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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08
FROM THE BOYS IN SERVICE
Recent Letters Descriptive of the Life of the Boys
in Army and Navy

Following are extracts from a letter
ftaW Lieut. James g. Adams of the
aviation service IN France 70 his moth.
OF, Mrs James VI. Adams Of Erattl,-
bose, dated 0t l3 near the Swiss
frontier:
Dear MAJ
This is very good dag not 10 fv.
not only for Tho date but It IS raining
heavily. We had some very heavy
ir0Ets "a week ago and / found ice in
Che wash basin i'm the morning. but IT.
hus warmed up since. For some strange
REASON ! have picked up n iittlc cold
which surprises me n little without
hotAefiug me in the slightest-probabl
due 81 "a hot shower bath some DAYS
ago with flying too soon after The air
is pretty cold now, but these planes
protect us moro than the ones wear
ago did II won be any too cold for
me-, aud the air will be smoother. too
We have % new pilot here who made
Dis first solo trip on our small field two
days ago, after ! had taken him up q
few times and tried 10 show him how
To- land on the field without rolling too
far ard smashing up. When bc went
up alone lD had to circle the Geld Sow
rral times before De was low enough
Io dare Go try fo come doFu. Well, he
made his first landing an right, but the
second time fo came down too fast
and hitting The ground heavy bounced
very high. came down ou has nose and
turned over ON his baek-a very
thorough and pretty mashup without
sumc Wadl He hash t gone mp yet
again aud when he does / guess there II
Nc Ho volunteers Go accompany him for
q few trips. Tho rest of us are always
bcsicged by the men, and they seem
willing 10 take chance even when I
um trying out q new or rebuilt machine.
After % breakup one ot us always
goes up right away to keep up tie
morale of tho troops around, and show
Thorn that q little accident may occur
auv time Our pilot, UaWblctt, who
was So badly smashed up here q month
ago, is now ont of the hospital and has
returned from his sick leave Tn won z
ilv any moro on this field, as hc cousid-
crs three accidents enough. / get
nervous when ! sec him go mp, anyway
All Of u5 pilots hate 10 go up with
anyone else doing the plotting, for some
uueZplgiUablo reason, and superstition
ia pretty strong here.
Guess I haven Q written of our three
day trip last week mp toward the front
BOO tWo planes. ! took Lieut.. Leach
with me and Pilot Osborne took Lieut.
Dove and we left che field Saturday aft
ctuonu in formation at o'clock, with
mc leading. Wen, his plane wouldn u
slow down as well as mine and hc was
forced Go take the lead and not know
ing the route very wen, and misundcg-
standing ms signals. We got thoroughly
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Louis Stiff has received news
Of the safe arrival Of her husband
overseas.
Miss Genevieve Murphy, stenogra-
pher in r. c. Bacon S law offices, is i'll
with influenza.
Mrs. Park r. Hoyt and son of La
coma, \. H., are visiting here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs John c. Howe
Miss Beatrice Batehelder and Leon
ara Harrison Of Keene visited here last
evening with her sister, Miss Rose Bat
chelder
Miss Gladys Holden and Miss Della
Neweomb have entered the Brattleboro
Business Institute, taking steno-
graphic course,
Miss Mercy Cox has returned from
Clifton Springs, n. y. where she had
been two months for treatment and an
operation on.her arm.
Miss Florence Coombs who has been
employed in Milton. Mass. returned
last night to her hema here on Canal
street 70 remain indefinitely.
Mr. and Mrs. ". II. Richardson, Miss
Minnie A. Scott and Miss Annie Rich
ardson are spending the day IN Spring
Held, Mass, going by automobile
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08
Reinfarcenents were

