHAM.1. BONNER

"My skin feels very queerly," said
Mr.. Elephant.
$50 does mine," said Mrs. Elephant.
And Miss Elephant agreed by saying,
mime feels every bit as queerly.'
Now the keeper in the zoo had no
ticed that the elephants needed atten-
ton. Its so cold outdoors and the
heat inside the zoo is bad for them.
Their skin might crack if ! didn't do
something for them the keeper said
to himself.
And soon he was ready to fix them.
you'll have oil baths" he said, as he
came to them with the Oil he had
ready.
This will keep your skin from
cracking" he said to Mr.. Elephant,
who was the first one he visited"
"Yes," he continued, "in this steam
| heated elephant house your skin would
crack and hurt if / didn't see that you
were given an oil bath once in while"
And he talked the same way as he
visited Mrs. Elephant, Miss Elephant
and several of the Elephant cousins.
| Alter TIE blliuS WIS ONeI llaiN d
fine luncheon of water and hay. They
thought it was very delicious. And
the keeper regulated the steam heat
so it would not get too hot for them.
"Tell me, Mr.. Elephant" said Miss
Elephant, who was still very young,
"why We're we given oil baths? And l
cannot understand why the keeper
does not let our house get too hot
when mother has told me she loves the
summer heat and feels so happy and
well all summer"
1--WE We're given oil baths" said Mr..
Elephant, ito keep our skin from crack
ing. 1t would be very bad for us if it
cracked, and it would be uncomfort-
able and painful. Didn't you hear the
keeper say he was Oiling US so our skin
wouldn't crack"
Eyes" said Miss Elephant. 81 heard
that. l am afraid l am not very clear
in my questions What l really meant
to ask was why we are oiled in the
zoo and why it is so necessary when
outside in our real homes we wouldn't
8 fuss like that. would we?"
"Ah." said Mr.. Elephant, cit shows,
Miss Elephant that you were born in
the zoo. To be sure we oil ourselves
in our real homes. We go III the
ponds where there is oil and we find
o. oil in the marshes. Oh we know how
o to keep our skin in fine condition. We
IS always do when we are away.
Here we have to depend on the
+ keeper. We can't find the oil our
81 SELVES. Ne den,L- know where hs kesrs
Il it, and even if we did, we would MOI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
NORWICH VS.. NORWICH
Major Burwel Makes New Altitude

Sometime during the week Of February
25th Major II. B. : BurwelI, officer IL
charge of flying at the important aviation
school at Kelley Field, South san Antonio,
Texas, smashed all altitude records for
airplanes when he assembled an even 5000
feet IN his machine The previous record
Of l7.4l4 feet was made on October O. 1914
by Captain now major H. Leroy Muller
graduate Of Norwich i'll the class OF
1908 Thus Major Burwcl is adding laure's
to the honor already held by a Norwich.
trained man
Many Norwich men are at present en-
tering the aviation service This work
seems to have a particular attraction foI
the \. I. type Of college man Several
already hold commissions as first heuten
ants, while others are still enlisted men
undergoing training
Norwich also has several men in the
balloon service, chief among them beins
Lieutenant Colonel H. b. Jersey of the
class of 1885 Colonel Hersey is the com
handing officer Of the big balloon schoo
at Omaha.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

The class had to rite a compensation
on rain for homework ycstidday, this be
ing mine
Rain is waiter in the form OF rain. 1t
comes frum the Clouds landing mulch
lighter than enybody elts Good falling that
far Wen there is no clouds in the SKY
there is no ram, and vica virtue
Rain is mulch enjoyed by flowers.
Wen it starts to rain in summir, pee
pie say. The farmers will be glad To get
this RAIN Wen it starts TO rain in wintl1
they don't say cnything.
Wen it looks like rain and people TAX
their umbrellas with them wen they e
out, it genreIy don't, but wen it look,
ike and they don't, 1t genrelly does
Wen boy sets out in the rain lie al
ways wears his rubbers peryiding hl
father or mother sees him going out, bU'
he wood consider 1t a dISkrace to pu
them on without being told Most boy
ret umbrellas forced on them for kris>
mas or beTtkday presents and in about
weeks they either brake them or elts can
| find them, proving umbrellas seem to b
more useful gifts than wat they RELY are
Horses stand out in the rain as II the.
! dldcnt know weather 1t was raining @
not, proving that if you haff to do sum
thing you mite as well try to look as
you wood Jest as leef be doing that as eny
thing elts
\ little rain is Jest few drops. a littI
more IS a sprinkel, and good bit is
shower
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES
Tramp Held on Arson Charge.

