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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-11
A Question.

What were the words that the censor
cut
From your letter to me todaya
Are you Ill or in danger, boy of mine
Are you sorry you went away?
Baby of all, only seventeen,
You enlisted, although I plead.
You loved me well, but you must pro
Your country first, YOU said,
! read your letter, and wonder where
You sat when you wrote to me:
Were you deep in the mud of the
trenches, lade
Were YOU sailing across the sea-
Have YOU come to France, Have you
heard the guns
And the whir of an acceptance
| wish you were only a babe at my
breast,
Held close in my arms again.
What were the words that the censor
cut
From the letter you wrote TO mes
Have you plenty to eat and plenty to
wear?
Are YOU well as you ought to be?
Have YOU faced the enemy yet, my lad ?
Do you think of your home, at times!
The little red school where you used to
go?
The church bells peaceful chimes?
l sometimes think if you could but
write,
Tncensored, unchecked, and say
Just how you are faring and where you
| are
And what YOU are doing today,
The question that rings in my brain
would cease,
I'd be glad, as once could be-
But what were the words that the cen
sor cut
From the letter Won wrote TO me2
Anne Campbell Stark.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-11
The Way to Avoid Hypocrisy.

There were five or six of US together at
afternoon tea not long ago. Somehow the
conversation drifted- conversations viii
drift--to a woman who was not particu-
larry popular with any OF us Almost
everyone Of the party had something not
too complimentary to say of her.
They had discussed her for perhaps a
la!f hour when l noticed that one of the
men had carefully avoided any comments
| began to watch him and saw that he
tactiully changed the subject whenever it
came TO him.
You must like MAY Smith better than
the rest Of the crowd like her. | said
Il wonder questioned the man, why
you ask
Because | answered him. when they
were all talking about her at tea the 9TH
or day you didn't join the conversation.
You sat at one side Of the room and
didn't pay any attention to what every.
| one said"
The man smiled THAT wasn't because
especially like May smith, he said;
its because I've always made rule
never 10 say anything about folks that
4 con want repeated DICK to them.
have no doubt that by this time Nav
Smith knows just exactly what was sale
about her at that tea party have nc
doubt that she knew the next day. Thing:
always get back!
That's why | don't talk much about
folks ! never want to be in the position
where III have no answer if anyone say
TO me: Did you say thus and-so?' /. !
| do crlticise, want to be in the position
to always answer such a question witt
Yes, ! did say it. Then can't 20 yer,
far wrong"
81 wonder what gave you your point 9
vicw,' | asked. It's a bit unusual"
1t shouldn't be unusual answered th
man, unless one wants 70 be a hyp<
crite,"-Margaret F. Sangster. in til
E Christian Herald
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-11
NORTHFIELD, MASS.

Many people are i'll with influenza
Philip Wood is home III with mumps
Rev. 4. w. Pattison spoke ut Mount
llermou Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. y. Kiddcr went to
Boston Friday Eos n few days.
Miss Lois Mend of Amherst visited
her father, \. NJ. Mead, last week.
Mrs, j A. Stebbins went TO Spring.
field Friday for a visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. W. Barber attended
the automobile show in Boston last
week.
a meeting of s-1uakeag tribe of Red
Men will be held March 10 with G..
y. kiddcs.
Mrs G. +. Williams gave a card party
Friday evening for the benefit of the
Red Cross.
Rev. George Scholtcn of New Haw.
ley, \. ", has been the guest of Miss
AdIianna Otte.
Miss Lucy J. Brooks. head teacher
of Marquaud hail, is i'll at Betsey
Moody hospital.
The Woman's Relief corps will meet
at the home of Mrs. John I'VE OH Fri.
day of this week
Mrs. George pfeffcrlc will return
from Florida this week She was Ia
meet Ma PfeiFerle in New York Satur.
day.
Roy Stratton has bcea transferred
with 10 other men from the radio sta
tion at Newport TO Harvard radio
school
Miss Lillian Stebbns of Fitchburg
formerly Of Vernon. has been guest o.
Mrs. Ho-hcrt Woodward, who is suffer
ing with neuritis.
Prof. +. l.. Duley spoke at the annua
ladies' night of the Brotherhood o
the congregational church of Ia!
River last week.
~ the mothers meeting to be he'll
wednesday afternoon Mrs. W. Il
Moody will speak GA her experience
40 military camps.
The Boys Brigade were glad to r.
turn 20 skinner gymnasium last Fri
day night and 10 resume their drill
Donald Finch is now detail master
\ meeting, of the Northtield fire d,
rartmcut will be held at the town ha
Tuesday evening with fire chief F.
itASu ANt AHt lui HVot u " SaHiNhblph.
Mrs. w Il. Moody led chapel servi,
IT Northfeld seminary Saturday.
T.. Coffin Is in and thus was unable
come from Kccne for the song rehears
hout
Mrs +. s. wclch was in charge
the Boys aud Girls society at Il
parish house last Thursday afterno,
and spoke to them on good books
read.
W. r. Moody came from Can
DeNcus for day or two last week. |
spoke ~ sage chapel Thursday NOR
ing. IL will be At Camp Devens I,
weeks longer
Horace Franklin Field. father
Ernest G.. Field Of Mortified Farm
celebrated his lo0,h birthday anniv,
sarv Friday, March J. Of his home
Berkshire y. Y.
Tho X X. X. organization of you
womcu has given G. tie Boys Briga
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-11
Chinese Good Workers In France.

