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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Brattleboro chapter, No. 50. American
Guild of Banioists, Mandolinists and
Guitarists, will meet this evening in
the Brooks House parlors. All members
are urgently desired to attend.
The Standard Oil Co. s large oil tank
sled tipped over this morning in front of
Hoadlev s restaurant while attempting
to cross the street at that point. Tie
tank was full of oil, but little was lost.
1t was necessary for transfers to be
made on the electric ears for two trips,
during which time the tank was being
righted.
The trustees of the Centre Congrega-
/ tional church met Saturday evening and
organized for the year by clecting Fred
c. Brown chairman. A meeting of the
prudential committee was held last eve
ming when music committee was elect
ed, consisting of f. II. Crane chairman
i Christie B. Crowell and Mrs. George l.
Durham, and a committee on benevo
lences was elected consisting Of l.. A
Whitney chairman, Mrs. l.. \. Whitney
Miss Emily r. Clapp, Mrs. E. r. Bemis
Miss Florence Hemenway Wells anC
Miss Bessie 1. Farnum.
You never know whom you can dc
| till you try.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The Red Cross dance which was set
for Wednesday night has been post
poned on account of existing conditions.
Agnes Dolia, ?, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Flynn, Of 81 Canal street,
died at s ~0ck this morning, follow
ing a week s illness with meningitis.
Prayers will be said Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o clock in St. Miehael's Ro
man Catholic church.
The funeral of Mrs. Adeline f. Ran
doll was held Saturday afternoon at
. o clock in her home at "A South Main
street. Rev. J. Fredrik Virgin, rector
Of St. Michael s Episcopal church. of
ieiated The burial took place in Pros
rect Hill cemetery The bearers were
Chester w. Sargent, Bert L. Sargent,
W. H. Phillips, R. J. Goodell, c. S. Hop.
kins
The pool, billiard and shoe-shining
parlors on Elliot street, owned by
Nicholas G. Bardis, have been sold to
Demetrias Sicas. Mr.. Bardis, who start
ed the business and has been conducting
| it for the past three years, has been
J drafted into the United States army,
and expects soon to enter the service
Mr.. Sicas has recently sold a similar
! business in Montpelier and viii be as
sisted by his son, William, in the con
duct of the store in Brattleboro.
The following from the New York
| Sunday Times of yesterday is Of local
interest as Stewart Flagg of New
York, brother of Mrs. T. T. Britain
of Brattleboro, Is q member of section
No. 5 of the Norton Harjes Field Am
bulance Service: Section No. , of the
! Norton Haries Field Ambulance Serv-
ice has been decorated with fourragere
of the Crofx de Guerre. It is the only
American ambulance unit to receive
this honor and since all American sec
: tons are now officially a part of the
United States army and merely at
tached to the French army, there viii
probably be no further such decora-
tons.
4 Col Thomas Harmon today shipped
: to his son, Capt. j.. Benjamin Harmon
: now stationed at Camp Hancock, Ga.
q relic that the owner had treasured
| ever since he was mustered. out of the
service at the close of the Civil war
f The relic is a gray army blanket SINH
! lar to the blankets that are being usef
: in the service but the colonel IS con
$ WINGED that the quality of the fabric
is some superior to the cloth in tht
army blankets made today. This par
:. ticular blanket was issued to Col. Han
k non when he was in the trenches be
/ fore Richmond in 1864, and has beer
f preserved in the family ever since hi
:. return from the war. Judging from re
r ports of the weather that has prevailet
r recently in the south the colonel be
.et lieYed that the blanket would come il
D handy at Camp Haneoek.-Benningtol
Banner, Jan. Is.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
LETTER FROM GUY JOHNSON.
Says the Boys Are All Well and Real

Mr.. and Mrs. II. p Hunter have Just
received letter from Guy f. Johnson
of Brattleboro, a member of Company
A, 1o3d United States infantry, Ameri-
con expcditionary forces in France. He
writes:
"JuSt n few lines to thank you for
the token | got in a package while 90
ing through BrattlebOro that night we
were on orr way to Massachusetts,. also
for the contribution you made for the
tobacco | received. 1t arrived in a
time of great need. and l want to thank
you very much.
eve sure are up against it, and we
all realize that we are. 1t is one of the
biggest times in history. l would like
to tell you of some of the incidents
but it is impossible with pen and ink,
| only hope | will be able to tell you
all about it some day. If I don t there
viii be someone left to tell of the hard
ships and suffering We had to &c
| through. @lfo-
"Give my regards to all and tel
| them all are well and happy.
Yours truly,
"GUY E. JOHNSON .
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
FOOD PROTESTS
IN GREAT BRITAIN
Better Distribution Demanded-Dem-
onstrations by Workers in
Several Cities.

