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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
FUEL STILL SCARCE.
Local Committee Issues Warning
About Use of Coal.

BY order of the state fuel admin
lstrator the Monday order is sus-
pended. Factories, stores, offices.
clubs, places of amusement and all
places of business that have been
closed on account of this order on
Mondays and Tuesdays during the
past Few weeks, may open as usual
next week and hereafter. This does
not mean, however, that the short
age OF fuel is not still serious.
lhere should be no effort spared to
save coal and burn wood wherever
possible, until the cold weather is
over.
S. A. DANIELS,
II. r. BROWN,
Z. II. CRANE,
Local Fuel Committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22

AMSTERDAM, Feb. - Emperor VII
liam, according TO a Frankfort paper. re.
phed to message from the Lubecl;
senate appealing to him to help the Is
thonians as follows: "Your words have
found lively echo in my heart. The
despairing cry Of distress which is ever
more urgently reaching our ears from the
baltic countries shall not 60 uuheard
Effective measures must be taken to
safeguard the tortured population from
the burning aud plundering OF robber
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
DEFENSE TO DEATH.
Russian Soldiers Ordered to Destroy
Railways and Provisions.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-" Defense to
the death - against Germany is or
dered i'll the proclamation of the
Russian commissioners, Reuter- !
Petrograd correspondent telegraphs.
me commissioners appealed to the
soldiers to destroy railways and pro-
visions and compel the bourgeois to
dig trenches under penalty Of death.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
PERSONAL.

Gordon Pomfrey went yesterday aft
ernoon to Brookline, Mass, to be a guest
over the holiday of Howard Slack.
A. II. Thompson, manager of the Met
ropolltan Life Insurance Co. g office in
Brattleboro, went today to Burlington
on business.
Miss Ruth Harris of Bennington, who
teaches school in Colrain, Mass, is
spending the weekend with Miss Vera
Davis of 80 Washington street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
Ukrainian Forces Also Re
ported to Have Joined
Against Bolsheviki
PETROGRAD Is NOW
IN STATE OF SIEGE
Lenine and Krylenko Call on Russia to
Defend Fatherland-Germans Cap,
ture Minsk with Quantities of Sup
plies-Navy in Bad Way.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-Austrian and Ger
man troops are advancing in the south
simultaneously with the Germans in the
north and Ukrainian troops are reported
70 have joined them against the Bolshe
wiki, according TO a Petrorad dispatch
TO the Morning Post The Polish legion
Of the Russian army have offered an
armistlce in the prevailing civil war on
conditions Of free passage in any dircc.
ton and are now trying to reach War,
saw
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22

LONDON, Feb. 22.--The German ad.
vance into Russia is not the work of n
cohqueror, for nowhere up to the pres
ent have the invaders met any serious
opposition. The strength of the Ger
man advancing army is not believed to
be great. A Petrograd despatch to the
Morning Post says there is only one di.
vision of cavalry and one division of in
fantry.. An Exchange Telegraph des-
patch from Petrograd SAYS the evacun-
tion of Finland has been ordered bv
the commissioners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
PERSONAL.

Miss Leah Rathbone will spend the
weekend with friends in Proctorsville
II. E. Stiegler went this morning to
his home in Lawrence, Mass, to visit
several days.
Frank G. Helyar of New Brunswick
NJ, is here to spend Sunday with his
family at Is Cedar street.
Miss Christina Croll went today to
Boston to visit her sister, Mrs. Ernest
Herrick, over the weekend
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
First Baptist Church

Friday, 4l5.-Junior Christian Endeav.
or meeting; 73O-Regular church PRAYER
meeting. Subject, Rejoice in the Lord
Phil L.
Saturday at s p. m.-The United choirs
viii hold their first rehearsal for the
Easter cantata
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
Masonic Temple

Friday, $50 =. m.--Thc women Of the
Eastern star will meet in their rooms to
work for the Rcd Cross.
Friday, Feb 22 : o'clock.-Brattlebo
lodge, No. l12, will observe the annual
past masters night Work NJ. NJ. de.
gree. followed by musical selections by
Past Master f. c. Adams and an infor
NAL talk by Brother Victor \. SPACE.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
Very respectfully,
II. p. MCCAIN.


