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Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17
AIRMEN TAKE MEALS
WHILE ON THE Wing
Tea, Lettuce and Cucumber
Sandwiches Make Delight
full Lunch 5000 Feet Up.

Tn England the varying beauties Of
the landscape make cross-country
flight full of interest; but in the east
ern theaters of the war, like Palestine,
Mesopotamia, India and East Africa,
airmen frequently have to fly hum
dreds of miles Of monotOnOus desert or
forest.
"At one place in East Africa" writes
Lieut. w. Walmsley Of the r. A. F..
"the German lines were separated from
our aerodrome by nearly GO miles Of
dense, uninhabited brush; and a more
uninteresting landscape could not be
imagined. Each day we had to fly
over the dreary wilderness and back
, again, after making our recOnnoiS-
sance.
with hands and feet off the con-
trolls, the type of machine we were
then employing would jog along for
hours without the slightest attention
on the part of the pilot, and life be-
came distinctly boring, until at last
we hit on the happy idea Of taking up
with us selections from our very lim-
tied library.
"One of the effects of flying Is to
make one feel very drowsy; so our
choice lay chiefly with the lightest lit.
erature. Most Of the flying men had
a favorite novel, and old copies of
Punch La Vie Parisienne,' etc., made
frequent flights. In successive flights
| read the whole of Rider Haggard's
Ayesha,' and really it was most fas-
cinating to glance over the side Of the
fuseage and see the very country
around which this thrilling romance
Is woven.
"SOmetimes-a rare Occurrence-a
mail arrives Just as we are setting
out. Pocketlng the most promising of
the delicately perfumed envelopes, we
would open and read them on the way
out to the Hun, do our reconnaissance
and write replies to them on the way
back. A friend showed me one Of
these letters the other day and II
might have been written on ones
study table, so far as legibility is con.
cerned.
"On several occasions we took along
with us q flask of tea and had quite
delightful little meal Of lettuce and
cucumber sandwiches 5000 feet or
so from the ground. The deep, COM
Portable roar of our trusty engine al
ways made an effective orchestra"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17
INSPIRATION FOR vALOR OF PO|LU -.
COMES IN PART FROM HIS LEADERS
Secret Of the Dashg Herosm That Has Made the French Soldier
an Everlasting Figure and the Very Name Synonymous
Of Bravery-May Generals Cited for Heroic j
Deeds in Battle.

vision, fell leading his troops. He Is
cited as follows:
"Soldier without fear and without
reproach; an experienced chief who
took most active and brilliant part
in all combats for period of seven
months around Reims, found glori-
GUS death at the head Of q division"
General Stirn, named to command
the same division at the head Of which
General Barbot fell, was in turn killed
the day after he had taken command,
He is cited:
"Officer of great merit and Of re-
markable intelligence and vigor;
killed at his post Of command the day
after he had been named leader Of the
- division"
Gen. Louis Delarue, divisional COM
mander, who had served long enough
to be passed in the reserve, is cited:
"Commanded with greatest vigOr q
brigade, then a division in the first
line, notably in the battles of the
Ourcq, the Aisne and Champagne;
knew how to instill in his men the pa
triotic ardor which famed within him;
fell gloriously after he had gone to the
trenches of the first line to assure the
possession of conquered terrain and to
prepare further operations"
Under Violent Fire.
Gen. Charles Sibille's death Is told
as follows!
Contributed to the success Of the
Battle of ROzelieures In usefully d.
recting operations Of his brigade and
giving all the example of courage and
sangfrod; killed before Seicheprey at
the moment ne was moving forward,
with his staff, under violent fire. to ex-
anime the position of st. Baysant,
which he had received orders to at
tack"
Gen. ]. B. Albert Moussy, command
er of an infantry brigade, Is cited:
"Gave the best example in going for
ward bravely at the critical moment
Of an action, with an officer and his
staff, in front of the artillery and in
fantry lines, gathering his men to the
attack, throwing the enemy back and
regaining,, at the head of his forces,
some trenches momentarily lost"
General des Vallieres, commander OF
q division recently engaged, Is cited:
Charged in August, 1917, with MS
division to execute difficult attack,
he executed it well and conquered his
detectives. In the course of recent
fighting, attacked by very superior
forces and surrounded on one Of his
flanks, he held well and repulsed all
attacks, going to the scene in full bat.
tie, co-ordinating the action of troops
engaged and exalting the courage of
all and their confidence by his pres
ence and his personal action"
Much space might be filed with SIM
liar citations of not only generals, but
those of the lesser Poilu leaders. But
the foregoing serve to amply Illustrate
why the word "Poilu" stands also for
bravery.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17
BULL ATTACKS SOLDIER
Man on Scout Duty at Training Camp
Has Strange Experience.

