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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
How Much Uncle Sam BUYS.

In April there were shipped for the
use of the army ing France, through
post exchanges, as part of require
ments, 2,1Os,O00 pounds of sugar,
1,19s, 900 pounds of flour, IS tons of
coffee, 100000 packages of chew
ing gum, 321 500 tins of condensed
milk, $4,000 cans of fruit, 215,O00
packages of crackers, $4,000 shaving
sticks, and $4,000 tubes of toothpaste
were ordered for shipment last month,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
Extend Bureau of Markets.

The bureau of markets, agricultural
department, having completed its de-
partment for disseminating quotations
of the big produce markets, is prepar-
ing to extend the machinery to the
stockyards. Beginning June l they
will send out by telegraph figures on
receipts and prices. 1t is said that live
stock quotations will be based on later
sales than has been the custom.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF WATER
One Of Most Important Problems That
Confronts Up-to-Date Farmer
Factor for Health.

The plentiful supply of good, whole
some fresh water in the home, the
stable and the feed lot is one of the
most important problems that confront
the up-to-date farmer. Its successful
solution will be a factor in keeping him
and his family in good health and "at
home" on the farm.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
TO HURRY BUTTER GRANULES
II They Do Not Form After churning
Reasonable Time, Small Amount
of Salt viii Help.

When the butter granules do not
form after churning a reasonable time,
salt in the churn. A little warm water
has the same effect of Fastening the
granules. Too much warm water makes
soft butter.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
TREATING CALF FOR SC0URS
Reduce Ration one-HaIf, and If no I'M
provement Give Dose of Submit
trate, Saiol and Soda.

First, reduce ration one-half. If calf
does not improve within IL hours treat
as follows: Mix one ounce of bismuth
subnitrate, one-half ounce of salol and
three ounces of bicarbonate of soda
and give one teaspoonful three or four
times a day until recovered
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
Romanoffs to Leave Russia.

notwithstanding TO information
from the German embassy at Moscow
the members of the Romanoff dynasty
now in Kiev have been accorded IA
cilities to leave Russia by way of Ger
many, Grand Duke Nicholas, the dis
patch SAYS, will go to Montenegro and
the dowager empress to Copenhagen.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
MINING NOTES

The CRANKY Consolidated Mining
Smelling and Power Co. earned slight
ly more than $440,0 in April The
calculation is based on a New York
report which shows a production of
1859 982 pounds of copper. of which
3,048,012 were at AnyoX and GAL $40 at
Grand Forks. The April production
may be compared with 2,S07 800 pounds
in March. 3,S42,6S in February, and
4,209,3 1893 in January. Grand Forks
produced 100000 pounds less in April
than March, but Anyox produced
slightly more in April than March A
converter is being installed at Anyox
and will be in use by June l. The sec
ond converter will be in operation
early in August. it is expected. Their
operation will increase the production
possibilities. Foundations are being
built for the byproducts ovens of the
coking plant at Graves point, a mile
or two from AnyoX.
The Northwest Magnesite Co. is
doubling the capacity of its calcining
plant. according to report from Che
welah. 1t has placed the third steel
kiln in commission, has the fourth in
readiness for installation and is pre-
pairing for the installation of two more
The total number will be six, the cost
If which is about $4,000 each. At
the same time the company has placed
in commission the coal pulverizing
plant. completed. completed at cost
of $4,000. Equipped with six kilns
the company will be prepared to re-
ceive 900 tons of crude and produce
$50 tons of calcined material, but I'M
der pressure can exceed 1000 and 500
tons respectively. The capacity of the
tramway, operated between the kilns
and the quarries, IL miles apart, is
60 tons an hour or LAO tons a day
when the full bucket capacity is in use
An increase is being made in the store
capacity of the warehouse where the
calcined product is stored.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
Soldiers Replace Strikers in 3. C.

Victoria, B. C.-Shipyards of Victo-
ria, where nearly 10000 men are re-
ported to be on strike for increased
wages and shorter working hours, re-
opened Monday with returned soldiers
replacing many of the strikers.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
win NaturaIize at Camp Lewis.

Camp Lewis.-The process of max
ing United States citizens of 5199
Camp Lewis soldiers, now subjects of
other countries, begun Monday.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
British Capture Prisoners.
Hun ARTILLERY Active.