TIC l1UJUCaHC UtnETaI.
No definite date is fixed for the next
call for drafted men from this state
but it IS confidently expected that no
drafted men will be ordered into train.
ing camps prior to April 90, and very
likely not before Nav |. This infor.
nation may relieve farmers from some
uncertainty in regard to the effect of
the draft on labor during the sugar
season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22

Friday, Feb p, $ p. m.- Regular meet.
ing Of Quonekticut tribe. Adoption de
gree. \ good attendance is desired
All members interested who wish to
compete in a pool tournament will please
leave their names in H. b. Haus's store
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
Unitarian and Universalist Churches
Sunday, Feb. "a.

Services in the Unitarian church:
1870 a. m.-Divine worship with sermon
by Rev. f. Q. 5. Osgood Subject
Righteousness Exalteth a Nation.
- m. Sunday school, union session.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
THE WEATHER.
Cloudy and Warmer Tonight and Sat
urday. Probably Light Snow.

WASHINGTON, February 2o.-The
weather forecast: Cloudy and warm
er tonight and Saturday Probably
light snow. Light south winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22

PETROGRAD Feb. q, by The Asso-
ciated Press.-A proclamation ordering
resistance to Germanys advance. calling
on all Russians to defend the fatherland
aud declaring Petrograd in a state OF
siege was issued tonight from BolsheviIS
headquarters at the order OF the peo-
pies committee 1t is signed by Premier
lonine and Ensign krylenko the Bol.
sbcyik ommandcr.in.chicf.
Ia proclamation announcing that they
bad agreed to sign German peace terms
the peoples commissary declare they are
irnly convinced that the German work.
ing classes will not permit the Russian
revolution TO hc crushed by the mllitar
lsts Appeal is made to local councils to
increase efforts TO rcormni1c the Rus
san army
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
ln Odd Fellows Temple
Red Mems Hall

Bowling matches Feb. -, d and F
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22

BERLIN, Feb 22.-An incalculablc
amount Of war material has been cap.
tured by the Germans in their advance
through Russia Among the booty taken
are 1883 guns. between 1900 and 5000
motor cars, and trains with 1000 cars.
many OF which were laden with food In
addition the Germans have made prisoner
a general commanding an army. 425 ci.
ilecrs and 500 men An official state.
mcnt issued says that the Germans have
entered Minsk .ljJ miles south Of Dyinsk,
which was occupied on Tuesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
ARTILLERY FIGHTING.

Activity Along Whole Front Reported
in French Announcement.
PARIS, Feb 22.--Heavy artillery
fghti"~ on the whole front is report
cd in today s official announcement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22

hordcs and end the state of complet
lawlessness."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22
Despite Heavy Expense for
Storm Damage and Snow
Removal
$4,000 IN BONDS
FALL DUE THIS YEAR
And Selectmen Recommend Special Tax
Of 10 Cents to Provide Sinking Fund,
IN Addition to Regular Tax Of 46
Cents-Reports of Other ofacers.

The annual report of the town audi
tors for the year ending Feb. /, 1918,
together with the special reports of the
treasurer, selectmen. road commissioner
and other officers, will soon be ready
for distribution in pamphlet form
Briefly summarized these reports
show:
That in spite of unforeseen ex-
penses the town s total liabilities
are Sl,197.27 les1 than they were
the year previous.
That temporary loans to the
amount of $4,000 represent approx
imately what the extra cost of
snow removal and road damage by
last fall s storms amounted 10.
That town bonds amounting TO
$4,000 fall due within the present
fiscal year
That the selectmen recommend
special tax of 10 cents to provide
q sinking fund for the retirement
Of future bond issues, in addition
to regular tax of 46 cents.
Treasurer's Statement.
Fred c. Adams, treasurer, in account
with the Selectmen:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22

