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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-19

on this sort of protection. The fact
enemy whose intriguing talons are like
" to reach almost anywhere consti-
tutes a pretty good argument in main
tanning our police force at its present
strength at least There never was
a time when the likelihood of an emer-
gency calling for the immediate serv-
ices of an officer was greater than it
is today. To cut down police protec
ton because there has been no great
need of it recently would be about as
wise as 10 dispose Of part our fire fight
ing equipment on the ground that the
village had had no serious fires dur
ing the past year.
With 81 boys to enter military sery
ice April 30 as Windham countv's first
Meddler believes the town ought to
make public recognition Of their depar
ture in some fitting manner. Bellows
Falls gave an enthusiastic sendoff t.
1.-The II men who went, from this countA
to Camp Devens April ,, and the en-
brvo soldiers no doubt retain vivit
impression Of the patriotism OF tina
, town on account of it 1t is certainly
: up to Brattleboro TO honor III ever,
) possible way those who join the color
: whether they choose to volunteer Q
f await the operation of the selectir
r draft. Let US see that no considerable
. number leave hereafter without prope
/ recognition of the measure of thel
G sacrifice,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-19

1t would he unfair to the village com
missioners, however, to mention Mr..
Wallace's part in the saving effected
without giving them credit for the ex-
cellent allround showing which the will
lage made in the year just closed They
must have realized at the very outset the
necessity for the strictest economy and
borne it in mind continually. In these
days of mounting costs any saving like
that which they were able to make Is
a matter to which they have every
right to point with pride.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-19
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-19

If there is any doubt as to whether
or not the village should continue to
employ a day police officer The Med
der believes steps should be taken
TO dispel it Immediately. In times
like these it seems as if it would be the
poorest sort of economy to cut down
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-19

speedily replenish the deficiency and avoid breakdown
20 SCOTS is all nourshment and skiuly emul-
Hs$ sihed that is quickly assmated without taxing
M digestion and up strength in place of weakness.
WIZ No Drugs-No AEcoho7-NO Opiafes.
Scottish owneBio bloomfield N.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09
CONFUSION MORE COMPOUNDED

Nine months ago, if we may accept
the story told by his friends, Leon
Trotzky lived with his wife and tWoI
children in a three-rOom New York
tenement, plain Socialist writer and
lecturer Today, as the foreign min
lister of Russia, the Wall Street Jour
nal believes he is "fated to exert a
greater influence upon the destinies
of the world than Napoleon Bona
parte."
That remains to be seen. What
doesn't remain to be seen is that
Russia under Lenine and Trotzky is
also under a reign of anarchy and
terror. THE country is fast slipping
back to the middle ages" cables Har
old Williams from Petrograd to the
New York Times. Mr.. Williams gives
particulars of the breaking down of
Russia, and his accounts agree in
every particular with the stories sent
out of that country by correspondents
of the London Times and Chronicl
and to several papers in this country
What these men write from actua
observation of the conditions must be
taken as truthful.
Chaos, they tell us, prevails in Rus
! STA. Except in a few places Wher
strong individuals have succeeded II
organizing communities for the pur
pose of self-protection and the main
! tenance of order, there is an incon
ceivable state of anarchy that is dali!
increasing. 1t is rampant everywhere
and is shown in the destruction of pub
lie works, even such necessary util1
ties as water works, lighting plants
railroads, estates, farm communitie
= and stores of grain. Bands of men
generally soldiers who have been re
} leased from the army, go about IN
country taking what they want fo
r themselves and destroying everything
: else. Few people are at work, an
want, misery and privation are becom
ing general.
4 In theory Socialism may have mucI
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09
ABANDONING ARMENIA

