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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
Business Men Who Are Not Tired.

The war is RELOCATING the "Tired
Business Man. joke to the back seat
held down by the " Mother-in-Law :
joke. Here is a specimen of the rea-
son:
Twenty business men of Seymour.
Iowa, closed down their desks one aft
crnoon last week, motored out into the
country. found farm where harvest
help was needed, and before supper
put up 30 acres of oats. The farmer
paid them % cents an acre, after offer
ing more and having it refused. And
the business men-tired, no doubt, but
properly so-turned the money over to
the Red Cross.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
RALLY WEEK FOR BAPTISTS.
Special Features Being Arranged for
Sunday and Midweek Services

The First Baptist church will observe
the week of Sept. Is as Rally week. At
the Sunday morning service an especially
large attendance is expected There viii
be special sermon by the pastor. special
music by the full choir, specially inspir
ing numbers on the organ by Frank Al.
Cram, who is to leave about Oct. |. Miss
Mary Belle Judson of Tennessee. a friend
Of Miss Rena Hall and teacher of vocal
music in the college of which Miss Hall
Is principal, will sing special number at
the otfertory.
A special effort is being made to secure
the largest possible attendance at the
Bible school session at Il O'Clock of
members and friends of the school. old
and young, and the opening service will
be different
1t IS also expected that the midweek
services of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety and on Friday evening will take on
new enthusiasm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12

ING launched an attack against the Ger
man positions on both sides of the ST
Mhicl salient. There has been a great
concentration of Franco-American artil-
lery and entente airplanes are operating
in large numbers. The weather is fine
The attack made by the French and
Americans was a most daring one and SC
far has been successful The attack was
preceded by a barrage lasting four hours
The attack on the southern sides of the
st. Mihiel salient was made along front
of II miles. The attack on the western
side was on Il front of eight miles
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
MILK PRODUCERS
DISCUSS INCREASE
Advance in Wholesale Price Likely to
Go Into Effect October Cost
of Production Going Up.

At meeting Of the Milk Producers
association last evening in the Brooks
House the question of contemplat-
ed increase in the wholesale price of milk
was discussed and an agreement was
drawn whereby the cost would be in
creased beginning Oct in case the
agreement was signed by a majority Of
the producers before that date. The
matter of increasing the price was deeid-
ed upon in view of the high cost of
everything entering into the production
and the difficulty in securing farm help.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
Sea Water Damage Slight.

1t is a widely known fact among
sailors that flour win not only float
after immersion in sea water, but suffers
little damage. To ascertain the actual
damage baker in New South Wales
submerged bag of flour in the ocean
and left it in the water sixty-seven
hours
A ninety-eight pound weight was
necessary to sink a $50 pound bag,
which would have supported rs pounds
ON top of the water, It is estimated. or
half Of its own weight. Wien lifted
and weighed the bag scaled 155 pounds.
Il was dried for four days and yielded
l2o pounds of perfectly dry flour. the
bag and waste weighing twenty-eight
pounds. Baked into bread it gave per
feet results.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
BRATTLEBOROLOCAL.

The Baraca class of the Baptist BIZ
BILE school has invited all the young
people of the congregation to a corn
roast on the creamery flats in Center
vile Thursday night, Sept. 10.
Final enrolment figures of the grades
in school district No. 2 show total reg
istration of COZ as against 632 last year
The first, second and third grades are
running small, but the upper grades are
larger than last year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
ATTACK ON GoMPERs.
BY President of German Trade Union
Council.

