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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20

er; supply com, Mrs. Carrie Wheeler.
Mrs. Lula Hull and Mrs. Vesta Brown.
Mrs. L. II. Sawyer and daughter, Vesta.
started Saturday morning for a two
weeks western trip. They will visit Mr..
Sawyer's brother Harry Sawyer, who
lives at Newaygo Lakes, Mich, also a
college friend of Miss Vesta, who lives in
Detroit
Mr.. and Mrs J. r. Gillett received news
Monday of the death of Mrs Truscott
Fuller of Bellows Falls. Mr. Fuller has
spent much time at Mr. Gillett's lie
was married one year ago Memorial day
Mr.. Fuller's mother is Mrs Wallace Gil
lett of Bellows Falls
W. d. Miller and Mr. Quincy of ". L.
Whitney & Co. Chair Co. of Ashburn-
ham. Mass. spent one day last week with
L. FL. Sawyer. The visit was in honor of
Mr. Sawyer's birthday anniversary. The
party was entertained by brook and lake
fishing, a rare sport for Mr.. Sawyer.
Mr. and Mrs George Sweat of Ames-
bury. Mass. and Eugene Bemis are
guests at H. A. Wheeler's this week.
| They all motored to North Adams Sun
day. Miss Christine Wheeler who has
been nurse in North Adams hospital "a
number of years, returned home with
them for the summer.
Mrs. Ethel Wheeler spent last week
with her sister, Ruth, in Brattleboro
helping pack and store her household
goods Mr.. and Mrs Morehouse started
for their new home Saturday. They have
rented furnished bungalow with Mr.
Warehouses; sister and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. William Rogers, who ala went from
Brattleboro to take up the same line of
work.
\ canning demonstration was given in
the village school room Thursday after
noon by a home demonstration agent
and much interest was manifested. To
encourage the young folks with this en-
deavor the school committee and super
intendent have suggested an exhibition
in the fall of products from the young
. folks gardens and samples. of canned
goods. ANY school girl or boy who vii
; bring a can of any of their products t.
the Red Cross fair, July 4, will be giyer
special mention in the papers and Will
: their consent the food committee will
8 sell the product in that way the child
: viii be doing his or her bit in helping the
Red Cross.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20
FIVE AMERICAN
AVIATORS KILLED
Accidents Took Place Yesterday at
Three Widely Separated Camps
in This Country.

SPRINGFIELD. Ohio, June 20.-Lieut.
Frank Stewart Patterson of Dayton, o.,
and Lieut.. Leroy Swan of Norwich,
Conn were instantly killed at the Will
bur Wright aviation field between this
city and Dayton, yesterday afternoon
when their airplane collapsed in midair.
At an altitude of about 10000 feet the
pilot lost control of his machine after
going into swift nose dive.
The machine failed to straighten out
from the nose dive and fell through the
clouds, the wings colapsinS. At a height
of about 400 feet one of the men either
fell or jumped from the fusilage, while
the other man was caught in the wreck.
age of the machine. Both bodies were
unacceptable when reached.
Lieut.. Patterson was p years old and
nephew of John Patterson, a manufac-
turer of Dayton.
Lieut.. Swan was married, his wife liv-
ing with him at Fairfield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20
&EASF~BOVEH:-
Writes from France of Wild Ride.

