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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29
SUGAR FOR CANNING
ENTIRELY CUT OFF
Consumption for Other Purposes Lin
tied to Two Pounds a Month
Orders Sent Out Today.

Orders further regulating and restrict
ing the sale of sugar in Vermont have
been issued by the federal food admins
traitor for this state, Frank III. Brooks,
and copies of them were mailed today
by the local administrator, Jean J. Van
derveer, to all grocers and public eating
places in the Brattleboro district. The
orders, which limit the sales to two
pounds month for each person and al
low no more sugar to be used for can
nlng purposes, are as follows:
Whereas it is the first duty of bel
ligerent nation to provide its armies and
nayies with an abundance of good and
nourishing food, and
Whereas it has been declared necessary
by the United States food administration
at Washington i'll order to supply the
armies and navies now fighting against
German despotism such good and nour-
ishing food, that the consumption of
sugar in America be limited, for the time
being, to two pounds per person per
month, and,
Whereas this food so needed by our
brave fighting men may be supplied in
abundance by little sacrifice on the
part of the people at home, and,
Whereas all patriotic Nermonters
grasp an opportunity for service in this
great war as privilege and not as a
burden and it is only the Stacker and
unpatriotic person who must be goaded
| into the performance of high duty, and
to the end that Vermont may be in har-
mony with all regulations and sugges-
tions of the United States food admins
/ tration at Washington it is hereby or
dered:
| l. That no retail dealer in sugar shall
sell more than two pounds of sugar al
any one time to a person living in a vii.
| lage or city, or more than five pounds oi
sugar at any one time to a person living
IN the country, and such sales must be
further limited so that the people sup.
piled may not have for consumption moro
than two pounds per person per month.
2. No further special sales for canning
purposes are permitted. Fruits must b.
preserved without sugar or the sugal
tAerefor saved from the two pound pc
month apportionment.
3. Retailers shall for each sale o
lsugar make a record in duplicate of th
date and amount of the purchase and tn
name and address of the purchaser: on
lcopy of such record shall be kept ol
file by the retailer and one copy delivered
to the local food administrator within
one week after the sale, provided how
lever that this section shall not apply t,
localities operating under a card system
4. Public eating places, boardin:
houses, clubs and dining-cars shall lim
the consumption of sugar to not owe
two pounds of sugar to 90 meals served
and shall not permit unrationed suga
to be on tables or counters where food i
served, in bowls or otherwise
Dated at Montpelier. Vermont, thi
l27th day of July, A. ID. 1918.
FRANK H. BROOKS,
Federal food administrator
, for Vermont
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29
DESERTER TAKEN
BY CHIEF WILSON
Private Howard Merrill of Camp Hum
phries Taken to Camp DevenS To-
day-Made Trouble Before.

Private Howard Merrill of Brattle-
boro, about % years old, who deserted
May % from Camp A. A. Humphries,
Va, was arrested last evening by Chief
of Police George Wilson, the officer
while on his way to work getting sight
of the young men. Chief Wilson went
wIJh him to Camp Devens this morn
ing. Merrill apparently was intending
to run, but the officer threatened to
shoot if he did so.
Merrill enlisted April l and was sent
to Camp Devens, and from there he
was transferred to Camp Humphries as
a member of Company A, I'd engineers
On March IA Merrill, who lived at 5
| Green street and had been employed al
the Brattleboro Retreat, was taken in
! to custody by Sheriff Frank l.. Well
man for failure to report for physica
examination. He was notified by the
local board March to report March II
He told the officer that he was mistaken
in the day on which he was expected
to report, and after passing the ex
animation was released.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29

