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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30

Todays reports from the Flanders battle front only
to emphasize the completeness of the victory won
by the AngoFrench forces yesterday in wthstanding the
tremendous assault by which the Germans hoped to break
into the allied hill positions southwest of Ypres and begin
cutting their way on toward the channel ports.
The situation to have been one of the entente
high command deciding to make stand after
having forced the Germans up of thousands
men in fighting their way desperately forward as far as
,hey have. The enemy, it is estimated threw as many as
B divisions about 15000 men, into the attack on this
12me 'front.' but despite continued furious assaults was
held almost in his tracks everywhere At few points
there was slight enemy penetration but the line was
largely rectifed late yesterday
During last night the French, in dashng counter
blows drove the Germans from their remainder of the
small stretches of ground they had gained in their initial
drive of the day most welcome feature of the
news from the front the that the French
at Locre have not lost any part of their hold this dom
mating ground They now have undsputed possession of
Locre itself for the first time in several days The i'm
portance of Locre lies in the fact that it guards the ap
proach to Mount Rouge of the most valuable hills
the defense line, which cannot be taken in flank so long
us Locre remains in allied hands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30
KILLED NEARLY
ALL OF RED GUARDS
Finnish White Guards Capture Ziborg
rs Miles from Petrograd After
Fierce Battle

LONDON, April 30-The white guard
OF Finnish government forces have cap
tured Iiborg, IS miles northwest Of Pet
rograd, after killing nearly the entire
force Of red guards, according to an Of
ticial announcement issued at Nasa and
transmitted from Copenhagen by the FIX,
change Telegraph company. The rebels
made a last desperate attempt to break
through in the direction of Frederiks-
ham.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30

PARIS, April 30.-Hcavy artillery
fighting occurred last night north and
south of the Avre in the sector of
Noyon and along the Disc, the war of
flee reports. On the right bank of the
Meuse-Nerdun front and in upper Al
sace German detachmcnts were repulsed
by the French fire, leaving prisoners
in French hands without obtaining any
results.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30
OPERATION RETROACTIVE.
Crowder Makes Requests on Bill tc
Draft Youths Now 21.

" WASHINGTON, April 30--Provost
Marshal General today requested con
gress to eliminate from the bill extend
ing the draft to youths now q years
of age the amendment putting at the
bottom Of the eligible list those who
would register under the measure and
asks that the bill basing draft quotas
on the number of men in class / be
amended to make its operation retro
active.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30
UniversaIist Church

Tuesday. April 30. rs p. Regular
meeting OF Boy Scouts. troop No. l.
The meeting Of the Ladies' Circle an
nounced for Thursday has been postponed
indefinitely.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30

BOSTON. April 30--New England to-
day had subscribed S209, ,l36, 600 to the
third Liberty loan The state figures to-
day as corrected by the applications Of
credit requested by subscribers were as
follows: Massachusetts. $l3l .S9I 900: Com
necticut, S3l, ,3G5,00o; Rhode Island S2O,-
026.0o0; Maine, Sl3,05S, 600. New Hamp-
shire, so, 722 900; Vermont, S5.9S4, 600.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30
SHOOTING AT PARIS,
Long Range Bombardment of City Was
Resumed This Morning.

PARIS, April 30.-The long range bonn
bardment of Paris was resumed this
morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30

Two hundred and fifty million dollars has
been saved by United States chemists in
making articles formerly made in Ger
many.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30
Masonic Temple

Regular meeting Of Connecticut Valley
Council Thursday, May >, at 80 D. III.
Amendment 10 bylaws
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30

by their fruitless efforts that they re-
manned virtually inactive all night
while no reports have come through to-
day indicating any resumption of ma
jor activities on their part.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30
ANGL0-FRENCH FORCES
WIN TREMENDOUS VICTORY

Repeated Assaults by the Germans Failed to Make Any
Headway in the Desperate Efforts to Cut Their Way
Toward the Channel Ports Used 175 900 Men in the
Attack Front of Only II Miles
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30
THE WEATHER.
Showers This Afternoon and Tonight
Partly Cloudy Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, April 30.-The
weather forecast: Showers this after
noon and tonight Cooler in Vermont
Wednesday partly cloudy. Moderate
west winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30
HOT FINISH FOR
LIBERTY LOANS
Treasury Dept. Makes Ap-
peal to Committees for
Intensive Work
GET ALL POSSIBLE
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Reports Received in Washington Show
S24O3,442, 400 Taken, an Increase
Since Last Night S Report of $780,