Harland Wentworth, formerly of /
Brattleboro, now at Camp Devens, Aver,
Mass, received the following letter
from his brother, Everett, now in
France, dated May 8:
Dear Harl:-
We have been so busy lately that |
can t remember whether / have written |
to you or not. Still, if my letters come |
too often you don t have to read them.
am wondering if you have been called
yet, and if so, where you have gone.
probably to Camp Devens.
We are quite military family now.
aren t we?-all three boys and dad, and
mother and daughter, wife and mother
of soldiers. We shall have to have
picture taken when we get back.
Forrest and I had our old job lately,
fetching rations to the company close
to the front lines This time we did it
with mule teams and cart, so it was
| whole lot easier than before. ! had to
| travel IA kilometers, about 10 miles,
each way every night We started from
place about six miles from the German
lines, but the two paths kept drawing
together until near the end we were only
some two kilometers, which was plenty
/ CiOSt eHOuSH lOf ii thlt.
my usual luck of not hearing shell
break close at any time.
| We had scare one night, for while
we were returning. our own artillery
started a barrage from all around us.
You probably know what the word
means by this time-a wall of shell fire
which is almost impossible to get
through. 1t is used on the German
trenches when we think they are going
to make an attack, also just before we
start one. OF course our barrage was
not at all dangerous to us but as the
Germans usually respond by she'll
ing the artillery, we thought it was no
place for us, so the way we hurried the
mules for the next two or three miles
was a revelation-for the mules.
{, On the way we found a four-mule
runaway team which had been deserted
: by its driver when the barrage started
My driver brought it in while [ drove
our own two mules. He couldn t catcl
! me, for dust, till we were sore miles
away. 1t was certainly a wild ride
as it was pretty dark, the road wa:
rough and the mules wanted to rur
away once or twice. Say, but they
could go.
} On another occasion the German,
:. threw gas into town just after we ha,
4 left it. And two or three times W,
drove over places where we could hea
shells whistling through the air in bot
directions, but they were going Ion:
0 way.
b 1 hope you are having some goo
n weather now. 1t is lovely here as tn
| leaves are out in good shape, and mos
II of the trees are in blossom. MY, bu
the apple blossoms do smell sweet!
$. had my first radish today. l bet 70
e can't beat that.
e Forrest and I are feeling fine. hop
r the folks and you are all right. / in
v agine mother feels rather badly abou
# your being called. Well, it is certainl
hard on the women; they have tn
worst of it. 1t is going to be prett
tough on you, too, for the next mont
or two, as you never had any trainin
in military life. Still, you will get o
to it all right after little. Best {
20 luck,
,s EVERETT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20
ADJUSTMENTS.
Attractions at the Movies.

Today the Empire presents Sheldon
Lewis, Doris Kenyon, Airing Pretty
and Mahlon Hamilton in The Hidden
Hand. also Gladys Hulette in The
Cigarette Girl. Tomorrow Emmy Web.
len in The Shell Game. Metro dc luxe
production, will be the attraction.
Norma Talmadgc supported by Eu-
gene O'Bricu and Stewart Holmes. in
Ghosts of Yesterday, from the play,
Two Women, by Rupert Hughes, and a
Paramount Photograph arc the attrac-
tions at the Princess theatre today To
morrow Elsie Ferguson in The Song OF
Songs will be the Offering.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20
CHURCH NOTICES.

Swedish Congregational church, Rev.
a. 0. Peterson, pastor. Special Evan
gelistic meetings will be held in this
church Thursday, Friday and Sunday,
June 20, 81. 90 On week days the
meetings will begin at 5 p. M. On Sun
day the services will be held at 1890
a. M, $50 and p. m. Rev. A. G. Lund
of Auburn, r. I. and Rev l. V. Harold
of Ivoryton, Conn, will preach. Good
music and song by the church orches-
ira. Refreshments will be served be
tween the afternoon and evening meet
ings Aft ARE welcome
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20
Extension of Limits to In
sure Enlargement of the
Army is Certainty
SECRETARY BAKER
MAKING INQUIRY
Sentiment Favors Taking More Bach
elors-Industria Workers to be Elk
empt-Class One Will Be Exhausted
This Year

