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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

higher than in the same month of 1911
and 4S per cent higher than IN 1913.
Cornmeal has increased 127 per cent
in the fouryear period, flour 100 per
cent, lard l04 per cent, bacon II per
cent, sugar 10 per cent and potatoes
y per cent.
Returning to the more cheerful sub
jects, the bureau announced that from
October pork chops dropped in price
II per cent, hens ) per cent, sirloin
and round steak t per cent, -four 3
and sugar 2. Lesser decreases We're
found in rib roast, chuck roast, plate
beef, cheese, raisins and coffee. Beans,
bread, ham and bacon showed neither
decreases nor increases Onions in
creased IS per cent in price, eggs .,
lard and button 4, potatoes ;, rice ,
and meal |, with smaller increases IN
| salmon, milk, pruneS and tea.
Since the beginning of 1917 the re
| tail prices of most standard commodi-
| ties have fluctuated at a relatively
lower level as compared with then
| 1913 base than have the wholesale
prices. This is particularly noticeable
in bacon, lard, butter, milk, eggs, flour
| cornmcal and potatoes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
LOVETT BLAMES TAG SYSTEM.
Says Too Many Government Priority
Orders Have Freight Tangled.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Blame for
the congestion of railroad lines and
freight terminals is placed by Robert
S Lovett, director of ~riority, on the
tag system instituted by the railroads
and the supply departments of the
army, navy and shipping board, which
gave preference in movement to all
cars bearing official tags. He explains
that his statement is made to correct
unwarranted differences that he was
responsible for unwise priority orders
which were charged by witnesses be
fore committees and in reports with
causing the present traffic situation.
"NO one knows better than | have
known all along that reckless and in
discriminate issue of priority orders
would add enormously to the transpor.
| tation difficulties. and that the greatest
| caution should be observed i'll issuing
| such orders, says his statement. 1.-the
| fact is that the so-called priority or
| dera, which are more or less responsible
| for traffic congestion, and of which
complaint is made, are the result o
an arrangement made by the railroad
themselves and the supply department
of the army, navy and shipping board
| with which | had nothing whatever t.
do. Large quantities of these placard
were distributed throughout the Unite
States in the hands of quartermasters
| agents, contractors and others gettin
material for the government, and natul
ally one was tackled to every shipmen
made, whether urgent or not,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
MARRIED MEN GRADED.
Provost Marshal-General Crowder Elk
plains Their Status.

Explanation of the status of married
men. with or without children, whose
service in the army would not deprive
their families of adequate support, was
received Saturday BY the draft boards
from Provost Marshal General Crowder.
Those with children are to be assigned
to subdivision A of class , and those
without children to class |. Bnt at the
same time draft board officials are
asked to use common sense and sympa
thy i'll dealing with each individual
case.
The instructions are as follows:
To remove doubt expressed by local
boards as to the classification of regis
trants, the following is published in
explanation of the regulations
subdivision y, class I, is the resid-
uarv class for registrants whose wives
or children are mainly dependent upon
him for support. If a registrant has
| both a wife and children, but there
are such other sources of support avail
able that the removal of the registrant
will not deprive the dependents of rea-
sonablv adequate support, he is to be
| placed in subdivision \ of class 2 If
a registrant has a wife, but no chill,
NitIif anu tiltlt ttit Stith ollltl SOuICtc
of support available that the removal
of the registrant will not deprive the
| wife of reasonably adequate support
he goes in class as not being includ
ed in any other division in the SEIZED
ule.
Many boards seem to be in doubt
as what to do when it appears that tn,
soldiers paw and war risk insuranc,
win provide adequate support. Rea
sonably adequate support cannot be de
termined by rule of thumb, but mus
be determined with common sense an,
sympathy in the facts in each individ
ual ease. What would be ADEQUATE
support in one locality or in one sc
of circumstances might not be adequat
support in another. The question 0
adequate support must be determine,
+ by the boards after careful considera
= ton of the interests of the dependen
, on the one hand and of the government
ON the other and with the thought al
ways in mind that the present classif
! cation scheme is designed to raise on
armies with minimum of hardshi
. and suffering to those who are to b
, left at home.
: Another communication from Gen
: Crowder provides for the placing Q
! masters of chaneerv and probation OF
tieers in class ) as ''officers. legisls
tive, executive or judicial! -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
Motor Truck Freight Service.

