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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-25

Dear Miss Fairfax:
VIII you kindly answer
through your column my ques-
ton, as l am rather worried 1
am in love with a young man
who has asked me to marry him,
but ! hesitate because we have
both got brown eyes. Many peo-
pie tell me l should not go with
him, as we never will be happy
seeing that our eyes are OF the
same color. l turn now to you as
a final resort and will wait for
your reply before making my de-
CiSiOn. S. ID. A
I am half inclined to think you
must have written this letter as .
little bit of fun. the question
asked is so absurd. And, pray.
where do you think Spaniards.
French, Italians, Portuguese. and
the inhabitants of other countries
that have a brown-eyed population
go for their husbands and wives?
If your letter is serious you GER
tainIy must have hard work look
ing for trouble.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-25
ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax:
Some time ago made the ae-
Quaintance Of q young iieuten-
ant, whom I became very fond
of and I had every reason to
think he returned my affection
He came to see me regularly
when he was on leave, but re
Gently have heard nothing from
him. He did not keep his last
appointment and neglected TO
notify me OF his inability to do
so. Now, Miss Fairfax, as
value his friendship highly, and
yet would not wish to be forward
in any way, would you advise me
what to do?
He has not been called away,
as l have heard from friends he
Is still at home ANXIOUS.
There may always be some I'M
explained circumstance that will
account for a state OF Affairs like
the one you have written about.
and one is entirely dignified and
self-respecting in giving a friend
a chance to explain things. II the
chance is neglected, however, there
is nothing to do but to make the
best OF the situation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
(By The Associated Press

Under allied smashes on two wide fronts between
Arras and Vern the German defenses which have been
based the fortress Of Laon is being shaken severely
Marshal Foch while continuing the successful Amer
can thrust from east of Rheims to Verdu has hurled the
British against the German lines north Of Cambria.
Allied successes in Macedonia have resulted in the
offer of armisce by the Bulgarian premier to the allied
generaissmo in Macedonia. The allied commander has
refused to stop fighting but said he would receive acced
tied Bulgarian delegates Meanwhile the allied forces are
pressing and pushing further apart the divided German
Bulgarian armies.
The American forces between the Argonne and the
Meuse continue to press norhward to the hy wooded
country northwest of Verdun. The Americans well
beyond the original German lines and hold important OBJ
servation points along the front
West of the Argonne the French have advanced more
than three and onehaf miles and taken passes beyond
formidable German defensive points
Gen. Petains men took than 1000 prisoners who
with the 5000 taken by the Americans bring the allied to-
tai for the first day Of the attack to $4,000.
The British attack launched this morning is north
of the scene of operations of the last fortnight looking
the encrcement of ST. Quentin and threatens the Ger
man defenses north and west of Cambria.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
THOMPSON FUND
NURSE IN BOSTON
Miss Frances Stellman Loaned by the
Thompson Fund to Help in Fight
ing Grip Epidemic.

Miss Frances Stellman of West Brat
tleboro has taken position with TIE
Thompson foundation in this town. She
is daughter of Mrs. L. II. Stellman Of
West Brattleboro, and previous to re-
turning to her home this summer because
of the serious illness of her father was
employed in school nursing in Wallace
and Kellogg, Idaho. Before that she
worked with the Boston Instructive Dis
trict Nursing association.
Her field will be the outlying districts
of Vernon, Guilford, Halifax and AIarl-
boro and her duties primarily school
nursing. but she viii make nursing visits
to the homes when necessary; have super
vision of attendants on cases in her dis
trct. look after the child welfare work
which is especially for children under
school age and establish in each town
call stations where the people may con-
suit her about the home care of the sick
or leave word for her to call at then
| homes.
Miss Stellman is at present being
| loaned to Boston from which more tina.
one call had come for assistance in fight
| ing the epidemic of influenza. 1t j.
understood that she will be recalled il
| the need for nurses increases here. IL
the meantime Miss Van Patten will carry
on the school work in these towns.
Miss Clara B. Lord and Miss Editl
Bigham will succeed to the positions
which are left vacant by the resignation
of Miss Potts and Miss Mckinnon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
Total ....... 81 800, 100

