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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21
STILL TIME.

There is still time for Governor Ora
ham. under Indictment on l52 counts Of
grand larceny and six counts of embez-
Element. to resign even though his refusal
to do so heretofore has besuirched the
good name of the state.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21

We might as well think what We
please concerning the President 5 pro-
posed trip abroad for it is perfectly
evident that we must be satisfied with
taking it out in thinking.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21

The Germant postotfice department
has refused postal privileges to the ra.
naming German ruling princes. Whv
not expedite matters by giving them a
chance to abdicate by mail2
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21
Mr.. Bacon's Service.
Rutland News.l

Robert G. Bacon of Brattlcboro
leaves the craftsmanship of the state
public service commission to resume
the practice of law in his home village.
Mr.. Bacon has made notable record
in an important position of trust. AS far
as The Rutland News has been Informed
his palpable effort has been to he
far rs between the great public and its
rights and the public service corpora
lions and their legitimate interests and
privileges And it cannot be sue
eesSfullv contradicted that this is a
very difficult thing for any man TO be,
requiring tact, judgment fearlessness
ana the absence Of entangling alliances.
we have no information as to rea-
sons leading to Mr. Bacon : resump-
uon q private law practice. Presum-
aoly' he some other public officials
now and then he is moved TO do
50 Tor financial conditions. Then.
again Vermont has new governor on
January ], and it is surmised he has
notions Of his own and perhaps sup
porters Of his own that he NAV wish
to reward.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21

Those iron crosses which may now be
bought in Germany for one cent each
are about the only things in that coun-
try for which some substitute material
hasn't been tried.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

Yestidday morning it was colder
han the dickens Wen | got up, me feel
ing more like getting fertilizer under
neeth of the covers than getting all
the way ont of them, and | quick closed
he window with cold airs blowing on
my pidjammers. thinking, G. it would
he al rite if sumbodv came in and
closed the window before | got up.
And vile we was eating breakfast |
sed to ma, G, ma, it certeny gets cold
arly in the morning now. don't il, ma?
] haven't noticed it partickillv, sed
ma.
] have, ! sed. And / Went on eating
the GREEN OFF Of my oatmeel and put
ting more GREEN on, and pritty soon
sed, Dident you notice it this morn
ing, ma?
Not partickillv, sed ma
! did, | sed, and ma scd, So mutch
The better 4 little cold air is good for
YOU, and | sed, 1t is if YOU amt in your
pldiammcrs. maybe.
And | started to put sugar in my
tee, taking out sutch big spoon full
that there wasent room for all Of Il
on the spoon part and some had to
~ VIZ tiiN idiifAlC- btl account Oh me
ony being allowed to take one spoon
full, and after a vile | scd, Did you
ever have enybody come in and close
your windows for YOU in the morning,
MAJ
No, and never ixpcct to. scd ma.
Wy, do YOU think it would be bad
for YOU. ma? | sed.
Say, look heer, young man, sed ma,
do You realize there are thousands of
soldiers waking up in the trentches CIV
cry morning without even eny windows
to pull down2
Yes nam, | sed. And after a vile l
sed, They amt in their pidjammers, tho
The subject is closed, sed ma.
WITCH it was, but not my window
this morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21

The Burlington News as it speaks Of
" Burlington and Vermont" reminds us
of the man who told us that his son
had gone to Russia and Europe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21

1t IS evidently going to take longer
for Vermont to recover from the cpl
demic Of war poetry that is sweeping
over the state than it did from that Of
influenza.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21
Member Of The ASSOCIATED Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-.
titled to the for publication of all news
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21

The war has been the means of Civ
ing the rest of the United States a
chance to catch up with Kentucky in
the matter of Colonels
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21

Professor-Does the moon effect the
tide?
Co-ed-No, sir, merely the united. -
Chaparral.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21

{ Influenza patients shoufd not worry if
they hear the doctor tell the nurse that
anorexia is one of their symptoms It's on
" loss of appetite Boston Globe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-21
09e 8rattlelrrta 8eformss

Entered in the postoiiicc at Brattleboro a,
second class matter
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28
GEMS SURES DECLARATION
THAT WORLD MUST CON
CEDE VICTORY
Conflicting r e ports
From Russia
Important Conference At White
House Today in Which Matters
of International Policy Get Con-
sideration.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2S.-The kaiser
was called down" for talking too
much by Philip Scheidemann, the so
cialist deputy, in a speech before the
reichstag, according to a supplement-
airy version of his address received
from Berlin this afternoon.
Scheidemann attacked the kaiser's
declaration that Germany must fight
on until the world acknowledges she
is the victor, adding that there should
be more reticence in high quarters.
Il can say on behalf of the major
ity of Germans that we do not agree
with the emperor's declaration but
hold an opposite view" Scheidemann
was quoted as saying
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28
ALL RATE MAKING POWER
TAKEN AWAY FROM PRES
IDENT BY HOUSE
Carried by a Narrow
Margin
Senate Bill Gave President Pow
er to Make Rates Subject to Re-
vision by the Interstate Com
merce Commission on Review.