From q British war correspondent
" somewhere in France comes tne
news that the Chinese arc giving a
good account OF themselves in what
ever capacity they are employed Their
physique, intelligence and adaptabihty
make them ideal material to meet the
varied needs at the front. Says the
British correspondent;
1.-The most satisfactory of all the
Asiatic laborers are the men from the
north of China They are in no sense
forced to come. They are intelligent,
hardy, and do excellent work. The
British officers who have dealings with
them are most enthusiastic about their
Oualitiec
There are st present many thou
sands of Chinese laberers in the British
army zone in France, besides in South
Africa and Mesopotamia-som 10O,-
600 in all They are muscular looking
men and their general appearance is
much superior to the Chinese one sees
| in the eastern United states. These
men come from the northern provinces
Their skin is brownish rather than
yellow. Physically they are well
formed, appear extremely strong, and
are decidedly intelligent
1.-THE men brought to France are all
young, as might be expected. The eos.
of transporting them is very high, and
naturally only the best are accepted
The recruiting is done By private
concern, partly British and partly
Chinese The propaganda consist, odd
ly enough, chiefly of war photographs
They do not present France in any to<
alluring light, but somehow war has 1
fascination, even for the Chinese. Up
on enlistment bonus Is paid.
1.-The most interesting part Of TIL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-11

In studying vast collection Of
growing trees. such as may be found
at the Arnold Arboretum Of Harvard
university the imaginative mind may
see and detect unthought of new laws
of nature at work. So strikingly are
the likes aud dislIkes Of certain trees
for methods Of growing that even an
amateur soon learns something Of their
care and the attention and conditions
for growth that they require.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-11
Powerful Pump.

Your heart Is very busy orgnn.
While you breathe once 1t beats four
times. AT each beat II sends four
pounds Of blood through your veins
and arteries. The weight Of the cir
culating blood is % pounds. When you
run your legs and other parts Of your
body need more blood. so your heart
must pump faster.-Popular Science
Monthly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-11
THE EVERLASTING "IF"

is half of life and third of thrift
Life insurance takes the if out of the
chances of life and makes thrift Ger
tain. National Life ms. Co, Of VT
Mutual EARLE s. KINsLEY, Gen
eral Agent, Rutland, VT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-11
BIRTHS.

In West Brattleboro. (Melrose hospital, J
March T. a son, Elmer. to Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer Harris of Londonderry.
In West Dummerston, March 6, son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Park, grand
son to W. B. Park of Newfane.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-11
DUMMERSTON

The Bridge school, Miss Stella Reed
teacher, which has 10 pupils has organized
a junior Red Cross and has Si15 for the
work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-11
DEATHS.