The quotas of the various towns are
based on their assessed valuations and
their banking resources. Brattleboro $
assessed valuation is $7,710,000 and the
banking resources are $13,0l ,000 max
ing a total of $50, 900. The as
sessed valuation of Bellows Falls is
"a, 100000 and the banking resources
$4,0S5,000, or total of $S,1S5,000.
Rockingham's assessed valuation is ST.
100000, with no banking resources. The
combined valuations and banking re-
sources of Bellows Falls and Rocking
ham, which represent the whole town, are
50 ,294 900, or less than half those of Brat
tleboro. This shows why the town of
Brattleboro is asked to subscribe for
bonds to the amount of $724,000 while
the town of Rockingham (ineluding
Bellows Falls) is asked to take only
| 1924, 800
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27

Grip is epidemic in many Vermont
towns, being at its worst apparently in
Montpelier and st. Johnsbury. AT the
Capital city the Heaton hospital is over
flowing and beds have been provided in
adjoining private residences. Manufae-
turing plants and business places are
running with reduced forces and doctors.
part of whom are i'll, are hardly able 10
respond to all calls.
I'm st. 1ohnsbury on account of the
prevalence of the disease a quarantine
has been established until Oct. !. All
schools and churches viii be closed during
the order and no public gathering of any
kind permitted.
Berlin. \. H.. yesterday appealed to
the state committee of public safety for
help against the influenza epidemic which
has reached such proportions in that city
that the physicians are unable to cope
with it. More than 600 cases have beer
reported. with 30 deaths
Acting Governor Coolidge of Massachu
setts last night sent to the President OF
the nited States, the governors of Yer
mont, Maine and Rhode Island and tht
mayor of Toronto an appeal for nurse.
| and physicians to help fight the infu
enza epidemic in the Bay state, An Off
cial order yesterday afternoon closed al
| theatres, moving picture houses, dane
halls and public assembly places unit
| Oct. 6. The order also bans agricultural
/ fairs. The directors of the big Brocktol
show voted yesterday 10 cancel it be
| fore they knew of the state edict
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
BULGARIA IS
READY TO QUIT
Premier Said to Have Made
Offer of Armistice
to Allies
REVOLUTION ON
IN THAT COUNTRY
Dispatches by Way of Copenhagen In
dicate That Premier's Offer Was
Made without Support of King Ferdi-
nand-Countermo on Foot.

LONDON, Sept. 27.-Premier Malin-
off Of Bulgaria has made an offer of an
armistice to the allies, according to a
Berlin despatch transmitted by a cor
respondent Of the Exchange Telegraph
Co, nj Copenhagen. The message states
that the Premier 5 offer was made with
out support of other members of the
cabinet or of King Ferdinand. The
Berlin message says that Mainoff s
offer has created great dissatisfaction
| in Bulgaria and that strong military
measures have been taken to support
the Bulgarian front According to a
statement from Sofia by way of Jassy
/ il is added, countermovement against
the action of the premier has already
been set on foot (This seems to indi-
cate that a revolution is in progress in
1 Bulgaria)
The British government today re
ceived from an official authorized source
an application from Bulgaria for an
armstice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27


in complimentary terms of him as a sol
dier. The letter follows:
''FRANCE,s August %, 1918
Madam
In behalf of the officers and men of
Company l. 306th infantry, American
+. F., | wish to express our deep sym
pathy with you in the death of your son,
Private first class John f. Brosnahan.
He died in action on the morning of the
10Th instant, being apparently killed in
stantly by the explosion of a she'll
He was a very valuable member of
the company, being especially cool AMI
useful at the front He was much liked.
Believe me, madam. Yours very truly.
EARL MARSHALL,
Captain Booth infantry,
Commanding Co. ]"
Mrs. Brosnahan has been prostratel
since receiving the news of her sons
death. As soon as she recovers, it y
planned to hold a requiem mass for Pri-
vate Brosnahan, .in St. Michael's Roma1
Catholic church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
BOMB WILL MARX
ARRIVAL OF TRAIN
Big War Exhibit to Reach
BrattlebOrO Tomorrow
Morning
CROWD EXPECTED
NEAR THE STATION
Program of Speaking to Start at Once
Band Will Play and Bells and
Whistles Will Be sounded-W Windham
County's Loan Quota.

