davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
U-BOATS' KNELL IN AUGUST.
Jellicoe Expects Bad Time for Allied
Ships Until Then.

LONDON, Feb 12-Admiral Sir
John II. Jellicoe, former chief of the
naval staff, speaking at Huh said he
was afraid eve are in for a bad time
for few months but by late summer
about August believe we shall be
able to say the submarine menace is
killed
Admiral Jellicoe then continued:
won t say before August, because
| always notice when we have an Opt
mistic speech from the premier or any
high official it results in a disaster
about the next day. | have told the
premier often enough not to make
optimistic speeches about submarines,
because | have found the next morn
ing | had to go over to the war cabinet
with a very long list of losses. -
Admiral Jellicoe said the reason for
the recent losses in the Irish Sea was
that there is shoal water on each side
of that sea, at the bottom of which a
submarine could sit and remain when
hunted. The difficulty of keeping sub
marines in their home ports, he added,
was accumulated by the shoal water in
and around Heligoland Blight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
MUD PLUGGED GAS MASK.
That's What Put Victor Corkran Out
of Business.

Victor G. Corkran, son Of the Rev.
Or. d. H. Corkran, former pastor of
Aliddlebury Methodist church, now in
hospital in England recovering from
illness caused by being gassed. writes
Milton, which is printed in the Bur
lington Free Press. from which the
following extract is taken:
I've tried two or thre times since
/ We been in hospital to write about
that fght-hut il can t he done. Only
Il person who has been through can
hope to realize conditions we were up
against and the shell fire we went
through was the worst ever seen on
that front, if not the worst of the war.
| know that conveys nothing to You but
can think Of no comparison. The only
description that could possibly convey
any mpreSslon-imagine seeing q heavy
rain storm approaching, then replace
the rain drops with heavy shells and
You will have faint idea of the in
tenslty Of the barrage he put over on
ua from time to time Most of nv
pals were killed. At the end of the
second attack | was III charge of gun,
four men ahead of me being killed.
Lost all of my men twice Out Of Is
guns mine was the only one left in ac-
ton 20 minutes after the second attack.
\ few minutes later an officer, a ser
geant and | were all that was left of
the crews Of the entire bunch.
God, but it was horrible. Day and
night standing or sitting in icy cold
water or lying in mud, moving about
in mud that was from knee deep To
bottomless, going without food, drink
ing water from she'll holes in which
as / discovered on one occasion, there
were dead bodies. Had the narrowest
! OF escapes from time to time and often
cursed my fate that | was left alive to
! have to go ON through that unspeakable
/ misery. However, at last we were re-
/ llcEed. On the way out we had to pass
through an area he was plastering with
! gas shells Got stuck in the mud and
was leaning over on my stomach try
/ ing to squirm out when a gas shell
struck Just beside me Gas mask was
| plugged up with mud. so GOT the full
| benefit Of the stuff. Didn t feel very
! bad until three days later Reported
= sick Just on general principles, was
sent to base hospital in France, then
over here to England. Heart is affect
ed, but IS long as stay quiet am al
right Had 4 bad attack Sunday night
and nearly cashed in, but am feeling
quite decent again.
Rather expect to 90 back to Frame,
the middle or latter part Of February
Am not too enthusiastic about it, but
every man is needed there these day.
and by spring the need will be ever
greater. Heinie Is far from beaten, il
fact he seems to be getting his SECOND
wind
Rather discouraging some times. W,
fight like fendS and take a few hun
dred yards away from him at fright
full cost and on some other front thu
Italians or some one else promptly lost
hundreds of square miles of territory
and all kinds of guns, etc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
BOYS MURDER WATCHMAN.
Three Fail in Attempt to Get Away
from Protectory.

NORRISTOWN, Pa, Feb. 12-In at
tempting to escape from the Philadel-
phia protectory at Fatland three boys
murdered Patrick McGrory, the watch
man, 90 years old. The boys afterward
were captured hidden in the clothes
room of tho institution and were
brought to Norristown and committed
70 jail. They are Daniel Donohue, ),
PhoeniXville; William Sexton. Ii. Phil
adelphia, and Thomas Kelly, Is, Phila-
delphia.
When McGrory opened a door he was
pounced upon by the boys, who lay in
wait, They seized 4 blackjack that
was IN his pocket and beat him about
the head and face. Several teeth were
knocked out and his face was gashed
They took the keys of the institution
from him, but before they could get
away one of the teachers prevented
their escape
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
She Was a Sick Woman.

