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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
Doing His Bit.

"We're saving fuel, " remarked the
lady. 81 just left my husband stamp,
ing on the floor to keep his feet
warm"
"Thrift stamps, che" said the wog'
gish friend.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
BUSINESS CARDS.
W. R. MOVES, M. D.

w. X. MOVES, M. ID.
Specialist, Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat. OF.
and Saturday evenings. 1880. Sunday and
other evenings by appointment. American
Building, Brattleboro. Appointments for
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
VINOL MAKES
STRONG
And Trv;ooraxa. oil Del.
And Invigorates Old People

Amy doctor will tell you that the
ingredients of Vinol as printed below
contain the elements needed to i'm
prove the health of delicate children
and restore strength to old people.
r Cod Liver and Beef Peptones, Iron
and Manganese Peptonates, Iron and
Ammonium Citrate, Lime and Soda
Gyeerophosphates, Casearin.
Those who have puny, ailing or
rundown children or aged parents
may prove this at our expense.
Besides the good it does children
and the aged there is nothing like
Vinol to restore strength and vitality
to weak, nervous women and over
worked, rundown men.
Try it. If you are not entirely sat-
istied, we will return your money
without question; that proves our
fairness and your protection. Mil
lions of people have been convinced
this way.
Wilfred F. Root, Druggist, Brattle
boro.
Vinol is sold in Hinsdale, N. H., by
Mark s. Mann.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22

DR.. G. B. HUNTER.
Office at residence. West Braaleboro.
Hours, 5 to 9 a. m, to 2, and go to 8
p. m. Telephone, 3lS.
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DR.. ALVIN KNAPP, DENTIST.

DIR. G. F. BARBER, DENTIST.
Union block, Brattleboro
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22

she gave literally of her time and mon
ey. She was woman of sterling quail
tiles and made many fiends, by whom
she will be kindly remembered.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
'womss. Aas. eooo .MscAAx,cs.

According to a report of the national Industrial
conference board. women In wartime employment
are showing remarkable adaptability for ma
chine shop work. The report summarizes infor-
nation obtained from 1S1 establishments employ
ing Ss5015 men and 49,s23 women and including
1O.667 women engaged in work formerly per-
formed exclusively by men.
Their labor. says the Christian Herald. has
athes to coremaking. inspecting and assembling
mechanical products and performing many pre-
else machine operations In the main 1t has been
confined to the lighter processes requiring rapid
ity nnd dexterity and In such work their output
has proved equal to and frequently greater than
that of male employees This was notably true
IL womens work in automobile manufacture aud
3 In a muntiOn plant manufacturing fuses. where
women operatives on drill presses and milling
machines were from 25>to 80 per cent more rapid
than
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
We'll. Where Does lti

W. r. Seeker. manager OF the Lin
coin hotel. says often he Is regarded
as a regular bureau Of information.
md like most hotel men is supposed
to be a walking encyclopedia.
Seekers son william often wishes
to know the "whys" and "wherefores''
Of some almost unanswernble mat
tiers.
"While putting Billie to he'd the
other night and on leaving the room. II
switched out the light he said. "Bil-
lie called me back saying: Daddy.
turn on the lights again.' 1 Obliged !:
then he asked me to turn out the
light.
'sThen like a bolt out Of a clear sky
Billie queried: Daddy, where does
the light 20 when you turn It out ? :"
According to Seeker. the best he
could do In the emergency was to say
that Bibles mother would explain It
all In the morning.-Indianapo
~'$"S
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
Has Fio.ts Like Footballs.

One of the newest types OF life pre-
servers consists Of belt to which
are attached two or three inhatable
units shaped like footballs. Each has
a casing Of properly reinforced duck.
and is lined with rubber bladder
having valve at one end for initiating
1t. The preserver weighs only about
one and one-fourth pounds and when
Debated can be carried In the pocket.
Equipped with two bags, 1t has sum-
cient buoyancy for use In swimming.
while the three-bag life preserver will
sustain a person weighing $50 pounds
In thee ~water.-Pepular. Merhanics
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
.,soLs s4ozs NOW GOLD IN LONDON.