iers impossible. Reinfbrcements were
required to hoal a position with no
Means Of comnt Indicating with the rear
until Lieutenant ColonelF Ciradin sent
several pigeons back to the headquar-
Fters where they arrived III twenty or
10 twenty five minutes and the rein
IfoFcements werr promptly SEM up
When The Gtrm.ns made L violent
effort to take tlsa position Of From lterre,
Captain Darfigss. in command there,
YES cut of frorn the rear. At nine
. clock in the r1orl-5ng ne sent a pigeon
back to announce that the enemy was
within 900 yards 0. '\the works At ten
. Flock he announeedi by the same
means that tho position was surround
ed by the enemy. At eleven he Informed
the staff that the situation was eriti-
cal hut that the garrison would fight TO
he last man. Thus kept in touch with
,.the situation the star was, able to take
Isteps that resulted IN the breaking of
the line around the position.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08
BREAKS A COLD IN
JUST A FEW HOURS
"Pape's Cold Compound ends grippe
misery-Don't stay stuffed
up.

You can end grippe and break up a
severe cold either in head, chest. body
or limbs, by taking dose of 'EPape s
Cold Compound" every two hours I'M
It'll three doses are taken.
1t promptly opens cloggedup nostrils
land air passages in the head, stops
nasty discharge or nose-running, re-
lieves sick headache, dullness, feverish-
ness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness and
stiffness.
Don t stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing
and snufrlingl Ease your throbbing
head-nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as ''Papes Cold
Compound" which may be bought
at any drug store. 1t acts without as
sistanee, tastes nice, and causes no in
convenience. Be sure you get the gen.
uine.-Adyt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The regular meeting of the ". C. T. U.
will be held in the rest room Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
On account of the address in the Au-
ditorium tonight by Rev. r. M. Hough-
ton the midweek meeting of the Centre
Congregational church will be omitted.
The Ladies' circle of the First Uni
versalist church served its annual har-
vest supper last evening at els in the
church parlors. About $40 was taken
in.
The next meeting of Brattleboro chap
ter, Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton, will be held Tuesday afternoon, Nov.
u, at the home of Mrs. Henry f. Bond Of
Linden street. The program win be that
which was to have been presented Oct. 4.
Local photographers have been asked
by the Eastman company, the principal
supply house in the East, to save the
spools such as films are rolled on Mil
lions of these wooden cylinders, which
are capped with disk of metal at
either end, have been thrown away
heretofore, but now there is such a
great demand for metal Of all kinds that
the spools viii be shipped back to the
factories and the materials in them
utilized
Mr.. and Mrs. John 7. Kaine of Elliot
street have received news from their
son, Louis B. Kaine, who is fireman's
mate in the navy, that he has been
transferred from the League Island navy
yard in Philadelphia to the Mare Island
navy ward in San Francisco. Twenty-six
navy men made the trip across the con
tinent in private car and it is expect
ed that they have reached their destina-
ton Cards were received from him this
week, one from Omaha and the other
from Cheyenne, Wyoming.
As the season advances there is a
demand for dress hats, which you viii
find in different colors and sizes at the
Hat Shop, owned by Mrs. G. H. Smith,
Barber Biock-Adv. PA
Special meeting of Woman 5 Relief
Corps tomorrow, 80 p. m. Drill for
inspection. oh
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08
CARRIER PIGEON A HERO.
Figured in C1c of Striking Episodes
o. Verdun Battle.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
Sept. ia carrier pigeon was one Of
the heroes Of the most striking episodes
OF the battle Of Verdun During the
siege Of the fort Of Vaux Commandment
Raynal lad no other means Of com
municating with the exterior. During
the fierce fighting around tie Thiau-
mont farm, contradictory reports
reached the rear as to the occupation
Of the position, The carrier pigeon was
the only means by which the officers
an command could learn the exact sit
uation.
While the Germans were making one
Of their strongest attacks, all the tele-
phone lines We're destroyed and the enc
my S curtain fire made the use of eour-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08
DUTY or SMALL BOND BUYERS
DIcAdoo Urges Partial Payment Sub
scribers to be Loyal

WASHINGTON, Nov. Secretary
MeAdoo has issued public statement
calling on all employees who bought
Liberty bonds through their employers
on a partial payment plan to keep up
the payments and get the bonds as a
patriotic duty and necessary measure
to keep the bonds from public sale and
TO maintain bond prices. The secretary
said:
ct is the duty of the subscribers to
bonds on these partial payment plans to
complete the contract into which they
have entered. If they do no do SO both
they and the government suffer, as the
onds for which they have contracted
and for which they do not pay in full
must usually be sold in the open mar
ket "
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08
PERSONAL.