CoPENHAGEN, Sept. 12.-Karl Ru
dolph Legien, president of German fed
Grafton of trades unions, speaking at
meeting Of federal executive commit
tee recently, accused President Comp
ers of American federation of labor with
falsity TO labor : cause and of desir-
ing to quench the "spark of inclina
ton toward peace which has famed up
m English laboring classcs. Z,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
REGISTRATION IN
NEW YORK BIG JOB
100000 to Be Enrolled in City Alone
Where Interpreters for So
Languages Are Needed.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12-Draft Off,
cials estimated that fully 100000 men
would be registered in New York city in
l,200 polling places by 10000 volunteer
registrars. In New York state it was
estimated 100000 men would be en-
rolled, or onefourth of the national to-
tai registration. One of the problems
that confronted the officials was New
York S polyglot population, but suffi-
cient interpreters were obtained to reg
lister men in 80 different languages.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12

Chairman Robert c. Bacon of the Yer
mont public service commission an
nounced today that a hearing to deter
mine the responsibility for the rear end
collision at Dummerston Tuesday would
be held next Tuesday afternoon at ,
O'Clock in the commissions hearing room
in this town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
REVOLT AGAINST BoLsHEvIKI.
Peasants Said to Have Entered Pet
rograd-Fighting In Progress.

LONDON, Sept. 12-Russian
peasants who revolted against the
Bolshevik government a few days
ago are reported to have entered
Petrograd and to have been joined
by a large part of the population,
says a despatch from Copenhagen
to the Central News agency. Severe
fighting is proceeding in the city and
fires have broken out at several
points.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12

PARIS. Sept. Only raiding opera
tions and artillery activity along the
French front are reported in today's war
Office statement.
A supreme line of defense, to be called
the Parsifal line. is being constructed
by the Germans from Antwerp to Metz.
says q Paris newspaper today The ar
tlcle also says that the Germans are put
ting the Antwerp forts in defensive
condition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
STEEL WORKERS UNEASY.
And Government Wants Company to Re-
port on Recent Wage Award.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l2.-The Beth
lehem Steel company has been called upon
by the war labor board for an immediate
statement as to whether it will accept
and put into full effect the recent wage
award of the board i'll the controversy
between the company and its employees.
Upon receipt of reply the board will
give hearing to representatives of the
union sheet metal workers, who are
threatening a strike next Monday of all
their members east of the Mississippi
river
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
(By The Associated Press.)

brai-Hear of New German Line.
(By The Associated Press.)
American and French troops today be-
gan an offensive on a 2o-mile front in
Lorraine near the German border. The
movement evidently is aimed primarily
at the elimination of the famous ST..
Mihiel salient which for more than four
years has projected into TIE allied lines
southeast of verdun.
The attacks were launched on both
sides of the salient, on a I2-mile front on
the south and an s-mile front on the
Vesle side. The assault was progressing
rapidly at the latest reports. A barrage
lasting several hours preceded the thrust
Heavy concentration of French and
American artillery and airplanes have
been effected. The FIRE poured in upon
the Germans from the allied guns was
terrific, while the German reply on the
whole was weak.
The German citadel of Metz lies at the
easterly end of the salient under attack
and it seems not beyond probability that
this may be a further objective of the
offensive. The removal of the salient, in
fact, would seem to be necessity before
any drive in great force into the German
territory on this front were attempted
Gen. Pershing has the full American
arunu updnv hfs ror,u.and ora tLn~o ano....
little doubt that adequate forces would
be at the disposal Of Gen. Foch for an inn
portant push in this sector. The St.
Mihiel salient is nearly 20 miles wide at
its height from Fresnes, four miles south
cast OF Verdun to Pont-a- -Mousson, and
somewhat more than IS miles in depth
with its apex just to the southwest of
st. Mihiel. 1t was driven into the French
line in sudden German push southeast
Of Verdun early in the fall of 1914. There
is on record no previous organized at
tempt to reduce this menacing bulge
pointing at the heart of France.
Marshal Foch has caused the launching
of this attack almost coincidentally with
the virtually complete elimination of the
various salients the Germans drove into
the allied lines in their offensive during
the present fighting year. The German
command will now have another problem
to meet in dealing with the outbreak of
its foe in another and comparatively dis
tant quarter from that in which the bulk
of the fighting has been done in this
years campaign.
The Hindenburg line, itself, however,
has not proved too strong for either the
French or British in some points in re-
cent fighting The British reached it on
the Queant-Droucourt line and today
there came the official announcement
from London that the British had made
further progress behind this line in the
direction Of Cambria.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
CAMPAIGN FOR CLOTHING.
New England Red Cross to Make One
from Sept. 1880.