WASHINGTON, April 30.-An appeal
to all Liberty loan committees 10 inau-
gurate an intensive finish for the third
Liberty loan and to see that no possible
subscription was overlooked was sent ont
today by the treasury department.
Intensive canvassing of the final week
Of the Liberty loan campaign was re-
tieeted today in the treasury report OF
-, ,403, 442 400 total subscriptions, an in.
crease since last nights report OF Sl20. 40
90. This increase covers only part Of yes
tcrday's business
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30

Good nature will always supply the alb
sence of beauty but beauty cannot supply
the absence of good nature-Joseph
Addison
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-30
GERMAN CASUAL TIES HEAVIEST
OF ANY DAY Of THE FIGHTING

Wave After Wave of the Attacking Forces Moved Down
by Artillery and Infantry Fire-Teutons So Exhaust
ed by Their Fruitless Efforts That They Remained
Virtually Inactive Throughout Night
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05

ant masses who we're moved down
by our artillery fire.
despite their efforts. ten times
repeated. the Germans succeeded. At
the cost Of sanKuinar, sacrifices, IN
sainins onl, . few hundred meters
Of terrain and occupying the villages
Of MailIy. ltaineyal and Morisel. the
nei<hboring heights Of which We
hold. urievnes, which was attacked
with particular violence. remained
with our troops. who after having
withstood all assaults. counfer-at-
tackled with great visor. Between
MoutdIdier and i.assigney there was
great activity by the two artilleries. .
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05
HAVE YOU REoIsrnREDg

All electors who were registered
but did not vote At the primary or
seneral election IN 1915, and those
who have changed their residence
must re-resister.
Electors not registered must do
so on or before April ~, 1918, at s
o'clock p, M.
10. i. ooBuRN.
County Clerk,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05

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-, lssvss IS sfdss Il <; jsrssx CITY "a
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~ and soos 6nds himscIf II rssS f|ljeis
makes ~ ssSuainisncs q iHs svss.psss'
snt "eootiss
cnA<prEH IA nI-ETpsZ ss'snss s,,I n: ,l Grsl
rn cns 1rrp % ~ 1890 ~, -. ss'ss.er@ s soes
INTO ihs ifoni.lIns trenches snd e usdsr
nrs fer sns nfs' time
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are xolns o Ess q. you'Il st II - never
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psy "n Gets h,s drsi sxpers:Scs e : mssu
orderly
.t,.,.. cuAPIEh 1,1, vn-Empsy harms nov "e
cIrAprrn vriI--nark IN The front-Ilnc
trench l;mpey sses hia nrss fFind Of the
''snsnss c., n,.,,. - ~ w., -. 49, n. a.,
vls,t nj 70 a dneont IN Suicide biich."
CHAPTER x-Empey learns What een-
ns sususss a days "''h " '"s "'"'""' '
usnsn ,..-, =, ,... -. .ov.v N.
top for tbs fiFas tune n enarfe on tns
German as trenches ana y ~o'nosd " .
' 'c,t~prrn xu-,cmp>v ,oius m, ar,i.
eide club" a. The bombing SQUAD Y called.
.tal.1, whArrsk h1st N'''-hAen tommy ~" :"
cIIArrrR xtv-Empey hslps dis IN
advanced trench under German nre.
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40 nan 'Nna
IN" .u''unk sne''s wers mns'ne ,''u
sus" J am .na' p"sheo W n'.,.
.nu 'o"< 20 ~"'en'nk 'ne cnp'an az
va nuse,nk n.ou"" on ~ o'u sun"'
p"E WIN snc E,n'. 70 n.S eye "c''',
l s'onay ne wou'u ~ "u' t'un'' nun
'"ne so'ne .smhIk : eou'un near "n
nceoun. o. sns no,se' ou. = k"e"Seu
wnn' y was nn 'm Fnn was fe''
'nE 'rerm "Rn'n ON Una. fo"o'
sso' nsu oeen Fenu'"k N tne Jap
cooe 20 me, uus wn Ien up ann
ount po.ner WIN u inen ne sent
" '' ana was a'l as'ennon' TOT sn's
was eau used between us whicn
on i was ali ears IN sp instant Then
Cnsse,l turned Ioose
asYou bIanksty blank dud. I have
been srv,rv "a r.,se vou a. afseer
m'npte wners me matter are you
hnye slcpr n TINT internal racket +,
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05