British Headquarters in France, May
26-Since Saturday evening the fire
of the enemy artillery has shown a
marked increase at various places
along the British front Villers-Bre-
tonneux (south of the Somme), the
Scarpe valley, east of Arras, and the
towns of Auchonvillers, Engleheimer,
Mailly-Mailletand Martinsart all be-
tween Albert and Arras have been
bombarded with gas and high explo-
sive shells. There also have been pro-
longed outbursts of intense gunfire
from Festubert to the User, Flanders.
The uproar lulled late today. There
is no retson to assume that the bonn
bardments heralded an imminent re.
sumption of heavy fighting.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
NOTED PERSONS DIE

Kalispell, Mont. b. Gibson, pio-
neer resident.
a ewalthy diamond broker.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28

Guernsey shows the capacity for work
so desirable in the dairy COW. Years,
and even centuries, of lettering in the
fields of Guernsey islands have given
the Guernsey COW q gentle disposition,
ard in the respect she stands on par
with the Jersey.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
Peru Allows Ships to sail.

Lima, Peru-The government has
authorized the sailing of Peruvian YES
sells to foreign ports now.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28

The peace plank in political plat
forms may shoot the parties all TO
pieces.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
New York Metal Market.

Metal exchange quotes lead strong;
spot, 7@7.25c. Spelter quiet; East St.
Louis delivery, 7.1215 @7.35c. Bar sill
YER 9915c.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
KAISER ST|L[BR|NG
UP FRESH TROOPS
YANKEE AIR SQUADRONS ARE
GETTING UPPER HAND OF
THEIR OPPONENTS.
ALLIES PREPARING RAPIDLY
British Near Bucquoy Capture Prison
ers and TWO Machine Guns-DueIs
in Progress Between Germans
and Allied Armies.

Aviators in reconnaissance behind
the German lines report that the en-
envy is still bringing up fresh troops,
guns and stores. Every hour is being
utilized by the allies to strengthen
strategic positions, and every hour
finds them the better prepared to with
stand an enemy onslaught
Americans Outgame Enemy.
In the work of strengthening the
battlefront the Americans are playing
no secondary role. The Americans in
mans with their artillery and outgam-
ing them in combats in the open.
Several new raids have been carried
out successfully against German posi-
lions by the Americans, British and
French forces and some similar at
tempts by the Germans promptly put
down. Heavy artillery duels have been
in progress in sectors between the
Germans and the British and French.
The Smelling by the Germans of Field
Marshal Haigs positions east and
northeast of Amiens has been partic-
ularly heavy, gas projectiles being
used in great numbers.
British Capture Prisoners.
The Americans in the Montdidier
sector, leaving their trenches without
artillery support, overwhelmed an en-
envy trench. Six Germans were killed
and one soldier was made prisoner by
the Americans, who returned to their
own line. The British near Bucquoy
in a similar adventure captured IA
Germans and two machine guns and in
two other raids took 10 prisoners and
machine gun. In the Athletic river
region. the French also brought in cap
tives.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08

Of the fact that there has been finan-
cial loss during the past two years
amounting to approximately one-half
of the total value of the property II
is hoped that the continuance of the
enterprise will receive the smiles of
good fortune, fer il would seem to de
serve sperity.-Rutlaud News.
We appreciate the communication and
good wishes of our neighbor, but we
fear the question Of deficiency in the
past two years is not fully understood.
Plans had been carried forward for
fairs in both 1916 and 1917, when the
exhibitions were stopped by edict of
the state board of health on account
of the prevalence of infantile paraly-
sis-not in Brattleboro by the way
In both of these years no fair was held
but considerable expense was incurred
in the preliminary preparations, and
this alone accounts for the increase i.
the Indebtedness, which il not, mder
all the circumstances, a very formi
dable barrier. The Valley fair wa.
started without capital and its asset.
today. are double the amount of its in
debtedness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08