WASHINGTON, June pa change
in the draft age limits, which will
bring under the military law many NIL
lions more of America S manhood and
place the control of their activities UNI
der the direction of the government
with the enlargement and replenishment
of its armies as the fundamental con-
sideration, is now a practical certainty.
Whether congress or the war depart
ment will take the initiative is now the
chief question. The leaders in congress
indicate that they are waiting upon the
war department Secretary Baker APP
parently would prefer to have congress
take the initial STEP But Mr.. Baker
reiterated yesterday that If congress
recommended it he would approve the
plan. Present indications are that the
| age limit will be raised to 45 and
lowered to 10.
| The senate military committee, before
which the amendment of Senator France
of Maryland is pending, has not dis
cussed the matter as yet, expecting that
the war department would reveal its de-
sires more clearly.
Mr.. Baker announced yesterday that
before definitely making up his mind he
intended to complete an investigation
he is now making as to just what effect
i the proposed extension on the nation S
industrial life.
The man who is employed in such i'm
portant industrial work as operating
railroads, performing necessary duty in
steel mills or otherwise working along
lines necessary to the war programme
is regarded by Mr. Baker as contribut-
ing as effectively to the defeat of Ger
many as those modified for active mill
tary service.
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder is now
investigating the industrial side of the
question. The senate military commit
tee viii be kept advised of results. The
war department will then look to con
gress to pass Judgment as to whethe
the age limits should be expanded.
Mr. Baker indicated yesterday tina
the original recommendations of the wa
$ department called for the drafting o
men as young as 10 and that he wa
still inclined to favor that limit Thi
would result in the registration O
100000 men even if the present limi
of 3 / years was not advanced.
The argument that is moving bot
: congress and the war department is tina
e Glass ] will be exhausted this year
. from present indications, leaving 1900
t 900 men in the other deferred classes
Q placed there for industrial reasons o
) because of dependents. Rather tina
take these men sentiment in congress
j in favor of extending the age limits s
t as to get unmarried men, providing
lis found they can be spared from esser
tial industries
!: The 100000 men of 81 registered o
June ) are about to have numbers as
signed to them preparatory to the draw
S ing for order numbers
Il The drawing of these men will prot
: ably take place on July l and viii /
staged in the same manner as the grea
: draft lottery last summer Those VIII
= fall into Class la are pretty certain {
being called into service by the end c
the year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20
USED MATTRESS AS A BANK.
Boys Find Small Fortune After 1t Was
Thrown Out of House.


NEW YORK, june 20.--In the belief
that they may unearth considerable
sums of money, the police of Union
Hill, n. j.. have taken charge of the
house of the late Mrs. Sophie KnoedeL
81 years Of age, widow in moderate
circumstances, who died four weeks ago
az that PLACE.
Mrs. knoedel. ucighbors told the
police, had little faith in banks and
kept her money about the house. Aft
ar the funeral the house was cleaned
and a mattress thrown out into lot
near by. Some boys came upon the
mattress q. few days ago, the police
learned. and set il afre. As it burned
they pokcd it with sticks and found
many ten add twenty dollar notes Then
they tried TO put out the fire.
Edward Schultz, one of the boys
took S270 from the burning mattress
and other Boys retrieved several of the
bills
The police learned of the incident
and recovered $500 which had beer
taken from the mattress. They thor
took charge of the house. They viii
make thorough search.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20
VERNON.

The women of Vernon will serve a
strawberry supper Thursday, June %,
from 3 to O'Clock. The minstrel show
which the young people of West Brattle
boro will present there tonight, will be
repeated after the supper. The pro-
ceeds are for the benefit of the Red
Cross, and each woman is asked TO do
nate food for the supper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20

PENSACOLA, Florida, June 20.-B. Z.
Sylvester and A. b. Blair, naval reserve
aviators, were killed near the navy air
station here yesterday, when their air
planes collided. Both men We're sent to
Pensacola recently from the Massachu
sets Institute of Technology to complete
their training.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20
Sporting NeWs
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.
American League Games Today.

Philadelphia at Boston double head
err.
Washington at New York.
Cleveland at Chicago
Detroit at st. Louis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