/ It is earnestly hoped that Russia
will not evacuate Armenia until the
British forces now in Mesopotamia and
Syria are able to reach there, if indeed
the British are in sufficient strength
to be able to make their way to Ar
menia against the Turkish forces, now
reinforced because of the armistice
between Turkey and Russia.
The people of no Christian land
have been subjected to such atrocities
as the Armenians have received at the
hands of the Turks The people are
not rebellious of authority nor difficult
to govern, and the antagonism among
the Turks which has resulted in the
prosecutions is probably solely due to
the fact that they are Christians.
There were massacres at frequent in
tervaIs before the war started Every
few years the civilized world would
be shocked by reports in the news
papers of a new massacre in Armenia.
Immediately after Turkey entered the
war on the side of Germany there were
outrages and brutalities in Armenia
more terrible than any that a subject
people was ever before subjected to-.
Possibly the Armenians did not sym
pathize fully with the Turks in the
war, and lent as little assistance as
possible.
The atrocities in Armenia only
ended when a Russian army reached
that country and put stop to theI
prosecutions. If the Russian forces
now retire, in accordance with the
terms of the peace agreement now un
der consideration between the central
powers and Russia, the people of Ar
menia will again be at the mercy oil
the Turks, and doubtless the Turk
will make up in good measure for the
few years of respite which the Armeni-
ans have had from their brutalities.
1t is doubtful if much can be done
to save this people, already decimated
by massacres, famine and privation,
from practical determination when the
Turks are again in control there. Per
haps an ultimatum from the United
States that an instant declaration OIL
war against Turkey would follow any
fresh outrages in Armenia might haveI
some effect. The chief hope, however
is that the British forces may be able
to reach Armenia in time, but that
a faint hope.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09
AMT 1T AWFUL

With amused interest the American
people will read this comment by a
semi-official newspaper in Berlin, the
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung:
"The American secretary of war
speaks of an American army in France,
but it consists entirely of wood-cutters,
railway men and doctors, except two
or three divisions, whose precious
lives are being spared in quiet places
behind the front. Mr. Baker speaks
as if shortly there would be 100000
Americans in France. Can the United
States spare such large number OF
men? The answer is no, because a
large part of the army must remain
behind for the protection of the from
tiers, the coasts, the colonies, and fol
other duties of political nature. The
political situation compels the United
States to keep at home the greater
proportion of its army, and the coun
try can at the most put only 100000
or 100000 men into the European bat
tlefields." ,5Ns
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09
QUICK ACTION

The senate of the United States eX-
presses the opinion that the fuel ad-
ministration was discourteOus in issu-
ing the order closing industries tenn
porarily while the senate was still de-
batting a resolution calling for the post
pOnement of the order until there
could be full investigation by con-
gress into the necessity of putting into
effect so drastic a regulation When
the resolution was finally adopted it
was learned that the order already
had been issued.
For months congress has been in
vestigating the cause of delays in va
rious departments which have in hand
the conduct of the war. There can be
no complaint as to delay in this in
stance. The order was given Will
startling suddenness. 1t may have been
suspected that if the matter got into
a congressional investigation it would
be tied up until the war is over.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

There you are! A large part of our
army must remain behind to protect
our frontiers, our coasts, our colonies
and for other duties of a political ma
ture! Our frontiers are beset by
hordes of wild, bloodthirsty Indians.
Vast armadas of relentless but I'M
specified enemies are off our coasts
ready to effect a landing at the first
unguarded spot Our colonies are 50
turbulent and unruly that they can
only be kept in repression by huge
forces of infantry and artillery. And
our political activities-ye gods!-are
so bitter and brutal and bloody that,
save for the armed Intervention of the
government, each party would rise up
and massacre the other. Amt it aw-
full, Mabel!
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09
FIRST IN IMPORTANCE