One of the many pathetic side lights on our
war Ia reflected In advertisements published ny
British shoe merchants, which vividly impress
upon ones mind the sacrifices that many of our
sons and their comrades are gallantly making
Owing to the large number of crippled veterans
OF the western ,tronts London. dealers, in mems
footwear now sell single shoes ,for. pne-half the
prices Of pairs. To quote an adxertisement that
recently appeared in fashionable illustrated
magazine: "wartime boots at oe/s a pair or
1872 a boot The single boots. rights or Iefts,
for those men who have been SO unfortunate NJ
10 lose a leg"-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

won. He piled Bavaria and the lesser
German states together. placed Prus-
sie. on top of them. and held the
Hnlienxoilerns IN the top Of the whole
p4e. BY show Of armed strength Gin
which the war aSainat Austria and the
war against France were planned as
exhibitiOns3 he forced Hohenxollern
into world powsrfulness. Long be-
fore he died he planned another war
against France az another exhibition
of German strength. A reason for the
new war? He had the same reason
that = slave driver has when he draks
an innocent black before the assem-
bled slaves and beats her until she
falnts. tHohenzollernism must, every
so often. show its power. The world
must be kept 'cowed.
The Difference.
So you see how two nations have
reached world power-the United
States and the imperial HohenEollern
Germany. We grew; imperial Ger
many planned and schemed and forged
bayonets. We are a world power be-
cause we are great In size and
ctASsASeus 0Cauauy WuS n WOftu ROWSE
because she was theatener of muir
der She was a world power because
she carried at all times bludgeOn.
Imperial Prussian Hohenxollern-G Ger
many was a structure Of bayonets; 1t
existed, as Bismarck would brutally
admit were he alive today. for the
honor and glory Of the HOhenxOllerns.
and for no other reason. 1t was to
prove that Wilhelm Hohenxollern.
king Of Prussia. was world power
that Germany was driven into the war
we are now fighting, and not to prove
that Germany was a world power.
2 Germany has paid a dear ;price for
HOhenxOliernism of the wilhelm II
variety. The world bas paid fright
fui price. sr' r.; i--.S g
Germany without the HohenxOllerns
would be a great nation and true
world power. Assit Ia, she is a bleed
Ing. wounded, hungered tool. She is
being used by Hohenxollern to prove
that Hohenxollern king Of Prussia
can do what he pieases with Prussian
slaves and the slaves of Prussia. This
is Hohenxollern war; 1t was planned
by Hohenxellerns to keep the Hohen-
znnerns Of Prussia firmly seated on
the throne, and for no other reason.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
AMERICANS suvlna DIAMONDS.

Among facts disclosed in the investigation con-
ducted by the council of national defense to learn
the buying trend In civilian trade during the war
are q decided increase in sales of small diamonds
and falling on In sales of sizes from one-half
carat upward. This Is attributed to the great
increase in price and the tendency of people to
buy diamonds by price alone; that Is. they have.
perhaps, $75 $1OO to put in stone and 1t
brings them n much smaller jewel than the same
amount would procure year or two ago.
Watches are in great demand. especially wrist
watches. which have been enormously popularixe,l
By the war
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
Pretty Tail.

A private In an Irish regiment and
life guafdsman were blowing" about
the standard Of height In their re-
spective regiments.
why" said the life gunrdsman.
lone Of our fellows Is 10 tall that he
can light his pipe at lamp posi-"
~Be jabers.~ retorted PAT. ~FJatpi-
gan Of d company, IL 20 tall that the
beggar has to get down on his knees
when he wants to put his hands IN Ills
trousers pockets..-Tit-Bits.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
EvesnIes and EnoIIsh selsnes.


Eugenics may be described as the
study ef agencies that mar improve
or Impair the racial Qualities Of. fu-
ture generations, either physically or
mentally, the declared aim being the
betterment Of the human rnce. The
science was founded by Sir Francis
Gnlton (1S22-191D. a famous English
statistician. anthropologist. and trnv-
eler. He distinguished himself by his
remarkable work In anthropometry or
measurements Of the human body. For
some years he conducted system Of
anthropometrical records at South
Kensington Museum. London. complied
from measurements taken from visi-
tors to the museum. He founded the
study Of eugenics at University col
lege. London.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

II Is the ambition OF most sea cooks to get on q
big ship. In wartime. cooking on the smallest
vessel is essential Calling but the big vessel
with Its nf9flern equipment and eniclency Organi-
xation appeals strongly to the type of young man
now taking mp cooking for Uncle Sam.
The large vessels carry several coOks. 5000
ton freighter has chief cook. second cook. who
Is also baker. and third cook. cooks mate.
The chief cook Is usually the meat cutter also.
and In these times scientific meat cutting, n well
as cooking is required the merchant feet and
taught In the shipping boards floating cooking
SCHOOLS. .,.e.-. r.,,ss
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
. plaieets In /. srssish lssss.