William H. Jackson, a tramp. was
brought TO the county Jail in Kccne
Monday by Deputy Horace Perry of
Walpole. lie had been held for the
April term of the superior court on a
charge of arson, having been arraigned
in the municipal court of Walpole.
Jackson slept in a house on the
keene road in Walpole Sunday night,
which had been vacant since the own
er, Mr., Van Denmark, left in the fell
for his home in New York city lie
found lantern i'll the place, accord
ing to his story, and lighted it. Some
how the house caught fire and was de
stroyed.
Jackson notified neighbors of the fire
and IN attempt was made to put il
out, but it had too much of start.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
1--WE Go Wading in the Ponds"

be able to go after it, as we can't get
out of these big cages and yards. But
the keeper does look after US well, he
certainly does.
"And here In the zoo we need the
oil most especially because the heat is
different from summer heat. 1t is
steam, or forced heat, and our skin
is more apt to crack in this kind of
heat"
''Oh," said Miss Elephant, "now /
understand. So mother really does
love the heat, but its the real, outdoor
heat she loves best"
You're right dear child elephant"
said Mrs. Elephant. And you'll love
it too, for you'll be an elephant child
after my own heart. fou Will enjoy
the glorious summer time"
And what is more,'' continued Mr..
Elephant, 1.-The keeper is doubly wise
in giving us oil baths.
1--WE love to take real water baths
all summer long, but when It's winter
we don't care to take baths at ALL
SO he feels more than ever we must
be bathed, even if it is only in oil"
And after Mr.. Elephant I'D told of
the wondrOus days in the marshes and
forests where they could oil them
selves and look after themselves so
well, Mrs. Elephant told Miss Elephant
of the wonderful summer months
which were coming before very long.
Poor Miss Elephant didn't know
which she would rather do-be Wild as
her father had been-wild and free
or stay il the zoo and be we'll looked
after by the keeper, with the warm
summer approaching and nice sunny
yard to lie in.
But it really didn't make so much
difference what she thought because
she was in the zoo anyway. and after
awhile she decided it was better than
anything. 1t was SO safe, and one was
always so sure Of getting ones food
even if one were only an clephantI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in Americas
Fighting Service.

The ploverbia readiness OF United
States marines to meet any emergency was
shown by Private Leonard Boucher Dean.
of the National Naval Volunteers. Ma
rine Corps Branch. in a sensational life
Saving exploit in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
\ private of marines was Heating on a
log in the Caribbean Sea near tie Naval
Station at Guantanamo He was attacked
by a shark, and in fighting 1t nc fell
from the log He was taken by cTamp,
but managed to float, rubbing his legs to
maintain mobility of the limbs. Rescu-
ing parties were dispatched, but could
not reach HIM on account OF the rough
sea. He was helpless, and was being
carried out by the tide, Private Dean
was bathing on the beach Word came
that a man was drowning, ard Dean
promptly swan out. Making his cours.
IN a different direction from that taken
~ tie other rescuers, he evaded the roug
water and brought ashore the drowning
man, who lad been battling for his life
nearly three hours II have often thought
tins might happen. when | was swimming
here. Dean told the man whose lie he
saved. and | had planned Just how
would go about getting a man IN, i the
occasion ever arose" Dean has received
full credit for saving the mans life, anc
ior his coo'nas3, courage and good judg
ment he has been recommended BY hi,
superior officers for Official commentator
lie enlisted in the Marine Corps Branc'
Of the National Naval Volunteers On Apri
II, 1917, at Los Angeles, and is son o
Mrs. Sarah Ann Dean, 235o1z West Pic
street, Los Angeles, California.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13