Pavmond T,,o,o.+o IS cueo,a
Mass, visited in town Sunday.
Miss Katherine Dxyver Of Snr;noeola
Mass. was a recent visitor in tovn
-'so' - - H.
dav from HAZE A. 4il % my 81 e NJ
otroo+ 'iA -'A4n
1Snh hanks returned Sunday, after at
G Senu,ns 'ne iulleidl OF Leon Duquette
Jay ~ '9t'Lifieileh'' MaSs'
Mr., ana Mrs. o. b. Hughes and daugh-
Ter Miriam, are spending the day with
relatives III South Londonderry.
MSS Ellen Austin is visiting her eous-
n mrs. hilbert Bridges, IN Hyde Park,
l'iasS'' aiso Atia7 Marion Denn-ng N Dos
'on
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brooks of Viii
'ldlis NJ visited wednesday with their.
son ~. Z. BROOKS, ana family OF Clark
Miss b. Qulnian has returned from her
home IN Rutland, where she had been
tmo t meths on account OF the illness OF
nel oiotilef
MISS katherine carney has returned
aIter several weeks visit IN Worcester,
Mass, and has resumed work in the Me
'''oi '''i os',.si
MI ana Mrs d. +. Colburn and his
mother' Mrs Carrie Colburn, went
Wednesday to Stoneham, Mass, to visit
ms aunt MRS. Della Sweet
Mrs. Lawrence Cushman, who was crit
icaily III with pneumonia in the emer
gellcy hospital, i now II the home Of her
SISTER Mrs. cutter OF Church place.
Mrs Martha Walker of Sharon came
yesterday TO spend the winter with her
Gaugnter, Mrs ohrlstopber MeCourt and
~. 'ieN ourt at their nome on Canal
s'iee'
y. Frank Shea, who has been criti-
caily Ill the past two weeks with infu-
enza followed by pneumonia. is gain
ing and IS now considered to be out Of
danger
AIr. and Mrs. Charles Miner and daugh
ter, Mrs. Joseph Dunlevy. moved Wednes-
day. from his farm on the Bonnyvale
road a., west brattieboro, to the Princess
On Eliiot street
harry Crowley, who had been receiy-
ING special mechanical training at the
University o. Vermont, has been trans
tcrred to the officers training camp at
Yale university.
Mrs, Mary Smith Of Holyoke recently
visited her brother, Daniel E. Crowley OF
- Canal street, Mrs. Smith, who had
been seriously Ill IN Holyoke hospital,
has recovered her health,
Mrs. William Morrill,, who visited her
parents Mr.. and Mrs George Fisk. two
m'g p,. Is.afi ,F ganesoay e her home
!! = 'i'''''' ete ileI sister mrs. Harry
'7Pl ~ "ll' lhiali' sen, raymond, accom-
P-nleu i-,I ioi an lliaeAhlte stay
Miss Kate Heffron has sold her house
IN Pntney to John Austin Of Putnev.
Miss Eetfron i moving to Brattleboro
land ha 'staken the tenement vacated by
t,,.1 ,.o ~ lei,lss Hogets n y +.
-ss - N'''iai - ~
Josel3 s. rstey returned today to
hos'on. Were ne y ~ The marine ayla-
ion aefa"h!neat at the Massachusetts,
Institute 81 Technology, after having
spent l0-davs furlough at his home
George Wells and daughter Mrs H.
bert Boyle. have returned from his epro.
! mer home in .Tonaico 10 their bn,se ~,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08
WAR PROJECTS PUSHED ON.
Camp Extensions Costing s1S,000Oo0
Will be Constructed.