LONDON, Jan. demonstration
to demand better distribution of food
were held at Brighton, at Firth, in
Kent, and at other places in England
Saturday.
At Firth 5000 workers from one of
the big war factories formed process
sion and marched to the local food com
mittee S Offices TO protest against their
wives and children having TO wait long
hours outside the shops Of the grocers
and butchers and then being obliged to
come away empty handed The men
say that owing TO the scarcity of food
they are unable to work. and the per
centage of. sickness has been high.
Meanwhile the butchers shops were
closed and the grocery stores were viz
tually sold out Saturday morning and
the men were waiting in the streets for
the food committee to take some action
Food demonstrations in London and
in many other parts of the country were
1 bigger and more numerous than evel
/ Saturday. Everywhere in London
crowds gathered at the butcher shops
/ at IN early hour, there being at least
/ 900 persons at 9 0 clock waiting TO bt
served in the retail section of thu
4 Smithfield market. Most of these 60
limited portions and were luckier thar
the people in the suburbs, many 0.
whom were unable to get any meat, I'll,
retailers having received only a frac
ton Of their supply. This was due no
so much to the shortage of cattle an,
sheep as the weather which made it i'm
possible in many districts TO bring liv
stock 10 the market and TO the fault,
distribution of the meat available.
The supplies of margarine are ais
increasing, but here again distribute
] is complainsd, Of, some sections bein
well SUPPLIED while others had only tn
seantiest of allowances.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
HELP GET THE SPIES.

This country has long been honey
combed with German spies. Every
day or two some person who passed
as a business or professional man,
and who has been well regarded, IS
caught "with the goods and ar
rested. Every state, every city, and
every town harbors these agents or
allies of the enemy who are mas
querading as peaceable citizens. Our
easy going, think-no-evil way makes
smooth sailing for pirate craft, right
into the councils of state and city,
and even our own homes. No coUn
try had ever 50 well organized and
numerous n spy system as Germany
has maintained right here in the
United States under our very eyes.
The constantly recurring incendiary
fires. the ingenious lies of endless
variety, are both part of the same
underground system. The Chicago
Herald has printed, run down, and
exploded more than one hundred of
these adroit falsehoods which would
pass muster with most auditors.
Here is where we can all be alert
to spot and stop this propaganda.
The next one you hear, run it down
to it's source. You will not get far
before you reach someone who can t
remember who told. 1T Anybody
who is full of information favorable
to Germany and unfavorable to our
cArse, and who can't remember
where and from whom he acquired
this news, will bear watching. Here
is an opportunity for boys and girls
as well as grown-ups, TO run down
locate, and explode this work Of the
| propagandists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
Love Talk Over the Phone.

The manager of the big department
store stood stockotill outside the little
box-like cha.mber which held the teie-
phone of the establishment, for he
was very startled manager indeed.
Within the chamber he could hear Mss
Jones, the stcnograFher, speaking and
this is scrap of the conversation the
startled man overheard:
q love yal, dear, and only you. IN
weeping my heart away. Yes, ny dar-
ling, speak to me once more. love
you, dear, i love you so.
The young woman rang off and
steued out Of the cabinet, to confront
the angry manager.
.HMiss JONES' he said, "that tele-
phone has been fixed where If is for
the purpose Of convenience in conduct
ing business, and not for lovemaking
in Office hours. | am surprised at you.
| Don 4 let it occur again.
Tie young woman froze him with a
/ glance.
~ was ordering some new songs for
No. 3 Department, she exclaimed,
Jelly
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
WEST BRATTLEBORO
Mock Was Friend Of Homer Higley.

