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The Washington herald., 1918-04-28
u. S. SUPPORTS DUTCH
In HONEST EFFORTS
TO REMAIN NEUTRAL
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
Of commodities from Germany to Bel
gium will be military aid. Germany
is in military occupancy Of Belgium.
Nothing the German authorities can
get can be for anything but the
strengthening Of that military posi-
ton.
This contention. from the British
White Paper on the sand and gravel
question in 1917, was cited here
among diplomats and officials as the
critical point about which German
pressure on Holland revolves. Hol-
land at that time. in effect, agreed
to the British contentious and the
shipments across Dutch territory
were discontinued. Holland cannot
now alter her decision without
abandoning q position which she ad-
mitted to be just.
Dispatches from Berlin have
coupled the domination OF both
Holland and Switzerland in the
plans of the power-drunk Pan-Ger-
man spokesmen. Allied and neutral
diplomats regard the plans without
alarm.
They point to the fact that in
both Switzerland and Holland
there hourishes q passionate patrist-
ism based on centuries Of uninva6-
ed borders. Switzerland is consid-
cred safe behind her mountains
And Holland is considered safe be-
hind her dykes. Germany might
gain the Limbourg railway line out
Of a wreck OF Holland. as that line
runs on ground that cannot be in
undated. But, diplomats assert, this
would be slight recompense for the
penalty of creating a new enemy
close to Germany's great naval
bases.
Threatens Holland.
1t is believed here that Germany is
threatening Holland with q possible
The Washington herald., 1918-04-28
Holland May Fight.

London. April 7.-Reuter's corre-
spondent at The Hague quotes the
) Journal OF that city as stating on
competent authority that Holland
would defend the Scheldt Canal
against Germany. The newspaper
adds the country is determined TO de-
fend its neutrality against any and
all assailants.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-28

view to frightening the Scandinavian
neutrals away from the rationing
agreements which all three are about
to conclude with the United States.
In all three cases, Norway, Sweden
and Denmark. the agreements involve
the allotment Of ships to the Allies.
Germany regards the allotment OF
ships to her enemy as . personal at
tack.
Germany seized this time for her
diplomatic offensive against Holland
because she believed Dutch sentiment
The Washington herald., 1918-04-28
Austrian Food Situation.

London. April 2S.-The Central News
says it has information that AUG
tria's prospects regarding food and
raw material have not improved since
the beginning of the year.
The national industrial mechanism
is said to be slowing down. Bands of
deserters and marauders are com
pelling state Of siege, proclalnatsons
in large areas of the dua! monarchy.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-28
"Spof' Spots 4 Spy.

ton bull dog, mascot OF the wooden
battleship Recruit, in Union Square.
distinguished himself today by fas-
tening his teeth in the leg of Otto
Bamberger, a German, who trespass-
ed on the roped-oI arena around
the vessel. When Spot" had been
pried loose Bamberger was carried
into the ship. where his wounds were
cauterized,
The Washington herald., 1918-04-28
Friend Of President Dies.

Newton. N J.. April 27.-Martin
Rosenkrans. a prominent lawyer and
close friend of President Wilson.
died at his home here today OF paraly-
sis. He was IS years old.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-28
German Gun Fails.

Paris. April G.-No casualties and
no material damage were caused by
the German long-range bombardment
today.
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OFFICIAL REPORTS
FROM WAR OFFICES
DETAILING BATTLE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
enemy positions on the Cerna.
Two enemy airplanes were
brought down." ~
The Washington herald., 1918-04-28

Threatens Holland.
1t Is believed here that Germany is
threatening Holland with q possible
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
BRATTLEBORO MEN CHOSEN.
DR. Newell and DR.. Pettee Officers of the
State Dental Society.