WASHINGTON, Feb 2S-The da =
ministration forces were defeated by
narrow margin in the house this
afternoon when the house voted 1877
to 164 to allow the supreme rate
making power to remain in the hands
of the interstate commerce cam
mittee during the period of federal
railroad control. 1t was expected that
the bill would pass today.
The house adopted an amendment
offered by Representative Sweet OF
Iowa, which leaves the president nc
authority over rates, fares, charges
or classification of common carriers
The administration bill would have
left the rate making power in the
hands of the president. The Sweet
amendment is far more drastic thar
that adopted by the senate.
The senate bill gives to the presi
dent the right formerly exercised by
the railroads in initiating rates sub
ject to review by the interstate com
merce commission.
The only mention of the presiden
in the Sweet amendment is the sec
tion "shall not be construed as inter
fering with the control by the pres
ident or any agency created by hin
of the operation as distinguished from
the rate making powers"
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28
Filler Road Election Stopped
by Temporary Injunction
Continued on Page q

The question of whether the petition
for the proposed Filler road district
was or was not properly drawn,
whether it contains matter enough
to make it legally imperative for the
county commissioners to call, or make
it legally possible for them to do so
and other legal issues involved will
be argued at 10 o'clock next Wednes-
day morning before Judge w. A. Bah
cock, when the injunction case filed
by M. A. Thometz and w. j. Trueblood
comes up for hearing
The injunction was filed yesterday
afternoon after long informal discus
sion between men on both sides of
the controversy in which no under
standing was arrived at. The men
bringing the injunction, as a result of
the meeting in the Pleasant View
school house Monday night, claim that
they believe that their interests will
be best served by entering a district
in which Twin Falls is situated. They
claim to represent all the men in
eight sections. They say that they
were not consulted when the original
meeting at Filler was held.
On the other hand, the Filler men
say that they intended to get them and
actually called the homes of those
having telephones, but in every in
stance they were not at home. They
said that they originally intended
this meeting to be preliminary, but it
was so large and enthusiastic that
they determined to proceed. They claim
that those now trying to get out should
have proceeded more rapidly to pro-
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28
GO TOMORROW NIGHT

Everybody is invited to Join the
procession to the depot tomorrow
evening when a number of young men
leave for service, instead of on We'd
nesday night as previously stated. The
following are going:
K. Emerson, Frank Z. Miller. Mer-
lin j. Allen, 0ryille Gl0ystein, Bert C.
Kaiser, Irwin Syres, G. w. Loveless,
Henry j. Finke, c. w. Talby, w. r.
Ryan. Z. C. Behrens, J. w. B0lan, X.
b. Blachley, ]. L. Hartfield, John
Psenner, Clarence G. Case, G. +. Wise,
Henry j. Robinson, E. J. Ware. Ira
Turner, c. p. Larsen, O. E. Shelton,
Grant Turner, O. C. Patterson. r. l..
Mathes, l.. ]. Boyd, William Hrsche.
The council of defense will call on the
business men of the city and others
to contribute toward raising of a small
smoke fund for the boys, while num-
bcr of girls are making fudge to give
them something to remember the oc-
casion by. Emil Strobeck who was
selected for special service at Fl
Riley, Kansas, Will not leave tomor-
row night ~ at first announced.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28
Won Hertling Speech Will be
Considered for Ultimate Answer

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-There will
be no immediate reply to Count Won
Hertling's latest speech This was
made very plain in administration cir
cles today.
While the president and Secretary
Lansing now have before them un-
official copies of the address they will
use them only as a basis for inGorma-
ton. If any reply is to be made--and
it generally is accepted one will be-
it will be only after actual official
text of the address of the chancellor
has been received here and carefully
analyzed, and after opinions have been
exchanged between the president and
spokesmen for the entente allies. Rep
resentatives Of the state department
abroad will expedite the official text
so soon as they have it available.
Intimations from the various
sources that the United States might
be willing to permit Germany to worl
her will in Russia in all other peace
demands were met, were sharply re
sented in official quarters today.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28