Depth bombs, shells, accoutrements,
weapons, clothing and other articles
captured from the enemy, as well as
various kinds and sizes of ordnance of
our own and our allies, will be includ-
ed in the makeup of the exhibit in the
war relic train, which will arrive here
at o'clock tomorrow morning in charge
of about 30 men. The train will re-
main three hours on the most easterly
track near the union station, this being
the side track used for the despatch
of the southbound Central Vermont
trains, until II clock, the time for
leaving.
The program of speaking will be begun
Immediately on the arrival of the train,
which it is expected will be met by
big crowd of people, the Brattleboro
Military band leading the line of march
TO the station. leaving the town hall
building at 7.45.
Although it is impossible to give a
| complete list of the articles which will
be included in the train the exhibit
will visualize in some measure what
Uncle Sam is doing to win the war.
The military call on the fire alarm
| 10 strokes-will be sounded at 7.45 and
at 80 all the church bells and school
bells IN this village and West Brattle-
boro and the bell at the fire station will
be rung for five minutes At 7.45 the
| Brattleboro Military band will leave
the town hall building and march to
the station, where patriotic songs. under
the direction of Frank NJ. Cram, musi-
cal director of the public schools, will
be sung by the largest chorus ever
heard in Brattleboro and will be ac
companied by the band An aerial
bomb will mark the time when the train
stops
Fighting Fourth Liberty bond.
statesmen ~;n be on hand to take sub
seriptions at four booths which will b,
put in place tomorrow morning.
The amount of bonds for which Wind
ham county is expected to subscribe i
81 800 100, or nearly a tenth of the stat
quota. which is Sl3302 800. Followin.
are the quotas by towns for Windhan
county, Bellows Falls village and th
rest of the town of Rockingham bein,
: given separately:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
DRAFT LOTTERY
IS NEXT MONDAY
in 18-to-45 Draft to Take Place in
Washington Then.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Monday.
Sept 80 was set by Provost Marshal
General Crowder today as the date for
the national draft lottery to determine
the order, in classes TO which they will
be assigned. of the 100000 men from
IS TO - who registered for selective
service Sept. 10.
The drawing win take place publicly
at the senate Office building and the
numbers vii be given to the press and
public by local boards as quickly as
the list can be printed and put in the
hands of the boards by mail
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
Continued on Page 81
Centre Congregational Church

Friday and Saturday, Sept. p and 2s,
all day and evening Rummage sale in
the store in Hooker building formerly
occupied by Mrs G. H. Smith House
hold articles, and garments which cannot
be sent in the Belgian relief shipment
viii be accepted for the sale.
Friday, sept 81 7.3O p. m Church
night. Midweek meeting of the church.
Subject, General Allenby and the Old
Testament
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
LABOR ALLOTMENTS.
Counties of Vermont Get Their Quotas
in Essential Service.

r. W. Simonds, federal director of the
I. s. employment service, has been called
to Washington to attend conference
relative to labor conditions in the state.
He will leave here Saturday to attend
the conference relative to child labor, to
meet the secretary of labor, and the war
priority board, and the L. S. employment
service. He has made the county allot
ments, giving the number of men eacf
county will have to give of the 3,430 al
lotted to Vermont. These are: Addison
l49s Bennington l57, Caledonia 259, Chit
tenden 4l9, Essex 50, Franklin and Crane
Isle 33S, Lamoille 81, Orange l42. Orleans
l72, Rutland 479, Washington 40, Wind
ham 4G4, Windsor 339.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
Private Longfeld Appears
in North Hinsdale All
but Naked
LEFT BRATTLEBORO
MONDAY AFTERNOON
Stopped Last Night at B. S. McDonald's
in Pouring Rain-Said He Had Been
Confined in Barn Three Days by Two
Strangers.