In Bre:tleboro, March 10, Albert Dorr
Fessenden, 81
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18
INSUFFICIENT CANS FOR
YIELD OF MAPLE SYRUP
(Ry International News servioe)

(By International News SerVlce)
Conceivable. Pa, March 1S.-The
yield OF maple syrup in the camps Of
this section may be curtailed because
of a shortage of cans So great is the
demand that an effort is being made
to gather up the cans in which last
seasons crop was marketed The
maple flow this year is the heaviest
in many seasons.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18
IN RE ME M BR RANCE.

In sad but loving remembrance OF
our dear son and brother. Bernie d.
Keedy, who departed this life two
years ago, March II, 1916;
Two years have passed, oh how we
miss him,
The sorrow no one can tell.
But God alone called him home
The one we loved so well.
In Green Hill cemetery softly sleeping
Where the flowers gently wave
Lies the one we loved so dearly
In his lonely silent grave.
Gone in the best Of his days,
Blighted In manhoods bloom
Torn from the hearts that loved him
TO sleep in his silent tomb.
Gone from earth, yes gone forever
Tear dimmed eyes shall gaze in vain
We shall hear his voice no never
Never more on earth again.
Brotaer dear you don't know how we
miss you
More than words can tell;
Every hour and day that passes
Brings us nearer with You to
dwell
We weDi 10 say farewell dear brother
To you Who goes before
But soon 10 shall be ours to go
Unto that peaceful shore
INe only have little while
To bear the sorrow alone,
fhen Wen 80 home to Bernie,
Along with him TO dwell,
BY his Mother and Brothers Ii pd
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18
EQUALizE DEPOSITS
OF STATE I'M BANKS

Asking at the same time the CO.
operation of all other state officials
charged with the depositing of state
money. State Treasurer William S.
Johnson announced his intention to
make the coming withdrawal of mon
ey In the treasury belonging TO the
several counties, districts and muni-
cipalities amounting to approximate
y s5,OOO,000, sin IA manner that will
leave each county its equitable share
OF the balance remaining in the
treasury upon the basis of the amount
Of taxes paid thereby the balance
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18
BOYS COMING HOME
BEFORE GOING OVER
Cronkhite Says All Camp Lee
Men To Have FurIough.

Camp Lee. Petersburg, Va, March
is Every Martinsburg soldier here
as we'll as every Sammie Of the Eigh-
t!eth division, which has been desig-
mated for overseas will be permitted
tc go home for five-day furlough be,
fore he departs for over there. This
is the announcement that has been
made here by Major General Abel.
bert Cronkhite. the commandant here.
This will be in recognition of the
faithful manner in which the soldiers
have devoted themselves 70 their
work and the enthusiasm and renew
ed energy they displayed when ii
we announced that they would go to
France
In commenting upon giving the
men their passes General Cronkhite
said Il wish every officer and enlist
&C man in the Eightieth division to
have an opportunity to run home for
q farewell visit before We leave. We
are going to be gone long time
just as long as is necessary to do a
good job. It's only right and fair
return for the long hours they are
giving up to the intensive training
in these finishing stages that they
should have few days off to see the
folks at home
| Or course they cannot all go at
once especially during the last few
days. That would be giving notice to
/ all the world of the exact date OF
our departure. Regimental command.
/ ers viii adjust the matter, however
1 so that leaves and furloughs will be
| distributed over the allotted time.
The permits will be for tive.day per.
iods. Ii must not be understood that
the date upon which the last permit
expires is approximately our date of
| departure Such will not be the case.
The permit will be issued on the pol
icy of getting them over with as
quickly as possible, so that the divis-
ion will be primed and ready TO re.
spond when the order is given.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18
Hunah! How's This
Cincinnati authority says corns
dry UP and lift out
with fingers.