Ivan Mock, who won the world 5
admiration by the capture, single hand
cd, of 80 prisoners at Verdun, has died
Of the wound he received last week, ac-
eording to a report from Paris. Mock
was one of the few Americans still
ierving in the foreign legion. He re-
Gently was wounded severely III the
right arm and it was said that ampu-
tation would be necessary. He had pre-
viously been wounded several times and
had won the French war cross and two
citations. For his famous exploit on
the Verdun front he, was proposed for
the cross with palm. He joined the
legion.
Mr.. Mock was a personal friend of
Homer Higlev of Panama, son of Mr.
and Mrs. c. S. Higley of this town. He
formerly spent much time in Panama,
where Mr.. Higley met him. While Mr.
Higley was spending his vacation her;
| last fall, he received two letters from
| Mr. Mock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
WORD OF THANKS BY
REV. S. r. WALDRON
He and HIS Son Appreciate Courteous
Treatment Received in Brattleboro
Ancestry Patriotic.
MEXICO, \. Y.

MEXICO, \. Y.
Jan. IS, 1918.
Editor of The Brattleboro Daily Re
former,
Ny Dear Sir
Would you grant me the privilege
through the columns of your wideawake
and valuable paper, The Reformer, TO
offer word of thanks to the people
Of Brattleboro for the very kind and
courteous manner in which they treated
Us during our recent visit to your city.
Both my son. the Rev. c. H. Wal
dron, of Windsor, Vt, and myself, have
scarcely ever found 80 many congenial
spirits, and made so many real friends
in 80 short time as we did in your
fine little city.
We were there under very trying cir
cumstances, and very deeply appreciat
ed the hearty sympathy extended.
We also very greatly appreciated thc
fact that the citizens OF Brattleborc
were CRlsek X t@ndiAGernr the great distinc
tion between full grown church row
and an unwarranted charge of sedition
If you would suffer further intrusion
upon your columns. ! would like tC
add that our pedigree as thoroughbred
American citizens is straight from the
landing of the Mayflower in 1920.
Our ancestors have fought, and bled
and died In the Revolutionary war
as well as the Rebellion, to help make
| and keep our glorious country what i
is today--the greatest, the freest ant
most united nation on earth.
| The honored name of Samuel Re
solved Waldron on the paternal sid
IS well known among the prominent cit
liens III the early days of conquest an,
civilization. While the name of Roge
sherman, which appears upon the glo
rious old Declaration of Independence
il our great, great, great grand sire O.
the maternal side.
We stand next to the red man in GU
claims as American citizens and Low
our country as never before, and ou
patriotism never was stronger.
Again we want to thank you an
our many friends for SO many Httl
tokens of friendship and sympathy, an
assure them Of our deep appreciation,
Yours.very sincerely,
REV. S. Il. WALDRON,
Pastor W. NJ. church
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
WORKING DAYS AT THE
RED CROSS ROOMS
(This supersedes any previous
schedule.)

Surgical dressings will be made on
Monday afternoons, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings and Thursday
afternoons.
Sewing on Tuesday and Friday
afternoons.
Anyone having spare hour is
asked to come in either morning or
afternoon and assist in cutting
gauze for surgical dressings.
Every patriotic woman is expected
TO take some part in the Red Cross
work, for which there is such an ur-
gent cas-. " Z. 81 u
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21

You never know whom you can do
till you try.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21
NOTED TURKISH
CRUISERS SUNK
British Warships Get Bres-
lau and GOeben at the En-
trance to Dardanelles
SHIPS TAKEN OVER
BY TURKEY IN 1914
Activity in Black Sea Had Been Re
ported Frequently-Bomb Land
Russian Fleet.