BURLINGTON, March 25.-Dr Da-
vid Manson of Burlington was elected
president of the Vermont State Dental
society at the annual business meeting
which concluded the society's three
days convention Friday. The other Of
fcers elected were: First vice presi-
dent, DR.. y. NJ. Williams of Rutland;
second vice president, DR.. Fred Il. New
ell of Brattleboro; secretary, DR.. f. F.
Mellen of Middlebury; treasurer, DR..
Thomas Mound of Rutland, the last two
being reelected.
The executive committee is headed by
DR.. 4. l.. Pettee Of Brattleboro, the 9th
or members being DR.. G. NJ. Somers of
Proctor and DR.. Q. S. Minis of Burling-
ton.
Several technical papers were read
during the day and number of clinics
were given.
DR.. William r. Pond of Rutland, the
retiring president, was elected delegate
to the national convention to be hello
at Chicago. DR.. Earle f. Johnson, who
is doing dental work among the children
in the rural schools, was chosen as al
ternate. About 10 new members wer,
admitted to the society at this meeting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
Keep Calm.
Boston Post. !

What is probably the greatest military
movement in the history Of the world IL
now in progress on the western battle
front in France We cannot know the
issue of the colossal attacl, for days, per
haps weeks. Therefore. while the struggle
between armed autocracy and armed de
mocracy is under way and undecided, let
lis all keep calm.
Parts OF the titanic attack may seem to
be defeats or victories, as the case may
be- At one point the enemy may break
the allied line at another fail to do SO.
The great game is not to be decided by
the loss of a few pawns. On Its entirety
does the fate of humanity perhaps de-
pend We cannot know how each move
fits the other, or whether the day IS lost
or won, until. all of the moves are co
! ordinated. Again, therefore, let Us keeI
our sense of balance and not grow either
undu'y alarmed or ovcrjoyed at the devel
opment OF today or tomorrow.
/ False report, whether intended as suct
or not, will crowd in upon us. The news
papers. striving as they do to give every
particle of information that can be oh
tanned, are doing their best to print com
plete and accurate reports of what is go
ng On. But from the very nature of thing
such cannot always be the exact fact Tn
truthful reports will be sent across tn
water 1t is a part of the great uncer
tainty that cannot be helped.
But our people can help themselve
and their cause by suspending decision o.
the mighty battle now in full strength III
til 1t is clearly over, and we know for
certainty whether the German power sha
break the allied armies into pieces or sha
at last be stopped and hurled back to DE-
.eat in the open field
Until then keep calm, hoping and pra,
ing for victory, but willing to wait tn
Issue in cool Judgment and good sense
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
Not Much Of a Man!

He may be as rich as a millionaire,
Or scion of noble name;
No Sage with his wisdom may compare
He may shine in the blaze OF fame.
He NAV be the most marvellous thing in
sight
That our humble eyes can scan,
But if his heart is not in OUR FIGHT
He isn't much OF Man!
He may be as square as the day is long
And Just in his every deal
He may seek the right and eschew the
wrong
And to gods Of all ages kneel
He may be saint in his hoy ways,
Soul pure since his life began,
But if out Of HIS COUNTRY'S WAR he
stays,
He isn't much OF Man,
\ man may be true to his child and wife
And loyal TO all mankind;
He may do no i'll in his whole long life,
And yet, to his horror, find
When no patriot fervor floods his breast
At the threat OF a foemans clan,
He lacks in that which, OF all, is best,
For he isn't much of Man,
-Laurana Sheldon in New York Times
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

As an illustration OF the way i'll
which traction lines should be oper
ated hereafter, whether under public
or private control, the Christian Sci
ence Monitor points to the testimony
taken before the Joint legislative com
mittee on Rhode Island Company af-
fairs. Here it was shown that the
trolley system under inquiry had
earned, since 1908, $3,000,o0o on which
i. paid dividends Of 100000 and
then borrowed more than S5,00O,000
with which to operate the road. This
is traction history in nutshell. Earn
ings that, in part at least, should have
been put into improvements and up
keep have, in many eases, been drawn
out to pay dividends, and stock has
been watered and credit exhausted to
maintain extravagant organizations
and to pay fancy salaries to useless
and incompetent officials. Such prop
critics cannot be really helped untl
they are thoroughly reformed and com
pletelv reorganized.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

The impression seems to prevail in
some quarters that, in order to com
ply strictly with the daylight saving
law, it will be necessary to sit up UNI
til ? a. m. of the last Sunday in the
present month in order to set one S
watch or clock an hour forward. There
is nothing. of course, to prevent any
body from sitting up, or to prevent
any group of persons from hiring some
one to sit up, in order that this pro
vision in the law shall be observed on
the dot. But most people will set their
watches and clocks forward before re
firing at night, and, if they are wise
will then forget all about it, especially
/ if they retire an hour earlier thar
usual.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