Several languages and many dia-
lects are spoken In the British isles.
In Northern Scotland most Of the
people speak Gaelic, as they once
did In Ireland, where the Gaelic
language has been undergoing a
revival in recent years. The Welsh
have distinct language Of their own
which is Of Celtic origin. The Cor
nish people until far Into the eight
eenth century spoke Celtic language
very similar to that spoken by the
people Of Brittany in France. Nearly
every shire Of England has it's peculiar
dialect.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
CALLING 4 HALT.

Senator Fudge relates an nmusing anecdote-"
"If it's new. all right. But don't care to
listen to stale story just because It II tackled
onto a United States senator."-Kansas City
Journal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

COOKING at sea IL not what It use,.
to be In the good old days" that we
read about. "A hard biscuit md
slice OF cold salt beef" which Dana
mentions In 1.-Two Years Before the
Mast" as his usual meal after
long. hard watch OF Cape Horn, Is
no longer the diet Of the American
merchant sailor.
The modern sailOr man Is we'll
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-19
TRADE AFTER WAR
TOPIC AT MEETING

Cincinnati. O., April 1s.-Discussions
SHOW best to help win the war as well
as preparations for largely increased
foreign trade relations following the
war, took up the sessions Of the Ma
tional Foreign Trade council here to-
day. A. c. Bedford, chairman Of the
advisory committee on oil OF, the coun-
ell Of national defense, assured the
1000 delegates gathered that the oil
men have forgotten their different es
in the common effort to win the war.
Every producer has risked large
amounts in drilling in the hope of in
ereasing oil production and they will
invest still larger SUMS" said Mr.. Bed
ford.
In discussing Metals" e. A. 8.
Clarke Of New York predicted that the
advantage in having the largest guam
tity of metals most needed In the pros
ecution Of the war;" must in the long
run be a deciding factor in our favor
~ against the less favorable situation
of the central powers"
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spector Edward Sweeny, federal fuel
administration representatives and Of
ficers Of the Iowa miners union,
State employees and inspectors were
urged to carry this message to the
people at every opportunity.
MANY MINES IDLE
The governor in short address, de.
clared that in the face of the unprece'
denied need for an unusual output of
coal in Iowa this year, coal miners are
idle, miners are leaving the state, and
the big consumers appear Indifferent
regarding the future.
The states spokesmen were asked
also to dispose of the impression that
Iowa lump coal cannot be stored. Evi-
dence was submitted from large and
small consumers, dealers and miners,
showing that lump coal can be stored
safely and without deterioration for
many months. The only precaution IL
to see that freshly mined coal is not
dumped ON what is left Of last seasons
supply.
There will not be coal enough pro.
duced to carry Iowa industries through
next winter unless the mines are kept
in operation during the summer
months" the governor warned. Fam
lilies will have to huddle together and
fires in furnaces will have to go out
at night il conditions do not improve.
am prepared to issue a proclamation
calling attention to the seriousness of
the situation"
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FARMER OF GERMAN
BLOOD is LOYAL

Fairfield, April 1S.-With few
stragglers yet to hear from Jefferson
county has gone "over the top" in a
manner that brings satisfaction to
every one who has the/third Liberty
Loan in mind. With quota of $780,
900 from the people of Jefferson
county the workers started in to raise
that amount for the government and
when the reports have finally been
totalled It develops that $611. 200 has
been loaned to our Uncle Sam and
every penny of that amount has been
freely subscribed.
In Walnut township, julius Grille, OF
German blood, told those in charge of
the campaign that he wanted $4,000
worth of bonds and II that wasn't
enough for him to lend the United
States government that he would take
more. He is one Of the most loyal
men in that community and one of
the most progressive farmers of JET.
ferson county.
Subscriptions for $1,000 and upward
we're frequent. many taking several
times their allotment and appeared
to enjoy doing so.
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Is BILLIONS
GERMAN DEBT
FORMER VICE CHANCELLOR
SOUNDS WARNING, URGING
UTMOST ECONOMY.