There is one case of scarlet fever at
Camp Vail, Lyndonville, and the boys
there are in quarantine. Several boys
from Brattleboro are there.
There will be a regular meeting of the
board of directors of the Brattleboro Red
Cross branch at the Federal building to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
Rebekahs and their families, - in num-
Der, held lawn party yesterday on the
lawn at the home of Mr. and Mrs w d.
ellison on Brook street. An excellent
supper was served, consisting Of potato
and cabbage salad. hot rolls, strawberries.
pies, cake and coffee.
Rt. Rev j. w. Atwood, d. d. Episcopal
bishop of Arizona. was guest last
evening and today of DR. Fremont
Hamilton, a classmate at Middlebury
college. DIR. Atwood is the founder of st.
Luke's Home for the Treatment of
tuberculosis at Phoenix, Ariz., his home.
Miss Lucy c. Swift and sister, Miss
Helen Swift, left this morning by auto
mobile for their home in Middlesex.
They were accompanied by Miss Gladys
Adams. Miss Lucy Swift will spend next
week in Burlington attending a school of
home demonstration agents. She will re-
turn to Brattleboro about July l.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
First Baptist church have chosen the
following officers for the ensuing year;
Pres. Leland b. Rounds; vice pres,
Mabel Bascom treas, Carroll Bond; rec
see. Edith Thurber; cor. sec, Florence
H. Holden; chairman of outlook com.
mittee, Sylvia Crosby; visiting commit
tee, Mrs. Harold Newell; music commit
tee, Della Tudor; social committee, Pau
inc Smith; missionary committee, Ruby
| Thurber.
There will be a meeting in the Wash
| ington street schoolhouse at 80 thi
evening to consider the matter of main
tanning a children's playground on tn
school property the coming summer. \
funds for the payment of a trained work
er are available this year, so voluntee
help will have to be depended upon. |
is believed, however, that enough of thi
will be available to make the propositio
feasible, and it is hoped that all parent
in the locality will make it a point t
lattend tonight's meeting so that the ma
ter may be thoroughly discussed and rel
rescntative action be taken
Art square, refrigerator, porch chairs
gasoline stove. dining tables and chairs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 20.-Lieut
II. G. Kelly, an instructor in aviation, was
killed yesterday afternoon at Benbrook
field. The cadet flying with him was UNI
injured
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20

Any fellow can I've ambitious for a day
or two. Only the Few seem To be strong
enough ior the long stretches.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20
National League.

Brooklyn, ? 10
New York. 3 3
Grimes. Cheney and Miller; Demarce
and Raridcn, McCarty. as innings.
Boston.
Philadelphia, ? ?
Rudolph and Wilson; ocschger, Davis
and Burns, Adams
Chicago, l O
Pttsburg, y
Douglas aud killifcr; Harmon and
Schmidt
No other game scheduled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20
National League.

National League Games Today.
Boston at Philadelphia
New York at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Pittsburg.
Cincinnati at st. Louis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20

Regular meeting of Col. IL. f. Taylor
camp, 5. o, v, at s p. m, Thursday
June 20, in G. A. r. hall-Adv. 949J
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20

A farewell reception was held at the
Baptist church last evening in honor
of the pastor, Rev. j. Wallace Chesbro,
who expects to preach his farewell SER
mon Sunday, June 80.
DR.. F. 7. Kidder of Woodstock, mem
Der of the state board of health, was
in town yesterday and visited the Yer
mont academy plant at Saxtons River.
He did this at the request of the war
department, which is looking up desir-
able sites for army hospitals. The
plant consists of six or eight buildings,
two or three being large brick struc-
lures. This institution was suspended
as school three years ago. The loca-
ton is finely adapted TO hospital pur-
poses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20

Philadelphia, 10 0
Boston. o
Geary and McAvoy; Bush and Agnew.
Cleveland,
Chicago, 10 -
Bagby and O'Ncill, Thomas; Shellen-
bach and Jacobs.
New York, IL q
Washington, o
Russell aud Hannah; Shaw, Buckeye
and Ainsmith
Detroit,
St. Louis, !
Kallio, Erickson and Yelle; Rogers and
Nunamakcr.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20
BELLOWS FALLS.
Death of H. A. Phelps.