Fleets of motor trucks running be-
tween Atlantic seaboard cities are do
ing much to handle freight between
Boston, New York. Philadelphia, Wash
ington, and Baltimore. as we'll as from
Pittsburgh to New York The Traffic
World summarizes the following usea
Of motor trucks recently in this tor
ritorv:
Railroad facilities were not available
to move pile-driving outfit with boil
ers and engines for a shipyard job, SO
the equipment wars transported on mo-
tor trucks in IS hours, with great saw
ing of time and freight charges Two
tanks, each % feet long, weighing ap-
proXimatcly II tons, were hauled on
motor trucks from Chester to Reading
Pa. Five tons of supplies for the Red
Cross were hauled from Philadelphia
| to Boston for export-320 miles-ir
| of yarn and textile material have beer
hauled from Philadelphia to New IorI
! and reShipned to New England point.
| to save demurragc imposed under
railroad embargo. 4 feet of % motto
| trucks has been running on daily SEIZED
uleS between philadelphia and New
York since July |, with side trips t,
Washington, Baltimore, Wilmington
Hartford, New Haven, Springfield
Providence, Harrisburg, Reading Beth
lohem, Trenton, and other cities in min
different states. Shipments rangin
from one pound to many tons are a,
cepted and delivered direct to the cor
signee in these cities, and single motor
truck loads of freight are 80 valuabl
that frequently they have been insure
for $4,000. Recently, 1900 pound
of finished leather were carried frol
Philadelphia to New York for expor
and Is trucks carried 90 tons of mus
cal instrument records to New York i
a single day. I" Movie films are ca
ried regularly between New York an
Philadelphia, and shipments comprjs
machinery, clothing, wooden goods, tc,
tile materials, and foodstuffs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
GERMAN PRISONERS PITIFUL.
Their Condition Reflects Critical Con
dition in the Army.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. "A
picture of German prisoners that re-
fleets critical condition in the Ger
man army * contained iii letter just
received from an officer of the l04th
infantry in France. The officer is eX
cellentIy equipped by education, expe-
ripucn and native good sense Of values
to make the estimate which he reported
ta q friend in this city. He writes:
- interviewed some German pris-
oners the other night and they said
that when the barrage fire of the
French began they had three-days' ra-
tions. but the barrage continued for
seven, and the last four days they had
had nothing to eat and were sick of
fighting and glad to surrender when
the French troops came upon them.
conc. a Bavarian, told me that they
realized American troops were fighting
against them, but that they couldn t
make the folks at home believe it. An
other stated that they got only a
heavy, soggv black bread aud thin
soup. and that the extent of their com
munication with home was on a post
card saying Greetings from the front.
When told what our Thanksgiving-d day
ration was he threw up his hands in
! diSmay.
| Z" An officer who sat sullenlv by con-
| coded that time and the resources of
! America would win the war. The men
and there were a number of them, had
no hesitation in telling before the two
officers in the room how the officers
have the habit of beating the men with
the trench club and sending them out
ahead under their non-commisioned of
fcers while they stay behind.
"The men felt that they would 90 t
one prison camp, while their Officers
went to another, and the war would
be over before their officers would have
any power to injure them. These sol
| diers enjoyed the Sweet Caporal cigar
| cites the boys gave them.
"ThiS afternoon | was up to tn
| town where a French division has it
| headquarters and saw n batch of Boch
4 prisoners, the product of last night
| fighting, probably. They were sol
4 rv-looking lot. About 30 of them, an
II not one over % years, and most O
II them looking like mere boys. Thos
II that had uvercOatS wore q liVid Kell
II green colored coat. They still had tn
II mud of the trenches all over them an
h they were SO new that they did not VI
bear the letters p. G. painted on the
clothing.
II 'On all sides was the guard, ste
II ping along with the smart, snappv ste
Il of the French soldier, which MAKE
II him the most wonderful marcher in Il
Il world. But those prisoners were wear
II and footSorc. You could tell by Il
II dragging way they went along. Tn,
| still had about two miles to go to II
= pen -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
DUMMERSTON.