test, while the latter stoutly deny this.
The friends of the petition say that
Twin Falls did not show any interest
in getting the bond issue through and
that the insurgents would likely have
to wait long time to get roads. The
latter retorted that Twin Falls is only
an aggregation of individuals, who
showed no disposition to give Anybody
the worst of it, and if they are willing
to trust the county seat to extend the
roads into their neighborhood they
are taking the risk. They say that
apathy on good roads was shown late
ly by the whole county, as much out
side the county seat as in it. The
friends of the district according to the
petition say that they are in a ma
jority and majority should rule The
protesting parties say that they are In
the majority in the district protesting;
that they fear roads will not be built
towards Twin Falls, towards Knull or
towards Goodwin unless they get into
the Twin Falls district The Filler
men reply that this is purely a sup
position on their part without evidence
to sustain it and that they would get
a square deal Efforts ere made
on the suggestion of H. G. Munyon tc
Get concensus of opinion from the
people of the whole district, hut tn
protesting men wanted the calling OF
the election deferred until this nosta
card vote had been taken, while tn
others would not agree to it.
AS the call for election was heirr
read and discussed, the injunctior
papers were filed.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28

President Wilson's public utter
ances absolutely preclude any such de-
cision, they said and they declared
that any effort to make it appear that
the president willingly would aban-
don Russia to the autocratic rule of
Germany "savored of pro-German-
ism"
The report Of the speech of Count
Won Hertling, officials pointed out
will show that Germany even as she
was seemingly approving the princi-
pies upon which the president declar-
ed peace must be arranged, was en-
gagged in seizing Russia in order that
she might perpetuate her hold upon
that anarchy-ridden land. And while
a reply is being made, every one OF
Germany's enemies can be depended
upon to push their war preparations
Here in Washington all talk of pos
sible peace negotiation has ended botf
in congress and in the executive de-
partments. The war machine is be-
ing speeded up at every point anC
most important undertakings are be
ing pushed to completion.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28
ITALY PRAISES
UNITED STATES
FOR ASSISTANCE,
FURNISHED SUPPLIES AT
CRUCIAL MOMENT WHEN
BADLY NEEDED
Signor Crispi Is Moved
to Tears
Ships Delayed by Storm Were
Given Up for Lost and Theil
Arrival Caused Great Joy
Throughout the Entire Nation
Camille Cainfarra,
q. N. S. Staff COrrespondent)

ROME, Feb. 2S.-"The United States
and President Wilson are entitled to
the undying praise of Italy" declar
ed an official of the government COM
mission of supplies in discussing the
aid given to this country by America.
The real story of the help given to
Italy by the great republic across the
Atlantic will not be told fully until
the war is over and the censorship is
lifted.
But of all the stories now known,
one of the most interesting pertains
to a fleet of twenty-five steamships
laden with grain, coal, fats and food
stuffs enroute to this country from
American ports which came into
Italian waters overdue and long after
they had been given up for lost.
The fleet arrived just in the nick
! of time and the supplies on board
proved of immense value to the Ital-
ian.
The government official continued
Italy was short Of coal, wheat and
tonnage and had asked the United
States to aid her. Immediately Presi-
dent Wilson cabled to Ambassador
Page that he had placed at the dispos-
al of the Italian government $100,000,-
900 and had allotted % steamers, ag.
gregating 100000 tons. This news
and the American presidents message
of sympathy had wonderful effec
upon the population as well az
Strengthening the cabinet which was
on the point of resigning.
Il don't know what effect tn,
American help had on Premier Or
lando, but l know that it moved Sig
nor Crispi the commissioner of sup
plies, to tears"
The American merchant fleet hat
a more or less monotous voyage unit
within several days of port, when
gale came up. The destroyers tha
were conveying the ships signalle,
them to dispense and make all hast
, to the nearest port. In the meantim
. news of the fleets plight had been sen
to Rome. When the vessels faile,
, to make any of the ports nearest tn
, location they had given, the govern
! ment began to fear they were lost. Blu
!, they had failed to reckon with the re
sourcefulness of the American sailoIs
On the third day that the ships wer
overdue, they began to straggle int
north Mediterranean ports and be
tween sunrise and sunset of one da
, seventeen had arrived. The other fiv
! were then definitely given up as lost
: but they were not.
Later news was received that the
had put into other ports elsewhere o.
the coast. Three steamers sighted sub
marines on the voyage over but tn
weather was too rough for the U-boat
to operate successfully. The subma
rines fired on the ships, but the Sc
was so rough that there was n
chance for accurate gunnery and tn
shells went wide of the mark.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28
Old High Cost Gets
In His Best Licks
Food Costs Twenty-Five Per Cent
More Than a Year Ago-Great Rise
Since Year 1913.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The cost
of food in the United States is 25 per
cent higher than it was a year ago,
the bureau of statistics of the depart
ment of labor today announced.
Americans must add one quarter to
the dollar this year in order to pur-
chase the same amount that the dol
lar was good for during 1917. All ar
ticles show decided increases except
potatoes; many show greater in
creases than 25 per cent.
While potatoes decreased Is per
cent, corn meal jumped n per cent
higher. The following other increases
in percentage over last years costs
are noted in the bureaus statement:
Bacon, ga; lard, 3d. pork chops, A;
ham, AZ; milk, 35; hens, %; butter,
25; eggs, %; bread. 10; sugar, 10, and
flour II.
Food as a whole has increased SO
per cent over prices for the year 1913.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28