]. Y, Maxwell of Elmira, on scout
duty at the University of Oregon Otii-
GERS training camp, brought his knowl-
edge of bayonetting into play the otLar
day without waiting for an instructor
to call "enemy" when charged by a
bull while crossing pasture.
The five companies were advancing
on a mile front to the rifle range three
miles from the university for machine.
gun practice at the time of the Incl
dent. Maxwell was scout for Com
pany D. He was taking part in
maneuver in "enemy country" Sud-
IDENTIFY he saw the bull coming. Is
stepped to one side and as the amin :!
rushed at him, struck II across (, :
nose with his gun, breaking the stock
Of the weapon. The bull did not at
tack second time.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17
NOT WISE ABOUT oSTRICHEs
Grave Difficulties Seem to Surround
Scheme Devised by a Soldier Who
Wants a Mascot.

The machine-gun sergeant at Doug
las who wants an ostrich for mas
cot and is willing to hatch 1t himself
II somebody will provide him with an
egg, does not know much about os-
triches or the task in which he pro-
poses to enlist, in the opinion Of the
Arizona Republican. If he gets the
egg and is not otherwise restricted, he
might as we'll be mustered out Of the
service. The Germans will be at peace
so far as he Is concerned.
He has perhaps been misled by
stories he has heard Of the careless,
irresponsible way In which the ostrich
race Is perpetuated, by the laying OF
the egg in the sand, where 1t Is left to
Its own devices until 1t becomes an
ostrich. That may happen In Africa,
where there Is plenty Of sand and heat,
but It will not work In the climate of
Douglas, where, though there Is no
lack of sand the sun cannot be count
ed upon to assist in the business OF
incubation, The sergeant would have
to 60 to setting.
Moreover, the ostrich is bird OF
slow growth. 1t would be q long
time before one coming forth from
the egg could become potent influence
In the struggle between autocracy and
democracy. BY the time 1t would be
In readiness to be taken to Berlin the
war would be over and only historians
would yet be talking about 1t.
We would recommend some other
kind Of mascot, one Of quicker though
even of less sturdy and magnificent
growth.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17
Only War Contracts Taken,

Cle> Glands large construction COM
panies are accepting no contracts that
do not contribute directly toward help
ing win the war. The companies are
working only on buildings that are to
be used for making war supplies or on
railroad construction work, which is.
an important branch of government
twin the war" industry. Records are
being made in rapid construction work,
one large factory here being completed
and ready for use in &c days.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17
TOUGH TO BE FAT
Man Gives Up Pound Day to Get
Into Marines.

A pound of flesh day for Is days
will be the sacrifice made to his cOun-
try by Jack Charles Read of San Fran
cisco.
Read attempted to enlist in the
Umted States marines, but was
Luih that he was is pounds overweight.
lie im~ctilately declared that he
~onlH remove the l5 pounds of fatty
a,r,s;unr- within Is daeS by taking
spectr;; course in dieting and cxer-
ciSos prescribed by his physician and
would then reappear at the Marine
corps recruiting station.
"Shylock didn't have thing on the
Marines" declared Read. HE only
wanted one pound of flesh-these fel-
lows want fifteen. Gee, it's tough to
be q fat man."
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17

"7.1Oam 8.29am 10. 52a m
'7.OOam IL. .55pm 3.55pm 5.OOpm 6.57pm
425" 529" S25"
DAILY. tDaily except Sunday. tSunday
Only.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17
KINGS HAVE NO LUCK
Head Man Of Gypsy Band Goes to
Work,

It's hard times for the kings. Con.
stantine got let out, Nicholas was given
the gate and then lost his head Bul.
gnria Is looking for its lost idol, and
now Cleveland mourns It's only king.
The head man, named King, Of band
of Gypsies, this week got job and
passed up his duties watching the
women Of the camp do the work. The
Gypsy leader was brought into court
on loafing charge and was told to
get job or the state would give him
one behind the bars. He took the hunch
from the judge and has started real
work in munition factory. His for
saken crown is vacant, as the others
in the camp do not care for the chance
of having to follow in his footsteps.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17
TIRED CHASING HUNS.

