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The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-29

Aldershot for special operation to try and make the scar presentable.
 l arrived at the hospital and got an awful shock. The food was poor and the discipline abnormally strict. No patient was allowed to sit on his he'd and smoking was permitted only at certain designated hours. The face specialist did nothing for me except to look at the wound. I made appli- cation for a transfer back to Paignton. offering to pay my transportation. This offer was accepted, and after two weeks absence, once again arrived In Munsey ward, all hope gone.
 The next day after my return Doc tor Frost stopped at my bed and said {: "Well, Empey, If you want me to try and see what can do with that scar I'll do it, but you are taking an awful chance"
 l answered.: "Well, doctor. Steve Brodie took a chance; he halls from New York and so do l."
 Two days after the undertaken squad carried me to the operating room or pictures" as we called them because of the funny films we see un- der ether, and the operation was per formed. It was wonderful piece of
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-29

Madame Lydia. the paInyst, will be found in the CurrIer & MickaIsor Huilding on c. street 1s.tt
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-29
NATION HAS NOBLE EXAMPLES

The brave French and English have suffered as we have not known; they have sacrificed as we have not been called upon to do; and their stern for titude is an example that cannot fail to inspire the nation.
 Thinking of our allies, and espe- cially of the noble French, who are standing embattled to protect their homes, it must be a far and dismal day on which we Americans, who be- lieve we can sacrifice more for our ideals than any other race, utter one word of complaint on what we may have to suffer or become discouraged for a single second.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-29
"0ver the Top" By An American Soldier
 Who Went
 ARTHUR GUY EMPEY Machine Gunner Seroing tn France
Copyright, 1917, by Arthur Guy Hmpeyl
 SYNOPSIS.
Machine Gunner Se,oine in France