4 Chicago clergyman gives this az.
count Of infant resoureefulness:
His little daughter was feeling a bit
under the weather one evening, and
consequently was put to bed early. She
had not been under the covers more
than five minutes before she called out
- Mother, want to see father
Go to sleep, dear answered the
mother. FEATHER can t see you now.
In few minutes she called once
more: - Mother, I've got to see Ga
the
= | can't disturb your father now
lie Is very busy. Go to sleep
There was silence for nearly fve
minutes. Then these words floatof
down the stairs: Mother. am !
very sick woman, and | must see my
pastor at once. ''-Everybodv 5.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
STOPS TRADING IN
HENS AND PULLETS
United States Food Administration
Takes Action to Prevent Egg
Famine Next Winter.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-The Unit
ed States food administration an
nounced last night that il has forbid
den licensed trading in live or freshly
killed hens and pullets. Dealers have
been notified that fresh stock of this
kind already purchased must he dis
posed Of by Feb. % and that addition
al stocks may not be purchased They
may still handle stored or frozen stocks.
BY restricting the killing of chickens.
which should soon be heavy LAYERS. the
food administration hopes to increase
the production of eggs, adding to the
available market supply and 1T the
same time allowing them to 90 into
storage during the season Of high pro
duction at a price which will not ne
cessltate unreasonable figures for stor-
age eggs next fan and winter. Fur
Their slaughter would possibly reduce
this year 5 production to the danger
line.
Increased cost of feeding. combined
with present attractive market prices.
has influenced many poultry raiscrs to
dispose Of birds which should add to
the spring and summer egg production.
If this should continue at the rate
which has ruled in recent months. there
would be u very real shortage of eggs
this spring, with corresponding high
prices paid for those placed in storage.
Both the food administration and the
| department Of agriculture have ad
vised saving all hens and pullets for
| egg production
The food administration some time
! ago requested dealers to reduce the
killing of possible egg producers, urg
| ing them TO continc their purchases Il
! cocks and eockeFels. 1t now has made
the request definite prohibition. Fail
ure to observe this order would consti
tute q violation Of the food control act
1t would be followed by revocation OF
license or could be punished by fine Of
not more than $1,000, by imprisonment
for not more than two years, or by al
! three.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
Dies While in Government Service.

The death Of L. r. MacBroom, for
merry of Rutland, in St Vincent s hos
Pltal. Naval Base, Va, was announced
in telegram received by Albert S.
Reed of Rutland.
Mr.. MacBroom was superintendent
Of construction and sub-stations for the
Rutland Railway, Light & Power com
paH@, ha~fa s--4ivs+l --fn- 4Ifl tfar-+ -rf1unt
five years. He went from that city to
Burlington to become general manager
.of the Municipal Light & Power com
pany, occupying that position about
three years. Two years ago Mr.. Mae
Broom entered the employ of the gov
eminent as electrical engineer and since
that time he had been stationed in
TeXas and at WASHINGTON
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
In the Light of the Present.

The father, in this moral little tale,
is a local manufacturer Things had
not been going well at the works, and
he came home tired the other evening.
But father 10 never too tired to help
Willie with his arithmetic. So when
Willie looked up from his book and
asked: "Father, how many cents
make q dime?' "Tes, replied IA
Their. And how many mills make a
cent?N pursued Willie. ''Not darned
one of 'em, till this coal situation
loosens up" answered father, emphati
cally.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Working Upon Agricultural Plan.

The executive committee Of the pub
lie safety committee Of Vermont is
working upon its agricultural plan,
which is very much like the one that
was presented to the board at a meet
ing during the latter part Of 1917 by
Gov. II. f. Graham
Those who met Friday evening thor
oughly discussed the plan in detail,
with the result that it will be presented
to the agricultural associations through
the state for their discussion and sug-
gestions in the way of Improvement
These suggestions will probably be
woven into the plan that viii be used
next summer III carrying on the work
ON the farms
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
OUR FORCE BELITTLED.
Berlin Press Affects to Believe OnIv
10000 Are in France.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 12.-In their
comment on the sinking of the Tus-
CANA, the Berlin newspapers Germania
and Deutsche Tageszeitung affect sur
prise that the big transport only car
RED approximately 2,400 men Thus, as
according to reports, = l6 transports
have arrived III France, they calculate
that only about 10000 American troons
are now there. This, they assert.
agrees with independent information al
hand on this subject.
Gcrmania adds to this the assertion
that the sinking of the Tuscania gave
the United States a hard blow. which
for moment, threatened to unbal-
ance Secretary of War Baker.
Even so, it concludes, we do not
underestimate the Importance of Amer
lea s assistance, but nevertheless We
shall look for further U-boat success
cs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
just a Want Ad.