BOSTON, Sept. 12.-Thc New Eng
land division of the Red Cross plans for
n campaign from Sept. % to 30 to OBJ
tain four tons of winter clothing for the
use of Belgian refugees. Every Red
Cross member in New England is asked
to furnish some article of clothing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12

Engineer William R. Webb of Spring
field, Mass, wao was running the extra
freight train which crashed into the loca I
passenger train, causing teIescoping Of
ears which killed three persons and in
jured ., was injured about his back, but
his physician, DIR. Harry p. Greene. saws
he is better today and is improving. All
the other injured persons are better.
The body of Clerk Frederick S. Platt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
DEBS CASE WITH JURY.
Socialist Leader Neither Denies, Re
tracts or Repudiates Charges.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 12.-The case
of Eugene V. Debs, socialist leader,
charged with violation of the es-
plonage act, was given to a jury in
United States district court today.
The defense consisted of an address
by Debs yesterday in which he ex-
planned that he was working for
the good of the world, but as to the
charge he said: 81 deny nothing. /
repudiate nothing. L retract moth
ing. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
FRENCH AND ENGLISH HELD.
Reported That % of Them Are Now in
Petrograd Prison.

STOCKHOLM, Sept 12.-Eleven
Englishmen and eleven French citizens
have been arrested and imprisoned in
the fortress of st. Peter and st. Paul
N Petrograd according to reliable in
formation received here today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
THE WEATHER.
Rain and Warmer Predicted for Tonight
and Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The
weather forecast: Rain tonight and
Friday. Warmer tonight. Moderate
southeast to south winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
DRY ZONE LAW.
President Now Empowered to Enforce
Prohibition in Spots.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-President
Wilson today signed the joint resolu-
tion passed by congress empowering him
to establish prohibitory zones of ship
yards. munition factories and other war
industries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12

Amasa Morse an elder in the Adventist
church at Stafford Springs, Conn. who
died recently at l04 years, taught school
when a young man and outlived all his
pupils. He preached in Adventist
churches over half a century.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
Red Mems Hall

Tonight at $ o o'elock-Regular meet
ing Of pocahontas council.
Friday, Sept. 13, s p. m.-special
meeting Quonekieut tribe, No. ., l. O..
X. NJ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12

Receipts of the internal revenue bu
reau show that as the war progresses
Americans are spending less on travel
and more on amusements.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
TRIED TO SHORTEN WAR.
Kaiser Says Everyone in Fatherland is
Aware of 1t.

AMSTERDAM, Sept 12.-speaking
at the krupp munition works at Essen.
Emperor William declared that every
one IN the rcmotcst corner of the Fa-
therland knew that he had cleft no
stone unturned to shorten the war as
far as possible for our people and for
the entire civilized European world
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, Sept. -, AS p. m.-Church
night. Midweek meeting of the church.
Reports of the Convocation in Middlebury
will be given.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES ON
THE LORRAINE FRONT, Sept. II. by
The Associated Press.-French and Amer
lean artillery this morning directed a
barrage fire on the German positions on
this front. The reply of the German big
guns was bitter at some places, although
as whole it was weak There was some
indication that the Germans are with
drawing their artillery, although it i.
more probable that they are going to
fight hard before being driven out. after
enduring a spicy barrage of more than
eight hours. The Germans at some points
are increasing the volume of their biz
gun fire, but Intellectually.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12

LONDON. Sept l2-British forces
have effected a crossing of the Canal du
Nord northwest of the town of Havrin
court, Field Marshal Haig announced in
his official report today. The canal line
here forms the main defense of Cambria
, to the northwest. A short distance to
the north the British have pushed to the
westerly bank of the canal east and north
Of Moeuvres and established themselves
there.
British troops have captured three
more towns on the front northeast of
1t. Quentin In the advance toward ST.
Quentin the British have progressed a.
far as the western outskirts of Helmon
wood, southwest of Attilly. The Ger
mans offered stiff opposition in the Hav-
rlncoWt sector, which the British over
came.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
NOTHING BUT HEART FAILURE
Can Now Stop Allies From Achieving
Real Victory Says Lloyd George.