tor, are pressing the Germans vigorous
ly.
Two lines of German trenches on a
two-mile front astride the Bray Corbie
road east of Amiens have been captured
by Australian troops, the war office an
nounecd today. In carrying out this
operation the Australians took 100 pris-
oners.
What seems the most valuable result
to the allies of the German retreat is the
restoration to allied use of the great
Paris Chateau Therry Chalons railway,
by means of which the Champagne front
is victualled, and is an important factor
in future military developments. The
action may now slow down and even be-
come stabilized for time between Sois-
sons and Rheims, where the Germans are
apparently concentrating greater forces
but the fact remains that the enemy is
badly beaten. He not only does not hold
single inch of ground gained since July
Is, and within fortnight has been
forced to abandon nearly half the advan-
tages gained by his offensive of May 27
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29
WORK ENDORSED
IN VARIOUS WAYS
Mrs. F. L. Smith Given Tangible Elk
pressions of Approval of Her Serv-
ices as Assistant Pastor.

Mrs. L. l.. Smith, who is to finish her
labors as pastors assistant of the First
Baptist church this week, was pleasantly
surprised at the church Friday evening
Mr.. Brownell, the pastor, at the opening
OF the service spoke of her going away
and, as it proved, merely paved the way
for the expression by others of their APP
probation of her work and of their per-
sonal esteem.
AT the close Of the service the pastor
again alluded to Mrs Smith and very
gracefully rendered her in an envelope
a substantial gift from her many friends.
| old and young, as tangible expression of
what many were saying of her and her
| leaving.
| At the Bible school yesterday, Super
| intendent Hawley invited her to the
front to speak parting message to the
children, and she gave them worthy
message to remember
| Mr.. Hawley then said to her that pos.
sibly he knew better than others the
miles and miles she had Travelled after
absentees, having gone over carefully thu
Registration cards every week, and h,
wished her to know that her superlativ,
work among Bible school members wa
IoI iHe nlgAeSI order ana tnat ner efforts
would be greatly missed.
The school. however, wished to show
its endorsement of what he had beel
lsaying and at the cue from the plan,
they sang a four-line chorus which evi
IDENTIFY touched a very tender chord, fo
the juniors have been very close to Mrs
Smith in her work
Mrs. Smith is to make her home il
Haddonfield, n. j., with her aged and in
firm mother, and two sisters. After
little sne is to take up a similar worl
in the great Bible school of the Mort
Baptist church in Camden, which is onl
lsix miles from her home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29
AMERICAN SOLDIERS CAPTURE
Three TOWNS BEYOND OURCQ
Villages Between SoissOns and BazOches Are Fire,
Leading to the Belief That Teutons May Intend Fur
ther Retreat Probably to WelInrenched Lines Be-
y0nd the Vesle River.
(By The Associated Press.)

North of the Marine the tide of German invasion is
ebbng fast The fact that general retreat in this region
is going is not questioned and the only question of
ment remaining to be cleared up the location of the posi-
ton at which the enemy will turn at bay.
Since Saturday morning there have been important
changes in the battle line between scissors and Rheims
Today runs almost directly east from Ouchye Chateau
to Tardenos then crosses the Ourcq and
tnues eastward until it reaches the Doans Rheims road
northwest of Rheims mountain. 1t appears that there is
defensive position south of the Vese river to which the
Germans retire and organize their resistance to the
allied pressure There every indication that the German
high command has succeeded in eXrcatng its forces from
the trap sprung by Gen. Foch The resistance of the Ger
mans probably gave them time to withdraw their heavier
guns and large proportion of their supplies from the
salient.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29
WEST PAWLET BOY
SEVERELY WOUNDED
Private A. N. Pyne of Walpole, NJ. H.,
Is Among the Al Killed in Action
in Today's List.

WASHINGTON, July 29-The army
casualty list today shows: Killed in ac-
tion, AZ; died of wounds, IL; died of dis
ease, 4; died of accident and other causes,
IL; wounded severely, 90; wounded, de-
gree undetermined. 7; missing, 20; total,
199 The list includes:
Killed in action, Lieut.. Col Clark III
Elliot, Springfield, Mass, Private Albert
n. Pyne, Walpole, n. H.
Wounded severely, Sergeant George A
Waldo, West Pawlet, VT. Private Henry
III. Dow, East Haverhill, N. H.
Died from accident and other causes
Lieut. Warren T. Hobbs, Worcester, Mass
Previously reported missing. now re
ported killed, Lieut. Philip w. Davis
West Newton, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29
ANOTHER GERMAN TRICK.
American Prisoners Put in Railway
Station to Stop Air Raids.

