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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
WHAT SCOTLAND IS DOING
This Little Country Has Already
cheerfuIIy Done Very Much More
Than Her Share.

We are pretty well acquainted In this
country with the part Canada is tax
ing in the war. We have been advised
from time to time of the individual
sacrifices being made by the people
to the north Of us. We know only in
general way what other people are
doing. So 1t comes as refreshing news
to hear from the. lips of such a man
as Harry Lauder the heroic work and
sacrifices Of the Scots.
More than 100000 Scotchmen are
under arms, or have given up their
lives in, the struggle. And Scotland
Is a small country. In the cities and
towns there are no more eligible men
mo more men fit to bear arms. They
have all departed. Scotland is land
of old men and women and little chill
dren-and crippled soldiers. 1t is not
the Scotland Of three years ago, with
a husky set of strapping young fellows
filling the fields and working in the
mines and mills.
Not only that, but the people do not
complain. There are no riots because
Of the conditions-no murmurings
against their fate. The war is on; the
Scots will fight it out. That is the
spirit one finds in Scotland, among
those old men and women and among
| the little children. 1t is the spirit one
| finds out in the trenches, where the
Scottish soldiers stand on guard and
meet the enemy face to face.
| The history of Scotland is too well
understood to call attention to it here
The record of the Scots, made in the
long ago, still is fresh. in the mind o.
every one who knows history. So i
isn't necessary to state that the Scot.
are born fighters, that they are no
going to give up. They have done IL
this war exactly what those familiar
with Scottish history expected them t,
do. And they will not fail at any tim'
in the future.-Columbu Dispatch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

the bough of tree near by, and they
were singing such happy, joyous
song that Henry and Jerry thought
they knew the little family.
''That happened year ago." said
Daddy. "And those boys burned their
sling-shots and began to study birds.
They found how interesting they were,
what curious little ways they had,
and how tame they could be made
when they were not being frightened
or hurt.
"But this year, the first robin Of the
season with few others following
came flying over Jerry's house. Jerry
and Henry were both together, and
Henry exclaimed:
"'The first robin Of the year.
guess we're glad. Ell? And we know
few sensible things this year. Jerry
nodded his head, but down to the
ground flew the robin-a great, fat
robin he wasi
He hoped along the ground. and
Jerry ran in the house quickly to bring
out some bread crumbs and water.
The little bird began to partake Of this
feast, and tried to sing a song Of
welcome to his companions. But they
were a little shy at first. And then
1t was that the bird took bread from
the hand Of Jerry and the hand of
Henry-and it was the same little
robin they had hurt the time before.
They knew it by the way its foot had
never looked quite the same.
"And how happy they were to be
forgiven in such q way!"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
Little Benny's
Note Book
by LEE PAPE

We was eating suppir yestidday and l
had 3 helps of mash potatoes and asked
Tor another one, and ma sed, No, if you
eat eny more mash potatoes you'll berst
No | wont, ma, | never bersted yet,
sed
Wunts wood be enuff, sed ma.
Give him more, give. him all he wunts,
scd pop, the ony way to cure him is to let
hm cat all he asks for Jest wunts, and
then he will find out to his sorrow that
there IS sutch thing as eating too mulch
We'll, as long as you take the respon
siblllty. sed ma. And she put another
big help of mash potatoes on my plate
and ate them, saying, Can | have some
more, ma?
Your father says you arc to have all yol
ask for, sed ma. And she gave me SONS
more, and ! ate them, pop looking at m.
, as if he dident hardly think it was possible
and after | finished them scd, Can
have some more, ma?
WITCH ma gave me some more, and POI
| leened his elbows on the table and watched
| me eating them as il he was wonderin,
wica forkiull wood be the last WITCH tn,
!, last one was, and then | SGD to ma. Can
have some more, MAJ
| WITCH ma was Jest going to give me som.
/ more, and pop sed, In the name of fooc
I, conservation, stop. WITCH ma stopped. an,
/ mop sed, AT the present high cost O
funerals ] wood be DOING myself an in
| justice il T allowed him to go on.
And ! dident eat enything more ex
sept dIzzert, not feeling mulch like en-,
more mash potatoes enyhow.
L
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

The Reformer IL on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
5rattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., C.
w. cleveland, 8. L. Purinton (Estey-
ville). Brooks House Pharmacy, Allen {
Depot Newsstand, Mrs. D. f. Doyle,
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
STEVENS BROTHERS
ARE MAKING GOOD
Leon in the Army Has Commission as
Captain-Elmer Warrant Ohicer
in -Brookline Boys.
Editor of The Reformer:-