Gestidday AFTERNOON ] went in the
shoe place TO get new heels put on my
shoes, wieh they serteny needed il, and
wen | took my shoes of to give them
to the man there was a big hole in one
stocking wich my big toe stuck rite
throo it, me looking at it and think
ing, G., | never knew il was that big
before
And l sat down on the bench to
wait for the man To get throo, and al
Of suddin who came in but Mary
Watkins with a pair Of ladvs shoes t.
be fixed, and l quick stuck the foot
with the hole IN it under the bench
and she sed. Hello Benny, l dident
know YOU was in heer.
! I'm waiting for my shoes to get
heels on. l dident ixpeet you heer, !
scd with my foot still away under
neeth the bench. And Mary Wat ltins
gave the shoes 70 the man and sat
down alongside Of me, SAYING III sit
heer and wait for YOU.
II mite take a long vile, in case
you're in a hurry, sed.
| amt, sed Mary Watkins.
II hilit tdht pilliS Hcef 4 hoGf, al
most. | sed.
| Wat. jest for heels? she sed, my
goodniss, wat YOU got your leg stuc
away under the bench like that for7
Sumthings the matter with it.
sed.
How do YOU meen, tramp? SEQ
Mary Watkins.
mus, De. | sed and she sed, Wei
then YOU mussent stick it away under
like that, that's bad Tor it, wat yo,
must do is kick it rite strate out l.
frunt of you hard as enything go ahed
quick. Me thinking, O well, | mite a
: well, everybodvs got a big toe On,
l ! dident, and Mary Watkins sea, Well
( wy don't you kick it out
don't wunt 10, | sed, and she sed
Don't be foolish, hurry up, kick
strate out in frunt Of You hard as yo
can.
It mite make il verse, | sed, an
she sed, Benny Potts, that's IN insul
a if You don't kick your leg strate out i
y frunt of you III never speek to 70
: agen.
y | don't wunt to. | sed And Mar
). Watkins got up and wawl1ed rite on
h and | quick pulled my leg out on a,
!. count of it starting to get reel cram
-. in it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
ACT QUICKLY

Do the right thing at the right time.
Act quickly in time of danger.
In time of kidney danger Doan's
Kidney Pills are most effective.
Plenty of Brattleboro evidence Of
their worth.
Mrs. II. }. Allen, 67 Canal St., saws:
II suffered for months with dull. nag
glng backaches and distressing pains
across my kidneys. Ny back ached
and panied and 1 couldn't rest well
nights. Mornings, / could hardly get
around TO attend TO my Homework. NV
back was so lame and when stooping
or lifting, sharp pains would catch me
and | could hardly straighten I'D. I was
also annoyed by my kidneys acting too
frequently. | bought Doan' 3 kidney
Pills from the Brattleboro Drug Co.
and after using two or three boxes, the
backaehes and pains disappeared. I
no longer had any backache or annoy
ance from my Kidneys
RESULTS THAT REMAIN.
Mrs. Allen gave the above statement
on September %, 1908 and on Novem-
Der %, 1916, she said: 81 have never
had any reason to change my high
opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills.
haven t found it necessary to use them
for years, as the benefit they brought
me has been permanent
60c, at all dealers. Foster Millburr
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, \. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
Brattleboro's War Chest.


Inasmuch as a war chest has been
suggested for Meriden and the matter
is now under the consideration of
committee appointed by the chamber of
commerce many people will be interest
ed to know just what can be accom-
plshed IN this direction with the prop
er enthusiasm and energy behind it.
Brattleboro, VT, town OF about
1900 population, closed highly sue
cessful campaign Saturday night which
had been in progress during the week
and overscribed the amount set out
to raise by more than 100000.
When the idea of establishing the
war chest there was adopted q commit
tee of substantial business men was ap-
pointed to see il through and in Brattlc-
boro that means success. 1t was de.
tcimincd that minimum of $40, 00C
should be raised to meet all demands
expected during the year and thus dc
away with so many different drives il
the interest of one thing and the other
! The maximum was fixed at $50 900, Will
the understanding that all over the min
imum should be appropriated to next
year 5 war chest.
| When the campaign closed Saturday
might it was announced that close Il
$4,000 had been subscribed. In ever.
!, demand made upon the little Vernon
town since the war started 1t has re
sponded handsomely and has reve
failed to come to the front with NOR
than the quota asked. Both Llbcrt,
loans were heavily oversubscrbed, an,
in the Red Cross drive last July til
town was asked to leone across wit
I$4 900 and the answer was over $4,000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
II Was Sad Story, But They Heard
1t Through.