 CHAPTER I-Fired by the news of the sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine, Arthur Guy Empey, an Ameri- can, leaves his office in Jersey City and goes to England where he enllsts in the British army.
 CHAPTER II-After a period of train- ing, Empey volunteers for immediate serv- Ice and soon finds himself in rest billets somewhere in France" where he first makes the acquaintance of the ever-pres- ent "cooties."
 CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first church services at the front while a Ger
 CHAPTER IV-Empeys command goes into the front-line trenches and is under fire for the first time.
 CHAPTER V-Empey learns to adopt the motto of the British Tommy, "If you are going to get it. you'll get 1t, so never worry"
 CHAPTER vI-Back in rest biilets, Elm pey gets his first experience as a mess orderly.
 CHAPTER vII-Empey learns how the British soldiers are fed.
 CHAPTER VIII-Back in the front-line trench, Empey sees his first friend of the trenches Ego West"
 CHAPTER IX-Empey makes his first visit to q dugout In Suicide Ditch" CHAPTER X-Empey learns what con- stitutes a days work in the front-ine trench.
 CHAPTER XI-Empey goes lover the top" for the first time in a charge on the German trenches and is wounded by bayonet thrust.
 CHAPTER XIII-Each Tommy gets an official bath.
 CHAPTER XIV-Empey helps dig an advanced trench under German fire.
 CHAPTER XV-On listening post" in No Mans Land
 CHAPTER XVI-Two artirerymen put one over" on Old Pepper, their regimental commander.
 CHAPTER XVII-Empey has mar row escape while on patrol duty in No Mans Land.
 CHAPTER XVIII-Back in rest bill lets Empey writes and stages a farce comedy.
 CHAPTER XIX-Soldiers have many ways to amuse themselves while "on their own"
 CHAPTER XX-Empey volunteers for machine gun service and goes back into the front-line trenches.
 CATER XXI-Empey again goes lover the top in charge which cost his company seventeen killed and thirty-one wounded.
 CHAPTER XXII-Trick with ma chine gun silences one bothersome Fritz.
 CHAPTER XXIII-German attack, preceded by gas wave, is repulsed.
 CHAPTER XXIV-Empey is forced to take part in an execution as a mem. Der of the firing squad
 CHAPTER XXV-British prepare for the Big Push-the battle of the
 CHAPTER XXVI-In a trench raid, preceding the Big Push, Empey is des. perately wounded and lies unconscious in No Mans Land for thirty-six hours.
 CHAPTER XXVII--After four months in British hospital, Empey is discharged as physically unfit for further war service
 The wound in my face hsd almost healed and l was Notwithstanding sight-the left cheek twisted into a knot, the eye pulled down, and my mouth pointing in a north by north west direction. I was very downheart- ed and could imagine myself during the rest of my life being shunned by all on account of the repulsiye scar Doctor Frost arranged for me to go to the Cambridge Military hospital al
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nome
 surgery and a marvellous success, From now on that doctor can have my shirt.
 More than once some poor soldier has been brought into the ward in a dying condition, resulting from loss of blood and exhaustion caused by his long Journey from the trenches. After an examination the doctor announces that the only thing that will save him Is transfusion of blood. Where is the blood to come from? He does not have to wait long for an answer-sev- eral Tommies immediately volunteer their blood for their mate. Three or four are accepted; blood test is made, and next day the transfusiOn takes place and there is another pale face In the ward
 Whenever bone is needed for some special operation, there are always men willing to give some-a leg if necessary to save some mangled mate from being crippled for life. More than one man will go through life with another mans blood running through his veins, or a piece of his rib or his shinbone in his own anatomy. Some times he never even knows the name of his benefactor.
 The spirit of sacrifice is wonderful,
 For all the suffering caused this war is blessing to England-it has made new men Of her sons; has welded all classes into one glorious whole.
 And can't help saying that the doe tors. sisters, and nurses in the English hospitals, are angels on earth. love them all and can never repay the care and kindness shown to me. For the rest of my life the Red Cross will be to me the symbol of Faith, Hope and Charity.
 After four months in the hospital, went before an examining board and was discharged from the service of his Britannic majesty as physically unfit for further war service"
 After my discharge I engaged pass age on the American liner New York, l and after stormy trip across the At lanlc one momentous day, in the haze | or early dawn, I saw the statue of lib- | erty looming over the port rail, and | wondered if ever again I would go | "over the top with the best of luck and give them he'll"
 And even then, though it may seem | strange, l was really sorry not to be l pack ln the trenches with my mates. war IS not pink tea, but in worth while cause like ours, mud, rats, COO tes' shells, wounds, or death itself, are far outweighed by the deep sense of satisfaction felt by the man who does his bit.
 There Is one thing which my ex- perience taught me that might help the boy who may have to go. It is this anticipation is far worse than realiza- ton. h civil life man stands in awe of the man above him, wonders how he could ever fill his job. When the time l. comes he rises to the occasion, is up fi and at 1t, and is surprised to find how much more easily than he anticipated he fills his responsibilities. It is really so tout there."
 He has nerve for the hardships; tbe interest of the work grips him; he finds relief i'll the fun and comradeship of the trenches and wins that best sort of happiness that comes with duty well done.
 THE END.
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NOTICE

By order of the town council, all ownerless and vicious dogs will be removed from the street.
 FRED BROTHERSON,
 Chief of Police.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-29

Do you know that the Fl Roi Tan Cigar is the largest-selling high-grade cigar in the United States?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
KEEP YOUR PLEDGE
MOVEMENT IN STATE
Vigorous Windup of War Savings
Stamp Campaign During Remain
ing Weeks of This Year.