Bennington is to be congratulated on
the possession Of the II. W. Putnam
Memorial hospital, which will be
opened for the treatment of patients
within the next few days. The in
stitution, with buildings, grounds and
equipment, represents a cost Of $500
600. Some Of us who do not admit
that we are very old remember when
the only Vermont hospital was the Mary
Fletcher institution at Burlington. No.y
Rutland, Brattleboro, Montpelier, Barre
St. Johnsburv, Bellows Falls, Spring
field and perhaps other towns have hos
pitfalls where emergency cases and near
! ~ all various forms of ailments can
/ be treated far better than in any
homes. The hospitals not only have
trained nurses but everything i'll the
way of the latest scientific equipment
and conveniences for caring for tbs
injured and the sick The idea of q
hospital has changed greatly in the
public mind. Formerly people fell
misgivings and dread on being
taken to a hospital Now it is un
derstood that these institutions arr
havens of refuge and help, and in time
of illness people welcome the idea o
going to a hospital, with the assuranc,
that by so doing they are taking tn
right step toward getting back OF
, their feet and of having health re
stored. The hospital today is right
fully regarded as a necessity in ever,
, community of 5000 population and up
wards
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08

1t. He was feeling hungry himseir.
"Come along, afternoon or not, Wen
have the feast"
SO they Went to Sharp's hole, and of
all the wonderful fcasts Chippy Chap
py saw one that did his heart or his
tummy or his digestion, he wasn't sure
which, a great deal of good.
''My mouth waters - exclaimed Chip
by Chappy My. But there is Il feast
here. Where did you steal all these
nuts from? They certainly aren't saved
up ones. You'd never have so many
left over at this time Of the year il
they were only saved up ones
81 did save them" said SHARPLY. 50
didn't steal! / didn't"
You did" shrieked Chippy Chappy
Now that you are becoming so angry
about it, | am sure you have beer
stealing. And now you are not telling
the TRUTH
You say steal, and you say don
tell the truth. I'll punish you 70
that
Anu JltN btSdit W IlSHt. -hS IL Ils}i
ter of fact Chippy Chappy had no RICH
to scold SHARPLY for stealing, as he wa
only too glad TO eat some OF his stole
food, aud too. Chippy Chappy had jus
, rs bad 4 reputation for stealing rs isa'
SHARPLY. All squirrels are famed fo
| il.
But they fought and they fought III
til they We're all tired out and until tn
| nuts had been almost forgotten. b
after awhile they stopped fighting an
made up.
TIN glad you've got the nuts an,
way" said Chippy Chappy, land l rea
| ly don't care how you got them"
"Of course You don't" said Sharn
as they both munched rs fast as the
could.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

| was late for skool yestldday, and Miss
Kitty told me i wood either hati to bring
a Excuse note frum home or stay a hour
after sllool today, and last mite after sup
PR pop was setting in the setting room
smoking and looking pritty agreeable,
and | sed, Pop, can | ask you a favor:
Wy yes, if it will make you feel cny
better, sed pop.
VIII you rite me iXcusc note for be
ing late yestidday 50 | wont hatf to stay
a hour after skool, | sed
Do you feel better now? sed pop
Aw G, pop, Will you, wont YOU! | sed.
Well, have you a good Excuse: scd pop.
Yes, sir, | sed.
Lets have it, set pop. tell me good
Excuse, and III rite you good iNcuse
note.
Ges sill, ! sed, me and Pubs Simkins
and Sid Hunt was standing GROUND the
lam post wondering if it was time to
| start for skool yet, and Pubs sed, Lets
ask somebody wat time it Is And we
started to wait for sumbody to come past
SO We Good ask them, and nobody came
! past, and after a vile Pubs sed, G., il
| must be getting late, I'm going to start
| And he started and me and Sid Hunt
| stayed there waiting for sumbody to &,
| past 50 We Good ask them wat time il
was, and nobody kepp on going past, anc
| pritty soon Sid sed, 6, BET lis pritty
near late, I'm going to start And | sed
| Well eumbody awt to go past cny min
MT now, I'm going to wait a little vile
| longer. And Puds started and | waited
| and after vile IA man came past
! Thank hevvin, sed pop.
But he didn't have watch, | sed
Sutch is life, sed pop, and | sed, An,
then J thawt | better start, and started
and by that time ! was late
And is that the Excuse, sed pop, and
scd, Yes, sir, and pop sed Well its al
VERY absorbing, hut I'm afraid youIi hat
to stay the Hour after s&ool
| Wich ! did.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08
DADDY ZVENlN(
[AIRY TALL CO
~ MARY GRAHAM. BONNER
SQUIRREL FEAST.