The matter of supreme importance
10 the whole nation is the war. Every
line of business, every industry, is sec
Ondary to the Importance of putting
our whole strength into the task of
winning the war and doing so
promptly. All other things must give
way to war needs. Business AMI in
dustry cannot be conducted "as usual"
They can only be conducted in so far
as they do not interfere with the ne
cessities of the war. If the coal con-
sumed by industries is of vital need
in the prosecution of the war, then
the industries must be closed tempo
rarily. 1t is natural that there should
ne a great cutlery of dissent from the
orders of the fuel administration, but
if closing industries will be of service
in the task of winning the war, then
all should Loyalty and cheerful!y &C
cept the decision.
For the successful prosecution of the
war it is of the greatest importance
that our supplies and men shall bel
transported to France at once. In our
Atlantic ports are hundreds of ships
all loaded with provisions and NUM-
tons and ready to cross the ocean,
hut lacking the coal to take them
across. The supplies are needed byj
our own men at the front, and also byl
the nations associated with us in thel
war. The result of the war may hinge
on our ability to get our ships across
quickly. To that great necessity
everything else must give way. To getI
1he ships across the ocean at once may
save the cause of the allies. To send
them over two or three months hence
may be too late.
It is a hard thing to have business
and industry suspended, even for al
short time. Many men will be out Of!
employment and business will be dis
organized. But such things must be
expected in time of war. AS the war
continues, it is likely that there will
be even more rigorous regulations and
restrictions There will be hardships,
but it is war necessity that brings such
hardships about The war is first. The
privations and hardships caused by the
war should be endured cheerfully and
overwhelmingly. It is a patriotic duty.
1t is one of the ways of helping in the
winning of the war.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09
CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL
ON RUSSIAN SITUATION

No other phase of the great war is
being watched today with such con-
Stunning interest and anxiety as the
situation in Russia. The men at the
head of Russian affairs have been
called traitors, weaklings, tools of Ger
man influence-and then they sud
denly rise and refuse to submit to Ger
man terms against which they seemed
powerless to protest! What are we to
make of a people like these? How
are we to judge them, or predict from
one day to the next what action they
will take? This is the great puzzle at
present, puzzle which every Ameri-
can interested in public affairs cud-
gels his brains to solve. The vitupera.
ton of much of our press utterance
cannot help to solve it. But man
clearsighted. disinterested, sympathe-
tic, and above all with real knowledge,
clears the mystery for US in the ar
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09
PIGMY BUREAUCRATS

1t is perhaps significant that the
larger part of senatorial criticism OF
DR. Garfeld's fuel fast came from the
Democratic side of the chamber and
much of it from men who have hitherto
held steadfast to the theory that "the
king can do no wrong" 1t is begin
ming to seep through the conscious
ness of public men and of the public
generally that some if not most of the
Presidents subordinates are not big
enough for their jobs. 1t may be that
none of them will furnish so signal a
demonstration of this fact as Garfield
has; but the old Latin proverb has it's
applcation-"E unO disco omnes."
CrOm one Judge ALI.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

ticle, What is a Bolsheviki2" in
Hearst's Magazine for February; that
man is Charles Edward Russell, mem
Der of the special commission sent by
the United States to Russia. ITO
the end of time" he writes. mankind
will probably have reason to lament
that in the year 1917 the American
did not understand the Russian and
the Russian did not understand the
American" yet ''if it be at all worth
while to try to know people upon
whom the fate of the world probably
depends, it is certainly worth while to
try to get his right number" Mr.. Rus
sell, from his intimate knowledge of
the Bolsheviki as they actually exist,
disabuses our minds of the idea that
they are simply specimens of the ge-
nus yellow dog. He makes US see
much that is heroic and gentle, and
even sublime in them, along with the
elements of fanaticism and inability to
face realities which have bewildered
the world. His mastery analysis re-
veals the bundle of contradictions
which make up the Russian character,
and which only the Germans, among
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

Cheer up, folks. The department of
agriculture has just announced that
the 1917 crop in the United States was
valued at nineteen and a half billions
of dOllars-the most valuable harvest
ever grown in this country. 1t was
six millions greater than that of 1916
and nine millions in excess of the 1915
crop. Uncle Sam can yet made good
his boast that he can feed the world
if he makes up his mind to do So
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