a man came in the other day and
put in a want ad to sell some stove
wood Things began to pick up Next
day he was swamped with orders He
was 20 busy selling wood he couldn I
get time to come in and get the stack
Of orders telephoned into the office
Now he comes and orders the ad dis
continued and says his back has been
injured loading wood so fast. The
question with The Courier now is, can
it be held liable for damages for that
advertiser s sprained back7 The ad
vertiser has two more men cutting
wood We hope they don + sprain their
Winfield (Kan.) Courier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
DON'T FUSS WITH
MUSTARD PLASTERS!
Musterole Works Easier, Quicker
and Without the Blister

There's no sense in mixing 4 mess CT
mustard, flour and water when you can
easily relieve pain, soreness or stiffness
with a little clean, white Musterole.
Musterole is made of pure oil of mus
lard and other helpful ingredients, COM
biaed in the form of the present white
ointment. It takes the place of out-of-
date mustard plasters, and will not blister.
Musterole usually gives prompt relief
from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis,
Group, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, head.
ache, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism,
lumbago, pains and aches of the back or
joints, sprains, sore muscles, truises, chill
blains, frosted feet, colds of the chest
tit often prevents pneUmonia).
Soc ard G0c jars; hospital size $3.50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
Rev. A. F. Hubbard.

The body of Rev. A. F. Hubbard
who died at Cassabaga Camp, Lake
Helen, Florida, Feb. >. will be brought
to tyson, Vermont, for burial.
Mr.. Hubbard was well known in
Vermont, as he was president of Queen
City Park Spiritualist association. and
formerly president of the state organic
alton. He was about 50 years old and
had been in i'll health some time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
ADJUSTMENTS.
Motion Picture Attractions.

Tomorrow the Princess theatre will
present double program, Lillian Walk
er in Kitty Mckay, a fve-act World
Brady-made feature, and Bessie Barris-
Gale in the Triangle production. The
Snarl, in five acts, also a good comedy.
Jack Gardner in Gift O. Cab. com
edy drama, and Little Mary McAlister
in The Little White Girl, a chapter of
Do Children Count? are the features at
the Empire tomorrow Mollie King in
The OntheSquarc Girl, and Pearl
White III The Fatal Ring will be the
two attractions for THURSDAY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
Wedding Train Puller.

Viola had been to see Aunt Mary 5
beautiful church wedding and was
much interested in the duties of the
little train bearer The next day Viola
was seen marching in the yard with
an old lace curtain draped from her
head, and little Jim was holding it up.
When she was asked what they were
playing, Viola replied: "Oh, we Is
Just getting married. Use the bride
and he s the train puller. STRAY
Storie,.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
THERE WILL COME A TIME

when You will wish you had taken in
surance, and today may be your last
opportunity. In time, sometime. every
person becomes uninsurable. Consult
us now. National Life ms Co., of Vt.
Mutual EARLE s. KINSLEY, Gen
cral Agent, Rutland, vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
OLD FALSE TEETH WANTED

OLD FALSE TEETH WANTED
Don't matter if broken. We pay 81 to
$3.50 per set. Also cash for old gold,
silver and broken jewelry. Send by
parcel post and receive cash by return
mail. Win hold goods 10 days for
sender s approval OF our offer. BERN
Err $, % Third St, Troy, n. Y. 290-315*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
WAR DIET ORDERED
BY PRESIDENT

Wheatless day.
Meatless meal.
TUESDAY
Meatlcss day.
Wheatlcss meal.
WEDNESDAY
Wheatless day.
Meatless meal.
THURSDAY
Wheatless meal.
Meatless meal.
FRIDAY
Wheatless meal
Meatless meal.
SATURDAY
Porkless day.
Wheatless meal.
Meatless meal.
SUNDAY
Wheatless meal.
Meatless meal
EVERY DAY
Economy in use of sugar.
FAT SAVING DAY
Eliminate rigidly all waste and I'M
necessary consumption of all sorts of
food stutfS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12
WANTED.