WASHINGTON. Nov. S.-The war
department authorized yesterday the
construction division to proceed with
thirteen war projects costing $lS,000,-
600 =
The largest appropriation, one Of ST..
100000, was made FOR enlargement Of
Camp Grant. Illinois Other appropri-
ations for extensions included Camp
Custer, Michigan, $4,S15.0o0; Camp
Dodge, Iowa, $2,S35,2io; Delaware
Ordnance Depot, $l.2G3,1S5, and Aeri-
al Gunnery School, Miami, Fla. $780,
600
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08
STILL SHELL LIFEBoATs.
Hun Sea outrages Go On Despite Off
cial Denial

ATHENS, Nov. IA German sub
marine, after having torpedoed a Greek
sailing ship, is said to have fred on the
crew when the men tried to escape
from the sinking vessel. according to
On official telegram received here from
Crete
The lifeboat was found to be shat
tered by projectiles from the subma-
rine s guns. This incident is interest
ing in view of German denials of such
factions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08
WOULD LIMIT MOTOR TRUCKS.
Bay State Commission Says They Are
Running Roads.

BOSTON, Nov S.-Members of the
special commission appointed by the
legislature to draw up new regulations
for motor vehicles al a meeting ycster-
day asrced that the weight of automo-
bite trucks must be limited or more Good
roads il Massachusetts would be ruined
The commission also favors law
regulating the width of automobiles. as
there is danger of smaller vehicles be-
ing forced Off the roads If enlarge.
ment of trucks continues.
The good man will love an enemy but
bad man viii loot his friend
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08

Many people look out on the horizon
of their lives and, seeing a glow-worm
think it conhagratiQn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08
HOughton e Sinaonds

I omorrow, Saturday 0
The Second Day Of the
wo-Day Underprice Sale
Of Staple Merchandise
Many Bargains that will not be possible later.
Fill your needs on these offerings now.
s29 to $3.50 Salts Plush Coats,
Friday and Saturday S2A.5O II
S35 All Wool Velour Coats
Friday and Saturday $500 II
$3.50 All Wool English sergees, all wanted shades,
> Special $3.50 II
Best Outing Flannel, dark and light colors,
Special ESQ /
35c Best, Heavy, White Outing Flannel,
Friday and Saturday $50 Il
CSC Heavy Bath Robe Flannel,
Friday and Saturday SOC 4
6sc Best, Heavy Twiletl Khaki Cloth
Friday and Saturday $50 II
35c Best Percales, dark and light colors,
Friday and Saturday 25c II
TIC Unbleaehed Cotton Friday and Saturday 1910 i
1898 Liberty Bell" Long Cloth, 12-yard pieces
Friday and Saturday S285 per piece /
Bic Japanese Cloth, not ten yards to customer
Friday and Saturday 233c /
Csc Pure Linen Bleached Crash,
Friday and Saturday 1zf /
25c Unbleached Home,pun Linen Towels
Friday and Saturday 40 /
$3.50 Grey Blankets, Friday and Saturday &295 !
$3.50 White Bed Spreads 72x82
FRIDAY ard Saturday. 81. SIS
EXTRA SPECIAL Ladies' pure Thread Sill Boot
Hose, $50
Ladies' 25c Medium Weight BLACK Cat Hose
Friday and Saturday $50
SOC "Burson' Lise Hose
Fridty and Saturday pairs 81 90
&139 Percale Bungalow Aprons,
Friday and Saturday 9SE
Bib Aprons of PercaIe,
Special al only 500 and 75f each
Christmas Aprons All Now in Stock
ALL DEPARTMENTS ARE SHOWING THE
NEW CHRISTMAS GOODS
r~----~-~-~A~@-
houghfon s SSiirns3nds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08