"Come TO the feast" said SHARPLY, the
squirrel.
I'm be delighted" said Chippy Chap
Ply.
1t was showing in the park and the
squirrels We're hurrying and scamper-
ing for their warm homes in the trees.
Are YOU going to have a good
feaSt?" asked Chippy Chappy.
"a fine one" squealed SHARPLY. "The
spring will be here soon so we might
as well enjoy our food. Soon we can
hunt for more"
Dear me-" said Chippy Chappy.
nov careless YOU are becoming" And
10 himself he thought it was fine tina.
he was invited to a feast by SHARPLY
which SHARPLY said would lie a fine one.
and he was glad too that SHARPLY
wasn't being too careful.
II was 50 much nicer TO go to q
feast whore creatures weren't careful
Chi1py Chappy had been to both kinds
and he knew.
He knew of the many times he had
come home TO eat and nibble because
he had not enough TO eat when he hat
been asked out. And some creatures
hadn't always cared what they hat
| given him. Some squirrels had Offered
him the shells only of their nuts.
And he had even known children t.
give him nuts that We're bad. Yes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, c.
W. Cleavehnd S. l. Purinton (Estey-
vile), Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand. Mrs D. f. Doyle,
South Main Street
West eratteboro, j L. Stockwen.
East Dummerston, NJ z. Brown.
Putney NJ G Williams
NeWfane, 'N NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, C.. w Cutler
West Townshend, G. H. Grout.
Jamaica. p. }. OagGett.
South Londonderry, II Tyler
South Vernon. E B. Burun
Northfeld. Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield. NJ. H, Mrs. w
Streeter.
Hinsdale, N. H.. W ri. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsor. VI. Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08

when he went out to a party, or when
folks offered him food he did like to
have ii of the best.
SO he was much cheered up because
SHARPLY had said it would be splendid
feast.
when are YOU going to have it,"
asked Chippy Chappy.
This very afternoon" said SHARPLY.
Wen probably quarrel little" said
Chipry Chappy, hoping they wouldn't
quarrel over the food.
''Oh that won't matter" said SHARPLY.
"a little fighting is good for our di-
gestions."
"What are digestions?" asked Chippy
Chnppy, cooking his head on one side,
and whiSlling his tail up high.
"Digestions," squealed SHARPLY, "arc
our tummies when food is received by
them happily. To have a good diges-
! ton means we can eat anything, &c
, have Il bad one means that we have
| aches and pains and feel very poorly
/ and that food is disagreeable to u.s.
eve certainly have good digestions,'
said Chippy Chappy.
I'VE most assuredly have, agreed
Sharpy.
''And is fighting good for US, de
! you think?"
Excellent" said SHARPLY.
Isn't afternoon here now, salt
Chippy Chappy. ut seems as II L hat
been talking to you all the morning
mot polite to talk like that" squeal
ed SHARPLY. ut should give you grea
pleasure to talk with me"
1T does, SHARPLY dear said Chip.
Chappy, "but it gives me even NOR
pleasure, if that could be possible, t
eat with you"
Chippy Chappy said this with a 81,
little wink. But SHARPLY did not motto
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08

The timid policy adopted by the Brit
ish government in the early days of
the war on the subject of national pro-
hibition was called by Arthur Hender-
son at a recent meeting at Nottingham
one of the leading reasons for the pro-
lougation of the war Mr.. Henderson.
according to the Science Monitor, de
rlared il was a libel on the workers to
suggest that prohibition would have
meant revolution and he challenged
those responsible for that opinion TO
have the courage of their assertions
aud test the opinion of the working
classes on sound democratic lines. BY
that means it would probably he found
there was greater unanimitv amongst
labor than was imagined. If the gov
eminent had said it was necessary IN
order to win the war to adopt prohibi
tion and had done it in the first thre,
months of the conflict it would have
been unanimously agreed to. Their,
might have been some grumbling tha-
the matter had been done without con
sulting the people, but the grumblinl
would not has lasted long, and tn
United Kingdom would have had pro
hibition for the duration Of the wal
That this had not been done, Mr. Hen
dersou added was one of tho creates
regrets of the war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08
TO ADVERTISERS.
TO The SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night, and it solicits tn,
cooperation OF subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should be given of eacl
failure TO receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person
by telephone or postal card, thus enabln.
the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the prope
remedy Immediately applied 1t is only
by this method that the publisher car
seCure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in Americas
Fighting Service.