49, =
MONTPELIER Dec. 3:-Annoancill-.s
that Vermont leads all New Enghlia in
The per capita sale Of Wan Savings Stamps,
but w;1gling that vlgorenssefforkxis 1eees-
sary to retain that Iead{rState tDireetor
Fred 4. Rowland of this city has set pians
on foot Tor q Keep Your6Pledge' nova
ment through all Vermont during the. clos
ing month qfsthe yearwhieb is expected to
insufes the fulfllment Of the pledges made
last June and 10 stimulate greater pur-
chases on the part of men, women and
cInidren III every city, village and hamlet
in Vermont.
The Immediate reasons for the campaign
are (first) TO give warning to the sigliers
that they entered into contract with the
1 nited States government which they are
bound to keep, and (second) to notify
them that Vermont must make a grand
rally during the next four weeks in order
| to reach the quota which was assigned to
| the state -si~
| The adoption ofathe plan followed con
| ference which was held by the county man
ayers with the state director at Montpelier
recently, at which encouraging reports Of
the total sales were made but with sup
Elementary reports that many people have
! not yet fulfilled their obligation to the GOV
enment, thereby preventing Vermont
! from reaching that stage OF completion d
the quota which might reasonably hay,
been expected at this time
| In fnrthering the Keep Your Pledge
movement. the town chairnen Of the Who'll,
state will on December ID send a notifca
ton to each person who pledged last sum
mcr 20 buy a stated amount OF War Saw
ings and Thrift Stamps, reminding of tn,
pledge made and requesting that an en-
Iclosed franked postcard tneeding no post
age) be returned at once to the postmaste
in each town, telling of the amount o
purchases already made. On December .
these postcards viii be placed IN The hand
OF the town chalrmen, so that the latte
may check up the completed purchases an
interview those who have not vet carrie
ont their whole pledges
State Director Rowland believes thu
with the fufllment OF all these pledge.
together with the added purchases whic
: Will be stimulated by the movement. Nei
mont will he able to lead not only Ne,
England but the whole eastern division
states It only remains for the people
! Vermont 70 come forward periodically du
ing the next four weeks and buy W.
! Stamps to the limit Of their ability
: Already the total sales Of tile stamps
;, Vermont have mounted 10 S4,32S 500 2
! giving the state per capita investmer
I Of Sl2l6, and placing the state fonrteeni
!. in the whole country To maintain the I
j cord and to do what the government =
: poets Of Vermont. keep yonr pledges Al
! then buy more Keep Your Pledge :
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
NEW ENGLAND WAR BOOK.
My Company, a Story of the 101st En-
gineers by Capt Carroll Swan.

Here is the first story by an American
officer which tells the true tale Of action
over there. Captain (now Major Car
roll Swans regiment 1.-THE l0lst of the
Yankee ,Diknsipiff was lnals lEstmosjly- Of.
New EnglantislniSm, sssnd itheirfreal names
beside tifsit mick inaansss, f}st used THROUGH
.Guts tue book Senafihlate:is the character
depletion of the BOYS, that anxs friend or
relative could liet fail to reeogiIlze them,
"A letter from q boy overseas Is always
more satisfactory than YEARBOOK, no
matter how. gteat that Kar,bonk is. The
personal message is the. one Shat Reaches
our hearts IN every case. Captain swans
book is not so much book as an intimate
message collectively from friends and refa-
tives Of New England who joined this COM
pany and went overseas to fight 1t is a
vivid revelation OF what our boys have
done in the battle for freedom, and the
spirit it articulates is representative OF
the typical Young American. Events nm
der fire are So realistically told that you
close the book with the feeling that at last
YOU have been privileged to see what ac-
. ton AT the front" really is
Through all the horrors that Captain
Swans company had TO 90, virilc. Amer
lean optimism was the prevailing spirit
| Prophetic OF what has mraeulouslp hap
pened in the world Of war is the uncon-
querable faith which pervades this book!
/ His men said at the outset of their ad
venture, I'VE d Company are not bit
stuck up. but We do admit that We have
the best company, in the best regiment
in the best division. in the best nation il
the world "
In comment upon this attitude Of hi
men, Captain Swan says, "'That fecling
Of being the best in everything lasted right
through the whole campaign. It's thC
feeling of every true American soldier il
the service-a feeling OF pride in one.
: Town outfit that makes for better moral
! and better discipline and for success.
E soldier thinks his own organization j
not the best in the service, his place is no
} there; its in the outfit he thinks is bet
) tor
r Captain Swan is well known in Ne,
England, and, among the men he con
! mandcd at the front, he is deeply believe
rs an officer. Fhis dramatic chronicle {
I his and his companys experiences, frol
!, the time Of their enlistment through thei
h overseas activities is a valuable war-do,
: ument
s Ny Company is attractively illustrate
{ throughout. My C0mpanY,' BY Cal
f tain Carroll Swan 81 Illustrations. 81:
net Houghton Mifliin Company
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
sUMAc LEAVES FOR TANNING
The Department of Agriculture Issues
a Bulletin About It.
Manchester N. H. Union.