National prohibition is certainly on
its way Six states have declared for
it and none have turned it down. The
New York assembly seems certain to
give the amendment its endorsement.
Amy plan for a fake referendum has
been baked by Gov. Whitman 5 state
ment that he would veto such meas
IRE. There are well founded reasons
for arguing that such an amendment
ought not to be a part Of the federal
constitution, but the sentiment of the
state legislatures is in favor of making
the country totally dry. 1t will be a
little tough on some of the old soaks
at first. but the generations to come
after us will be more virile and more
moral as result of the change.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13

in the northwestern section of Lon
don and she and her sons were killed
by bomb dropped by German air
plane in one of the recent raids. Keep
the Home Fires Burning will continue
to be sung in several countries. Mrs.
Ford s contribution will continue TO
cheer and brighten many hearts, 1t is
one of those eases where lyon may for
get the singer but cannot forget the
song
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH 10. 1915.
STERN MEASURES FOR SPIES


Sontimcntalists of the kind that-are
inclined to have more sympathy with
the criminal than with his victim. will
probably make Sergeant William
Nimke, soldier at Camp Deveas, who
has just been sentenced to 30 years at
hard labor for disloyalty an object Of
their tender solieitude. They may fore
20 sending him bouquets in token of
their sympathy, but in several in
stances people of that sort of temucra-
mcnt have bemoaned his fate. and
have expressed their regret at the
harshness with which Nimkc has been
treated Thank heaven that this sort
of people are becoming scarcer. The
idea that German spies and German
traitors in the army have been treated
too harshly in the United States is too
ridiculous to be entertained. As a
matter Of fat. they have been treated
With altogether too much leniency.
The kaiser's American dentist who
has had the care of the All Highest 5
teeth for a number of years, and who
..rti ned to give them professional
attendance during the war up to quite
n recent time, has come back to his
own country One of the things that
SURPRISED Linn most was 10 learn how
little had been do~c to get after Ger
man spies and punish them. He re.
marked that ''not si@ce the war started
has single overt act beea charged
against an American in Germany. but
| have been informed since my arrival
.~t v.u people in the United State.
have had to put mp with all sorts OF
admitted crimes by German residents
Nobody has come forward with sat
isfactory explanation of the reason.
for this indulgent treatment of Ger
man spies, but Col Henry Wattersol
has given satisfactory expression +,
the popular Indignation at the failur,
| TO punish them as they deserve. Col
Wattcrson says:
a. few weeks ago rumor was in
dus 'riously circulated in this countr,
that II German spies had been secret
| lv executed at the instance of the de
partment Of justice. So general wa
the spread of the story that finally i
was thought necessary to enter oficia
denial 1t is a great pity that denia
should have been possible The rumo
ought to have been true. The shootin
Of a few spies would contribute NOR
TO the safety OF our fighting men tina
tbc intcrumcnt of 10000 suspects i
prison camps.
| 1--WE are engaged in warm a des
perate war whose issue is of mome1
tous consequence to ourselves and t
i mankind-in war for the waging {
which we are called upon to underg
mach personal sacrifice, to contribut
our manhood and to the utmost, it ma
be, of our vast material resources. An
vet nobody would know we were e
gagged in war from our treatment
the many and active spies amongst Il
not one of whom. though our war
4 nearly n year old, has been shot
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13

The Reformer Is on sale every evening
by the following news Dealers:
9rattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, c
w. Cleaveland s l. Purinton CEstey-
ville). Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand. Mrs. d. F Doyle.
South Main Street
West Bratteboro, L. Stockwell
East Oummerston, NJ r. Brown
Putney NJ G Williams
Newfane. y VI .Ratchelder.
Townshend, G W Cutler.
West Townshend G VI Grout.
jamaica. r J Daqcett
South Londonderry, F II TYLER
South Vernon. Purum
Northheld. Mass. Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield " H. Mrs W
Strepter
Ainsdale. NJ H.. " ~ LYMAN
Bellows Falls Denot Restaurant
Windsor VI. Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
Pre- ident Garfeld's Widow.