Continued on Page g.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-01-25

But Ia that vague medium recognition
was impossible,
Donald saw only the blurred fea-
lures behind the thick glass that coy.
cred the face. distorted and twisted
by the Fefraetion. He surmlsed that
II was not Davies, Davies could have
made himself known by any OF q num-
her Of symbols Of the seaman's free
masonry. But then, 1t could not be
Clouta either.
lie caught at the figures hand and
raised Il 20 his sleeve-llght. Ii was
a woman's hand--it was Ida's.
They knew each other. Donald took
her fingers In his, ana together they
started on the ascent.
To his horror. Donald perceived that
the water was becoming opaque,
Il prcsaged the appearance Of the
sea monsters. They were In this lair,
aud this substance was no food, no
planktoh that those devils pushed
serth before them like a WE'LL but a
material designed 10 shield them from
the fllterlng sunlight.
Donald grasped Ida's hand and
fought bis way through the elingiag
mass. AS he swung his free arm,
appraised, II struck against rocky
barrier overhead. The ooze underfoot
had yielded 10 SO IA rock.
He thrust out HIS arms on either
side, and still found rock. He realized
that they were no longer iseendlng
the mountain. but had struck cave
Donald stood san. rejecting Did
Ida UNDERESTIMATE There was no way
la which to tell her,
lie was about 10 retraee Is steps
when he perceived, long distance II
front Of him. tiny glimmer o. light
AZ first he hoped that Il was daylight
But that wns impossible.
Ida raised her hand and pointed
She, too, bad seen Il, and had place.
the same Interpretation upon It.
At every step the Hight grew clearer
IL was not stationary. but swung t
and fro slowly from Side 20 side, ris
, Ting and falling. yet seeming 10 retrea
] slowly as they advanced. Donal'
. strained his eyes through the mash
expecting every moment 20 see tn
! f0rpl OF one OF his comrades.
The light stood still Immediately d
! front Of them. upon level With Don
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-01-25
| THE DEEP SEA PERIL |
BY VICTOR ROUSSEAU
= tcpynahb by capmaO
Observation-Disclosures u

every direction, calculating that in this
way he could bound o parallelogram
and return TO hls starting point. But
he saw nothing. and he did not know
that he had returned 10 the place from
which he had set out.
He started wildly backward, beliey-
ing that the submarine lay behind him.
As he walked, dragging his weight like
q conylct's chain and bali, suddenly
the outlines Of the F55 appeared be-
fore him.
He realized that she was lying with
her bow higher than her stern. At
once he grasped the situation. She
had sunk with her bow toward land,
aud from this end. therefore, he must
start on the naeent OF Fair islands
subtcrranean base.
And this discovery renewed his cour-
age. or course. the others were en-
denvoring 10 make the ascent, while
he had gone fioundering In the wrong
direction. downward toward the heart
OF the crater.
He made his way parallel with the
submarines bow, keeping well within
sight Of the elusive craft. which would
disappear momentarliy before his eyes
and suddenly appear again, almost
within arms reach. Suddenly he
stopped He stared al the oozy floor.
His light had cast his shadow In front
Of him.
But that was Impossible.
II WIS no shndow. II was fiat.
tened man, a dwarhsh figure, ridlcu-
ionsly misproportioned, resembling an
image seen In a curved mirror. IT ap.
preached slowly tad uncertainty. For
a moment Donald felt his heart stand
still with fear. II was nightmare
figure, terror tncarnate. A little glow
flashed from its arm. They drew to-
gether.
They stood looking at ench other,
peering through their thick masks.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-01-25
Aruenslne's whea. Crop.

Reports from the Argentine state
that weather conditions are ideal for
the growth OF wheat. The official pre-.
llmInary estimate Is for a crop OF 240,.
100000 bushels. The large crop OF
i0la.l0 was l73,00000o bushels, and
the average for the five preceding
years was l49. 600. 900 bushels. Domes.
tic requirements are bout 10000 200
bushels The large cron now growing
win be available some time after Janu.
AIRY ] II transportation Is furnished.
The Argentine oats crops Il estimat.
ed at Ss,0oO,000 bushels, or i2o00,O00
bushels more than the crSp Of 1915. OF
which 5T.000,0O0 bushels were exported.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-01-25
49, Ix
On the sea Floor.

he struggled fDr balance as the sea
depths enyei0ped hlm. He CROPPED
10 the water a. n a fog The swirl ct
bubbllns sir from the oxygen appara-
tus n ths ieck carried him some dis
lance from the snhmarins, and then
- se3t hinassif sinking
He sank ssy slowly, add as he sank
he CROPPED for Ida. BE could not find
her. The submarine had disappeared
completely.
He waded 20 and fro eiumsliy, He
was like 8 dead man who wakes in an
uninhabited pufgat0ry u desolation,
There was nothing anywhere moth
ing Only the yielding water az which
bis fingers elutched fruitlessly.
Ee began to walk for six PAGES 10
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-01-25
re Keen pipes OF Furnace Clean.