As the season advances there is a
demand for dress hats, which you viii
find in different colors and sizes at the
Hat Shop, owned by Mrs. G. H. Smith,
Barber Block-Adv. 214
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-08

Special meeting of Woman S Relief
Corps tomorrow, 7.30 p. m. Drill for
inspection. OH
The Washington times., 1918-09-11
MAIL ABIT LATE?
v. S. S. SALES GAIN

T. your morning mail was delivered
a little later than usual today. don't
complain. 1t probably indicated that
your carrier had entered with a vim
into the War Savings Stamps selling
contest, under the auspices of The
Times. which was officially launched
yesterday, and plans to win one of the
twenty-one cash prizes. totsling $500,
which have been offered. D. ]. CAL
lshan. director of the local War Saw
ings Committee. believes that on the
evening Of September 20. when the
contest will close, returns will indi-
cate at least 100000 total sale of
these Government securities.
While figures for the opening day
are not available, il is known that a
number of large sales were made, and
also that every one OF the $50 car
riers and collectors attached to the
Washington city postoffice is an &C.
tive competitor. This is in face OF
the fact that every carrier yester-
day. in addition to his regular duties,
was engaged in the distribution of
thousands of draft registration
notices, and consequently was unable
to give such attention to the sale of
war stamps as would otherwise have
been possible.
= formidable competitor Is Riley
G. Spiker. a carrier in the business
section. In previous contests, Mr..
Spiker earned the title of Champion
w. S. 5. Salesman" He sold stamps
yesterday to the value of $3.50. In
previous contests of this character
he has been a frequent prize winner
Recently he established the unique
record of selling stamps to the value
of 81 900 each--the limit under the
law which a single individual may
hold--to nineteen persons on his
route. bringing his total sales to
S4O.2S2.54.
The plan of dividing the contestants
into three distinct groups, according
TO the class of swork they perform,
with separate prizes for each class,
places all on an equal footing. The
collector or carrier in a residential
section will not be forced to compete
with such "heAvyweights" as Carrier
Spiker and his associates in the bust
ness section.
Superintendent OF. Carriers Schooley
arranged for the opening of two win
dows at the city postoffice today from
which the carriers win be supplied
with stamps.
The Washington times., 1918-09-11
YANKS MAY GET
CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Christmas gifts for soldiers viii be
shipped this year, according 10 present
indications
The whole question. howevee. OF con-
tinuing the practice. limiting the quanti-
~. or eliminating gifts entirely. is now
before General Pe-shing, it became
known today.
The War Department has assigned an
officer whose sole duty is TO straighten
out this problem. While details are not
available, il was said officially at the
War Department that present indica-
tons are the Yanks will get their gifts
As the force is far greater than last,
this practice would mean the use of a
tremendous tonnage. Hence, II Is quite
probably that some scheme OF reducing
the size of packages will be enforced
provided General Pershing does not
counsel eliminating the gifts altogether.
War Department authorities in touch
with the situation believe that the
OF morale. resulting from
remembrances OF the folk at home, will
be sufficient to warrant taking even the
much needed tonnage such a course re-
Quires.
The Washington times., 1918-09-11
ROCKS STRANGELY
lombard HOUSE