A strange tale of a soldier being
stripped of his uniform by unknown
men was told last night at the home of
b. s. Mcdonald of North Hinsdale bv
Private Otto Longfeld of Company C.
42d infantry, Camp Devens, Aver.
Mass, who appeared at Mr.. McDonald's
home wearing only his short, thin. sum
mer underclothing while a drenching
rain was falling.
Private Longield was due to be back
at Camp Devens Tuesday morning, aft
er being at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward J. Slocum of 65 South Main
street, Brattleboro, on a weeks fur
Tough, and according to Mrs. Slocum he
LETT here Monday afternoon
While Mr.. Mcdonald, q North Hins-
dale farmer, and his two children were
at home last night, Mrs. Mcdonald be-
ing at the home of neighbors, Mr.. Ne
Donald heard knock at the door and
| asked the visitor to come in, but voice
replied, q can t, haven't any clothes
| on.
Mr.. Mcdonald thought he recognized
| the voice of Private Longfeld, who
formerly worked for him year on the
farm, and he went to the door and
| opened it, revealing Private Longfeld
without uniform, hat, stockings or
shoes, being clad only in summer un-
| derwear.
The young soldier was invited into
| the house and was asked what had hap
pened, and then he told a strange story.
| He said that he left Brattleboro Mon
day evening to return to Camp Devens
and intended to walk to Hinsdale to
board q train.
When near the monument on the
| Hinsdale road, Private Longfeld said,
he came upon two men and fell into
| conversation with them. He said they
were short and of stout build and did
| not talk very plainly. Private Long
field himself is an American born eiti-
zen of German parentage, and is about
30 years old q
At the solicitation of the two men
the soldier started with them on the
road that leads easterly from the monu-
ment, off the main road to Hinsdale.
When they arrived near barn on the
Harry Thomas place, which is unoc-
cupled, the two strangers, according to
the soldier, seized him by the arms
and pulled them behind his back Then.
one on either side of him, they walked
him to the barn, where they robbed
him of his clothing and whatever else
he had.
The young man said one of the
strangers remained with him nights and
the other days until yesterday after
noon, when they left, saving they had
. gotten all they wanted from him. Then
after dark, he made his way to the Ne
Donald home.
When Mrs. Mcdonald returned homo
some clothing was found for Private
: Longfeld and Chief of Police George
Wilson of this town was notified, but
| the matter was out of his jurisdiction
Z and he suggested that Policeman F. o
Packard of Hinsdale be notified, whicl
| was done.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27

PARIS, Sept 27.-Gen. Sramchct
y 'Esperey, commanding the allied ar
mics in Macedonia, has telegraphed to
the French government that a Bulgar-
ian army officer has presented himself
in behalf Of Gen. Torodowell, command
ing the Bulgarian army, asking the sus-
pension Of arms for As hours 20 per-
nit the arrival of two authorized dele
gates from the Bulgarian government
The minister of finance and Gen Lou
kotf commanding the Bulgarian second
army are on their way to French head.
quarters with the consent of King Fer
dinand to discuss the conditions Of the
armistice and eventually the terms OF
| peace.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
BAKER SAW IT START.
Secretary of War Witness of Begin
ming of New Drive.

WITH AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE CHAMPAGNE FRONT, Sept. u,
by The Associated Press Secretary
of War Newton ID. Baker witnessed
the beginning Of the American drive
along the front northwest of Verdun
yesterday morning. At $50 o'clock
after the enemy position had been
bombarded with high explosive and
gas shells the American infantry ad-
vanced. Squadrons of tanks again
formed an effective part of the at
tacking force.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27

ing rapidly The hitherto supposedly i'm
passablc mountain heights.
LONDON. Sept. 27.-ln the successful
continuance of their drive northward, the
Serbians have entered Ishtib and cap
tured other important points. says the
Serbian official statement of Thursday
great number of additional Bulgarians
and Germans have been captured by the
Serhians with an enormous quantity Of
war material.
The Serbans now are west of the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
STOP SODA SALES
Massachusetts Health Authorities Take
Drastic Measures to Check
Spread of Grip.

BOSTON, Sept. 27-The emergency
health committee Of which Henry B.
Endicott, executive secretary of the state
public health, is chairman, voted today
to request proprietors of all soda foun-
tains to discontinue Immediately the sale
of all drinks as an aid in checking the
spread of influenza No time was set
when the sale might be resumed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27

Here is a wartime recipe for bread
taken from the Bible. In the ninth verse
of the fourth chapter of Ezekiel it states
Take thou also unto thee wheat, and
barley and beans and lentils and millet
and fitehes and put them in one vessel
and make the bread thereof
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
GERMANY TO PROTEST.
Against Bulgarian Premier's Offer of
Armistice to Allied Forces.