Mrs. Lucretia Il. Garfield. Sc years old,
widow of James \. Garfield, is living in
Los Angeles. and the Times OF that city
says her health is good. This means that
the widow of the former president Of the
United States is doing what she can il
the way of war work, and we are told that
daily those who cannot afford the funds
for the purchase of wool call at her home.
where they receive yarn and thank her
for the opportunity to ply their needles
in the cause Not far away from Mrs
Garfeld's home lives George f. Edmunds
long senator OF the United States from
Vermont. who became 90 years old last
month. OF course they are great friends,
with a wealth Of memories to share, but
both are keenly alive to and profoundly
interested III the national and world at
fairs OF the time. The views of Mr.. Ed
munds are frequently solicited, and they
reveal the fact of his intense interest in
the present and give evidence that the
power Of his strong and penetrating mind
has not been impaired by progress of the
years. Mr. Edmunds has no doubts as to
what the duty of the United States is i'll
this greatest crisis of Ter history 1t
may not be generally known that Mrs.
Garfield possesses the franking privilege
and writes her name in firm lines that
belle her years. She has lived to see two
of her sons play important parts in pub
lie affairs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
Plain Business Proposition
Burlington News

Huntington News
1t IS passing strange that there was any
discussion IN BrattIeboro over the estab-
lishment OF a sinking fund to take care of
the bonded Indebtedness of the municipal
ity as it natures. The sinking fund Is sim
ply plain business proposition. Any
village or city which issues bonds Tor
public Improvements should at the same
time establish sinking fund in which
annual amounts shall be deposited to take
care OF the bonds as they become due.
This sinking fund draws interest usually
at the same rate that the bonds do. so
that dollar for dollar it takes care OF the
bonds, 1t is enough TO state that while
the Rutland bonded indebtedness II
$629, ooo its sinking fund is S276.752.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
Howc's Name Helpful.
burlington News. J

Tie Brattleboro Reformer seems
somewhat incensed over what It terms
the suspicion and prejudice" of the
Daily News in connecting Frank Howe
of Bennington with the resurrection of
the defunct st. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN
As a matter of fact the News did pub
liSh q despatch from ST Johnsbury dur
ing The negotiations for the property
when It was assumed in that city that
M. Howe was in the deal, but has
printed several denials since which
should aequit It of any unfairness. BY
the way just where would Mr.. Pelley
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
TO TIE SUBSCRIBERS.

II ~ the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service In the delivery Of
the paper each night, and II 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, 1918-03-13

Secretary of War Newton d. Baker.
having safely arrived in a French
port, public mention of his journey 20
the battIefelds is permitted. Although
it has been known in newspaper offices
several weeks that he left Washing
ton on an important mission, all ref
erence to his absence was omitted by
request. 1t is announced that the pur
pose of his visit is exclusively military,
and that he win devote his time to an
inspection of the American forces and
in consultation with Gen. Pershing and
military officials of the allied nations
The trip Will enable the secretary to
get into personal touch with the whole
situation as it affects our boys abroad,
and he viii acquire a knowledge of
conditions that would be impossible
through secondhand information
After his return important changes in
the war department : methods are like
" TO occur.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
To Put in Her Coffee.

A physician in Southern state re-
has lost her recompcnse for me. She
are giving her distributions to another
man. / want you to send me some
thing to put in her coffee and make her
malgnify herself to ME again, if you
please This is = clear case of putting
up hard job to the doctor.-New Or
leans States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
Paradise at Last

IT just love being here said Bob
bic.
What do you like best about it?''
asked the good farmers wife.
You haven't any bathroom in the
house" said Bobbie.-Exc' nge
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13

Fate plays strange pranhs. One of
the most popular war songs Of the day
is Keep the Home Fires Burning. It's
author, Mrs. Lena Guilbert Ford of
Ilmira, y T., had been living recently
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication OF all
news dispatches credited to II and not
otherwise credited I'm this paper and also
the local news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13
70 ApVERTlSERS.