HAGERSTowN, Nd. Sept 1.-THE
constant bombarding of the home Of
John W. Fox, near the Brick Church
in the foothills of the Blue Ridge
Mountain above Luray, with volleys
of rocks that come from all direc-
tions, and the failure to ascertain
the cause of the fusiIlades has sug-
gested 20 the mind of Mr.. Fox
and some of his neighbors that soma
supernatural power is involved in
the mysterious affair.
The source of the rocks battles
all efforts to find out how they are
propelled although depressions in
the ground from where the rocks are
taken are visible. and it is the opin-
ion of some residents Of the neigh
borhood that they are thrown by q
human agency.
As a result of the mystery, the en-
tire Fox household is in a state of
fear and CONSERVATION. Their home
has been damaged. nearly all of the
window lights having been broken
by the rocks. Thomas Webster.
neighbor, who volunteered to make
an investigation of the rock-throw-
ing. while on his way home was
greeted with a shower of rocks at
his own gate. A yolley of rocks of
various sizes fell around him. but
he was not struck.
The rocks vary in size from a wal
nut to a mans fist, and they are al
ways thrown in the daytime. The
fact that the rocks come from prac-
tically every direction toward the
Fox home mystifies the members of
the Fox household and their neigh
bors. They are hurled with such
force and at such angles as almost to
compel conviction that the power be-
hind them is other than human This
is the belief Of such men as Samuel
Batman, James Wood. Thomas Web
ster, and Edward Seal, reputed to be
all good men and true.
No revengeful or childish prank is
believed TO be responsible for the
rock throwing. as every clue suggest
ing either source has been ferreted
out only to run the affair into a
deeper mystery. The apparently in
tangible agency behind the matter IL
not only causing alarm among mem
bers OF the Fox household. but with
those who have witnessed the show
ers OF rocks descend upon the house.
The affair has continued for q week
and shows no signs Of abattng.
The Washington times., 1918-09-11
WAR LEGISLATION
PREVENTS RECESS

Hopes OF the House Of Representa-
tives for a long recess following the
passage of the big revenue bill have
been blasted.
Speaker Champ Clark today said
there is no chance for a recess now.
Congressman John Garner OF Texas,
who fathered the recess plan, ad-
mitted that hopes of members get
ting home to do a bit Of campaign
ing were exceedingly slim.
The most important bills are the
new deficiency bill, which will be
finished as soon as the Appropriation
Committee can get estimates from the
War Department on the sum neces-
sary to carry out the new army pro-
gram, and the emergency power bill.
which has the support of the War
Industries Board and the War De-
partment
The Washington times., 1918-09-11
MUST PAY BY NOV. 80

Saturday. November 30, is the date
set by the District War Savings
Committee to end the period in which
all arrearages on War Savings Stamps
pledges should be paid. By that time
all Hedges should be fully executed
with the exception only Of promised
December purchases
This action comes As the result OF a
careful check made on the pledge
cards through the designated selling
agencies Many delinquents have been
found, and the next two months will
be devoted to bringing them to a real
tzation of the necessity for fulfilling
their promises. What action will be
taken between November 30 and De-
eember 81. the closing date of the 1918
War Savings campaign, on the re-
naming unredeemed pledges will be
determined later.
The Washington times., 1918-09-11
TRAINS COLLIDE;
12DEAD, 10 HURT

ALLIANCE. Neb., Sept. 11.-TwelveI
persons were killed and ten injured
when a Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy passenger train collided with
a work train yesterday at a siding
near here Confusion over the change
from central to mountain time was
believed to be the cause
The Washington times., 1918-09-11
Germany's New Style
Gas Shells Only Make
New ZeaIanders Laugh

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Sept 11.-The Germans
are using a new type of gas
shells. They were first employed
against the New zealanders, when
salvos were fred at short range.
Several hundred projectiles, the
size of oranges, rained thick over
an area OF about two acres.
According to the army report
they gave off gas and burned the
grass"
Apparently the first experiment
was a failure, and the New Zeal
anders were only amused at what
they termed the fruit barrages."
The Washington times., 1918-09-11
TURK-BULGAR ROW
NEARING OPEN WAR

Turkey has sent q Large force to
the border OF Bulgaria, where trouble
is brewing over a division of terri
torial spells OF war between these
two allies OF Germany and Austria
Hungary. The information comes
through a source that is usually re-
liable.
Revolutionary spirit is rife in the
Bulgarian army and among the
civilian population. It is reported
that the Bulgarians are trying to get
all of Serbia and even a part Of Aus
tria
The Washington times., 1918-09-11
KAISER VISITS kRUPPs.

THE HAGUE, Sept 1.-THE Kais-
er has just paid a visit to the Krupp
gun works at Essen, according to in
formation from Berlin today