Ohio soldier Says the Work la
FatlU,lnH-
"We are tired VI trEng 10 keep up
with the Germans 41d before hong ous
address will be somewhere in Ger
many" writes Private George A. Nc
donald of Cincinnati. "And," he con-
tinues, "anvthing you hear about Ger
man vandalism is true. | am in city
now where n battle was raging week
ago. Evidences of German viciousness
are noted ON all Sides"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17
Y,M,C. A, WOMAN
UNDER FIRE OF
GERMAN Guns
Boston Young Woman Has an
Unusual Experience.
IN TRENCH WITH SOLDIERS

In Midst Of Fierce Bombardment for
Four Hours-keeps Her Nerve Dur.
ing Storm Of Noise and Bursting
MetaI-Boche Filings About Every
thing He Has Into VilIage-OrderIy
Saves CoIonels Life.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17
DR.. Fab R EY
HAGERSTOWN, MD.
DiAGN0STiCIAN

Specialist in Chronic Diseases
Acute diseases get we'll Of themselves or
run into chronic form. There is always
cause and you can not get well until the
cause is removed. Cause and efecti is the
great law Of nature. You know the effect
find the cause. Send me your name
and address and let me study your case.
Consultation Free
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17
PRAYER for u. S. Fighters.

Special prayers for the Welfare of
soldiers and sailors with the colors are
being said every Friday evening at st.
Agnes Catholic church, Cleveland, o.,
during the "holy hour"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17
Western Maryland Ry.
GOING WEST.

S.he lule In Eject Scot. %. 1918.
Subject to change without notice.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-17
FREDERICK RAILROAD
ThurmOnt Division
s .hedule In Effect Sept. %, 1918.
All trains Daily unless specified

IL % o. IN. Saturday nils to CAtoctin.
Note-All trains arriving and leaving
'rhurmont scheduled from Western Mary
land station.
Note-All trains arriving and leaving
Frederick scheduled from Square.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15

II. had It not been for these substi-
tutes. With the approaching wheat
CROP giving promise Of bumper pro-
portions. the Natural tendency will
be to say: I'VE can have ali the
wheat we wish" Not So The one
Imperative stern obligation and the
6he SURE TH1NG that We owe our
boys over there and our allies is to
build up 50 large reserve Of wheat
that never again will the failure Of
our cause be endangered by lack of
food AsH camt near being the case
this spfing, and surely would have
restiltedG had we not given our pre-
l.iotis wheat. No banking Institution
would OF could do business without q
reserve. No more can the allied
cause be on a secure basis without a
huge gr4in reserve to guard against
fiean year or two that probably will
3cctir bSf6re this war Is won for q
conclusive peace. Let us all continue
he use OF substitutes to help win
he war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15

TO her home on Ames hin to spend the
sumner months.
Mrs. Sarah Convey of South London
derry Is visiting her son, Ernest A.
Convey, and family. She had been spend
ing several weeks with Gerry Covey and
family. So
Mrs, John Gallup and children left
Thursday by automobile for Ports
mouth, n. H., where they will make
their home. Mr.. Gallup is engaged in
shipbuilding there.
Phillip Van Bibber of Swampscott,
Mass, was a guest yesterday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold p. White on his way to Bel
mont. He was accompanied by Miss
Rachael White, who viii visit here a
few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cook and daugh-
ter, Dorothy, and Mrs. Julia Gates, all
of Bennington, are expected today to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Rider. Mrs
Louis Moore will bring them here in
her automobile.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
COUNTY AGENTS
WEEKLY REPORT
Grasshopper Infestations Develop and
Government Agent Comes to East
Putney-other Notes.