Henry A. Phelps died at his home on
Hapgood place yesterday morning. On
July Is he suffered a shock, but was
able to be about until five or six weeks
ago, when he was confined to his bed
He was born on December %, 1916, in
Moretown. vi. While he was still
Young the family moved to Sharon. VT,
and it was there he married Aramantha
c. Parker. who died several years ago.
He had lived in Cornish and Keene, n.
H. and in South Londonderry and Lud-
low. and in Bellows Falls for about 30
years. He was contractor and builder
and many houses in Bellows Falls were
built by him. He was a member of
Black River lodge of Masons, in
Springfield and of Alpha chapter of the
Eastern Star, and also member of the
Baptist church. Surviving near rela-
tives are daughter, Miss Lucy A
Phelps, and brother, Frank B
Phelps, both of Bellows Falls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20

One never repents of having eaten too
little.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20

Art square, refrigerator, porch chairs,
gasoline stove, dining tables and chairs.
Salesroom Elliot cor Elm Sts.-Adv
1896
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20
YESTERDAYS GAMES.

American League.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-20

t'cary and McAvoy; Bush and Agnew.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-06

It rests with you. Think of this campaign as YOUR
sole responsibility What you give will mean its sue
cess You cannot leave this undertaking to Others It
is YOUR campaign. In France, Americans are fight
ing this if the result depended the way each
individual fights. At home, this campaign rests with
YOU What will you give-decide to highland make
your share the biggest thing you did!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-06

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AIKEN TOW BOAT COMPANY
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
THE LEWIS BEAR COMPANY
BON MARCHE
BUSY BEE HOTEL and CAFE
THE CRYSTAL PHARMACY
THE EITzEN ToUART COMPANY
The ~. w. GIBBS HARDWARE co.
The GULF CITY COFFEE CO.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-06

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-21

-, -. .'..tl . i, -.
- 100 '''' "a. - ""isn against the
"-cater work which was successtull%
comp! ncH', lhrluents OF thnt natur"
can ~: q zee over unfortunately with
out 'oLtn!hS upon ba3ic causes
IS ne htoadcf iunda mental pin
Ups uHucIlE!nE me whole or
"at IN "Aich are GONG 20 nc the
.hEgct OF a''hcH "hen our soldiers re-
urn en- ma sc. ana when the broad
-"inuei men o. every walk or He who
.ttf i.oW Ger ihc'e wearing the y
H.'rs' come nack ana sDcaH the truth.
, I'm .hG' ma may De termed pro.
80 o''h' man We may expect
nolhins but, the usual Snug. hand.
rnhpinS SER -sa !shcd snirk OF COM
P.acent Superl":iiy In the orgauiza.
ION aoNcEcf, are many Keen. bright
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-21

Citizcns Of New York City are or
:ani~ing t" build in France monu-
mcnt TO tn. men Of that city who in
The great war have died for the coun
ny. The Sew York Times cditorially
presents a protest and bncks II with
strong reasons. foremost OF these IL
the embarrassment likely to be caused
To our BRAY" AMI generous allies. the
French If the propI sCd undertaking Is
puShed 10 success.
American cities are initiative az
monkeys, especially Of New York. II
the metropolis built in France a monu-
mcnt TO it's dead every other city on
tn" continent down TO 10000 popula-
ZION would he trying 20 do likewise,
unless good sense aud good taste could
y" reused To opposition in time No
body likes to oppose any war nonu-
mcul suggestion that has respectable
support. while public feeling runs
high the most Shnrt-sightcd cnthusi-
.,si can present tho most prcpusterons
plans and HAY" them carry. because
10 throw :, chill q! cool logic on TN"
lt"ut OF patriotism. even when the heat
inE has been don" deliberately ana.
obviously. for purposes "I individual
OF group slUriiIcHtiuu OF advertising.
Therefore. there miGu, be - thousand
OF more applications to France. "her:
land - scarce and too much OK II al
ready occupied 10y cemeteries. FOR spac"
on which TO place American mvnu-
,ncnts. Probably not i dozen OF these
would be worth consideration ~
w"rk OF art ot would arOuS" an clcNa-
Ting emotion. After year or two not
even local or persona! pride would
induce ANYBODY to take the trouble u
visit them! Even IN the exceedingly
mprobab." event mat many oi thcin
would be beautiful ana inspiring. de-
spite our uSunl slIp-hash and raw
methods Of managing such things. not
"H" American citizen OF - hlndieu nor
concerned would have opportunity 10
sec lnr,u