In order 10 recover small articles
dropped through the floor register
grating OF hot.air heating system
without the necessity of removing a
section OF the pipe, mesh gratings may
be lifted into place. No. q gauge wire
mesh may be used in pieces just large
enough to iit into the metal box be-
low the register.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-09
Zion Opposition Personal

Rabbi Ephraim Frisch Of the New
Synagogue, Broadway and Seventy
eighth Street, last night declared that
the telegram he had sent to President
Wilson on September in opposition to
the Zionist movement was a personal
communication and was not from the
national committee of rabbis. as re-
ported. After correcting the error, DR..
Frisch's statement continued:
81 take this opportunity to call at
tention to the fact that the Central
Conference American Rabbis, which
is the onl ly nation wide body of liberal
Jewish ministers in America and which
embraces practically all the so-called
reform rabbis in its membership,
passed a resolution by an overwhelm-
ing majorite on July stating it's op-
position to the conception Of the Jew
ish people as a separate nationality
and expressing its disagreement with
the idea that Palestine IS the nome
land of the Jews, which latter forms
the chief feature of the so-called Bal
four declaration"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-09
u. S. Red Cross Builds
Town for Belgians

The American Red Cross Is building a
typical Belgian village on the slope of
a hill just outside lie Havre, France.
When complete it will look like bit
of Belgium transplanted, but every
house viii be portable, and after the
war will be set up again in Belgium.
There will be two Belgian schools
with Belgian teachers, a Belgian priest,
Belgian officials and a cooperative
store. The inhabitants will be 100
families of Belgian refugees, one of
the requisites for residence being at
least four children to the family The
cottages, which will have electric light,
running water and gardens, will rent
for Sc month, and it is expected that
New-York tribune., 1918-09-09
Neutrals Threaten
To Expel Bolsheviki
For Russian Murders

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 8.-Thc Berlin
"Tages Zeitung's" Moscow correspond
cnt says the neutral diplomats have
jointly protested to NJ. Tchitcherin, the
Bolshevik Foreign Minister, against the
wholesale execution of civilians and
officers. They pointed out to Tchit-
cherin that their governments would
expel all Russian Bolshevik if the
Soviet government did not abandon its
attitude of terrorism toward its polit-
ical opponents.
This is the second demand made re-
Gently on the Bolsheviki by neutral ma
tions. In note to Tchitcherin on Au-
gust the ncutrals, including Holland,
Switzerland, Norway and Denmark,
protested the new demands of the Boil
with the arrangements for the depart
ure of consuls and missions of Allied
nations.
The Bolshevki demanded from Brit
ain absolute satisfaction of the safety
of Litvinotf, Bolshevik representative
in London, from the French the evacu-
alton of all Russian soldiers on French
soil, and threatened reprisals against
other allied nations for oppression of
Balshevik sympathiZcrs within their
borders.
The previous important demand on
the Bolshcvki was that made by Great
Britain on September 4, calling for
immediate reparation and punishment
for all concerned in the murder OF
Captain Cromie, British attachc I'm
less the demand were needed, the Brit
ish government warned, the individual
members of the Bolshevik government
would be held responsible and every
eff ort made to outlaw them in the
sight of the whole world.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-09
War Tax and Dry
Measure Occupy
House This Week
Passage of Great Revenue
Bill by Saturday Hoped
For, but Doubtful