for the year. The young prairie dogs
| will soon be coming. Oh, we're going
| TO have such a glorious spring.
=" Don't hurt me-. / never did you
| any harm. l never did anyone any
harm. l laugh and l never get blue
and discouraged, like my cousins, the
| woodchucks.'
"Tll not miss a treat like this the
coyote said.
and despite the pleadings of the
little prairie dog, the coyote thought
of the delicious meal he would have.
and Master Prairie Dogs cheerful lit
tie life was over.
after he had been. missing from
the home of the prairie dogs they
We're very, very careful not to wander
away where there might be any chance
of danger.
Grandmother Prairie Dog told them
the story of the farmer who had hated
the prairie dogs for making so many
many holes.
1T was sad story, but they heard
1t through, SO they would take pains
away from farms.
"'This farmer Grandmother Prai-
RE told them. was so angry be-
cause so many holes We're made in his
grounds that he vowed he would get
rid of the prairie dogs.
/ "'Now, you know quite WELL said
Grandmother Prairie, that we never
hurt anyone. We're happy and jolly
and gay. We love each other and oul
neighbors. The only thing that We
do that annoys the farmer is that ",
make so many holes
But how are we to help doins
that? asked the little prairie dogs.
e 1--WE must make them away from
S where we think we can be harmed,
\ said Grandmother Prairie
= This farmer that I'm telling 70,
i about, put poisoned grain and whea
S into our holes.
OF course, we ate it, at least mos
of US did, for we thought it wa
thoughtful of him, and we barked on
thanks delightedly. We also wagge'
our little tails.
But the farmer hadn' stayed f
: hear our thanks. He had another pun
pose in his mind. This we soon foun,
out.
p had had a very good meal onl
a short time before this, and wasn't il
the least scrap hungry. SO l didn'
eat any of the poisoned food.
That is why / am alive to-day
But many of us did, and were po
G, soned. So we've got to be careful
II And they all promised they would b,
II "Soon they forgot about these sa
stories and barked and laughed an
played. How happy they We're! Fo
L they are never sad long, and their Ii
p. tie lives are jolly ones indeed.
"And soon the best part of the sprin
IS followed-the arrival of all the bah
e. prairie dogs!'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
TRY "CASCARETS" FOR
LIVER AND BOWELS
IT SICK OR BILIOUS
Tonight! Clean your bowels and stop
headache, colds, sour
stomach.
Get q 10-cent box now.

Get 10-cent box now.
Turn the rascals out-the headache,
blliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and bad colds-turn them out
tonight and keep them out with Cas-,
caretS.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never know
the misery caused by lazy liver,
clogged bowels, or an upset stomach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach; re-
move the sour, fermenting food; take
the excess bile from your liver and
carry out all the constipated waste
matter and poison in the bowels. Then
You will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning They work while you
sleep. A l0-cent box from any drug
store means clear head, sweet stomach
and clean, healthy liver and bowel ac
ton for months. Children love Cas-
carets because they never grippe oil
sicken.-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

The Philadelphia Public Ledger re
ports that Bryn Athyn, Pa, with a
total population of 400 and but 70
voters, has sent IS men to the war, 81
of whom were volunteers. The num-
Der includes nine commissioned officers
and IL non-commissioned officers. Can
any town in the United States show
as remarkable a record in proportion
to population?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
DADDlS EVENDNG:
[ARY TALL 6l
~ MARY GPAHAM BONNER
LITTLE PRAIRIE DOGS.