The government has changed its
mind on the question of the refusal to
pay for the transportation of army
recruits from Interior Alaska, and
hereafter those who voluntarily enlist
will have transportation, together with
maintenance, furnished to Fort Nc
Dowell, Cal The first to take adyan-
tage of the new ruling was a young
newspaper employee named Leith Rus
sell
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

foreign nations. have taken the pains
to understand. In other words. he
does a distinct service to American
publicity by giving just appraisal to
situation which we have been
tempted to content ourselves with
calling chaos. AS a war document.
Mr.. Russell's article is sure to be
given distinct prominence. Mr.. Rus
sell also gives a detailed account of
the attempts made to wreck the train
of the commission and the manner in
which the Russian peasants met the
danger; he disentangles for us the
tangle of the Russian National Cour
Gil; and he proves the interesting ia
that Kerenski was not and never cou'
be dictator to the Russian pee
Hearst's Magazine is to be con-
lated on securing an essay of s.
tense interest and enduring x
Probably we Americans ca
stand him, and we ought to d
is the worthwhile man of IT,
generations
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

The I. w. VS. keep sending Gov
'ernor Stephens of California Internal
machines that won't go off. For some
reason they can't utilize their wheels
without stopping the clock.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

Roosevelt was in Washington re-
Gently looking for a fight. He always
has lost something like that. Every
time he is heard of he is looking for
that fight.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

At least it can be said to the credit
of the Sixty-ffth congress that nu-
merous bills have not been introduced
appropriating untold millions of dol
lars for pork purposes.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

Bigamy is said to be rapidly spread
ing in Germany If the sins of theI
fathers are visited upon the children,
look out for a generation Of yipers
worse than the present.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

The Chinese rebels are reported to-
have attacked an American gunboat.
Can it be possible the yellow men are
getting their dander up over some
thing? They may fight Germany yeti
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

A German newspaper has coined a
word to describe an
irrecOnciIabIe pan-GermaH. We know
many Americans who do it with words
of but three or four letters.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

Several things may bring about
peace, but the best guarantee is the
old-time smashing victory. That should
be the only dependence of the allies.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

in its favor, but when put to the test
of experience it cuts a sorry figure.
The people of Russia are returning
to a civilization but a little higher
than savagery.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

The army needs gas and flame"
fighters, the war department anhaun-
ces. 1t should be easy to find men
eminently experienced in doing all
their fighting with gas.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

One of the most entertaining sights
in life is to see two men who know
all about the war, and then some, try
ing to instruct each other.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

A Montesano man took another
mans wife and then said God gave
her to him. He got his lead for that
story from the kaiser and Belgium.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

Apparently certain Eastern manu-
facturers think that, in view of Or.
Garfeld's drastic order. the kaiser
should look to his laurels.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

There are still all sorts of liars in
the world, including the man who tells
you he prefers the East to the West
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

Still another plan would be to lock
the jurors at Brest-Litovsk up till they
reached either verdict or massacre.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

In his calmer moments Tr0tzky
frankly admits that Russia is several
miles from Utopia
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

The more the billiards. Themselves
howl in northern Italy, the less they
make Rome do it.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

You can't take things by and large
any more. You can buy, but not large.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-09

German diplomacy NOV
FERROUS way it's blunders
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-01
THE TIME TO CHOOSE IS NOW