WANTED-Hard wood ashes from
nearby vicinity. +. Hamilton, NJ. d.
293-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-12

SAVE TRADE MARKS from Bah
bits l776 Soap Powder, Babbitt s
Cleanser, Rabbits Soap. Bring so to
Brattleboro China Store for a. useful
kitchen set, an unbreakable doll. wa
ter set, six souvenir teaspoons, a china
salad bowl. 27O-29j
The Owosso times., 1918-12-27
SHE ROLLS BARREL
with q Band Parade Woman Pays
Last War Bet.

Three hundred citizens Of Beaver
town, Pa, two-thirds Of them women,
marched eight miles the other day
from Beavertown to Middleburg, to
celebrate the armistice and accompany
Mrs. Nerr Feese, woman fifty years
Of age, who rolled barrel the en-
tire distance in payment Of wager
made with her husband that the war
would not end before Christmas.
Headed by the Thoxelville band and
met by committee of Middleburg citi-
zens and the Red Cross, the parade
marched into the county seat at three
o'clock, having walked the distance In
two and a half hours. Mrs. Feese
wore across her breast a banner In
scribed with the words: united We
Stand.r She has a son, ]. Blai4e
Feese, in France. A large number OF
trucks and automobiles were brought
down to take the party back to Beaver
town.
The Owosso times., 1918-12-27
URGE IMPORTANCE or
SAVING WASTE PAPER
Every Household Is Asked to
Save Old Paper, Rags,
Leather and Rubber.

Waste paper Of all kinds can be
used In making new paper or paper
boards. All the chipboard from Which
ordinary pasteboard boxes are made Is
manufactured out of mixed waste pa
per scraps gathered up In the stores
and other places. Newspapers make
better grade of board known as
newsboard. Strong wrapping paper
mixed with sulphate pulp are used in
making test, or strong cupboard, from
which shipping containers Of all kinds
are made. These are taking the places
of wooden boxes, thereby conserving
the forests.
The finer grades of waste paper such
as old magazines, books. stationery,
etc., are sorted out, de-inked, and used
again in making books, writing and
other grades of paper. In making
boards and ledgers, etc., a considerable
quantity of rags are necessary, the
supply Of which Is becoming very
scarce. 1t is imperative, therefore,
that all rags be saved. Every house
hold should save all Of its old paper
and rags, as well as leather, rubber,
etc., and dispose of them to the school
Salvation army, junkmen or
other quarters so that the supply may
be kept adequate to'meet the demands
of the government and otheroessential
uses.
The Owosso times., 1918-12-27

redoubllng his efforts when the youth
Of our land was called into service.
He is indefatigable in his work. In
November when the Dayton chapter
of the American Red Cross was asked
to furnish 500 sweaters for nurses, Mr..
Hill completed two in six days, re-
marking when he. delivered them: II
can finish two of them in five days If
I'm not interrupted too much"
Although his hair is white with
the SHOWS of many years, Mr.. Hills
heart is delightfully."- youthful. He
works at his regular employment in
the commercial world from seven to
five o'clock every week day, and does
his knitting In his leisure hours, often
arising at three o'clock In the morn
ing to knit sock before breakfast,
as it were. He has made q speciality
of knitting two socks simultaneously
with one pair Of knitting needles.
The Owosso times., 1918-12-27
KNITTING ACTIVITIES
I COVER THREE WARS
Aged Ohio Man Has Made Many
Socks and Sweaters for
Soldiers.