In the long ago days when oil mills
and iron works gave names to some of
our towns. there used to be fanneries
here and there in New Hampshire. One
Of the stories the very old people Of
Giimanton tell is about tannery that
stood at the Academy corner, and how
IA new proprietor who had got posses
sion Of the property by legal process
after being roundly cheated bv q
smooth defaulter who owned it before
he got ''across As with his loot.
made a "ten strike with LOT of
South American skins he picked up in
Boston at a bargain, and hauled over
/ the road to the little plant back of the
| academy. The whole family worked
with the new tanner, the children doing
their bit by gathering sumae leaves.
"Thev used TO use sumac in those
| DAYS, say the storytellers
Well, they use s,Imae for tanning
now. And it is hard 10 get-so diff
tieult that the United States depart
ment of agriculture is urging the con-
servation of the vast supply of sumac
leaves that annually goes to waste all
| the way from the Atlantic to the Mis-
siss'Ppi. 1t seems that these leaves
have been bringing only between 50
/ cents and $l.l0 hundred pounds, SO
/ few care to bother with them. But the
| reason they have been so little val
lie is the carelessness with which they
were prepared. Domestic sumac leaf
contains from p 10 30 per cent of
tannin, practically as much as the
Sicilian variety. which sells iii his
| country at from $3.50 10 81 hundred
| pounds, and when carefully gathered
and prepared is worth JUST ny much
as the Imported leaf
! OF course. little Sumae is being i'm
ported from Sicily now. and the gov
erninent IS. turning 10 the Domestic
supply in an effort to aid the Amcri-
can tanning and dycing indnstiies Ii
has issued a bulletin explaining proper
methods OF gathering, curing. and han
| ding sumac. The common domestic
varieties are described, 50 that they
can be readily recognized, and data
on the comparative tanning content arc
given.
OF course. most of our people are
I pretty fairly busy in the country, but
memories Of great stretches of suuae
fringed road suggest tidy pickup
for Industrious youth in this hitherto
neglected field. At all events, if will
cost nothing 70 become inform ID o. Ec
! subject. and the government bulletin
that may be had for the asking, may
lead to the development OF Il not incoa-
! siderable indus; ~.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
U. s. LOSSES BY U-BoATs ASKED
Lansing Advises Citizens to File Clairls
in Thirty Days.

WASHINGTON. Dee. 3.-American
citizens We're advised in statement
LAST night by Secretary Lansing that
they file at the state department with
in thirty days from Dee information
concerning losses suffered through Ger
man submarine warfare either before
or after The United States entered the
war.
Losses and-details concerning them,
covering cargoes or personal property
or effects, shonld be submitted where
the property was uninsured or only par
TALLY insured, and regardless of whe4h-
or the property was carried in Ameri-
can or foreign vessels.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
NEW ENGLAND MEN GO FIRST.
Demobilization at Camp Upton Began
This Morning. A

CAMP UPTON, Dee. New Eng
laud homes viii be the first to receive
soldiers of this. camp who are being
discharged,
The 10 O'Clock train this morning
took men bound for twenty -four towns
in Massachusetts, thirty for
twenty-five Vermont towns, thirteen
for fonr Rhode Island towns, nine to
seven New Hampshire towns. ten Il
eight Maine towns and five to -four
Connecticut towns.
Later rains will take more New
Englanders aud the first quota Of New
Workers ~ he discharged Wednes-
day and Thursday about 500 of each
viii leave camp, the last of the limited
service men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
Smooth Work.

There goes chap who started on a
shoestrnq and now he j. independently
rich"
"Hc must be a man of great business
ability"
Not particularly He married money.
The dainty boot 81 an hciress came un-
laced one day and he was Johnny en- the
spot. Birmingham AgeHcrald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
Food Administrator Brooks
Says They Must Be Used
for Present at Least
ON THE WATCH FOR
ANY PROFITEERING
County and Local Officials Are Instruct
ed to Keep Their Eyes Open for Any
'Skyrocketing of Prices for Els
Sential Commodities
sential Commodities.

Especial TO The Reformer)
MONTPELIER, Dee. >.
"Thc abolition of the certificate plan
of distributing sugar to dealers and
manufacturers should not be inter
prcted as meaning that the use of sugar
cards in the sale of sugar TO household
consumers is to be eliminated said
Frank H. Brooks, federal food admins
traitor last evening. Mr.. Brooks speei-
ficallv orders that this card system be
continued to cover at least the Decem-
Der and January sales in those communi-
ties where it has been installed, which
means practically the whole state.
In communities which do not have
the card system the allowance to Gus
toners is to be four pounds a month
per member of the family, purchased IN
weekly or monthly lots as the customer
desires. and dealers must exercise
every precaution to prevent duplication
of purchases.
Dealers and manufacturers are no
/! longer required to secure certificates
upon which to purchase sugar from the
wholesalers but until Jan. Is at least
they must eonfnc their purchases to q
/ 80 DAYS supply Liberalization of this
rule after Jan. Is Will be continued
upon the arrival of Cuban raw sugar
Mr.. Brooks is instructing county ant
| local administrators to keep an eye OF
prices to prevent any skyrockcting
of charges to the public for cssentia
food commodities "Thc rule that prof
1 its cannot exceed those under prevail
conditions still holds good and win hol'
good until the food administration
ceases to exist which is at the fOrma
declaration of peace by the President,
he said. 1.-The food administration con
ceivcs one of its chief functions TO b
tho securing of fair prices and the pro
tcstion of the consumer against prot
itcering. Mr.. Brooks said he had in
strueted local administrators TO On
force regulations strictly and to Civ
Immediate attention to charges OF prot
itcering
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
COL. REEVES .cAssED.
Former Nc,vicn President Now in Hos
p.tal in France