MANCHESTER, Sept. 12.-s.Nothinr
but heart failure of the British nation
can prevent our achieving "A real vic
tory said Premier LLOYD George
speaking today at Manchester. He said
that the British casualties in the last
offensive in France were one-fftb of
what they were in 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12

Among laws that are dead letters is that
limiting the speed of motorcycles,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12

of the United States court was sent to
his home in Rutland Yesterday, 1t was
accompanied by United States Marshal
Arthur z. Carpenter of this place. The
funeral service will be held at Mr.. Platt' :
late home Friday at noon The BODY of
William j. Conant was sent by automo-
bile hearse to Bellows Falls and the body
OF Richard King was sent by train to
Allston, Mass
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12

WITH AMERICAN FORCES on THE
LORRAINE FRONT, Sept. II (Reuteri.
French and American forces this morn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
Odd Fellows Temple

Tonight-Regular meeting of Canton
Palestine. No. 3.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12

In general, pride is at the bottom of all
great mistakes.-Ruskin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-12
Launch Offensive i'm New
Sector Around
st. Mihiel
HEAVY BARRAGE
PRECEDES ATTACK

Attack Extends Over 20 Miles on Both
Sides of st. Mihiel Salient in Lor-
raine-British Continue Toward Cam
brai-Hear of New German Line.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-11-23
REACH FOREIGN E E
 ' RESiDENTszBV FILMS

The motion pictursssssacreen. wills:be utilized extensively d,fane the 'winfer season to spread the gospel of Asneri canization among the foreign born residents of this country.
 In conjuhction with the citizenship classes. established in public schools; of cities in every part Of the United States, under the direction of Ray mond F. Crist, Deputy commissioner of naturalization, the films will fur niih clearly comtrehsnsible.:. object lessons. ofsa natare,ta show r!eyalne of American citizenship.
 Already about 75 large public school centers in the country are equipped with motion picture apparatus and this number is susceptible of an al mcst indefinite increase. The cooper ation of Alocal authorities with tue Bureau of Naturalization will make possible the purchase of apparatus in many places. it is expected, and in other plaees portable equipment can be obtained from time to time.
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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-11-23
YOUTH REFUSES TO
 ASK DRAFT EXEMPTION

It is we'll known that during the re cent days of draft registration. there were many aliens who refused to claim exemption on the ground of their nationality; One. Of the. most Interesting caseA E ahatof q Japanese .rsessident of Caiioiri;4,..aaa ..aa who Is now a private in a nachins' gun company d, Camp 1ewis, lxsA 1thoush not a citizen. he vas saa aaasHed to enter the National Array with..flIs double aim or nghting Herman. saatocracy ana wnning American citizenship.
 In: a. style somewhat reminiscent of Wallace Irwn's famous Japanese schoolboy correspondent, he writes: '.1I became American soldier since Aug. 30. This in rather astonishing news to you. As you know. this gov ment required registration; of all male popuiasion for recruiting. both natives and aliens. Any Japanese
 who registers stating he will fight for Japanese government is exempted from military service here. But when regis cred last year. could not say 50. It may sound queer for Japanese to enter American army. but is not Japanese government fighting against Germany? My enlistment here can bring. same effect as my service frl Japanese ermy If say I would "a ther enter Japanese army, it would not be so pleasing 10 American. But
 on the other hand. If answered I am willing to fight withthem, does it moi give them satisfaction? am unmal
 ried; hence l will be a. U. s. cidzer 1 if allowed: first showing I am worthy ! of it by fighting for them"
 | The writer also expresses high
 praise of the way in which the United States government takes care Of ths families of its soldiers. stating tha1
 he hopes to be in France by Decen
 Der. he concludes: There may bt danger but certainly also pleasure
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-11-23
UNION MEN GIVE LABOR
 TO THE RED CROSS