Editor of The Reformer:-
It, may be of interest, to former
friends of Leon f. Stevens, who was
well known in .Brattleboro, to know that
he is now a captain in the u. s. regular
army He entered the army as private
in July, 1913, and by hard work and
strict attention to duty won a commits
sion as second lieutenant in February,
1916. Since then his advancement has
been rapid, and well earned, until now
he holds the commission of a captain
of infantry.
| Mr.. Stevens's example should be
taken to heart by every Vermont boy
who must earn his own way in the
world, as it shows what any upright
young man can do if he sticks to one
tnlng as If he meant to see it through.
Another young man worthy of word
here is Captain Stevens IS brother. Elmer
A. Stevens. two years and five months
younger, who enlisted in the U. s. navy
IN March, 1914, knowing nothing about
marine engines at that time but wishing
to choose that as his special line of en-
deavor, with the result that at the end
of his four. years service in the navy
he was honorably discharged as first
class engine man.
Being, like his older brother, Young
man of sterling qualities, he did not
think it right to leave his country s
service while there was need of him, so
after making short visit to see old
friends he returned to New York, the
place of his discharge, and took the ex-
aminations for second assistant marine
engineer. Passing with no trouble, he
was given his license
A Short time later he re-entered the
naval service as q commissioned war
rant officer and is now engaged in run
ming the gauntlet Of the U-bCats some
where in the Atlantic, having made
, three or more trips to France.
, Though these boys from Vermont are
not looking for any praise, we who have
known them here think they deserve all
, they will get and more.
Hoping this may prove of sufficient
interest to claim little corner in your
, worthy paper, l am one of those who
will always be ready to say word of
cheer and praise for the boys over
there, no matter what state they are
from. so long as they are worthy.
, a Former Green Mountain Boy.
, New York, June 16.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
TEL Z. r. Ire Mike"

From New York comes the story Of
. former resident Of Belleville who
was kept busy night and day answer
Ing telephone queries regarding the
health Of Theodore Roosevelt during
the latter's recent Illness at Roosevelt
hospital.
The man had q telephone number
similar to that Of the hospital.
The limit Of his patience was
reached, however. when man called
and said: TEL the colonel that Mike
Hicks called He'll remember me.
I'm the fellow that shook hands with
him at the depot the day he came to
Allentown"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
TO The SUBSCRIBERS

1T Is the. aim Of the management to
the paper each night, and II solicits the
cooperation OF subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should be given Of each
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ing Following the omission, in person
by telephone or postal card, thus ENABLING
the cause OF the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the propeI
remedy Immediately applied. 1t is only
py tnis method that the publisher car
secure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

The country is calling in the name of
democracy and humanity Answer
please, by responding with purchase
of war savings stamps on or before
June %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
A HERO EVERY DAY
Ilrave Deeds Of Men in Americas
Fighting Service.

The first commissioned Officer of tbs
United States Marine corps to tose his
lite III France was Lieutenant Kenneth
r Culbert. An aeroplane in which he
was acting as observer fell from great
helght, and both he and his pilot were
.mortally hurt. Before. they died both of
them were decorated with the Croix de
GneIre for their courage. Special Mention
IS made OF their work at Seicheprey, where
they made observations under heayysiire
and adverse weather conditions Gull
bert was Harvard man. His widow,
Mrs. Miriam E. Culbert, lives at Hamp-
ton street, Cranfcrl, y. j.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

The best way to spend the interest
coming to you on the Liberty loans is
to use it in buying war savings and
thrift stamps.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
Rats in Cifeboats.

Rats hinged TO the sides of life
boat and which spread out when 1t is
afioat to give additional buoyancy form
a recently invented device for safety
at sea.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

Leon and Elmer Stevens are sons of
Frank Stevens of Broekline. They for
merly were employed in Brattleboro and
both are members of the Centre Congre-
gational church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

We are learning a lot of things in
this war time, which will become a part
of our general f6heY after peace IS
declared
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

National government officials are try
ing to settle the strike of several hun
dred hands in the Howe scale works
at Rutland. From this distance the
offer of the company seems very liberal
After having made one advance since
the beginning of the year the men are
offered an additional so cents day
They refuse and insist on their first de-
mand for 81 straight for every man
reached within a short time Rutland
may lose one of its greatest industries
through the transferrence of the work
TO one of the other factories which the
company owns in middle western states
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

American casualties among our fight
ers abroad are now well above the
5000 mark.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

The Newport Express and Standard
uses the words Gin this city, at every
opportunity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