The election Republican Senate in November would make
many striking changes the chamanhps of the Senate commit
tees.
Not only election of Republican Senate overthrow the
presen domination the Senate committees by Dem
ocrats great majority of whom from the South but 1t would
leaders of the upper House.
people of the country prefer Chamberlain Democrats OF
Oregon Republican of Wyoming ahernaw OF Ten
eral Pershing( chairman of Military Afairs9
Martin Democrat of Virginia. is chairman OF appfo-
priation Republican Senate Warren of Wyoming Smoo
Utah, would be chairman of this important committee
country wish Simmons Democrat of North Carolina to
continue the great Finance Committee which frames
all bills the people desire Lodge Massachusetts, or
McCumber North Dakota?
people Senator Cubeson Democrat of Texas to
of Judisay would they rather have Mel
son. Army the Republican veteran of Minnesota chair
man?
Hitchcock Democrat of Nebraska chairman of Foreign Rela-
tons committee will the peace treaties after the
Republican Senate Lodge of Massachusetts, would
be chairman committee the important the Senate
when peace with the Hun considered.
Republican Senate Warren, of Wyoming, Nelson, Min
Cummn would be chairman of Rules instead of the
present incumbent Oveman, Democrat of North Carolina.
parallel all along the line. Republican
Senate would be the people of ADLER and expert
enced leadership than exists at this time.
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WORTHLESS PUBLICITY

This government puts great stress publicity 1t great
it. far than the people
make Of The fact is publicity is becoming REMEMBRANCE
for there much of ste intelligence The people don
read public report and consequently the publicity defeats it
self We pub doe of any kind from the
direct from of its allied interests but could make
valuable onequarte of the space given it. The
doesn't know how condense 1t think that
elaboration expressio detail constitutes publicity when it
means the very opposite.
And then the put reports amounts to in
excusabe They printed the finest often
embelshed many all for the audaton of the who
the report who in collision with the printer and
paper make the pay much
be All this efficient ought to STOP not only for
economys sake but for publicity sake There ought be real
publicity that would say what should be printed and how
much and the style should appear in 1t could make publicity
and millions of the peoples At half OF
publicity is humbuggery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-01
TALCUM POWDER SHOWS WILD.
CATS STEAL POULTRY

Burlingame, Cal.-Stealing stealth
lily down from the wooded ravines of
Hillsborough under cover of darkness,
wildcats, foxes, or some other ami
mails are playing havoc with the fancy
paultry of Burlingame.- Mrs. Joseph
Grimes of 1907 Douglas avenue re-
ported that some large catlite crea-
ture has robbed her hen roost of thir-
teen plump broilers, and Peter Liber-
opulos, Burlingame hotelkeeper, says
he has lost twenty-seven young roos-
tiers and pullets in the same manner.
Mrs. Grimes says she is positive the
fowl have been carried off by some
wild animal because she laid a thin
coat of talcum powder one night in
the back yard and the next morning
found imprints of large catlike paws,
much larger than those of an ordinary
house cat Many of the local poultry
fanciers are setting traps in their
yards for the predatory beasts.
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COOLIES BUILD ROADS FOR THE
ALLIED SOLDIERS

London-The allies have employed
$4,000 Chinese behind the fighting
lines in France, principally for road
and railway building, blacksmith and
carpentry work Although China de-
clared war on the central powers al
most year ago the Chinese are made
to understand that when transported
to France they will not be used in the
firing lines.
Coolies are paid about $3.50 a
month, and pay for other laborero
range upward to about $27 month
for skilled men. In. addition they are
given $3.50, fabulous sum for coolies,
as bonus for emgarking for France,
SIS in case of injury and $3.50 is given
to the next of kin in case of death.
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ABERDEEN

Miss Alene Hurd of Hamilton, Ohio,
has been the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Hurd.
Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Stevens motor
ed from Frankfort, KY, to visit
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Muchmore Of Gin
cinnati we're guests of d. A. Ellis and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c Clark or Cincin-
natl, Ohio, have been the guests of the
family of w. H. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boggs were
called to Cincinnati on account of the
illness of their son, who has pneu-
monia.
Mr.. Roy Kirk of Camp Grant, Ill,
has been visiting his cousin, Miss
Lena Cameron
Miss Hazel Shelton is confined to
her home with the Flu"
Miss Anna O'IIarran was called to
Chicago to attend the funeral of her
brother.
Mr. Malcolm Bowers is the guest
of Miss Bessie Campbell.