The weekly report of County Agent
A. Wv. Swefton to the county agent
leader is assfollows:
Boys and girls work.. c. Hay
ward has given talks on gardening IN
10 different schools in cooperation with
Supt. George B. Whitney of Townshend
and supt Virgins of South London
derry. This nearly completes the gar
dening work in the different schools
about the county.
Emergency work.--1n one section OF
the county the hog cholera has broken
out and the hogs on one farm all have
died. Farmers in the vicinity are hav-
ing their animals vaccinated and we
have written the commissioner of agri-
culture and expect the state veterina
rian to be down and go over the matter
and advise US. With proper precaution
this disease should not spread very
much.
Several grasshopper infestations have
been called to our attention and Mr..
Baker from the bureau of entomology.
U. S. department of agriculture, has
come to the county and located at East
Putney on the R. G. Loomis farm, where
he will conduct Investigations in more
efficient methods of controlling this
pest. In some sections the hoppers are
not thick enough to cause any very
great damage this season.
Farmers clubs.-The people in East
Dover met Thursday evening and or
gained the East Dover Farmers club
The objects of this association as given
in the constitution and bylaws are as
follows: e(a) Cooperative purchase OF
such supplies as can be handled to adj
vantage; (b) cooperative marketing
of such products as can be handled te
advantage; (c) to encourage best farm
ing methods for the community; Id t.
bring people together in social way
(e) to foster and develop the agricul
tural interests of the community il
every way possible
/ Officers were elected and H. w. Tin
kan of Providence, r. l., gave discus
sion on cooperative organization, will
which he is very familiar. This clul
should be very valuable to the commu
nifty both in a social way and in tn
matter of purchase of farm supplies.
The Farm Bureau is arranging for
series of meetings to be held through
the month of June. These meetings vii
include discussion of potato spray
ing, illustrated by lantern slides, by tn
county agent or E. c. Hayward Mis-
Lucy. G. Swift, the home demonstratio
agent. will also be present at some 0
these and give a talk on what tn
women are doing to help in war time.
As many as possible of these meeting
are being arranged.
June H. 1918.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
the NO WHEAT PLEDGE
Is individual and Binding Only on
individual Who Signs Il

Montpelier, june 1T may. not,
be out sf PLACES to npint oiit that the
.hs. whe4t pledges which food admin
jsirstiohE agents are presenting 10 the
people lpf Vermont arb individual
pledges solely says q statement Just
issued fkom the ofisee Of frank n.
BROOKE. tjnited.astates food sadmtnis-
traitor fSf Vermont. fts
I 'fn some instances" the statement
continues. tit has come to our a..
tention that some housewives have
teft that il they signed they would
be pledsins the whole family to such
i course. which they could not do
because or the presence Of children
Or invaiids in the family.
This Is a wrong impression. The
pledges are Individual, and only
those who sign are affected. It Is b
voluntary enlistment III the conservh-
tioh army by the individual to save
wheat to the limit. Those who can
90 without wheat should do so. and
ali others should decrease their con-
sumption to the minimum.
Some members Of family may
be OH 4 no wheat pledge while 9TH
.ers, for good reasons may. not be.
Bit /. all who can should be. The
pledge Isl a simple one declaring that
wheat product until the time Of the
the signer will not consume any
new harvest. Those who can and
win take. the pledge will have their
names, inscribed on the. honor roll
at the state house.
THE food administration for Yer
mont Is already much gratified by
the splendid cooperation 1t has re-
ceived from the general public and
It may be said that wheat -four con-
| sumption in this state is. only about
30 per cent OF the normal pre-wal
| consumption.
'tThis means that the people Of
Vermont have seen their duty and
hare responded to the call Some
can do more. and those whose cir,
cufnstances permit should go without
wheat entirely until the new harves
that there may still be wheat enough
to ship to our Allies and for those a
home who for good reasons mus
still depend upon wheat as the mai,
stay Of their diet"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
BRATTLEBOROL OCAL.

Rev. E. @. s. Osgood will conduct the
chapel service at the Retreat Sunday
afternoon at. . Q 'colck.
Carroll Staples, son of Mrs. Lillian
Staples of Western avenue, who is en-
ployed in the cylinder press room at L. L.
Hildreth & Co.'s caught his right hand in
the press yesterday afternoon. breaking
four bones. He was taken to the Memo.
rial hospital
II. +. Weatherhead has sold the F. n.
Norcross farm of 1913 acres, adjoining
the Austine farm, to r. Henry Scadin
of Hendersville, n. c. All crops were
included in the sale. Mr. Scadin buys
for shome and takes possession at
once. Mr.. Seadin and family have been
living in L. +. Bond 3 home in West
Brattleboro.
! The funeral of Charles E. Starkey was
held yesterday afternoon at o'clock in
his home ON Myrtle street Rev. Z. Q. S.
Osgood officiated, assisted by Rev. Clark
| T. Brownell The bearers were two
nephews. Harry Wellman and Howard
Wellman. and n. B. Newell and Harold
Newell. The burial took place in Pros
pest Hill cemetery.
Members of the Patriotic league who
can do so. are urged to meet at the
lfHooksr hoNseo Monday evening to help
IN cutting up and piling wood which
has been donated for their use Sew.
eral men already have signifed their
intention of assisting in the saving
and splitting, and the help of others
who may appear Monday evening will
not be rejected. The league wishes. 10
have the premises cleaned up before
THURSDAY. -,
The following order was recently issued
/ by the postofire department: "Atten.
tion is again called to the fact tina,
many of the unwrappcd, unaddressed
magazines mailed by the public at the
l-cent postage rate for soldiers and sail
ors are SO old. as no longer to be of an,
interest and, therefore, are useless fol
the purpose intended. Postmaster,
should accept from the public for mail
ing at the postage rate of | cent eacl
| only such magazines as are of current o.
comparatively recent issues, as for in
stance, weekly publication should b.
not more than. two or three weeks old
and monthly publication not more thai
two months old"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
SATISFYING SHOWS
BY ROBINSON CIRCUS
Two Good Sized Audiences Enjoy the
Many New and Spectacular Tea-
lures and the Menaoerie.