GENEVA, Sunday, by The Asso-
ciated Press.-Thirty-t Americans,
including some officers recently cap
tured by the Germans, have been
lodged in the railroad station at
Mannheim on the Rhine, according
to report received in Basel. They
were placed in this position in order
to prevent allied air raids.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, July %, by The Associated
Prcss.-The forward pressure of the al
lies was continued throughout Sunday.
On Saturday the progress of the allied
forces was extremely rapid with slight
opposition from the retreating enemy,
but yesterday the Germans everywhere
demonstrated that their power of de-
tcrmincd resistance was still very
strong.
In the streets of Fere-en Tardenois
there was severe hand-to-hand fighting,
but the allies eventually obtained the
upper hand. Late last night fighting
was still III progress for the mastery of
Nille-cu-Tardenois, but the allies were
gradually gaining. They were cstab-
lishcd in the southern portion of the
town, htving beaten off all the Ger.
mans efforts TO dislodge them.
The allies pushed on beyond Fere-en-
Tardcnois this morning and they changed
their positions everywhere in the face OF
strong German cOunter-attacks. Tn,
village Of Fergy, southeast of Tardenoi,
changed hands four times. finally remain
ing in the possession of the allies. A vio
lent artillery duel was on this morning
north of the Ourcq as far as Soissons. Ii
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29
PAPER STRIKE OVER.
Employees Return to Work in Mills
of international Paper Co.

LIVERMORE FALLS, Me-, July
29.-The mills of the international
Paper company here were reopened
today, in accordance with unanimous
vote of $50 employees to resume work.
The vote was taken upon receipt of
word from New York that differences
over the Interpretation of an award
OF the federal war labor board had
been adjusted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29
ITALIAN STEAMER LOST.
Sunk by Explosion Off Brazilian Coast
Six of Crew Killed.

RIO JANEIRO, Sunday.-The Ital-
ian steamer Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1000
tons, has been destroyed by an explo-
sion 200 miles off the Brazilian coast
Six of the crew were killed and the
remainder were rescued by the British
shin Ergrange
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29

WASHINGTON, July 29.-The cross
ing of the Ourcq by the American forces
in their pursuit of the enemy north of
the Marne was reported in Gen. Per
shing's communique for yesterday, re-
ccived at the war department today.
Capture by the Americans of the towns
of Feringes-et-Nesles, Sergy and Ron
cheres, beyond the Ourcq, also was an
nounced
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE AIsNE- MARINE FRONT, July %,
by The Associated Prcss.-French and
American troops were slashing vigor-
ously at the stifrening German rear
early today with some prospects that be.
fore night the advance line would be
close to the river Andre, which is now
only few kilometcrs away. The Ger
man base at Tardenois has been
occupied.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29
R. j. REYNOLDS DEAD.
Head of One of Largest Tobacco Manu-
featuring Concerns in U. S.

WINSTON-SALEM, N. c., July 29.-
R. J. Reynolds, head of one of the larg
est tobacco manufacturing concerns in
this country, died here today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29
TO RESUME WORK.
Strikers Going Back to the Munitions
Plants Immediately.

COVENTRY, England, July 29-At
mass meeting today the strikers in the
munitions plants decided to resume
work Immediately.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29

The Mormon church in Utah has
just turned over to the government its
wheat reserve of 250,O00 bushels, col
| lected from tithes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29
INTERVIEW WITH KING.
Assist. Sec. of Navy Roosevelt in London
on Important Mission.

LONDON, July 29.-Franklin d.
Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the
American navy, had long interview
with King George this morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29
st. Adams Man Announces
Candidacy for Attorney I
General y
BRATTLEBORO MAN
NOT A CANDIDATE
Has Been Urged from ALI Over State
to Run Again-Attorney Johnson Was
Member of Senate in 1912-Favors
National Prohibition.