WIZ NE<
"'And . d-d sIIly one, too hs 20.
swered. turning 70 biz sIsssss again,
and knew ! was safe. He had not
tumbIed 70 the meaning Of That TAP
| ping.
IAN II encs. without turning rbund.
~ exclaimed; ~
s'Weli. Of M the nerve I've ever nun
across. this takes the cake. Those
- - Toches ere using that road
again. Hind ny eyes. this time Il Il 4
whole briude Of them. transports and
aIl. What pretty target for our
H.6s.' The bexear< know that We
won't fire. A d---d shame. I call II.
Oh. Just for . chance 70 turn ID z3o
loose on them
Il was trembling with Excitement
Prom repeated stolen eIances Ut the
captains rnnEe chart. that road with
its Fanxe was burned Into my mind.
"Over the wire tapped. ID 238 bat
terry. Target n. Range 600. 3 degrees
30 minutes. left. mIvo. flre.' canseII
o. KID my message. and with ne ~
ceIver pressed sulnst my ear. I waif-
rs.s v.vv ssfrt,s ove- ~ 49, c-r,..
the voice Of our battery commander
c.,.n, us-.s, ''' ~ -
'Then A roar throurh the receiver
as the four runs belchcd forth. A
screaming ana whisfiIne overhead. ana
The shells were on thclr way.
~The cap,ain jumped az II he were
shot. ana let ont 4 great b,e expressive
80 ...,.. -
I. ,ha a,s',,.~. ~ .s. c.'' 's 49,. 49,, I
4 also strs,ne',' = : .,.as s,rh,ns NV
,oryef tonr h,oc, r,o,,ds - dnst ,ose
up right IN The middle of ,be German
column. Fonr tIrerf blfs--enotber
record for I, 2aa q "a
.srhe shells kept on wh,stliu~ over.
| hcnd. ana 4 had coun,cd txenfv.fo,,r
OF them when tho nring sni.enIv
ccnscd. when The smoke nnd dust
clouds lifted the destruction on that
road was awful. Ovcr4urued lIubers
and guns. wagons smashed nm. troonr
fleeing n MI directions. The road ma
roadside were snotted a., ovsr with
| little iield gray dots. the toll az our
guns.
'.The cnptnin IN hIs excitep,en, had
sIipped on the snndbne ana ,cos on
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05

An kinda Of legal blanks At The
{ Courier
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-01
RELATIVE VALUE OF BOND ISSUES

HE DEPRECIATION of the mark leads to the usual type
 of financial discussion the relative value of the American and the German bond issues.
 Most of those remarks mpeded by the habit ot con- sderng money instead of commodities not to be very help The depreciation of the mark does in rude indicate that the buys less than would there de- preciaon less depends upon many considerations To what extent price regulation praccd in Germany To what extent manufacturing profits taken by of excess profit taxes, or by similar method.
 All attempts to make finance square absolutely with the financial relations between person and defective all the energies and all the property of country are fund which may be drawn upon to exhaustion until the will people down. Afterward if the will breaks down. the enemy finds in the lives and property of the nation com fund.- perhaps, to be drawn upon until it is gone.
 As between their mutual undertakings individuals may bankrupt nation may become exhausted that other ons will decline to trust it, but nation cannot become bank rup the in which that word is used to describe pr vate insolvency.
 The American bond issue at the beginning of the war, probably would purchase smaller stock of commodities than the quantity of German bonds This may now be chang ed Many things in Germany command higher pr1ce than they do in America may be that by this time American bonds will buy more than German bonds.
 The test of the matter is not the depreciation of the mark of the dollar but the respective quantities of goods.
 A dollar buys in America of many war commodities than would buy when the United States entered Copper coal steel and many other things have been regulated to price the bond isue consequence brings in much larger heaps of things to fight with, and keep the fighters going.
 It is important for those would follow the with scientific interest and aid win scientific zeal to fobear from confusing money the measure of commodities with commodi- ties, which the susenance of war;
 every nation in Europe had twenty times much gold each has now and Germany had all the commodities could be fought against Germany.
 The lesson is important in another way The Liberty bond is of commodities who buys one, parts tenn porary with his claim upon goods The goods produc ed the productive workers and industry the easier will be to win victory. The workmen who has purchased Lib ey bond may easily do for his country than the value his bond by increasing his productivity at bench and machine
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-01
TREASURES OF MUSEUM FOR. PERIOD OF WAR.