p.tal in france.
Col. IRA l.. Reeves I'm r'g eorl'2an'l-
ant at the University ef .Nerm4ss AND
Afterwards president Of Norwicl n.ypF
sity, was GqSscd within 80 minutes q tie
time thu arntisfice t6ol> effect, ael.oiqiits
to a letter ,receiteels feqsa .binl. II is-l5o'e
in an evacuation 'hosrnpl ;nrF uance.94t i
Ehe hospital In which. he was then MAS
the third one he had been III WITHIN %
hours, and he was to move again. on the
day he was writing the letter. to base
hospital His condition he did not cor
slider Serious aud he expected 70 be out in
a day on 80. He was gassel white passing
through an area undey leavv she'll fire
before the FINAL fireworks lie gat the
gas again immediately after tie arm;st, &c
took effect while going tlsr 1nga a rir.no
which had been filled with gas II got
his mask on in time to neyent a:i} serious
effects
The gas is the most insidious thing. in
the opinion Of Col Reeveswho says that
one can never fell where III Is going Il
affect ANYONE lie DOT it ftStin Tire eyes
lungs, and head. A bursting headache
accompanied by nausea, is one Of the G,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
RUB NEURALGIA
AWAYi END PAIN
Instant rolief from nerve torture and
misery with old st. Jacobs
Iiniment."
ca a small trf0l BottI9N

; Get a small trial Bottlrl
Rub this soothing, penetrating lisi-
ment right into the sore, indamcd
nerves, and like neuralgia d $
appears "St. Jacobs Liniment' con
quers pain. II is a harmless neuralgia
relief which docsn't burn or disco,or
the skin.
Don t suffer, It 5 so needless. Get
small trial bottle from any drag
store and gently rub the ''aehing
nerves and in just q moment you will
be absolutely free from pain, ache and
suffering, but what viii please you
more is, that the misery will not come
back.
| No difference whether your pain OF
neuralgia misery is in the face, head
or any part of the body, you get in
slant relief and without injury.-Adv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
GERMANY OWES BUT 5 SHIPS.
ALI Others Demanded by Arrnistice
Including U-Bcats. Delivered.

BASEL. Dee. 3.-Tt is reported from
Berlin that the surrender of German
warships under he terms of the ar
mistiee has now been carried out with
the exception Of the battleship Koenig,
the cruiser Dresden and torpedo
boat, which viii be taken to England
early this month.
The. last. of the submarines left Hell
goland Nov. %, so that % U-boats
have news been delivered to.the allies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
Her Ideal

Ms IDEAL husband, said the gil who
lad bccu reading cheap novels, must be
a strong, silent man iull of grit and able
90 bear tho heat and burden OF the day
without hinchng one who will not hear a
word said about me. aud who win not mt
ter an uukiud word himself
What you want is deaf and dumb
coal HEAVIER. murmured the rejected one.
stray Stories.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
Something Just as Good.

4 should ike room with an iron bed
stead, said the tourist in Ireland
Sorry, sorry, said the landlord, "bnt
Al haven't al iron bedstead in the house.
They're all soft. wood but you'll foind
the mattress noice and hazard, SORT.
Eostou Transcript
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03

Especial TO The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER. Dec.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
Fewer the Better.

4 write Tor the few, declared the anna
teur poet.
And a good idea, too. declared his
grouehy uncle; the fewer the better =
louisville Courier-i Journal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03

Gets. His eyes and lungs have cleared.
Colonel Reeves is with the Seventh Di-
vision, y f. +, and is in tho infantry.