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.-Progress
by the House on the war revenue bill
and national prohibition legislation will
occupy Congressional attention this
week
General debate on the tax measure
will be resumed tomorrow, and at its
conclusion, probably Wednesday, the
bill will be taken up for amendment
under five-mnute limit on debate
It's passage by next Saturday is hoped
for, but regarded as doubtful, because
of revisions planned by the Ways and
Means Committee. These may include
new sources of revenue to make up
deficits which will result from enact
ment of national prohibition legisla-
ton.
With the Senate Finance Committee
rcsuming hearings tomorrow on the
bill, the Senate is expected to proceed
lcisurely on other pending legislation,
awaiting the revenue measure.
Tomorrow it will begin work on the
House minerals control bin, for which
the Senate Mines Committee has sub
stituted measure authorizing a
minerals purchasing corporation, with
a revolving fund of $50000,000 to buy
HctdlS DIV PRICES " StiInuidlc pIoUuS-
, tion.
In the House tomorrow Representa-
tive Webb, of North Carolina, fortified
by special rule, plans to call up the
Senate resolution authorizing the
President to establish prohibition zones
around coal mines, shipyards, NUM-
tions and other war plants. Early ac-
ton also is planned by the House Agri-
| culture Committee on the emergency
| agricultural bill passed last week by
the Senate, providing for national pro-
hibition July l next.
The revenue bill will be discussed to-
morrow in the House by Representa-
tive Fordney, Of Michigan, ranking Re
publican of the Ways and Means Com
mittee: He expects to urge increase
of tariff rates, discussing the Demo
cratic policy of "tariffs for revenue
only" Representatives Moore. of
Pennsylvania; Longworth, of Ohio;
Hull, of Tennessee, and other commit
tee members also plan to speak be-
fore general debate ends.
The new army appropriation bill, cs-
, tlmated to carry between S4000 900, 600
and S6,000000,000 to provide for the
increase in the army authorized under
the man power act, also may be taken
up this week.
With so much unfinished legislation
before both houses of Congress, plans
tor recesses have not been developed
House leaders, however, still hope to
begin their proposed series of three
day recesses soon after the revenue
bill is passed
New-York tribune., 1918-09-09

more III common with the banners OF
freedom.
"Most of the new soldiers were in
eligible for the American army be-
cause they were not naturaizcd
Others are we'll above draft age. A
few have been fighting with the
french almost since the beginning of
the war. The standard bearer of one
OF the regiments, Lieutenant Jan
times since 1914--in the battle OF the
Somme he lost Il lcg-but he now has
an able American substitute.
Moi. Je suis Polonais. Francais-
Amcricain. Ma jambc est Amcricainc,
he tells his intcrvicwers
"And he likes TO add that, having
been in nearly all branches of the SER
vice, he would appreciate getting into
avletlon, as here his walking wouldn' t
matter much.
Men Are Eager TO Fight
ellis. is the spirit Of most of his
comrades. They arc eager to fight
ever remembering the words of Pres-
dent Wilson that after this war Po-
land shall be q free and independent
country.
For six months an American has
been working with the Polish army
He is Walter Stanley Schultz, a law
yer of Hartford Conn. The souiers
call him Schutzki Americanzki, but for
all that they like him and have taken
him with them during their slow but
steady progress toward the front. He
runs their Y. M. C. A., teaches them
English, and otherwise makes himself
agreeable and useful.
"They are splendid body Of men,
MIR: Schultz said shortly after they
had been reviewed by President Poin-
care and had received their colors.
They feel that they are as much Amer
lean as they are Polish, and they arc
continually telling me that if they live
to help free Poland they will return
to America"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-09

the rentals will pay the community ex-
penses. Those for whom the rent is
too high will be provided for. but all
must york. The population will be Sc
lected from among the most destitute
refugees. When peace comes each will
tiguratively pick up his cottage and set
1t up again in his native village
A message received by John Moffat,
vice chairman of the National Allied
Relief Committee, 2 West Forty-fifth
Street, from Lady Lowther, of the Com
mittee for the Relief of Belgian Pris-
oncrs in Germany, says that more
money is necessary. The message fol-
lows:
"Forty-seven thousand Belgian pris-
oners arc in German camps. Thirty
three thousand are necessitous cases.
Among these 5000 are under the care
of our committee and cost over S400.-
900 annually. This number will hold
good for next year, but our committee
is anxious to send more parcels of food
and especially clothing to the pris-
oners."
Wynne Bevan, head of the Wvnne
Bevan Ambulance in Italy, has notified
the National Allied Relief Committee
that six new ambulances and a CANTON
have been ordered with the money re-
Gently sent by the committee.