LONDON, Jan. 21.-In naval ac
ton between British and Turkish forces
at the entrance to the Dardanelles, the
night.
The official statement sayS:'
''Tha Goeben and Breslau-Turkisn
names Sultan Selim and Midullu-
with destroyers, were in action with
the British forces at the entrance to
the Dardanelles this, Sunday morning
The Breslau was sunk. The Goeben
escaped, but has been beached, evident
ly heavily damaged, at Niagara Point
in the narrows of the straits.
"'The Goeben is now being attacked
by naval aircraft
''Our losses reported are the moni-
tor Raglan and a monitor, the M-28.
The German cruisers Breslau and
Goeben were in the Mediterranean sea
at the outbreak of the war and fled in
to the Dardanelles seeking safety from
the British and French warshipS that
sought their destruction.
Since then, their activities in the
Dardanelles at the Black sea entrance
Of the Bosporus and IN the Blae k
sea along the Turkish Asiatic, the Rus
sian and the Rumanian coasts have
brought them fame for intrepidity see
ond not even to the German sea wolves
| like the Dresden, See-Adler and the
! Karlsruhe
Reaching Constantinople in the mid
die of August, 1914, the British gov
ernment Immediately protested against
the German warships being accorded
refuge and Turkey promised that they
would be interned, and placed out OF
commission until the end of the war
Later, however, it was announced tina
Turkey had bought the cruisers ant
| given them the new names of Midull,
i and aSultanc y a1yuz Seltm. ~,.- .,~r --.tt-
Then followed frequent reports of tn,
! activity of the warships in the Blacl
sea, bonbarding enemy land position
and engaging or being engaged by ship
of the Russian Black sea fleet. Although
the Turkish and German war state
ments frequently announced victorie
for the rechristened Germans, the Rus
sian admiralty on humorous occasion
told of how Russian warships had sen
hem scurrying from the Black sea int
the Bosporus, damaged. on fire an
showing the wounds ther Russian shell
had given them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21

The Addison County Dairy company
inc, of Middlebury, with capital stock
of $4,000, has filed articles of corpora
ton in the office Of the secretary of
state. It is signed by A. w, and F, E.
Foote of Cornwall and several other
men from Addison county. It Is under
stood that the company takes over the
business formerly conducted by cream
cry that has, gone into bankruptcy. -.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21

J. c. Stebbins is boarding at Frank
II. Hadlock S on Western avenue.
Mrs D. W. Harris has been i'll
week with severe cold and under the
care of a physician.
O. C. Tuttle of Williams street is
working for William Akley in West
Guilford for a few days,
L. A. Knight has been working for
A. l.. Trip, superintendent of the
street railway, several days shovehng.
Mrs. Luke Weatherhead has been
more comfortable the past few days
and is able to be around the house a
part Of the time.
The schools in the academy are closed
today, with the other schools, but here
after they will be in session on Mon
days and closed as usual on Saturdays.
Miss Helena Prickett of Hinsdale
who underwent an operation for ap,
pendieitis last week in the Melrose hos
pital, is making a satisfactory recovery
Mrs. Emily Goodenough, who has
been seriously i'll several months. fol
| lowing a paralytic shock, is gradually
failing and her condition has not beer
as well the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles H. Learnard o
Halifax came Friday to visit severa
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Bart
lett. They also visit Mrs. Bartlett
mother, Mrs. Mary Crosier, while here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-21

Of the 100000 graduate nurses in
this country, there are only 5000 in
the public health nursing field. The
others are engaged in private service.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-18
RATHER SEE SERVICE
THAN BE OFFICERS

Soldiers at the cantonments would
rather see service at once on the bat
tie lines as privates than go later as
Officers. In many instances enlisted
men eligible for admission to officers
training schools have refused to ap-
ply because they feared the work
would lessen their chances of imme-
diate active service in Europe.
In one division, with $50 men to
be selected for training schools, only
40 would apply. The rumor was
abroad in camp that the division
would sail before the work at the
schools was completed, and not until
the men were assured that the
schools would move with the divisions
were the quotas filled.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-18

pine insurrection, and was honorably
discharged, may file soldiers or
sailors declaratory statement
through an attorney-in-fact on the
ground and make his application to
enter within six months thereafter,
but such declaratory statement must
be accompanied by the fee of SO and
the installment of purchase price re-
quired of other applicants.
A pamphlet containing the regu-
lations and a list of the lands with
brief description thereof will be
mailed after April . to those request
ing same from the register and re-
ceiver of the United States land Of
flee at Roseburg.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-18
County Clerk.