Transient adVertising-Run OF paper
so cents an inch for first insertion, Is
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton Limited space on first page at
double rates
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Five cents a
line first insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent Insertion
without change Of copy
Reading Notces-Ten cents per line.
first insertion with so per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change Of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13

TRY TIE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS
IN THE DAILY REFORMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13

it, and even if we did, we would NOT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13

Entered in the postofflce at Brattleboro
as second class matter
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-07-24
PILOTS ARE WIRELESS MEN
Men Who Operate AiroIanes in Brit
ish Aviation Service Must Be
Telegraphers.

Somewhere in France.-Every pilot
in the British air service is now a
trained wireless telegraphist. The use
of the wireless on airplanes is. how
ever. limited by the weight of the ap-
paratus and the noise and vibration of
the engines. Heavier-than-air craft
cannot remain aloft, with engines
stopped, for the reception of long wire
less messages.
But the wireless has enlarged the
field of airplanes in warfare. Mes
sages transmitted by the cavalry of
the air. now keep headquarters in
touch with every visible movement on
the part of the enemy. 1t is, how
ever, in connection with artillery that
wireless is chiefly employed.
The difficulty of receiving Sound"
signals in the air will be apparent
when it is stated that conversation be-
tween pilot and observer is impracti-
cable. without the use of special loud
speaking" telephones, on account of
the noise made by the engine. the hum
of the vibrating rigging, and the rush
of air.
Signals sent when flying across the
ground station, or when turning. are
not so clear as those sent while flying
directly toward or away from the re-
ceiving station.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-07-24
ARMY MULE NEVER
FORGETS TRAINING

for IS per cent less grain. He will
thrive on this. and at the end Of
hard campaign be squealing and kick
ing up his heels when the horse would
be reduced to ineffectiveness.
Whether horse or mule, every AMI
nal bought for war duty must have
been broken. When the animal gets
into the army there are so many things
1t must be taught there is no time to
waste on rudimentary things. 1t first
goes 10 the cOrrals of the remount
depot, where it Is held with other ami
mails of the same general type and
conformation until a requisition for
animals of that sort is received from
some unit. to which it Is issued.
Then begins the animals real army
training. AS with man. the first
thing is to drive the lesson home that
the first duty Is toward the group to
which it is assigned. In the man this
soon becomes loyalty to the squad. the
platoon. the company and the regiment
and results in team work. For
the animal it means that the
lesson Is driven home so relentleSslY
that 1t is the duty Of wheeler, or a
leader, or a number two or three 1.-THE
horses making up the middle team OF
six-horse artillery team) to do thus
and so. that an animal that has been
through this school will never do its
most effective work anywhere but IN
the position to which 1t was accus-
toned in it's training.
To the cavalry horse much the
same thing applies. Put him into
training. accustom him thoroughly to
what is expected Of him. and his rider
may fall or be shot from the saddle,
and in most cases he will hold his posi-
ton and thunder forward with the rest
of the command in the midst of the
charge.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-07-24
"SWAT THE YELLOW DOG"
Campaign Against Person Who Car.
ries Rumors Of Disasters, Inno-
Gently Or With Intent.

Cleveland, O.-"Swat the Yellow
Dog"
This is the plea of a pamphlet being
issued by the Cleveland Advertising
club as contribution to the cam
paign against insidious rumors of mill
itary disaster and against German
propaganda. The pamphlet will be
used as a letter enclosure and the
local advertising club will attempt to
get the other advertising clubs of the
United States and Canada to issue
similar pamphlets and push the cam
paign. The Yellow Dog is described
as person who carries rumOrs of
disaster and spreads German propa-
ganda. innocently or with intent.