Eighty three men finished in one day and a half the framework of the first of seven buildings which the la bcr men of San Francisco volunt eered to tuild for the Red Cross in the Civic Center, and thus broke all previous records for intensive building.
 When the plan to give labor worth thousands of dollars was agreed on there was intense rivalry among the locals of the Carpenters Union and a majority of workers was selected by the Building Trades Council from Carpenters Local No. g. Because of the great number of volunteers it was necessary to appoint different set of workers for each week.
 Work on the first building was be gun on Saturday at D.. m. Officials of the unions helped to hammer the timber in place. At sunset on Sunday the framework of the first building was completed. The plans for the seven struatures provided an artistic arrangement of picturesque onestory' orse= .n the shape bf twd crosses nnd were made by R. B. Maybrick,the orchitect of the Palace of Fine Arts. The .;te and grading were donated by the city of San Francisco.
 ",rhe labor given by the unions represents a saving of at least Sl5, O0O." said A. s. McDonald, chairman of the Building Committee of the Red Cross. Not a penny substribed for the Red Cross war work will be di
 verted to the expense of building Lumber and other building materials were contributed through the Lum
 Der Sales export Co." The instance i is one of the most conspicuous of many examples, of lahor's patriotism that have come to the attention or
 the department of labor. :.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-11-23
NOTICE TO MARINERS

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 By direction of the Commissioner of Lighthawsse.Mt: C...DIRRELL, Supt,
 .... .E :.s-s .s..
 IN T HE. 4:H,.ss; C!ollM!MIssIQNER''s COURT FOR ,KETcHlAJKEsAMs ,,,. PRE-: CINCT NQ.sa!DIW.. .No1. ALASKA.
 NoTlcE.go scREnIEQRs, In the niaatez-of the Estate af William Duncan AeeeaSed :. .a:..s.- ii. :r
 .NOTICH,- IS sHERERBY=: G9XEN4. by the unaersigned..< executors of the Estate of: William: Duncan. deceased. to the .cradtora of: and all. nersons having any ,Glalm or. claims against said estate .,er. .decedantt .that they duly e3hihit. them with. the proper vouch efs:,within six. months from the date of ;this -natiee,stQ B. Iy- Myers, M D, or +. strong;,- at.:the office of the latter. 6n the corner of Front and Dock. :Suaets..., yKejcMkan, Alaska where the business of said estate is l transacted: :!., rl T: .s: ....:.t ..'
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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-11-23

We must die anyway sooner or later.
 Let me die for some just cause"
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-11-23
TABLE OF DISTANCES
 FROM KETchlKAN

This table is compiled in nautical miles which arc ;oso, feet. The lars| est part of this list was compiled for the Post Office by the Captain of the GeanSy and AssaptnenSic.- ''-.' @4@+
 Three Tree Point 45 Stewart B. c. 160
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-11-23

OUH NV11CE that we are making sun1mer dsiivcr. ies of coal now for next winte's use. TeN friend husband he should take ad- vantage of summer prices and order the coal now. Better be prepared for any emergency and the saving is not to be despised. Phone us how much and what kind. We'll start the delivering at uVcs.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-11-23
d,,,jfsb&4f # e}jR;;stts

Just received shipment of White, Pink, and Brocaded Nu Bone Corsets, in all sizes. and prices just the same, no Msasr. iiRrives s4O0 ts,s12oo Al SO Brassieres and Confiners. Tele- phone !22.
 MRS T R NyHthuLtf1 eg ,