Hospital records show that every
time you cut a corn you invite lock.
jaw or blood poison, which is needless,
says a Cincinnati authority, who tells
you that a quarter ounce Of o drug
called freezone can be obtained at lit.
tie cost from the drug store but Is
sufficient to rid ones feet Of every
hard or soft corn or calIus.
You simply apply a few drops Of
freezone on q tender, aching corn and
soreness is Instantly relieved. Short
AZ the entire corn can be lifted out,
root and all, without pain.
This drug is sticky but dries at once
and is claimed to Just shnvel up any
corn without infisming or even irrl,
tating the surrounding tissue or skin
II yonr wife wears high heels 81
will be glad to know Of this.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18
WITNESS AFTER WITNESS
IN MARTlMSBURG
Such Evidence Our Readers Cannot
Dispute.

dispute.
AS we take up. the Journal week
by week, we are struck by the hear
ty, unmistakable way in which wit
ness after witness speaks out as Mr.
Brantner does here. Ii these people
were strangers living miles away, we
might take little notice of them. But
they are not They are our neigh
bors, living among us. Their word is
too easily proven to admit OF any
doubt. They speak out in the hope
that their experience may be a guide
to others.
+. T. Brantner,. retired railroad en-
gineer Sis N. Queen ST.. Martins
burg, says: 81 suffered from con
slant pains through the small OF my
back. At night they kept me awake
and ! felt very tired when ! got up
in the morning. The kidney secre-
lions passed too often and were pain
full. This trouble continued for some
time and | seemed to be getting
worse until ! began using Doan's
Kidney pills. 1t wasn't long before
they restored my kidneys to nor
NAL condition and put stop to the
pains. i can now sleep well and fell
all right when / get mp in the morn
ing"
Mr.. Brantner is only one Of many
people who have CRATE
fully endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills.
II your back aches-if your Kidneys
bother you, don't simply ask for a
kidney remedy--ask distinctly for
nOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS, the same
that MIR. Branner had-the remedy
backed by home testimony. so cents
az all stores. Foster-Milburn Co,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y. when Your
Back is Lame-lRemember the Name
Mon Wed Fri
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18
MUST GIVE NOTICE

German alien enemies who change
their place of residence to another
place within the same registration
district, must Immediately report
such changes to the registration Off.
Ger Of the registration district, and
present their registration cards for
the purpose Of having endorsed there
ii the change of residence by the reg
istration.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18
BITING WITH GIANTS

Earl Biting. Hanover's shortstop
IS in the training camp OF the New
York Giants and will be given try
out with them. Earl is one Of the
best of the Blue Ridge and should
make hard fight for the job. Biting
met the Giants at Hamilton, N. c.
The camp is at Marlin, Tex.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18

naturally less. Ask for a bottle OF
Mothers Friend at the drug store
today and do not go a single night with
out applying it. Write The Bradfield
Regulator Co., Dept. d, 400 Lamar Build
ing, Atlanta. Ga, and they win send you
book Of scientifically prepared, practical
information, without charge. Mothers
Friend" is composed of such penetrating
oils and other ingredients as to make it en-.
tirely indispensable to expectant mothers
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18

Every mother awaiting motherhood
should get in condition for the crisis.
There is just one thing to do--give
nature a helping hand throughout the
waiting period.
: No time should be lost in beginning
the use of the penetrating external prep
aration Mothers Friend BY its use
during the period the muscles of the
abdomen are made pliable and elastic;
they ean then expand with ease when
baby is born and pain at The crisis is
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18
CENTRAL

VERY GOOD EDDIE musical com
edy which ran for one solid year In
New York will be the offering at the
Central Friday. This jolly melange
OF girls. music and fun is real enter
tainment from curtain TO curtain. The
combined New York press agreed
that III was tho liveliest, funniest
show and contained more beauty and
color than tho half dozen other cur.
rent successes in town"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18
MUST MARX EVERY
PIECE OF FREIGHT

On and after April 3, every piece
of freight shipped in less than car
load lots, must be properly address
ed. packed, tagged and wrapped and
tied with certain kind OF cord when
the latter is necessary. This puts
an end to marking about one pack
age out of ten, when shipments to
one person number 10 or over. In
plain words, there will be some real
GUESSING on the part OF some shippers,
when this new rule goes into effect.
y, xYrA Az. .ou& x.oorr.o
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18
WILL. BUILD SHIPS

Mr.. George Danner son of Mr. and
Mrs. HUGH G. banner, Of West King
street, who enlisted in the Public
service Reserve left today for Balti-
more to enter upon his new duties in
the ship building department
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18
MRS. GEO. MEADOWS
DIES HERE SUNDAY
WelI-KnoWn Lady Expires At
ter Long Illness.