He was game to the last"-This IS
what the men on RATS IN an open sea
said of Lieut. Stanton Frederick Kalk
when death claimed this brave young Of
hcer Of the United States navy, after he
had fought To save his ship and then
gone to the rescue Of his men. kalk was
the officer Of the deck Of the Jacob Jones,
when the destroyer was torpedoed When
the submarine was sighted he at once
took prompt and efficient measures to
| maneuver the ship clear of the torpedo
The explosion. however, could not be
avoided and tile ship began TO sink in
eight minutes after being struck. Al
though in a weakened condition, Lieut.
kalk. with no thought Of self, swan from
| one raft to another among the men
af0at in turbulent sea, trying to equal
| ze the weight of each raft. He finally
succumbed to exposure, his hfe sacrifice
| for bis shipmates Lieut. kalk was born
| in Alabama. Oct II. 1894 He was ap-
pointed to tile Naval Academy from Ne
| braska in 1912. his appointment as en-
sign dating from June, 1916 Previous t.
serving on the Jacob Jones. lie was at.
| tached To the [ : s Florida
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08

One-third of the buildings in Venice
it Is reported, have already been ruined
by German and Austrian air attacks,
including two converts in which a
large number Of nuns were killed and
wounded by the bombs dropped by the
Teuton airmen. It is, of course. need
less to say that no military purpose
was served by these raids. as there
are no Notifications nor any military
establishments properly subject l.
attack within the city of Venice it
self. The raids. as the Springfield
| Union points out, were merely a man
Hesitation of the brutal rage which has
distinguished the conduct of the Huns
in all the thcaters OF war, carrying
out of the policy of frightfuluess that
found expression in the atrocities com
mitted in Belgium. the vandalism il
Northern France, the Smelling Of TIN
Rheims cathedral, the sinking of The
Lusitana, the bombarding of English
seashore resorts, the bombing of Rec
Cross hospitals, and in melting tn,
Turks to massacre the Armenians
With every such act the Prussian mill
tary autocraev is adding to the burden
the people of Germany must bear whel
they face the world s bitterness an,
scorn after the war
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08
SOUTH WARDSBORO.

Merrill Hall Is spending few days with
his mother, Mrs Fanny Sage
Mr. and Mrs. L. ". Seeber. who spent
several months in New Yorl, with friends
and relatives, have returned to the home
OF their daughter, Mrs George Allen.
Mrs Don 0. Butterfeld of Wilmington
was called here Monday to help care foy
her father, Martin Plimpton, who slipped
and fell OF the ice Mr. Plimpten IS naucl
improved at this writing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08

il you VIII just touch the corn or
callus with = few drops of 'Gets-It.'
What 2 blessed relief il gives to
corn pains. You won't limp any
more: YOU can enjoy the dance
every minute. Then TO see how
that corn or cGiiG.5 will come right
withoyt the least pain, is just Won
dcrfuT 'Gets-It' = the biggest seller
among corn removcrs in the world
today, simply because II is so Won
derfully simple and always works.
Re sure you get .Gets-It.'"
"Gets-Tt'' is sold at all druggists
(you need pay no more than - cents
4 bottle). OF sent on receipt of price
Sold in Brattleboro and recommended
as the world s best corn remedy b,
Brattleboro Drug Co, c. F. Thomas
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusive
entitled to the use for publication OF al
news dispatches credited to II and moi
otherwise credited in this paper and alsC
the local news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08
''Gets-lt' Drops
Then to The Dance!
Goodnight to Corn Pains-Corns
Peel Of With "Gets-It."

"Say, girls. you can laugh at
tight shoes. Or damp. corn-pulling
weather big bumpy cornS, calluses
on the solcs OF Your feet, corns be-
tween the toes, hard and soft corns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08

The decision of the directors OF the
Valley fair at Brattieboro TO continue
that exhibition, which in years past
has been a distinctive feature in the
life Of southeastern Vermont, is to be
commended. 1t might appear to be an
exhibition of good tucrye' i'm view
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08

There are two kinds OF grocers-green
grocers and cash glocers