London, March 30,-The treasures of the British Museum, including it's priceless collection of mumTnies have been stored for the period of the war in a deep uncompleted subway which was being constructed for the use of the postoffice authorities when the war began. The employees of the postof- fees along the line of the subway ihave just raised a protest against the uhe of the boring for this purpose, as- serting that it should be reserved for use as an afraid shelter for postal employees.
 Should postal workers or mummies use the subway afraid shelter?" asks the Postman's Gazette in it's latest issue. "It is nothing short of a scan- dal that relics of doubtful value should get choice positions in this subway while access is denied to members of the postoffice staff in time of emer. gency.
 I've find a government department doing all in it's power to provide for the safety of the shrivelled remains of the ancients at the risk of human lives. We have no concern for all that is left of the Pharaohs and Cleo patra. They had their time on earth many centuries ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-01
POLICY OF REPRISALS
. ASTOR ALLISON is quite that nothing short o
 ainat nf he Inn

ID ASTOR ALLISON is quite that nothing short of the extermnation of the Hun will the world from frghtfunes He says, in interesting that policy of reprisals is indicated strongly.
 He attributes to American soldiers desire to the Hun of his abominations.
 The pastor correct enough in his assertions mil Reprisals taken with all speed.
 The soldier fights for his life, well form Germans.
 There is rule and maxim of which ought to govern the game and does, probably, most of the time.
 The maxim is old and cruel but it will be found in most of the text books and is entertained by most commanders
 Anything is jusfiable which is productive" That s anything good which gains than it loses. Henc nothing is good which loses than it gains.
 That's the difficulty Commanders constantly trying in the idea they will produce than they The Germans began unlimited submarine They gan bombing noncombatant populations They naugurated the of ame and the terror of poison gases They open ed the program by which conquered territory turned waste.
 Were these methods productive? they be? There can be in terms war; which terms of morals until the is Germans used gas they get gas They dropped bobs and bombs dropped them enty America will produce hundred thousand dynamite ex plosions day, all over Germany So it will go
 On the whole looks frightfuness will produc tive for Germany.
 Pastor Allison need feel alarm If the pastors nourshed the doctrines of brohery love- have to feel of reprisas they be that the generals are brought in the principles of destruction began practice reprisals little time since
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-01
PROBATE COURT RECORD EQUALS
 THAT OF 1916

The number of estates administered in the probate court during the year of 1917, 431, was the same as in 1916, according to the annual report which has been compiled for the municipal year book. The total value of 266 es- tates during 1917 amounted to $2, ,387,- 561.74 while in 1916 the total value of 293 estates was but $1,719,6S2.26. The largest estate recorded last year amounted to $25S, ,432.72 and the small est was for $40.
 The charities workers during the year did splendid work and placed 34 children in homes of various persons against 10 adoptions the previous year.
 Following is a complete report of the work of the court:
 Number of estates administered upon, 431; number of estates intestate, 299; number of estates testate, 132; number of inventories returned, 266; number of inventories not returned 165; total value of 266 estates, g, ,38Z,- = 561.74; value of largest estate, $25S,- 432.72; value of smallest estate, $40; average value, $S,975.79; A estates were in value under $500; 4S estates were in value from $500 to $1,000; A estates were in value from $1 900 to $2, 900; 62 estates were in value from 5000 to 5000; 31 estates were in value from $5,0OO to $10,0OO; 16 estates were in value from $10,00O to 10000; | Ii estates were in value from S20, 900 to 5O,00O; six estates were in value from $50,0O0 to S100, GOO; four estates were over s10O, 900; Bridgeport estates administered upon, 391; Trumbull es- tates administered upon, 10; Easton estates administered upon, 9; Monroe estates administered upon, Il; Non- residents estates administered upon, 10; Committed to asylums and other Institutions, 146; Minors for whom guardians were appointed, 199; Con- servators appointed, S1; Children adopted, 34.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-01
DUKE OF CoNNAUGT