LONDON, Sept. Germany in
tends to send solemn protest to Bul-
garia against Premier Malinoff IS re-
quest for an armistice according to
Berlin reports received in Amsterdam
and forwarded by the Exchange Tele-
graph Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
TAKE GERMAN SHIPS.
Chilean Government Orders Interned
Vessels Taken Over.

SAN DIEGO, Thursday, Sept. 20
The Chilean government tonight or
dered the naval authorities to occupy
with armed forces all the interned Ger
man ships in Chilean harbors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27

Serbian troops at the apex Of the ad
vancing allied salient in Macedonia have
advanced more than y miles from their
original positions. East of the Nardar
and north Of Doiran the allies are cross
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
WAR MINISTER QUITS.
Won Stein, Prussian Official, Said to
Have Resigned.

LONDON, Sept. 27.-Lieut. Cen Won
Stein, the Prussian war minister, is re-
ported to have resigned, according to
advices to the Exchange Telegraph Co
from Copenhagen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
PVT. BROSNAHAN
KILLED BY I'LL
Mother Receives Letter from CAP
of His Company-Requiem Service
to Be Held Later.

Mrs. Katherine Brosnahan of Beech
street, whose son, Private John +. Bros
nahan, was killed in action in France
Aug. 10, has just received a letter from
Capt. Earl Marshall telling how the
young man met his death and speaking
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
Umversalist Church
Rev. D. E. Trout, pastor.
Sunday, Sept. 20.

1890 a. m.-Divine worship with sermon
by the pastor.
ll.45 a. m.-Sunday school session.
300 p. m.-At Guilford Center "A service
of worship with sermon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
ATE GERMAN DISHES.

DP-IHBHtIu I UIks bIaIne POISONING 20
Frankfurters and Sauerkraut.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 81
Six victims of ptomaine poisoning were
yesterday found unconscious at the
house of Thomas Allard. 500 Chestnut
street. They are Mr. and Mrs Thomas
Allard their daughter, Mrs. Isabel Ne
Carty, and her three children, aged 4
5 and 7, respectively. A physician ad
ministered restorativcs. While all OF
the victims are in serious condition, il
is expected they viii recover. Frank
furters and sauerkraut eaten by the
family are blamed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
MOSES is NOMINATED.
Chosen by New Hampshire Republicans
as Senatorial Candidate.

CONCORD, n. H., Sept. 27.-George H.
Moses of Concord was nominated for
United States senator to succeed the late
Senator Jacob Fl. Gallinger at the Repub-
lican senatorial convention here today.
The vote was 450 for Moses. POI for
Former Gov. ROLAND H. Spaulding of
Rochester, and | for Irving w. Drew of
Lancaster, now holding the senatorial
seat by gubernatorial appointment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
FROM ITALY TO PARIS.
Italian Authorization Made Flight
This Morning.

PARIS. Sept. 27.-Gabriel D 'Annun-
zio, the Italian author-aviator, arrived
in Paris this morning in an airplane
flying from Italy across the Alps.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27

AMSTERDAM, Sept 27-The Bull
garian premier 5 offer OF an armistice
was made to the leader of the entente
troops operating against Bulgaria. ac-
cording to a Berlin message received
here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight-Heavy Frosts Likely
Fair Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Weather
forecast: Fair tonight, probably heavy
frosts. Cooler in Maine and New Hamp-
shire. Saturday fair, fresh winds, most
" southwest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27
Allied Smashes Two Wide Fronts Between Arras and
Verdun Imperil German Defenses-Haigs Men At
tack North of Cambria Early This MOrning-Are
Making Progress.
PRISONERS TAKEN BY AMERICANS AND
FRENCH NUMBER 10000 FIRST DAY

Latest Reports from Americans is to the Effect That They
Are Pushing Forward Northwest of Verdun, Well Be-
yOnd the Original German Lines-Serbians Continue
to Gain in Macedonia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-27

Experience keeps dear school, but
fools will learn in no other.