The senate of the United States re-
fuses TO 20 further than it has al
ready gone i'll limiting debates. The clo-
ture rule adopted last year provided for
restriction of debate, if a petition
signed by 16 senators was approved by
a twothirds vote of the senate On
several occasions this rule has been put
into effect, so that it cannot be said to
be utterly useless as means for pre-
venting bill, order or resolution from
being talked to death. The Underwood
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

Glasgow in September quarter of 1917
sent to the United States goods valued
at $1,92O,s79.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
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news Dispatches credited to 1t and not
otherwise credited In this paper and also
the local news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

Men do less than they ought unless
they do all they can. Thomas Carlyle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

MONDAY, JUNE II, 1918.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

A man never has to 60 half way to
meet trouble.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

Three Best Things.
Three things for which to wish
health. friends. contentment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

they chattered gaiIy about their eases
as women will chatter to'save themselves
from public tears France Is full OF
such tragic histories and some day we
shall have new collection relating to
st Quentin.
There is now therefore nothing to re-
port except the condition of the town
and that only superfically. The western
suburb has been unavoidably damaged
BY gunfire. Some other portions nave
been wrecked by the Germans by eN-
plosion or fire, for what reason is not
known. In the spring of last year !
reported TO you series of fires and ek-
plosions in the city, during which the
beautiful Collegiate Church. usually
called the cathedral, was partially de-
stroyed These things are unexplained
and do not think shrapnel explains the
real damage of hundreds of brick
houses and shops the shells OF which
stand at first sight intact.
But one thing is unmistakable. the
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German. Overheard the officer suggest
to his men that they try to bolt. IN
stantiy Giovanni ordered the officer TO
stand aside and threatened I'd kill the
first man who attempted to escape. the
officer then offered to guide Giovanni to
the American line. but the doughboy
would have none OF II and found the
way. turning his party over to head
quarters. The party were Immediately
put TO work as stretcher bearer, despite
the protest of one vociferous German
who objected to the "indignity' of 1t.
Hsnd-to-Hsnd Fighting
New Yoik troops described fierce
hand-to-hand fighting Sunday night
Masses of machine guns. carefully cam
oufiaged, had been hidden SO cunningly
by the enemy that the first the dough-
boys knew of their presence was when
they opened fire at close range.
"Our boys we're dropping all around.
said one of the Americans, but they
couldn't stop us. Our orders were ia
keep On going. and we went"
A major, unkempt and unshaven. who
] had not slept for forty hours, had lost
/ none of his enthusiasm over the con-
duct of his men as he described the
exploits to correspondents. The fiercest
/ fighting. he said, took place north OF
| Bellincourt. beyond the canal The Ger
mans and Americans met there In hand
/ to-hand encounters. The Germans al
| this point proved better fighters thar
had been expected, the major declared
! but proved no macth for the magnificent
dash and enthusiasm OF the Yankees
The major attributed the strength of the
German resistance at the point to tn,
fact that all the enemy combatants were
machine gunners. who are regarded a,
,,,,ly ,Nft 1.
with the American Army Northwest
Of Neriun, oct. try |. y. SD.--Ar
attempt by the Germans to ambush
several of our planes northwest of Yer.
dun last evening proved a complete fail
ure and American airmen shot dowr
four boche Fokkers and two enemy bal
looms.
The Germans sent up three DUNN,
balloons and planted seven F'okkers &
lie in wait for the expected American
attack on them. The American airmel
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booty department" OF the German army,
profiting by experience. has become
singularft efficient ST. quentin has
been stripped of every article of the
least value in scores OF houses and
shops did not see one. except where
the roof had fallen in, that was not
bare to the plaster OF the walls and
the boards Of the floor. Sometimes a
broken stove or other useless utei'iil mas
been left about, but generally the build
ing has been skinned clean 60 its Cri-
ginal nakednCss.
This impression Of the scientific sweep
of Valuables, including very humble
articles of furniture. is enhanced by the
strange neatness in the aspect Of the
streets. occasionally brick wall has
tumbled down, over-running the pave
ment, and q good number Of telegraph
wires have fallen, but the whole town
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Abduct People
of st. Quentin,