ese authorities and the responsible
spokesman of the entente.
Officials for obvious reasons can
not discuss what is being planned In
this connection. They refuse, with
good reason, to reply to questions as
to the general tenor of the exchanges
that now are taking place between
Washington, Toxic, London, Paris and
Rome dealing with the Russian sit
uation as it affects the roadway to the
Pacific. Japnese diplomats here in
the absence of the ambassador of
course, cannot discuss the situation
They denied today, with plainly man
ifested indignation, certain sugges-
tions that Berlin again was trying to
intrigue in Toxic. And privately they
regretted what is known to be a mat
ter of deep regret to President Will
son and his advisers that there still
exists a necessity for secrecy as to
what part Japan has already taken in
this war. When the story is told COM
pletely it will add much to Japanese
prestige here, officials say.
From high administration sources
information was obtained today of the
statement already printed in the dis
patches that President Wilson has no
intention of abandoning Russia. Public
announcement of his attitude will be
made in the near future, probably in
an address to congress or a public
speech. The presidents attitude on
the Russian situation is understood to
be about as follows:
He does not believe that the rank
and file of the Russian people sane
finn fhQ action nf fha Dn1chaxrilrf n
ers in surrendering to the Germans.
He is convinced that properly els
couraged the great mass of the Rus.
sian people will yet work out theil
own salvation and shake off the Ger
man yoke.
He you'd not sanction any military
operations which would be directed
against Russia, as Russia although
all moves which would shake the Ger
man control and dislodge the pro- Ger.
mans from power will have his ap
proval and sanction.
When he makes the position of the
United States clear, he also will war;
the Russians what their ultimate fat,
must be if they willingly submit t.
German domination merely to end thu
war.
ed complete copies of recent utter
ances by Count Czernin, the Austrian
premier. He reiterated his acceptanc
of President Wilson's original wa
aims as being open to a discussion
to end the war and appealed to tn
people to declare their confidence i
his policy. These advices indicate tina
the Austrian premier has not change
his position despite the Russian dc
velopments.
The Czernin address, officials say
while it does not show that he actual
ly received the vote of confidenc
which apparently he demanded fror
the reichsrath, indicates that he mus
: have inasmuch as it contained threa
of resignation if such action was no
taken. The closing paragraph of tn
address, as made public today for tn
first time said.
Nothing keeps me in this position
except the feeling that it is my dut
to remain as long as I>have the con
: fidence of the emperor and of the ma
CONTINUED on Page @
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28
Filler to Have Big Department
Store Owned Solely by Farmers

Subscribing $4,000 on the spot, 100
farmers near the town of Filler, repre-
senting the aggregate wealth of $3,-
100000, at a meeting Tuesday night
started movement for the incorpor-
alton of a mercantile establishment
to be known as the Filler Department
Store, to do a general business, with
capital stock of $4,000, and elected
the following board of directors: II. ]
Weaver, d. f. Detweiler, d. E. Chip
man, B. F. Mcpherson and L. G. Hill.
irticles of incorporation will be filed
within a few days. 1t is said that the
,ggregate wealth of the stockholders
'xceed that of any other firm in
outhern Idaho except the Twin Falls
Canal company.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28

Shares of stock in the new concern
are $40 apiece and no one person can
own more than twenty-five shares.
The intention of the incorporators is
to prevent any one man from getting
a controlling interest. They expect
to buy and sell and do a general
business of all kinds and the articles
of Incorporation give wide latitude in
this respect Whether a store building
will be erected or not is not known
at this time.
One of the organizers stated to a
TIMES reporter that, contrary to a
general rumor, the Non-partisan
league was not more than remotely re-
sponsible for the move, If at all re-
sponsible.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28

Phone or mail your wants
to the TIMES. 1t is THE
advertising medium of
Twin Falls County.