I wish to announce to the people
of Jackson county that / am candi-
date for the republican nomination
for County Clerk, at the primaries to
be held May II. In asking for the
nomination for County Clerk, l do so
feeling that l am thoroughly quail
fled to serve the people in that capac-
ity, and that my previous service as
County Recorder has fully prepared
me for the more important office OF
County Clerk. In case the people are
satisfied with my administration of
the Recorders office, and should see
fit to promote me to the office of
County Clerk, l assure them that they
will have no reason to regret 1t.
CHAUNCEY FLOREY.
(Paid Adv
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-18
LARGE SUMS SPENT
ON U. S. SHIPPING

Congress has authorized S2,034,'
C00,OO0, of which sum $l,1S5, 5,OOO,-
600 has been appropriated, for the
United States shipping board and
emergency fleet corporation. On
March S353,247955.37 of this sum
had been expended. The emergency
fleet corporation had reQuisitioned
March /, 425 steel vessels and con-
tracted for 720 steel vessels, making
a total of Las steel ships, of an ag-
gregate dead weight tonnage of
S,164,5OS tons; 1t had let contracts
for 400 wooden vessels, aggregatins
approximately 1,715,O00 dead weight
tons it had repaired and put in op-
GRAFTON 1885, 900 dead weight tonnage
seized from Germany and Austria.
On March 5 the building program Of
the emergency fleet corporation was
being carried on in 151 plants.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-18
FEW MEN ASK FOR
MOUNTAINOUS JOBS

When men called under the select
ive-service law reach the cantonments
they are given. SO far as practicable,
their choices of army service. Infan-
try is most often preferred, artillery
second, engineer divisions are third
in popularity, and quartermasters
work fourth.
Investigations SO far made by the
committee on classifications Of per-
sonnel in the army, which has the
matter in charge, prove that only 2
per cent of the men attempt to secure
nonhazardous positions.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-18
o. & C. GRANT LANDS
OPEN TO HONlESTEADERs

Secretary Lane of the Department
of the Interior has just approved reg
ulations opening to entry under the
homestead laws, as modified by the
act of June 8, 1916, about 100000
acres of land classified as agricultur-
al, situated principally in Jackson and
Josephine counties in southern Ore
gon. These lands are portion of
what are commonly known as the
Oregon & California railroad grant
lands, title to which was resumed by
the government under the act Of June
8, 1915. The agricultural lands
opened to entry at this time are by
no means all of the agricultural lands
in the grant. Additional agricultural
lands in the grant will be restored to
entry from time to time as the classi-
fications are completed.
The classification as agricultural
does not necessarily imply that the
lands are suitable for the plow. The
law under which the classification
was made directed that such lands be
separated into three classes First,
those valuable for power sites; sec
ond timber lands, including those
containing 100000 feet, board meas
ure, OF timber to tract of 40 acres;
third, agricultural lands, those not
falling within either Of the other two
classes. Large areas so restored are
covered with, brush OF varying quanti-
ties of timber less than 100000 feet,
board measure, to the 4O-acre sub
division, and some are valuable only
for grazing.
Applications to enter any of the
lands thus restored may be filed by
any duly qualified person for a unit
Of 100 acres or less in the United
states land office at Roseburg, Ore,
at any time during the period begin
ming April 29 and ending May 20.
All applications filed during this
period will be considered as filed
simultaneously. Persons filing at or
near the end of the period will have
the same opportunity as those who
file at the beginning. In case OF con-
flicting applications for the same
land. drawing will be held on May
2S to determine the successful appli-
cants. n.
Applications to enter must be
sworn to before the register or re-
ceiver of the United States land office
at Roseburg or before United States
commissioner or judge or clerk of a
court of record within the county in
which the land is situated. Each ap-
plication must be accompanied by the
required land office fees, together
with an amount equal to so cents per
acre to apply on the total purchase
price of $3.50 per acre, the balance
of So to be paid at time Of final proof.
Applicants must personally examine
the land.
Any person who served for more
than 80 days in the United States
army or navy during the civil war,
Spanish American war or the Philip
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-18
County Clerk.

1 hereby announce my candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
County Clerk at the primary election,
May II, 1918.
/ have had X years experience
as deputy county recorder and seven
years as deputy county clerk. The
county clerks office will, after the
first Monday in January, 1919, as
sumo the duties Of the county re-
corder, and l feel my experience IN
the said offices qualities me to take
up the combined duties. 49,,
If nominated and elected | VIII
continue the present efficient and
economical methods in conducting
the office and use every effort TO
give the public courteous treatment
FLORA THOMPSON.
(Paid Ady.)
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-18
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Comfy Judge.

George A. Gardner announces his
candidacy for County Judge, subject
to the republican primaries May H..
He stands for efficiency, economy,
business principles applied to county
affairs, a square deal to every section
of the county, personal service and
courteous treatment for everyone
transacting business with the county.
(Paid Ady.)