The prairie dogs" said Daddy, "are
very, very small. They look like tiny
woodchucks, and they are cousins of
the woodchuck family.
"They had been asleep all winter,
but now that the warmer days were
coming, they wanted to get up. All
the baby prairie dogs arrived in the
spring, and they wanted TO have their
homes in readiness to welcome the lit
tie ones.
But one day one of the prairie dogs
was missing from his home. Young
missing. They searched high and low
for him, but never sign of him
could they find.
They missed him sadly, and they
felt they knew that harm had come to
him. Master Prairie would never have
account.
And to be sure, a coyote had cap
tured him.
"'Let me go!' Master Prairie ha(
screamed, but the coyote paid no at
tentiOn.
LET me 60 Master Prairie begged
as the cruel teeth grabbed his LITTLE
body.
He barked and then he cried
Have pity, coyote, have pity! NJ.
home is so nice. My family loves M
So
But the coyote said viciously,
| love you, too. / love you SO much
am going TO eat you up
"'Oh, please don't eat me up sal
! Master Prairie. I've just awakene
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

In the articles on the ratification of
the national prohibition amendment
Vermont is given in the list of wet"
states. This is in theory only. AS a
matter Of fact Vermont with only
nine possible license places the com
ing year is virtually prohibition, while
flowing certain localities where the
conditions are peculiar to govern IL
aense under stringent home rule regu-
lations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

Army chaplains are not simrly eler-
gymen who have given up their par
ishes to minister to the soldiers. They
must Ice trained like men for other
branches of the service, and must be
able to take command in emergency if
necessary, as they have the rank of
commissioned officers. A school for
chaplains is to be established at For
tress Monroe to give apPointees special
training for their work. They will
learn something of military law, in
ternational law, military science and
tactics, hygiene and other things, SC
that they will be competent to advise
men under almost any conditions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

The Reformer ls on sale every evening
by the following news dealers
Brattieboro, Brattleboro News Co.. c.
w. Cleavela nd s. L Purinton (Estey-
yileG Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand. Mrs. D. F. Doyle,
South Main Street
West 5rattleboro, ] L. Stockwell
East Oumrerston, VI F. Brown
Putney. NJ G williams
Newfane. y NJ Batcheder.
Townshend, Q. W Cutler
West Townshend, G. H Grout
Jamaica, r J. Dappett.
South Londonderry, II Tyler
South Vernon, r Rurun
Northheld Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield " H. Mrs W
Streeter.
Hinsdale. " r., " ~ lyman
Bellows Falls. Depot Restaurant
Windsor. Vt, Wind-or Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

Formers and gardeners. to get re
suits this year, ought to avoid hap
hazard methods Prof. F. w. Taylor
Of the New Hampshire agricultural
college at Durham has called upon
farmers to exert special care in select
ing seeds as a part of the food pro
duction campaign. Farmers and
gardeners should buy no seeds that
have not been tested he says. "and
# thav saved their own seeds they
should either test them or send them
to the state college, where they will
bc treated free of charge
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
TO ADVERTISERS.
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

It is the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery Of
the paper each night, and 1t solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
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 proper
remedy Immediately applied 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds Of Men in America s
Fighting Service.

The nav department has commend
ed Matthew McCabe, water tender,
for gallantry and heroism in jumping
overheard from the L. S. ). Pocahon-
tas and rescuihg from drowning fire
man who had either jumped or fallen
overheard. When the man was seen
to disappear from the ship, McCabe,
without hesitation, jumped into the
water and succeeded in getting a line
around the man, who was hauled up on
deck. McCabe enlisted in the navy in
August, 1916, at New York, giving as
his next of kin his father, Philip Me-
Cabe Of Is Ssson court, Bayonnc,
n j
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

Think what it means to lombard
Paris at a distance of 20 miles. If
Brattleboro were metropolis shells
from the long-range gun which the
Germans have used could be dropped
lin our midst" from points in Con
neetieut, near Troy, n. Y, beyond
Manchester, y. H., and several miles
north Of White River Junction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

that Prussianism is a fearful and
worldwide menace. 1t is nerve
raeking period, and the developments
of the past few days show more than
ever before that all of US must be
ready to sacrifice to the utmost 10
help win the great cause. 1t is, no
longer case of giving what we can
without hurting. We must give until
it hurts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
STATE NEWS NOTES.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES John f. Nc
Cormick, detachment No i, son of Mar
tin c. Mccormick, 90 Granger street,
Rutland, VI. died at the base hospital
at Camp Deyens, Aver, Mass, from
lohar pneumonia SATURDAY.