Mrs. H. c. Hazelton il being cared
for by a trained nurse
Miss Louise johnson. who visited at
6. F. Wellington 5 in Brattleboro, has
returned home
General Deputy II. ". Sargent, as
sisted by Mrs. Sargent, recently in
stalled the officers of Evening Star
Grange for 1918. Refreshments were
9erved and there was a social hour,
during which several important topics
were discussed. The next meeting will
be held Jan. l..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
Prompt Payment,

Two Insurance agents. Yankee and
an nglishman-wcre Dragging about
their rival methods. The Britisher was
holding forth on the system of prompt
payment carried out by his peopie-no
trouble, no fuss, no attempt to wriggle
out of settlement.
If the man died tonight, he con
tinued. "his widow would receive her
money by the first post tomorrow
morning
''You don t say drawled the Yam
kce. "Sec here, now; YOU talk of
prompt payment, WAL. our office is
on the third floor of building 80 sto.
ries high. One of our clients lived in
that 10th story, and ne fell out of the
window We handed him his check as
he passed. New York American.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
Big Prizes for Poultry Exhibitions.

y total of over $500 in special cash
prizes is offered for the DIST exhibition
of the Vermont State Poultry a>sneia-
ton, Inc. which is 10 he he'd II ST
Adams Jan. 1918. and there are ahout
30 silver cups for best displays Of vari-
Gus breeds. There are also Wirthm1re
$75 cup for the best d'zolay in the
show of what is called utility classes.
turkeys and wafer fowls; the Leeaorn
cup for the best display OF Leqhoras
in three years competition; the Wyan-
dotte, Plymouth Rock and Rhode Is
land Red cups in similar competition
and the Messenger cup for the best
| display of any one variety i'll the show
The state cup offered by the Rhode
Island Club of America for the best
! display of Rhode Island Reds, has been
| placed with the show here The annu-
al meeting of the Vermont State Poul-
| try Breeders association will be held
here Wednesday afternoon, Jan L.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
CALLS FOR ORIENTAL LABOR.
E. H. Gary Suggests Solution of In
dustrial Problem Here.

CHICAGO, Jan. IA plea to solve
the labor problem of the United States
by the importation of Orientals was
made here in an address by Ebert H.
Gary, chairman of the board of the
United States Steel corporation, at a
dinner given by the Commercial club.
Mr.. Gary, whose subject was Bust
ness During and After the War, stated
that Germany was stronger than ever,
and that he subscribed to the opinion
Of an Eastern newspaper that it would
, be wholesome for every American bust
ness man to place over his desk the
words Germany is winning the war. =
He insisted that even optimists like
himself should unblinkingly face the
| fact that so far the fruits of victory
| belong to the central powers. In touch
ing on the labor problem he said:
''To the extent needed the United
States should Immediately, under prop
er conditions and reasonable restric-
tions, draw from the islands of the sea
and from Oriental countries enough
men, including soldiers and sailors, to
meet every emergency. If legislation
is required, congress should act with
out delay
Not only, Mr.. Gary said, had Ger
many modified and co-ordinated ev
cry last item of her resources of brair
and material for winning the war, but
the Prussians have perfected a cen
tralized comprehensive, powerful bust
ness organization, which, considering
its size and ramifications, has never be
fore been approached. He urged tina
American business men should prepar
for Unprecedented competition fo
world business after the war.
:" Americans, if given an equa
chance with the people of other ma
tions, Will furnish business to comfort
ably support a merchant marine sec
ond to none, Mr.. Gary said.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
Use CT Milk Must Not Be Curtailed