Mrs. Susan "a Meadows, wife OF
Mr. George Meadows. and for more
than a half-eentury q well-known and
esteemed resident Of this city, died
at her home on West John street
Sunday morning at $50 O'Clock, death
being due TO q complication. She
had been an invalid for several years
but her condition did not become
serious until recently. She was aged
1853 years.
Mrs. Meadows was born and rear.
ed in Buckeystown, Frederick coun.
~, Md, and removed TO this city
shortly after her marriage. She and
Mr. Meadows celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary hast summer.
pnring her long years OF residence
in this city she endeared herself to
a large circle of friends by her many
wonanly qualities and Christian char.
aeter, and the news of her death was
lreceived with genuine regret by all
who knew her. She was a consist
ent member OF st. Joseph's Catholic
church and always took a deep In.
terest in the affairs of that congre.
cation and church,
She is survived by her husband
and the following children: j. Il.
Meadows, of Brunswick, Md c. +
Meadows, OF Johnstown. Pa: George
b, Meadows, Raymond f. Meadows,
Nfrs John Sloan and Miss Lettie
Meadows all residing at home here.
IShe is also survived by one sister
Mrs Mary Poole of Frederick, Md,
The funeral will occur "Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock from st. JOS
eph's Catholic church. The requiem
mass will be celebrated by the rec.
tor Rev. Father W. A. NIcKeefry,
and interment will be in st. Joseph's
cemetery
D. 3. Davis
David Brown Davis aged about 81
years, a retired Winchester business
man, and for 25 years engaged in
gospel mission and settlement work.
died suddenly OF heart disease in
Washington Saturday He was a
nephew OF the late Senator Henry G..
Davis, of West Virginia. His widow,
six children, three sisters and one
brother survive, One son, Charles
Edgar Davis is an attacho OF the
American Embassy IN Paris and an.
other, Benjamin Franklin Davis, is
ian attache of the American Legation
at Berne, Switzerland.
. Mrs. Hollis Buried
The funeral of the late Mrs Harry
Hollis, took place this afternoon
from her home on South Queen street
Rev. DR. Henry p Hamill, OF Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church, offici.
ating The interment was made in
Green Hill Cemetery The pallbear.
ers were all relatives Of the deceas.
ed, Messrs. Charles, Roy and Edgar
Hollis, Nelson Tavenner, ldttleton
and James Shaull
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-18

in each county to be apportioned
among the repositories in the coun-
Nv according to the amount of bonds
given by each
This, it Is said, is the first time
that an attempt has been made by a
state treasurer TO equalize deposits
among the several state institutions,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-17
AERIAL FIGHTING
MOST INTENSIVE
OF. " HOLE WAR:
LOSSES GIGANTIC
Germans Lose 339 Ma
chimes, While British
Lose l23 In Week
CRy Associated Press.l J

London, Friday. Aug. 16.-Meas-
ured by the number of machines en-
gagged, the intensity of the fighting
and the magnitude Of the losses in
flicted on the enemy, the lighting in
the air during the past week was
the most formidable of the war.
Some of the most severe conflicts
occurred on August in the sector
between Albert and the Amiens-
Roye road where the German air
forces were increased considerably
shortly after the opening Of the al
lied offensive. The air fighting re-
suited in the destruction Of 4S en-
my machines while II others were
driven down. Fifty British ma
chimes did not return. D..
During the six succeeding days 1876
enemy airplanes were destroyed and
So driven down out Of, commission,
making a total of. 339 German ma
chimes for the week compared to l23
British airplanes missing. In the
same period British bombing squad
rons continued attacks on enemy
atrdromes, railways and other mill
tary detectives, dropping more than
$40 tons Of bombs. Low flying scout,
machines raked the enemy's con-
gested roads OF retreat with machine
gun fire, inflicting many casualties.
A notable feature of the aerial op-
erations was the virtually continu
Gus night and day bombing Of the
enemy bridges over the Somme.
This greatly hampered the supply
and reinforcement of the German
troops. The weeks work also in
cluded number of destructive raids
into Germany