KNITTING is easier today than 1t was
when was boy, and guess I've
improved some In my work, too," Is
the modest way in which George e.
Hill Of Dayton, O., comments on his
knitting record, which embraces three
wars. During the European war, aft
er American intervention. the Dayton
chapter of the American Red Cross de-
livered yarn to him in volume Of 20
hanks at time. Those who knit will
appreciate what this meanss-what a
tremendous task confronts the knitter
Undaunted, Mr.. Hill "carried on"
When he reached his hundredth pair
he knitted appropriate designs into
the socks and sent them to the presi-
dent Of the United States, who is also
president of the American Red Cross.
General Pershing, he says, will get
the two hundredth pair, properly dec
Grated.
When boy Mr.. Hill knitted for the
soldiers of the Civil war. During the
Spanish-American war he knitted gar
ments for Red Cross distribution.
Long before America declared war
against Germany he resumed his knit
ting activities on behalf of the allies,
The Owosso times., 1918-12-27
SHADE TREE MEMORIALS
Proposal to Set Them Out for Sol
diers and Sailors Who Have Died.


dIers and Sailors Who Have Died.
Shade trees as memorials to Milwau-
kee soldiers and sailors who lost their
lives in the war is the plan which is
under consideration by the parks and
parkways committee Of the civic COM
mission. A tree for each man would
be planted and each would bear the
name of the man whom 1t commemo-
rates apd other information about him.
The committee Is considering two
places for the trees. One plan pro-
vides for cooperation with other To-.
calitIes to have all such trees planted
along the Lincolnehighway. The other
plan Is to make the project purely
local and place the trees along q
route connecting the city parks.
"The trees would be of various
kinds" said John ID. Ball of the civic
commission. "They would be planted
in groups at points where 1t Is desir-
able to gain the view of the passer
by"
The Owosso times., 1918-12-27
HAPPINESS IN BEING BUSY
An Aged Man Gives His Prescription
for a Long Life.

Early to bed and early, to rise, and
enough work to keep a man contented,
Is the prescription for long life given
by Frederick J. Layton of Philadelphia.
who celebrated his one hundredth
birthday the other day.
One hundred years ago Frederick
Layton was born in Nottingham,
England. A horse trader by profess
sion, he came to this country when
he was forty years old and followed
his work in ST. Louis, Delaware, and
finally in Philadelphia, where he has
lived at one address for more than
forty years.
II like to be busy" is his invariable
reply to his protesting grandchildren.
ALI day at his home, where he lives
with his daughter, his descendants
and residents Of the neighborhood and
his friends called to give him birth
day greeting. He has So grandchil-
dren and great-grandchildren the
youngest Of whom is Charles Quarles,
five weeks old, son Of soldier in
France.
The Owosso times., 1918-12-27
TO PREVENT FISH FROM
ENTERING WRONG RIVER
Thousands Of Dollars to Be
Saved by Oklahoma Mans
Invention.

Thousands Of dollars annually will
be saved, 1t is expected, in the Pacific
Northwest fisheries industry by de-
vice invented by Henry T. Burkey of
Oklahoma. The invention Is an cleo
trio fish stop.
Because there has been no efficient
way to prevent fish following wrong
streams, hatcheries have lost thou
sands. of dollars every year. Nets
across the mouths of rivers have
proved costly and inefficient. Keep
ing fish away from intake and irriga-
tion bitches is a difficult problem
solved by the electric fish stop.
The Invention, which establishes
electric fields of graduated voltage
across a stream, is said to be cheaper
than any device so far conceived, as
the power is furnished by the force
of the current turning a turbine dy-
namO.
A field Of % volts is located farthest
down stream and small fish coming in
contact with the electric current are
turned back into the main current Of
the river. Fields of increasing volt
age act on fish Of larger size. Fish are
extremely sensitive to electric currents
and the water greatly increases the
conductivity Of the electricity.
When Burkey has completed ar
rangements with the Northwest fish
cries he will go to Alaska at the invi-
tation Of the Alaska bureau of fish
cries to demonstrate his electric stop
in the North.
The Owosso times., 1918-12-27
START A BAT RoosT
They Will Combat Mosquitoes That
Breed Malaria.

Start bat roost and help rid the
country of disease, is the admonition
of DR.. Charles A. Campbell of San An
tonic, who recently attended the
Southwestern Medical association
meeting at Dallas.
Malaria, he says, is one Of mans
worst enemies, and the lowly bat as
combatant of the disease is highly
valuable. Doctor Campbell has worked
on his theory for IL years, perfecting
1t scientifically only during the war.
"The malaria mosquito and the bat
are both nocturnal and the mosquito
furnishes 80 per cent Of the bats
food" he said. "All that is needed to
combat the mosquito and resultant ma
laria is to furnish the bat with home.
A roost similar to the method in keep
ing bees In ones back yard will suffice,
for the bat knows its home and will
return after nights foraging. In
my back yard have many Of these
sanitary workers"