Elmer johnson of st. Albans, we'll
known attorney, this morning announced
his candidacy for the Republican nomi-
nation to the office of attorney general
of Vermont to succeed Attorney General
Herbert G. Barber of Brattleboro.
members of the Franklin county bar and
in 1912 represented that county in the SEN
ate.
The choice for attorney general is like
ly TO be between Attorney johnson and
Attorney Frank c. Archibald of Manches-
ter, as Attorney General Barber will not
be candidate.
Some time ago Mr.. Barber announced
through The Reformer that he would not
again be a candidate. Later newspaper
reporter in Montpelier asked him if he
| would not accept the nomination if it
| came to him and he replied that if the
people Of Vermont chose him for the office
| he hardly could tell them that he would
not accept Since then he has been urged
| by people in all parts of the state to be
candidate again
| To The Reformer this morning Mr.. Bar
Der reiterated his previous statement that
lac would not be a candidate, assigning
the same reasons as before, namely, that
he had held the office for two two-year
terms as established by precedent and that
his private practice demanded his atten,
tion. He said he wished it to be under
stood that he was definitely out of the
field
Mr. Johnson's statement, in which he
declares for a 100 per cent prosecution
of the war, for national prohibition and
for an impartial and fearless enforcement
of the law, is as follows:
To the Republican Voters of Vermont:
| am candidate for the office of at
torney general. l respectfully solicit youl
support if you find me worthy of the higl
honor | seek As this appeal goes out t
many men with whom l have not tn,
pleasure of personal acquaintance i
is fair that / state my attitude toward tw,
or three questions that now occupy a plac
III the public mind.
| am III favor of prosecuting the war
| at whatever cost, until German militarisn
is so shattered that Germany will IL,
longer be dangerous. Treaties betweeI
nations are without value unless backet
by a conscience. The German conscience
) is minus quantity, therefore we canno
rely upon her promise to keep the peace
One of the conditions of peace should b.
the surrender of the kaiser
/ favor the national prohibition amend
ment
|, | am and always have been opposed t
the open saloon and to the liquor traffic
| believe in a fearless and impartial en-
forcement of the laws, but this to be don
I, in conservative manner entirely divorces
from all forms of the spy system.
| favor woman suffrage.
If / anf elected / shall try to make good
vi / have always voted the Republican tick
= ct
Dated at the city of ST.. Albans, thi
;. Doth day of July, 1918
!, ELMER JOHNSON.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29

LONDON, July 29-Thc German re-
treat is continuing along the whole line,
the allies in pursuit, according to news
from the fighting front in the Scissors
Rheims salient received up to noon. The
Germans have succeeded in checking
to certain extent, but not in stopping
the French advance. The French are on
the north bank of the Ourcq and to the
east they have secured the whole road
between Rheims and Dormans. The
Germans are stubbornly resisting and
are burning villages.
Heavy fighting is still in progress to
the south of scissors in the neighbor-
hood of Buzancy. So far the French
have made no progress there. Villages
between scissors and Bazoehes, about
IA miles to the east, however, are on
fire, leading to the belief that the Ger
mans may intend further retreat.
Since yesterday the allies have ad
vaneed two and three miles on 20
mile front. The enemy has definitely
abandoned the line of the Oureq and
there is little doubt now that he will &C
back beyond the Vasle to the line 81
miles long between scissors and Rheims
which is well entrenched and has gooC
/ lines of communication. The German
retirement has been quite orderly anC
deliberate.
So far the taking of only four gun
has been reported. The Americans, par
ticularly III the Fere-enTardenois see
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29
ESCAPING FROM TRAP
BUT STILL in RETREAT

Enemy Falling Back Along the Whole Line with the Allies
in Pursuit, According to News from the Fighting
Front in the SOissons-Rheims Saient-Germans
Probably Withdraw Heavier Guns and Supplies
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29