John Robinson s circus gave two per-
formances in Brattleboro Yesterday.
each attracting good sized crowd to
the tented arena on the Valley fair
grounds. The show was replete with
new and spectacular displays and gave
universal satisfaction, which il any
show s best recommendation. There was
intense action all the time, either in
the three rings, in the air or in the
Ehippodrome, and 7 the performance
.closed with Wild West show in which
the various features were well executed.
A patriotic opening, in which an. i'm
mense flag was unfurled in the tent
over the central platform while the
band played Star Spangled. Banner,
brought the crowd to it's feet and "set
the stage for an entertaining pro-
gram, the many attractions of which
Fit is not necessary to enumerate here.
Kent 8 performing seals constituted
an act new to Brattleboro, and it was
worth the admission price to see these
alone. They would balance and jugglc
balls and rods on their noses, whirl
batons with their mouths, walk a tight
wire and execute other feats with dex-
terity and apparent eagerness, display
ing marvellous intelligence. The trained
horses, dogs, elephants, babboons and
other animals were exceptionally good.
The Nelson family of acrobats put on
one of the finest acts of the kind to be
seen anywhere, and all the acrobatic
and aerial work was of a high order.
In the menagerie were to be found
many interesting specimens, including
a hippopotamus, lions, tigers, leopards
pumas, elephants, seals, hyenas, bears
which caused the afternoon crowd In
particular to tarry long.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
ADJUSTMENTS.
SAW ANNETTE KELLERMAN.
But Millionaire Theatre Owner Seldom
Took Occarion to Watch Play.

The Springfield Republican in an
obituary of exMayor ID. O.. Gilman,
owner of the Court Square theatre who
died this week. SAYS that during the
past two years he probably ventured
into the auditorium of the theatre to-
catch glimpse of performance only
three times at the very most. 1t says:
9 He was seen to take brief glance
at one OF the big Winter Garden shows
which played here during the earlier
part of last season. He was always
very alert in spite Of his seeming in
difference, however, and took en- inter
est in the big moving picture produc-
tions which were shown at the Court
Square occasionally When the spec
|, tacular Annette Kellerman picture came
here first, in the spring of 1917, Mr..
/ Gilmore must have broken all records
by watching all the latter half of the
film. He even went so far as to remark
that it was remarkable production
and must have cost a lot of money. y
Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
CHURCH NOTICES.

First Church of Christ, Scientist. EN-
erson building, Elliot street. Sunday
service at 10.45 a. m. Subject, God, the
Prcserver of Man, Wednesday evening
Testimonial meeting at 7.45.s Reading
room open daily, except Sundays, from
J to 3 o clock. All are welcome.
Unitarian church, Rev. E. Q. s. Os-
good pastor. Sunday will be observed
as. Children g day. the service at 1880
being intended for the members of the
Sunday school as we'll as for older peo-
pie. Subject of address: Our Country s
Symbol. In place of the usual Sunday
offering contribution will be received
for the Kurn -Hattin Home. All rare
cordially, welcome.
St. Michael's Roman Catholic church.
Confessions this afternoon at $50
for all the boys of the parish, also for
the girls not belonging to the sodah-
ties. Masses Sunday at $50 and ut
1870. Bcnediction and closing exer-
ciscs in the evening at 7.3O. There will
be no Sunday school at Oak Grove. All
Holy Name Boys are requested to meet
at the school at SIS and march in a
body to the church.
Methodist church, Rev. Douglas g
Guest pastor. The annual Children Is
| day service will be held at 1890 a. m
| tomorrow Sunday. Baptism of chill
dren. Annual collection for the Student
Aid fund of the, church. The session OF
Sunday school will be omitted. Epwortl
league meeting at $50 Topic, jealousy
the Handicap of Team Work. Leader
Miss Glenna Blaisdell. Regular Sun
day evening church service at 7.30. Ser
mon by the pastor. Topic, Why Jesu.
Gene. Church prayer meeting Friday
evening at 7.30.