Continued from Page One
long Imprisonment. or even where they
now are. 1 dwell upon this because it Is
part OF the penalties of this war that
Britons and Americans have not to bear,
and may therefore underestimate.
As we returned to our headquarters
we picked up by the wayslde two
stranded Red Cross nurses. In some
way they had managed to get to Noyon
and to find their destroyed homes.
whence they were bringing back the only
relics they could find in the ruins, a few
old letters. some torn sheets OF music. a
champagne glass miracolously unbroken
and flowers from the gardens.
Town Badly Damaged
The family of one Of these gentle
women is held captive behind the Ger
man lines. The other was herself de-
tanned for the first year of the war. when
she got out through Switzerland. Hei
husband is now a prisoner in Germany
ON the journey back to their hospita
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outguessed the Germans. however, and
sent three planes to attack the balloons,
but brought up twenty-four other air
planes two minutes later.
The plan worked perfectly. The seven
Fokkers pounced upon the first three
American planes. Immediately. how
ever the twenty-four other American
airplanes descended on the boches. bring.
ing down four Of the Fokkers in flames.
The shooting down OF these planes has
been officially confirmed.
The American airmen then shot down
two genuine German balloons Eddie
Rickenbacker. the latest American ace,
shot down one OF the German Foklters.
white Lieutenant Coolidge was credited
with bringing down "A balloon and a
plane
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AMERICANS BRING
QUICK VENGEANCE
Gas and Flame Wipe Out
Germans Who Employ
'Kamerad' Deceit
GUN BASES CAPTURED
Enemy Trying to Link Up Po-
sitions Along Kriem-
hid Line
By the Associated Press

with the American Army Northwest
Of verdun, oct. 4.
When New York troops captured the
village of ARTIST. Louis. they were made
victims OF an act of German treachery
which has been investigated by army
authorities. AS the New Workers. swept
into the village a number OF Germans
came out of their hiding places with
uplifted hands and We're supposed to
have surrendered When the American
came nearer. the Germans suddenly
dropped their hands and. seizng hand
grenades, threw them with deadly effect,
killing and wounding a number of the
New York boys.
The survivors retreated and told the
story. Then more New York troops
went forward. They were armed will
fame-throwers and gas projectors ant
filed the village with flame and ga'
until not a single German escaped.
Big Guns Removed
Two concrete emplacements for biz
guns were discovered west of Varenne
when New York troops advanced alon,
the eastern edge of the Argonne Fores
few days ago. The guns had been re
moved but engineers believe that the!
were Austrian 305's
The emplacements were 100 yard
apart, and apparently were built NOR
than year ago. railroad had bee1
built leading up to them, and this Ell
abled the enemy to remove the guns
ammunition and everything of value
French and American heavy artiller,
battered the enemy positions through
out the entire region along this from
and it is believed that the Germans
made haste in removing the big guns a
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By the United Press
with the British Armies In France

With the British Armhs IN france,
Oct. A.
From a hard battle of death New
York high school boys told stories OF
wonderful exploits.
These boys are reported to have ac-
tua,ly smashed their way through one
of the strongest points Of Germany's
greatest defense system.
Leon Davidson, Walter Burr, Cornell
student, aged twenty: Arthur Giles, aged
nineteen. of Brooklyn: Ernest Menden.
of the Bronx. and Gedeon Anderson,
Brooklyn. participated in last Fridays
fight to prepare positions preliminary to
the big attack staged Sunday.
When the barrage fire ceased they be-
came separated from the rest of their
platoon and found themselves facing n
battery of machine-guns. The boys
promptly dropped into "A shell hole where
they remained for hours. Under cover
of battlcsmoke the youths found their
way to dugout thirty feet deep and
with two exits
| All Friday night the boys remained in
the shelter of the lugout. Sunday morn
| ing they heard the shells of new Amer
lean barrage breaking in their vicinity
and presently the voices Of American
troops at the entrance of the tunnel
leading to their dugout. The lads stag
gered from the shelter. too weak tc
walk and were carried to the rear in
stretchers,
Defeated German Plot
Captain Harry Close, son of the ath
letic coach at Princeton, and JOSEPH
Giovanni of Brooklyn. with platoon
were passing the entrance to a German
trench Sunday when they saw the cur
tain before dugout move slightly
Close called upon the occupants to CONF
out, and nine German soldiers and on'
officer emerged. Giovanni was ordered
to conduct the party to the rear Durint
this journey Giovanni, who understands
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soon As they saw that serious attack
was impending.
Big guns were scattered through the
Argonne forest and from day to day
have been taken by the advancing New
York soldiers Among them were two
1905 and several 77's. The forest has
been thoroughly searched for these guns
by the American troops.
Many of the roads leading from the
Argonne forest to MJntfaucon and to
Malancourt have been found to he bar
red by concrete pillars as n precaution
against the operation of Allied tanks.
At safe distance behind these pillars
anti-tank gun positions have been found
These in many places were built of con-
crete. The pillars have all the appear
ance of having been built recently. in
many places the wood frames for hold
ing the concrete in place not having been
removed. These concrete positions were
for the most part behind the main line
defensive positions. through which the
Americans broke during the present
drive.