Elmer johnson was born on a farm IN
Troy (Et.) Feb. %, 1873, a son of Darius
T. and Emma (Chaplinl johnson. He at
tended the public schools of his native
town and took business training at
Eastman's National business college,
Poughkeepsie, n. Y. He read law in the
office of Frederick w Baldwin of Barton
and was admitted to the bar in October
1896 He began the practice of his pro
fession at Enosburg Falls, where he lived
five years. He moved to st. Albans in
1902 and has since lived there. He was
states attorney for Franklin county from
1908 to 1910 and state senator from Frank
lin county from 1912 to 1914. While al
Enosburg Falls he held the offices of vii
age trustee and school commissioner an(
he has held different minor offices in st
Albans
He is now president of the board O
trustees of tht ST. Adams public hbrar,
and president of the st. Adams Co-opera
tive Savings and Loan Association, bank
ing institution which he was instrumental
in establishing. He is secretary and treas
urer of the Franklin County Bar associa
tion and a member of both the Vernon
and American Bar associations. Since hi
| admission to the bar he has been in ac
tive practice, principally in the trial 0
| cases
| In 1894 Mr.. johnson married Miss Sa
rah Reynolds of Lowell, Mass They hav
one son, Philip, now q years of age an
| in the naval service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-29

the sector south of the Ourcq the guns
also were busy.
PARIS, July 29.-In the fighting
north of the Marine yesterday 400 pris-
oncrs were captured, says the official
statement from the war Office today
There was no change in the situation
during the night.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-13

cal suggested the idea, encouraged
experiments, gave wide publicity to
each success, and finally found that
its campaign had swept the whole
country.
George F. Sharp. editor OF Com
mercial Motor. an automobile expert
of wide experience, speaking of the
new development, said:
ITO begin with, there Is the great
economy of using coal gas in lieu of
petrol. Under present conditions in
England. 25 cents worth of gas will
run a car as far as 80 cents worth
of petrol. Motor car engines con-
structed for the use of petrol will
run on gas practically without mod
iflcation.
Coal gassconsists OF hydrogen and
methane. the latter being the main
constituent. Scientists tell me that
it may soon be commercially possi-
BILE for the methane, extracted from
coal gas. to be compressed to a
liquid. Then we will have two fuels
for motoring, petrol as a first class
fuel, and this new product as a sec
ond grade but highly useful fuel,
performing the vast majority of the
work in carrying on the nations
motor transportation"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-13

est opportunity is that of the manu-
facturers-
They have already shown that they
can see far beyond the individual ad-
vantage Of the moment, and there
would seem to be an opportunity for
them to see far greater possibilities
in organizing for the purpose of put
ting the trucks on the roads in great
fleets to carry what the railroads can
not carry.
The conclusion seems inevitable
that, were the motor truck used for
furthering the handling of freight,
there would follow more business for
the dealers and consequently for the
manufacturers, better d Z o n g
among those who have goods to ship.
(but cannot get them, moved and
those who want the goods, and, what
is of greater significance than all else,
quicker and better transportation for
the many things that sre needed. and
needed urgently. for the prosecution
and the winning of the war.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-13
by KENNETH w. PAYNE,

BY KENNETH w. PAYNE,
Washington Herald staff Reporter, Who Has
Just Returned From England.
Save gasoline! 1t is the life blood
of the war. The great motor trans
port system at the front depends on
gasoline. The vast aerial invasion
of Germany planned for next year
will be impossible without copious
supplies of gasoline"
This warning has been heard and
answered in England.
A substitute for gasoline has been
found for driving motor cars.
This substitute is just the ordi-
nary coal gas which we have been
using for years to light our homes
and cook our meals.
Motor trucks and limousines alike
have lately been a common sight in
London running about the streets
under a huge, ungainly gas bag. like
a balloon fastened to the roof of the
car. People laughed at these gawky
apparitions. at first. But now people
there recognize that they mark as
startling a revolution in transporta-
tion as did the first clumsy automo-
biles themselves. The scheme is