 H. R H. Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert, the Duke of Con- naught, will pass his sixty eighth milestone today, having bene born at Buckingham Palace on May 1, 1850. Always one of the most popular of the members of the British Royal Family, the duke has added to his reputation by his long and successful administration as governor-general of Canada. The birthday of the duke re- calls the fact that he was the uncon- scious means of conferring a great blessing upon womanldnd. Prior to his birth on May 1, 1850, the use of anaeSthetics in childbirth was prac- .tfcally unknown. In one or twp in- stances in which chloroform had been used in Great Britain to ease the pains of women about to become mothers, a terrific public clamoR had been rais- ed. The clergy fairly raved, and the humanitarian physicians were held up as the agents of, the devil. In pulpits throughout the land the Bible was quoted to prove that God had con- demned women to intense suffering because of the apple eating exploit of Eve. Fortunately there was queen, and 8 wise one, on Britain's throne. When the time approached for the birth of the child who is now the Duke of Connought, the Queen informed the royal physicians that it was her will that chlbroform be administered. The effect was instantaneous. The clergy immediately found that the Bible need not be strictly interpreted in this particular case, and for similar ones, so the voice of bigotry and fanticism was stiIledI
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-01
GERMANY'S FALSE HOPE

If the worst should happen and the Germans should succeed in driving a wedge between the French and Eng fish armies, and of even establishing their superiority on land for a time, they would still be a long way from a position where they could dictate a peace to suit their ambitions, for the command of the sea would remain with the United States and Great Britain. There will be no peace, no natter what occurs on the continent of Europe, until the purposes for which the United States entered the war are realized. They will be real ized, not alone because of the people of the United States will stand inn moveably for them, but because the whole world outside of Germany and her allies will stand for them. Those purposes do not involve the subjec- ton of the German nation or it's ex- clusion from opportunity in the world of trade and industry; that has been sufficiently reiterated. They call for the vindication of certain principles of public right, which were violated by the ultimatum to Serbia, by the attack upon Belgium and by the violation of neutral rights upon the high seas The world outside of the offending nations is one in it's own judgement upon these acts, and the German military power will never dictate the terms of peace, though her armies should sweep Europe to the shores of every sea. The United States can live without Germany, and if need be even without Europe, but Germany will know no peace or world intercourse or prosperity at home | with the German name detested in half of Europe and all the rest of the world. She will have to send hel war chiefs to the rear before she | finds peace.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-01
Oe D D Read co
EsrsdIsAeo 1857

Northworthy of the 73rd Royal High landers; Capt. H. B. Pepler, N. c. f the 18th Battalion; and Mayor CliS- ford B. Wilson. Rev. Henry E. KeI- ly, of St. Georges parish, opened the rally by offering a prayer. The men who enlisted last night are William Naishfe, A Franklin street; John Mo Nulty, Harrison court; Duncan Richardson, 2 Oakwood street; Thos Fillmore, ST Lewis street; Percy Tur- ner, 40s Map1ewood avenue and Jas Brownlae, sos Hanover ~areet-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-01
DECISION RESERVED BY JUDGE WARNER,

Judge Donald T. Warner in the Superior Court reserved his decision in the contested divorce case of An nie Sinchuk of Arctic street, against Matvei Sinchuk, which was heard yesterday afternoon. Allegations of cruelty were made by the petitioner Intemperance also was claimed Sin chuk denied he -tsdntemperate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-01
British Army Gets
 Many Recruits Here

Six recruits for the British and Canadian armies were secured last night at the big British recruiting rally held in the Bridgeport High school. Among the speakers of the evening who aroused greata enthu- siasm among the 1000 persons who were in attendance were Lieut. J.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-01
WAR GARDENS

EW PROJECTS in gardening attractive than
 which have the support of substantial manufacturing industry The Remington Arms Company has loaned will loan O parcels to its wormen These gardens will better kept and productive than the average back yard garden Many back yard enterprises started enthusiasm ed in neglect Factory plots sort of community affair." gardens noted There is strong incentive takes plot, to do good job with it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-01

sides has always been temptation to the automobs Now that nce white concrete has been laid it is douby tempting The authorities do we'll to begin the with the detention of few speed demons The speed mania excus abe but produces pleasure that ought paid for at
 alrly high rae It is hoped that Milford fines may erous as the speed they intended rebuke resan