New York, April 1S-"Germany will
have to observe the greatest economy
for her national debt is now 124,O0O,'
100000 marks (almost s25,000,00 ,000)
and the hour of reckoning will come
when there will be wailing and gnash.
ing Of teeth on the part Of the tax pay
ers," was the reflection on the German
financial situation made in the reich
stag March / by Count Arthur Won
Posadowsky-Weh elmer, former vice chan
cellor, according to the Cologne Ga
zette, copy OF which has been re-
ceived here.
The count said that when he was at
the head of the imperial treasury de-
partment the national debt was 1,75O.-
900, 1000 marks and he had considered
that amount as terribly high. Schemes
to decrease the debt through new
taxes were not approved at the time
and the government continued to in
crease the debt instead of taking up
the battle for new taxes.
Talk of depriving the wealthy
classes Of part of their possessions
was deprecated by the count The bur
dens of the empire must be tremen-
dously heavy and he did not think that
imperial loans should be redeemed
by taking the holding Of the wealthy
classes "who desired to uphold the
economic life" .
Up to few years ago, the German
cities still were paying of war debts
and indemnities resulting from the
wars Of the Napoleonic period, he said
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TWIN CITIES
MAY GET FIGHT
|coL. MILLER PREFERS MINNIE.
sofa IF $4,000 BONUS De.
MANpED Is RAISED.

Minneapolis, April 1S.--Col j. C.
Miller, promoter of the Willard.Fulton
heavyweight boxing contest declared
today that the fight would be held in
the twin cities July 4, If business men
raise bonus of $4,000. F. E. Tur-
geon Of st. Paul, representing hotel
men Of the two cities, stated that viz.
tually the entire amount had been
pledged.
Holding of the bout in St. Paul or
Minneapolis, Col. Miller stated, is con-
tingent upon obtaining desirable
location. II it is impossible to make
arrangements to secure the st. Paul
baseball park Col. Miller stipulates
that the bonus Of $4,000 be used to-
ward construction Of an arena in the
midway district between st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
"The situation now is flatly up to the
Twin Cities" Col Miller said. "If my
proposition is agreeable and the bonus
is raised, the fight will be held some
where In st. Paul or Minneapolis.
have several offers from other cities
but because boxing is legalized in Min
nesota, I prefer to stage the fight
here"
Under the state law only ten round
contests are permitted in Minnesota
and decision can be given.
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LABOR AGENCY
IS EXPLAINED
MEN IN CHARGE OF FREE EN-.
PLoYMENT BUREAU SPEAK
At CLUB LUNCHEON

The regular weekly business mems
luncheon held at the Commercial club
yesterday was addressed by, the two
representatives Of the federal govern
men ana state in the free employment
agency that has its Office In the court
house. j. F. Powell presided at the
meeting following the luncheon and
some forty men were present.
and George Roy Ynsns tss
state labor department spoke. They ex-
planned the object Of starting this
movement throughout the state, saying
that eight such Offices have been OPEN
ed in as many cities all Of which are
allotted certain humber of counties
as territory in which to work Ottumwa
Is the center for southern Iowa having
more than dozen counties In the Jur-
isdiction Of this office.
NO SHORTAGE OF FARM LABOR
Tho movement was primarily start
ed to supply the farms with labor dur
ing the war owing to the heavy toll ex-
acted from the agricultural districts
and the need for even greater produc-
ton than In normal times. 1t was stat
Ell by the speakers that at present they
find no real shortage of labo rim the
rural districts. As a result the agency
Is supplying labor Of all kinds. The in
dustries, stores and wholesale houses
are being supplied and even domestic
help needs are being cared for.
SUPPLY ALL KINDS OF HELP
Where the local requirements for
labor are not apparent, applications
for positions are filled in other parts
Of the district and even outside II there
is a shortage in some other part of
the state. The men in charge are Or
ganizing the work here with view. to
connect every Jobless worker and place
needing labor, They invite everybody,
firm or institution requiring help. male
or female, to notify them and also the
person without work to apply for po-
sitions and hope soon to be able to md
a place for all and q laborer for every
untitled position The service is free
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-19
HAIG'S COUSIN
LIVES IN IOWA
FATHERS OF COUNCIL BLUFFS
MAN AND SIR DOUGLAS HAic
WE'RE BROTHERS.