If the consumption OF milk i'll this |
country should begin to fall because |
of the necessary increased cost of pro |
duction, it is believed that very Sc
rious world situation would be pro- |
duced. This is an important cOnsidera-
ton in view of the fact that because of
its peculiarly valuable properties, milk
is and will remain, i'll this country at
least, a really cheap food. In spite Of
advancing prices this fact remains true.
1t becomes therefore a matter for SerI-
Gus thought when for lack of knowledge
of the facts we curtail our milk supply.
| All the countries now at war with the
exception OF the United States have
| been obliged to cut down materially
| their usual number of dairy animals.
! This means Of course, that their cltl-
zens are suffering from lack of dairy
food now aud will continue to do 10
for such a period after the war as IS
required to restock the country with
milk producing animals.
In order TO prevent our food from
being shiuued TO Germany, we have
wisely placed an embargo on the ship
ping Of many foods to neutral coun-
tries. Among these foods are the dairy
products. This means, two things, first,
since limited quantities of dairy prod
uctS are being shipped from this coun-
try, we do not need to curtail our use
of this type Of food at this time 70
help other countries; second, if we dc
.curtail our u.s. of dairy products al
this time, it will mean cutting dowr
the normal production of milk, an6
therefore of milk producing animals
. | Sine h1va auInlal fnof
III the diet and milk is the cheapes
. animal food, we will unconsciouslv al,
, to our cost of living. When the wa
: is over we will find ourselves faced no
y only with a milk famine but with
:, further unnecessary rise in the cost o
:. living due to the fact that our suppl
| OF all animal foods will be so serious
, Il reduced All the other coHntrie
! now at war will of necessity turn to II
+, to help them meet their milk need III
| til their herds are reinstated and W
;, will be in the throes of milk short
: age ourselves and not only unable [
= give help but in danger of an unnecc:
:. sary rise III milk prices. 1t takes fTol
> three 70 five years to re-establish
:. dairy herd that may be destroyed an
IL eaten III a week, and if we permit
i milk shortage to accumulate, it wi
l. he many years before we can recovC
N our lost ground
+ To protect ourselves and other coul
i. tries against this situation. we mu;
in face these facts squarelv at this tin
= and do all in our power not only
ID prevent decrease in the present pr
GO duction of milk but to Stimulate il
\ creased production through increase
utilization Of milk and milk produc
by the individual family. The fac
of the ease will prove this to be q
economy not only for the present br
ID for the future even with a material
ut increased cost Of milk.-Flora Rose
as Tompkins Co. Farm Bureau News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

Union totals approximately 100000
OF these more than 80 per cent are
Dutch, among whom is large faction
of Nationalist o noSed to the war. who
have done nothing whatever to further=
it. Nevertheless, the .Etcst official liz
urcs available show that from August,
1915, to May, 1917, no fewe- than Co.
159 enlisted for overseas service
and 44,2ll for service elsewhere. in
Guiding the Union Garrison and South
west Protectorate reGiments-a total of
1880. In addition at least 1000
went to England at their own expense
to join the forces there, and hundreds
have offered themselves for the avia-
tion corps.
As TO what has been accomplished in
the dual warfare our small loyal white
population put down the rebellion in
South Africa which broke out soon aft
| or the declaration of war against the
| central powers 1t furnished the army
with which General Botha conquered
German Southwest Africa; the bulk Of
| that with which the conquest of Ger
man East Africa was effected; an ex
peditionarv force that has won for it
self a brilliant record on the battle
front of Flanders, and units that hav,
figured in the fighting in Mesopotamia
Egypt, Gallipoi and Macedonia
Civilians have contributed upward Q
$4,000 600 to the war funds of SoutI
Africa and other countries
Finally, tens of thousands of blac
laborers have been recruited both 70
Europe and East Africa. where the
are employed in road LIMA king, unloadin
ships and trains and similar work
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
HEARD IN BRATTLEBORO.
How Bad Backs Have Been Made
Strcng-Kidney Ills Corrected.

All over Brattleboro YOU hear it,
Doau 5 Kidney Pills are keeping up the
good work. Brattleboro people are
telling about it-telling OF bad backs
made sound again. You can believe
the testimony of your own townspeo-
pie. They tell it for the benefit of
YOU who are suffering. If your back
aches, if YOU feel lame, sore and mis-
cradle, il the kidneys act too frequent
ly, or passages are painful, scanty and
off color, use Doan s Kidney Pills, the
remedy that has helped so many of
your friends and neighbors. Follow
this Brattlcboro advice and give Doan 5
chance to do the same for you.
Frank Stockwell, 115 S. Main ST.
says: 81 have had spells of kidney
trouble, the most common symptoms
being too frequent action of my kid
ncys, which bothered me at night. The
kidney secretions contained a sandy
like sediment, the color of brick dust
| also have been bothered quite a Bit
by sharp pains over my kidneys anC
have found it almost impossible t.
bend over to lace my shoes If | die
70, had sharp, cutting pains in my
back. | have always bought a box O
so of Doan s Kidney ills from the Parl
Drug store at those times and they
have put my back and kidneys in jus
MS good condition as ever
/ Price 6Oe, at all dealers. Don t sim
| Fly ask for kidney remedy-gc
| Doan s Kidney Pills-the same tina
Mr.. Stockwcll had. Foster Miburn Co
| Alfgrs., Buffalo, \. N.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Bankers to Meet in Burlington Jan. ID