Council Bluffs, April 1S--The special
order OF Field Marshal Sir Douglas
Haig to the British troops, I'VE mus:
fight to the end with our backs to
the wall" held a special thrill for one
man In Council Bluffs.
Oliver Dyson Haigh, 60, 1874 Fifth
avenue, is a first cousin of the British
field marshal. His father, Benjamin
Haigh, and Sir Douglas father, Dyson
Haig, were brothers.
Sir Douglas has dropped the Anal
and silent III" from his name, but it
IS still retained by other branches OF
the family.
Mr.. Haigh has never communicated
with his relatives in England and
Scotland He establishes his relation.
ship from the story of the family his.
tory told him by his mother when a
boy.
He has never seen nor communi.
Gated with Sir Douglas Haig, but
takes great satisfaction in the knowl.
edge that he is 80 closely related to a
man who Is such dominant factor in
this world war.
His nephew, Bert Ralph Ha.gh, OF
Los Angeles. is in the service of the
United States. He is stationed at Jack.
sonville, Fla, and is a sergeant
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OFFICIAL
BATTLE
REPORTS
GREAT BRITAIN

London, April 1s.-The war Of
flee statement issued today fol-
lows:
There has been no change on
the British front during the night.
"The hostile artillery has
shown great activity on the south
ern portion Of the Lys battle
front from Givenchy to east of
Robecq. A heavy bombardment
Of our positions between LOGON
and Robecq was still continuing
at dawn.
Local attacks were repulsed
by our troops yesterday evening
in the Merris sector.
more detailed accounts of the
fighting of yesterday on the for
est Of Nieppe-Wytschaete front
Z establish the severity of the en-
emy's losses. Southeast of KEN
mel Hill the German infantry at
tackled In three waves and at one
point pressed back our lines
slightly. In this locality the sit
uation was restored by counter
attack and shortly after midday
the attack had been repulsed at
all points. In Bailleul sector the
enemy attacked three times be-
fore midday and in each case suf-
fered complete repulse.
"Our line of yesterday evening
was reported intact on the whole
front"
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STONE BURIED
AT OLD HOME
BODY OF SENATOR Is INFERRED
TO-DAY At NEVADA,
MO,

Nevada, Mo-, April 1S.-In the family
lot in Depood cemetery here, beside
the graves Of other members of his
family, the body of William Joel Stone,
United States senator who died last
Sunday In Washington from the effects
of stroke of paralysis, was buried to-
day. The funeral train with It's escort
Of members of both branches of con-
gress, relatives and numerous friends
arrived this morning. The body was
taken to the First Christian church,
where II lay In state until p. m.
Hundreds of friends and admirers of
the late senator were here from sew
efal states.
Funeral services were held at
o'clock, directed by Rev. ]. l.. Marshall
OF Kansas City, assisted by Rev. John
Stout of Nevada. After services at the
church the local Masonic order took
charge and condscted the last sad rites
Of the grave.
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HEALTH AT ARMY'S
CAMPS is GOOD

Washington, D. c., April 1s.-Health
Of all troops in the United States con-
tinues good, the war department an
nounced today in a report covering the
week ending April IL. Both hospital
admission and death rates were lower
than In the preceding week. The high
est rates were at national army can
tonments, probably because OF the
mobilization of large numbers of draft
ed men. The total number Of deaths
at all camps was 285 as against 290 the
week before. Pneumonia continues in
all. the larger northern camps with
some increase in the number of new
cases reported. No other disease Is
classed as generally prevalent.
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CHARLES FACES
NEW TROUBLES
MINISTRY RESIGNS,
FOLLOWING SUFFRAGE
DISAGREEMENT.

Amsterdam, April 18.-The Hungar-
ian ministry has resigned, a dispatch
from Budapest reports. The decision
was reached at meeting yesterday
morning at which Premier Wekerle
presided. All members were present
except Count Szyerenyi, minister of
commerce, and Count Itchy, minister
of court.
Ia Copenhagen dispatch last night
said Premier Wekerle had decided to
resign owing to dissention in the min
istry over the suffrage reform bill and
that King Charles was expected to re-
quest him to form new cabinet, ex-
Guiding the ministers who oppose a
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WATERLOO GERMAN
STUDENTS REBEL

Waterloo, April 1s.-Angered be-
cause the school board has been slow
In acting upon the suggestion that the
study of German be abolished In West
High school here, students early today
entered the school building, secured a
number of German text books and
threw them into the Cedar river. Their
action, it was said today, was silent
protest against continuing any longer
the study Of German.
A meeting Of the board Of education
will be held tomorrow and 1t is prob
able that definite actiop>will be taken
toward abolishing the language from
the study.