Frank A. Nanderlip, president of the
National City Bank of New York and
chairman of the national war savings
committee and John +. Harris, federal
director of the war savings committee,
will be the principal speakers at the
ninth annual convention of the Yer
mont State Bankers association. to he
held in Burlington.
The convention will open with a
business session in the afternoon, fol
lowed by a banquet III the evening. 1t
it hoped that some public gathering or
rally may be arranged in the interests
| IF the War Savings plan. AT which
Burlingtonians will be given an oppor-
tunity TO hear Mr.. Nanderlip and Mr..
Harris speak.
| The convention last year was held
at Montpelier on February -, at which
1l2 representatives of banks through
out the state were present. 1t this
time, Of the loo banks in the state. q,
are members. \. Ii. Chandler of Il u
lows Falls is the present president, Q,
| the association.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
COST OF LIVING DROPS.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Says Food
Price Has Gone Down.

WASHINGTON. Jan. THE high
cost of living is on the downward
trend. according To a statement made
by tssAksftA,u Of labor statistics, which
says that the retail price of food as
a whole for November was per cent
less than in October. OF standard ar
ticles, II showed decreases, four re-
manned stationary in price and II in
creased.
The question of whether a continu-
ance of the decline might be expect
ed was not touched by the bureau. 1t
would take many months like Novem
/ Der. however, to put the prices back 10
prcwar levels. as the bureau calculated
! that prices were % per cent higher
than in November. 1916, as per cen'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

more. Miss HAZEL CHUBBU CK,
Potterville, Penn.
Thousands Of women drag along from
dav 10 dav in lust such miserable con-
dition as was Mrs. Chubbuck, or suffer-
ing from displacements, Irregularities,
Inflammation, liberation, backache, side
ache. headache nervousness or 1.-The
blues"
Such women should profit by Mrs.
Chubbuck' Is experience and try this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia
p. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
find relief from their suiferings as she
did.
For special suggestions in regard to
your ailment write Lydia +. Pinkham
Medicine Co.. Lynn, Mass. The result
ofits long experience is at your service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
Hotel Men to Discus Food Matters.

Max l.. Powell, president Of the Ho-
tel Association # Vermont. Is plan
ming for Is" meeting a thc = .ocia-
ton in Burlington thc third week in
January t. Z Fuss food cnnseryatiop
and cthe~ SUI ipcts affecting ho.el =,
.Iohn McEntee Bowman n New lpv'-
city, proprietor of the Eilimo-n !
Manhattan hotels, ana F-.o,cr's !.
hand man in the Uai,e3 ~:ctrs ~ !
administration, has 2"re Fl al ia
ton TO address the hotel men Il
also expected that Charles f. Gehria
proprietor of the Hotel Review. r,l
also be present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

dispatches that the failure of men 70
volunteer for the U-boat service. which
used to be the rule. has resulted in
making the service compulsory in the
German navy 4 navy that can de-
stroy enemy ships and keep the knowl-
edge of how it is done from him is
.-orinr erfect hits right along
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
SOUTH AFRICA'S WAR PART.
Has Sent Nearly Ten Per Cent of Her
Population into the Struggle.

CAPE TOWN. Jan. Vow that the
last German not in captivity has been
driven out of what was German East
Africa, the Kaiser $ only remaining
settlement on this continent, it may
not be out of place to review briefly
what South Africa has done in the war
as whole.
All told, the white population of the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

dliu was 80 weak
from my trouble
that | could not do
any lifting or hard
work of any kind.
If i tried to straigh-
ten out when lying
down it seemed as
though something
would tear loose.
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V getable Com
pound has restored
my health and | am
unite myself once
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
SICK WOMAN
NOW WELL
Took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Read Her Letter.

Potterville, Pa" For a long time
was bothered with pains in my side,